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A question I ask in all of my customer demos is, " Do you have a 3-2-1 backup strategy and most of the time, I get the answer yes. Other times, the answer is what is that? I’ll take that opportunity to educate them on what it is and how to protect themselves. In this article, I’ll go through what the 3-2-1 backup strategy is and how to implement the 3-2-1-1-0 strategy. IntroductionYou've probably heard the 3-2-1 rule a hundred times. Keep 3 copies of your data, on 2 different media types, with 1 copy offsite. It's been the gold standard of backup strategy for years — and for good reason.But the threat landscape has changed. Ransomware doesn't just encrypt your production data anymore; it hunts for your backups too. That's why the industry evolved the rule to 3-2-1-1-0, and if you're running Veeam in your environment, you're actually in a great position to implement every digit of it.In this post, I'll break down what each number means, why it matters, and — most importantly — exactly h

 I am sharing with the community the procedure I followed to resolve the failure of the Application Aware backup  post-installation of Sentinel One. Exception procedure S1 VSS SafeBOOt Tamper ProtectionOpen Administrative CMD cd "C:\Program Files\SentinelOne\Sentinel Agent your-version"sentinelctl unprotect -k "<passphrase>"sentinelctl config -p agent.vssConfig.enableResearchDataCollectorVssWriter -v false -k""PASSPHRASE"sentinelctl config -p agent.vssConfig.vssProtection -v falsesentinelctl config -p agent.vssSnapshots -v falsesentinelctl config -p agent.safeBootProtection -v false -k "PASSPHRASE"sentinelctl config antiTamperingConfig.allowSignedKnownAndVerifiedToSafeBoot true -k "PASSPHRASE"delete shadow :diskshadowdelete shadows allExit re-enable protection:sentinelctl protect -k "<passphrase>" Regards

Modern businesses today generate an extraordinary volume of operational data ranging from performance and capacity trends to risks and anomalies. When it comes to data protection, the data is there, and organizations need to use it to reduce risk and improve recovery readiness. This is where Veeam ONE, a component of Veeam Data Platform, comes into play. If you are already familiar, it’s no secret that Veeam ONE collects and stores data about virtual and backup environments. What’s important is Veeam ONE’s ability to transform this data into clear and actionable insights. Through its vast number of reports, you gain structured documentation of what is happening in your backup environment and why.  This helps bring to light any risks, issues and trends so you can plan and make decisions accordingly.  Veeam One’s HTML-5 based reporting engine provides maximum flexibility, allowing you to reorder columns and filter data sets based on your organization’s requirements. Different teams care

As a celebration after getting renewed as a Veeam Vanguard, I decided to invite myself to my own podcast 😂! (perhaps I can punch in two timesheets?)Joking aside, someone asked me the other day after listening to my long boasting session “so Geoff what are these communities anyways?”.. I thought good gracious you don’t know? Time for action! Why IT Communities matter? Here is my take!Listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2545760/episodes/18799148-why-it-communities-matterDownload: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2545760/episodes/18799148-why-it-communities-matter.mp3?download=true 

Good news for Veeam Nutanix customers that are using Google cloud. Veeam supports the 3 Nutanix NC2 clouds, AWS, Azure and now Google. This helps us with workload and cloud mobility of workloads in a hybrid environment. Data resilience and portability is what Veeam does best. Customers always drive demand for solutions with companies that can help them achieve the best results and be there when needed in the future. Please read blog below for additional details and links. If you are attending. Next in Chicago come meet with us there for your questions. There is also an invitation to a networking session and booking meetings with Veeam, customers and partners below. If you are not attending, please feel free to share with your customers and peers. Veeam Nutanix NC2 on GCPVeeam Nutanix NC2 on GCPVeeam Networking Session at .Next 2026.

We all have beautifully designed DR plans.Redundant storage. Replication. Immutable backups. Offsite copies.And then the phone rings at 4:07 AM.Adrenaline kicks in. Your brain is half online. Someone is asking for ETAs. Something slightly unexpected is already happening.This post isn’t about the standard “3-2-1-1-0” advice. This is about the obscure, easy-to-ignore details that make or break a real-world recovery. 1. Label. Your. Cables.I know. It sounds basic.But in a real DR scenario: You’re stressed. You’re tired. Things are never exactly as documented. Someone is standing behind you asking, “Is it up yet?” That is not the time to guess which FC cable goes to which SAN port.Label both ends of: SAN connections Uplinks iSCSI paths Replication links Management ports At 4AM your brain power is a limited resource. Use it for decision-making, not tracing cables with a flashlight.Bonus tip: color coding helps. Future-you will be grateful. 2. Name Things Like Your Job Depends

