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Network Mapping in Veeam Orchestrator  Recover Locations can not be deleted.Checking if any of you guys have experience this. I can delete the network mappings. However if I go back, the network mappings reappear. The only way I can make the mappings go away is to delete the Recover Location and re-add the Recovery Location. Is this normal behavior on VRO v13? 

Hi, I’m considering supporting cross-platform recovery on a large production scale /w CC. I’m aware of the limitations presented with this. I’m really interested in hearing about experiences with recovering Prox backups into VM or Hyper-V and accounting for driver removal/install. What was your experience? Were you able to automate the workflow?  What was more problematic, Windows or Linux? What about boot loaders/Grub & Kernel drivers?  Thanks!

Dear all, this is just a quick guide, but maybe helpful for some of you!I had this behaviour with the latest release from yesterdays ISO, to patch to the latest release… After mounting the ISO and click on Setup.exe I received the following error:Unable to run the installer because files from this ISO are blocked for security reasons. Use the “Unblock” option in the file properties to proceed.  It’s an easy step, but keep in mind, this you have to do on the ISO file itself, not on the Setup.exe file 😉So right-click on the ISO, and choose Unblock under Security. Hit OK/Apply and have fun, while applying your urgent updates! 

Please help, We are trying to backup large number of laptops, ± 400 using 1 proxy server to backup to S3 type of storage. We are experiencing performance issues. Laptops are using wi fi to connect to the cooperate network. We used a CSV file to configure protection group and our backup are scheduled during working hours. Please advise on the way forward for the best practice or recommendations. 

I have a migration from Veeam on Windows to Veeam on Linux, and I need to make sure there are no problems after the migration

I'm getting in my own way right now.I've set up an organization in Veeam M365. I want to edit it, but when I go to the connection settings, I'm asked for the application ID and a certificate.Which certificate should I select here? Veeam only suggests three options:1. Self-Service Patch Certificate2. Restful API3. (without friendly name) I didn’t have to specify a certificate during setup; I just followed the wizard.How can i choose the correct certificate?Maybe I'm just being stupid today. 

I hear it all the time: my customers are looking for a backup solution they can set and forget, basically run itself. This article will focus on that - every backup solution needs to be monitored and troubleshoot issues. “Set it and forget it.”It sounds like the dream.You deploy your backup platform, configure your jobs, see everything turn green… and move on to the next project.No noise.No issues.No need to touch it.Until something goes wrong. The Illusion of “Everything Is Fine”In a lot of environments, backups quietly run in the background.Jobs complete Reports look clean Storage is filling (as expected… mostly)So naturally, attention shifts elsewhere.That’s the trap.Because backup environments don’t usually fail loudly at first.They drift. What “Set It and Forget It” Actu

 When working with tape environments, tape backup troubleshooting in Veeam is often more complex than it initially appears. Many professionals associate errors directly with faulty media. However, in real-world scenarios, issues often originate from hardware behavior, environmental conditions, or subtle physical problems.In this article, I will share real troubleshooting cases and, more importantly, explain the reasoning behind each analysis. The goal is to demonstrate how to identify the root cause instead of relying only on error messages. Case 1 – Mechanical obstruction during tape movementScenarioBackup jobs started failing during tape movement operations between slots and drives.Observed symptomsFailures during load and unload operations Errors affecting a specific range of slots Intermittent behavior that initially appeared randomExample error:Unexpected slide

Air-gapping your backups sounds simple in theory:“Just isolate them so nothing can touch them.”But in practice?That’s where things get tricky.Because the moment you start locking things down too aggressively, you risk:Breaking backup jobs Slowing down restores Creating operational headaches Or worse—making recovery harder when you actually need itI’ve seen environments go too far:Backups fully isolated… but unusable Processes so manual they never get tested Security so tight it blocks recovery workflowsThat’s not resilience. That’s friction.So let’s talk about how to air-gap Veeam the right way—without breaking operations. First: What “Air-Gap” Actually MeansAir-gap doesn’t have to mean physically unplugged (although it can).In modern environments, it usually means:Logical isolation

Hi since upgrading my PVe to version 9.1 and the VBR to 13, the backup performance have degraded a lot. We have 1 worker per pve host, storage is Ceph. Did someone encounter this issue?

Hi,I am going over DR scenarios and have a query on improving our procedure.We have two sitesPrimary site Hosts all production servers (5x physical & 30ish virtual) Hosts the VSA virtual server Primary & immutable storage repositories Secondary DR Site Off-site storage repository 2x spare physical servers for use in DR scenarioBoth sites connected via VPN. Everything on Hyper-V Now my query - lets say the primary site is destroyed. We want to restore everything to the secondary site.First step I can’t login to Veeam console because it was hosted in the primary site. Therefore current procedure is to setup a new instance of VSA and import a backup of the config. Not a difficult task but it takes time which I’d rather not have to spend during an emergency scenario.Is there a better way? Does it make sense to replicate our VSA virtual machine to the secondary site? Maybe hi

TL,DRIf a VMware VM has Virtualization Based Security (VBS) enabled, SureBackup can fail with “Invalid change tracker error code” during snapshot creation. The underlying cause is that SureBackup, by default, modifies the VMX and disables Virtual Hardware Assisted Virtualization (VHV) by setting vhv.enable to false, but VBS requires VHV. The fix is documented in KB4003: SureBackup for VM With VBS Enabled Fails With “Invalid change tracker error code” and boils down to creating a registry value on the Veeam Backup Server so SureBackup stops flipping vhv.enable. 

