Pre-upgrade checks
Stop & disable all backup jobs. And then stop all Veeam services.
You can use powershell to stop all Veeam* services:
Get-Service -Name "Veeam*" | Stop-ServiceMount installation ISO image and run “Setup.exe”
Choose what to upgrade
License Agreement
Upgrade
list of product which will be upgraded
License
If you have already licnesed Veeam, you will see your actual license. Otherwise you can browse local disk for license files or Sign in with Veeam.
Service Account
Database
Database upgrade
Configuration Check
Compatibility Issues
- New Veeam Threat Hunter service -> https://www.veeam.com/kb1999
- Selected location does not meet recommended disk space requirements -> extend disk where the Veeam is installed
You can find more details about upgrade in Veeam Help Center -> https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/upgrade_vbr.html?ver=120
Ready to Upgrade
Upgrade progress
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Finish
Post upgrade
- check that all services are UP.
Veeam Backup & Replication console which is installed on Veeam VBR server is upgraded automatically.
Components Update
Update
Component update completed
Re-enable previously disabled jobs.
And that’s all 🙂