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Nico Losschaert
Nico LosschaertOn the path to Greatness
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Underrated powerful features in Veeam Backup & Replication

I know that a lot of new features will be implemented and possible to use in the next major release of Veeam Backup & Replication, but we may not forget that are already a lot of features in the current and previous versions of the Veeam flagship!In this post I just want to hightlight some powerful features in Veeam Backup & Replication.Those features are in my opinion a bit unterrated and hidden, but I use them often in my job as being a backup engineer, consultant and architect.Quick BackupWhat does it do : It lets you perform an on-demand incremental backup for one or more VMs.I just takes an extra restore point for the selected VM. When to use : I use this often when I will make drastic changes on a VM like upgrading the application running in the VM, installing Windows updates or/and other updates in this VM, ...Often people take a snapshot before - I uses instead mostly a Veeam Quick Backup.Why? In this way I can never forget to delete the taken snapshot which is not reco

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JMeixner
JMeixnerOn the path to Greatness
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Veeam Certified Architect (VMCA) 2022 - course and exam experience

I finished my VMCA journey this week and passed the exam 😎🎉🎉🎉.So, I would like to write down some of my experiences and difficulties on this trip for others. 1. What is the VMCA? The Veeam certified Architect (VMCA) is the second and highest Veeam certification after the Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE).The VMCA is all about developing a backup solution and understanding the "Veeam Architecture Methodology", whereas the VMCE is more concentrated on technical aspects. 2. The courseThe "Veeam Architecture Method" is the overarching theme of the course.It refers to the steps a Veeam Architect takes when creating a Veeam backup solution:Discovery - conceptual design - logical design - physical design - implementation and governance - validation and iteration. You will gain knowledge of how to:identify all stakeholders, capture the current environment, requirements, and risks - and analyze them by applying best practices. make the right requests to the correct persons to extract needed i

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regnor
regnorVeeam MVP
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
VMCA2022 training review

This week I was able to attend to a Veeam VMCA training (Veeam Backup & Replication V11: Architecture and Design) held by @poulpreben.VMCA IntroductionSome words on the VMCA: The VMCA is the Veeam Certificied Architect, the second and highest Veeam certification after the VMCE. While the VMCE is more focused on technical topics, the VMCA is all about designing the backup solution and learning the "Veeam Architecture Methodology".We already have great posts about the VMCA, both the course and the exam, here in the community, so I'll won't go too deep and link to the corresponding posts:VMCA2022 anouncment from @MicoolPaul:VMCA2022 review from @Chris.Childerhose:VMCA2022 EXAM review from @Michael Melter : VMCA CourseDirectly from the beginning of the course, we could notice how different this training is going to be compared to others.Preben explained to us, that there's no lab part and that we won't work with a Veeam console. Instead there were team exercises, where we work together

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GChuckNot a newbie anymore
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Network path not found

I have 3 issues that I cannot resolve nor find answers to.I’m running the Windows Community Edition V5.0.0.4708 on two Windows machines.  One is Windows 10  22H2 and the other is Windows 11  21H2. These two machines are being backed up to a file share on my TrueNAS server.The first issue is that from time to time the backup fails with the following error message: “Error: The network path was not found. Failed to get free space on disk '\\xxx.yyy.zzz.nnn\Clients' --tr:Error code: 0x00000035 … The network path was not found”.  I configured the back to use either host name or IP address as the backup target, but it seems to make no difference.  This happens on both machines.I thought that it might be a timing issue that when the computer wakes up to do the backup, the backup starts before the computer has established a network connection.  On the Windows 10 machine, using the BIOS I able to create a wake up event approximately 2 minutes before the Veeam agent started.  This lessened the i

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FrankIversen
FrankIversenComes here often
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Veeam V12 upgrade

Actually I have tried to install v12 RTM as a in-place upgrade on 4 customer servers now and all fail.Veeam support has been on remote session and we will continue the work tomorrow since it also failed at last attempt after hours of troubleshooting. Would be interesting to hear if there is anyone else who has been issues with the upgrade? The servers I have tested has the latest v11 build and server 2016. Very simple deployments with few config settings so no big issue. But so far I am a bit concerned to start upgrading larger deployments.

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bharathnNot a newbie anymore
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Deletion of old backup copies after removing individual computer/deleting or disabling the backup job - Agent managed

Hi All,Currently we are using Agent managed backup jobs. When we perform the decommission of backup jobs/remove a computer/workstation from backup job/rotation, we have to keep track of the retention of deleted computer/job manually and to remove the backup copies from ‘Disk(Orphaned)’/’Disk(Imported)’ . We have also enabled the ‘Remove deleted items data after’ parameter. But still we could see some scenarios were we want to delete the backup copies manually. My expectation is Veeam to delete the backup copies automatically once it crosses the set retention (even after the job/computer is removed from backup rotation). Is there a way to achieve it?

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Scott
ScottVeeam Legend
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Weird issue with Exchange restores.

