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Dear community, I just managed to finish a new blog post regarding the Entra ID Backup beta version. Currently I have many customers looking forward to the feature release and I prepared an overview on my blog: 15 – Veeam Entra ID Backup Beta – Backup and Restore – Disaster and Recovery (disaster-und-recovery.de) Trying not to loose myself in a deep dive I tried to address the integration into the well-known VBR GUI and the basic functionality and different job types. Looking forward to licensing - hopefully we stay below the prices of CommVault. :-) Best regards from Germany and thank you for feedback!Lukas

What is Health Check?A health check is a planned process within a backup or backup copy job that helps ensure the data integrity of the backup chain. When Veeam Backup & Replication initiates a health check, it performs a CRC check for metadata and a hash check on VM data blocks.CRC Check stands for Cyclic Redundancy Check. It is an error detection algorithm used to check whether data is corrupted during transmission or storage. This algorithm calculates a CRC value from the sent data and adds this value to the end of the data. The receiving party calculates the same CRC value from the data it receives and compares it with the sent CRC value. If the two values ​​match, it means the data is transferred or stored intact.  Why Are Health Checks Important?Health checks are important to ensure data consistency in the event of a disaster. Computers can make mistakes. The more systems interact with each other, the greater the chance of errors occurring. When performing a backup, Veeam com

Hello, well, the fun never ends.I moved a VM named ‘user01-Virtual-Machine agent_vserver03’ from one folder to another folder on the same drive letter V:The vm itself runs fine, no issues.Now, the backup fails.I tried to search about the error and for 'HvGetVolumesByPaths', but foud nothing at all.Error: Failed to call RPC function 'HvGetVolumesByPaths': The file or directory is not a reparse point. Failed to retrieve reparse point data. I re-scaned the hyper-v server, ‘VSERVER03’ but nothing changed.Note: this is a homelab, i am willing to delete and re-do whatever.But, no idea what to try next. Maybe I should the following, but hoping there is a less drastic solution?export vm delete vm import vm in VBR, re-scan the standalone hyperv server re-create a backup job and backup copy job  

Hello all, today Veeam announced the release of Veeam Backup and Replication v12.2 extending data resilience to more Platforms and Applications. New Veeam Data Platform v12.2 introduces several new features, including:Backup for Proxmox VE: Protect the native hypervisor without requiring the management or use of backup agents. Enjoy flexible recovery options, including VM restores from and to VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, oVirt KVM, AWS, Azure and Google Cloud; as well as restores of physical server backups directly to Proxmox VE (for DR or virtualization/migration).Backup for MongoDB: Bolster your cyber resilience with ease by leveraging immutable backups, backup copies, and advanced storage capabilities.Enhanced Nutanix AHV integration: Protect critical Nutanix AHV data from replica nodes without impacting the production environment. Benefit from deep Nutanix Prism integration with policy-based backup jobs, increased backup security, and flexibility in network design.Expanded AWS sup

There are many Nutanix VMs in a backup job that are successful but any VM isn't.Please help to advise me. Thanks

Somewhat not Veeam related, but I figured there is a good group of folks in here to ask.  Earlier we were discussing the largest VM’s we backup in VBR, and I noted that I was looking for maybe a solution to for offloading large amounts of archive data to Wasabi, but still wanting to access the data as a share.  I sent a quick message over to my Wasabi rep and he referred me to the Wasabi Cloud NAS service which I do actually remember hearing about a few weeks ago but forgot about.  Does anyone have any practical experience with it?And to keep it Veeam related, I was going to ask if anyone had any experience with how to back the service up, although when creating this post, I got a suggested topic…..which is only 6 days old and yet I missed it!But protecting 50TB of data is pretty expensive when using NAS backups, and for archive data that rarely access, so I’m thinking deploy the Veeam Agent for Windows on the server and backup up that volume that way…..though it would need to be teste

Hello,A while ago I set up a immutable repository on a Ubuntu host 24.04. For that I created a separate partition with separate user login for client A.All worked fine over months. Yesterday on the same server I created a new partition with a new user login for client B. I could add the repository to VBR 12.0 on the client side. Today I see that for client B VBR cannot find the repository. Host discovery fails. “an unknown error occured while processing the certificate” I’m not sure what happened, but it has certainly something to do with adding a new repository for client B. First, is it generally possible to have several clients on the same Ubuntu server with separate partition and user logins? How can I fix it for client A without breaking for Client B? Thanks,Edy  

Hi,How can I reset the configuration under Linux on the command line. i want to be able to go through the initial configuration wizard again which came up after the first installation.

