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Demystifying Veeam Housekeeping: The Silent Guardian of Your BackupsHousekeeping is an automatic, background, and largely invisible maintenance process that manages the lifecycle of backup files in Veeam Backup & Replication.This process cleans the backup chain, deletes old restore points, merges files, verifies integrity, reclaims free space, and optimizes the storage system.“Housekeeping is a background mechanism used for the regular cleaning, merging, and verification of backup files.”Veeam typically uses forward incremental or reverse incremental backup strategies. Over time, these strategies can lead to the following issues: The backup chain becomes long and fragmented. Storage space is unnecessarily consumed. Restore performance degrades. Silent data corruption (e.g., bit rot) goes undetected. Blocks belonging to deleted VMs remain on disk. Housekeeping exists to solve these problems. Its goal is to ensure the backup system remains sustainable, reliable, and performan

Hello everyone, I am sharing the migration of the Enterprise Manager database from Microsoft SQL to PostgreSQL.https://www.veeam.com/kb4409Part 1: Back up the Current Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager Database    Open an Administrative Command Prompt cmdcd  "C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Enterprise Manager"Using the Enterprise Manager Database Migration Utility, create a Backup of the current Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager database.https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/em/em_db_migration.html?ver=120Veeam.EM.DB.Migration.exe /file:"C:\Temp\BEMConf.emco" /backupemdatabase /encryptionpassword:1l0v3KB5 /encryptionhint:bestpasseverPart 2: Restore the Enterprise Manager Database Backup to PostgreSQL    Using the Enterprise Manager Database Migration Utility, restore the backup created in Step 3 to the destination PostgreSQL server.Veeam.EM.DB.Migration.exe /file:"C:\Temp\BEMConf.emco" /restoreemdatabase /encryptionpassword:1l0v3KB5 /servername:localhost /initialcatalog:Vee

While installing Veeam Backup & Replication v13.0.0.4967 from the ISO (Rocky Linux–based appliance), the installer stops mid-way with an “An unknown error has occurred” message from Anaconda.The traceback points to dnf/base.py related to remote package selection or repository fetching.This occurred during the “Downloading packages” stage. Who else has run into this error? 

​Hi Community, time to talk a bit of RAID level, today I will bring to you some number when using R0, R1, R5 and R6, the goal fo this part it is to show how important is to use R6 configured on your RAID controller when you need to use some storage volumes as a DAS repository (using server internal disks, not one external Array)   RAID level 0 - No Fault ToleranceA RAID 0 configuration provides data striping, but there is no protection against data loss when a drive fails. However, it is useful for rapid storage of large amounts of noncritical data (for printing or image editing, for example).​S# = Stripe ,  B# = BlockAdvantages:• Has the highest write performance of all RAID methods.• Has the lowest cost per unit of stored data of all RAID methods.• All drive capacity is used to store data (none is needed for fault tolerance).Disadvantages:• All data on the logical drive is lost if a physical drive fails.• Cannot use an online spare.• Can only preserve data by backing it up to externa

Veeam Service Provider Console v9 has been released recently, and it’s one of the most impactful updates we’ve seen in years for VCSP partners. The new version focuses on simplifying MSP operations, expanding compatibility across the Veeam ecosystem, and giving service providers more control with less infrastructure overhead. No More Dependency on Veeam Cloud ConnectThe biggest shift in v9 is operational simplicity. The dependency on Veeam Cloud Connect for managing tenants is now optional. Partners can directly handle tenants, workloads, and agents within the Console. This reduces complexity, speeds up onboarding, and lowers infrastructure costs.All existing connected Veeam Cloud Connect servers will be moved to the Veeam Cloud Connect plugin Tenant Consolidation Under One CompanyV9 introduces tenant consolidation, allowing multiple tenants to be managed under a single company. Multi-site customers can now be grouped under one “company” instead of managing each tenant separately.This

Migration from MS-SQL to PostgreSQL is way of preference or license topic.For small environment no one will provide tuning of PostgreSQL configuration.But for bigger backup environment is tuning necessary.Most of issues is possible to fix with 2 things:exclude PostgreSQL from antivirus change 3 values in postgresql.confExcluding from antivirus will prevent to exclude of scanning communication with database. After migration into PostgreSQLCPU usage is too high, even with high number of cpu (32 vCPU in this case) Enterprise Manager is unresponsive (in my case is installed together with VBR) Jobs are almost not running  Postgresql.conf has 3 basic values for improvement, which need to be increasedmax_connections = 100    shared_buffers = 128MBwork_mem = 4MB As Veeam is providing connection for each action, it needs to have lot of connectionIn my VBR we are backing up 3500 VMs, where 1500 have application aware processingso I have increased tomax_connections = 3000shared_buffers = 32GBwork

