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ScottBackupNew Here
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Direct from Object Restores

In the blog post below it states the sources that support the backup of Direct to Object but do all of these also support the restore of the data Direct from Object without having to go through a Gateway server or Proxy?  Specifically when S3-compatible storage is being utilised.Virtual machines backup (VMware,HyperV,AHV...) NAS backup Backup copy SQL, Oracle Configuration backup Veeam agent 

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Stabz
StabzVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
[v12 Let's See - Backup Directly to Object Storage]

Hello guys 😄Hope everyone are well ! In my side I'm in vacation 🤙. I wanted to share with you some tests done with the beta of Veeam v12 (build 12.0.0.817) and the incredible new feature backup directly to Object Storage.Object StorageFor my test I used Wasabi as cloud object storage. You can find really great posts about Wasabi:Wasabi is now available in the list of providers when you want to add an object storage repositoryWe have less information to enter, it's appreciable You will find your repository with Wasabi Cloud Storage Type. Backup JobThe advantages of this kind of backup are multiple:Financial: you can use on-prem object storage, object storage can be cheaper than SAN Built-in durability & reliability Reduce hardware to manageLet's take a look at the setup, because there are technical side effects.As usual you select your repository, the GFS part still available and you could configure a backup copy job if necessaryIn the advanced options, it’s simplified ! Bye backu

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Madi.Cristil
Madi.CristilCommunity Manager
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VeeamOn Tours and Forums 2023

Hello everyone 🐈🛫 Similar to previous year, I am disclosing the dates for VeeamOn Tours and Forums 2023. Please register in here: https://go.veeam.com/veeamon-regional-2023 Here we go:  EMEA :VeeamON Tour Ireland- 20 June 2023, Dublin  (https://go.veeam.com/veeamon-tour-2023-dublin )VeeamON Tour Romania- 22 June 2023, Bucharest (https://go.veeam.com/veeamon-tour-2023-romania )VeeamON Tour Austria - 13 June 2023, Linz (https://go.veeam.com/veeamon-tour-2023-at)VeeamON Tour Austria - 14 June 2023, Vienna (https://go.veeam.com/veeamon-tour-2023-at )VeeamON Tour Switzerland- 15 June 2023, Zurich (https://go.veeam.com/veeamon-tour-2023-ch-de )VeeamON Tour Switzerland- 22 June 2023, Lausanne (https://go.veeam.com/veeamon-tour-2023-ch-fr )VeeamON Tour Germany- 20 June 2023, Munich (hybrid) (https://go.veeam.com/veeamon-tour-2023-de )VeeamON Tour Germany- 17 October 2023, Düsseldorf (hybrid) VeeamON Tour Italy- 15 June 2023, Milano  (https://go.veeam.com/veeamon-tour-2023-it )VeeamON Tour It

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cameronmcshaneNot a newbie anymore
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Migrating from repository with copy job to SOBR

Hi Veeam Community!We are looking to migrate our backups from a standard repository to an SOBR in order to utilise Wasabi storage for capacity tier. We current have backups jobs storing to local storage repository with 30 day retention, with copy jobs to a another backup repository at one of our other sites for offsite/archival backup purposes. Local repository is around 30TB and ‘offsite/archive’ repository is around 100TB. Ideally we would like to move the primary repository to performance tier of an SOBR and remote repository to capacity tier. Is this a supported migration, or will the backup copy job part cause us issues? Ideally we would prefer not to have to create new jobs, and maintain backup history. We are running B&R V12. Any insight or tips on how to achieve the above would be greatly appreciated.Thanks!Cameron 

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mohammed Kamy KommunikasjonComes here often
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BackupJob on new VMs window 2019 completed with Warning: Unable to perform guest file system indexing: Failed to install via Deployment Svc

Hi everyone!I have new Vms window 2019 serve. it is new and I don’t understand why it complete with Warning. on the same Veeam application I have more than 12 other Vms  which have larger file and alot programs. but all of the completed success. but this new VM show warning:6/26/2023 12:38:44 PM :: Unable to perform guest file system indexing: Failed to install via Deployment Svc    

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valezucaNew Here
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Full Backup Tape fatal error

