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I currently need to migrate my system from VMWare to OLVM, but I can't find an option for instant recovery of a virtual machine from VMWare to OLVM. I also can't find anywhere I can use this feature to recover a virtual machine from one OLVM to another.

Preface:Veeam recently published the first version of a pre-hardened VBR v13 appliance based on linux. I totally understand and also support this approach and I am pretty sure that this is not only the right decision but also the right direction as well as one of the greatest releases Veeam has ever had.Nevertheless will v13 (I expect future releases as well, but not endlessly) be available for Windows deployments at the end of 2025 as per current statement.I took the chance and made some changes to my hardening scripts since the CIS benchmark for Windows Server 2025 has finally been released. Meanwhile this is more than a hardening script in my opinion. I have automated some default settings that I developed as personal recommendations (my own “best practices”) in the past years and will – as promised – continue to develop this until Veeam discontinues the support of Windows-based rollouts completely.With v1.2 of my script (including the PAW version of the script) I put the focus on W

Upgrades - at least with Veeam - usually go smoothly. But every now and then, one catches you off guard. After upgrading Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) to version 13, we ran into an issue that completely blocked access to the VBR console.I’m sharing this here in case it helps others who might hit the same problem.The Problem: No Console Access After UpgradeImmediately after the upgrade to VBR v13, the Veeam Backup & Replication console refused to connect to the VBR server.Instead of the expected login screen, we were greeted with a certificate error. What made troubleshooting especially confusing was that the error occurred regardless of how we tried to connect: localhost server IP address fully qualified domain name (FQDN)All resulted in the same error. From a Veeam perspective, everything on the server side looked healthy, services were running, and nothing in the upgrade logs indicated a failure. Before the upgrade with V12, we did not have any issues here.Root Cause: S

I have a question. My current tape server has 4 SAS ports attached to my Quantum LTO-7 library. I can’t fit any more cards into this server, so that’s the max number of drives this one tape server will support.However, my tape library physically has *6* tape drives installed in it. Obviously, at the moment, only 4 are in use, as that’s all my tape server can handle. But I have a 2nd  tape server I can use, and it has 4 unused SAS ports. So what I want to do is, add this 2nd server to my Veeam environment as another tape server, and hook it up to my 2 used tape drives. That way, I should hopefully be able to drive all 6 tape drives at once., and Veeam will see the library as having 6 drives total. There should be no problem with that config, right? Veeam can utilize more than 1 tape server, surely. And since the drives are all in the same library, even if I have media pools that says use up to 2 drives at once,  it wouldn’t matter if one of those tapes was serviced by tape server #1, an

Hi All,I can share my As-Build Report Veeam guide for an easy installation and a good results 😁 ! Sources:https://github.com/AsBuiltReport/AsBuiltReport.Veeam.VBRhttps://github.com/AsBuiltReport/AsBuiltReport.Corehttps://www.asbuiltreport.com/user-guide/new-asbuiltreport/https://techmyth.info/posts/homelab-veeam-vbr-doc-with-asbuiltreport/ Veeam Server License requirements: Community edition will not be supported.Needed installed: Veeam Backup Console installed with same version of Veeam server Installation steps from PS admin shell:PS> Get-Module -Name Veeam.Backup.PowerShell -ListAvailable                                     PS> Install-Module PScriboChartsPS> Import-Module PScriboCharts                                                                 PS> Find-Module -Name AsBuiltReport.* -Repository PSGalleryPS> Install-Module -Name 'AsBuiltReport.Core' -Repository 'PSGallery' -Scope 'CurrentUser'PS> $env:PSModulePathPS> $path = (Get-Module -Name AsBuiltReport.C

Hi all,I’m looking for best practices / guidelines for integrating Kasten K10 with an existing Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) environment, specifically around network design and traffic flow.Current Veeam B&R setup (simplified)VLANs / networks in use MGMT VLAN – control/management traffic iSCSI VLAN Backup Traffic VLAN – L2 only, dedicated NICs All control-plane communication happens over the MGMT VLAN, while all heavy data movement is isolated to the Backup Traffic VLAN.Veeam components VBR Server Connected only to MGMT VLAN Proxy Servers Connected to MGMT, iSCSI, and Backup VLANs Integrated with Dell PowerStore via the Veeam plugin Data path: SAN → Proxy → Repository over Backup VLAN Repository Servers Connected to MGMT VLAN and Backup VLAN Kasten K10 on OpenShift Deployed via the Operator on worker nodes Integrated with multiple storage systems via CSI Configured locations: S3 object storage Existing Veeam B&R repositories Pol

How we can make exclusion for virus warning when backup m365 using VBO? 

This is my new project in 2026, my customer selected ZStack as the replacement for VMware. They will continue using Veeam to protect the virtual machines on the ZStack platform. Below is the Veeam Backup work summary.Created virtual machines and installed the Veeam Agent. Configured backup jobs and performed backup operations for the target virtual machines. Simulated a file loss scenario and completed file-level recovery using Veeam. Simulated a catastrophic virtual machine failure and performed a full VM recovery test. Configured backup jobs with storage-based snapshotsRemark: The environment consists of ZStack Cloud, NetApp storage, and Veeam v13.

