How to Upgrade Veeam Backup and Replication to v12.3.0.310

Veeam released the Backup & Replication v12.3.0.310 on December 03, 2024.

The details are as link https://helpcenter.veeam.com/rn/veeam_backup_12_3_release_notes.html

Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3 is the newer build of version 12, and the major new features enhancements and Intelligence were added in Veeam Backup & Replication v12.3.

Veeam Backup and Replication 12.3 added new Cloud Workload Support for Microsoft Entra ID, including accelerated change detection, Simplifying governance, risk and compliance, Rapidly restoring your business and Role-based access for restores.

Veeam Backup and Replication 12.3 added New Data Center Workload Support including Microsoft Windows Server 2025, Microsoft Windows 11 24H2, Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Hyper-V, Microsoft System Center Virtualization Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2025, Microsoft SharePoint SE 24 H2, Nutanix AHV, MongoDB 8, PostgreSQL 17, Oracle 23ai ..etc.

Veeam Backup and Replication 12.3 added Cyber Resiliency Enhancements, including Indicators of Compromise (IoC) Detection, and Veeam Threat Hunter.

Veeam Backup and Replication 12.3 added Veeam Data Cloud Vault including Uncompromising security and reliability, Unbeatable price and predictability, Unbelievable ease and Unmatched flexibility.

The details are as link https://www.veeam.com/veeam_backup_12_3_whats_new_wn.pdf

1.Login to the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager machine.

2.Sign in to your Veeam account and download the Veeam Backup and Replication v12.3 ISO image.

https://www.veeam.com/kb4696

3.Open the Veeam Backup & Replication 12 Console and click Connect.

4.Enter the MFA Confirmation code and click Confirm.

5.Verify the existing Veeam Backup & Replication version from the Veeam Backup & Replication console (Help |Abut) and ensure that the version matches the upgrade requirements.

6.Ensure all jobs are successful, right-click all jobs and select disable.

7.Drop down the main menu and select Configuration Backup.

8.On the Configuration Backup Settings page, select Backup now to back up the current configuration file.

9.Click OK to close the Configuration Backup Settings after the backup is completed.

10.Mount Veeam Backup and Replication v12.3 iso image file and run Setup.exe.

11.Run Setup.exe.

12.On the User Account Control page, click Yes.

13.On the Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3 page, click Upgrade.

14.On the Veeam Backup & Replication page, select Upgrade Veeam Backup & Replication.

15.On the License Agreement page, click I Accept.

16.On the Upgrade page, click Next.

17.The setup wizard will inform you if a valid license is installed on the machine. In this case, you can skip the Provide License step and click Next.

18.On the System Configuration Check page, Veeam will verify and install requirement components automatically. The Veeam Backup and Replication Management server may need to reboot.

19.On the Service Account page, click Next.

20.On the Database page, click Next.

21.Click Yes to ensure this installation is connected to the selected database.

22.Veeam Backup& Replication will check system configuration requirements automatically.

23.It may show the New Veeam Thread Hunter service compatibility issue. To ensure the performance and reliability of Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam strongly advises implementing the antivirus exclusions outlined in the KB1999 article.

https://www.veeam.com/kb1999