Has anyone got an error about a Tape Library backup job:tr:Error code: 0x0000045d--tr:TapeFileWriteStream failed to write 2097152 bytesCannot append file block to the end of file. File: [\\.\Tape0, pos: 3, blockOffset: 1024, size: 27401388032]. Write position: [1260388352].[15.06.2023 15:50:46] <35> Error          --tr:Unable to asynchronously write data block. Block identity: [Data block. Start offset: [1260388352], Length: [2097152], Area ID: [601].].[15.06.2023 15:50:46] <35> Error          --tr:Processing of asynchronous write requests has failed. Output file: [\\.\Tape0, pos: 3, blockOffset: 1024, size: 27401388032]. 

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Stabz
StabzVeeam Legend
asked in Discussion Boards
Upgrading Backup Chain Formats Periodic Copy Mode

Hello guys,A quick question about the upgrade process for a periodic backup copy job.I have a backup copy job to a NAS repository with Per-Vm option set. To upgrade the chain I have to create a new job and map the backup, during mapping Veeam will synthesize full backup from the current backup and build a per-vm chains for every object.In the case where the repository it’s not a ReFS/XFS partition, Veeam will recreate a Full Backup and I must have enough space on the disk partition right?

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edisoninfoNew Here
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Veeam Agent for Windows local copy and cloud

For a hardware server (no vmware) I use the Agent for Windows and backup to a local NAS. I added a cloud backup job to Wasabi which works but I noticed it disabled the schedule to the local NAS. I turned it back on and made sure the times do not overlap. Is that the only way to have a local and cloud copy with the Agent, two separate jobs? I like local for speed when restoring, cloud is only in case of disaster...

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CarmaGuy
CarmaGuyNew Here
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Enterprise Manager Install Location

We are looking to install Enterprise Manager and was wondering where the best place was to install it.  We have one VBR server with less than 100 instances to backup.  I have a Server setup for Orchestrator, can I put it on the same Server, or should I stand up a new separate one?

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Gili SelaComes here often
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Immutable backup with repository on windows and linux VM

Hi,is it possible to use immutable repository like this repository from local disks RAID-5 on a physical windows 2019 server that have Veeam V12 installedand a Linux ubuntu 22.04 64bit on as virtual machine. thanks

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SteveHeart
SteveHeartInfluencer
posted in YARA and Script Library
Veeam Backup & Replication - SureBackup - HTTP Proxy Configuration for Linux Virtual Machines

IntroductionOne of the standout features of Veeam Backup & Replication is SureBackup, which allows for the automated testing and verification of backups. SureBackup creates isolated environments, called Virtual Labs, to ensure the recoverability of your virtual machines. During a SureBackup session, it sometimes would be helpful to connect the virtual machines to the Internet  By default, the VMs within the Virtual Lab run in an isolated environment and do not have access to the Internet. If you want the VMs in the Virtual Lab to access the Internet, select the Allow proxy appliance to act as an Internet proxy for virtual machines in this lab check box. See  Setup Proxy Appliance and Veeam KB1165.With the HTTP proxy settings in place, you can easily download security patches, update antivirus definitions, and install software updates on your Linux VMs. With this you can enhance your software testing and patching processes, streamline deployment workflows, verify compatibility, and

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Timothy Dewin
Timothy DewinComes here often
posted in YARA and Script Library
Fast Clone Savings: Call for community testing

Hi all, Recently I started experimenting with XFS savings calculation. I’ve seen some good work from the community and therefor I want to say, thanks for all people that played with xfs_bmap, filefrag, and especially mweissen13 with some good idea’s on how to find the overlapping intervalsI’m sharing here what I believe is a working implementation:https://github.com/tdewin/ttozz/tree/main/sortedfragmentsSo first of all, I’ve split up the work in 2 parts:Creating frag files: these files are basically filefrag output but reordered on volume level offset. This is required to find the overlapping intervals (shared blocks). Notice that filefrag order the fragments on file level offset. You can cat the files if you are curious. They are basically in YAML format because you should be able to easily parse them with libraries or just pure stream reading line per line. Analyzing the frag files: open the files and read them in ordered fashion. If two files report a similar intervals (starting blo

