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1 800 W Madison St. Suite 801 Chicago, IL Call Us Toll-Free (1) Follow Like Us facebook.com/singlehop SingleHop Backup as a Service powered by Veeam Cloud Connect Getting Started Table of Contents Introduction and Signing Up... Configuring Your Cloud Repository... Configuring Your Backup Job SingleHop Backup as a Service Getting Started - 1

2 Introduction The advance of virtualization technologies has placed robust business continuity plans within reach of millions of companies who previously could not afford or could not prioritize the required resources and redundant infrastructure. Because overhead costs associated with target infrastructure management are offloaded to the service provider, cloud-based Disaster Recovery as a Service and Backup as a Service (DRaaS and BaaS) solutions offer affordability and peace of mind alike. This document is intended for customers and prospective customers of SingleHop Backup as a Service, powered by Veeam Cloud Connect. The steps outlined in this guide assume the reader has basic experience with the Veeam Availability Suite and has access to infrastructure and data on the source side, which is required for running the replication jobs. Signing Up Sign up for a free, 30-day trial of SingleHop s BaaS solution at 1. Fill out the form, making sure to check the box for BaaS and click Get Started. 2. Open the activation . It may take a few minutes to arrive. Please make sure to record the login credentials in this , as they will be used for your BaaS solution. SingleHop keeps all passwords encrypted; we ll have to reset it for you should the credentials be misplaced. 3. A SingleHop BaaS Specialist will reach out to you within 24 hours of activating the trial to go over your BaaS service needs and requirements. SingleHop Backup as a Service Getting Started - 2

3 Configuration in Veeam Cloud Connect Once the welcome is received and all initial requirements are met required ports open, Veeam Availability Suite v8 for BaaS is in use you may proceed with the cloud repository configuration. Configuring Your Cloud Repository 1. Open the Veeam Console and navigate to Backup Infrastructure -> Service Providers; select Add Service Provider. SingleHop Backup as a Service Getting Started - 3

address provided in the welcome email and follow the

4 Configuring Your Cloud Repository (continued) 2. Enter the login credentials and cloud repository address provided in the welcome and follow the onscreen instructions. SingleHop Backup as a Service Getting Started - 4

5 Configuring Your Cloud Repository (continued) 2. (cont d) Enter the login credentials and cloud repository address provided in the welcome and follow the on-screen instructions. SingleHop Backup as a Service Getting Started - 5

6 Configuring Your Cloud Repository (continued) 2. (cont d) Enter the login credentials and cloud repository address provided in the welcome and follow the on-screen instructions. SingleHop Backup as a Service Getting Started - 6

7 Configuring Your Backup Job 1. Now that your cloud repository is configured, it s time to create the actual backup job. To begin, navigate to Backup & Replication. 2. Select the recently added cloud repository as the backup job target repository. SingleHop Backup as a Service Getting Started - 7

8 Configuring Your Backup Job (continued) 3. Name the backup job. 4. Add VMs to be backed up in this job. SingleHop Backup as a Service Getting Started - 8

setup use case requires the custom configuration.

9 Configuring Your Backup Job (continued) 4. (cont d) Add VMs to be backed up in this job. 5. On the Storage screen, leave Backup proxy set to Automatic selection, unless your Source Veeam setup use case requires the custom configuration. Set Retention Policy to the desired number of restore points and click Advanced Settings for additional options. SingleHop Backup as a Service Getting Started - 9

10 Configuring Your Backup Job (continued) 6. In advanced settings, choose the Storage tab and enable WAN Target. Configure Encryption settings for the job, if required. optional SingleHop Backup as a Service Getting Started - 10

This is optional, but highly recommended for Microsoft Windows VMs serving applications like Active

11 Configuring Your Backup Job (continued) 7. After exiting Advanced settings, proceed to the next screen. 8. On the Guest Processing screen, configure image-aware processing settings for your backup job. This is optional, but highly recommended for Microsoft Windows VMs serving applications like Active Directory, SQL, SharePoint and Exchange. optional optional SingleHop Backup as a Service Getting Started - 11

12 9. Finally, schedule the job click create. The backup job will initiate at the scheduled start time, or if you prefer, it can be started manually. optional This concludes Getting Started with Veeam Cloud Connect. Have questions? Reach out to your SingleHop BaaS specialist or contact us via the information below: Toll Free: (1) Sales: Support: SingleHop Backup as a Service Getting Started - 12

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