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vNote42
vNote42Veeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and podcasts

[What (else) is new in v12 - VII] Universal SureBackup job

SureBackup is a really great feature to verify your backup data. Up to now the selection of VMs to verify within a single job was limited. For example it was not possible to mix physical with virtual machines. There seems to be something new in v12 beta! With beta it is possible to add agent backup machines to virtual machines into the same Application Group and as Linked Jobs too.

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BertrandFR
7 months ago
regnor
regnorVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and podcasts

Veeam Backup for Salesforce v1 has been released

Last week Veeam did release Veeam Backup for Salesforce (VBSF). VBSF is a completly new product which offers backup for the Salesforce CRM plattform.Salesforce only has very limited possibilities for backing up your data & metadata, just like many other PaaS vendors (plattform as a service). On the other hand they recommend their customers to regularly create backups. For more informations see this article: Best practices to backup Salesforce dataInstallationVBSF is supported to run on CentOS 7, RedHat Linux 7/8 and Oracle Linux 7/8, and uses PostgreSQL as a database. So in order to install and manage it, you should have at least some basic Linux skills. You can choose to install the software and it’s dependencies manually, or use the setup script provided by Veeam, which automates all the necessary steps:sudo curl https://repository.veeam.com/yum/el/vbsf-install-script.sh --output ./vbsf-install-script.shsudo sh ./vbsf-install-script.shhttps://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbsf/usergu

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BertrandFR
4 months ago
JailBreak
JailBreakVeeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and podcasts

Veeam 100 Summit recap of the first day

Thinking of becoming a Veeam Vanguard or a Veeam Legends and you want to know what is all about the Veeam 100 Summit that everyone talking about?When you read this recap of the first day you will understand what you  can expect when you are a Veeam Vanguard or a Veeam Legend and join in the Veeam 100 Summit.The Veeam 100 Summit is all about content sharing and also a get together with a group of people from all over the world and talk about technology and other subjects. And yes you can make good friends in this group. And of course, the summit is just a part of this great Veeam community program #Veeam100In this first day there was a lot of content sharing.First Day:First Session - Introduction and 2022 Veeam 100 Summit KickoffThe first session starts with a welcome to everyone and the new arrivals(new Vanguards, Legends, and MVP). In this session, Rick, Madi, and Hennes talk about Vanguard, Legends, and MVP.A lot of information about what the program is (for the new ones) and what to

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Scott
4 months ago
Iams3le
Iams3leVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and podcasts

Veeam at Microsoft Ignite from 12-14 October 2022

Again, we have a cool opportunity to win some cool gadMicrosoft Ignite is an annual conference for developers and IT professionals hosted by Microsoft.gets. Register with Veeam for a chance to win a Canon Camera or other great prizes, and a Free T-Shirt. Enter To Win Great Prizes with the following registration link: https://bit.ly/veeamplusmicrosoft After registering, do not forget to share on Social Media to gain extra entries, make sure to use the following hashtag #VeeamatMicrosoftIgnite2022. This piece was shared on the following link1 and link2.For some of us that are not so familiar with this event, Microsoft Ignite is an annual conference for developers and IT professionals hosted by Microsoft. You can register via the  the following link: https://register.ignite.microsoft.com/.By registering any participating in the event, you will be able to explore the latest innovations, learn from product experts and partners, level up your skillset, and create connections from around the

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Iams3le
6 months ago
Geoff Burke
Geoff BurkeVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
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If you want to learn Kubernetes go no further, mark the date December 6th!

Hi Folks, It will be a great honour and huge pleasure to have a chat with Mumshad Mannambeth from Kodekloud. I found all the Kubernetes certifications to be very challenging exams. Kodekloud’s courses are excellent and the practice exams prepared me for what was going to come. All of the Linux Foundation exams (except for the entry level KCNA) are hands on from the command line. There are time restraints and you have to solve real problems that can occur in production. The experience was like dealing with multiple priority 1 emergencies one after the other. The key is learning the material but also putting the kubectl commands to muscle memory. Of course keeping your cool is a huge priority. I hope to find out a lot of interesting details from Mumshad about how he created Kodekloud but also get some tips on what is coming and what are the hot topics in the Devops education world.  

