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I had the pleasure to sit down with ​@Geoff Burke to do a Podcast where we talk all things backup and also about my books.  Check it out below.From Help Desk To Architect: Building A Career In Backup, Community, And Resilience

Happy Thursday Community! Thought I'd share another Linux process today – how to resize a Linux volume used as a Veeam Repository in Linux OS, specifically increasing its size. This also is in reference to using an array as your Volume-backed storage. Logical Volume Manager (LVM) processes won't be discussed. Additionally, though there is a process to decrease Volume sizes as well, I also won't be discussing that process either. When wanting to decrease Volume size, I highly recommend creating a new Volume of the desired size, then copy your data to it to prevent potential data corruption.As most of you probably know, increasing Volume sizes within Windows is pretty straight forward → increase LUN storage on your array, then rescan your disks in Windows Disk Manager, then Extend the Volume. It takes a minimal amount of time to perform. Within Linux, there are a few more tasks needing to be performed than in Windows to get your Volume size increased. I'll share exactly wh

I’m really happy to share with the Veeam Community another Open Source Project “vScan Vulnerability Scanner” vScan DashboardThis is an Open-Source project created as a Security scanning tool that integrates with Veeam Backup & Replication to perform vulnerability assessments on backup data without needing a full restore. It leverages Veeam Data Integration API to mount backup content directly to Linux servers and scan them using open-source security tools Trivy and Grype.Why is this solution created? In the event of a disaster or security incident, when the Veeam Admin or the Se

There could potentially be bug in the RTM v13 release for those that have access to it and are MSPs.  After upgrading a test box in my environment, the API/Web Services are not starting for me.I updated from 12.3.2 version and now have a case open.  I know ​@Cragdoo tested in his homelab too and found the same problem.  So wanted to make everyone aware unless you are doing a new install in which case I heard from someone else that it works fine.  I am going to test a new install myself and see if it is just the upgrade which has the problem.I will post an update to this thread once I get more details from Support and possible fixes, etc.

Happy New Year, everyone! Wishing you a successful and resilient 2026!Kicking off the year strong, we continue our “Regkey of the Month” series with a deep dive into a powerful but often overlooked configuration in Veeam Backup & Replication.This month’s focus: optimizing SQL transaction log backups using the SqlTempLogPath registry key.Many environments run into performance bottlenecks or storage issues during SQL log backups simply because Veeam uses a default staging location that isn’t always ideal — especially on servers with small system drives or slower disks. This can lead to:✔ Disk space exhaustion✔ Slower backup performance✔ Backup jobs impacting production workloadsIn the blogpost, I walk you through:What SqlTempLogPath actually does Why the default behavior might be hurting your backups Real-world deployment tips Best practices for choosing the right path Supported envir

With the Veeam Software Appliance and the Veeam Infrastructure Appliance, update distribution is fundamentally changing. The Veeam Appliances automatically install certain updates to ensure security and operational continuity. This represents a massive increase in security and compliance. What is updated?Operating system and security updates are installed centrally and automatically, cannot be deselected, and are mandatory for both appliances. Security updates for Veeam Backup & Replication are also installed automatically and without user intervention to ensure security.Both appliances can also optionally install feature and bug fix updates automatically, provided this is enabled in the configuration. Major updates (e.g., V14.0), minor releases (e.g., 13.x), and private fixes are optional by default.Here is a simplified overview:Mandatory updatesVeeam cumulative & security updates (e.

Considering hypervisor choice was a big topic for 2025, I wanted to spend a bit of time right before year end trying the new Windows Admin Center for myself. My main focus was host on-boarding and role based access.With the Windows Admin Center Virtualization Mode preview the idea is to provide a better centralized hypervisor management experience for organizations. Looking to migrate, perhaps from other hypervisor platforms, where, perhaps, this type of tooling has historically been more mature.InstallationFor testing I used Windows Server 2025 (en-us), (2 CPU, 8GB RAM, 100GB disk). This was a completely clean install, the machine was domain joined to the same domain as the Hyper-V nodes I was accessing, but this shouldn’t matter.I installed in order:VC++ Redistributable https://aka.ms/vc14/vc_redist.x64.exe WAC vMode Preview

If you’ve been following this series of articles, you know by now that Veeam’s support for syslog allows you to leverage Microsoft Sentinel and many other solutions that support syslog to monitor your Veeam environment for operational and security events. Getting the data in is the easy part. The hard part is how to filter and query your Veeam event data for important information that you can quickly and effectively act on.The previous entry in this series walked through a simple example of the hard part, demonstrating how to set up an analytics rule in Microsoft Sentinel to scan Veeam events for a specific configuration change (four-eyes authorization disabled, event ID 42401) that could signal a compromised server. It’s easy enough, but that’s only o

 I am sharing the procedure for performing an in-place upgrade of the VBR 12 infrastructure to version 13, including an analysis of the potential warnings identified during the configuration check.Here you will find links to the official documentation for further information.Check this Veeam docUpgrading to Veeam Backup & Replication 13 on Windows - Veeam Backup & Replication User GuideCheck PrerequisiteUpgrade Checklist - Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide Download last ISO

As described in the title, I would like to explain in this blog post why a Veeam Hardened Repo and Object First is a great combination.A Veeam Hardened Repository and an Object First appliance each offer specific advantages for backups and restores, security, etc., but they also have their weaknesses. From a technical and cyber security perspective, combining both approaches offers a significantly stronger, more resilient backup architecture than either concept alone.I work on a lot of Veeam projects for SMEs, SMBs, and enterprise customers. I see the combination of the two products as being more suitable for the SMEs and SMBs sectors. In the enterprise sector, due to the larger amounts of data and faster restores, other products are used, but I don’t want to go into those here, as this post is about Hardened Repositories and Object First.

