

The number of instances that a workload requires depends on the workload type and product edition. Every protected workload consumes instances from the license scope. Workloads that have been processed in the past 31 days are considered protected. You must obtain a license with the total number of instances for workloads that you plan to protect in Veeam Backup & Replication. For more information, see Veeam Licensing Policy. Instances are units (or tokens) that you can use to protect your virtual, physical or cloud-based workloads. Veeam Backup & Replication can be licensed by the number of instances. You can restore VMs and data no matter how many available licenses you have or how many VMs you are restoring.

Veeam Backup & Replication consumes licenses only to back up data.