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Scott
4 months ago
Iams3le
Iams3leVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and podcasts

Free Cloud Management Gear available as a Gesture when you learn about VMware Aria Hub

Hey guys, here are some cool gears for grabs! This is the right time to learn about VMware Aria Hub.This offer is only available during the VMware Explore Europe 2022 period which is from the November 7th through November 11th, 2022. Go to the Hands-on-Labs area and request HOL-2301-08-ISM “VMware Aria Hub – A look at what’s next in Multi-Cloud Management”.At the completion of the lab, you will be able to order Cloud Management gear as a gesture of our appreciation to be shipped to you*.Hey guys, let’s run with this….  

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dips
4 months ago
SteveF
SteveFComes here often
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Veeam Amazing Object Storage Tips & Techniques Part 2

One of my roles at Veeam is to work with our Technology Alliance Partners, resellers, and customers assisting them with their object storage related questions.  Quite often I need to be able to analyze the S3 API requests that Veeam’s software sends to the object storage repository.  One of my favorite tools that I use for this analysis is S3 bucket access logging.By enabling this feature on a bucket, you will be able to capture information on all requests made to that bucket.  Requests like PUT, GET, and DELETE are all gathered and stored in a log that you specify when you enable the logging. Please Note: Not all object storage solutions support the S3 bucket access logging, so make sure that you check their documentation and/or support to verify that they support it.You can either use the interface provided by your object storage solution or you can use the AWS CLI.  In this article I will use the AWS CLI.The first step is we need a dedicated bucket to store our S3 logs in.  It is a

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dloseke
3 months ago
HunterLAFR
HunterLAFRVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and podcasts

Collaboration | Veeam B&R Telegram Notifications!!

Hi everyone,It's being a while since this idea came to my mind, I want to be notified differently that mail, more accurate and clean, my mailbox is always a mess, and I get too much mails to read them all, and start pending on critical alerts and other stuff.I put together a powershell script, a schedule task and a few things in Windows Server where my Veeam B&R V12 is installed, and I managed to receive in a telegram bot the windows events related to Veeam tasks.Very basic, Im not programming skilled or anything like that, do you want to help and contribute to improve and develop this idea?here I share what I've done and shared to anyone who wants to help, participate and use this workaround.I created a Telegram Bot with BotFather, here the link With normal steps. Then, we need to also get our ID, here the link for a very simple explanation save the ps1 file in a reachable place for you later, this is the code I used: Function Send-Telegram {Param([Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][Stri

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Scott
1 month ago
wolff.mateus
wolff.mateusVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and podcasts

Restore Oracle Database - Sequence contains more than one matching element

Recently I needed to restore a SAP Oracle Database and I received this error below: After open a ticket with Veeam support I discover that this error has relation with SAP Oracle Databases specifically. The solution was a fix on Veeam Explorer for Oracle. After applying it my restore ran successfully.However, it doesn't have a public KB about this error and only support Veeam has access for this fix.So, if any of you get this kind of error, I recommend open a ticket with Veeam to solve your problem as soon as possible.

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A
5 months ago
vNote42
vNote42Veeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and podcasts

[What (else) is new in v12 - XIII] - File Level Restore – Restore Permissions only

Another new feature when restoring (Windows) files is the possibility to restore only the permissions. This can be helpful if you accidentally activate inheritance for a directory.You can select single files or a directory. As usual, a summary is displayed when the job is completed. The error shown in the screenshot is due to a file that has already been deleted and for which the permissions cannot be restored.For this to work, network connection must be established. VIX does not work here.

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dloseke
1 month ago
regnor
regnorVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and podcasts

HPE StoreOnce: Immutability with v12 - Part 2

 In my last post I covered the requirements and necessary steps to configure immutability for HPE StoreOnce with Veeam V12. In this post I want to focus on how immutability behaves in different scenarios.Enable immutability for existing Catalyst storesIf you have existing Catalyst stores, the good news is that it’s possible to enable immutability for them. Let’s take a look at the Veeam helpcenter:Note that if you enable immutability and Veeam Backup & Replication does not start a new backup chain and still continues the chain, the whole backup chain is marked as immutable.https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/storeonce_supported_features.html?ver=120#immutabilitySo, after you configure immutability, the current or new backup chain will be made immutable. All other existing backup chains won’t be touched and therefore stay mutable.This is also exactly what I could reproduce in my lab environment. After enabling immutability, the current chain is made immutable, while all

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regnor
5 days ago
olivier.rossi
olivier.rossiVeeam MVP
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How to use the Data Domain repository mtree replica at the DR site?

