Using Veeam to back up iSCSI drive

Q: We have Hyper-v running a file server. The file server connecting to an iSCSI drive. Is it possible for Veeam to back up iSCSI drive?

A: Yes, it does. However, you need to create a backup job for Windows computer like a physical server. Here is how.

  1. Click Home and then select Windows Computer from Backup Job.

2. In Job mode, choose the type, for example server in our example; choose the mode, Managed by backup server.

3. After entering the name and computer, choose Backup Mode, for example Volume level backup.

4. In Object, enter the Volume name, which is the iSCSI drive letter.

5. Select Storage and Guest Processing.

6. Following the wizard to complete the settings.

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