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For details, see the Job.DatabaseMaintenance log file in the %ProgramData%\Veeam\Backup folder. The job updates the database internal statistics, defragments indexes and clears unused data. Veeam Backup & Replication runs the DatabaseMaintenance system job once a week and when the Veeam Backup Service is restarted.
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Veeam Backup & Replication maintains the configuration database. For more information, see the following guidelines: Veeam Backup & Replication Best Practices. The database instance can be located on an SQL Server installed either locally (on the same machine where the backup server is running) or remotely. Veeam Backup & Replication Configuration Database stores data about the backup infrastructure, jobs, sessions and other configuration data.
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For more information on CDP, see Continuous Data Protection (CDP).
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The backup server uses the following services and components: In addition to its primary functions, a newly deployed backup server also performs the roles of the default backup proxy and the backup repository (it manages data handling and data storing tasks). Is used to set up and manage backup infrastructure components as well as specify global settings for the backup infrastructure.Controls job scheduling and resource allocation.Coordinates backup, replication, recovery verification and restore tasks.The backup server performs all types of administrative activities: It is the core component in the backup infrastructure that fills the role of the “configuration and control center”. The backup server is a Windows-based physical or virtual machine on which Veeam Backup & Replication is installed.