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Matt Crape
Matt CrapeNot a newbie anymore
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

Announcing Support for Oracle Linux KVM!

Hot off the presses! Today, we’re announcing the general availability of the newest entry to our long list of supported hypervisors, with the addition of Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager. As some of you may be aware, Veeam Backup & Replication has been supporting Red Hat Virtualization for several years now, which runs oVirt and KVM under the hood. Although Red Hat has stopped development on RHV in favor of OpenShift, Veeam Backup & Replication will continue supporting RHV as a source until December 2026.But let’s focus on what’s new: Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager support as a source. The process to get up and running is straightforward: just download the oVirt KVM plug-in and install it on your VBR server. Once completed, you can head back into the console and go to Inventory --> Add Server, and you’ll now see Oracle Linux KVM listed as an option.The experience of adding a server is very similar to what Veeam users have come to expect: Just provide a DNS name or IP

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Matt Crape
14 days ago
G
gcocComes here often
asked in Blogs and Podcasts

k10 cannot perform any OKD resource backup #4344569

Dear Support,    We have encountered a backup problem and cannot perform any backup operation at present. Please see the attachment for details. Could you please help us?

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Chris.Childerhose
5 months ago
TazMonster
TazMonsterNot a newbie anymore
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

VeeamOn 2023 in picture!!!

For all those that could not participate in the "VeeamOn2023", share with us your best moments in photos so that all can enjoy them visually.Pour tous ceux qu'il n’a pas pu participer au  "VeeamOn2023" , partager-nous vos meilleurs moments en photos afin que tous puis en profiter visuellement.  

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Geoff Burke
10 months ago
Nico Losschaert
Nico LosschaertVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

Missing feature in V12

Hi allAfter working already for more than 2 months with the new version of VBR, I must say it’s great with all new features and changes.But I must being honest, there is a feature that I’m missing that is not available anymore after the upgrade…What am I missing after the upgrade?For a new backup copy-job (not the existing after upgrading) it is not possible to define certain static VMs in a backup copy-job anymore. You have to select an existing primary backup job or repository.I must be honoust, it’s better than before, now we can change between immediately and periodically backup-copy jobs without the need to create a new backup-copy job.All good and even better than before, but…. Why I need this frequently?Normally I always create 1-to-1 backup copy jobs to primary backup jobs, so normally everything is OK and not needed, but there is 1 exception to the rule!Normally we always used periodically backup copy jobs with statically defined VMs in the job for backup copy jobs connected t

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Chris.Childerhose
1 year ago
Nico Losschaert
Nico LosschaertVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

Bad Practice vs Good Practice in a real use case

This post is related to a real use-case at a customer.Some time ago, this customer asked me to perform a backup audit on their infrastructure because they had doubts about the current setup 🤔So of course I did, I do this often for existing and new customers…If you want to know more about it, just go on reading this topic 😁 Some info about the customer and their infrastructure : they are one of the biggest companies in Belgium in their sector they are having a large vmware cluster : 1 cluster with HA that vmware cluster is divided over 2 locations at the same site but with +/- 500 meters between and no buildings in between, so ideal in some DR scenario’s between the 2 locations they are having a 40Gbit fiber connection the current backup-setup is being done by another IT company in Belgium they are having 2 backup-servers, 1 on each location they are using on each location a physical SAN as shared storage with synchronous mirroring between the 2 SANs using hybrid storage with auto tie

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bene
7 days ago
skitch210
skitch210Veeam MVP
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

Tapes Required Calculator

This is a very simple calculator that uses backup size from the Veeam official calculator, the tape capacity, and the number/ retention amount required. Based on this information, it will tell you how many tapes you will need. http://tape.skitchlab.com

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Nico Losschaert
3 months ago
SteveF
SteveFComes here often
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

