- In the Veeam Service Provider Console (VSPC), go to Managed Computers > Other Actions > Download Management Agent > Windows.
- Either download the management agent executable and transfer it to the computer, or choose Create download link.
- If you created a link, copy it and open it on the computer you want to manage.
- Sign in with your VSPC account and confirm the prompt to download the management agent.
- Run the installer and complete the installation.
- In VSPC, open Managed Computers. Confirm that the new computer appears and that its management agent status is healthy.
- Select the computer, then choose Install backup agent.
- Use the guest operating system credentials specified in the discovery rule or management agent settings.
- Select your custom backup policy, if available. Otherwise, select no policy if you intend to configure the agent manually.
- To configure the agent locally and perform local restores, disable read-only user interface access.
- Wait for the backup agent installation to finish.
- Open Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows from the Start menu. To start an on-demand backup, choose Backup now.
- You can also go to VSPC > Backup Jobs to check job status or start a backup from the web interface.
Veeam Agent - Install the management and backup agents
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