Ever wondered what Veeam looked like back in the day? Well why wonder when you can go and check it out for yourself! That the internet archive https://archive.org/ in the WayBackMachine search bar let’s go back in time and take a look at Veeam. WayBackMachineThe internet archive takes snapshots of websites and here we see what pops up for Veeam:CalendarWe all know that Veeam began its journey way back in 2006 so let’s take a peak:2006It looks like the Veeam website came online on August 21 August 21There were 5 snapshots taken that day:SnapshotsLet’s take a peak:Veeam!It looks like Veeam offered only a Veeam Monitor and Veeam Scanner, plus for free FastSCP for VMware ESX Server! I don’t see any forums yet, let’s choose another date, how about November 8th:  Look! I see the famous Veeam Forums have appeared:ForumsOk we have to look in there! You can only dig so deep in the archive and I won’t claim to know why and how much it actually it saves. ForumsNow I want to see what was happening

 Importantly, administrators are responsible for enabling and configuring the fencing mechanism after cluster deployment. Without the fencing configuration, node remediation and VM restarts will not happen as expected. In virtualized environments, high availability (HA) is essential to keep workloads running even when a node fails. In OpenShift Virtualization, HA leverages Kubernetes-native mechanisms combined with OpenShift’s self-healing infrastructure.A key element is fencing, the process of isolating a failed node to prevent issues like split-brain—a scenario where nodes lose communication but continue running independently, causing data inconsistencies and conflicts.When a node goes down, restarting virtual machines (VMs) happens in three phases: Failure detection – Identifying that a node has stopped responding. Fencing – Ensuring the failed node is safely isolated with no active workloads. Remediation – Restarting affected VMs on a healthy node. Through this approach, OpenSh

If you have not upgraded your Promox node yet due to dependencies on Veeam Backup and Replication (VBR). The wait is over as Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE) 9.0 is now fully supported. It is packed with powerful new capabilities for modern virtualisation and software-defined data centres. Whether you are running a home lab or managing enterprise-scale clusters, this release is a game-changer.Recently, I created some blogposts on how to setup Proxmox VE and also how to Backup and Restore Proxmox VE virtual machines with Veeam.So I had wanted to upgrade to Proxmox 9.0. But because this was not supported by Veeam yet, I ended up protecting the VMs only running on Proxmox 8-3-1.Now, with the release of the new Veeam Plug-in for Proxmox VE v12.1.5.17 It now support for Proxmox Virtual Environment versions 9.0 For what’s New in Proxmox 9.0 and other details not discussed extensively in this guide, please visit the following link. Update Proxmox VETo update Proxmox VE, you can use either th

Hello community,I've seen many customers using Veeam Backup Replication to back up vCenter Server Appliance VMs via image level backup.According to this KB https://www.veeam.com/kb2328  "vCenter Server Appliance - Backup/Restore Recommendations" Veeam do not reccomends you to run image level backups againts VCSA. You should use:  So, I created this procedure to show how simple it is to back up a vCenter Server Appliance using VMware's own backup tool, which we call "vCenter Native File-Based Backup and Restore."Check out this link for details:https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/7-0/vcenter-server-installation-and-setup-7-0/file-based-backup-and-restore-of-a-vcenter-server-environment.html First of all, you must create a destination for the backup file, the destination could be accessed by several protocols, the protocols supported for backup are FTPS, HTTPS, SFTP, FTP, NFS, SMB and HTTP.I just created a folder called C:\Backup_VCSA on my VBR itself, and just

When Veeam Recovery Orchestrator (VRO for short) is used, it is usually an infrastructure with a VDP Premium license. Alternatively, the use of VDP Advanced and additional 10 instance packs for the Orchestrator would also be possible.In the Orchestrator itself, there are various ways to map recovery plans.In this article, I would like to show a way to first shut down the productive workloads when using replication jobs, transfer the delta data to the DR-site and then boot it up there. This corresponds to a native planned failover within Veeam Backup & Replication (with more options and reporting functionalities).  Replication Jobs in VBR In my lab, I work with various VMware vSphere tags, which map SLAs here (Gold, Silver, Bronze). My replication jobs within VBR are named in a similar scheme.Replication Jobs:REP_vSphere_Site A_RP_GoldREP_vSphere_Site A_RP_SilverREP_vSphere_Site A_RP_Bronze  Within the respective replication jobs, my resources to be backed up are also selected via t

