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Allow the End-user to:

  1. Select a Backup Job at Request Time
  2. Recover Files and Folders
  3. Recover VM
  4. Change Backup Jobs
  5. Perform Instant Backup

Select a Backup Job at Request Time

  1. Login to the vRA tenant
  2. Click on the Design tab > Blueprints
  3. Hover over the desired blueprint name and click Edit
    1. Click on the vSphere machine component on the Blueprint Design Canvas
    2. Click on the Properties tab
    3. In the Property Groups section:
      1. Add the vRA property group for Veeam Backup as a Service: SovLabs-VeeamSelectBackupJob
      2. Add the vRA property group for Veeam Backup Profile that had the templated Protection Job defined:
        • Starts with SovLabs-VeeamBackupProfile-

Repeat Step 3 for all desired blueprints

Note: When performing a full VM recovery from a backup or Instant Backup, Remember to Power On the VM. May be required to do this from vCenter itself.

Recover Files and Folders

Allow the end-user to see the Recover Files and Folders (Veeam) Day2 action on a VM

Add Recover Files and Folders (Veeam) for Entitlements
  1. Login to the vRA tenant
  2. Click on Administration > Catalog Management > Entitlements
  3. Click on a desired entitlement to edit
  4. Click on the Items & Approvals tab
  5. Click on the next to Entitled Actions
  6. For the Name field, type in “Veeam” as the search text to get all related actions
  7. Select the Recover Files and Folders (Veeam) action
  8. Click OK to entitle the action and make it available for end-users
  9. Click Finish to save the entitlement
Add to Entitlement Screenshot
Remove Recover Files and Folders (Veeam) for Entitlements
  1. Login to the vRA tenant
  2. Click on Administration > Catalog Management > Entitlements
  3. Click on a desired entitlement to edit
  4. Click on the Items & Approvals tab
  5. In the Entitled Actions column, find the Recover Files and Folders (Veeam) action to remove
  6. Click on the and then click Remove
  7. Click Finish to save
Remove from Entitlement Screenshot

Recover VM

Allow the end-user to see the Recover VM (Veeam) Day2 action on a VM

Add Recover VM (Veeam) for Entitlements
  1. Login to the vRA tenant
  2. Click on Administration > Catalog Management > Entitlements
  3. Click on a desired entitlement to edit
  4. Click on the Items & Approvals tab
  5. Click on the next to Entitled Actions
  6. For the Name field, type in “Veeam” as the search text to get all related actions
  7. Select the Recover VM (Veeam) action
  8. Click OK to entitle the action and make it available for end-users
  9. Click Finish to save the entitlement
Add to Entitlement Screenshot
Remove Recover VM (Veeam) for Entitlements
  1. Login to the vRA tenant
  2. Click on Administration > Catalog Management > Entitlements
  3. Click on a desired entitlement to edit
  4. Click on the Items & Approvals tab
  5. In the Entitled Actions column, find the Recover VM (Veeam) action to remove
  6. Click on the and then click Remove
  7. Click Finish to save
Remove from Entitlement Screenshot

Change Backup Jobs

Allow the end-user to see the Change Backup Jobs (Veeam) Day2 action on a VM

Add Change Backup Jobs (Veeam) for Entitlements
  1. Login to the vRA tenant
  2. Click on Administration > Catalog Management > Entitlements
  3. Click on a desired entitlement to edit
  4. Click on the Items & Approvals tab
  5. Click on the next to Entitled Actions
  6. For the Name field, type in “Veeam” as the search text to get all related actions
  7. Select the Change Backup Jobs (Veeam) action
  8. Click OK to entitle the action and make it available for end-users
  9. Click Finish to save the entitlement
Add to Entitlement Screenshot
Remove Change Backup Jobs (Veeam) for Entitlements
  1. Login to the vRA tenant
  2. Click on Administration > Catalog Management > Entitlements
  3. Click on a desired entitlement to edit
  4. Click on the Items & Approvals tab
  5. In the Entitled Actions column, find the Change Backup Jobs (Veeam) action to remove
  6. Click on the and then click Remove
  7. Click Finish to save
Remove from Entitlement Screenshot

Perform Instant Backup

Allow the end-user to see the Instant Backup (VeeamZIP) Day2 action on a VM

Add Instant Backup (VeeamZIP) for Entitlements
  1. Login to the vRA tenant
  2. Click on Administration > Catalog Management > Entitlements
  3. Click on a desired entitlement to edit
  4. Click on the Items & Approvals tab
  5. Click on the next to Entitled Actions
  6. For the Name field, type in “Veeam” as the search text to get all related actions
  7. Select the Instant Backup (VeeamZIP) action
  8. Click OK to entitle the action and make it available for end-users
  9. Click Finish to save the entitlement
Add to Entitlement Screenshot
Remove Instant Backup (VeeamZIP) for Entitlements
  1. Login to the vRA tenant
  2. Click on Administration > Catalog Management > Entitlements
  3. Click on a desired entitlement to edit
  4. Click on the Items & Approvals tab
  5. In the Entitled Actions column, find the Instant Backup (VeeamZIP) action to remove
  6. Click on the and then click Remove
  7. Click Finish to save
Remove from Entitlement Screenshot