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Madi.Cristil
Madi.CristilCommunity Manager
published in Blogs and Podcasts
Veeam 100 Show- A Case Study: The Evolution of Hybrid Cloud Data FreedomVeeam 100 Show Episode 12

In this show, @JSeeger , @michaelcade  and @Madi.Cristil  are discussing how a real life customer backup (and production) environment evolved over the years and how Veeam supported the changes and the customer to fit both their on-premises and cloud needs. A journey to simplify, enhance and provide efficient data resiliency across the hybrid cloud environments. 

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Jean.peres.bkp
1 month ago
safiya
safiyaCommunity Analyst
published in Blogs and Podcasts
Veeam 100 Show - Honey, I shrunk the RPOs

 Honey, I shrunk the RPOs! 🐜  Happy Friday, community! In yesterday’s episode of the Veeam100 Show, @Michael Melter was joined by @anthonyspiteri79 to show how you can build the smallest RPO possible. Michael digs into his past as a scientist with a PhD in chemistry (wow!) and shows a Veeam relic from 2007! Catch the latest episode below 💫  

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AndrePulia
1 month ago
Kseniya
Kseniya✨
published in Blogs and Podcasts
The Veeam Community Guide

 Since we launched Veeam Community Hub one year ago, 11,199 members joined and we are very happy to see new members engaging, sharing the knowledge and helping each other.Community is rapidly growing, and I thought it would make sense to create a guide with the best practices on how to use community: what category to choose, what type of content to go with, what to do and what not to do.Let’s look into that!Veeam Community Hub is owned by Veeam Legends and Veeam Community. It’s community driven property. If you would like to talk to Veeam PM or submit a support ticket, please reach out to Veeam Support or Veeam R&D Forums All content in all categories apart from User Groups is in English. If you feel more comfortable with your local language, you are welcome to create posts in local user groups  Do not publish empty posts with external links only. Just do not, please. This type of content will be hidden. It is absolutely OK to use external link as a reference to something though. E

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Chris.Childerhose
2 years ago
Kseniya
Kseniya✨
published in Blogs and Podcasts
Blogs and podcasts: Housekeeping rules

Hi Veeam Community!Here are a few housekeeping rules to keep this space friendly, interactive and useful:All content is in English only Personal information, which is not suitable for public viewing, cannot be published – e.g. address or phone number Podcasts and YouTube streams should be embedded through the ‘Embed media’ functionality. Here’s an example. Don’t just post a sentence with a hyperlink. Such posts will be hidden. We ask that you don’t just post a link to a blog or article, since most community members prefer to stay here and have discussions. Users may not post any offensive materials, share illegal or copyrighted content, attempt to distribute illegal substances, or distribute viruses or other material. Users may not use this place for (commercial) activities such as the advertising or sale of products or services, the offering of (interactive) games or the advertising of other communities or websites. The Veeam Community Team reserves the right to remove content or rest

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Kseniya
4 years ago
coolsport00
coolsport00Veeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Veeam Backup v13 Preparation

Fellow Veeam Legend ​@MarkBoothman shared an interesting post on the VUG UK Community page and I thought it highly relevant to also be shared with the main Community as a whole as well.Today Anton Gostev, Chief Product Officer at Veeam, created a couple posts on the Veeam Forums I think those anxious for the release of Veam Backup & Replication v13 should be aware of. Starting in v13, Veeam is beginning to deprecate some features, as well as streamline system requirements to make their product better, more secure, and performant. The posts can be viewed at the links below:VBR v13 Deprecated FeaturesVBR v13 System RequirementsOne item of note some of you Linux gurus should really be aware of in the Systems Requirements is the deprecation of CentOS completely → whether VBR or Agent for Linux. So keep that in mind. Some older OS and application versions are also being dropped. So if you haven’t migrated your systems/applications to a newer OS/version, you might want to start consideri

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coolsport00
1 hour ago
Geoff Burke
Geoff BurkeVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Object First Sizers now available Publicly

Hi Everyone, Capacity planning is always difficult when creating your Data Protection environment especially when it comes to trying to size with immutability. Object First has now made available our sizers to help out! Please take a look: https://objectfirst.com/backup-storage-calculator/ cheers

