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Recipe: Deployment of Veeam Backup for GCP appliance

Expected deliverables:

A Veeam Backup for Google Cloud appliance deployed in Google Cloud and ready to use.

Time to complete: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• A Veeam Backup and Replication instance with access to Google Cloud
• A Google Cloud Project that allows the creation of Virtual Machines with Public IP Addresses.
• A Google Cloud Service Account already addedd to Veeam Backup & Replication instance with the proper privileges.
• A VPC Network and subnet in the region and zone where the Veeam for Google Cloud appliance will be deployed.
• The VPC network and subnet must have outbound internet access to Google Cloud APIs.
• The VPC network and subnet must allow the inbound internet access (HTTPS) to the Veeam Backup for Google Cloud appliance.

Before you start:
Make sure you have a Veeam Backup for Google Cloud license, and that you have access to Google Cloud Platform with enough privileges to create resources

Assumptions:
It’s assumed that you already have a Veeam Backup Server fully working in your environment.

Method:

1. In the Veeam Backup & Replication console, open the Backup Infrastructure view. Navigate to Managed Servers and click Add Server > Veeam cloud-native backup appliance > Veeam Backup for Google Cloud
2. At the Deployment Mode step, select Deploy a new appliance. Click Next
3. At the Account step:
   • Select a Service Account from the Google Cloud service account drop-down list. If necessary, click in Add to add a new Google Cloud Service Account.
   • Select a Data center and an Availability zone
4. At the Virtual Machine step, specify the name for the Virtual Machine to be created in Google Cloud. As an option you can click in Advanced to change the Machine type.
5. At the Networking step:
   • Select a VPC, Subnet and Network tag for the appliance. As an option, Veeam can create these resources during deployment if the Service Account has the required privileges for this operation.
   • Specify the VBR Server public IP which will be granted access to the Appliance.
6. At the IP Assignment step, select to create a Dynamic IP address or select an existing Static IP address
7. At the Guest OS step, click in Add to create credentials for administrator access to the appliance.
8. Click in Apply and wait for the deployment to be completed.
9. Click in Next and Finish to close the wizard.

Links to Resources:

• Veeam Guides and Helpcenter
• Veeam Community Forums

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