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Hi all, I'm stuck on this and hoping someone has faced it before.Setup: On-prem VBR 12.3.2 (10.91.5.243). In Azure there's a Veeam Backup for Azure appliance v6 with private IP only (no public IP allowed by the customer). Connected via IPSec site-to-site VPN. I need to register the appliance in the VBR console to do a failback of an Azure VM back to on-prem vSphere.What I've tried:Add Server wizard -> Veeam cloud-native backup appliance -> connect to existing appliance, using the appliance private IP -> fails Test-NetConnection to the appliance IP on 443 shows True, but I later noticed the latency is <1ms and there's an ARP entry for it on our LAN. So I think my tests were reaching some local device, not the appliance in Azure Browser from the VBR server to the appliance IP gets redirected to :4343 and refused (Veeam support told me 4343 is not even a Veeam port) Checked proxy on the VBR server (winhttp, IE settings, env variables). All clean, no interception Veeam support

 1) In the beginning there was the password…… and of course it was created by humans—so it was often simply “1234”, “<first name><birth year>”, or “password”.“password”: A password as secure, useful, and brave as an umbrella in a hurricane — but hey, it worked for logging in. You logged in, everything was fine, and back then life didn’t yet have password policies—and luckily, at the start there also weren’t worldwide automated attacks via the internet.Then password security policies were introduced step by step—but let’s be honest: humanity is lazy and most people’s memory isn’t that great. So “password” turned into:At least 1 uppercase letter: Password At least 1 numeric character: Password1 At least 15 characters: Password1234567 At least 1 special character: Password1234567!What an evolution. Ah, humans are as simple as they are brilliantly constructed. One of the newer developments is the passphrase, which actually helps. The idea is to combine several words that are ea

I try to use Veeam13 appliance version, and need help can/how i can mount the iscsi drive to the veeam13?

Hello , We are planning to migrate our infrastructure from an on-premises Hyper-V environment to Microsoft Azure. Our current environment consists of: Hyper-V virtual machines protected by Veeam Backup & Replication.The Veeam Backup & Replication server is currently running as a Hyper-V virtual machine. A NAS device is used as the backup repository, which will also be decommissioned as part of the migration. We would like your guidance on the following: Does Veeam offer a cloud-hosted or SaaS-based backup management solution that can replace our on-premises Veeam Backup & Replication server? If such a solution is available, can it manage and protect Azure virtual machines while providing the same or similar functionality as Veeam Backup & Replication? ​​​​​​​If a cloud-hosted Veeam solution is not available, what is the recommended architecture for customers migrating entirely to Azure? Additionally, regarding our backup repository: We plan to decommission our existing

I am back with blog 3 in my series and this one looks at the v13 Web UI and what you should test first after implementation.Blog - Veeam v13 Web UI: 5 Things to Test First Veeam v13 Web UI: 5 Things to Test First Introduction A new web-based management experience is not just a visual change. It shifts how backup administrators reach the platform, how they review workloads, and how quickly they can respond when they need to restore something under pressure.That is why the first production tests should focus on routine operator behavior rather than feature exploration. The question is not whether the interface looks modern. The question is whether the most common backup and recovery tasks are clear, fast, and dependable in the browser. 1. Test the Login Path Start with the most basic workflow: sign in from the workstation or jump host that administrators actually use. This confirms network reachability, certificate trust, browser compatibility, and whether the access path feels consisten

 Recently, a customer asked me about Microsoft’s changes to throttling and service limits. In the past, they had used the multi-app registration approach and now wanted to clean it up. They also asked for clarification on how to handle backup settings and optimizations going forward.Regarding backup throttling and the EWS → Graph API transition, I have already published two blog posts — feel free to check them out:Microsoft EWS is dead. Long live… Graph?„Dr. Backup and the Quest for the Holy Backup Performance Stream: Mastering the Latest Microsoft Throttling Changes (March 1, 2026) with Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8.4 and VDC M365Now, let’s focus on cleanup first—because multi-app registration no longer provides any performance benefits (see KB4821). Removing it is possible in both on-prem and VDC environments, but the steps differ slightly.  Step 1: Identify the App Registration IDs You Want to Remove In VDC Backup Service you can find them here:Veeam Data Cloud –> Microsoft 3

