{"id":2017,"date":"2026-01-11T12:22:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T12:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/2026\/01\/skveeam-backup-pridanie-vcenter-kompletny-navodenveeam-backup-add-vcenter-complete-guide-3\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T12:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T12:22:16","slug":"veeam-backup-add-vcenter-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/en\/2026\/01\/veeam-backup-add-vcenter-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Veeam Backup add vCenter &#8211; complete guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Veeam Backup add vCenter<\/strong> is the first step for VMware backup. In this article, I will show how to add <strong>vCenter to Veeam Backup &#038; Replication<\/strong> server step by step.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Veeam Backup add vCenter<\/strong> enables backing up virtual machines, replicating them, and creating disaster recovery plans.<\/p>\n<h2>Why add vCenter to Veeam Backup?<\/h2>\n<p>Adding a vCenter server to Veeam Backup &#038; Replication is essential for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>VM Backup<\/strong> \u2013 backing up all virtual machines<\/li>\n<li><strong>Replication<\/strong> \u2013 replicating VMs to secondary storage<\/li>\n<li><strong>Instant Recovery<\/strong> \u2013 instant VM recovery<\/li>\n<li><strong>Granular Recovery<\/strong> \u2013 recovering individual files<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More information in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veeam.com\/vm-backup-recovery-replication-software.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\">official Veeam documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Veeam Backup add vCenter &#8211; procedure<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 1: Open Virtual Infrastructure<\/h3>\n<p>In Veeam Backup &#038; Replication console, navigate to <strong>Virtual Infrastructure<\/strong> section and click the <strong>Add Server<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/veeam-add-vcenter1.png\" alt=\"Veeam Backup and Replication Add Server button in Virtual Infrastructure\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Step 2: Select server type<\/h3>\n<p>In the Add Server dialog, select <strong>VMware vSphere<\/strong> as the infrastructure type.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/veeam-add-vcenter2.png\" alt=\"Veeam Backup Add Server dialog select VMware vSphere infrastructure\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Step 3: Select vSphere<\/h3>\n<p>Select <strong>vSphere<\/strong> (not Cloud Director) to connect to vCenter server.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/veeam-add-vcenter3.png\" alt=\"Veeam Backup select vSphere or VMware Cloud Director option\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Step 4: Enter DNS name or IP address<\/h3>\n<p>In the Name step, enter the DNS name or IP address of your vCenter server. In my case, it&#8217;s <code>vcsa.mhasin.local<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/veeam-add-vcenter4.png\" alt=\"Veeam Backup New VMware Server wizard enter vCenter DNS name or IP address\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Step 5: Set credentials<\/h3>\n<p>In the Credentials step, select or add an account with administrator privileges on the vCenter server. The default port is 443.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/veeam-add-vcenter5.png\" alt=\"Veeam Backup VMware Server credentials administrator account port 443\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Step 6: Confirm certificate<\/h3>\n<p>If vCenter uses a self-signed certificate, a security warning will appear. Click <strong>Continue<\/strong> to proceed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/veeam-add-vcenter6.png\" alt=\"Veeam Backup certificate security alert untrusted vCenter SSL certificate\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Step 7: Wait for completion<\/h3>\n<p>Veeam will connect to the vCenter server, create database records, and collect disk and volume information.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/veeam-add-vcenter7.png\" alt=\"Veeam Backup VMware Server apply connecting creating database records\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Step 8: Finish<\/h3>\n<p>After successful completion, a summary with information about the added vCenter server will be displayed. Click <strong>Finish<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/veeam-add-vcenter8.png\" alt=\"Veeam Backup VMware vCenter Server successfully saved summary finish\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Veeam Backup add vCenter<\/strong> is a simple 8-step process. After adding the vCenter server, you can start backing up your virtual machines.<\/p>\n<p>More guides on <a href=\"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/category\/vmware\/\">VMware<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/category\/veeam\/\">Veeam<\/a> in our sections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veeam Backup add vCenter is the first step for VMware backup. In this article, I will show how to add vCenter to Veeam Backup &#038; Replication server step by step. Veeam Backup add vCenter enables backing up virtual machines, replicating them, and creating disaster recovery plans. Why add vCenter to Veeam Backup? Adding a vCenter&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/en\/2026\/01\/veeam-backup-add-vcenter-guide\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Veeam Backup add vCenter &#8211; complete guide&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-veeam-br"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2017"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2018,"href":"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017\/revisions\/2018"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualall.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}