Having updated to Proxmox VE 9.0 below. There is a need to upgrade from  Veeam Plug-in for Proxmox VE build 12.1.3.217 to plug-In build number 12.1.5.17 to support it.The Proxmox VE Plug-in integrates the backup server with the Proxmox VE server and enables worker deployment. From version 12.3.1 and above, you do not have to manually install this plugin.You can download the Plugin for Proxmox VE directly from the referenced link, or navigate to the release Information for Veeam Plug-in for Proxmox VE v12.1.5.17 in the following KB article.To see the current version of the Veeam Backup for Proxmox plugin that you are currently using. Please launch the Control Panel or Windows Settings as you wish. As you can see, we are currently using the version 12.1.3.217 As you can see below, this meets the requirement for the Veeam Plug-in for Proxmox VE build 12.1.3.217 which can be determined via the steps below.You can check the build number in the Veeam Backup & Replication Console’s Main M

IntroductionThis blog provides a practical guide to deploying a single-node Kubernetes cluster and integrating the Veeam Kasten K10 solution.The objective is to offer a clear reference that facilitates the exploration of Kasten’s features and benefits. EnvironmentTo carry out this env, the following components are required (depending on the defined scope):One or more servers forming a Kubernetes cluster. An instance of Veeam Kasten K10.Kubernetes Service (k3s)For the installation of K3s, a server (or more, depending on the needs of the lab) was deployed to simultaneously fulfill the roles of master node and worker node.The chosen operating system was Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, due to its stability and compatibility with K3s.Note: The provisioning of the virtual machine and the operating system installation are considered prerequisites and are not part of this procedure. Its recommend to install it with UI.To install K3s, you simply need an internet connection and run the following command:sudo

VMCE v12 trainingA brand new VMCE v12 training course was launched in September. The 3-day training now includes many of the great things that have been implemented in this version.Find your training here: Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) Training VMCE v12 examThe associated VMCE v12 exam has been available since 1 October. As a Veeam certified trainer myself, I have to be compliant within the next 60 days. That's why I planned a tough schedule and scheduled the exam just one day after this year’s Veeam100 summit in Prague 😀.Schedule your exam here: Get Veeam Certified Now! Exam flavorsThis time I took an online protored exam with PearsonVUE. I used to like on-site exams better, but since Covid I have gotten used to online exams and actually like them more now because of the time savings.The process is fairly straightforward. Once you have registered, you will receive an email with all the information you need. I strongly recommend that you do the test of your environment that is offer

On October 8, 2025, Synology released DiskStation Manager (DSM) 7.3. This ensures smarter storage management, improved security, and new productivity tools for businesses and home users alike.This update addresses multiple security vulnerabilities. DSM 7.3 drops support for Node.js v14, Node.js v16, PHP 7.3, PHP 7.4, and PHP 8.0. To maintain compatibility, DSM automatically updates installed packages to supported versions. For packages that are no longer supported such as exFAT, you must manually remove them before updating.This topic has been discussed extensively here ”Download and update Synology DiskStation NAS to DSM 7.3”. So kindly take a look to lean more about the new features. Here is the release note as well.Download DSM 7.3To download DSM 7.3-81180, kindly use the following Archive (link). Then from the official Synology Archive, download for your NAS model. In my case, it is DS923+ and this might be different for you. Update DiskStation to DSM 7.3-81180Navigate to Control P

How To deploy Veeam Agent Protection GroupAre two physical nodes of an MS cluster and MSSQL instance in the clusterReference:Installing Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows - Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows GuideGetting Started - Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows GuideInstallation and Configuration - Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows GuideCreate new Protection GroupThe account used to perform a consistent backup of an MSSQL DB must be entered either in the Local group Administrators or enter the user side MSSQL studio with permissions of DBA Admin\Owner.You require different sets of Microsoft SQL permissions in the following cases:Installation (remote or local): current account needs CREATE ANY DATABASE permission on the SQL server level. After database creation this account automatically gets a db_owner role and can perform all operations with the database. If the current account does not have this permission, a Database Administrator may create an empty database in advance and grant t

Hello Community,Here is my first update on my topic, at this time you will find an explanation regarding Disk Access Time. Where dealing with real disk I/O operations it is necessary to understand that the disk drive is a mechanical device and consequently has certain characteristics. For a mechanical device, modern disk drives are very fast, but when compared with the solid state components of the rest of the system they take forever to do anything. An average random I/O requests will take about 8,000,000 CPU cycles worth of time.When talking to a disk drive there are three phases that must be gone through.The disk head must be positioned onto the correct track. For a modern 15,000RPM disk drive, the average seek time is in the order of 3ms. This is only an average. Remember this is a mechanical device, the further it moves the longer it will take to get there. Where data objects have been nicely grouped so that they are close together on the disk surface, then much smaller head movem