Veeam Amazing Object Storage Tips & Techniques Part 4

Introducing Veeam’s Smart Object Storage API Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) v12 which was launched a month ago, has many great features and new capabilities.  One of my favorite features is the Smart Object Storage API (SOSAPI).  The purpose of this blog is to introduce you to this new and powerful feature.Let’s that off with explaining what the Smart Object Storage API (SOSAPI) is.  It is a new tool which allows Veeam and our on-prem object storage partners to develop tighter integrations between our products.  So, the great part about the SOSAPI is that a customer doesn’t need to do any additional work to get the benefits of this great addition to the Veeam portfolio. However, you do need to select an object storage platform that has the SOSAPI implemented within their product.  When VBR v12 was launched last month, Scality and Object First were the inaugural launch partners for SOSAPI.  Cloudian also released a version of their object storage which was integrated with the Smar

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vMattPrice
1 year ago
Scott
ScottVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

When Veeam Saved the day for me

Rewind about 2 years. We were short staffed (still are), behind on updates and upgrades and trying our best to get rid of legacy and unsecure infrastructure. After months of work, things were getting close to the finish line. Systems were running great and we were feeling quite safe and secure. It all came to a sudden halt when someone said the service desk phone was ringing off the hook and no one could log in. I tried myself, and not only could I not log in, I couldn’t ping or lookup most of the VM’s on the network.  I rebooted one of my workstations and received a 169 address. I knew right away I was in trouble. I could tell DCHP was having issues on my desktop, but on my second PC I could still ping most of the servers with static IP’s. This told me DNS was also down. Great I thought at 4PM on a Friday. We continued to do some troubleshooting and it ended up much worse. It turns out someone decided to put a VERY large file in the sysvol folder to replicate it without confirming the

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Scott
8 months ago
marco_s
marco_sVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

A SysAdmin (happy ending) story

Hi all,for the upcoming  "System Administrator Appreciation Day," I wanted to tell you about an amazing mis-adventure that happened to me a few years ago.But first, a brief recap of my work life: I've been working in the IT world since 2012, starting in the Helpdesk of a local IT services company, and then moving to the Datacenter Team a few years later.Over the years I've encountered a variety of problems, from the simplest and least blocking, to the most complex and critical: servers that no longer boot, applications that don't work, stuck snapshots, deleted LUN..but the one I'm about to tell you about represents for me the most unusual problem I've ever faced (and unfortunately not the most critical).Our company was a Service Provider, imprinted mainly on IAAS and other related services.We managed a total of four datacenters: one at HQ, where there were a few racks with essential internal services, and three others located at an Italian supplier where we delivered the bulk of the se

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dloseke
8 months ago
Chris.Childerhose
Chris.ChilderhoseVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

Monitoring Veeam Backup with Backup Eagle

Monitoring with Backup Eagle I was recently introduced to a product requiring me to do a PoC to determine if it was a viable monitoring option for my company. I was granted an NFR license to test within my HomeLab for a product named - Backup Eagle by Schmitz RZ Consult GmbH.I was curious about how the Backup Eagle product works compared to other monitoring software. It was a straightforward install for the software based on Java, including the database used to store the data.Backup Eagle is used for Backup Monitoring, Reporting, and Audit & Compliance.Backup Eagle Chart - What you can use it forInstalling the software is very simple after downloading and extracting the zip file. The latest release as of this writing is - 9.9.2.73. Begin the installation using the EXE file and click through the screens.Running the EXE to start the installation processAfter the initial screen, you can install either the BE Server or the Admin Client, a component that can be installed on other system

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Chris.Childerhose
11 months ago
Chris.Childerhose
Chris.ChilderhoseVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

VeeamON 2023 - Event Review

I have been a Veeam Vanguard for six years and Veeam Legend for just over a year and was fortunate enough to have attended the VeeamON 2017 event in New Orleans and VeeamON 2022 in Las Vegas, which was fantastic.  Being a Vanguard is a real honour, and many people ask me when they see my Veeam Vanguard jacket or shirt - What is Veeam?  My answer is a typical one - it is backup software for your infrastructure for now and the future, leading to a conversation around technology, backups, and many other things.This year's VeeamON 2023 event was in Miami, which I attended in person, and it was amazing.  Besides the great weather and hotel, there were many sessions, networking, a VeeamON playground with the Veeam Community Booth, Lab Warz, Hands-on-Labs and the legendary swag shop.Fontainebleau Miami Beach - Pool with VeeamON logo  VeeamON 2023 Digital Display in the lobbyAttending VeeamON is one of the best events if you want to learn more about backup and what Veeam is all about. From use

