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I have been working on a case with Veeam Support to do with HA Clustering and not being able to enable it due to this warning -HA Cluster warning about local repositoryIt turns out somehow I tried to enable HA and then in one of my SOBRs added a capacity tier which was the cause of this.  The recommended solution -Remove the Capacity Tier (Wasabi in my case) from any SOBRs - I only had one in this case with a Capacity/Archive Tier. Enable HA Clustering which now works Add the Capacity Tier back to the SOBRs as neededWhile not the most ideal solution it works.  I asked them to check KBs or Help pages to see if this is mentioned and if not get this added as a note or something so users are aware.  Lots of testing so it was good to find this one and get a solution.

Last month I was blessed to have been able to attend my 6th Veeam100 Summit. Since I started 1st attending in 2018 (2020 was a no-go, and 2021 was a hybrid event), the venue has been held in Prague, CZ, with the exception of last year where it was held in Berlin. Though I enjoyed Berlin last year since I'd never been, I was really looking forward to getting back to Prague. It's such a beautiful city and there is certainly no shortage of places to see & go. But of course, the main excitement for me was to be able to meet up with fellow Veeam100 Community members and be given the opportunity to chat with various Veeam Product Managers.Like most years I've attended the Summit, I arrived in PRG on Sunday. Sadly, the weather wasn't too great (rainy), but no matter. First day arrivals are typically reserved for getting my bearings straight so to speak  getting to my room, cleaning up, and meeting up with other Community attendees for a late lunch/early dinner and catch up on the past ye

So it's been a few weeks after my return from yet another excellent Veeam100 Summit in Prague. This marks my 3rd visit to Prague, and I'm not getting tired of the city at all. On the contrary, I keep discovering new things to do and visit new places. This was no different this year.First of all I must thank Rick Vanover, Madalina Cristil, Nikola Pejková, Safiya Mohamed, and everyone at Veeam for creating such a unique event. Nowhere else in the Industry do you have such access to Product Management and can ask questions and provide feedback. I have seen Veeam grow from somewhat of an underdog over 10 years ago to the market leader it is today, and this is still true today.This summit was definitely focused on the release of version 13 (I think the biggest release yet, the amount of features is mindboggling) and Veeam's acquisition of Securiti AI. There is not much I can share on this, as it was made public very recent, and the purchase is ongoing.As usual, I flew out of Washington/Dull

Hi everyone,Earlier this year, I was honored to achieve the Veeam Legend status. I knew this was a great recognition, but I didn't realize it would open the door to such an incredible experience: The V100 Summit in Prague.Walking into the venue, I wondered: What will it be like to meet the people I’ve only known as avatars in the forums? It felt like meeting old friends instantly. The barrier between "experts" and "newcomers" just didn't exist.I am especially grateful that I was able to share this experience with my friends ​@lukas.k  and ​@Dynamic. They were the ones who encouraged me to try and get into the V100 program in the first place. Being there together with them made the whole trip even more special.My Absolute Highlight: The AMA Session While the deep dives were great, there was one specific moment that stood out above everything else: The AMA (Ask Me Anything) session with all the Product Managers.Seeing the entire PM team lined up on stage, ready to answer any question we

My V100 story began in 2024 as a VUG Leader in Berlin. This year, I returned, but as a Legend.The setting for this new chapter?The magnificent city of Prague; I’ll share some interesting facts about it at the end of the article.For now, let’s dive straight into the heart of the event: the Summit sessions.GLOSSARY SESSIONS1- AI & Security Security AI: How artificial intelligence is revolutionizing cybersecurity. Veeam’s AI Strategy: A practical approach and real-world applications within the portfolio. 2- Virtualization & Market Dynamics The New Post-Broadcom Landscape: Impacts and opportunities in the era of virtualization. Market Trends & Dynamics: Where the industry is heading. Veeam’s Competitive Strategy: Our positioning and response to market shifts. 3- Partner Program (VCSP) New Business & Scoring Models: Updates on commercialization and metrics. Security Profile: Enhancing the security posture for partners. 4- Enterprise Applications Direct-to-Object Stora

Every year the Veeam V100 Summit feels like coming home – only with way more NDAs, swag, and Czech beer. This invitation-only event brings together Veeam Vanguards, Legends, MVPs, and the most active user-group leaders, plus a hefty dose of the product-management team. It’s Veeam’s way of saying “thank you” to the community while giving us an exclusive look behind the curtain. Prague was the perfect host city (again), and the 2025 edition was, without a doubt, one of the best yet.Day 0 – Monday: SureBackup Deep-Dive & Swag pick-upThe summit kicked off with an optional but highly recommended workshop on SureBackup – hands-down the most underrated feature in Veeam Backup & Replication. Everyone says they love it, yet hardly anyone uses it to its full potential. Tim and Wesley delivered an excellent update on new capabilities and best practices, capped off with a demo.surebackup workshopAfterward? Swag collection time. Pro tip: always fly with an almost-empty suitcase. This year’s

