Veeam PN v2: Enhanced Use Cases and Deployment Options

Last month, Veeam PN v2 was made available for download and install from the veeam.com download page, and more recently, it has been published to the Azure Marketplace for easy deployment. As a quick refresher, Veeam PN was initially released as part of Direct Recovery to Azure and was marketed through the Azure Marketplace. With the addition of WireGuard replacing OpenVPN for site-to-site connectivity, the list of use cases will be expanded and the existing use cases will be enhanced.

In my own use of Veeam PN, I have the Hub living in an Azure Region, which I connect up into wherever I am around the world. With the new release of v2, I have created a quick deployment video that can be viewed below. For those who want a more step-by-step guide as a working example, you can reference this post from v1. The process is essentially the same.

One of the challenges that we introduced by shifting over to WireGuard is that there is no direct upgrade path from v1 to v2. With that, there needs to be a side-by-side stand-up of v2 and v1 to enable a configuration migration, which at the moment is a manual process.

In my previous post, I went through a number of use cases for Veeam PN, which are all still relevant with the release of v2. These include:

1. Remote site connectivity: Veeam PN can be used to establish a secure connection between a remote site and the HQ or data center. This is particularly useful for organizations with multiple remote sites that need to access centralized resources.

2. Branch office connectivity: Similar to remote site connectivity, Veeam PN can be used to establish a secure connection between branch offices and the HQ or data center.

3. Disaster recovery: Veeam PN can be used as part of a disaster recovery strategy to establish a secure connection between primary and secondary sites in case of an outage or disaster.

4. Site-to-site connectivity: Veeam PN can be used to establish a secure site-to-site connection between two or more locations, such as data centers or remote sites.

5. Hybrid cloud connectivity: Veeam PN can be used to establish a secure connection between on-premises infrastructure and cloud-based resources, such as Azure or AWS.

With the addition of WireGuard, these use cases will be enhanced, and new use cases will be possible. For example, with WireGuard, it is now possible to establish a secure connection between a remote site and a cloud-based resource, such as an Azure virtual machine.

In conclusion, Veeam PN v2 offers enhanced use cases and deployment options for organizations looking to establish secure connections between remote sites, branch offices, data centers, and cloud-based resources. With the addition of WireGuard, the list of use cases will be expanded, and existing use cases will be enhanced. While there is no direct upgrade path from v1 to v2, a side-by-side stand-up of v2 and v1 can be used to enable a configuration migration.