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• Install Windows Server 2019

• Update & Security > For Developers > Developer mode
• Apply desired settings changes further down page

• Desktop:
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• Explorer Folder options:
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• Install WinRAR and classic theme
• Install Sublime Text 3

Install and configure Veeam Backup & Replication Community Edition using an SMB share as the backup destination.

• Sign up for a quick Veeam account at Veeam
• Download Veeam Backup & Replication Community Edition
• Mount the installation image using windows or Use ESXi to mount the installation image to the virtual machine.
• Run the Setup.exe file from the ISO.
• On the splash screen, click the Install tile on the left to launch the Veeam Backup & Replication setup wizard. Alternatively, you can click the Veeam Backup & Replication tile on the right.
• Read and accept the terms in the license agreement.
• Click next to install the Community Edition.
• At the Program Features step of the wizard, keep the default settings.
• At the System Configuration Check step of the wizard, install missing software components and enable missing features, if any.
• At the Default Configuration step of the wizard, specify if you want to use default installation settings or specify installation settings on your own. If you have chosen to use default installations settings, click Install to begin installation.
• Click Finish to close the wizard.
• Close the setup window.

Connect the ESX(i) host that will be used as the source and the target for backup and replication:

• Run Veeam Backup & Replication.
• In the authentication window, click Connect.
• In the inventory pane of the Backup Infrastructure view, right-click the Managed servers node and select Add Server.
• In the Add Server window, click VMware vSphere to launch the New VMware Server wizard.
• At the Name step of the wizard, specify a DNS name or IP address of the server.
• At the Credentials step of the wizard, specify credentials for the user account with administrator permissions to the added server: click Add on the right of the Credentials field and specify the user name and password to connect to the added server. Click OK, then Finish.

To configure an SMB share backup repository:

• Open the Backup Infrastructure view.
• Right-click the Backup Repositories node in the inventory pane and select Add Backup Repository to launch the New Backup Repository wizard.
• Select Network attached storage.
• At the Name step of the wizard, specify a name for the added backup repository.
• At the Type step of the wizard, select Shared folder.
• Specify a UNC path to the shared folder that will be used as a backup repository and enter credentials of an account with administrative privileges on the share.
• At the Repository step of the wizard, click next.
• Click Populate to see how much space is available on the backup repository.
• Follow next steps of the wizard. At the last step of the wizard, click Finish.

Create a Windows Agent Backup Policy:

+"C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\_retail_\Interface"
+"C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\_retail_\Screenshots"
+"C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\_retail_\WTF"
+"\%ProgramData%"
+"C:\Users\Public\Desktop"
+"C:\Users\<user>"
-"C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Temp"
-"C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache"
-"C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\CrashDumps"
-"\%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Network\Downloader"
-"\%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Search\Data"
-"\%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows Defender"
-"\%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\WER"
-".tmp"
-".temp"

From https://helpcenter.veeam.com/evaluation/backup/vsphere/en/getting_started.html

TODO

• Install/copy win only utilities
• WSL?
• Possibly map other desired shares
• Bulk Rename Utility
• Install MediaInfo Lite
• Install dBpoweramp Music Converter
• Install Replay Gain Codec
• Install Avidemux Win64 Installer
  • Paste saved config files to %APPDATA%\avidemux\

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