In fast-paced IT environments, keeping everything running smoothly is a constant challenge. Every day involves checking backup jobs, analyzing failures, resolving issues, applying updates, and planning new projects. For those who manage multiple infrastructures at once, this workload becomes even more demanding.To streamline this process and improve visibility across environments, I configured several automated alerts using Veeam ONE. These alerts are sent by email and play a crucial role in proactive monitoring. One of the most valuable is the alert for VM snapshots older than 2 days, a common but often overlooked issue that can quickly lead to major problems if not detected early. Why Monitoring Snapshot Age MattersOld or forgotten snapshots in VMware environments can cause numerous operational and performance issues. With Veeam ONE, detecting them becomes much easier. Some of the most common risks include: Increased backup window duration Higher probability of snapshot corruption

  We all know how it feels to come back to a few thousand emails.😀 After finally catching up with everything that happened at work while I was gone, and getting over a nice amount of sick I caught on the flight home, things are back to normal and I figured I’d recap the Veeam100 Summit for 2025.Until you go to one of these, there is really nothing to compare it to. Sure, it’s sort of a conference, but it’s also a bit like attending a course, it’s also sort of like hanging out with your friends, and there is also some parties, and everyone's in really good moods and having fun, and you get to experience some really cool events, and you also find out things that Veeam has coming in the red content. and…. you get the point.As there are many other posts on this years event,  there is no need for me to give a play-by-play of every session. I’ll instead discuss a few and some of my personal experiences.Being my second time to Prague this time was very different. I was much more comfortable,

Virtualization Mode is a dedicated management experience built for virtualization infrastructure. Unlike the standard “administration mode” of WAC which is oriented to individual servers. vMode gives a fabric‑level view, letting you centrally manage Hyper‑V hosts, clusters, storage, VMs, and networks at scale.  The official WAC vMode overview mentions that one of its capabilities is “integrated disaster recovery with Hyper‑V Replica. You can learn more from here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/manage/windows-admin-center/virtualization-mode-overviewThe underlying DR technology is native Hyper‑V Replica. According to Microsoft: Hyper‑V Replica supports three failover scenarios: test failover, planned failover, and unplanned failover.Test failover : You spin up a test VM on the replica host/cluster, based on the latest (or other) recovery point. This test VM is not necessarily connected to production network (by default no network). This is useful to validate that repli

Hi All, check my first  V100 Summit expirience ! https://pulia.com.br/my-veeam-100-summit-experience/ 

Hi everyone,I would like to share my lates experience at the V100 Summit in Prague.For those you don’t know what the V100 Group is an exclusive community of Veeam experts and enthusiasts that includes the Legends, Vanguards and VMP.Once a year, we are gifted with the opportunity to meet in person, attend to many conferences and be hand to hand with the Community team, as well as the Marketing and Product strategy team, getting access to all cool content, new ideas, etc. Many of the other V100 members had share already their experience, from tech perspective mostly, Im going to turn that into more sentimental or “romantic”. Have you ever feel that you don’t belong to anywhere? Or simply you don’t fit with the “standard” like around you?In the Veeam community, I have found a place where I can be myself, and be surrounded by people who likes and live the same things like I do, technology, knowledge sharing, and friendship, no matter where you are from, which language you speak, if your En

Tape Library (Tape Library) What is it? A Tape Library is an automated storage system used for backing up and archiving data onto magnetic tapes (cartridges). It fundamentally consists of the following components: Tape Drives: Hardware components where data is written to or read from the tape. Slots: Physical locations where the tape cartridges are stored. Robotic Mechanism (Picker/Robotic Arm): An automated arm that retrieves cartridges from their slots and places them into the tape drives, or vice-versa, according to software commands. This system is ideal for storing large volumes of data at a low cost, in an energy-efficient manner, and for long periods. Cartridges typically use LTO (Linear Tape-Open) technology. How to Use Tape Library with Veeam? Veeam Backup & Replication supports tape units, including Tape Libraries, standalone drives, and Virtual Tape Libraries (VTL). The general steps for use are as follows: Tape Server Installation: The Veeam Tape Proxy component is