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Geoff Burke
10 months ago
Michael Melter
Michael MelterVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

Entire VM restore - Veeam hallucinating hard disks - solved

I just had a situation in a customer environment where the customer complained that a restored VM had more disks than the one that was backed up before (6 instead of 5 for a SQL Server VM).The recovery was done using Entire VM Restore - User Guide for VMware vSphere (veeam.com).When restoring to the original location, Veeam prompts you that the original VM will be deleted first:At first, I though this was related to the user that Veeam uses to access vCenter no having the appropriate rights. For example, the user does not have permissions to delete the VM.But then I noticed that the additional disk to be 200GB in size. The old state the we wanted to restore only had 2x100, 2x300 and 1x500. So where did the 200GB disk come from?It turns out that the size of this disk was adjusted by the VMware team a few weeks ago (100 → 200). We wanted to restore from an older state with the 100GB still there. Could this be the reason? Does VBR leave resized disks being alone while recovering and adds

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Scott
8 months ago
Iams3le
Iams3leVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

Create iSCSI Target and Storage LUN on Synology DS923+ as Backup Target for VBR

Recently as blogged already, I got a DS923+ Nas and here is one of the guides agreed upon. This short article will discuss how to set up iSCSI Target and Storage LUN on Synology DS923+ for VBR.ISCSI stands for Internet Small Computer System Interface. It revolutionizes storage accessibility by seamlessly transporting SCSI commands over TCP/IP networks, granting unparalleled block-level access to storage devices. This innovative technology bridges the gap between traditional storage systems and modern networking infrastructures, empowering businesses with efficient, scalable, and flexible storage solutions.iSCSI allows you to use a Windows repository with ReFS which leverages FastClone. Do you wish to learn more about why the Storage LUN Better is better than a Mapped Network Drive etc. Create iSCSI Targets/LUNYou can create an ISCSI target or LUn on a Synology DS923+. Since this is a pretty new device, we will create both on the fly.For simplicity, I will create a single LUN and presen

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MicoolPaul
49 minutes ago
JMeixner
JMeixnerVeeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

Data Backup Basics VII: Implementing Backup Scheduling

In the realm of IT infrastructure management, establishing a resilient backup schedule is critical for safeguarding data and ensuring business continuity. A robust backup strategy not only involves regular backups but also encompasses a well-thought-out schedule tailored to diverse data types and systems. This article aims to explore key considerations and best practices for implementing an automated backup schedule aligned with business continuity objectives, while emphasizing the need to distribute backups within backup windows to avoid overloading productive and backup resources. Understanding Business ObjectivesBefore diving into crafting a backup schedule, it's imperative to comprehend the business's specific needs and priorities. This involves understanding data criticality, compliance requirements, recovery time objectives (RTO), and recovery point objectives (RPO). These insights will inform the frequency, granularity, and retention policies for your backup schedule.[For a deta

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BertrandFR
3 months ago
Chris.Childerhose
Chris.ChilderhoseVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

Veeam VBR - 12.1 Upgrade with VHR Upgrade Requirements

Blog URL - Veeam VBR - 12.1 Upgrade Veeam released the 12.1 update back in November 2023, and with it comes upgrades to most components, including Veeam Backup & Replication. Today, I will walk through the upgrade process in my HomeLab to update my current Veeam Backup & Replication server from 12.0 to 12.1. Many enhancements came with Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1, including some of the following -Inline Malware Detection Early Threat Detection Scan Backups with YARA Four-eyes Authorization KMS Integration Object Storage Backup AI Assistant (ChatGPT like) Postgres DB Support for Veeam Cloud Connect (previously was SQL before 12.1) A full list of the enhancements in Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1 can be found here - Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1 - What's New.***NOTE - You must download the Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1 ISO file to follow the steps.***At the time of this writing the version of Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1 is - 12.1.0.2131, bu