Hello,We have a backup copy job that offloads data to an S3 storage. We want to change the bucket used, but for a new backup copy job. The question is: if we deactivate the first backup copy job, will it retain the applied retention settings? Currently, we have a 15-day retention, with 7 days set as immutable.Veeam 12Thank you!

Bonjour, J’ai installé sans probléme l’iso actuelle de Veeam Backup & recover sous vmwareCe matin je tente de faire de meme sous Proxmox Quand je boot aprés avoir crée la vm avec l’iso bootableJ’ai un Boot failed La vm bootable est avec le format de disque Virtio Avez vous des conseils ou pistes ? Merci d’avance

 Original post: Veeam Plug-in for HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Explained - CloudnRoll Veeam and HPE are further strengthening their partnership, with many new features and integrations expected in 2026.Veeam introduced a new native integration plug-in for HPE Morpheus VM Essentials (VME). It´s currently in beta version, with general availability anticipated shortly. This new plug-in provides hypervisor-based image-level backup for virtual machines (VMs) running on HPE Morpheus VM Essentials, ensuring secure and reliable protection for a wide range of workloads.Next, the architecture of the Veeam Plug-in for HPE Morpheus VM Essentials, the installation steps, and the backup/restore configuration process are presented.  Architecture The architecture of the Veeam plug-in for HPE Morpheus VM Essentials (VME), shown in the previous figure, consists of two key componentsThe plug-in module deploys natively on the Veeam Backup & Replication server without requiring a separate virtual applian

Hello, I have a Gmail address and my company email address assigned to my profile. When I try to do anything, the verification links are sent to yet another address I don't have access to, and I'm stuck in a vicious cycle. I tried to ask for help through the sales department, but my request has gone unanswered. Please help.

Veeam has recently released Veeam Software Appliance. During my lab setup, I’ve tried to add an additional veeam component like Windows proxy server, windows repository, application aware, etc & encountered an error message“KDC has no support for encryption type”Here is my workaround to add windows veeam component into Veeam Software Appliance.Method 1: Using credential Method 2: Use certificate based authenticationMethod 1: Using CredentialError 1: KDC has no support for encryption typeUsing Veeam to add windows veeam component into Veeam Software Appliance (VSA)Condition:Windows VM joined to domain Use format username@domain.local Domain.local\username Unsupported: Local computer on workgroupError 2 when using incorrect format. “Cannot find the specified domain”Incorrect formatDomain\usernameResolution for Method 1: Use credentialGo to Active Directory User & Computer mmc Select your service account [we are using veeamsvc account], right click and select Properties Under Acc

XCP-ng stands for Xen Cloud Platform, next generation and it is an open-source virtualisation platform that allows you to manage virtual machines and networks efficiently.XCP-ng delivers high-performance enterprise-level virtualization with a rich ecosystem. You can integrate it into your full stack for management and backups. It serves as the modern successor to XCP, which developers originally created as an open-source version of Citrix XenServer back in 2010. XCP-ng ArchitectureXCP-ng is a secure platform by default and enables you to run any kind of virtualisation workload . It contains multiple components, built around the Xen Hypervisor. It’s meant to run on top of bare-metal machines.XCP-ng runs Xen hypervisor on bare metal hardware (CPU, RAM, disk, GPU) to host VMs and PVs (paravirtualized guests). Dom0 (control domain) manages everything via tools and APIs, while backend drivers handle storage/network/QEMU emulation for guest domains.You can download the latest installer for X

 Original post: Veeam Plug-in for HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Explained - CloudnRoll Veeam and HPE are further strengthening their partnership, with many new features and integrations expected in 2026.Veeam introduced a new native integration plug-in for HPE Morpheus VM Essentials (VME). It´s currently in beta version, with general availability anticipated shortly. This new plug-in provides hypervisor-based image-level backup for virtual machines (VMs) running on HPE Morpheus VM Essentials, ensuring secure and reliable protection for a wide range of workloads.Next, the architecture of the Veeam Plug-in for HPE Morpheus VM Essentials, the installation steps, and the backup/restore configuration process are presented. Architecture The architecture of the Veeam plug-in for HPE Morpheus VM Essentials (VME), shown in the previous figure, consists of two key componentsThe plug-in module deploys natively on the Veeam Backup & Replication server without requiring a separate virtual applianc

After Part q, 2 and 3, lets finish with creating the VPN account and setup the client.Now, let's create a VPN user, to be able to set it up into our phone / laptop, and start using our WireGuard VPN.Connect to your new deployed server via sshNow, lets execute the command: pivpn addlets create the accounti didnt add any ip, just hit enter, and continue, and give it a namevpn user created, now, lets see the QR code for setupexecute the command pippin -qr, and select the the user config you want to configureopen you wireguard client app and follow the screenshotsDone!now, you have your VPN fully configure.anua time you want to connect, simply open the app and switch the VPN to on (green)all traffic will be back and forth the VPN.cheers.