 ...and why you still use the Windows Console! We are now used to having the standard console already present on the VBR server or installing it on a bastion host. Change can be scary, but we want to face it and take a leap into the future.If you're reading this article, probably you're thinking: "Oh, finally I can use Veeam with a web console and I can say goodbye to old Windows components!".Well... not quite. If you remember, in my previous article I wrote about this too.Let me tell you what we are doing: in last weeks we started a new implementation project for our client with Veeam v13 version.After installation we start with all configurations and we notice about some features not showed. I thought "okay, where are the replication job configurations?".Spoiler alert: we had to install the Windows Console after 20 minutes. And let me tell you why.I'll have an honest conversation about what's missing, because if you're planning a production deployment and thinking "web only"... you'r

Two weeks have passed since the Veeam 100 Summit in Berlin. This time the grateful members of this select community were given facts about the upcoming version 13 of VBR and also the opportunity to test the Linux version via an OVA ready to install in a VMware environment. ​@HunterLAFR already showed us some initial screenshots here:LAB- Deploying VBR13 – on Linux – OVA! | Veeam Community Resource HubI’d like to add a summary of what I found most interesting.Before you ask: No, we don’t have a release date yet. There is still some 12.x version(s) to go before. 😎But, what we see with v13 seems already quite complete when looking at the interface.As ​@HunterLAFR has already shown in his screenshots, we have to options to access the GUI. There will be a new WebUI. This directly greets us with a nice and colorful dashboard. Obviously, this is all static demo date right now. But looks very promising still and will finally deliver the single pane-of-glass view onto your backup infrastructur

I shared with the Community last week how to configure Veeam HA in the new VDP v13 BETA Preview. If you'd like to see those posts, here is Part 1 and Part 2.I want to switch gears a bit and now take a look at Veeam's new ability to create Custom Roles in the Remote Console. Before diving into this topic, as with my other posts…let me share a few disclaimers:> As is stated in my blog title, the build I'm using is a VDP v13 BETA build. Buttons, topics, functionality, feature location, role types, etc may change when this version reaches GA> Because of the above, how I show you how to configure custom roles now may be a little different in the GA versionWith those out of the way, let’s now configure a couple custom roles.Introduction Before showing you how to configure custom roles, let me go over a few talking points about roles in the new VDP v13. In this new version there is a newly added Security Officer role. This is not a role configurable in the Web UI or Remote Console (RC).

 It's been a bit quiet around me the last few weeks. I am currently active in several projects, including two different customer infrastructures that start in the greenfield with V13 based on the Veeam Software Appliance and are in the fortunate starting position of having premium licenses in use. Thus, nothing stands in the way of the use of the High Availability / HA function.Important to know: Only the Linux Veeam Software Appliance can provide the HA feature and only in conjunction with the Veeam Data Platform Premium license!See Considerations and Limitations - Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide for general considerations and limitations when using HA. I strongly recommend that you read this page carefully and follow the guidelines.Marvin "Marveeam" ​@MarvinMichalski recently reported on his blog about providing the HA feature, you can find the article at How To: Veeam High Availability (HA) Cluster, take a look.So, the basics are clarified and the initial setup is done...

A question came up during a recent customer demo of Veeam I was hosting == Is a snapshot enough for a backup or do you need an actual backup. My answer was you should have both. In this post, we'll break down exactly what snapshots and backups are, where each excels, where each fails, and how Veeam ties them together into a strategy that actually protects you. Some will say snapshots are good enough. Others will say they're a disaster waiting to happen. The truth, as usual, is somewhere in between — but with an important nuance: "snapshots and backups are not the same thing, and you need both."Misunderstanding the difference between these two technologies has led to real data loss events at real organizations. What is a Snapshot?A snapshot is a "point-in-time capture of a storage state". It records the state of a VM, volume, or dataset at a specific moment — not by copying all the data, but by tracking *what has changed* since the snapshot was taken.Most snapshots work using one of two

 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

 Veeam Pulse allows administrators to create and manage licenses through a centralized and streamlined workflow. The process typically involves accessing the Pulse portal, generating a new license based on the required product and subscription parameters, and assigning it to the appropriate customer or environment. Once created, the license can be downloaded or automatically synchronized with Veeam products, ensuring proper activation and compliance. This approach simplifies license lifecycle management, reduces manual errors, and provides clear visibility over usage and entitlements. This is the error you receive when using a licence in legacy format.Veeam Software Appliance does not support legacy-format rental licenses. Enable your account to login on Pulse system Veeam ProPartner Portal Login click on LOGIN to VCSP PULSE Select Software LicenseThe complete list of your licences will appear.Request New LicenseEnter your company or customer detailsIf you need to create a new company

