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Marco.EscobarComes here often
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Veeam Decoys Project

I’m really happy to share with the Veeam Community this Open Source Project Called Veeam Decoys.  It is public knowledge that multiple threat actors use various tactics and techniques to identify services when they are already inside the internal networks of the organization they are attacking. In fact, the Mitre ATT&CK Enterprise matrix has two complete tactics, "Discovery" TA0007 and "Lateral Movement" TA0008, which list and explain multiple techniques and tools used by attackers. For example, the most sought-after services within the internal network are Remote Desktop Protocol and SSH. If we review Coveware's reports from this year, in the Q1-2024 report, we can observe that the "Lateral Movement" tactic ranks third among the most used tactics by threat actors according to the percentage of cases: https://www.coveware.com/blog/2024/4/17/raas-devs-hurt-their-credibility-by-cheating-affiliates-in-q1-2024If we review the same report, but for Q2-2024, we can see a significant rise

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matt111New Here
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Veeam for Salesforce CE config PKIX error

Hi All, Doing the initial install of backup for Salesforce CE. Got to the point of connecting Veeam to SF Connected App with key/secret then: HTB8: Salesforce responded with an error: I/O error on GET request for "https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/authorize": PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target; nested exception is javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target The callback URL is showing a certificate error, so I’m not sure whether:I should focus on fixing the URL certificate. I need to whitelist something on the Salesforce side. Both (or something else entirely!) Any suggestions on how to resolve this? Thanks in advance,Matt

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Pybarra
PybarraInfluencer
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Veeam now support NetApp ONTAP 9.16.1 GA

The Veeam QA team has validated NetApp ONTAP 9.1.6.1. It is now listed as supported in our storage integration guide link below.ONTAP Release notes information below. There are no new Veeam integrations in this release.Data protection enhancements• Support for SnapMirror cloud backups from a migrated volume• Support for encryption key migration between key managersMetroCluster configuration enhancements• SVM data mobility support for migrating MetroCluster configurations• MD5 authentication support for BGP peer groups• Fibrebridge firmware update using credentialsNetworking enhancements• MD5 authentication support for BGP peer groups• IPsec hardware offload supportS3 Object storage enhancement• S3 multiprotcol support for multipart upload• Enhanced ONTAP S3 API support with CORS integration• ONTAP supports taking snapshots of ONTAP S3 buckets (Still not Veeam Ready validated)SAN enhancements• NVMe space deallocation enabled by defaultSecurity enhancements• Eligible set of rule-protecte

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Rick Vanover
Rick VanoverRICKATRON
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Community Updates for the end of February 2025Veeam Community Recap #204

We have a somber start to the recap this week. We were saddened to learn of the passing of one of the Veeam 100 Members, Brad Jervis. The Veeam Community is in mourning as well, there is an unmistakable camaraderie with the Veeam 100 members. We took a moment at the start of this week’s recap to remember Brad:Featured Contentvia ​@Andanet via ​@Link State via ​@HunterLAFR Vanguard Blog Spotlight via ​@JonahMay How to Prevent vCLS VMs from Landing on Temporary NFS Datastores (and Why You Should) - Jonah's Blog → Good read.Special Department Newsvia ​@Madi.Cristil South African VUG Roadshowvia ​@Geoff Burke Be sure to join the next Veeam 100 Show about Benchmarking! Featuring ​@MatzeBhttps://www.linkedin.com/events/7293764620815609858/comments/via ​@Madi.Cristil A Heavy Heart This WeekNo who’s new to share this week. We are grateful for the Veeam Community, while in shock, we are thankful for the great memories we all have of Brad. 

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safiya
safiyaCommunity Analyst
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Veeam 100 Show - How to migrate your VMs from VMware to Hyper-V using VeeamVeeam 100 Show #14

Veeam 100 show is back!After taking a break in January, we returned this month with a discussion on migrating your VMs from VMware to Hyper-V using Veeam with ​@JailBreak and ​@Julia F Morgado Find Luciano’s blog here - https://www.provirtualzone.com/. And stay tuned for some content from him regarding this topic!  If you want more content, read the following migration guides from Veeam’s Solutions Architect team that were referenced in the show:Veeam Hypervisor Migration to Hyper-V Guide: https://www.veeam.com/whitepapers/veeam-hypervisor-migration-guide_wp.pdf  - Douglas Cheung and ​@olivier.rossi  Veeam Hypervisor Migration to Proxmox Virtual Environment Guide: https://www.veeam.com/whitepapers/veeam-hypervisor-migration-guide-vmware-proxmox-ve_wp.pdf - ​@rbrambley ​@olivier.rossi  Catch the replay below!  

