Setting up Veeam Backup & Replication

Generate a complex password for your service account.

To ensure that the Veeam licence activation works correctly, the username and password must use only supported characters:

• Lowercase and uppercase letters without accents (a-z, A-Z)
• Numbers (0-9)
• Special characters: ! @ = # % & ' " { } * ( ) [ ] ? . , ; : - _ \ / +

Next, launch Windows PowerShell as an administrator and create the service account, for example:

New-LocalUser "OVHVeeamEnterprise" -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText "P@ssword01" -Force)-Description "OVHcloud Service Account for Veeam Enterprise" -PasswordNeverExpires:$true -UserMayNotChangePassword:$true -AccountNeverExpires:$true

Please note that the account name and password shown here are examples, and must be replaced with your own details:

• Account name: OVHVeeamEnterprise
• Password: P@ssword01

Launch the Veeam console.

Check that it is in Community Edition mode.

Go to the menu, and click Users and Roles.

In the Security window, select Add....

Then, in the Add User window, enter the service account name you have created. Select the Veeam Backup Administrator role and confirm by clicking OK.

If you go back to the Security window, you can check that the account has been defined properly.

Launch and Activation Permissions

The OVHVeeamEnterprise user is only accessible locally, so it is necessary to add permissions in the Windows graphical user interface to enable the remote connection.

In your Windows search bar, type "Component Services" and launch the service.

1. On the left menu and following the tree structure, click on Component Services, Computers, and then My Computer.
2. Under the Actions tab, click on More Actions.
3. Select Properties.
4. Go to COM Security.
5. In the Launch and Activation Permissions section, click Edit Limits.

6. Click on Add....
7. Click on Advanced.
8. Click on Find Now, select the OVHVeeamEnterprise user from the list below, and then click OK to confirm the selection.

9. Select the OVHVeeamEnterprise user from the list, Allow ☑ all permissions, and click OK.
10. Click Apply to validate the changes.

Launch the Veeam console.

Go to the menu, then click License.

Please confirm that the information displayed is for your OVHcloud license.