Backup - Veeam endpoint Backup unattended upgrade installation procedure

As discussed in precedent post veeam endpoint backup is a free tool to backup pc and, in case, is able to backup on Veeam B&R repository to have double backup location and backup policies.

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At the same time, if you uncheck veeam backup autoupdate, there is an interesting aspect about silent installation mode parameters.

you can later push that centrally with other tools like:

- PSEXEC
- SCCM
- PDQ

a.) Installation Syntax

To install Veeam Endpoint Backup in the unattended mode, use a command with the following syntax:

/silent

where is a path to the Veeam Endpoint Backup installation file.

b.) Unattended Upgrade

You can upgrade Veeam Endpoint Backup to a newer version in the unattended mode using the same command that is used for unattended installation. To learn more, see Installing Veeam Endpoint Backup in Unattended Mode.

c.) Using Sysprep and Veeam Endpoint Backup

You can pre-install Veeam Endpoint Backup in a custom Microsoft Windows system image that will be used for deployment on different computers. To do this, you should perform a set of configuration steps in the reference Microsoft Windows system installation that will be included in a deployment image.
To configure a custom Microsoft Windows system image with Veeam Endpoint Backup:

1. Install Veeam Endpoint Backup in a Microsoft Windows system image. To learn more, see Installing Veeam Endpoint Backup.
2. Configure the backup job in the way you want it to work on computers with pre-installed Veeam Endpoint Backup. To learn more, see Configuring Scheduled Backup Job.

Note:

It is advised to configure the backup job for the entire computer backup. In case of volume-level backup, it may be necessary to reconfigure the backup job after Microsoft Windows is deployed to the target computer and include the necessary volumes in the backup once again. This may happen if volumes' GUIDs were changed at the stage of Microsoft Windows generalization with Sysprep.

3. Create a registry key value: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Endpoint Backup\SysprepMode (DWORD)=1.

This registry key value is used to regenerate the job ID when Veeam Endpoint Backup starts for the first time on the new computer. If you do not create the registry key value, the backup job may fail as soon as it is started on the new computer.

4. Run the Sysprep tool in the Generalize mode to remove any system-specific data. If you need to run the Sysprep tool in the Audit mode, do not forget to re-create the registry key afterwards.
5. Deploy the image on the necessary computers in any convenient way. To learn more about deployment of Microsoft Windows system to new computers, see https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd349343.aspx.