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Rick Vanover
Rick VanoverRICKATRON
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Veeam's Incident API, WebLAPS and Backup for Microsoft Entra IDVeeam Community Recap #205

This week El Rickatron and ​@Madi.Cristil are showcasing a solid list of content, special department news and the Who’s New report is here. Check out this week’s episode:Featured Contentvia ​@SSimpson via ​@Iams3le via ​@kirststoner12 Vanguard Blog Spotlight: Victor Wu!via ​@victorwu Deploying the Veeam Hardened Repository ISO 2.0 – Victor VirtualizationSpecial Department NewsVeeam User Group Minnesota was a hit!via ​@lukas.k via ​@Madi.Cristil  - Congratulations ​@Andanet for being Blog of the Month winner!Note that KB4514 has taken an update for Veeam Backup & Replication servers not connected to the Internet: KB4514: How to Manually Update Suspicious File ListWho’s NewThank you ​@safiya for preparing the Who’s New this week. We are happy to welcome +170 new users this week! The coolest usernames are ​@sacabay, ​@power22, ​@txus, ​@trading-tech, ​@T BOVO and ​@XYZ_Allround. Alfred’s pick is ​@GreatJob → You have a badge coming your way. Have a great weekend everyone. 

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tgxNot a newbie anymore
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Veeam Foundation on Linux

Did I have a fever dream about a year ago that said Veeam was being ported to Linux? I haven’t read/seen or heard anything about it in a long while. I did not see any installers to be had last time I checked.

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kirststoner12
kirststoner12Product Strategy
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ICYMI: The Importance of Protecting Microsoft Entra ID and All Demo Tech Bites

Organizations worldwide use Microsoft Entra ID for identity and access management services. Microsoft Entra ID provides a solution to securely manage users, devices, applications, and data across cloud and on premises environments. Businesses rely on this service to manage and secure access to both internal and external resources, making it essential for their operations. With its integral function within organizations, it is also important that is protected.Universally, there is a common misconception when it comes to cloud applications, that there is no need for back up. Why do we think this? Because it resides in the cloud of course! However, despite this viewpoint, it is critical for organizations to protect cloud data for many reasons, I mean it is your data after all. 🤔The first reason we think of is security. It’s not only important to maintain the security of the environment but also its integrity.  Implementing a backup system that can detect changes and restore data to its o

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Iams3le
Iams3leVeeam Legend
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Comparing OOTBI by ObjectFirst to VHR

Recently, I had an insightful discussion on cybersecurity, where we dived deep into VHR (Veeam Hardened Repository) and OOTBI (Out-of-the-Box Immutability) by ObjectFirst. Since, these technologies play a crucial role in strengthening data protection strategies, I decided to create a blog post on it. This led to us discussing the pros and cons of both storage solutions, etc. If you are interested in some of the information we discussed and some I could share online, please take a look at “Best Storage for Veeam: Comparing OOTBI by ObjectFirst to VHR”. Below are some articles relating to OOTBI that we have shared with the community  If you would like to learn how to overcome VHR Operational Challenges with OOTBI, please take a look at this article: https://objectfirst.com/blog/veeam-hardened-repository/. In the next guides, we will be discussing how to deploy and integrate VHR with VBR and also how to set up OOTBI VSA. 

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LemonFridgeNot a newbie anymore
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Error with reinstall. CatalogVeeam.Backup.CatalogDataService.exe

I started installing Veaam backup&replication (v12). I ran out of space on the VM where it was installed so I aborted the installation. After I did that I got the following error when running setup.exe:An error has occurred: C:Program FilesVeeam Backup and Replication CatalogVeeam.Backup.CatalogDataService.exeI deleted as much as I could and can't find any traces of Veaam. Then tried again, but it doesn't work. Server rebooted several times as well.

