Updating License Manually
You can update the license manually on demand. When you update the license manually, Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager connects to the Veeam License Update Server, downloads a new license from it (if the license is available) and installs it.
If licenses are managed by Veeam Backup & Replication. Open an administrative command prompt. Navigate to the VBR installation folder (default path in the example below): cd C:Program FilesVeeamBackup and ReplicationBackup; Remove the license by running: For versions prior 9.5 Update 4: Veeam.Backup.Manager.exe -removelicense all, vbr, vaw. The Veeam Backup & Replication console is a client-side component that provides access to the backup server. The console lets several backup operators and admins log in to Veeam Backup & Replication simultaneous and perform all kind of data protection and disaster recovery operations as if you work on the backup server.
- If licenses are managed by Veeam Backup & Replication. Open an administrative command prompt. Navigate to the VBR installation folder (default path in the example below): cd C: Program Files Veeam Backup and Replication Backup; Remove the license by running: For versions prior 9.5 Update 4: Veeam.Backup.Manager.exe -removelicense all, vbr, vaw.
- I‘m backing up 30 VMs using veeam. Every VM backup ends in a single file. Those files are being copied to a lto-7 tape every week. Due to the increase in size lately i now need 2 tapes instead of one. Looking at the media sets, the second tape only holds one vm while the other tape is full.
To update the license:
- Sign in to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager using an account with the Portal Administrator role.
- To open the Configuration view, click Configuration in the top right corner.
- In the Configuration view, open the Licensing section.
- In the Summarytab, click Details.
- Click the Update now link.
Updating License Automatically
You can instruct Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager to schedule automatic connection with Veeam License Update Server and periodically send requests for a new license. When the automatic update is enabled, Enterprise Manager requests a new license weekly, and 7 days before current license expiration date — daily.
To enable automatic update:
- Sign in to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager using an account with the Portal Administrator role.
- To open the Configuration view, click Configuration in the top right corner.
- In the Configuration view, open the Licensing section.
- In the Summarytab, click Details.
- In the Details window, select the Update license key automatically check box.
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If this option is enabled in Enterprise Manager (even if deactivated in the Veeam backup console), automatic update will be performed anyway: Enterprise Manager will obtain a new key from Veeam licensing server and propagate it to all managed Veeam backup servers. For information on license management in Veeam Backup and Replication, see the Licensing section of the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide. For information on license management for Veeam Cloud Connect Server Providers, see the Licensing for Service Providers section of the Veeam Cloud Connect Guide. |
Veeam Backup License File Location Lookup
Grace Period
Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager supports a grace period after the license expiration date. For subscription license, it lasts for 30 days, for rental license — 2 months. During this period the product will be running, but a warning about license expiration (grace period) will appear in the main window and in the sessions information.
You must update your license before the end of the grace period.
Veeam Backup License File Location Key
Messages that can appear in the automatic license update session log are listed in the Appendix A. Similar messages are received as pop-ups after you force the immediate update.