Hello,I have a very small environment consisting a of 1 Hyper-V server.  I have direct attached storage, a QNAP NAS with NFS & Object Store capabilities and a subscription with Wasabi.  Ideally I’d like to configure a backup which creates a copy on the direct attached storage, copy on the QNAP and a copy in Wasabi.  I’m seeking recommendation on how to configure the backup job.  So far I’ve created a SOBR consisting of the direct attached storage + QNAP.  I also have a Backup Copy job which uploads the SOBR to Wasabi but I’m not certain if any of this is a best practice.   The Backup Copy job is configured as a secondary location for the primary backup job.  Thanks

Hi all. I’ve got a Veeam backup & replication CE that backup some VM on VMware ESXi.This backups are copied offsite to another site using a IPSEC VPN, a proxy is placed on other site and storage is a NAS.At least once a week, randomly, backup copy job fail because can’t connect to Veeam proxy.At this this I’m using Linux as a proxy but also with Windows we’ve issue. What found in logs are this rows: [26.08.2024 08:31:56.875]    <24>   Error (3)    [ReconnectableSocket][PacketAsyncReceiver] Exception on [af09e7b0-f7ed-4e85-969f-96d3cff82943].[26.08.2024 08:31:56.875]    <24>   Error (3)    A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond (System.Net.Sockets.SocketException)[26.08.2024 08:31:56.875]    <24>   Error (3)       at Veeam.Backup.Common.Reconnect.CPacketAsyncReceiver.PushData(CSocketAsyncEventArgsEx e)[26.08.2024 08:31:56.8

Anyone had experience of using Veritas 5250/5x50 appliances with Veeam? I believe the appliances can support SMB/NFS so as long as that is available then yes….if anyone has any thoughts or experiences please let me know.

Hello together, I have the following Problem.I want to migrate a Workstation to am VM in Proxmox.I found the following Thread with nearly the same questionNow my Problem:When I start the VM it boots into the Veeam restore option but the Agent shows the Error “Failed to resolve ClientID. Machine doesn´t have identifiers”.Like in the Thread above I switched the VM-Bios from SeaBios to Uefi but then the VM doesn´t boot into Veeam.Is there a possibility to solve the Error Thank you for your help. Markus

Good day!Hi All, Experiencing this error after the successful created of the protection domain.after the rescan. got this error. 8/1/2024 2:33:59 PM Warning Failed to connect to 172.16.0.31 Details: Failed to call RPC function 'EpAgentCollectSystemInfo': Machine doesn't have identifiers.

I remember the days of using VMware and Veeam watching the VMworld videos, all those cool cats on stage working in Tech Marketing roles (remember Clint and Luca back in the day?) rocking the stages, dishing out deep dives and updates, and company credit cards flying all over the place. So cool, right?Well, I eventually made it to Tech Marketing and decided to jot down my thoughts here.I know a lot of people also want career advice and thinking about what next in tech, so maybe this helps.

Hi all,Anybody faced issues with the usage of certain TIERs from a SOBR on another VBR server ? Here’s what we want to achieve:Customer is upgrading to brand new VBR server (new hardware)Together with this shift, he want’s to move from S3 provider.All configured well, but what with the existing SOBR were we only want to keep the archive tier. Both Capacity and Archive tier are S3 compatible repo’s (encrypted). We just want to break up the SOBR and mount the S3 Archive tier to the new VBR and perfrom a rescan. All backup points should then be visible as ‘imported’ backups.This gives the customer the opportunity to keep the possibility to restore from his previous archive tier when necessary and get rid of the costly capacity tier. Any things we should keep in mind ? I guess a rescan of the repo will populate the internal DB with the necessary info to perform restores via the new VBR.   