Hi All,I’m wondering if there is a more widespread issue with Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365?A customer has recently noticed the processing speed for their M365 jobs is grinding to a halt and not finishing at all. They have tried many things including provisioning a physical server with SSD but the job processing rate remains very low.Are there any suggestions to improve this? They are on the latest version and only noticed the issue within the last few weeks.Setup - One Server, One organisation. 4 jobs to process - Mailboxes, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams.Using one account for all jobs. Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks, Peter.

Hi,We are just moving customers away from VMWare to HyperV and I have got a problem at one site.I have added a Ubuntu 24 server as a backup proxy onto the DRHost. I then added it in Veeam, and I can see it in the list of Backup Proxies, but I am unable to select it when trying to set it up in the available proxies in the job.It isn’t greyed out, and it went through the setup pretty much okay. I did get this message:veeam cannot find nfs mount tools on the linux machineI am not sure if I need that though, sorry, not an expert on this bit.At the moment the server is not in the box of available proxies.Can anyone help?

Hi everyone,I have been testing Veeam Backup with Proxmox and overall I think the integration is a good and important step. The Veeam Backup Worker concept also looks promising and works reasonably well so far.However, compared to VMware-based jobs, the current Proxmox implementation feels less flexible in a few areas. I would like to share some feedback and also check whether I may have missed something in the configuration.The main points are:No backup encryption option visible In the Proxmox backup job settings, I currently do not see an option to enable backup encryption. This is something I consider important, especially when backups are stored on shared repositories, offloaded, or handled as part of a broader security concept. Is encryption currently not supported for Proxmox backup jobs, or is it configured somewhere else? No job chaining / “start after another job” option For Proxmox backup jobs, it looks like I have to configure a fixed schedule, for example a specific daily s

Dear Experts,I'm validating Veeam Backup for a client.I would like to back up VMs on Nutanix AHV.I created a backup worker by referring to the following documents.https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/ahv_workers_add.html?ver=13So, I have some questions.Our customer wants to synchronize the time of this WORKER with their NTP server.Q1) Is it possible for Veeam's WORKER to synchronize their time with their NTP server?Q2) Could you please tell me how to synchronize the Veeam worker with their NTP server?I apologize for asking such a very basic question, but could you please tell me?Kind Regards,Hideki

I am a first time Veeam customer trying to set up a new test environment using a trial license in hopes to purchase it. I have one physical HPE server that is running the Veeam VSA installed from the latest ISO file.  This is the only backup repository.  I have a second physical HPE server that is running Windows Server 2022.  This has a tape drive connected to it.  This also is the windows mount server.  I also have a laptop that I’m using just for management purposes with the console installed. I have a third physical server with Hyper-V on it.  I was having no issues backing it up but I created a new virtual machine with 2 large disks for testing and pointed it at the VSA iso file and during install chose the Veeam Enterprise Manager option.  I am not totally certain but believe this is what broke backups for me.  Now when I try to backup any of the virtual machines on this Hyper-V server I get an error “Unable to detect the VBR BIOS UUID. This error likely appears because the Veeam