 PREAMBLE: In this period I'm trying to write my articles using the STAR model (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to make sure they're technically accurate and clear.I'll never get tired to say this: protecting company data is the most important thing for any business, and we need to go beyond traditional virtual machines or transactional databases to include unstructured data on NAS infrastructures.1. SituationOur customer wants a strong and permanent backup system for a lot of unstructured data:Data Source: NetApp ONTAP (version 9.14.1P5). Data involved: There's about 11 TB spread across 25 NFS shares. Critical info: We've got Oracle database dumps (done with RMAN) and PostgreSQL (via script). Final destination: The backup had to be efficient, and the backup copy had to be replicated to

Hi! As HPE and Veeam deepen their strategic partnership, I´m back in the Veeam Community and wrote about the integration of Veeam with the HPE Alletra MP B10000 using HPE GreenLake.HPE Alletra MP is a cloud-native, modular, disaggregated storage platform that delivers multi-protocol support and enables high-performance NVMe hardware with software-defined capabilities.On the other hand, GreenLake is HPE's cloud platform with advanced AIOps capabilities in monitoring, automating, and managing IT infrastructure, cloud resources, workloads, and applications across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.The post is long, and it was not possible to upload all the content to a single topic. Therefore, I am sharing the link:

So I’ve spent plenty of time living in vCenter, managing VMware clusters like most of us have. But as I started digging into KVM-based hypervisors, it honestly felt a little backwards at first…different tools, different terms. Once you step through it though, a lot of the same core concepts are there. I put this together to help connect the dots if you’re used to VMware and starting to take a look at KVM.While KVM itself is a standardized kernel module, not all KVM-based hypervisors are created equal. Vendors and open-source communities may customize their KVM implementations with unique management layers, storage integrations, and performance tuning. For VMware administrators exploring alternatives, this blog focuses on the foundational KVM components that most directly compare to the vSphere stack. The goal is to simplify that comparison and help you build a clear mental map between platforms.As virtualization strategies evolve and organizations explore alternatives

Hi All, In early December, I set myself the challenge of writing a blog post every day and putting together an Advent-style calendar covering topics ranging from security and automation to a few features I genuinely enjoy.It was an ambitious goal, but I’m happy to say I completed it. I’ve been sharing each post on LinkedIn daily, but I wanted to post the full collection here as well for anyone who isn’t connected with me there.If you’d like to read along, please feel free to share. I hope you enjoy it. Advent Calendar Day 24: Thank You and Looking Ahead | Homelabpro Blog

I'm creating some labs on AWS and today I'll share the Veeam part with you. Lab Details:VBR:Instance size: c5.2xlarge  Availability Zone: us-east-1f  Architecture: AMD64  Total memory: 16384 MB  Network: Up to 10 GigabitJobs created:EC2 EFS FSx VPC First, why not use Marketplace?As many already know, taxes in Brazil are massive.Because of this, I usually don't use Marketplace, since the taxes are even higher through Marketplaces. (Until 40%)So I prefer to deploy Veeam traditionally on EC2.Here are some steps:Upload the Veeam .ISO on an S3 Create an EC2 (will be our EC2) Use TNTdrive to mount the S3 for EC2 Install V13  Using CLI AWS to upload de .ISO: "C

Hey guys,I hope you are fine and ready for the end‑of‑year holidays.I wanted to share an issue I encountered this morning while integrating VDC Vault on a VBR server running on 2012R2. Yes, I know, the OS is no longer supported — a redesign project is planned soon. To quickly improve backup security, we set up a Vault. Unfortunately, during the integration I received the following message: I didn’t see any specific prerequisites in the Veeam documentation regarding the operating system for integrating VDC Vault.After going through several pages, I found this in the Help Center: Make sure you have WebView2 Runtime installed on your backup server.Once it was installed, we were able to complete the configuration and create our backup copy job.Cheers !

Hi Community,If you are going to take the Veeam Backup & Replication v13.0.1 ILT course, then it's important that you take the recommended free courses.Check my blog for ways to access the recommended free courses.https://pulia.com.br/veeam-backup-replication-v13-0-1-course-experience-recommendations/Hope that help your learning!

