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veeam-mcp

Query Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam ONE via MCP server running

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Veeam Intelligence MCP Skill

Interact with Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) and Veeam ONE through an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server running in Docker.

Natural Language Commands

When the user asks things like:

  • "What backup jobs failed last night?"
  • "Show me backup status for all VMs"
  • "What's my backup repository capacity?"
  • "Which VMs haven't been backed up recently?"
  • "Check Veeam ONE alerts"
  • "Analyze backup performance trends"

What This Does

This skill wraps the Veeam Intelligence MCP server (running in Docker) and provides natural language access to:

Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR):

  • Backup job status and history
  • Repository capacity and health
  • VM backup status
  • Job configuration details
  • Failed job analysis

Veeam ONE:

  • Infrastructure monitoring
  • Performance analysis
  • Alert management
  • Capacity planning
  • Trend analysis

Prerequisites

  • Docker installed and running
  • Veeam Backup & Replication and/or Veeam ONE with active licenses (not Community Edition)
  • Veeam Intelligence enabled on your Veeam servers (required for Advanced Mode)
  • Admin credentials for Veeam servers

Installation

1. Obtain Veeam Intelligence MCP Server

The Veeam Intelligence MCP server is currently in beta.

To obtain access:

  • Contact Veeam directly or your Veeam account representative
  • Visit the official Veeam community forums
  • Check Veeam's official channels for beta program announcements

Once you have the MCP server package, build the Docker image:

cd /path/to/veeam-mcp-server
docker build -t veeam-intelligence-mcp-server .

2. Install This Skill

clawhub install veeam-mcp

Configuration

Create Credentials File

Create ~/.veeam-mcp-creds.json:

{
  "vbr": {
    "url": "https://veeam-server.yourdomain.com:443/",
    "username": ".\\administrator",
    "password": "your_secure_password"
  },
  "vone": {
    "url": "https://veeam-one.yourdomain.com:1239/",
    "username": ".\\administrator",
    "password": "your_secure_password"
  }
}

Important: Lock down the credentials file:

chmod 600 ~/.veeam-mcp-creds.json

Username Format

  • Local accounts: Use ".\\username" format
  • Domain accounts: Use "DOMAIN\\username" or "username@domain.com"
  • Escape backslashes: Single backslash in JSON: ".\\" not ".\\\\"

Enable Veeam Intelligence

For live data queries (Advanced Mode), enable Veeam Intelligence on your Veeam servers:

Veeam Backup & Replication:

  1. Open Veeam B&R console
  2. Go to Options → Veeam Intelligence Settings
  3. Enable the AI assistant

Veeam ONE:

  1. Open Veeam ONE console
  2. Find Veeam Intelligence settings
  3. Enable the feature

Without this, queries will only return documentation (Basic Mode).

Usage

Natural Language (OpenClaw)

Just ask naturally:

"What Veeam backup jobs failed yesterday?"
"Show me backup repository capacity"
"Check Veeam ONE alerts"
"Which VMs haven't been backed up this week?"

Command Line Scripts

# Query VBR
./scripts/query-veeam.sh vbr "What backup jobs ran in the last 24 hours?"

# Query Veeam ONE
./scripts/query-veeam.sh vone "Show current alerts"

# Test connections
./scripts/test-connection.sh vbr
./scripts/test-connection.sh vone

# List available MCP tools
./scripts/list-tools.sh vbr

How It Works

User Question → OpenClaw Skill → Docker MCP Server → Veeam API
                                        ↓
                               Veeam Intelligence
                                        ↓
                                 JSON Response
  1. Docker Container: MCP server runs in isolated container
  2. STDIO Transport: Communicates via standard input/output
  3. Credential Injection: Env vars passed securely from credentials file
  4. Natural Language: Veeam Intelligence processes queries with AI

Troubleshooting

Connection Test Fails

# Check credentials file
cat ~/.veeam-mcp-creds.json | jq .

# Test Docker image
docker run -i --rm veeam-intelligence-mcp-server

# Manual connection test
echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2024-11-05","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"test","version":"1.0.0"}},"id":1}' | \
  docker run -i --rm \
    -e PRODUCT_NAME=vbr \
    -e WEB_URL=https://your-server:443/ \
    -e ADMIN_USERNAME='.\administrator' \
    -e ADMIN_PASSWORD='yourpassword' \
    -e ACCEPT_SELF_SIGNED_CERT=true \
    veeam-intelligence-mcp-server

Basic Mode (Documentation Only)

If responses say "Basic mode is active", enable Veeam Intelligence on your servers.

Username Format Issues

  • Try .\\username (local account)
  • Try DOMAIN\\username (domain account)
  • Ensure single backslash in JSON

Security Notes

  • Credentials stored locally in ~/.veeam-mcp-creds.json (chmod 600)
  • Docker container runs with non-root user
  • HTTPS connections with self-signed cert acceptance
  • No credentials exposed in logs or command history
  • MCP server communicates via stdin/stdout only

References

License

This skill is provided as-is. Veeam Intelligence MCP server is licensed separately.

Need Help? Open an issue on GitHub or ask in the OpenClaw Discord.