I deployed Kasten Operator version 8.5.0 in my OpenShift 4.20 environment and created a K10 instance through Operator; however, the "WorkerPodCRDs.enabled" configuration is not working.My configuration:spec: auth: basicAuth: enabled: false htpasswd: '' secretName: '' openshift: dashboardURL: 'https://k10-route-kasten-io.apps.ocp4.corp.com/k10' enabled: true insecureCA: false openshiftURL: 'https://api.ocp4.corp.com:6443' tokenAuth: enabled: false global: genericVolumeSnapshot: enabled: true persistence: catalog: size: '' storageClass: '' metering: mode: airgap route: enabled: true host: '' tls: enabled: true workerPodCRDs: defaultActionPodSpec: test-spec enabled: trueIt was discovered that this parameter was not enabled in k10-configmap; instead, "workerPodResourcesCRD.enabled" was incorrectly enabled.Further analysis of Katen's Operator revealed that the template mapping appeared t

This is a Proof of Concept (POC) for Veeam VBR v12.3 with the Huawei DCS platform. My customer is planning to migrate production virtual machines from the VMware vSAN platform to the new Huawei DCS platform. I will now perform VM backups on the Huawei DCS platform using Veeam’s agent. POC Environment:Huawei DCS Cluster with 2 nodesHuawei Dorado StorageHuawei OceanProtect Backup Storage (Veeam Repository)Veeam VBR v12.3Microsoft Windows Server 2019 and Ubuntu Linux VM   I have created the backup policy for these testing VMs. The backup job will run for one week. Afterward, I will evaluate the backup and recovery performance, as well as the deduplication ratio. I will share the testing results here after one week. 

I am running into an issue where very large incrementals are being created even when the device is having little usage. On a 1.8 TB drive (1.56 TB used), an incremental of 980 GB and another incremental of 820 GB occurred a few days later in the past week. What could be causing this? I am using veeam agent for windows 13.0.1.1009

Hi all,I attach the step by step procedure to perform a PostgreSQL Database upgrade. PostgreSQL: CVE-2025-1094: PostgreSQL quoting APIs miss neutralizing quoting syntax in text that fails encoding validation KB4386: Upgrading the SQL Database Engine Software (Microsoft SQL Server or PostgreSQL) Used by Veeam Backup & Replication Ensure that there are no jobs or restore tasks occurring. Manually Create a Configuration Backup. (Optional) Create a backup of the Configuration Database. Stop and Disable all Jobs Stop all Veeam services on the Veeam Backup Server Upgrade the SQL database software. After the upgrade completes, restart the Veeam Backup ServerPostgreSQL Upgrade ProcedureEnsure all jobs, policies, and tasks are stopped, and those that are scheduled to run are disabled. Stop all Veeam-related services on the Veeam Backup Server. Get-Service Veeam* | Stop-Service -ForceDownload the latest version of PostgreSQL that is compatible with Veeam Backup & Replication.Note: The mo

Hi Folks Kodekloud have announced a CKS challenge. You can win an expensive CKS exam voucher which is valid for 2 attempts at this difficult certificaiton: More details below:https://kodekloud.com/courses/cks-challenges/ Just a reminder you need to have already passed the CKA certification to get access to the CKS. cheers

I wanted to abandon my bare-metal Windows Server/VBR12 instance because of Microsoft and finally switch to VSA.So I set up and configured a bare-metal test installation of VSA on the server.This server has a direct connection to the HPE MSL 4048 tape library via a SAS controller.Full of anticipation, I then read: "Note that Veeam Software Appliance cannot be used as a tape server." at: https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/connecting_tape_devices.html?ver=13Seriously? That's incredibly counterproductive!Now I'm supposed to set up and maintain another server because VSA doesn't have the usual integrated tape server role? I also haven't found any option in the web UI to integrate and use the currently running tape library via a tape server, as is usually the case.Seriously? Did the DevOps team drop the ball here?

     I have been talking with several service providers over the past 2 years around Broadcom. These conversations have shifted over the past few months. The initial conversations were around the price increase and change of functionality, but more recently around partners being kicked out of the program and no longer able to transact with Broadcom. This shift has forced service providers to reconsider how they would provide services to their customers and what options are out there.    I compare this to trying to get into fishing. You could just show up at the lake without any information and just start casting lures or live bait, but you have no plan on what fish species are in the lake, what depth you are at, is there any cover on the bottom. Although you could catch fish this way, your chances are more based on luck. The other option is to use technology to help you be more successful, things like a fish finder, live scope, lake maps with topographical detail, information on what f

In te Part I We saw How→ Two Node Red Hat OpenShift 🤓 (TNA & TNF) Part1In Part II, we will walk through the officially documented failure scenarios for: Two Node OpenShift with Arbiter (TNA) Including scenarios such as: Arbiter node outage Single control plane node failure Double node outage Quorum loss