Veeam Backup & Replication • Feature Request - VEM Allow Both SQL Express and PostgreSQL

I just installed a fresh copy of Veeam B&R 12.x for the first time and discovered by accident [and after opening a case] that it will not install SQL Express anymore. We are not SQL DBAs so we wouldn't have our own SQL box, so we need to now use PostgreSQL for new installs. The problem is this breaks Veeam Enterprise Manager which was installed with SQL Express, plus the fact that all our other B&R instances use SQL Express.

The pain point of having to uninstall/reinstall Veeam B&R on every one of our servers to just be able to continue using VEM with new instances is ... a bit over the top. My feature request is simple - if possible, can VEM be updated to be able to handle Veeam B&R instances in either format? I do see that others have posted about this issue before as seen below.

veeam-backup-replication-f2/iso-not-con ... 87826.html

veeam-backup-replication-f2/new-install ... 9647ffd0ac

https://community.veeam.com/discussion- ... ormal-4091

https://community.veeam.com/discussion- ... n-v12-7728

Statistics: Posted by tthomas1@ebsco.com — Jul 19, 2024 6:35 pm

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