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Scott
1 hour ago
Rick Vanover
Rick VanoverRICKATRON
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
via Veeam Forums - [V13] Deprecated and Discontinued features for our 2025 release

I want to bring everyone’s attention to a very important post on the Veeam Forums that will provide some pre-information on deprecated capabilities and upgrade ‘blockers’ for Veeam Data Platform V13.Recently, ​@Gostev shared an incredibly helpful post now to prepare us all for the V13 upgrade coming “soon” for Veeam Data Platform. You can read the full post here: [V13] Deprecated and Discontinued features for our 2025 releaseProbably my favorite part of this post is the “Discontinued Features” section, where upgrade blockers are identified. Again, quoting the Forums post:Upgrade to V13 will be blocked in presence of the following:1. Jobs with backup metadata still not upgraded to V12 format.2. Backup Copy jobs still in legacy mode.3. Full Veeam Agent for Windows installs prior to V6 (with LocalDB configuration database). This is super helpful information to tackle now, there are some Q&A fielded already in there (hat tip ​@coolsport00) but now is the time to review this information

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Scott
1 hour ago
allynz
allynzVeeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Future of Monitoring with Veeam One V13: First Look

 Extracted from original blog at wcithipster.com on Dec 2 Written By Zane AllynManaging datacenters is no small feat. From ensuring backups are reliable to monitoring virtual environments for potential issues, the demands on IT professionals are relentless. During my time as a Veeam customer and datacenter manager, Veeam One was my go-to tool for maintaining visibility and control. It wasn’t just a monitoring solution; it was an operational ally, helping my team and me proactively address challenges, optimize resources, and deliver consistent performance across our environments.Now, with the release of Veeam One V13, the tool I once relied on extensively has been reimagined to make monitoring and reporting even more intuitive, powerful, and accessible. From a brand-new web interface to advanced features like agent-based data collection and deployment modeling, this latest version raises the bar for what IT teams can achieve. Whether you're managing a sprawling virtual infrastructure or

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Scott
1 hour ago
jcolonfzenpr
jcolonfzenprVeeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
New version of AsBuiltReport.Veeam.VBR (v0.8.13)

 Hi,I share with you several changes that I have been working on to improve the AsBuiltReport.Veeam.VBR script. Next year I will be working on adding the option to generate the report in other languages besides English!!!!.Here is a short summary:https://techmyth.blog/en/posts/abr-veeam-vbr-0_8_13/Happy Holidays! 

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Scott
2 hours ago
Pybarra
PybarraInfluencer
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
NetApp ASA.R2 models will not be supported by Veeam

NetApp has released new All SAN Array models AKA ASA.R2 (ASA A1K, ASA A70, and ASA A90). These models will only support REST API. Veeam supports ONTAP integration only with ZAPI (ONTAPI). NetApp continues to support ZAPI and has no official EOA for it yet see NetApp doc below. I extracted a piece of this doc that says there is no firm date for EOA.CPC-00410 - Deferral of ONTAPI (ZAPI) End-of-Availability AnnouncementThis correspondence is an update to our previous announcement from February 2023, which stated the end of availability (EOA) of ONTAPI (ZAPI) in January 2024. Upon reassessment and recognizing our customers' continued reliance on ONTAPI, we have decided to prolong offering ONTAPI. Consequently, the EOA for ONTAPI is now deferred until further communication.Note: Veeam also only qualifies GA versions of ONTAP. Once the GA version is available, it will show up on our Veeam documentation site link below😀.Veeam NetApp ONTAP SupportThanks,Pete

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Pybarra
3 days ago
HunterLAFR
HunterLAFRVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
LAB- Deploying VBR13 – on Linux – OVA!