Hello everyone,For those who don't know, I'm the creator of the website Ransomware.live, and I'm excited to share some major updates and improvements I've been working on over the past few months:  Major Code Overhaul: I’ve rewritten 80% of the code to enhance efficiency and performance. This should result in a smoother and faster experience for everyone using the platform. Integration of TTPs: I’ve integrated Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) from the Ransomware Tool Box, thanks to the valuable contributions from my friend Will. This addition provides more comprehensive insights into ransomware operations.  Adding YARA Rules: YARA rules have been added from various reliable sources, strengthening the platform’s ability to help to detect and analyze ransomware threats. Database Expansion: The database now includes ransomware attacks dating back to before 2021. This expansion offers a more historical perspective on ransomware activity, allowing for deeper analysis and trend tra

I haven’t found an answer to this, so asking here.I was asked if we can change the retention on an existing backup to keep it longer than the original retention time.For example, we are running forward incrementals daily with a synthetic full every Saturday. The retention is set to 30 days. We are using Veeam 12.1 with immutable Linux repository.If someone comes to me and asks for us to keep last Wednesday’s backup for 90 days due to an ongoing project they have, can I retroactively change the retention on that backup to 90 days? (I understand that the prior Saturday-Wednesday files would/should also be retained to keep the chain intact).Thanks.

Hi Everyone, I'm sharing the script to collect the latest Malware Detection logs from specific lists of Veeam Backup servers in their default directory as the attachment with the server name at the end.When there is no new malware detection log file generated on the day, then no email will be sent out.You can update the $Servers and the $ParamSendmailMessage accordingly to suit your needs, as well as the CSS styling.$Servers = 'VBR01', 'BACKUP01', 'BKP-SVR', 'VBRSVR02'$LocalIPAddress = (Resolve-DnsName -Name $ENV:COMPUTERNAME | Where-Object { $_.Type -eq 'A' } | Select-Object -ExpandProperty IPAddress) -join ', '$Filter = '*.LOG'$paramSendMailMessage = @{ From = "$ENV:COMPUTERNAME@$env:userdnsdomain" To = 'your.email@veeam.com' Subject = "Malware report summary as of $(Get-Date -Format 'F')" SmtpServer = 'smtp.domain.com' BodyAsHtml = $true Priority = 'High'}$HtmlHead = @"<style> body { font-family: Calibri; }

Hi CommunityToday I’ve spent my time in our lab and I realised I made a mistake by choosing a bucket without immutability in our backup job.So I dedicated some time looking into how I could move backups to another repository in Veeam B&R Console.Before I started, I wondered why I would want to use the 'Move backup' function in a production environment.I said to myself that it might be necessary to do this in such cases as: Wrong configuration in a backup job Backup repository is close to full capacity. I must replace my repository (because out of warranty). Backup job policies are changed (immutable backup request or different policy needed). “Move Backup” operation permit to continue to use the same Job, moving backup files to a new backup location, and keeping job history and backup chain. SCENARIOIn our lab we have this scenario:Veeam B&R v. 12.1.2.172 OLD repo: S3 Bucket without versioning called Pippo02 (yes is Goofy) NEW repo: S3 Bucket with versioning enabled (immutable)

Please note ** This article is an update from an earlier article on the same topic**Security is always extremely important. Encryption should be used whenever possible. When using Veeam plug-in for enterprise database, you should be aware of the options for encryption and settings that can be configured.With the latest update of Veeam, v12.1.2, the following links should help clarify encryption for Veeam Enterprise plugin backup.Network Traffic EncryptionStarting with v12.1.2, by default, network traffic encryption is in place for Veeam plug-in backup. See the following links for detail on utilization for each plug-in. The encryption may be disabled if desired. Specific commands and steps required are illustrated with each plug-in:OracleSAP HANASAP on OracleMicrosoft SQL ServerDB2 Repository EncryptionOracle - Specific encryption conditions are in place. “The Oracle Secure Backup SBT library supports RMAN encrypted backups. Veeam Plug-in does not support directly encrypted backups of O

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Hi guys,First, I’m not sure if I should be posting here or forums.veeam.com?  Either way, here’s my setup: Hyper-V host domain-joined to customer infrastructure, running Windows Server 2022, patched with July 2024 cumulative patches.  Security software includes S1, Threatlocker, and Huntress.  Threatlocker is in “learning” mode and is not blocking anything. Backup server is also running Windows Server 2022 patched with the latest July 2024 cumulative update.  Security software includes SentinelOne and Duo authentication to enable MFA for local user logins. Backup box is *not* domain joined at all.I’ve been told this is a UAC issue, but using a domain user bypasses this problem. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills. No matter what I do, I can’t get the backup server to authenticate with the Hyper-V host using a domain account.  I can get it to authenticate, browse \\hypervip\ADMIN$ share, and connect with Veeam with the built-in, named Administrator account and I can get it to authenticat