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Backup and Restore OS Using Veeam Agent For Windows

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Backup and Restore OS Using Veeam Agent For Windows

Backup and Restore OS using Veeam

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Backing up HDD-to-Image using Veeam Agent for Windows

Subject: creating Full HDD-to-Image backup which can be used to restore


the entire OS in case of HDD failure.

The Veeam Agent utility backs up the entire system without the need to shut down or restart a
PC, which means zero downtime. Agent is based on Windows recovery environment, therefore
it natively supports disks encrypted by BitLocker. Backup and restore can be performed directly
to and from a BitLocker encrypted drive. Restore can be performed on a disk of a different type
or size, or even on another PC with different hardware configuration.
All screenshots in this manual are done with free version, so no license is required.

Follow these steps to perform backup:


1. Install Veeam Agent on PC that you want to backup

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2. Check box for recovery media creation wizard to create the recovery disk image.
You will have to burn it to a CD or DVD disk only if you need to perform system
recovery on a hew HDD

Select ISO Image file

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Choose a path of where recovery disk will be saved, preferably on USB HDD where the full
image backup will be stored later

Wait about 3 minutes till recovery disk image is created

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3. Launch Veeam Agent

4. Perform Backup Job

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4.1 Name the backup job

4.2 Use recommended option “Entire computer”

4.3 Choose local storage, give back up job any name you want, select 730 day (maximum
value).

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4.4 Uncheck “daily at”, unless you want to schedule image backups (this option is irrelevant
unless you have additional HDD which is always available on this PC).
Click on Apply button

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4.5 check “Run the job when I click Next” and click .

4.6 Backup process may take several minutes

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After Backup is completed, you can close the Veeam Agent for Windows.
You can remove the Veeam Agent using “Programs and Features” unless you want to use it
again later or create scheduled backup job.
After backup job is completed, You can remove you USB-HDD and store it in safe location.

Written by Leonid Belker.

08/03/2024

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Restoring the whole OS on a new disk using Veeam Recovery Disk

1. Burn recovery disk that you create during backup process (if you dont have it burned
already)

2. Replace the failed disk , connect your USB DVD drive with Recovery Disk inside it,
and start your PC, pressing F12 key to get the boot option menu. On different modes
that key may be different ( Esc, Del, F2, F8 of F10). If PC supports both UEFI and

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Legacy BIOS, choose the mode in which OS was originaly installed. Windows 7 is
Legacy BIOS, Windows 10 is in UEFI.

then press any key to boot from CD:

3. Select Bare Metal Recovery

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4. Press “Unlock Drive”

5. Type in password for you encrypted external HDD and click OK

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6. Navigate to the backup file located on you external HDD and press Open

7. Click Next

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8. Click Next

9. Click Next

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10. Click Restore

11. wait for the resore process to finish (usualy up to 20 minutes)

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12. Click Finish

12. Remove your recover CD (or DVD ) disk and Click reboot

Written by Leonid Belker.

08/03/2024

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