We've been running the Framework in corporations throughout the year.In this post, I'll share with you the main results and how this initiative has encouraged teams to work together to achieve the highest possible compliance. In early January, we started using the Assessment provided by Veeam. In our client base and new logos. Today, at the end of October, we've already surpassed 50 clients, guided by scope of work, documentation, numerous meetings, and excellent commercial results. After the Framework round, we typically move on to a series of Scope of Work and Commercial MovementThis has been quickly moving customers, distributors, manufacturers, and partners, and it's being treated with priority, according to projects already underway within organizations. Yet another reminder that backup, often seen as a dull necessity, once again proves to be the unsung hero when it matters most. Reviewing the model without governance Remembering that governance was the last tower added to the Fra

Hey all,I'd like to share an experience I encountered with one of my clients who uses the Virtual Lab functionality to test their backups.Problem:Suddenly the SureBackup starts to fail. When the SureBackup job launches, it fails during VM registration with vCenter Investigation:My virtual labs are properly set up in Veeam and the association with the ESXi is OK. As a reminder, a Virtual Lab must be assigned to a unique ESX host. If you move the Virtual Lab Vm to another ESX, your jobs will failed. On the vCenter side, all virtual labs are presents in their respective folder.But I noticed that the Resource pools are all missing.My client is using DRS in his Vmware infrastructure, I asked him if DRS has been disabled recently and the answer was : YES!Impact when DRS is disabled:As resource pools are a bit of DRS functionality, they are deleted when DRS is disabled.Solution:You may turn off vSphere DRS for a cluster.If you disable vSphere DRS, the resource pools are removed from the clust

I have been looking forward to testing Veeam Data Cloud for quite some time. I first discussed it during the Veeam Summit in Berlin (2024) and again in Prague (2025). Today, I finally have the opportunity to experience it firsthand. Thank you very much @Karinne B. Veeam Data Cloud is a comprehensive Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform that provides cloud-native data protection for modern workloads. Unlike the self-managed Veeam Data Platform, this SaaS offering includes the backup software, infrastructure, and storage in a single package. I have previously discussed Why you should back up Azure, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365, and some deployment options. Please, see the belowToday, I bring you a guide on “A-Z on Veeam Data Cloud: Workload Enrollment and Onboarding”. 

Veeam Data Platform Advanced and Premium Editions give organizations powerful tools to document and report on their environment. This includes gathering data around capacity planning, protection policies, and performance insights. By utilizing this functionality, teams gain visibility into their data protection environment to help maintain security, achieve consistent compliance, and improve operational efficiency.The latest release of the Veeam Data Platform brought major updates to Veeam ONE’s reporting capabilities. By delivering a faster, more interactive experience, reporting within the platform has become more modern, moving away from traditional SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) to HTML5-based reporting. You will see this experience with Veeam Data Platform and Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 reports.This modernization is accompanied by a new PostgreSQL-powered Veeam ONE Reporting Database designed to accelerate large report generation. Reports that used to take hours to gener

 Veeam 13 offers new option to add as backup component into Veeam infrastructure with service account. If you are missing windows component and you would like to use same method as connection between appliances. Then this method is the right one.Method is described in KB. Let’s go how to achieve that step by step: Deployment kit is downloaded from windows Veeam 13 console. Here looks downloaded package.Installation from PowerShell, locally on windows server.Adding windows server via deployment kit = certificate Process is very easy and do not require service account for connection between other backup components in Veeam backup environment.Now you can use windows server as managed server in your Veeam backup environment. 