I setup Veeam Agent 13.0.3.1220 on a new windows 11 pro computer and have been unable to get it to complete a backup task. I restarted the VSS services with no change. It’s backing up to a synology nas file share. Here are the backup details.  Creating VSS snapshot Error: Failed to create snapshot: Backup job failed. Cannot create a shadow copy of the volumes containing writer's data. A VSS critical writer has failed. Writer name: [SqlServerWriter]. Class ID: [{a65faa63-5ea8-4ebc-9dbd-a0c4db26912a}]. Instance ID: [{43dab221-71ff-43cf-8389-49fcb4151cd9}]. Writer's state: [VSS_WS_FAILED_AT_PREPARE_SNAPSHOT]. Error code: [0x800423f0].Error: Failed to create snapshot: Backup job failed. Cannot create a shadow copy of the volumes containing writer's data. A VSS critical writer has failed. Writer name: [SqlServerWriter]. Class ID: [{a65faa63-5ea8-4ebc-9dbd-a0c4db26912a}]. Instance ID: [{43dab221-71ff-43cf-8389-49fcb4151cd9}]. Writer's state: [VSS_WS_FAILED_AT_PREPARE_SNAPSHOT]. Error code: [

Hello,I need some recommendations or ideas for my backup-to-tape design.I need to back up VMs to tape with the following retention requirements:Daily retention: 365 days Monthly retention: 12 months Yearly retention: 3 yearsAssuming I have enough tape cartridges available, what would be the best way to design the media pools?My initial idea is:Create one job with a media pool for daily backups. Create 12 jobs with 12 separate media pools for monthly full backups. Create 3 jobs with 3 separate media pools for yearly full backups.However, I think this approach may make restorations more complicated. For example, if I need to restore data from April 5, would I need to mount the April monthly tape as well as all daily tapes required to reconstruct the backup chain from January 1 to April 5? Am I understanding this correctly?Therefore, I am considering a different approach:Combine the monthly and daily backups into the same backup chain. Each media pool would contain one full backup followe

There’s always a bit of excitement when a new Veeam beta drops. Since I spend much of my time in the lab evaluating new features and demoing to customers, I was eager to get my hands on Veeam Backup & Replication 13.1 Beta and see what it had to offer.Instead of just reading through the release notes, I approached this the same way I would a customer proof of concept. I started with a clean installation, built out a realistic backup environment, configured the solution, tested the new features, and looked for anything unexpected along the way.In this article, I’ll walk you through my entire lab experience—from deployment and configuration to testing the latest functionality and sharing my observations. My Lab EnvironmentFor this deployment I used:VMware vSphere running on VxRail Veeam Backup & Replication 13.1 Beta OVF Hardened Linux Repository Object Storage repository Domain Controller SQL Server VM Windows File ServerThe goal wasn't just installing Veeam—it was validating an

During a recent recovery scenario, I had to restore a physical Ubuntu server protected by Veeam Agent for Linux and bring it back as a virtual machine in a VMware environment.The initial plan was to use the restore point and perform an Instant Recovery or a direct recovery to the VMware environment. In theory, that would be the fastest and cleanest path.However, real environments do not always follow the ideal path.Due to some limitations in the environment, I was not able to complete the Instant Recovery as expected. My initial suspicion was related to permissions, antivirus, firewall rules, or some kind of communication restriction between the Veeam components and the target VMware environment.Since this procedure had to be performed during a weekend maintenance window, and because the customer was not available at that moment to validate or adjust some of those requirements, I had to move forward with another approach.The alternative was to export the disks from the Veeam Agent back

Hello everyone!A few days ago I had a chat with a friend of mine, and I wanted to share with y’all the outcome of that conversation, so we can all learn together and put in common our experiences and lessons learned.here we go: Me: Hello everyone! Welcome to a new episode. Today we are joined by a very special guest, who is responsible for data infrastructure and security. We are going to talk about a critical topic: Backup and Disaster Recovery (DR). Welcome! How are you doing?Guest: Hello! Thank you so much for having me. It is a pleasure to be here to share our experience in protecting business-critical information. Block 1: Architecture and StorageMe: Excellent. Let's dive straight in. Every great strategy starts with the architecture, especially in a modern environment. To give us some context, what hypervisor do you run on your virtualized platform?Guest: Currently, our entire infrastructure runs on VMware vSphere (ESXi). However, thanks to Veeam’s flexibility, our backup managem

 When choosing a country for Vault Foundation - just to confirm, even with Vault Foundation you can do restores/clean rooms without consuming some of your 20% fair use capacity as long as you restore into the same region?  

