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MFA with Veeam B&R

Hello everybody! I’d like to know if is possible to have a Multi-Factor Authentication to access Veeam Backup & Replication console?Do we have something native on Veeam about it?

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VUG Germany and Austria - VMCE Session

Guten Tag and Hi to all the “German speaking” VUG members ! On the 23rd of July there is going to be the first session where VUG Germany and VUG Austria are partnering with each other and joining forces to deliver a session to you guys. However, this one is going to be in English As announced, we wi...

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Is your Veeam Cloud Connect Provider Still Not Using Veeam 11?

We are being told by our Veeam Cloud Connect Provider, Global Data Vault, that we still can’t upgrade to Veeam 11 since there are still bugs in the Cloud Director services. We are also being told that No other Cloud Connect Providers are on Veeam 11 yet because Veeam is telling them not to be until...

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Cloud Connect deployment (quick and nerdy)

This video is part of a series to help MSPs get their veeam service offerings up and running. 10-15 minute videos. This one is on Cloud Connect deployment. What to deploy and where, basic sizing, and some tips and tricks.

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Article Veeam Community Recap #37

Hi everyone,It’s Community Recap time! While I and @Rick Vanover are getting ready to SysAdmin Day (next Friday, July 30th, you don’t want to miss this - register here!), check the new episode below Yes, we’re breaking the rule again!

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Backup Policy, what is it for?

Much has been said about backup and data protection. However, little is said about Backup Policy. In today's post I decided to address what are the aspects that surround a backup policy and why it is important to have one. What is Backup Policy?The backup policy is nothing more than a document that...

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VBR SOBR Capacity Tier vs VBR Copy Job to Veeam Cloud Connect

More and more customers are aware of the fact that 1 copy of their backups is not longer enough . Yes!I always recommend to my customers and colleagues to implement the golden rule 3-2-1-1-0 (see my blog post : 3-2-1-1-0 Golden Backup Rule | Veeam Community Resource Hub).The thing I want to highl...

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How to setup file to tape for rotate of tapes to and from offside storage

Dear all,Apology I am a newbie here and my question may sound naive. We appreciate any help from your guys.We used Tivoli in the past to backup Oracle for both long term data keeping and DR. We created 3 sets of tapes. 2 sets would be always in the tape library and one at remote site. Every 2 weeks...

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Hitachi Veeam Plugin - Now Available

If anyone uses Hitachi as their primary storage there is now a plugin that was posted in the Vanguard slack channel. Going to test this one out since we use Hitachi as one of our primary storage vendors.https://www.veeam.com/download_add_packs/vmware-esx-backup/hitachi/

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[Panel Discussion] SysAdmin Day: Past, Present and Future

As you know, July 30th, the official day for all IT professionals across the globe — System Administrator Appreciation Day aka SysAdmin Day!It is celebrated on the last Friday in July to show appreciation for the work of Sysadmins and other IT workers. I always say, that here at Veeam we take commun...

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Does ESXi host survive persistent boot device loss?

Yes, it is no backup topic. But because we discussed a reason for my testing here already:I thought it could be interesting. In this post I investigate what happens when a VMware vSphere ESXi host loses its boot device. This device is meant to be a persistent device. For non-persistent devices like...

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V.E.E.A.M. : What does it mean - where it stands for ?

Hi all,We all love VEEAM .But why is it called like that?Originally Ratmir Timashev and Andrei Baronov founded Veeam in 2006.They called their company from the phonetic pronunciation of the letters VM (stands for Virtual Machine)!In the meanwhile everybody knows that the company is owned by US Insi...

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I found this great Virtual UK Post - If you have vRealize you can't not read it

Veeam & vRops You need to read this Post is Amazing !! Link: https://virtualg.uk/vm-backup-dashboard-for-vrealize-operations-manager/ Thank You VirtualUK

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Build Your Own View With Veeam ONE Dashboards

Veeam ONE provides visibility into data protection and virtual environments. Alarms, reports, and dashboards provide real-time monitoring, documentation, and at-a-glance views of your environment. Veeam ONE is known for its proactive alarms and detailed reports, but there are also valuable dashboard...

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How to size for NAS/File share backups?

Sizing for NAS/file share backup can appear difficult initially, but with the help of the unofficial NAS Calculator by Hal Yaman it definitely will be a bit easier.As you can see from the screenshot below you need to know roughly how much source data in TB your file share(s) contain, how many files...

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What infrastructure tools do you use?

I would be interested to know which tool for IT infrastructure you use for your or your customers environment. Here is a completely unsorted list of tools I use frequently in various environments:PowerShell with various modules like VMware PowerCLI (by the way, version 12.3 was released today) and V...

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How to isolate NBD backup traffic in vSphere

A new feature in vSphere 7 is the ability to configure a VMkernel port used for backups in NBD (Network Block Device) respectively Network mode. This can be used to isolate backup traffic from other traffic types. Up to this release, there was no direct option to select VMkernel port for backup. In...

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Article Veeam Community Recap #36

Hey Veeam Community,Check this episode to learn about #BeatTheGostev challenge, SysAdmin Appreciation Day and how I and @Rick Vanover are going to celebrate it, as well as highlights of the week! Shout-outs to @Nico Losschaert, @vNote42 and @Chris.Arceneaux for making it into recap this week As...

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[Quicktip] Show jobs a login account is used in

In this quick quicktip I show how it is easily possible to show all jobs, a specific login account is used in. This can be very useful if you want to change the password or permissions of an account - to check involved jobs - or if you just want to clean up your configuration.To do so, open the Mana...

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New Blog Series: Cloud Object Storage Deep Dive

Hi,Today I’m excited to finally share my blog series that I’ve been working on for some time, a deep dive into the object storage solutions available from the “big three” public cloud hyperscalers (Azure/AWS/GCP). Part one is available now over at the Veeam Blog and I’ll be updating this post as the...

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Let's talk about Data Movers ... Does anyone know what it is for?

The importance of Veeam Data Movers Veeam Data Mover performs data processing tasks on behalf of Veeam Backup & Replication, such as retrieving source machine data, performing data deduplication and compression, and storing backed-up data on the target storage.For Microsoft Windows servers, Vee...

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Tape Library - Drive Locked

Hello everyone,So, I just tried out my new tape library (Powervault 124T) and it worked for the first job I did. I erased some tapes, let that job finish, ejected the magazine, reloaded with some tapes that had data, I did an inventory on them, and while I thought it finished. It must not have. I ej...

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The magic of Job Filters - New in Veeam v11

New Feature v11 Job FilterCreating Job Filters Editing and Deleting Job FiltersA job filter allows you to filter jobs by different parameters. For example, you can create a filter that will show only VM backup copy jobs.Creating Job FiltersTo create a filter, do the following:Open the Home view. In...

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I'm Sure You've Head, But If Not...Watch Your SD Cards! with vSphere 7U2!!

For those who don’t go to the VMware forums (another ‘communities’ based vendor website) often, there was finally a VMware employee who somewhat unofficially acknowledged the issue of running ESXi on SD cards, specifically with vSphere 7U2. I say U2 because v7 and v7U1c, of which I both have run on...

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Apple Time Capsule may break soon

Just read a post about Apple Time Capsule. According to a german data-rescue company there seems to be a design-fault of used HDDs. This fault may lead to mass extinction because of hardware damage. Affected devices Time Capsule devices of the 5th generation:2TB ME177Z / A with Seagate Grenada ST200...

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