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Veeam Rule

VUL exceed thresholds (autoupdate on 10%/20%, off 5%/10%)

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Kind
Restriction
Statement
Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide, Exceeding License Limit (page updated 2025-11-14): Socket license exceeding is "Not allowed". VUL with license autoupdate enabled: up to 10 instances or 10% (whichever is greater) processed without warning; 10–20 instances or 10%–20% processed with a weekly warning; beyond 20 instances or 20%, workloads over the limit "are not processed". With autoupdate disabled the bands are 5% and 10%. "Capacity-based (per-TB) license limit for unstructured data backup cannot be exceeded." EULA §1.2: in the event of exceeding purchased capacity "Licensor shall not provide Maintenance for such overage license use."
Applies when
Protected workloads exceed the instance count in the License Key.
Applies to
Veeam Universal License and Socket licenses in Veeam Backup & Replication 13 (build 13.1.1.18).
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