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Rick Vanover
Rick VanoverRICKATRON
published in News
Veeam Community Recap #125
Veeam Community Recap #125Veeam Community Recap #125

This week @Rick Vanover and @Madi.Cristil are back and have a quick update with 3 pieces of content and Who’s New. Watch this week’s recap here: The Linksvia @Timothy Dewin via @Luiz Eduardo Serrano via @dloseke Who’s NewThank you to @safiya for prepping the Who’s New this week, we are happy to welcome +67 new members. The coolest usernames are @EBSCHIP @Sneed @net.runner @jlepper @detroitdaddy907 and @StingerAlex And Alfred’s pick is @BTW! Welcome everyone and we’ll see you next week. 

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dikaComes here often
asked in Discussion Boards
multiple veeam Servers with one backup repository

i would like to know that, can we make multiple veeam servers with one backup repository only.scenario :I have 3 data centers with installed veeam server on each site and i want to backup all of my workload such as VM and physical server in data centers to DR directly without putting any backup repository on data centers

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HunterLAFR
HunterLAFRVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Tailscale on my HomeLab

Hi everyone,some days ago I posted about TailscaleBetter than Just VPN for the Home LabNow, I will show a couple cases Im using it for:RDP to my lab Now, from my laptop and anywhere with internet access, I can connect to my “JumpStation” to get into my HomeLab, exactly! and it has a great feature called “Magic DNS” that it does call the remote machine from the Tailscale name, so no IP address needed. Remote access to my Lab Network Yes, you read it right it has a feature that enables the bypass / routing of the networks you have in the Tailscale host, so you can access that network from the remote connected device, in case you need to access a device that has not capability to install Tailscale in it, I use it to access my router, my center and my storage appliance. Proxy form outside routing my internet traffic. Exactly, now I can activate the “Exit node” feature that allows me to route all the client traffic to the “Tailscale” selected host to get to the internet, very useful when we

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HubertChowComes here often
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Will I need to do full backup again when I change encryption password?

Hi,Will I need to do full backup again when I change encryption password?

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PLP-LackNot a newbie anymore
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Veeam Backup & REplication 12 - Warning - Linux - Network conneciton

I want to backup two Linux Systems.And i get this error on both systems:Unable to perform guest file system indexing: Failed to establish a network connection to the host. 

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Chris.Childerhose
Scott
ScottVeeam Legend
posted in YARA and Script Library
List of Tapes and load count

I have a lot of tapes and multiple libraries. I recently had a few failures, and wanted to check how many times each tape has been loaded and either read or written too to see if there is a trend with the oldest ones.  I created a little script to do this, and figured I’d sort it from the most loads at the top.    It ended up being a coincidence and I have plenty of life left in all my tapes, but always fun to lean a new command # Load Veeam PowerShell SnapIn if not already loadedif ((Get-PSSnapin -Name VeeamPSSnapIn -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null) { Add-PSSnapin VeeamPSSnapIn}# Get all tape media$tapes = Get-VBRTapeMedium# Create an array to hold the results$results = @()foreach ($tape in $tapes) { $tapeInfo = "" | Select-Object 'TapeName', 'LoadCount' $tapeInfo.TapeName = $tape.Name $tapeInfo.LoadCount = $tape.LoadCount $results += $tapeInfo}$results | Sort-Object LoadCount -Descending | Format-Table 

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Geoff Burke
Geoff BurkeVeeam Vanguard
posted in Discussion Boards
Rocky Linux outperforming Ubuntu? Is there any evidence out there about this?

Hi Folks, Someone told me that they tested Rocky Linux versus Ubuntu (most likely 20.04) acting as a Veeam repository and there were significant performance differences between them with Rocky linux seriously outperforming Ubuntu. I don’t have any other details like (test environment, amount of data etc etc) but I personally find this hard to believe but wanted to know what everyone else thought. First off Rocky Linux is a spin off Redhat base distro that was created or gained much more popularity with the demise of Centos. I see Veeam themselves are always using examples with Ubuntu so that must mean something 😃.I am not getting involved in the old Distro wars of years past, i.e. (Debian vs Slackware vs Redhat) etc just want to know people’s genuine thoughts and experience. 