Scenario:Very recently a customer asked me if Veeam could leverage Data Domain mtree replica for DR purposes.Of course, the answer is YES! While this idea is not new, I thought it would be a good reminder of Veeam’s backup import capabilities. Steps:You must use Data Domain repository on the source site. It most likely will be declared as a DDboost share. The mtree should be replicated to the DR site. Note that the mtree replica will be Read Only! The mtree replica needs to be exposed as a share over your protocol of choice (CIFS, DDboost), so it can be defined in the DR VBR server. In this example, I chose DDboost.Note again that this DDboost share is Read Only! The last step is to declare that DR DDboost share and import backups You should now be able to access these backups from the “Disk (Imported)” section. Remember that you will have to manually rescan that repository in order to refresh new “mtree replicated” restore points.

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I
6 months ago
Geoff Burke
Geoff BurkeVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
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Kasten Konnekt Episode 7, Today we are talking Veeam stuff!

Hi Folks I decided to take a fork in the road and discuss Veeam 12 briefly in Kasten Konnekt so putting this in the general area :)   

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Iams3le
10 months ago
vNote42
vNote42Veeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and podcasts

Error at Veeam File Level Restore

Recently I had to troubleshoot an error in Veeam Backup and Replication. Error appeared at File Level Restore operations. In detail: restore Windows files from a Veeam Hardened Repository.Environment consists of existing and freshly installed proxies and repositories servers. New repository servers were Windows and Linux as hardened repository (LHR). Mount server was a physical Windows server.Problem that occurredWhen we tried to restore files from LHR we get errors like these:   We also could see that mounting of the restore point worked for a few moments. Restore Explorer also showed first directories. After a few seconds, mount point was disconnected automatically and browsing in Explorer resulted in an error.After some tests we found out, this only happens when we were using newly installed proxies as mount servers. It worked fine with already running proxies and even with new Windows repository server.That was solved the problemWhen we were checking the configuration of new proxy

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Chris.Childerhose
4 months ago
Geoff Burke
Geoff BurkeVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
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Have you seen Luca Dell'Oca new blog post about Veeam SOSAPI?

Hi Folks, I don’t often forward blog post stuff but these ones are great and very important in relation to Veeam 12 and Object Storage.Apologies if someone has already posted. It explained a lot for me about how Veeam now works with S3!check out Luca’s blogs here: https://www.virtualtothecore.com/a-first-look-at-the-new-veeam-sosapi/ 

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Chris.Childerhose
1 day ago
V
vmaliVeeam MVP
posted in Blogs and podcasts

Detecting and Exporting Duplicate BIOS UUIDs on Windows Computers with PowerShell

One of the client recently requested me to help them find the duplicate bios uuid for their environment of 10K desktops, therefore, i am writing this post to help others if they are facing  same issues with duplicate bios uuid.BIOS UUIDs are important identifiers that help distinguish one computer from another. They are typically unique, allowing administrators to manage their systems efficiently. However, in some cases, duplicate UUIDs might exist, causing confusion and possible errors. In this blog post, we'll show you how to create a PowerShell script that detects duplicate BIOS UUIDs on Windows computers and exports the results to an Excel file for further analysis.Step 1: Creating the PowerShell ScriptFirst, let's create a PowerShell script that queries a list of computers, retrieves their BIOS UUIDs, and checks for duplicates. You can get the list of computers from Active Directory, a text file, or an array.Here's a sample script that demonstrates these steps: # Import the Active

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dloseke
1 day ago
mkevenaar
mkevenaarVeeam Vanguard, Veeam Legend
posted in Blogs and podcasts

December Chocolatey Month: It starts tomorrow!

December Chocolatey Month banner; Alfred, a cat and community mascotte, is wearing a Christmas hat and licking a Chocolate bar with the Chocolatey logo on it. On the background pine trees are draw, a green heart and some festive swirls.As you might have noticed, the Automation Desk is doing a December Chocolatey Month, and December starts tomorrow! There are prizes to win, so make sure you read the rules and you are ready for this! More info: 

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Scott
4 months ago
Geoff Burke
Geoff BurkeVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and podcasts

Hours in the CLI but sometimes you need to break out? A quick solution to beeam you out

Hi Everyone, More and more of us are spending our days wandering around various CLIs. There are times when you need to jump out into a file explorer in the precise location where your pwd command locates you.on windows simply type start .on a Mac doopen .and on Linux (I will demo this since I am in my basement on one of my stashed Linux machines hidden away :) xdg-open .So here I am in my Pictures directory I would like to see the thumbnails quickly so here it goes  and Voila!   If the xdg-open command is too long for you go ahead and create an alias in your .bashrc file  

