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Removing a License from Veeam Backup and Replication or Enterprise Manager
| KB ID: | 2235 |
| Product: | Veeam Backup & Replication | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3.1 | 12.3.2 | 13 | 13.1 |
| Published: | 2017-02-09 |
| Last Modified: | 2025-04-23 |
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Purpose
This article provides information regarding removing licenses from Veeam Backup & Replication and Enterprise Manager.
Solution
Removing License From Veeam Backup & Replication
Limitations
- If the Veeam Backup & Replication deployment is managed by Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager, the license cannot be removed from Veeam Backup & Replication. Even if it appears as if the license has been successfully removed, Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager periodically checks the Veeam Backup & Replication servers it manages and reapplies its license to them.
- If you are unsure whether Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager manages a Veeam Backup & Replication server, attempt to install a license file within Veeam Backup & Replication. If it allows you to click the Install button within the license section without the following message, the licenses are not managed by Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager:
Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager connection is detected. Enterprise Manager forces its license file to all connected backup servers.
Remove License via Veeam Backup & Replication Console
Information is available in the Product User guide here:
Remove License via PowerShell
If the Veeam Backup & Replication console is not available, the following PowerShell commands can be run on the Veeam Backup Server to remove the existing license.
& 'C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup\Veeam.Backup.Manager.exe' -removelicense
Restart-Service VeeamBackupSvc -ForceRemoving License from Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager
Limitations
- Since Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager does not work without a license, you cannot remove an installed license completely. You can replace the already installed license by installing a new one.
- If you have a merged license installed, you can remove a part of it: a socket license or an instance license.
More information available here:
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