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Hi teamThis is my first attempt at this and seeing some issues.I am deploying an AHV cluster. I am doing the proxy\backup appliance install as part of this process.I point to the name of Prism Element cluster, not Prism CentralI get a warning that says failed to register Nutanix AHV Cluster: Failed to refresh entities.The process completes, cluster appears and I can open the Nutanix console from the VBR console.I verify that the specified account worksThe proxy appears as unavailable. I open the Veeam backup for Nutanix AHV console.This logs in with same account as specified.Under Administration > Infrastructure the cluster shows its state as unavailable. But it allows me to open the cluster console from here.When I rescan the proxy I do not get any errors.When I rescan the AHV cluster, I see the followingFailed to scan VMs: Unknow Socket ErrorFailed to scan P

Hello my dear Veeam community !Just wanted to share a new article I posted on my blog: “how to recover SharePoint quickly and keep downtime a minimum” using Veeam Data Cloud.The idea is to dig into clever recovery strategies for large-scale SharePoint sites, break down Veeam Data Cloud MBS vs Graph-based backups, and show how using both can help you hit your RTO targets and stay compliant.Here it is : https://home.point4.fr/microsoft-365-rapid-tb-sharepoint-recovery-minimal-downtime-strategies-2/I hope you’ll like ! 🙂

I was asked this week what some of the prompts we are seeing in the field for Veeam Intelligence are. Many people, including myself, have demonstrated asking how-to questions and responding in their native languages.So I wanted to put out there…What questions have you asked Veeam Intelligence on premises and in Veeam Data Cloud? Let me know what you asked and what kind of response you received. You might make it in my next blog post 😉

Veeam Vs 12.3.I made an Surbackub Job with an Applicationgroup and:1 DC in authoriative mode1 Exchange Server 2019 Cu 14No Internet Acces, No Proxy. Hyper V. the VMs are running but Windows Firewall Service is DISABLED. I read about it, that Winodws FW make this because Veeam use isolated network. However how can I test serious with such environment? I tried with PSH and Registry Keys to enable WFH Services to autmatic and yes  it changes, but when I wann start Service it comes error “no Device” Set-NetFirewallProfile -Profile Domain,Public,Private -Enabled TrueAND Reg Key I wanna test Exchange CU 15 (SE) and prereq check fails beucase no control to FW serives (mpsvc or similair error). SureBackup is useless if this not working. Thanks for any advices! 

Veeam Data Platform 13 is finally here and fully releasedTo kick things of in my new series of VDP 13 articles, we have the ultimate upgrade guide covering all the major components you will have in your environmentThis guide will cover the upgrade only, keeping VBR/VEM on Windows, I will cover migrating to Linux in a separate article when the process is available to everyoneThe minimum requirements for each component for upgrade isVeeam ONE 12.0.0 VEM 12.3.1 VBR 12.3.1 VRO 7.2.1 Veeam Console 12.3.1Here are some snippets from my article, linked at the bottomVeeam ONE

I had the pleasure to sit down with ​@Geoff Burke to do a Podcast where we talk all things backup and also about my books.  Check it out below.From Help Desk To Architect: Building A Career In Backup, Community, And Resilience

I have asked this before, but I’ll ask again: I need to write a report about tapes that currently in my library that are FULL. This command, unfortunately, is monumentally slow:$TapesToBeEjected = Get-VBRTapeMedium -Library $LibraryName | Where {{$_.IsFull -eq $TRUE}} | Select Name, LastWriteTime, MediaPoolID, IsFull, Location | Sort -Property MediaPoolID, NameSo rather than querying the all the tapes that Veeam has ever used (I have over 1300), I figure it will be faster to just query the library for the tapes *currently* in the slots and drives (that will be about 80). Then I can do the $_.IsFull on just those.But I am not seeing a command that seems to do that. Is there one, that queries the library and returns tapes in slots and drives?Otherwise I would have to loop though Get-VBRTapeMedium -Library $LibraryName , select only $_.Location = Slot or Drive, and then re-select for $_.IsFull.And I don't think that wo

This is not a "little" upgrade but with a  list of Security Vulnerabilities solved. So, check the article and patch your backup environment. https://www.veeam.com/kb4738

Dear Community, What could be the issue? While upgrading Veeam Software to the latest Version 13  All Services , All jobs, and everything are stopped.    

