Once the installation completes, click Finish to exit the wizard.Ĭlick Yes to restart the system to activate the changes made.Īfter rebooting the server, run Veeam Backup & Replication 8.ĭue to the release upgrade, also some product's components need to be updated. The application is being installed in the system. The wizard is ready to begin the installation.
Since the database is already configured in the system, the setup will upgrade the DB to the version you are installing. Specify the existing SQL instance used by the current Veeam installation then click Next. Type the service account name and password used to run Veeam then click Next. If the Status shows the green icon Passed, click Next to continue. The wizard checks the system for potential installation problems. Leaving the field blank, the application will operate in Free Edition mode. Click Next to start the upgrade process.Ĭlick Browse to select the license file to use then click Next. Previous Veeam components installed on the computer are detected. In this example, Backup Enterprise Manager doesn't have the upgrade option since it is not installed in the system, otherwise it should be upgraded first. Since the installation wizard detects an existing Veeam installation in the system, the upgrade option is shown. A DB backup is strongly recommended prior upgrading.ĭownload Availability Suite v8 from Veeam website and run the installer. Once the database has been updated to the new release, earlier Veeam installation won't be able to access it.Upgrade to version 8.0 is supported for Veeam Backup & Replication 6.5 and 7.0.The Veeam Backup and Replication 7 upgrade procedure to version 8 is pretty simple and allows the administrators to take advantage of new features.īefore proceeding with the upgrade, two main keynotes should be kept in mind: