Upgrading Veeam using the Veeam Service Provider Console
As a service provider, it can be complicated to manage multiple Veeam servers across different locations or even countries. Patching these servers, for example, can prove to be a difficult task, as one has to manage dependencies, compatibility checks, and so on.
So, how do we solve this problem?
To answer that, we will need to take a look at the Veeam Service Provider Console (VSPC). The Veeam Service Provider Console is a web-based platform that enables service providers to manage and monitor a customer’s Veeam Backup server. This platform also provides an array of additional features and functions, but today we will be looking at a practical demonstration leveraging the remote upgrade feature, which I believe to be an amazingly powerful feature as this can be done remotely without ever having to login to the Veeam Backup and Replication Server.
Patching VBR
- Log into the Web UI of the Veeam service provider console as the service provider
- Navigate to Discovery - > Backup Servers
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- Select the correct VBR server -> Select Patch
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- Provide some information to automatically stop/reboot the server if required
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Click next to start patching
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Once the patching process has kicked off you can monitor the process by clicking the “Install” hyperlink.
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- Just that easy! as we can see from the image below, the server was successfully patched and rebooted
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Confirming success
Just to make sure we can of course log in as the customer and confirm that the VBR server was upgraded successfully and also run a test job to confirm all the services have started and everything is working as it should.
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Log in as the customer
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Navigate to Managed Computers -> Backup Servers
- Validate that server is up-to-date
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Navigate to Backup Jobs
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Select a backup job of your choice and start the job
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There you have it 🙂 successful backup!
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The Veeam Service Provider Console can provide so much functionality and this is only the tip of the iceberg
I hope this has been informative and has always, Keep on learning.