Are there anything besides the tape that need to be preserved before removing the old tape library? What are the steps to add the new tape library?https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/connecting_tape_devices.html?ver=120Following this the drive will automatically appear and how about the media? If the tapes are added to the tape library they will automatically appear in the media.Last step will be to create a Tape job

Currently you can only restrict the Server-Scope for File-Restore not for the whole application. So whenever you want to give an user any role more privledged than “Restore-Operator”, you cannot fully restrict the scope of servers he see in the Jobs or Server Tab...

After upgrading to Veeam 13 on Windows, I am unable to login with UI console. Access throw WEB conole works. 

Hi All,As I checked the release notes for the Veeam Agent for Linux that supported most of Oracle Linux 8 versions but when I tried to install the agent I’ve got this error below :2/18/2024 3:24:09 PM Failed [172.17.2.207] Failed to install veeam-6.1.0.1498-1.el8.x86_64.rpm, veeam-libs-6.1.0.1498-1.x86_64.rpm and veeamsnap-6.1.0.1498-1.noarch.rpm packages: error: open of kernel-uek-devel-5.15.0-3.60.5.1.el8uek.x86_64 failed: No such file or directory Failed to invoke rpc command  0:08:012/18/2024 3:32:10 PM Failed [172.17.2.207] Failed to install Veeam Agent for Linux: error: open of kernel-uek-devel-5.15.0-3.60.5.1.el8uek.x86_64 failed: No such file or directory Failed to invoke rpc command  Can somebody let me know why I’ve got this as what I am looking for is using Oracle RMAN backup via Veeam Backup and Replication using Agent and Oracle Plugin Appreciate your help Thanks

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Is Surebackups Virtual Lab on the to do list to work with Proxmox?

Hi teamI am tasked with implementing new repositories and I have to move backups and backup copy created by AHV. It seems that moving AHV backups is not supported with VEEAM move feature.I wonder what the best options are here and what I need to be aware off?The existing repo are configured to not use per machine-machine backup files.The old repos will be decommissioned once all data has been migratedMuch appreciated 

Question : What is the process to retrieving configuration backup from the Veeam Software Appliance [VSA] default repository and restoring them to a different VSA? for context looking at the bash shell of the VSA. the configuration backup files are stored inside following volume./var/lib/backup/VeeamConfigBackup/<servername>/Example:  

With this post I want to highlight the community again as we held our 1st in-person Veeam User Group event in Cologne yesterday. This was a curious one for us, because it was the first time we rotated and went way north in Germany and leave our sweet South and Southwest spot. However, it turned out we almost had 60 in-person attendees and only 4 no show attendees which is a huge success and the biggest success in our eyes. This means the Veeam community is really working, people love to attend the VUGs and get together. We couldn’t be more proud !A HUGE THANK YOU to our sponsor Scality who made sure we can have such an amazing venue, food, catering, a barista (!) and drinks throughout the day. A simple amazing effort which we highly appreciate ! Furthermore a huge thank you to Veeam, especially to everyone who supports the Veeam Usergroup behind the scenes. We also had a massive representation from the german Veeam100 people which is always a blessing to

Greetings friends! Today I want to share something that has been on my mind for a while, and I finally decided to tackle it head-on. If you're running Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 with object storage (Wasabi, AWS S3, Azure Blob, or any S3-compatible provider), you've probably asked yourself:"How much space is each user actually consuming in my VB365 backup repository?"And if you're like me, exploring the Object Storage, you've also asked:"Wait... who is that GUID? And why is there data from an organization I deleted months ago still sitting there?"Spoiler alert: I found several GB of orphaned backup data that I could safely delete. But more on that little adventure later. Let's go!The Challenge: Understanding What's Really in Your Object StorageHere's the thing. Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 stores backup data in object storage using

hi While running a demo for a customer i was trying to add a new Org into my VBO serverWe come across this error message around config Exchange Web Services (EWS), I’ve personal not seen this message before when adding an new ORG. However this the 1st time I’ve tried adding an org into version VBO 8.3, for context i’m using Modern authentication. Error messageproduct version  

Backup job finished with Failed, Job details: Job cannot be started. Timeout 904 sec, Job has failed unexpectedlyEven the scheduled config backup job did not progress , veeam version 12.3.2All the veeam services are running fine. Kindly advise