Hi Community!!!During my time as a technical trainer and consultant, I constantly tried to draw analogies between the features we have in IT and the things we experience in our daily lives.Today I will draw an analogy between the wardrobe and SOBR.The idea behind using an analogy is to make technical topics easier to understand. Often, when explaining storage tiering, the listener gets confused, so I made a simple analogy with a wardrobe. This makes storage tiering easier to understand.In this analogy, you will have the opportunity to understand performance, capacity, and archive tiering in a very simple way.Check my blog to see the analogy, hope you enjoy it https://pulia.com.br/what-does-a-sobr-have-in-common-with-a-wardrobe/  

Last week I had to troubleshoot a backup job that was using a brand new proxy and repository server. No other job was using these components. Nonetheless just 4 VMs were processed at the same time. All other VMs showed status “Pending”. As additional information, “Resource not ready: Active snapshots limit reached for datastore” was shown too in active job log.After a short investigation we found out, all VMs were located on just one VMFS datastore. Fortunately there is a rather simple solution for this limitation. You can create a registry key on VBR server to increase the limit of active snapshots per datastore:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication\MaxSnapshotsPerDatastore For more details see this forum pos

IntroIn a previous article I wrote about the type of storage a customer can use and write their backup to.Some days ago, a user in the Veeam Community asked why, according to Veeam's calculator, S3 object storage is no longer more efficient in terms of space (with immutability and GFS) than storage using XFS/ReFS technology.After answering, I decided to explore the topic further by putting myself in the shoes of a customer who has to make a choice in terms of the costs associated with the space used. That's why I want to tell you what happened with a customer.When I start a new backup infrastructure project, there always comes a time when I have to decide what type of storage repository to use. When I submit a plan to the customer, I often hear them say: Why should I spend more an

Dear community,  Applications are now open for the 2026 Veeam Vanguard class. Any Veeam enthusiast publishing Veeam-related content (e.g. articles, video guides, speaking at Veeam events, podcasts) can apply to become a Veeam Vanguard. There's an article I published on the Veeam Executive Blog (https://www.veeam.com/blog/veeam-vanguard-2026-applications.html) containing a link to the application form at the top of the page, labelled "APPLY NOW", so you can't miss it! After clicking, you will be redirected to the form that every candidate needs to fill out. If you have someone in mind to nominate, it's not enough to just nominate them; even nominees need to answer the questions that are crucial for us when evaluating all applications during Q1. The application process remains open until 9 January 2026, a

With Veeam Backup & Replication v13 and its implementation of SAML for authentication, we can use a lot of different IDPs. I already did a guide for entra id which you can find here: https://community.veeam.com/blogs-and-podcasts-57/vbr-v13-saml-implementation-guide-with-entra-id-11560 In my region, entra id is the IDP that is used at most companies. However, it is not recommended to add Veeam to your production active directory domain, so I would also say it is also not really recommended to add your Veeam to your production m365/entra id tenant or generally your main IDP. This guide provides some guidance to set up Veeam with Authentik as an SAML IDP. For those who never heard about Authentik: Authentik is a lightweight, open-source, self-hosted identity provider that offers

 Ever had your backups fail? I sure have! But it’s all part of the fun & games of learning exactly how these systems work.Recently I spun up another instance of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure, and as part of my security mindset, I configured some elements of hardening to my infrastructure. Well, I missed a setting that I’m going to share with you today. Worker Job Completed with Error So, I had Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure working, my daily snapshot job was also running fine, but it was the daily backup that wasn’t working. Some of the key terms I could pick out from the logs were ‘Worker: <Resource Name> (IP Address:Port): job completed with error’, ‘Error: This request is not authorised to perform this operation’, ‘Status 403’, and ‘ErrorCode AuthorizationFailur

In this post, I analyse the issues involved in backing up a VDI environment in a VMware vSphere environment with TPM enabled. The VMs being backed up are Windows 11 with Microsoft Office 365 licences.The configuration of Veeam for backing up encrypted VMs requires this architectural prerequisites:The backup proxy must be working in the Virtual appliance or Network transport mode: The backup proxy working in the Virtual appliance transport mode must be deployed on an encrypted VM. The backup proxy working in the Network transport mode uses the NBD protocol by default. If you want to use NBDSSL, select the Enable host to proxy traffic encryption in Network mode (NBDSSL) check box in the Transport Mode window. Note that traffic encryption puts more stress on the CPU of an ESXi host and can decrease performance. With this proxy configuration, we can perform consistent backups.For VM restoration, consider the following:

Disclaimer:I actually wanted to publish this post earlier, but I had a small health issue that delayed my plans a bit. In this post, I mainly want to share a few brief thoughts. There are already so many incredibly good and informative blog posts about the recent Veeam 100 Summit in Prague. Therefore, I will focus less on technical details (which cannot be fully shared anyway) and instead provide some impressions from my personal perspective and perception What is the V100 Summit?The Veeam 100 Summit takes place once a year and is now hosted at different locations on a rotating basis. This year, it was held in Prague – a truly beautiful city! Veeam invites all Veeam Vanguards, Veeam Legends, and VeeaMVPs to come together, network, and exchange ideas on the latest topics. In addition, a lot of information is shared that is not public, giving us, as members of this exclusive group, the opportunity to actively contribute to th