  Hello Community! If you’re a Veeam Cloud Service Provider (VCSP), you know the challenges of handling licenses for tenants. The old way of emailing .lic files, waiting for tenants to install them, and then verifying everything worked correctly is time consuming and prone to errors. It may work for a few customers, but as you scale, it quickly becomes unmanageable. This is where the Veeam Service Provider Console (VSPC) changes the game. By integrating VSPC with the Veeam ProPartner Pulse portal, you can manage license distribution, usage reporting, and billing in a centralized, automated way. No more manual file exchanges and licenses are pushed directly into tenant environments with minimal effort. Think of Pulse as the master licensing database and VSPC as the control plane that brings those licenses to life in your tenants’ environments. In this post, I’ll walk through how this works and why it’s a game-changer for service providersHow to connect Veeam VSPC Console to Pro Partner

Hello, Veeam Community! I hope your week is going well. I've got something to make it even better: the September Veeam Vanguard Newsletter, which is incredibly long! 📜 This means one thing for you: an incredible amount of Veeamazing content in all kinds of formats. 👀 You can read articles, listen to podcasts or watch videos. Thank you to each Veeam Vanguard for dedicating your time, efforts and expertise to creating this content and helping us to keep the community's Veeam product adoption at the forefront. 💚 Now, make yourself a cup of tea or coffee, get comfortable, and enjoy reading this newsletter. 🤓 ​@AndreTheGiant- Veeam Backup and Replication 13 is available… but only the Linux version - https://vinfrastructure.it/2025/09/veeam-backup-and-replication-13-is-available-but-only-the-linux-version/Linux versions supported by Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3 (September 2025) - https://vinfrastructure.it/2025/09/linux-versions-supported-by-veeam-backup-replication-12-3-september

I am currently working on my first larger V13 deployment outside of my lab. There are a few stumbling blocks here, because the procedure is slightly different from V12 and the Help Center is unfortunately not yet complete at this point in time (Veeam is working hard to change this quickly and have it complete soon).One of these stumbling blocks was connecting the Veeam VBR V13 server to the Veeam ONE V13 server, which I would like to describe to you in this post. First off, my problem was a user/login issue.Firewall PoliciesIf the servers are located in separate networks, the appropriate firewall policies must always be configured.https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/one/userguide/ports.html?ver=13Access to host managementAccess to host management via port “10443” on the VBR server must be available, and the login details for “veeamso” and “veeamadmin” or an other Host Admin and Security Officer must be provided.Creating usersWhen creating users, I made a crucial mistake that cost me a lo

It is worth noting that Object First Out-of-the-Box Immutability (OOTBI) provides true data immutability and is very simple to deploy, as we will see shortly and addresses the issue of slow recovery times that can make ransomware attacks damaging to operations and reputation.I will recommend deploying an OOTBI appliance due to the pervasive nature of cyber-attacks on data protection infrastructure (backup). With OOTBI, you will achieve efficient data recovery, a user-friendly and cost-effective solution that can effectively stop ransomware attacks. As you all know, this storage solution was purposely built for Veeam.Before using this guide, read the following articles below  Please follow the steps below to integrate Object First OOTBI with VBR. You may want to take a look at the original blog post for more information.Create an S3 KeyIn the previous guide, we have discussed the various ways to access Object first OOTBI web interface. Upon login, we will have to create an s3 key. To

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

After about 18 months of many XCP-ng users making their voices heard on the Veeam Forums requesting Veeam to add Backup support, Veeam listened and has finally granted our request!...at least from a preliminary standpoint.  As a member of the Veeam100 Community, I was one of several approached about a month ago to perform an early Veeam XCP-ng Plugin BETA test, so I'm quite thrilled Veeam took feedback from us early BETA testers and modified the Plugin code to create a viable working Backup product for Public BETA testing. I was given the ok by Veeam to share my testing and thoughts on this Public BETA, thus this article 👌🏻In this post I'll share with the Community how to get the XCP-ng Veeam Plugin installed and configured so you can start backing up your XCP-ng VMs. For those who aren't entirely familiar with XCP-ng, I created a couple of posts talking about the XCP-ng hypervisor and its history, how to install it, and then how to get your new XO/XCP-ng environment configured and r

Data is at the forefront of what drives organizations today. It drives businesses, powering operations, assisting with decision making and providing a competitive edge. At its core, Veeam Data Platform protects organization’s data, giving it resiliency and the strength to bounce back from disruption. To achieve ultimate resiliency, organizations need to encompass more than just backup, they need to think about recovery, security, intelligence and automation. With this, the monitoring and analytics provided within the Platform, empowers organizations to shift from reactive to proactive data resilience. This latest release continues to innovate, giving customers more options on how they want to consume Veeam.Veeam is all about giving customers choice, giving them the option to self-manage their backup environment, consume it as-a-Service, or utilize a Service Provider to help them manage data protection operations. With the latest news from Veeam, now you can utilize the Veeam Software A