Veeam Availability Suite Enterprise Subscription — Flexible 1-Socket Backup

Powerful, scalable data protection for virtual, physical, and cloud workloads, delivered as a flexible 1-socket Enterprise Subscription for Veeam Availability Suite. This license combines backup, replication, monitoring, and orchestration to simplify recovery across a multi-site environment, ensuring fast, reliable access to your most important data.

• Comprehensive data protection across virtual, physical, and cloud workloads with backup, replication, and monitoring in a single, integrated solution.
• Flexible 1-socket enterprise subscription designed for predictable budgeting and scalable growth, ideal for environments that protect a defined number of CPU sockets.
• Automated recovery verification with SureBackup and SureReplica to validate recoverability of backups and replicas without impacting production systems.
• Multi‑hypervisor and multi‑platform support for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper‑V, plus cloud repositories, object storage, and NAS integration for a modern, hybrid data center.
• Unified management and proactive insights through a centralized Console and built‑in analytics for capacity planning, performance optimization, and policy‑driven protection.

Technical Details of Veeam Availability Suite Enterprise Subscription

• License type: Enterprise Subscription
• Socket: 1
• Delivery model: Flexible, subscription‑based licensing with renewals
• Core capabilities: Backup, Replication, Monitoring, Capacity Planning, and Orchestration
• Supported environments: VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper‑V, physical servers, cloud repositories, NAS/object storage integrations

How to install Veeam Availability Suite Enterprise Subscription

Step 1: Obtain your Enterprise Subscription license key for 1 socket through the Veeam Customer Portal or your authorized reseller, and ensure the target host accurately represents the licensed socket count.

Step 2: Prepare the deployment environment by verifying hardware and software prerequisites, including supported Windows Server versions, network bandwidth, and storage performance suitable for your backup and replication workload.

Step 3: Install Veeam Availability Suite components, typically starting with Veeam Backup & Replication on a Windows server or supported virtual machine, and add any necessary components such as Veeam ONE for monitoring and reporting.

Step 4: Configure the protection infrastructure by adding backup proxies, defining backup repositories (local or NAS/SAN or object storage), and setting credentials for protected machines across your virtual, physical, and cloud environments.

Step 5: Create and schedule your first backup and replication jobs, define retention policies, and enable automated verification with SureBackup to ensure recoverability in a safe, isolated environment.

Step 6: Leverage the centralized management console to monitor job status, alerts, and capacity usage, and configure dashboards and reports to track RPOs, RTOs, and compliance across the entire environment.

Step 7: Establish ongoing maintenance routines, including testing recovery plans, integrating with cloud repositories for offsite backups, and renewing the Enterprise Subscription before expiration to maintain uninterrupted protection.

Frequently asked questions

• Q: What is Veeam Availability Suite?
  

  A: Veeam Availability Suite combines Veeam Backup & Replication with Veeam ONE to deliver complete data protection, real‑time monitoring, reporting, and capacity planning for virtual, physical, and cloud environments. It enables fast recovery, intelligent orchestration, and proactive protection across the data center.

• Q: What does the Enterprise Subscription 1‑socket license cover?
  

  A: It provides enterprise‑grade protection for protected workloads within a single CPU socket, including backup, replication, monitoring, and advanced automation features. The subscription model offers predictable costs and flexible renewal terms for ongoing protection.

• Q: How does 1‑socket licensing work?
  

  A: Licensing is based on the number of physical CPU sockets in the hosts that run protected workloads. A 1‑socket license allows usage on one socket across your protected environment, with capacity and performance determined by your actual hardware and workload needs.

• Q: Can I protect both on‑premises and cloud workloads?
  

  A: Yes. Veeam Availability Suite supports virtual and physical machines on‑premises, as well as cloud backups and replication to cloud repositories, enabling a true hybrid data protection strategy.

• Q: What support and updates are included?
  

  A: Enterprise subscriptions typically include software updates, upgrades, and access to Veeam support according to the terms of your subscription. Renewal ensures continuous access to the latest features, security updates, and technical assistance.