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This is the English version of a selected article from Climb Japan Engineer Blog series. When you use Veeam Backup & Replication to process a backup or backup copy to be saved in the object storage such as Amazon S3, there might be a case where you receive the alert message below.Subject: [Warning] Background checkpoint removal. Backup server: <your Veeam server name>Body text: Failed to remove checkpoints from the backup repository <your repository name>This alert is issued when obsolete checkpoint (i.e. restore point) removal process on the object storage where backup data are stored has been failed.Removal of such checkpoints has been a part of the backup job in

 1. Why Job Design Matters Anybody can create a backup job. Open the wizard, add VMs, pick a repository, set a schedule, click finish. The job runs. The question is whether it runs well at scale, whether it makes SureBackup testing practical, whether it handles application consistency correctly, and whether it does not create operational headaches six months from now when the environment has grown.Job design is the difference between a backup environment that runs itself and one that requires constant intervention. Bad job design produces jobs that run too long, compete for proxy and repository resources, break application log chains, make restore operations slow, and make SureBackup configurations a nightmare. This article covers the patterns that work and the anti-patterns that do not. 2. Per-VM Backup Chains vs Per-Job Chains VBR offers two backup file l

The veeam backup version is patched to 13.0.1.2067 after that few proxy servers are not getting updated. Failed to upgrade host components. Error: 'The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. Failed to invoke rpc command  (The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.) (Failed to invoke rpc command)' (0:00:10) 

I’ve installed Veeam Backup & Recovery 12 on a Windows 11 device (it used to have Veeam installed and was working fine but accidentally got removed, we’re not sure what version).It was used to backup a Esxi Linux VMI’ve setup a computer and a VM backup job but neither complete with a message ‘failed to perform backup policy operation.The only messages I see in the login relates to Disposed or retry are not supported.Some fixes relate to restating the veeam backup service...but i see no backup service and even when i run the MSI, there are no errors after installing as account prompted by default.Any suggestions?Thanks

Immutable backups are one of the best things to happen to data protection.They’ve become the go-to answer for ransomware resilience—and for good reason:Backups can’t be deleted They can’t be modified Attackers can’t encrypt themThat’s a huge win.But here’s the part that doesn’t get said enough:    Immutability is a layer of protection—not a complete strategy.I’ve seen environments check the “immutable” box and assume they’re covered.They’re not.Because when something actually goes wrong, immutability alone doesn’t guarantee you can recover cleanly, quickly, or safely.Let’s talk about what else you actually need. 1. Recovery Testing (Because “Protected” Doesn’t Mean “Recoverable”)You can have perfectly immutable backups that are:Corrupted Incomplete Misconfigured Or just… not usable the way you expect

As a follow-up to my previous blog on the VSA HA Clustering setup, I decided to do a companion blog about using Veeam ONE for monitoring.  Check it out below and link to my blog.Monitoring Your Veeam VSA HA Cluster with Veeam ONE Monitoring Your Veeam VSA HA Cluster with Veeam ONE Getting visibility into your Veeam VSA High Availability (HA) Cluster is critical for ensuring backup continuity. Veeam ONE provides the dashboards, alarms, and reporting you need to stay ahead of issues before they impact your recovery objectives. This post walks through configuring Veeam ONE to effectively monitor your VSA HA Cluster — from initial connection through tuning alarm thresholds and automating the whole thing with PowerShell via the Veeam ONE REST API.What Is the Veeam VSA HA Cluster?The

The copy backup jobs (secondary target) for two of physical server backup jobs are generating two emails per backup instead of one.  For each backup copy job run,  two “Success” emails within minutes:Example:11:05 PM – Success 11:07 PM – Success    Subjects are identical,  EnvironmentProduct: Veeam Backup & Replication 13.0.1.2067 Workload: Veeam Agent for Windows (Physical Servers) Jobs impacted: Physical Servers 7PM Daily Copy to Archive Physical Servers 7PM Daily Copy to Immutable Physical Servers 10PM Daily Copy to Archive Physical Servers 10PM Daily Copy to Immutable