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andy.sturniolo
andy.sturnioloComes here often
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Veeam Moref ID Migration Tool - Updated 12.2

UPDATE--  Check out the step by step in our helpcenter https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/using_vm_migrator_utility.html?ver=120 12.3 What’s New - https://www.veeam.com/veeam_backup_12_3_whats_new_wn.pdfHelpCenter - https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/powershell/veeam_vm_migrator.html?ver=120  Hey Everyone, What is a Moref ID? In VMware, a Moref ID (Managed Object Reference ID) is a unique identifier assigned to different objects or resources within the vSphere environment, like virtual machines, hosts, or data stores. It helps VMware keep track of and manage these objects.Think of it like a name tag that VMware uses to identify and reference each specific object in its system. The MoRef ID naming starts with a prefix stating the object type followed by a hyphen and a number, for example, vm-197, host-29, domain-c26. Every object has its own MoRef address: https://<VCENTER>/mob/?moid=<OBJECTID>.  So why is it Important? When a virtual machine (VM) is adde

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fakhri11Not a newbie anymore
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Cant Restore VM

Hello, please give me suggestions to solve this problem. I have a problem regarding backup recovery which makes me stressed. I want to replicate or restore data from one baremetal to another baremetal in the scheme below without vSphere.Baremetal A supermicro, esxi 8.0 host (master node) Baremetal B Intel, esxi 8.0 host (node ​​replication) Baremetal C Dell R760, esxi 8.0 host (node ​​replication)I ran some replication and recovery testsVM test 1restored from baremetal A to baremetal B, successful without any problemsrestored from baremetal A to baremetal C, success, no problemsVM test 2restored from baremetal A to baremetal B, successful without any problemsrestoration from baremetal A to baremetal C, there were many problems (I will attach it below)VM test 2restoration from baremetal B to baremetal C, there were many problems (I will attach it below) I have also done a file copy test for "vm test 2" but it still has problems, for some reason it refuses to run on the baremetal Dell R7

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Mahmood.Alganadi
Mahmood.AlganadiComes here often
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vCenter Migration Utility with Veeam v12.1

Hello Community,As I read in a Veeam KB for vCenter Migration Utility to fix the MoRef IDs change due to replacing an old vCenter with new one is no longer supported with VBR v12.1 anymore!So is there another method to migrate the MoRef IDs to the new vCenter to not affect the VBR backup jobs and match the IDs ?If someone know any method or solution to keep the backup woring fine after the vcenter replacing as the the IP and Hostname will be the same but the old one will be removed and installed a newer one as patching not worked with the old vCenter.Thanks

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cody.aultComes here often
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HPE VME and Veeam Backup & Replication

The interest from the community and our customers in KVM based hypervisors recently led me to examine HPE’s VME offering. HPE provided an environment to examine its capabilities. Like many platforms, it runs on top of KVM/QEMU to schedule and manage virtual machines on the host. It’s built with HPE hardware and uses its own management plane to create clusters, provide a user interface and expose APIs. Veeam doesn’t have a hypervisor-integrated backup solution today for this platform as its management/API layer is different from other platforms we support such as oVirt and Proxmox. The management platform does have an existing CLI from Morpheus Data that can be paired with Veeam’s PowerShell modules to automate tasks such as building protection Groups for Veeam Agents.Veeam Agent for Windows and Veeam Agent for Linux are components of the Veeam Data Platform that can be used to protect Windows and Linux servers on most platforms. Due to this being an in-guest approach, they can be used

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pdolejsiNew Here
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Veeam 368 V8: The job is already running.

