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 workloads
In 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 environments and gotchas to avoid
Read the full Regkey breakdown here