Hi!I would like to share with y’all my initial “hands on” the VBR13 - Linux Based OVAPublishing the entry here, so you dont have to leave the Community Site:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I want to share my initial screenshots of the Linux-based Veeam Backup & Replication Server.Tech Preview: VBR on Linux (v13)Private technology preview for Veeam 100, for non-production use only. Let’s get started:As you may know, let’s deploy the OVA in our Vsphere Host:As always, follow the wizard…Select where the VM is going to be storedImportant, LAB, so, Thin Prov.Detailed resume, no worries for the error, is ok! It’s just lab and non-production, remember?Booting and great looking…Easy step, to see the assigned IP address to the VM, quick look into the VM propertiesNow, it is time to open your favorite browser, and call the URL from the VBR IP Address, for the web consoleBoom!Look at this console, beautiful

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dloseke
3 days ago
eprieto
eprietoOn the path to Greatness
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
🚀 🆕 Openshift Virtualization Engine

🚀 🆕 Just announced and focused solely on virtualization  🔝ℹ️https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/introducing-red-hat-openshift-virtualization-engine Let me tell you a little about what it is about. Virtualization with OpenShift: Simple and Socket SubscriptionOpenShift Virtualization is the virtualization feature that comes built into all versions of OpenShift, from the most basic to the most complete. If you are looking to migrate from platforms like VMware, OpenShift Virtualization Engine (OVE) is ideal for managing and operating your virtual machines (VMs) with a low-cost subscription.OpenShift Virtualization Engine (OVE) is designed exclusively for virtualization, with a per-socket subscription , it does not include functions to modernize applications or work with containers, which greatly simplifies operations if you only need to focus on virtualization.When you combine it with Kasten K10 , you have a complete solution: in addition to managing your VMs, you can protect them with autom

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eprieto
4 days ago
wesmrt
wesmrtVeeam MVP
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Configuring SSO for Veeam Backup for AWS

Hello everyone, In this post, I will cover the steps to configure Single Sign-On in Veeam Backup for AWS and thereby use a user managed by an identity provider instead of using local users in Veeam Backup for AWS, ensuring greater security when accessing the tool.Veeam Backup for AWS supports SSO based on the SAML 2.0 protocol, so any identity provider that uses SAML 2.0 can be used. In this article, I will use Azure AD itself as an identity provider to make it clearer how to perform each step. To start, log in to the Azure portal and go to Enterprise applications:  Click on "New application":  Then choose the option "Create your own application":  Choose a name for the app and choose the third option "Integrate any other application...":   With the app created, go to the "Single sign-on" section and then choose the "SAML" option:  Go back to the Veeam Backup for AWS console and go to the "Identity Provider" section under "Settings":  Download the metadata that we will use in our app i

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4 days ago
tarik.yenisey
tarik.yeniseyInfluencer
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
What is GFS Backup and How to Configure It

Veeam GFS Backup:The GFS (Grandfather-Father-Son) backup strategy included in Veeam Backup & Replication software is an optimized method for regular and long-term retention of data. It is important for some companies, especially those in the financial sector, to keep long-term data. With GFS, we can take our Annual, Monthly and Weekly Backups and store these backups for as long as we request.Grandfather-Father-Son Hierarchy:Grandfather: At this level, monthly backups are typically stored. It is used to take a full backup on the first and last day of each month and for long-term storage.Father: This is the level where weekly backups are stored. This level of storage can be achieved by taking a full backup any day of the week.Last: This is the level where daily backups are stored. For example, daily backups are provided by taking a full backup at the end of each day.The Schedule of GFS Backup can be seen in the image below. In the image, it can be seen that Weekly Backup is taken on

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AndrePulia
5 days ago
Rin
RinProduct Strategy
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Its time to move from Public folders to Microsoft 365 Groups

Over the last several years Microsoft has been moving into Microsoft 365 with their services. With this migration they have introduced many new features into the eco system to make day to day communication and processes smoother. In this same transition Microsoft has also moved to depreciate legacy technologies for newer features that are purpose built for the ecosystem and modern data communication. We are in the process of what is now the second depreciation cycle of legacy technologies in Microsoft 365. The first being when on-prem services did not make it to the cloud and now with the deprecation of legacy APIs on January 31, 2023. Its important to note that depreciated does not mean these services are nasally going to be shut off but further support by Microsoft and third-party access to these services will also be limited if at all. In this case, services in Microsoft 365 that did not make the cut, by Microsoft, to be coded into the Microsoft Graph API with modern APIs will no lo