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Chris.Childerhose
2 months ago
CarySun
CarySunVeeam Vanguard, Veeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

Fix failed to create website error on installing Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager 12.1 with Microsoft Defender Advanced Thread Protection

When you try to install or upgrade the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager 12.1, it might fail to create a website, and the error code is 0x80070020.  You can follow the instructions to open the logs folder and try to check the cause of the issues. The folder path is C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Setup\Temp.  I noticed the error message: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. Failed to create website. Error code: 0x80070020.  Bae on Veeam KB1992 https://www.veeam.com/kb1992, this known issue--Local antivirus or antimalware software interferes with installation.In my case, the Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection caused this issue. Unfortunately, I cannot temporarily disable the Microsoft Defender Advanced Thread Protection service. The service properties greyed out.  Also, I don't want to offboard the server from the Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection and risk it.Please follow the steps to set Microsoft Defender Antivirus to passive mode by s

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Chris.Childerhose
3 months ago
vNote42
vNote42On the path to Greatness
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

[Quicktip] "Error in the application" during VM backup

Yesterday I saw the error a second time, so I thought it would be helpful to others to share.Error happens when VBR tries to read vSphere information for the VM to back up. Error says "Error in the application" like you see in the screenshot.After some troubleshooting we found the reason for this. It was because TCP-port 902 was not allowed (in all firewalls) from the Veeam proxy server to the ESXi host that was hosting the VM to back up. After the port was enabled in the firewall(s), backup ran without further issues. Notes:Used ports for VBR see here: https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/used_ports.html?ver=110 Vanguard @Cragdoo also shared this error some time ago. In his case the error was caused by a name-resolution problem on a new Linux Veeam proxy server.I hope this post safe others some time when this error appears.  

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vNote42
1 year ago
eprieto
eprietoOn the path to Greatness
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

🎁 FREE E-BOOK !! Conversational Microsoft Teams Backup 🤓

Download Here 🔥💯  🙌 Everything you need to know about protecting Teams data in one handy e-Book. Download Conversational Geek #MicrosoftTeams Backup by Brien Posey today. NEW in version 5: Microsoft Teams support   

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I
2 years ago
jdw
jdwComes here often
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

Veeam Immutable Backups with Pure Storage FlashArray//C SafeMode

When it comes to protecting your business against Ransomware, there are three critical components of a successful strategy. Any solution that you're going to rely upon must have all three of these attributes: Simple Immutable Fast The combo of Veeam Backup and Replication alongside SafeMode snapshots on Pure Storage FlashArray//C is uniquely capable of delivering on all three of these critical requirements. SimpleWhen it comes to data protection, it's easy to let your guard down. The best solutions are the ones that don't require constant care and feeding. They are simple to set up and simple to maintain. Veeam and Pure have each built a solid reputation on designing products that are intuitive and easy to use. Veeam backups made immutable by FlashArray SafeMode are "set and forget" simple. This simplicity comes in part due to the fact that you don't have to change a thing about your Veeam deployment to enable SafeMode protected backups. SafeMode protects the entire Veeam Backup Re

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ashanpro
2 years ago
eprieto
eprietoOn the path to Greatness
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

Two thing that you need to consider 👉"Backup Methods Pros & Cons 🤓Impact On Destination Storage"

  I hope that this two consideration will usefull to you I await your likes and comments 

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haslund
3 years ago
wolff.mateus
wolff.mateusVeeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

Comparative of Compression Backup on v11

Today I coming here for a simple post about compression Veeam B&R. So, I take a short VM Linux running an Active Directory for this.  Below you can see a full backup with a compression set up as Optional. And now you can see the same full backup with compression option on Extreme. How you can see the duration time was decrease in almost 20 minutes when I compress backup on extreme option. The target of backup on this example is an offsite repository. It has a low bandwidth if we compare with a local one. So, when we are planning our offsite backup policy,  the extreme compression can help to get better times on your backup execution window.   

