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Recently I had to configure a backup on a physical Linux server that stores over half a petabyte of traffic fine images collected from speed cameras on federal highways in Brazil.   The catch: this server runs critical client applications, and any migration to another server is extremely sensitive and requires careful planning before taking action. At the moment, a full migration wasn’t feasible.Due to the urgency of the demand, it was necessary to implement a backup solution immediately, but the server cannot go down for even one minute. Any downtime would mean fines not being recorded, resulting in immediate financial loss.  The Challenge of Backing Up a Mission-Critical Environment

More and more companies are depending totally of their ICT infrastructure (on-premises, private cloud, hybrid cloud, public cloud) …Ransomware and hackers are more popular than ever…Therefore one of the most important things is that the company has a solid backup strategy, so we can fall back at those in case of disaster or being impacted by ransomware or hackers.You can find very often the 3-2-1 rule. I suggest every customer or company to even go a step further : apply the 3-2-1-1-0 rule !3 : Maintain at least 3 copies of your data By three copies, I mean that in addition to your primary data, you should also have at least two more backups.Why?The chance that something is going wrong with 3 devices at the same time is a lot smaller than with 2 devices, especially when the primary backup is often situated

We've got a new blog post! This month, we're diving into the art of fine-tuning Veeam VBR for on-prem object storage. In this post we show how to optimize performance for Scale-Out Backup Repositories (SOBR) with a Capacity Tier, specifically addressing the challenges of using on-premises S3-compatible appliances. This with the registry key “S3ConcurrentTaskLimit”Click here to read the full blog post and learn more about Veeam registry keys! 

 Upgrading from 12.3.0.310 to 12.3.2.3617 stopped at the database check with “Failed to connect to PostgreSQL server localhost:5432.” The fix was to map the exact Windows identity that launched setup in pg_ident.conf, restart PostgreSQL, and rerun the installer. No reinstall needed. Environment Single VBR on Windows Server 2022 with multiple NICs for LAN and storage Local workgroup admin account Embedded PostgreSQL 15 for the configuration database What I saw During the Configuration Check I got:Failed to connect to PostgreSQL server localhost:5432.An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote hostDaily jobs were fine, which told me services already had access.

The Task at Hand, or the problem to solveAs a service provider that is actively growing our BaaS offering, one major source or growth is Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365.  While it’s relatively easy to understand rental license consumption when backing up VM’s (number of projected workloads * points per license utilized), figuring out how many licenses consumed in VB365 is much more difficult on the surface because, depending on how you’ve selected your objects to be backed up from Microsoft 365 such as selection via groups, you clearly can protect many more objects than you’ve manually selected and consume more licenses.  And some objects don’t consume licenses.  If you have a dedicated VB365 server for each Organization, perhaps this would be easier.  But in my case, we have a single VB365 server orchestrating backups for multiple organizations/tenants.  But I need to know how many licenses I’m consuming per Org so that I know how much to bill them, or to make sure they’re

The latest update is available for this popular NetApp E-Series technical report with Veeam Backup and Replication. The E-Series SAN models are used for a repository target. It does not have an immutable option in the SANTricity storage operating system. It is paired with our Veeam Hardened Repo appliance. The NetApp E-Series is a block only storage hardware. From hybrid to powerful all flash arrays. It provides value-based storage alternative to NetApp ONTAP clusters. The customer uses case besides backup are AI, HPC and video surveillance solutions. Please see link below for the public download of the TR. This TR has contributions from ​@MatzeB  who is a member of the Veeam 100, and he works for Advanced UNIBYTE a Veeam and NetApp partner.NetApp E-Series storage and Veeam Backup and Replication

In this short guide, I will highlight the steps to upgrade Veeam Backup and Replication v12.3.x to 12.3.2. This update for 12.3.2 (Build 12.3.2.3617) was released June 17, 2024). Upgrading to the latest version of Veeam Backup & Replication ensures you stay protected with critical security fixes, gain access to new features, and benefit from improved stability and performance. Below are some of the vulnerabilities that the 12.3.2 addresses. I will recommend taking a look at this KB article to see the vulnerabilities resolved in Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3.2. They are:CVE-2025-23121: Critical (CVSS 9.9): Remote code execution (RCE) by authenticated domain CVE-2025-24286: High (CVSS 7.2): Authenticated Backup Operator could modify backup jobs to execute arbitrary code users on domain-joined backup servers.

