⚠️ Potential data loss with Veeam Backup Cloud products

  • 9 December 2022
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Veeam has just released a warning about a potential data loss issue for the Cloud products (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Issue

According to the article, data loss can occur in the background during the movement of backup objects.

Affected versions

The following versions are affected:

  • Veeam Backup for AWS 5.0.0.452
  • Veeam Backup for AWS 5.1.0.39
  • Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure 4.0.0.679
  • Veeam Backup for Google Cloud 3.0.0.859

Solution

Hotfixes have been released for the 3 products and it’s advised to install the update immediately.

  • Veeam Backup for AWS 5.1.1.8
  • Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure 4.0.0.705
  • Veeam Backup for Google Cloud 3.0.0.868

Besides that, Health Check should be enabled for all policies in order to notice any backup chain problems.

For more information visit KB4383


1 comment

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Yikes that is kind of scary.  Apply the fix as noted in the KB everyone that uses these ASAP!

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