  World Backup Day is often treated as a reminder—a checklist item to verify that backups exist, are recent, and are recoverable. But for those of us working in infrastructure and disaster recovery, it represents something much more concrete: the difference between operational continuity and complete outage. This is not a theoretical discussion. This is a real incident.This is my experienceThe Incident: Ransomware at ScaleRecently, I was involved in managing a critical ransomware attack that impacted a large virtualized environment. After an initial assessment, it became clear that we were dealing with a full-scale ransomware infection.Roughly “150 virtual machines” in a VMware environment were affected. The situation escalated quickly, requiring immediate containmen

Hi everyone, We plan to integrate Veeam Backup and Replication with our SIEM as part of our security hardening. I would like guidance on the best way to forward Veeam logs and events to a SIEM platform. Looking for advice on supported methods, required settings, and any best practices or limitations.

This is the English version of a selected article from Climb Japan Engineer Blog series.-----Veeam Backup & Replication enables the agentless protection of Hyper-V virtual machines. In order to maintain the data integrity of Hyper-V VMs, when you process a Veeam backup, a temporary Hyper-V checkpoint is automatically created and it is then deleted when the data capture is completed.However, in some exceptional situations, e.g. as a result of antivirus software interference, the checkpoint may remain on the protected VM. In that case, you might see the remaining checkpoint named “Veeam Recovery Checkpoint (XXXX)” on the Hyper-V Manager screen as below. The red marked section shows the remaining checkpoint. Note the UI is in Japanese.The Hyper-V checkpoint size may increase as time goes by, because it will reflect the p

While working in a lab with multiple silos, minimal change control, and backup processes in place, not everyone informs the backup administrator of new servers or devices added to the infrastructure that require backups. As the backup administrator, it's my responsibility to ensure that all servers have a reliable backup and can be restored in the event of a disaster. I make that extra effort so that, in situations like the one below, we can get everything back online in a timely manner.It was an early normal Monday morning, and I was reviewing the weekend backups when a Teams call came in from our Network Lead for the lab.When the Network Goes QuietAt first, a few users reported they couldn’t access shared drives.Then applications started timing out.Then monitoring lit up.Within minutes, it was clear:    We weren’t dealing with a slow network.    We were dealing with a broken one.

What could be the issue? Failed to send certificate, but certificate is required for remote agent management Error:

Hi Community,Has anyone successfully reverted Veeam ONE from version 13 to version 12? Are there recommended steps or considerations to avoid issues during the downgrade? Any official guidance or lessons learned would be greatly appreciated.

Was working today doing some tape stuff and when testing my PowerShell script to create GFS pools noticed that when you go into the Advanced settings for the Daily, Weekly, etc. section of the pool properties you see two monthly and no quarterly.I have logged this on the Forums as a potential bug but wanted to give a heads-up as it is just cosmetic, mainly the main page for the retention options shows Quarterly proper (which I thought they were removing?). 

Здравствуйте, я установил новую версию системы резервного копирования на чистую операционную систему. Внутри всё работает нормально, но после перезагрузки в системном журнале Windows появляются ошибки.DCOM не смог установить связь с компьютером 10.10.20.118, используя ни один из настроенных протоколов; запрос был отправлен PID 2bd0 (C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup\Veeam.Backup.Manager.exe) при активации CLSID {8BC3F05E-D86B-11D0-A075-00C04FB68820}. svc.V eeamBackup.log   Ошибка (1) в Veeam.Backup.Core.Common.CHost.Get(Guid hostId, IDbMethodsInterceptorBase db) [03.04.2026 16:03:28.224] <37> Ошибка (1) в Veeam.Backup.Core.Common.CHost.Get(Guid hostId) [03.04.2026 16:03:28.224] <37> Ошибка (1) в Veeam.Backup.ResourceScanner.CGateRepoConnectResource.CreateByResourceOptions(CResourceScanInfo info, IDBManager dbManager) [03.04.2026 16:03:28.224] <37> Ошибка (1) в Veeam.Backup.ResourceScanner.SResourceFac

Hi all, I wanted to share the new Veeam Ports MCP server with the community. This gives you the ability to interact with the Veeam Ports underlying database to create rich designs using LLM clients that support MCP, like Claude and VS Code.https://github.com/shapedthought/veeam-ports-mcpTo install in Claude:Install Python Install UV Run: claude mcp add veeam-ports -- uvx veeam-ports-mcp Update your Claude desktop configuration file:

Is it possible to disabled Web UI, without disabling Host Management UI? Our goal was to disable web ui because we’re not able to install a proper custom cert on it. So it would present an issue during our annual pen test

 The VBR REST API matters because it gives you direct access to the backup server itself without going through Enterprise Manager. Start with what it actually is The VBR REST API runs over HTTPS on port 9419.It uses OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens, returns JSON, and publishes an OpenAPI specification. The backup server exposes Swagger directly, which makes it easy to inspect the available endpoints without digging through scattered examples first. That part is genuinely helpful, because the API is large enough now that guessing your way through it is a waste of time.The practical reason to use it instead of the PowerShell module comes down to three things:• it is language-agnostic• it works remotely without needing the Veeam PowerShell module installed on the caller• it fits better into multi-serv

Hi All, I install veeam 13 appliance, and connect to it with Veeam Backup & Replication Console installled on windows, I can find backup job log on veeam 13 appliance (var/log/), but if my backup job created from windows console, I can’t find log , I check %ProgramData%\Veeam\Backup , but not find backup job log by job name, Backup jobs aren't synchronized between the web interface and the console, right?So where can I find the log files for backup jobs generated by the console?Thanks.

Last week I attended RSAC and as stated in a previous post had a great time.However, nothing in life is perfect and I had one conversation that got me worried. The person in question is much more “in the know” than I am when it comes to the IT industry. He claimed that blogging is basically dead now. It has been washed away by a tidal wave of AI generated content and has permanently removed the need for real bloggers. “No one believes that anyone actually writes anything anymore”. Along with that IT communities are under threat, if you don’t need bloggers and content creators then why have these groups of people? The can be easily and cheaply replaced by AI Agents. I wanted to ask everyone here what they thought and if there is anything we can do to save our brands?For my part I have decided to always try and post a video along with any written content that I create. The BVLOG!! If you can pronounce that you should win an award right off the bat!

My belated contribution to World Backup Day."Man kütt ja zu nix" - as they say in the Rhineland ( You Never Get Around To It ). I learned the value of backups very early in my professional life.As a dual-study student during my first practical phase, I accidentally deleted the root directory of a server - specifically, the server that managed access control for all branches in western Germany.Luckily, my colleagues didn't behead their panicked young employee, but remained calm and restored the deleted data from a backup. At that time, it wasn't a Veeam backup; it must have been either a late ADSM version or an early TSM version.In any case, this experience has shaped me ever since: Firstly: It was great to have had such colleagues at that time. And secondly: Always have a backup of your data and systems! Many years later, data backup is my main professional task.Thanks to Veeam, regular system and data ba

IntroIn a previous article I wrote about the type of storage a customer can use and write their backup to.Some days ago, a user in the Veeam Community asked why, according to Veeam's calculator, S3 object storage is no longer more efficient in terms of space (with immutability and GFS) than storage using XFS/ReFS technology.After answering, I decided to explore the topic further by putting myself in the shoes of a customer who has to make a choice in terms of the costs associated with the space used. That's why I want to tell you what happened with a customer.When I start a new backup infrastructure project, there always comes a time when I have to decide what type of storage repository to use. When I submit a plan to the customer, I often hear them say: Why should I spend more an

How NTP Architecture Impacts MFA in Veeam Software Appliances — And What Happens When Clocks DriftMulti‑Factor Authentication (MFA) in Veeam’s software appliances relies heavily on accurate system time. This is because MFA one‑time passwords (TOTPs) are time‑based. If the appliance clock drifts even slightly, MFA will break — often in confusing ways.In this post, we break down:What NTP is doing inside the Veeam Software Appliance Why MFA fails when clocks drift How time desynchronization can escalate Worst‑case recovery when you’re completely locked outWhat NTP Architecture Is Doing Inside Veeam Software AppliancesVeeam Software Appliances use chrony (the NTP client on Rocky Linux) to synchronize system time with configured NTP servers. This ensures that all time‑dependent security function