Happy Thursday Community! Thought I'd share another Linux process today – how to resize a Linux volume used as a Veeam Repository in Linux OS, specifically increasing its size. This also is in reference to using an array as your Volume-backed storage. Logical Volume Manager (LVM) processes won't be discussed. Additionally, though there is a process to decrease Volume sizes as well, I also won't be discussing that process either. When wanting to decrease Volume size, I highly recommend creating a new Volume of the desired size, then copy your data to it to prevent potential data corruption.As most of you probably know, increasing Volume sizes within Windows is pretty straight forward → increase LUN storage on your array, then rescan your disks in Windows Disk Manager, then Extend the Volume. It takes a minimal amount of time to perform. Within Linux, there are a few more tasks needing to be performed than in Windows to get your Volume size increased. I'll share exactly wh

I’m really happy to share with the Veeam Community another Open Source Project “vScan Vulnerability Scanner” vScan DashboardThis is an Open-Source project created as a Security scanning tool that integrates with Veeam Backup & Replication to perform vulnerability assessments on backup data without needing a full restore. It leverages Veeam Data Integration API to mount backup content directly to Linux servers and scan them using open-source security tools Trivy and Grype.Why is this solution created? In the event of a disaster or security incident, when the Veeam Admin or the Se

Hi VC,Happy new year first of all!I’m currently backing up a SQL VM via the Veeam SQL Plugin to a datastore within my production environment, at the same time I’m replicating said VM via CDP to my DR site.I’ve currently setup the following schedule via the Veeam SQL Plugin:15 minute transaction / log backupDaily differential backup @ 18:30 (except Sunday)Weekly full backup (Sunday) @ 18:30The differential backups are failing when the CDP is enabled; the CDP runs 24-hours a day as we need near-zero dataloss.Any ideas how I can have these two running at the same time without the errors above?Many thanks,LGH

There could potentially be bug in the RTM v13 release for those that have access to it and are MSPs.  After upgrading a test box in my environment, the API/Web Services are not starting for me.I updated from 12.3.2 version and now have a case open.  I know ​@Cragdoo tested in his homelab too and found the same problem.  So wanted to make everyone aware unless you are doing a new install in which case I heard from someone else that it works fine.  I am going to test a new install myself and see if it is just the upgrade which has the problem.I will post an update to this thread once I get more details from Support and possible fixes, etc.

Happy New Year, everyone! Wishing you a successful and resilient 2026!Kicking off the year strong, we continue our “Regkey of the Month” series with a deep dive into a powerful but often overlooked configuration in Veeam Backup & Replication.This month’s focus: optimizing SQL transaction log backups using the SqlTempLogPath registry key.Many environments run into performance bottlenecks or storage issues during SQL log backups simply because Veeam uses a default staging location that isn’t always ideal — especially on servers with small system drives or slower disks. This can lead to:✔ Disk space exhaustion✔ Slower backup performance✔ Backup jobs impacting production workloadsIn the blogpost, I walk you through:What SqlTempLogPath actually does Why the default behavior might be hurting your backups Real-world deployment tips Best practices for choosing the right path Supported envir

With the Veeam Software Appliance and the Veeam Infrastructure Appliance, update distribution is fundamentally changing. The Veeam Appliances automatically install certain updates to ensure security and operational continuity. This represents a massive increase in security and compliance. What is updated?Operating system and security updates are installed centrally and automatically, cannot be deselected, and are mandatory for both appliances. Security updates for Veeam Backup & Replication are also installed automatically and without user intervention to ensure security.Both appliances can also optionally install feature and bug fix updates automatically, provided this is enabled in the configuration. Major updates (e.g., V14.0), minor releases (e.g., 13.x), and private fixes are optional by default.Here is a simplified overview:Mandatory updatesVeeam cumulative & security updates (e.

Considering hypervisor choice was a big topic for 2025, I wanted to spend a bit of time right before year end trying the new Windows Admin Center for myself. My main focus was host on-boarding and role based access.With the Windows Admin Center Virtualization Mode preview the idea is to provide a better centralized hypervisor management experience for organizations. Looking to migrate, perhaps from other hypervisor platforms, where, perhaps, this type of tooling has historically been more mature.InstallationFor testing I used Windows Server 2025 (en-us), (2 CPU, 8GB RAM, 100GB disk). This was a completely clean install, the machine was domain joined to the same domain as the Hyper-V nodes I was accessing, but this shouldn’t matter.I installed in order:VC++ Redistributable https://aka.ms/vc14/vc_redist.x64.exe WAC vMode Preview

If you’ve been following this series of articles, you know by now that Veeam’s support for syslog allows you to leverage Microsoft Sentinel and many other solutions that support syslog to monitor your Veeam environment for operational and security events. Getting the data in is the easy part. The hard part is how to filter and query your Veeam event data for important information that you can quickly and effectively act on.The previous entry in this series walked through a simple example of the hard part, demonstrating how to set up an analytics rule in Microsoft Sentinel to scan Veeam events for a specific configuration change (four-eyes authorization disabled, event ID 42401) that could signal a compromised server. It’s easy enough, but that’s only o