I have found a weird issue that is pretty specific. My co-worker opened a ticket with Veeam, but eventually closed it with no solution. We found a work around so it’s not really a problem. Here is the issue. We have a VMware Horizon Agent installed on our PC’s. This allows us the abilities to remote to them, using the horizon client, UAG, MFA, etc.   Even using a BYOD. This all works great. HOWEVER, we noticed an issue that exchange restores have been bluescreening our computers lately. Multiple PC’s, different types, different accounts and so on. After a LOT of troubleshooting, we found out it only happened when the Horizon Agent was installed. We took it further, to only when the Horizon Agent is installed, and USB redirection is enabled. We disabled that feature which is our work around as we didn't need it. I was wondering if anyone uses Horizon, has an agent on their workstation, have USB redirection enabled, and recover mailbox items from exchange. It’s quite specific, but make s

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FrankIversen
FrankIversenComes here often
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Azure, Amazons and then Wasabi..?

We have been using Amazon S3 with immutability for years and its been working great at every restore, both in test and in production. But I must admit I have been waiting a long time for the Microsoft Azure Immutability to be in place and now with V12 it seems be at rest, at last! :) It will make it more streamlined since we can buy/subscribe the Azure Plan at our NCE/CSP-distributor at it will automatically fall under the customers name which then again will be in place on the monthylt bill. Great! But then I just started to read about Wasabi which really seems like an affordable solution, and even at much better pricing than Amazon/Azure.. How is that even possible..? With the V12 they have also appeared in the UI for the object storage and I guess they are know among the most interesting companies. I was wondering if anyone have any experience with Wasabi, and how you are comparing the offers/pricing from Azure, Amazon and Wasabi? As a Microsoft-shop we try to standardize as much we

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MicoolPaul
MicoolPaul
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Fun Friday #62: What’s the First v12 Feature you used?

Happy Friday everyone! I couldn’t resist making a v12 themed fun Friday considering it’s launch week! For those that have used v12 already, what’s the first feature you tried?

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arsenNot a newbie anymore
asked in Discussion Boards
Veeam One Reporting

I am currently using Veeam B&R V11a. I also just installed Veeam One. As part of Veeam B&R, I have several windows servers which have the “Veeam agent for microsoft windows” agent installed. None of the servers  with “Veeam agent for microsoft windows” agent are showing up in Veeam One. The data collection method for Veeam One is set to “Veeam Backup Data only”, would I need to change it to a different “Data Collection” mode?

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Chris.Childerhose
vergoted
vergotedComes here often
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Vulnerability in .NET core 3.1

Hi Just to inform that there is a vulnerability in the .NET core runtime.This is installed for the Veeam AWS, Azure & Google plug-ins.reference: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-43877updates: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/3.1Please update your Veeam servers. Regards

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AlexeyGoncharovComes here often
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Server can't boot after bare metal restore.

I am building new physical server running Ubuntu. System is installed on hardware RAID controller. Installed VEEAM agent, made full backup. Booted up from Linux Media (unpatched), restored all volumes and after reboot server can’t boot any more =( Any suggestions?Cheers, 

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marco_s
marco_sOn the path to Greatness
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CDP over Cloud Connect doubt

Hi guys,I am starting to set up CDP replication on Cloud Connect with Veeam 12.The source and target environments are hosted on vCD.I have installed I/O filter and configured CDP proxy on both sites.However, when I go to create a CDP policy to the cloud host/provider, I have no storage policy selectable in the destination.What is not clear to me is if and how I need to apply the VM storage policy on the VMware side .According to the official Veeam documentation (https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/cloud/cloud_replication_limitations.html?ver=120#cdp) the custom storage policy for the CDP should be automatically imported from Veeam to vCD, but unfortunately it is not present in my vCD, and the one that Veeam creates by default on the vCenter is not associated with any datastore.Unfortunately, at the moment I haven't found any other references related to these configurations, and before going to make VMware-side changes I wanted to be sure about what to do.Any ideas and/or advice?Th

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flg0461Not a newbie anymore
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PostgreSQL Configuration Database on a Linux Host

Hi dear Veeam community, i’m wondering if it’s possible to migrate the configuration database to a PostgreSQL DB on a Ubuntu host?Can’t find anything about that.I’ve setup the db but i’m facing an error:  The port on the ubuntu is listening, credentials are correct.Does someone have a clue?Best regards :-)

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Chris.Childerhose
Cragdoo
CragdooVeeam Vanguard
asked in Discussion Boards
Storage based snapshot integration for replication jobs - anyone tried this?

Any gotchas/considerations you would like to share?

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Rick Vanover
Rick VanoverRICKATRON
published in News
Veeam Community Recap #108
Veeam Community Recap #108Veeam Community Recap #108

This week was EPIC!  V12 has launched and we are off and running with great community engagement for the V12 products and the Veeam Data Platform! Watch this weeks’s recap below:The Linksvia @kirststoner12 via @Aquais via @Chris.Arceneaux Special Department News (maybe we broke the rule...)via @safiya via @Rick Vanover via @vmJoe via @Cassandra Faris via @Geoff Burke and @AdamMazouz Who’s NewWe were happy to welcome +199 new members to the Veeam Community! Cooles usernames go to: @PepTown @OverEasy @Hyped-upConverged @thatman @jumpjackflash and WOW LOVE THIS @L0v3Veeam!  

