Veeam also offers a free version "VeeamZIP" which works gret too, but just offers less options like scheduling backups, ...
I wouldn't worry about the configuration. Assuming you did not configure too much (e.g. complex networking, ...) it's usually matter of minutes to setup and configure a host. With the disk swap and the new version you want to use, I'd suggest you go with a complete new, clean installation.
André