diff --git a/Configs/Veeam/Agent Takeover.md b/Configs/Veeam/Agent Takeover.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7cf64bc --- /dev/null +++ b/Configs/Veeam/Agent Takeover.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +**Purpose**: You may find that you need to adopt a device that was onboarded by a different Veeam Backup & Replication server. Maybe the old server died, or maybe you are restructuring your backup infrastructure, and want a new server taking over the backup responsibilities for the device. + +If this happens, Veeam will complain that the device is managed by a different server. To circumvent this, perform the following changes in the Windows Registry based on the version of Veeam Backup & Replication you are currently using, then try to Update the Agent / Backup the agent again, and it should be successful after the registry changes are made. + +**Reference Material**: +https://forums.veeam.com/servers-workstations-f49/how-do-we-move-agent-to-associate-with-a-new-veeam-server-t79977.html + +=== "VBR v11" + + ```jsx title="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication" + AgentDiscoveryIgnoreOwnership + REG_DWORD (32-bit) Value: 1 + ``` + +=== "VBR v12" + + ```jsx title="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication" + ProtectionGroupIgnoreOwnership + REG_DWORD (32-bit) Value: 1 + ``` \ No newline at end of file