What OS does Veeam run on?

The Veeam backup server requires Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 or later (64-bit only). The latest supported version of Windows OS is always recommended (currently Microsoft Windows 2016) as it will also support restoring from virtual machines with ReFS file systems or workloads with Windows Server Deduplication enabled.Click to see full answer. Simply so, does Veeam require SQL?Note: Veeam Backup & Replication requires Microsoft . NET Framework 4 and Microsoft SQL Server (. NET Framework 4 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express are included in the setup). These components do not require additional licenses; they are integrated with Veeam Backup & Replication. does Veeam require vCenter? It is not recommended that you install Veeam Backup & Replication and its components on mission-critical machines in the production environment such as vCenter Server, Domain Controller, Microsoft Exchange Server, Small Business Server/ Windows Server Essentials and so on. Also, can Veeam run on Linux? Currently, Veeam Backup & Replication™ uses and supports Linux operating systems extensively. Certain Veeam components use Linux as their operating systems, and Veeam can protect any Linux virtual machine (VM). Running Linux as a guest OS in your VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V VMs.How does Veeam proxy work?Veeam proxy is one of the main components of Veeam Backup and replication. Veeam proxy sits between the data source and target and is used to process jobs and deliver backup traffic. It allows to offload the Veeam Backup Server and have better performance resulting shorter backup window.