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7 days ago
CarySun
CarySunVeeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
FIX Unable to obtain IP address for help host ubuntu Linux server

Today, I tried to restore a file for the Linux server, it failed and the error message was “Unable to obtain IP address for host ‘ubuntu2310”I check the Log from Restore Session, it show “Failed to mount restore point. Unable to obtain IP addresses for host ubuntu2310”Check the DNS records and it looks good.Ping the host from the VBR Server and it looks good as well.Check the hostname from the Linux server to ensure the hostname. It has no issue.Why Unable to obtain the IP address for help host the ubuntu Linux server? I solved it and the steps are as follows.Run sudo apt update at the Linux Server.Run sudo apt-get install samba at the Linux server.Try to re-run restore steps from the VBR console and the error has gone.    

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Josué.Duarte
7 days ago
M
Marco.EscobarNot a newbie anymore
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Veeam Decoys Project

I’m really happy to share with the Veeam Community this Open Source Project Called Veeam Decoys.  It is public knowledge that multiple threat actors use various tactics and techniques to identify services when they are already inside the internal networks of the organization they are attacking. In fact, the Mitre ATT&CK Enterprise matrix has two complete tactics, "Discovery" TA0007 and "Lateral Movement" TA0008, which list and explain multiple techniques and tools used by attackers. For example, the most sought-after services within the internal network are Remote Desktop Protocol and SSH. If we review Coveware's reports from this year, in the Q1-2024 report, we can observe that the "Lateral Movement" tactic ranks third among the most used tactics by threat actors according to the percentage of cases: https://www.coveware.com/blog/2024/4/17/raas-devs-hurt-their-credibility-by-cheating-affiliates-in-q1-2024If we review the same report, but for Q2-2024, we can see a significant rise

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Dynamic
9 days ago
jorge.delacruz
jorge.delacruzCommunity Manager
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Grafana Dashboard for Veeam Backup & Replication

Greetings, friends! I want to share with you the new Grafana Dashboard for Veeam Backup & Replication, no Enterprise Manager is needed, and it uses 100% VBR API.Small note: For those familiar with the data protection scene, you might recall that we’ve already got a Grafana Dashboard dedicated to the Veeam Enterprise Manager API since 2020. Grafana Dashboard for Veeam Backup & Replication API When you finish this article, if you follow all the steps, you should have something similar to this. It might be different according to your environment, number of days you select, protected workloads, jobs, etc.Dashboard – SummaryJob Historical Information – The very first graph. The most important one in my opinion. Grouped by 24 hours, get to know the status of your policies per day, on a range in time. Job Historical Information Table – Very similar to the previous panel, but this time with more details about job name, status, date, etc. Job Historical Information Duration – Very simil

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10 days ago
Pybarra
PybarraInfluencer
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Veeam validated Nutanix AOS v7.0 with VBR 12.3 and VBN AHV v7

Over the holidays our Veeam QA/DEV teams working at Veeam speed validated AOS 7.0. There is no new enhancements in this version for VBN AHV v7. It was requested by our joint customers. We are also validating AOS 6.8.1.6 which is TBD at the moment. The updated AOS is now reflected in our VBN AHV v7 user guide link below😀.Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV v7 User Guide

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Pybarra
10 days ago
k00laidIT
k00laidITVeeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
What Problems Are Modern Edge Computing Solving For?

I recently was at Edge Field Day 3 as part of the wider techfieldday.com program. Here’s the first of my posts that will go out this week.https://www.koolaid.info/what-problems-are-modern-edge-computing-solving-for/

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13 days ago
JMeixner
JMeixnerVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Data Backup Basics XV: Backup Solution Disaster Preparedness