Hello, I want to run backup job, which was already working. It was (dont know how) interrupted, but when I run job manually or with scheduler automatically.Actual version: 8.1.0.3503Starting job: M365 backup...[03.03.2025 11:52:52.261]      8 (1) Error: The job is already running.[03.03.2025 11:52:52.261]      8 (1) Type: System.ServiceModel.FaultException[03.03.2025 11:52:52.261]      8 (1) Stack:[03.03.2025 11:52:52.481]      1 (1) Error: The job is already running.[03.03.2025 11:52:52.481]      1 (1) Type: System.ServiceModel.FaultException[03.03.2025 11:52:52.481]      1 (1) Stack:[03.03.2025 11:52:52.481]      1 (1)    at Veeam.SPP.Communication.TypeProvider.InvokeResult.ThrowIfError(Boolean enableRpcErrors)[03.03.2025 11:52:52.481]      1 (1)    at Veeam.SPP.Communication.TypeProvider.InvokeResult.GetResultOrException(Boolean enableRpcErrors)[03.03.2025 11:52:52.481]      1 (1)    at Veeam.SPP.Communication.TypeProvider._RemoteProxy.Invoke_TReturn_WithParameters[TReturn](InvokeAr

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Madi.Cristil
Madi.CristilCommunity Manager
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Blog of the Month Winner February 2025Blog of the Month

🚨 The wait is over! We're excited to announce the February 2025 Blog of the Month winner!With 11 community votes for his blog "Veeam Backup Jobs and Object Storage Best Practices", the crown goes to...🥁 ​@Andanet  🎉Huge congratulations on sharing your knowledge and helping the Veeam community thrive!Best, Madi

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Rick Vanover
Rick VanoverRICKATRON
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Incredible Scanning, Study Resources and Scaling in the CloudVeeam Community Recap #201

This week both ​@safiya and ​@Madi.Cristil were not available to do the recap, so what is the Rickatron to do? Well, I asked the community and got two responses effectively instantly and an offer for backup (Thanks ​@Chris.Childerhose!). Happy to host both ​@k00laidIT and ​@Tyler Jurgens (who shared a very special piece of news...) on the recap this week! You can watch this episode here:Featured Content - ​​​​​Breaking the Rules Too!via ​@Marco.Escobar FANTASTIC CONTENT MARCOrelated, also see: via ​@vmJoe [Also available for Azure  and Google Cloud! ☁ ]via ​@coolsport00 via ​@haslund → FOOLED US THINKING THIS WAS NEW! This was a 4+ year old topic with a new comment, never featured on the recap (I think!). Also - see new calculators: Veeam CalculatorsVanguard Blog Spotlight - Al RasheedThis week’s Vanguard Blog Spotlight is on ​@alrasheed → He has a click-by-click how to upgrade to 12.3! Also, Al, what city is that in the background on your blog?Upgrading to Veeam Backup & Replicati

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Marco.EscobarComes here often
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vScan Vulnerability Scanner - Vulnerability Assessment in your Veeam Backups.

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 Security Team needs to recover a server (whether it's the latest or a previous copy), they need to know what vulnerabilities exist in that Veeam Backup.While Veeam can detect malware, ransomware, IoC, etc, it doesn't detect vulnerabilities. For example, Consider these scenarios: What if a Veeam Admin restores a backup that contains a vulnerable version of OpenSSL? What if they restore an image with vulnerabili

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SSimpson
SSimpsonComes here often
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Veeam's Incident API: Streamlining Backup Management and Automation

 Recently, I had a conversation with one of my service providers that gave me the chance to dive deeper into Veeam’s Incident API. They had some specific questions about what they could achieve with this API, and it sparked an idea for me to put together this blog to share my insights. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this as well, especially if you've had any hands-on experience with the API. Personally, I’ve found it to be an incredibly useful integration for Veeam.In today’s fast-paced business world, protecting your data is more important than ever. For organizations using Veeam Backup & Replication—an essential tool for backup and disaster recovery—it’s crucial to ensure that backup processes are running smoothly and that any issues are addressed quickly. That’s where Veeam’s Incident API comes in.Veeam’s Incident API is all about helping you manage and automate responses to backup-related issues. In this blog, I’ll Walk through what the Veeam Incident API is, highlight its k

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HunterLAFR
HunterLAFRVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
OOTBI New Release 1.6

I recently wrote an entry about updating our OOTBI clusterNow, Object First has launched a new release of OOTBI, 1.6.63.10886These are the new features described in the release:The update process, as shown before, is super straightforward and allows you to update and reboot your cluster in a few clicks without any stress or «fancy» steps, guides, or troubleshooting. The feature I was looking forward to getting, and finally is here, is the user’s roles,I’m super excited about these:we will continue testing the new features, and describe them in the future.cheers.https://lfconsulting.org/ootbi-new-release-1-6