Over the last decade, ransomware attacks have changed dramatically. What once was a simple malware encrypting user files has evolved into a business-driven cybercrime model. Today, attackers think strategically, move laterally, and aim directly at what truly hurts an organization: its ability to recover. To understand how to defend modern environments, we must first understand hacker thinking. This means looking at attacks from the attacker’s perspective — how they enter, how they move, and how they decide when an attack is successful. More importantly, it means understanding why backup infrastructure has become a primary target, not an afterthought. How Hacker Thinking Has Evolved Over Time In the early days, ransomware attacks were opportunistic. Attackers relied on phishing emails, weak passwords, and unpatched systems. Once inside, they encrypted whatever they could access and waited for payment.However, modern hacker thinking is very different.Today’s attackers are patient. They d

I’ve been running Veeam v13 in the Home Lab for a few months now. It’s working flawlessly, backup my servers locally and Wasabi immutable storage in the cloud, running replications, and using Sure Backup to verify my backups are actually working.With Version 13 Veeam improved Universal Continuous Data Protection(U-CDP). If you are wondering what even is this, let me quote Veeam here, as it is a pretty good explainer.“Universal continuous data protection (CDP) is a technology that helps you protect mission-critical workloads when data loss for seconds or minutes is unacceptable. Workloads of various types, such as virtual, physical or cloud machines can be replicated to VMware vSphere cluster or host. CDP provides minimum recovery time objective (RTO) in case a disaster strikes because CDP replicas are in a ready-to-start state.”In this post I’m going to walk through setting this up and running CDP. There were some gotchas I ran into my home lab, but at the end if was a pretty smooth pr

Veeam Backup Configuration Restore – MS SQL Error & WorkaroundContextDuring a Veeam Backup & Replication configuration restore on a new server, I encountered an error. “XML Parsing: document parsing required too much memory”Source server: MS SQL Standard Edition Destination server: MS SQL Standard Edition (same version)What I triedSame MS SQL Standard Edition → Same error Migrated to MS SQL Express Edition → Same error Switched to PostgreSQL → It worked!This confirmed that the issue was related to MS SQL.Veeam Support RecommendationsVeeam Support provided two options:Option 1: Restore without session history or backup/replica catalogRestore the configuration backup without the session history or backup/replica catalog.⚠️ In my case, this did not resolve the issue.Option 2: Change the SQL bulk write method to row-based writingIf the SQL Server is dedicated to Veeam and does not host any other production database, you can change the way SQL writes its data by switching from "bulk

Hey folks,A little share that could be helpful. As a reminder, in Veeam v13 we have a 100% Linux Veeam Infrastructure!New Linux Roles• Mount Server• Guest Interaction Proxy• Log Shipping Server• Gateway Server:SMB / NFS StoreOnce DataDomain Object Storage NDMP • WAN Accelerator • vPowerNFS • SMB and NFS components (network share backup) • Agent Distribution ServerWhat a big list! But what happens when you upgrade from Veeam 12?Here’s my situation: many Veeam Linux proxies were already present. After the upgrade, all the components were updated. So let's go ahead and add some of them as a Gateway Server… and what a surprise: no proxy present! After a quick check, I saw that the list of components was note updated I decided to remove a proxy, delete the managed server, and re-add it. During the enrollment, all the new components showed up!Once the server was added, it's visible in the list as a possible Gateway Server.So if you need to use an existing managed server for these new roles, 

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

  Recently, some of us had the privilege of receiving an invitation to participate in the Veeam ONE or Veeam Recovery Orchestrator Essentials training course. I don’t take this opportunity lightly and am genuinely grateful to ​@Federica, ​@NikolaPejkova and to the entire Veeam Team for the chance to learn and grow. I would also like to sincerely thank Tim Myers for the excellent course structure and outstanding delivery. The content was clearly organized, easy to follow, and reinforced with practical on-screen demonstrations. Absolutely amazing! Veeam Recovery Orchestrator (VRO) extends the functionality of the Veeam Data Platform by orchestrating recovery processes, providing one-click recovery plans for critical applications and rich features for documentation and testing. In recent times, Veeam Recovery Orchestrator (VRO) has evolved from Veeam Disaster Recovery Orchestrator (VDO), and Veeam Availability Orchestrator (VAO), reflecting its expanded capabilities and broader automation

Service providers can configure the VSPC with SSO SAML authentication. I recently tested this in combination with EntraID for a customer and thought I'd share the process in the form of this step by step guide. You can configure SAML for you as a service provider but also for each customer with their own identity provider.In this guide, I configure for the company "Test Company" an SAML EntraID IDP. First, log in as the Test Company owner account and add a new Single Sign-On provider:  You need for each customer a different URL, in this example I use "https://testcompany.vspc.my.company:1280" Now in the provider info, you only need to set Display name and Client ID, the rest comes later.For Display Name, I choose "TestCompany SAML EntraID"And for Client ID, I set "TestCompany_SAML_EntraID"Next, click on "Create SP entity ID link…" and "Create Assertion consumer link…" We need those two links in EntraID later.Now go to EntraID and create a new Enterprise Application. Search for "Microso