 I am sharing the procedure for performing an in-place upgrade of the VBR 12 infrastructure to version 13, including an analysis of the potential warnings identified during the configuration check.Here you will find links to the official documentation for further information.Check this Veeam docUpgrading to Veeam Backup & Replication 13 on Windows - Veeam Backup & Replication User GuideCheck PrerequisiteUpgrade Checklist - Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide Download last ISO

As described in the title, I would like to explain in this blog post why a Veeam Hardened Repo and Object First is a great combination.A Veeam Hardened Repository and an Object First appliance each offer specific advantages for backups and restores, security, etc., but they also have their weaknesses. From a technical and cyber security perspective, combining both approaches offers a significantly stronger, more resilient backup architecture than either concept alone.I work on a lot of Veeam projects for SMEs, SMBs, and enterprise customers. I see the combination of the two products as being more suitable for the SMEs and SMBs sectors. In the enterprise sector, due to the larger amounts of data and faster restores, other products are used, but I don’t want to go into those here, as this post is about Hardened Repositories and Object First.

 PREAMBLE: In this period I'm trying to write my articles using the STAR model (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to make sure they're technically accurate and clear.I'll never get tired to say this: protecting company data is the most important thing for any business, and we need to go beyond traditional virtual machines or transactional databases to include unstructured data on NAS infrastructures.1. SituationOur customer wants a strong and permanent backup system for a lot of unstructured data:Data Source: NetApp ONTAP (version 9.14.1P5). Data involved: There's about 11 TB spread across 25 NFS shares. Critical info: We've got Oracle database dumps (done with RMAN) and PostgreSQL (via script). Final destination: The backup had to be efficient, and the backup copy had to be replicated to

So turns out using Deployment Kit is the easiest way to be able to perform FLR to Windows from a Vsphere backup.Deployment kit by default contains a certificate of validity 1 month. Does the agent (transport service etc.) stop working after that? How do we manage those certs as we generally do not do many agent-based backups but want to be able to do FLR to original destination nevertheless.Thanks!

Hi! As HPE and Veeam deepen their strategic partnership, I´m back in the Veeam Community and wrote about the integration of Veeam with the HPE Alletra MP B10000 using HPE GreenLake.HPE Alletra MP is a cloud-native, modular, disaggregated storage platform that delivers multi-protocol support and enables high-performance NVMe hardware with software-defined capabilities.On the other hand, GreenLake is HPE's cloud platform with advanced AIOps capabilities in monitoring, automating, and managing IT infrastructure, cloud resources, workloads, and applications across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.The post is long, and it was not possible to upload all the content to a single topic. Therefore, I am sharing the link:

Version: 12.3.2.Problem: a copy job to a rotation drive (HDD) is running since 3 days. I stopped job and confirmed with yes, but since hours status in dashboard running jobs is “stopping”. I can disable job but not delete. What I did: restart B&R services, reopen console. Restarted whole backup server. no success. Thanks for any advices. 

Turns out that VCSP licensing for Entra for a tenant which is a multi tenant organization can become very expensive very fast… Here’s the situation, a holding with 70 employees. (nice Microsoft E5 licenses) there is a central IT and HR department that shares information to their subisidaries which are connected in multi tenant organization structure to see availability, better collaboration in Teams,…. Now we ran our initial Entra ID backup and it consumes 1200 points, where I assumed that only the real physical users with the E5 were going to eat a license. All those users fron the external tenants are of the type ‘membe’ in Entra, so this is used to calculate the number of licenses. It becomes even more expensive I think since we need for compiancy reasons also an Entra ID backup from all the subsidary tenants… Anybody any toughts on this ? I don’t see any option to soley backup the member users for which their tenant is their primary main tenant. 

So I’ve spent plenty of time living in vCenter, managing VMware clusters like most of us have. But as I started digging into KVM-based hypervisors, it honestly felt a little backwards at first…different tools, different terms. Once you step through it though, a lot of the same core concepts are there. I put this together to help connect the dots if you’re used to VMware and starting to take a look at KVM.While KVM itself is a standardized kernel module, not all KVM-based hypervisors are created equal. Vendors and open-source communities may customize their KVM implementations with unique management layers, storage integrations, and performance tuning. For VMware administrators exploring alternatives, this blog focuses on the foundational KVM components that most directly compare to the vSphere stack. The goal is to simplify that comparison and help you build a clear mental map between platforms.As virtualization strategies evolve and organizations explore alternatives