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GreatJobNew Here
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Unable to do recovery using USB on physical server

Hi. I want to do recovery on a machine for a test setup to replicate whats used in production. All the servers that are being backed up are in a remote location and I have logged in to a remote fileserver to download the backup files. I dont have access to the actual servers. I have created a bootable USB using a Veeam Recovery Media .iso that I previously created, but when I try to do a Bare Metal Recovery and selected the metadata file, I get the following error message:I have done this before, so I cant figure out why its not working now. I’ve downloaded backups of different machines and tried, and I’ve tried different Veeam Recovery Media .iso’s. I also downloaded a community version of Veeam, imported the backup and created recovery media there.We used the SIDSI Backup Wizard to configure backups and also did some recovery before the equipment went out into production. (But also did USB recovery before) Any help would be much appreciated!

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matheusgiovanini
matheusgiovaniniInfluencer
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How I Migrated Veeam Backup & Replication for Supermercados BH

Recently, I had the opportunity to lead a challenging project for Supermercados BH, one of the largest supermarket chains in Brazil. The mission? To migrate the entire Veeam Backup & Replication environment to a new server, rebuilding everything from scratch. Instead of simply restoring the old configuration, we chose to redesign the architecture to optimize performance, security, and ensure a more efficient RTO. One of the main concerns was the network design to ensure that backups and restores were fast and efficient. Properly segmenting the traffic, adjusting the transport proxies, and load balancing the repositories made all the difference. Additionally, we implemented an immutable repository based on Linux Red Hat, providing an extra layer of protection against ransomware. Another critical point was backing up critical machines. For this, we configured snapshots via SAN, minimizing the impact on the production environment and speeding up the process. Of course, one of the key

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EdxHComes here often
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Level up your Veeam Backup for Azure Monitoring with Azure Log Analytics

So you have a Veeam Backup for Azure (VBAZ) to protect your Azure resource, but wouldn’t it be great if you could truly see what’s happening under the hood? Basic monitoring is a start, but you should dive into the logs to understand your VBAZ environment better. And what better place to do that than with Azure Log Analytics, a feature of Azure Monitor?In this post, I’ll show you how to set up log monitoring for Veeam Backup for Azure using Azure Log Analytics, unlocking a wealth of insights into your backup operations.NOTE: Veeam does not support Azure monitor, however, it is a widely used tool for the monitoring of Production resources. Please consult your Azure technical resources before implementing. Why bother with Log Monitoring?Think of logs as the ‘black box’ recorder of your VBAZ environment. They capture everything from successful backups to insights into issues and things like failed logins and performance bottlenecks. By analysing these logs, you can:Identify and resolve is

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k00laidIT
k00laidITVeeam Vanguard
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11:11 Systems Object Storage in Veeam Data Platform 12.3

As of the 12.3 release of VBR 11:11 Systems optimized AWS S3 product is directly integrated. This integration simplifies the setup and enhances efficiency by incorporating 11:11 Systems' storage directly into Veeam's UIs for Backup & Replication and Veeam ONE. Users can automate deployment, management, and monitoring through PowerShell modules or API calls. The post also provides a step-by-step guide for adding storage buckets using the AWS CLI.You can find more details on koolaid.info.

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AdamLNew Here
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How do we restore a server if the Veeam server is also down?

Hello everyone, I'm trying to figure out the answer to a question which seems like it should be simple enough, and which I believe has been asked before in various forms, but which I've never seen really answered: How can we restore the Veeam server if the Veeam server itself is down, meaning that we can't run the Veeam software to perform a restore?I've seen several posts suggesting that the answer is in the extractor tool, but when I use the extractor tool, I get two files, both without any extensions: One very large file that seems to have some kind of serial number or GUID as a filename, and one file that begins with "digest". I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do with these two files, but if we have a server that won't boot, it seems logical to me that we would need some kind of boot media so that the server can boot before we do anything else, so I don't see how having two files would help without a way to boot the server itself.It seems to me, then, that we'd need some kind of bo

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