In today's digital landscape, ensuring the availability and integrity of your data during disasters is paramount. A robust disaster preparedness plan for your backup solutions is essential to safeguard against data loss and minimize downtime. This article will give an overview about  best practices for disaster preparedness specific to backup solutions, including offsite backups, site-redundancy, and failover strategies. 1. EncryptionImportance of Encryption: Encryption is essential for protecting your backup data from unauthorized access and ensuring compliance with data protection regulations. Encrypted backups safeguard sensitive information even if the physical media or files are compromised.Best Practices:Data Encryption: Encrypt data both at rest and in transit. Use strong encryption algorithms such as AES-256 to secure your backups. Key Management: Implement robust key management practices. Store encryption keys separately from the encrypted data and use hardware security module

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Chris.Childerhose
13 days ago
andy.sturniolo
andy.sturnioloComes here often
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Veeam Moref ID Migration Tool - Updated 12.2

UPDATE--  As of Veeam 12.3… The MorefID Tool is no longer available as its now apart of 12.3 feature set. 12.3 What’s New - https://www.veeam.com/veeam_backup_12_3_whats_new_wn.pdfHelpCenter - https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/powershell/veeam_vm_migrator.html?ver=120  Hey Everyone, What is a Moref ID? In VMware, a Moref ID (Managed Object Reference ID) is a unique identifier assigned to different objects or resources within the vSphere environment, like virtual machines, hosts, or data stores. It helps VMware keep track of and manage these objects.Think of it like a name tag that VMware uses to identify and reference each specific object in its system. The MoRef ID naming starts with a prefix stating the object type followed by a hyphen and a number, for example, vm-197, host-29, domain-c26. Every object has its own MoRef address: https://<VCENTER>/mob/?moid=<OBJECTID>.  So why is it Important? When a virtual machine (VM) is added to a job in Veeam Backup & Repl

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18 days ago
vNote42
vNote42On the path to Greatness
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
[Quicktip] Licensing error during backup

These days I saw a strange error that makes every backup failed. I thought this would be interesting to share. SituationThere were a few jobs running each day. From a point in time all jobs failed. Error that was shown in console was: [Error Unhandled exception was thrown during licensing process] I checked licensing of course. All hosts were licensed using perpetual licensing. No instances were licensed separately.SolutionIt turned out to be no license problem at all. What happened was, password of the user that was used for connecting to VMware vCenter was changed. After updating the new password in Veeam Manage Credentials too, everything works fine again.

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20 days ago
Scott
ScottVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Renaming backup jobs.

I have a lot of jobs that are getting a new naming convention. The old way to do this was remove from the job from the configuration, modify the folder name on the repository, rename the job, rescan the Repo, then map the back files to the job.   I found there is an updated way to do this and is a welcome feature to save time. To go one step further, it is not recommended to use the remove/rescan method due to the fact the files get new identifiers that cause the restore points to be seen as new data by all tape and cloud storage offload jobs.  To test it, lets create a new job.In my case it’s called “___TEST_NAME_CHANGE” to keep it at the top of my screen.  Next, after running a job, we will click “Disk” on the left to make sure there is a backup on the Repository. It’s similar, but it’s not quite the same screen. 😉  Now, return to the Backup page, right click your Backup job, click edit, and lets rename it.   On the Backup Job page you can see it’s been renamed.   On the Disk page w

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AndrePulia
21 days ago
arnaud.quenum
arnaud.quenumInfluencer
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Looking to restore PostgreSQL fast ? Veeam Instant Recovery has you covered in minutes !

When a PostgreSQL database crashes, traditional recovery methods can mean hours or even days of downtime. Veeam's Instant Recovery transforms this process, getting systems back online in minutes.Here's how it works: Instead of waiting for complete data restoration, the database starts directly from backup storage. Users regain immediate access while data migrates in the background.The process unfolds in three key phases:Instant Publication: Database instance launches directly from backup Background Replication: Data copies to production server while users work Smart SwitchOver: Final sync occurs with minimal interruptionKey benefits:Minutes instead of hours for system restoration Zero data loss protection Uninterrupted user productivity during recovery Automated process management Minimal production impactWatch the complete technical breakdown of PostgreSQL Instant Recovery mechanics in this video.👉#PostgreSQL #DatabaseRecovery #Innovation #Tech #BusinessContinuity

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Chris.Childerhose
24 days ago

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