The Veeam 100 Summit 2025 was more than just an event, but a journey of innovation, intense human moments and shared visions. Once again, the Veeam community demonstrated why it is considered one of the strongest and most technical in the IT landscape.In this article, I want to share my personal experience and explain what inspired me, what struck me, and why this Summit gave me insight into the next stage of my professional growth. I wrote about my first impressions of what happened in my previous article. Innovation at the core: Veeam V13 and Veeam Data CloudThe event was a succession of information aimed at conveying a clear message:Veeam V13 and Veeam Data Cloud are reshaping the future of data protection.The new V13 version is not just an upgrade but a reworking of a resilience project. I already started talking about it in this article. At the same time, the strong focus of the sessions on Veeam Data Cloud (VDC) sparked my imagination regarding new features, strategies and integr

Hi Everyone,In the ever changing landscape of data protection… Shut Up AI!!!!!! Sorry I just felt like saying that today 😁 Turn off the Playstation turn on Veeam 13 in the Lab! Like most of you I have sidelined my PC gaming activity (somewhat) in order to dive into the latest Veeam 13.0.1 release.Veeam Security Officer Reminder, always follow Veeam’s best practices and create a Veeam Security Officer or as we all know them as veeamso! The veeamadmin then is forced to ask for approval to enable certain services, like ssh and shell. Veeam Green? After following diligently the new process (caveat, this is my home lab where I wear many hats, in fact like all my jobs ever in IT :(, I am the security officer), asking the security officer for approval, I received access to the shell. Immediately I noticed the green. In fact I am lying I did not but a colleague at work mentioned it. Green here is not Veeam but Terminal Multiplexer which is now default in Veeam.TMUXSo what is tmux: tmux is a t

From my experience, most organizations leverage tags to organize their backup jobs.But here’s the tricky question: How are these tags managed?Do you tag during deployment? When the business requests it? Based on applications or SLAs? Or do you sometimes forget to tag workloads? There might be a better way:Let Veeam ONE handle the heavy lifting for you. What are we going to do?Reduce operational overhead by dynamically adding or removing VMs from jobs Use Veeam ONE to automate vSphere tags Target workloads with db or sql in their names Exclude replicas of those VMs Create a backup job targeting the newly created tagRequirementsVeeam ONE needs permission to create tags.For this, the Business View must not rely on external sources—Veeam ONE will act as the managing component.Navigate to Server Settings → Business View and disable synchronization with external sources.Categorization & Conditions In my example, I have multiple database systems. The common denominator? They include db or

Are your Veeam Backups failing because your VMs live in DMZs or tightly firewalled networks? You're not alone! In large-scale, secure environments, traditional network-based Guest Processing often hits a wall (literally!). But there's a simple, yet powerful, fix you might not know about: Changing the order of Veeam's Guest Processing Methods.We're diving deep into the Why and How of prioritizing networkless processing for both VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V. This quick configuration change ensures Veeam always tries the most suitable, hypervisor-channel-based communication first, bypassing those tricky network barriers and keeping your backups successful.https://integriservices.blogspot.com/2025/11/regkey-of-month-november.html

Zero Trust or Bust but Community Trust is a Must! The ransomware avalanche that we have experienced over the last few years has turned most IT people, including Data Protection professionals, into paranoid zero trust fanatics. Everything is viewed through the lens of “beware”. To some this can become overwhelming, after all we humans like to feel safe and comfortable and that requires a trustful environment. So where can we find that comforting trust zone? The community,  that is where!I had the great pleasure of participating in my 4th V100 Summit this November in Prague Czech republic. Veeam is a special company that does something remarkable for its community heroes each year. They bring them together from around the world to share product updates, and gather feedback. Perhaps most importantly they help the community members bond together.I could spend time going over the fantastic sessions and the great content that I was present for at the Summit but I wanted to focus on something

Hello, dear community! I am here with another packed newsletter. 🤓 There has been a delay this month as we have been busy planning and executing the Veeam100 Summit at the beginning of the month. In the middle of the month, I was co-organising a local VUG event, so my newsletter have gone slightly out of the standard timing. This one is full of insightful content related to various Veeam products, patches and releases. Take a look for yourself and stay tuned for the November edition, which will be published at the beginning of next month as usual. Veeam Vanguard October Newsletter ​@AndreTheGiant - Veeam beta support for XCP-ng - https://vinfrastructure.it/2025/10/veeam-beta-support-for-xcp-ng/Veeam is acquiring Securiti AI - https://vinfrastructure.it/2025/10/veeam-is-acquiring-securiti-ai/ Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8.2 - https://vinfrastructure.it/2025/10/veeam-backup-for-microsoft-365-v8-2/​@benharmer  - Automating Deployments with VBR V13 - https://benharmer.blog/2025/10/13/