I wanted to make you aware that a new Veeam & Pure blog is now available on veeam.com.  The blog is titled “Driving Enterprise Efficiency: VMWare Rightsizing Powered by Veeam ONE and Pure1”.The genesis of the project that is written up in this blog began over a year ago at Pure’s Accelerate 2024 user conference.  I attended a breakout session on what’s new in Pure Storage’s Pure1.  If you are not familiar with Pure1, it is a cloud-based platform that delivers real-time monitoring and AI-driven insights for managing and optimizing Pure Storage infrastructure.  It also had a new virtualization assessment module to help customers optimize and right size their VMware vSphere environments.Earlier this year, I was able to get my hands on Pure1 and try out the virtualization assessment in our alliances lab.  What I found was Pure1 virtualization assessment was quite complimentary to Veeam One vSphere optimization reports.  And using these tools in conjunction with each ot

As many of you are aware, VMware has basically tossed the SMB market to the wayside the past several mos (at least imo they have). Since then, Veeam has been listening to its customers regarding what other hypervisors they are looking at to transition to away from the Broadcom behemoth. Some made their voices heard on the Forums, asking for Proxmox support ; and some made requests for XCP-NG support.  Veeam answered the call for Proxmox lovers, going GA with a Proxmox Plugi

Ever since the early release of Veeam Backup for Proxmox VE, there has not been a lot of great community content highlighting how to administer PVE in an all-in-one post. Since then, the product has evolved significantly, so I decided to put together a comprehensive guide for the current plug-in version to help you get the most out of it. Below are some interesting post on Proxmox VE by ​@regnor Following Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, the market faced significant disruptions. This led to many customers seeking alternative virtualisation platforms, with Proxmox VE quickly emerging as one of the preferred choice. Recognising b

When deploying Veeam Agent for AIX in environments running on IBM Power Systems, you may face unexpected issues during VM cloning. I recently went through this process: after performing the initial manual deployment of the agent, I discovered that cloned VMs were replacing the original servers in the Veeam Protection Group instead of being added as new machines. In this blog post, I’ll walk you through:How I performed the initial deploy of Veeam Agent for AIX. Why cloned VMs replaced the original ones in VBR. The root cause of the UUID duplication issue. Step-by-step instructions to fix the problem. Initial Manual Deploy of Veeam Agent for AIX Before running into the UUID issue, I went through the full manual deployment of the Veeam Agent for AIX. Below is the exact installation process I followed: 1. Create a Protection Group in Ve

Recently I shared a post on how to set up Veeam HA in the VDP v13 BETA preview. In this post I’ll walk you through how to perform a Switchover and Failover operation to the 2nd VBR node. There are no pre-requisites per se’ before performing the steps listed below, except for the HA enable configuration steps I shared in my Part 1 post. So let’s get to it, shall we? 😊Perform a SwitchoverFirst, log into the Remote Console to the Cluster IP. Review my previous post on what that IP is Next, go into the Backup Infrastructure Node > Managed Servers, find your 2nd VBR node and rt-click > Switchover   

Many of my customers (luckily) are using Sure Backups. Some of the subnets are also quite small (i.e., smaller than /24). When configuring the network settings in the Virtual Lab wizard, there is a little problem which can easily be handled. Veeam automatically inserts the appropriate letters for masking in the masquerading network.For example, if you configure a /24 network, the wizard inserts a “D” in the fourth octet. This is correct and must be done this way. The situation is different if the subnet is smaller. For example, if you have a /25 network and enter it in the wizard, the fourth octet of the masquerading network no longer displays a letter, but the number of the subnet mask. 

 Managing complex backup environments just got smarter.Veeam Intelligence is our new AI-powered assistant, integrated into Veeam ONE and Veeam Backup & Replication, designed to streamline your day-to-day operations.Whether you’re troubleshooting, optimizing, or automating tasks, Veeam Intelligence helps you get answers faster and work more efficiently.🔍 What Can It Do?✅ Answer technical questions via natural language chat✅ Search Veeam documentation & KBs in real time✅ Provide environment-specific insights (in Advanced Mode)✅ Detect threats using AI/ML✅ Recommend optimizations & generate automation scripts (PowerShell, REST API, YARA rules)💡 Real-World Use Cases:“How do I set up alarm notifications in Veeam ONE?” “List all protected VMs in my environment.” “Generate a YARA rule to detect sensiti

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

 Have you ever wondered where we Veeam 100 members are distributed around the world?Based on Veeam 100 Directory | Veeam Community Resource Hub and the public location information I have from our LinkedIn profiles, I sat down and provided a world map that answers exactly the above question, or shows it on the map. In the backend, I use MapGeo and Google Sheets for this. As soon as you press directly on a member or their point on the map, the photo stored from the Veeam 100 Directory (in the Community Hub) opens.For short information such as names, titles and, if applicable, Blog URL just “hover” over the po

Greetings to everyone here!😎 Following the Broadcom disruptions in the market, many customers told us they’re investigating alternatives. Those of you who closely follow Veeam might have heard about the work we’re doing to satisfy those needs. But have you heard about the Veeam and Scale Computing strategic announcement with the intent to bring our proven data protection capabilities to the Scale HyperCore hypervisor? We initially targeted Q4 ’25 for this project, but thanks to the incredible work of the R&D team, the Veeam Backup for Scale Computing plug-in is live and you can try it today. While the official announcement and related marketing activities are scheduled for October, let’s not hesitate and take a look right away. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been playing with the solution and with Scale HyperCore, and I’m going to share my findings so you can do the same and save some time fighting configs.A few words about Scale HyperCore. It’s a KVM-based hyperconverged