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vNote42
3 years ago
Nico Losschaert
Nico LosschaertVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

VBR SOBR Capacity Tier vs VBR Copy Job to Veeam Cloud Connect

More and more customers are aware of the fact that 1 copy of their backups is not longer enough  . Yes!I always recommend to my customers and colleagues to implement the golden rule 3-2-1-1-0 (see my blog post  : 3-2-1-1-0 Golden Backup Rule | Veeam Community Resource Hub).The thing I want to highlight is having 1 copy offsite and being airgapped - immutable at the same time! Veeam delivers here 2 important possibilities : using a copy job to a service provider offering VCC using object storage with the copy mode in the SOBR capacity tierIn this post the move mode in the SOBR capacity is being ignored.Also using an object storage appliance on-premises is being ignored. The purpose of this post is knowing the similarities and differences between the two possibilities I already mentioned. Why? Because customers and colleagues often ask me why they should choose a copy job to our VCC instead of using object storage at a public cloud provider like Azure or Amazon.I have a list of 10 simil

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Stabz
1 year ago
jorge.delacruz
jorge.delacruzCommunity Manager
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

[New] Grafana Dashboard for Veeam Backup for AWS v3

Greetings friends, today I bring you a new entry about Grafana and Veeam, which I'm sure you'll like and I hope you'll put it in your collection. Veeam has recently announced Veeam Backup for AWS v3. Among the many features included in the product, in v3 it is possible to protect RDS and VPC, as well as EC2 instances, of course, one is a public RESTFul API that has been updated to v1.1, and I thought it might be a good idea to create a Dashboard for this solution.Today, I am pleased to bring you a complete and finished Dashboard for monitoring Veeam Backup for AWS, with no limit of VMs, jobs or Repositories.You will be able to see that there is a Map inside the Dashboard, and that is because I consider very important to be able to look globally and see what regions we have with unprotected VMs. Dashboard for Veeam Backup for AWSWhen we finish the entry we will have something similar to that Dashboard that will allow you to visualize:I leave you a video summary if you want to see a litt

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Eddie Kwok
3 years ago
eprieto
eprietoOn the path to Greatness
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

VBR v11 🔥 Requirements and Limitations Veeam CDP

Requirements and Limitations CDP has a set of requirements and limitations. RequirementsThe following requirements apply to CDP:CDP is included in the Veeam Universal License. When using a legacy socket-based license, the Enterprise Plus edition is required.For supported platforms, see Platform Support. For supported source and target datastores, see Veeam CDP Source and Target. All hosts in a cluster must be of the same major version: 7.x or 6.x (6.5, or 6.7, or a combination of 6.5 and 6.7 is supported). In turn, all clusters managed by the same vCenter Server must also be of the same major version. VMs on the same cluster must be protected with CDP only by one backup server. The machine where the backup server resides must have at least 16 GB RAM. VMs that you plan to protect must not have snapshots at the moment when the CDP policy starts for the first time. Network between infrastructure components required for CDP must be 1 Gbps or faster. For high loaded systems, 10 Gbps and MTU

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R
10 months ago
vNote42
vNote42On the path to Greatness
posted in Blogs and Podcasts

[Quicktip] Rest root password in VMware vCenter VCSA - since 6.7 U1(!)

It is not uncommon to reset root password in VMware VCSA (vCenter Service Appliance). This can be necessary when account is locked or password is expired. Normally, you have to shut it down, enter GRUB and edit start parameter to boot into bash. There you can reset root password. Afterwards you boot VM again. Here is the link to this procedere: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2147144With vCenter 6.7 U1 it us much easier! Since then it is possible to use a Single-Sign On (SSO) administrator account (for example: administrator@vsphere.local) to login to Appliance Interface (Port 5480) and shell. And exactly this can be used to reset the root password. In short it goes like this: Take a snapshot/backup of VCSA - it is always a good idea to start with a backup  Login as a SSO-administrator using a SSH client or console. Enable and start shell: shell.set --enable true shell Change root password sudo passwd root​​​​​​​​ DoneHere is the link to the more detailed VMware KB-article: https:/

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Shaokat
2 years ago

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