Enabling Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) or Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is the best way to protect accounts from password theft or phishing. Therefore it’s recommended to enable such options, when they’re available. Since some time it’s possible to use MFA for Veeam Accounts, which are used to access the my.veeam.com portal or also the Veeam Community 😉Login to your Veeam account at my.veeam.com and click on edit profile in the top right corner.At the bottom of your profile details, you need to click on “Enable MFA”. As a side note, even after enabling MFA this link still states “Enable” instead of “Disable”.On the following page, you need to click on “Set up authenticator application” and follow the instructions. While FreeOTP or Google Authenticator are recommended, you can use any other OTP app; for example I’m using Aegis. Afterwards it’s recommended to create recovery authentication codes, for the case that your MFA app isn't available. Of course you should not store those

After a couple of busy weeks with work I was finally able to complete my blog on the V100 Summit in Prague.  Please see below and a link to my blog post where I highlight many of the V100 members.Veeam 100 Summit Recap - Prague 2025  Veeam 100 Summit Recap – Prague 2025 I’d like to first thank Rick Vanover, Madalina Cristil, Nikola Pejková, Safiya Mohamed, and everyone at Veeam for their efforts and support leading up to my fourth Veeam 100 Summit. It’s a HUGE undertaking that requires extensive coordination. This was my fourth time attending the event in person. It was an honour to attend such a prestigious event for the fourth time and to meet many fellow Vanguards, Legends, and MVPs in person for the first time, as well as from previous Veeam 100 Summit events.  It is amazing how being at an event and speaking with others of the same mindset makes you feel great.  As for the host city, Prague, it was my third time visiting for the summit, and it did not disappoint, as usual.This sum

While browsing through Veeam 13 I came across something that truly stuck out: Send me a Daily AI-powered summary of all backup activities!AI-powered summaryNow that is a wish come true! I set the time and impatiently waited in my home lab to see! Sure enough voila!Daily Summary Sometimes it is the little things that make one even more appreciative! 

ChallengeWith Hyper-V as well as other hypervisors getting more resonance in the last months for unspoken reasons, we faced several infrastructures running the Azure Local implementation of it.These can easily be backed up by Veeam Backup and Replication. Just like regular Hyper-V clusters. Though, some peculiarities might arise.One of those for us was, that some auto-generated VMs might appear with names like:In one environment, we found >10 of those VMs in the stack. Roles of These VMsAPI Server - Handles all Kubernetes API requests - Acts as the main entry point for cluster management etcd Database - Stores the cluster state and configuration - Highly available across multiple control-plane nodes Controller Manager - Ensures desired state (e.g., deployments, replicas) matches actual state  Scheduler - Decides which node runs which pod based on resource availabilityWhy So Many VMs?High Availability: Control plane is usually spread across multiple VMs for redundancy.Arc/Local Deplo

Hope everyone managed to view the Global Launch last week, if not and you missed it, here is the on-demand replay: https://www.veeam.com/veeamon-global-launch In addition here is a 40min video with the highlights of the v13 launch last week from product marketing. Demos include High Availability, SAML integration, Data Resiliency Daily Summary report and more.   The latest update from RICKATRON with regards to v13 upgrade is available here:Thanks again 😀

 It's already 3 weeks after my first journey to this summit in Prague. I was on several summits, but this is completely different. Everybody knows each other very close after an year or who was first time, they knew few months virtually from community. like me. And now was the time, when we met together and everybody was happy to met me personally like we have been seen previously. It was was nice talk with everybody from community. Of course, was really great to meet Veeam management and to talk with them about my design and requirements and what could be improved and how. For me was like Christmas time, like a family meeting during Christmas.If we look on box, on swag pack, it was like Xmas gift :) Lot of nice merches. The meetings were very fruitful for me, what we can use for resilience data now and what is coming up.This helps me out to plan properly automation and backup service for customers with new release version Veeam 13.So i would recommend to everybody, who is not sure, th

Virtualization technology has become an integral part of modern IT infrastructures. It provides incredible flexibility, scalability, and cost-efficiency to businesses of all sizes.Since several hypervisor platforms have gained significant traction in recent years, including Proxmox VE, XCP-ng, and Nutanix AHV etc. As business needs continue to evolve, the choice of virtualization platform must remain equally adaptive. Thereby, aligning performance, scalability, and management capabilities with changing organizational and technological demandsMigrating from one hypervisor to another is a complex process that requires careful planning and evaluation. Organizations must consider factors such as application dependencies, migration timelines, workload criticality, and the potential business impact of application downtime. PrerequisiteIf you fail to install the VirtIO drivers as recommended, you may also encounter issues such as missing or unstable network connectivity etc as shown below. Be