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Scott
4 months ago
vNote42
vNote42Veeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and podcasts

[What (else) is new in v12 - I] New Hardened Repository integration

I would like to revive my old “what else is new” series I did for VBR v11 some time ago. This time, it is about v12 - what else?First part is about the new integration of Linux Hardened Repository. This was one of the greatest new features in v11. To bring the repository to VBR it was necessary to create a Linux repository and enable immutability. With v12, Hardened Repository is added by a new option: But there is more! With this, you can just add the repository with single-use credential. That was highly recommended in v11 recommended. Furthermore, after adding a Hardened Repository, immutability is enabled and cannot be disabled.  … even with PowerShell. I like it! Also because this increases security. If a hacker enters the VBR server, it is not possible to disable immutability any more. Check my post about how to monitor these settings with Veeam ONE.

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Iams3le
9 months ago
wolff.mateus
wolff.mateusVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and podcasts

Oracle Backup Redo Log Error - Sequence contains no matching element

Recently I got this error below during the Oracle redo log backup:Oracle redo log errorMy backup job configuration is about a Veeam Linux Agent in an Oracle Linux and the application aware was configured to backup logs with 15 minutes interval and delete logs older than 24 hours:Application aware configurationThis kind of configuration is very common on critical databases and I have this same configuration in various environments.So, the first thing I assumed is that the cause of the problem was not on the Veeam side.Looking on Linux side I discovered that the user used on Guest Processing configuration needs to be part of the oinstall group on OS.So, the only thing I did was put this user on this group:usermod -aG oinstall <my_user>  After that, all Oracle redo logs started to being process successfully:Oracle redo log success 

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JMeixner
2 months ago
michaelcade
michaelcadeProduct Strategy
posted in Blogs and podcasts

#2MinTuesday - Veeam Backup IO Control

The #2MinTues series is aimed at showing something short and sharp in a video format to help the wider community.This will range across all Veeam products. If you would like to see something specific please leave a comment down below.This video will demonstrate how you can make sure that your backup tasks never affect your production workloads! 

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haslund
2 years ago
haslund
haslundMr. VMCE
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#HomelabWednesday - How to configure automatic startup of virtual machines

In this week's episode of #HomelabWednesdays, I show you how to easily configure the automatic startup of virtual machines in your home lab. This is very convenient if you don’t want to keep your physical host powered on 24/7 :-)Don’t forget to subscribe to get automatic notifications whenever a new video is released.

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Rick Vanover
2 years ago
haslund
haslundMr. VMCE
posted in Blogs and podcasts

#DailyQuiz - #VMCE 2020 Scenario question 15 walkthrough

Today’s #VMCE2020 #DailyQuiz walkthrough is ready. Do you use SureBackup today? If no, why not? Too complicated? Did you try the backup validator tool to check for silent corruption of your backup files? 

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SimonYarwood
2 years ago
haslund
haslundMr. VMCE
posted in Blogs and podcasts

#DailyQuiz - #VMCE 2020 Scenario question 22 walkthrough

Today’s #VMCE2020 #DailyQuiz walkthrough is ready. Do you have replication jobs leveraging a backup repository as a source? Which compression level do you use for off-site transfers?Try this question and more at https://rasmushaslund.com/vmce-practice-exam/

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haslund
2 years ago
eprieto
eprietoVeeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and podcasts

Hyper-V 👀 Backup Modes

Veeam Backup and Replication provides two different backup modes to process Hyper-V backups, both relying on the Microsoft VSS framework.On-Host backup mode, for which backup data processing is on the Hyper-V node hosting the VM, leveraging non transportable shadow copies by using software VSS provider. Off-Host backup mode, for which backup data processing is offloaded to another non-clustered participating Hyper-V node, leveraging transportable shadow copies using hardware VSS provider provided by the SAN storage vendor or SMB3 functionality Performance wise, since both backup modes are using the exact same Veeam transport services, the only differentiating factors will be the additional time requested to manage transportable snapshots (in favor of On-Host mode) and the balance between compute and backup resources consumption during backup windows (in favor of Off-Host mode).When using Windows Server 2016 or later, On-Host proxy mode is very fast and requires less components, thus re

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gulzarshaikhveeam
2 years ago

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