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safiya
safiyaCommunity Analyst
posted in Discussion Boards
Veeam V12 Launch x Community Hub Discussion Board

V12 Launch Event banner. Launch date of February 14, 2023, is listed, along with the V12 and Veeam logos.Hello Community,Here’s a space for discussions on the V12 Launch Event! We would appreciate your thoughts on the event :)  What V12 capability are you most anticipating? How do you plan upgrades to Veeam Backup & Replication? SNARK - Do you tell your boss you are upgrading? How long do you wait before upgrading? Do you set a test lab for upgrades?  

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Sunny GhaiComes here often
asked in Discussion Boards
Veeam M365 repository

Dear All,I wanted to host Veeam M365 repository on Dell Data Domain CIIFS Share (SMB2.0).  I am completely aware that Veeam M365 doesn't support SMB2.0 and being a jet blue database, it has performance impact also.  Does anybody has some workaround wherein I can backup onto primary Veeam M365 repository and then it should move the data to either CIIFS or NFS? NOTE: Don’t recommend Veeam best practices.  Regards,Sunny 

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csaha77Comes here often
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Backup failed

2/20/2023 2:45:40 PM :: Error: Failed to call RPC function 'FcWriteFileEx': There is not enough space on the disk. Failed to write data to the file [D:\Backups\Path - Backup Job\server - Backup Job.vbm_1_tmp].Is this a space issue or is the file corrupted.  

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victorwu
victorwuVeeam Vanguard
posted in Discussion Boards
The 2023 vExpert awards have been announced!

VMware announced the list of 2023 vExperts last Friday. You can visit the vExpert Directory to see the list and profiles of each vExpert. May I know if any Veeam Vanguards or Legends have been selected for vExpert this year? Please share your profile if you can.My profilehttps://vexpert.vmware.com/directory/155 

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dloseke
dlosekeVeeam Vanguard
posted in Discussion Boards
VCSP Licensing Cost Increase, about 6%

Service Providers, FYI, looks like licensing is going up slightly for 2023… As we look to close out the year and kick off fresh in 2023, we’re excited to recap some recent Veeam® enhancements and share some future ones. Q1 brought you Veeam Service Provider Console v6, which included licensing and usage reporting integrations to further enhance your Microsoft 365 data protection capabilities. In June of 2022, we kicked off our new partner directory, aimed at driving prospects and customers to our partner community. We’re seeing an average of 10,000+ unique visitors on this page monthly — a huge win for our partners! Our latest Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 update included integrations and enhancements for our Veeam Cloud & Service Provider (VCSP) community (i.e., Self-Service Restore portal). Speaking of enhancements, Veeam is committed to continuous innovation and has multiple product and platform releases in store to help you grow and scale your business in FY23. A further chang

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marco_s
marco_sOn the path to Greatness
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V12 Day 0 Update for RTM version

Hi guys, for those who have installed the RTM version, I report that the patch is out: https://www.veeam.com/kb4415 Marco S.

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FrankIversen
FrankIversenComes here often
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Service Provider Console - Cloud connect neessary?

A few years ago we were a Service Provider with a Cloud Connect setup and offered our customers Cloud Connect Repositories. We then saw tjen object storage really started to take off it would be costly to maintain a datacenter with this service compared to the prices object storage was offered by the hyperscalators! We then started a partnership who ran Veeam Cloud Connect environemnt with service provider console. so we could still track and monitor our customers backupjob etc. but the backup now went to the object storages. I am just wondering, is it necessary to deploy a cloud connect environment at all to just use the service provider console for monitoring jobs, update the agents etc.? I can see in the marketplace (Azure) there is a dedicate appliance with the service provider console. Would that be enough to maintain our clients? We are now using Wasabi for repositories. I guess I am having a hard time to see what we would gain from the cloud connect environment these days? (Perh

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Cragdoo
CragdooVeeam Vanguard
posted in Discussion Boards
BCJ v12 - direct to object vrs VCC-B - discuss

Saw discussions around this subject elsewhere, and thought it would be good to get the community’s thoughts around the subject. WIth direct to object now possible in v12, would you continue to use/recommend BCJ leveraging Veeam Cloud Connect Backup repository (with Insider Protection) or would you switch to BCJ to off-prem object storage (leverage immutability).Keen to hear peoples pros/cons. Have at it

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TheExpertNot a newbie anymore
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Veeam Agent 6.x for Windows and SQL Express LocalDB

Hi all,today I updated my Veeam Agents Free for Windows to the new version 6.x. I read about this version is no longer using SQL Express LocalDB and this is also written in the release notes. But looking in the installed software the SQL Express LocalDB is still installed.So I’m asking if SQL Express LocalDB is still needed for the Veeam Agent Free for Windows?Thank You and Kind Regeards

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