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HunterLAFR
HunterLAFRVeeam Legend
posted in Discussion Boards
Funny issue with Alfred, share yours!

Hi everyone,I want to share a little story with all of you, and also invite you to share yours!! I picked up my Alfred at VeeamOn 2023 in Miami, knowing that he will belong to my daughter.Sha fall in love since the instant moment she saw him (bye bye Mikey 🐭 )Now she always carry him around the house , an if allowed, goes with her to some activities out.For her is her new baby, and as a baby….yes! Dippers!!!🤣🤣🤣Im still laughing every time I remember the situation!!Please share your Alfred’s experiences and funny moments!cheers!

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Mohamed RaeesComes here often
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migration of server

i need to know if there a supported veeam migration tool to migrate all vms from old server to new server

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coolsport00
coolsport00Veeam Legend
posted in Discussion Boards
ReFS vs NTFS (or other)

Hey all. I haven’t yet pulled the plug as far as deploying ReFS on any of my Repos. Main reason initially was due to lack of stability I saw quite often in its early days. Other reason is I didn’t want to go through the hassle of creating a new Repo, then spending days migrating data here/there/everywhere. My NTFS has worked and done pretty well. The only fast clone storage I have implemented currently is with my Hardened Repo. Have had no issues there, but then again..XFS is a pretty mature FS 😊 .Anyway, I just want to ping the Community yet again to hear of any ‘gotchas’ which may be out there which may lead me to being *against* implementing ReFS in my Veeam environment. I’m on the verge of getting some shiney new Nimble arrays in for my backup storage, so when I get it connected, it would be a prime opportunity for me to implement ReFS if it is indeed now stable. I think my only concern maybe with doing restores, and rehydration of data? Do restores take a bit longer to do? Any in

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Rick Vanover
Rick VanoverRICKATRON
published in News
Veeam Community Recap #124
Veeam Community Recap #124Veeam Community Recap #124

El Rickatron and @Madi.Cristil are covering a solid block of content this week, plus some extra effort in the Special Department section. Watch this week’s episode below:The Linksvia @KWCork via @Geoff Burke via @Scott Special Department Newsvia ​​​​@Madi.Cristil via @Rick Vanover Veeam KB 4452 (Veeam Agent for Windows: KB4452: Support Statement regarding Microsoft CVE-2023-24932 (veeam.com)Veeam KB 4458 (Text Banner for Veeam Backup & Replication)  KB4458: How to Configure a Custom Text Banner for the Veeam Backup & Replication Consolevia @regnor with hat tip to @MicoolPaul’s blog site: VeeamON 2023 Recap – Miami – Michael Paul | Who’s NewWe are +100 this week! A big welcome to all of the new members! The coolest usernames this week are @Dragon @peppeforzanapoli @blank @ShyFOX @jungle and @qualitysocks!This week, Alfred’s Pick is @VeeamQueen! 

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dikaComes here often
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data domain with gateway server

I’m new on using veeam and data domainbase on this article https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/dell_dd.html?ver=120if i want to make data domain as backup repository, I need to deploy a gateway server in backup infrastructure to make communication between backup proxy with dell data domainis there any other way to do backup with veeam and dell data domain without deploying a gateway server in my backup infrastructure ?

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StingerAlexNot a newbie anymore
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Restore Hyper-V VM rom USB flash

Hello!I have the question about VM restoration from just *.vbk file stored in the USB stick.Let say I did the Server 1 Hyper-V VM backup and it is stored in the Server 1 Veeam registered repository. Then I copy these two files on to USB flash and go to another remote location with Server 2 Hyper-V and plugin this flash into USB port.I did not find the answer on this problem anywhere, cause it is not just copied files, it is the full bootable backup. My impression is that VM could be restored only from the repository, not from any folder or even any shared folder. But even if I copy my files from USB to Server 2 Veeam registered repository nothing happens because probably Veeam sees only backups associated with processed jobs. Sorry if I am not clear, but it is really hard to explain. I worked before with Acronis, now moved to Veeam as  a much better product, but many things are unclear. Thanks!

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