Veeam Availability Suite Enterprise Subscription | 1 Socket License for VMware & Hyper-V

Introducing a premier solution for modern data protection: Veeam Availability Suite Enterprise Subscription combines the robust backup, replication, and disaster recovery capabilities of Veeam Backup & Replication with comprehensive monitoring and reporting from Veeam ONE. Engineered for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V environments, this 1-socket license equips mid-sized to large organizations with the tools they need to safeguard virtual workloads, ensure rapid recovery, and maintain complete visibility across the entire data infrastructure. The Enterprise Subscription model provides ongoing feature updates and support, so your protection stack evolves in lockstep with your business needs without disrupting budgets or operations. Whether you’re protecting critical databases, line-of-business applications, or remote office environments, Veeam Availability Suite delivers consistent protection, flexible deployment, and a pragmatic path to achieving RPOs and RTOs that meet today’s compliance and customer expectations.

• End-to-end virtualization protection for VMware and Hyper-V: Protect all virtual machines across VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V hosts, delivering application-aware backups, agentless protection, and efficient replication to secondary sites. With Instant VM Recovery, you can boot a failed VM in minutes to minimize downtime, while SureBackup and SureReplica continuously verify recoverability, giving you confidence that every restore will succeed when you need it most.
• Efficient backup and replication workflow: Benefit from Changed Block Tracking (CBT), incremental forever backups, synthetic full backups, and built-in compression and deduplication. These technologies optimize storage and network usage, enabling faster backups even across remote offices and WAN links while preserving data integrity across complex environments.
• Granular recovery and application-consistent restores: Restore entire virtual machines quickly or perform precise, file-level and application-aware restores for critical workloads such as databases, email, and collaboration platforms. The suite emphasizes application-consistent processing to minimize post-restore downtime and ensure recoveries are production-ready, reducing the risk of data loss during restoration.
• Comprehensive monitoring, reporting, and capacity planning: Leverage Veeam ONE for proactive health monitoring, real-time alerts, and rich reporting. This enables capacity planning, trend analysis, and performance optimization across your entire virtual environment, so you can anticipate issues before they impact service levels while keeping executives informed with clear metrics.
• Flexible licensing and seamless deployment: The 1-socket Enterprise Subscription license is straightforward to deploy on VMware or Hyper-V hosts, with continuous feature updates during the term and scalable licensing as your environment grows. It integrates with cloud storage options, Cloud Connect, and offsite DR strategies, providing a consistent protection model across on-premises and cloud environments for simplified management and reliable recovery.

Technical Details of Veeam Availability Suite Enterprise Subscription

• License type: Enterprise Subscription, 1 Socket license
• Hypervisor support: VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V are supported for host protection and VM-level backups
• Core capabilities: Backup, replication, disaster recovery, and monitoring across virtualized environments; includes Veeam ONE for performance monitoring and reporting
• Recovery features: Instant VM Recovery, SureBackup, SureReplica, granular file and application-item restores
• Storage and networking: Optimized with CBT, incremental backups, compression, deduplication, WAN acceleration, and optional Cloud Connect for offsite replication
• Platform compatibility: Runs on compatible Windows servers; supports proxy and repository roles on Windows or Linux-based systems
• Licensing and updates: Subscriptions include access to the latest features and updates during the term; license management is centralized

How to install Veeam Availability Suite Enterprise Subscription

• Step 1 – Prepare your environment: Assess your VMware vSphere or Hyper-V setup, verify hardware resources, storage capacity, and network connectivity. Confirm compatibility with the latest version of Veeam Availability Suite and have your Enterprise Subscription license readily available to activate after installation.
• Step 2 – Install the product: On a supported Windows Server, run the Veeam Availability Suite installer, follow the setup wizard, and select the required components (Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE for monitoring if included) during installation. Complete the initial configuration to establish basic protections and credentials.
• Step 3 – Add your virtualization hosts: Open the console and connect to your VMware vCenter Server or Hyper-V hosts. Allow Veeam to discover virtual machines, configure credentials, and set up backup proxies and repositories to optimize performance and resilience.
• Step 4 – Configure repositories and proxies: Create fast, scalable repositories and deploy backup proxies as needed to balance load and maximize throughput across your environment. Consider multiple repositories for tiered storage and offsite replication to support DR requirements.
• Step 5 – Create backup and replication jobs: Start with a baseline set of protection jobs, define retention policies, and enable application-aware processing. Use SureBackup to validate recoveries and establish test labs for safe DR testing without impacting production workloads.
• Step 6 – Enable monitoring and reporting: Install and configure Veeam ONE to monitor protection status, configure alerts, and set up dashboards. Regularly review health checks and capacity data to prevent outages and optimize resource usage.

Frequently asked questions

• Q: Is this license per socket?

  A: Yes. The Enterprise Subscription is issued per physical CPU socket on the protected host. If you have multiple hosts, you may need additional licenses per socket based on your environment’s topology and density.

• Q: What hypervisors are supported?

  A: The product supports VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V, enabling full VM protection across these common virtualization platforms.

• Q: Does it include monitoring and reporting?

  A: Yes. Veeam Availability Suite includes Veeam ONE, providing proactive monitoring, detailed reporting, and capacity planning to help you optimize protection and performance.

• Q: Can I back up to the cloud or offsite storage?

  A: Absolutely. The solution integrates with Cloud Connect and object storage for offsite backups and DR replication to remote sites or cloud providers, expanding your DR options and reducing recovery time.

• Q: How frequent are backups and how quickly can I recover?

  A: Backups leverage CBT and incremental strategies to minimize storage usage and time windows. Features like Instant VM Recovery and automated recovery verification help you achieve lower RTOs and reliable restorations when needed.