A package that lets Windows managed servers and Veeam Agent computers authenticate with certificates rather than a user name and password. Persistent agent components depend on it, and Veeam Infrastructure Appliance ships with it already installed.
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Terms in this definition
- package
Workflows, actions, policies and other VCF Operations orchestrator elements are exported and imported in bundles of this kind; any dependencies are pulled in automatically, and what is inside is signed.
- Agent
A specialised form of Microsoft Copilot set up for one particular job, pairing instructions with knowledge and skills. You can create one in Copilot Studio, SharePoint or Agent Builder, and administrators control them from the Microsoft 365 admin center.
- Chat message roles
Labels on chat messages: instructions go under system, the person's input under user, the model's previous answers under assistant, and results returned by a called tool under tool (or function).
- persistent agent components
Guest Helper and Log Shipping Service, deployed for good on protected Windows VMs through the Veeam Deployment Kit. They need only a few known ports and authenticate with certificates, which makes guest processing more secure.
- Veeam Infrastructure Appliance
A hardened, minimal Linux (JeOS) ISO for running backup proxies, repositories and hardened repositories. It connects to a backup server but does not host one.
Related terms
- Veeam Agent for Oracle Solaris
Protects Oracle Solaris machines. Paired with its IBM AIX counterpart, this agent makes up Veeam Agent for Unix; the Veeam Deployment Kit can't be used with it.