Seeding Initial Veeam Backup Jobs

Owned by Tahir Kulelija
Last updated: 12 Jan 2022 by Nicholas Power

Seeding a Backup Copy Job with Zettagrid will reduce the initial time and bandwidth required to commence using Cloud Connect. If you want to seed a Backup Copy job you will need to do the following:

  1. Send a Seed Request to support@zettagrid.com and take note of the Ticket Number (e.g. INC1234567).
  2. Create a new Backup Copy Job/Backup Job.
    • Backup Job ? Add VMs from vCenter
    • Backup Copy Job ? Add VMs from an existing Backup Job or from Backups
  3. For the Target Repository, initially select a Local Repository and let the job run to seed the data.
  4. Disable the Backup Copy Job/Backup Job once the first run has completed.
  5. Copy the folder where the job files are contained from the Local Repository to an External Storage Device (USB/NAS).
  6. Label the device and package with the Ticket Number (e.g. INC1234567).
  7. Send the Storage Device to Zettagrid (shipping address will be provided in your ticket).
  8. Wait for confirmation from the ticket that the import has been completed.
  9. Rescan the Cloud Repository.
  10. Modify the Backup Copy Job/Backup Job to point the Target Repository at the Cloud Connect Repository. Then click ?Map Backup? and select the correct job.
  11. Enable the Backup Copy Job and resume the stream.