Hi thereToday, I want to share with you all a technology/partner that caught my eye at VeeamOn 2025 in San Diego, CA.Have you ever wondered how to «enforce» or «protect» your Veeam Windows Setup, with local / presented Storage, without modifying or adding Appliances/devices to your Infrastructure?Here is where Blocky comes into Play.The Only Ransomware Protection That Runs on the Veeam Windows Server.Blocky installs and runs directly on Windows-based Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) servers—securing backup jobs at the source without requiring added hardware, Linux, or infrastructure changes.Blocky hardens the Windows VBR against ransomware threats by transforming the ReFS and NTFS volum

Hello All, I have recently encountered an issue with the Veeam Self restore portal being unavailable after upgrading the VSPC console server version. We have the Web UI and Console Server roles deployed in a distributed architecture.Initially, when clicking on the File Level Restore portal, it would redirect to URL "/Connectors/VeeamAgentsSelfServicePortal" and then return to the VSPC main portal. What I found initially was that the VeeamAgentsSelfServicePortal Application Pool was missing from IIS sites, and I had to recreate the pool to resolve the page loading error. After that, I encountered an issue where the Restore portal was responding with a "Service unavailable" error.  Here is the fix how I resolved the “Service Unavailable” error  1) Navigate to WebUI server to:C:\Pro

Hi Community, If you have just deployed Veeam Backup for Google Cloud (VBGC), the next step is proper configuration to smooth backups and restores. Here’s a simple, step-by-step guide to help you get started quickly: 1️: Add GCP Projects:Go to Configuration → Projects → Add Project.Use Service Account credentials to connect.Make sure the Service Account has the required IAM roles:Compute Admin Storage Admin Cloud SQL Admin Spanner Admin 2️: Set Up Worker Profiles:Navigate to Configuration → Workers → Profiles.By default, you’ll have:Primary Profile (e2-highcpu-8) for regular backups Secondary Profile (e2-highcpu-2) if quotas are tight Archiving Profile (e2-standard-4) for archive jobs 3️: Configure Backup Repositories:Choose Google Cloud

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 brings a redesigned architecture that changes how private cloud infrastructure is structured and managed. Whether you're coming from earlier VCF versions or looking at the platform for the first time, this guide breaks down what’s new and how it works in practice. At a high level, VCF 9.0 is a hierarchical system that scales from a single site to globally distributed infrastructure. Here’s how it’s organized and how each layer fits into day-to-day operations. Three-Layer Hierarchy of VCF 9.0VCF 9.0 structures infrastructure into three layers, each serving a clear purpose: Layer 1: Private Cloud (Top-Level)This is the entire footprint of your private cloud environment. It encapsulates everything…your regions, Fleets, and Instances. You can think of it as the top-level container where policy and strategy decisions

Hi Veeam Community, I have seen many questions (and experienced a few issues myself) when deploying Veeam Backup for Google Cloud (VBGC) in production environments. Most of these could have been avoided with some pre-deployment checks. So, I wanted to share a quick checklist that might help others save time and frustration. 1️: Service Account Preparation Create a dedicated Service Account (SA) in GCP. Assign all required IAM roles/permissions for each project you plan to back up. Test SA access via the VBGC diagnostics tab — all checks should show "Passed" before deployment.  2️: Quota Review Check CPU, disk, and instance quotas for each region where VBGC will deploy worker instances. Adjust quotas in advan

After receiving an NFR key from Devolutions I headed over to their website and looked around at the documentation. It may be overwhelming to see how much documentation there is, but after browsing some more I realized it is just due to the fact that this software can do so much, and you can configure everything with extreme granularity. There are also many functions the software suite can do.Today we will look at the Remote Desktop Manager and configure cloud based version to save creating any servers and save some time. First, You create your hub, I decided to go with business, but created a personal one after to see the differences.  At this point, you will Download and save your emergency kit. Keep this somewhere safe incase you ever loose your account password.

Hello Community ! I am sharing these steps because, when dealing with SharePoint recovery, I encountered several issues that need to be considered, and the online guide is not very clear.First, you need to consider what permissions are required to use the Veeam Explorer for SharePoint tool:https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/explorers/vesp_permissions.html?ver=120 First, let's start with the necessary environment:VBR: Veeam Server in workgroupVM_MSSQL: Server MSSQL, on AD domain, with the same version of Microsoft SQL Server installed on whi

Long-time reader, first-time poster. I thought I’d document my initial experience with Vault from a Veeam Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) perspective, to share the journey with others who may be heading down the same path and to highlight a few gotchas. As with anything new, your mileage may vary and subject to change. We started with a Backup as a Service customer who wanted to use vendor-backed cloud storage. They had spoken to Veeam, were happy with the offering, and it was something we were planning to explore anyway as an alternative to Wasabi. Gotcha #1 – As of writing, VCSPs cannot consume Vault through the VCSP programme and must instead purchase it as a “traditional transaction” through distribution (at least here in New Zealand). What became clearer later in the journey was that there’s a restriction in the VCSP programme requiring the provider to purchase and “own” the storage subscription. This could be an issue