Removing a License from Veeam Backup and Replication or Enterprise Manager

Challenge

Cause

A license has to be removed from VBR/EM.

Solution

If you have VBR Enterprise Manager, you must use it to remove the licenses in question.

1. Open the command line.

2. Navigate to the EM installation folder (default path in the example below):
cd C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Enterprise Manager

3. Remove the license by running
Veeam.Backup.EnterpriseService.exe -removelicense [vaw, val]

After running this command, restart Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager service so that the license information is updated in the UI.

In case you only have Veeam Backup and Replication without EM, here is how you can remove the license:

1. Open the command line.

2. Navigate to the VBR installation folder (default path in the example below):
cd C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup

3. Remove the license by running
Veeam.Backup.Manager.exe -removelicense [all, vbr, vaw, val]

Alternatively, the same result can be achieved with the use of Windows PowerShell. Run Windows PowerShell as administrator and use the following commands to remove the license.

If you have VBR Enterprise Manager, you must use it to remove the licenses in question.
.\Veeam.Backup.EnterpriseService.exe -removelicense [vaw, val]

After running this command, restart Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager service so that the license information is updated in the UI.

In case you only have Veeam Backup and Replication without EM, here is how you can remove the license:
.\Veeam.Backup.Manager.exe -removelicense [all, vbr, vaw, val]
 

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