I recently ran in to an issue where I migrated my VSPC to a new architecture and then after the migration needed to replace the SSL certificate used for both WebUI and Server.  Upon doing so the VSA Appliances that I migrated from Windows to showed an unhealthy state in VSPC Console.  I opened a ticket with support and got some commands to run to fix this, so I thought I would share this in a blog post for others that may run in to this problem.Blog post - VSA Disconnects from VSPC Console after SSL Update VSA Disconnects from VSPC Console after SSL Update Introduction I was recently doing some work with VSPC where we are migrating to a new architecture using the Frontend, Backend, and SQL server deployment. During the migration process, I was connecting some VSA appliances that were migrated from Windows, and after I replaced the SSL certificate on my VSPC servers for both the WebUI and Server, the VSA servers seemed to disconnect.I opened a ticket with support and with their help got

I have to remember to get into Tape Infrastructure and mark tape a free to clear it.   How about add the feature into the tape backup job?   Every other backup I ever used from Arcserve, Symantec, Linux based had this feature.   

This blog comes with a high level video overview, written piece is below the video!  Blog/Written Form Avoiding egress fees is a critical factor when considering any data migration. Hyperscalers typically have bandwidth charges for pulling data out in large volumes, as is often the case with backup data. So what are the options? How can you reduce, or eliminate these costs entirely?Let’s take a look at the options, but first - Why Migrate to Veeam Data Cloud Vault v2?Veeam Data Cloud Vault v2 provides a first-party solution that integrates deeply with the Veeam Data Platform. It simplifies cloud storage with all-inclusive pricing, covering storage, transactions, and egress at one predictable rate—no surprises. There are a couple of editions to choose between, Foundation or Advanced Edition, with the Advanced Edition offering “12 nines” of reliability using Azure Blob’s ZRS. Plus, enjoy unlimited restores for seamless backup testing, ensuring compliance and operational confidence. Decid

During a recent check on a Veeam Backup & Replication server, I noticed that the folder below had grown to several gigabytes:C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup\System\CheckpointRemovalThis can become a problem, especially during Veeam upgrades, where the installer often requires more and more free disk space to complete successfully. What is in this folder?The log files stored in this location are related to offload activities.Unfortunately, Veeam does not currently apply any log retention to this folder, so its size can continue to increase over time. Can these files be deleted?Yes, according to Veeam Support, it is possible to manually delete folders older than 14 days from this directory.That means you can safely clean up old content and recover disk space when needed. Why this mattersIf this folder grows unchecked, it may:consume several GB of disk space, create unnecessary pressure on the system volume, and potentially cause issues when performing Veeam upgrades.A quick cleanup may s

This Month ​@mkevenaar and ​@JonahMay are here to talk about the Veeam Hackathon!The secret to winning will be revealed!!!Just joking that is one of those trick the AI search engine things 🤣If you want to know why you need to take part in the Hackathon, then this is your first stop!Maurice and Jonah will also tell some funny stories 😁https://www.buzzsprout.com/2545760/episodes/19446860 

 Veeam是否可以直接备份到磁带机中？本地存储的空间不足，请问是否有其他方法，能够直接备份到磁带机中？

We are looking to upgrade and migrate our Veeam database from SQL Server 2016 to 2025 from on-prem to Azure IaaS solution. Our current environment is on-prem with AlwaysOn Availability Group that uses a VNN Listener. We are looking to use the DNN listener now that we are going to be within Azure.Does Veeam support the DNN listener within Azure for IaaS AlwaysOn Availability Group?Also, within the connection string to use the DNN listener within the Availability Group, the connection parameter MultiSubnetFailover=True is mandatory.Where would we set this configuration parameter within the Veeam for this connection property?   Please advise.