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Protecting modern workloads requires efficiency, security, and rapid recovery. HPE StoreOnce plays an important role in the Veeam ecosystem as a purpose-built backup appliance that delivers high performance, global deduplication, and immutability for enterprise environments. While HPE Storage Servers have long been popular with Veeam architects, StoreOnce remains a strong option for customers who want a scalable appliance with aggressive data reduction for a Veeam repository. This blog takes a practical look at how StoreOnce fits into a Veeam-powered data protection strategy. We’ll explore how it supports the 3-2-1-1-0 best-practice model, how Catalyst integration and source-side deduplication reduce infrastructure load, and how Catalyst Copy and Cloud Bank Storage extend protection off-site and into the cloud. We’ll also examine immutability

I have been working on a case with Veeam Support to do with HA Clustering and not being able to enable it due to this warning -HA Cluster warning about local repositoryIt turns out somehow I tried to enable HA and then in one of my SOBRs added a capacity tier which was the cause of this.  The recommended solution -Remove the Capacity Tier (Wasabi in my case) from any SOBRs - I only had one in this case with a Capacity/Archive Tier. Enable HA Clustering which now works Add the Capacity Tier back to the SOBRs as neededWhile not the most ideal solution it works.  I asked them to check KBs or Help pages to see if this is mentioned and if not get this added as a note or something so users are aware.  Lots of testing so it was good to find this one and get a solution.

Last month I was blessed to have been able to attend my 6th Veeam100 Summit. Since I started 1st attending in 2018 (2020 was a no-go, and 2021 was a hybrid event), the venue has been held in Prague, CZ, with the exception of last year where it was held in Berlin. Though I enjoyed Berlin last year since I'd never been, I was really looking forward to getting back to Prague. It's such a beautiful city and there is certainly no shortage of places to see & go. But of course, the main excitement for me was to be able to meet up with fellow Veeam100 Community members and be given the opportunity to chat with various Veeam Product Managers.Like most years I've attended the Summit, I arrived in PRG on Sunday. Sadly, the weather wasn't too great (rainy), but no matter. First day arrivals are typically reserved for getting my bearings straight so to speak  getting to my room, cleaning up, and meeting up with other Community attendees for a late lunch/early dinner and catch up

Veeam Backup & Replication v13 has arrived with significant improvements in security, performance, and data governance. I recently performed the upgrade from version 12.3, and in this article I share the entire process, from preparation to post-upgrade validation, following the official Veeam documentation. The goal is to present a practical, real-world experience while highlighting what’s new in this anticipated release. Preparing for the UpgradeBefore starting the upgrade, I followed Veeam’s recommended best practices to ensure a smooth and safe process. This included: Checking system compatibility, supported OS, storage repositories, hypervisors, and all backup infrastructure components. Ensuring no backup jobs were running. Updating the Guest Catalog and cleaning up old sessions. Performing a Configuration Backup, which stores all settings from the Veeam server.

So it's been a few weeks after my return from yet another excellent Veeam100 Summit in Prague. This marks my 3rd visit to Prague, and I'm not getting tired of the city at all. On the contrary, I keep discovering new things to do and visit new places. This was no different this year.First of all I must thank Rick Vanover, Madalina Cristil, Nikola Pejková, Safiya Mohamed, and everyone at Veeam for creating such a unique event. Nowhere else in the Industry do you have such access to Product Management and can ask questions and provide feedback. I have seen Veeam grow from somewhat of an underdog over 10 years ago to the market leader it is today, and this is still true today.This summit was definitely focused on the release of version 13 (I think the biggest release yet, the amount of features is mindboggling) and Veeam's acquisition of

Hi all,i am facing problems running veeam software appliance vm on esxi .when i run vm mounting iso file ,its says uefi mode needed to run but uefi mode is already enabled,esxi version is 8.0 u3,please help!sohaib

Hello.I tried to uninstall 6.3.2.1205 on Windows Server 2019. Control panel / Uninstall programs... Uninstallation reported that there are more users logged in. I clicked cancel uninstallation. Veeam disappeared from list of installed Programs. When I tried to install 6.3.2.1302 the error pops up »The installation cannot be updated automatically. Please contact Veeam support for assistance with manual update. «I did several reboots. I removed Veeam folders from Program Files and ProgramData, I removed Veeam key from registry (Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam). Still “cannot be updated…”How can I convince Veeam Agent installer that I do not want to update. I just want to freshly install or repair installation.Regards, Tomaž

Can we get backup status for VDC M365 using powershell like in VBR?

Backup Job using Storage Snapshot Unable to Find Ontap SnapMirror Relationship for Secondary Target. Backup finished with Warning: Cannot find any relevant ONTAP SnapMirror and SnapVault relationships   Storage Replication between the Source and Target destinations is working. I was looking at the job log and saw that Veeam was able to identify Primary SnapProtections.   There were lines showing WARNING: Replication of all disk snapshots of vm asdasdfasf is not possible for ‘Snapshot Replication’. Thanks again for your input as to possible reasons why this is happening.  

is it possible to backup exchange  calendars, and SSO using Azure AD in veeam m365? thanks in advanced 

Hi everyone,Earlier this year, I was honored to achieve the Veeam Legend status. I knew this was a great recognition, but I didn't realize it would open the door to such an incredible experience: The V100 Summit in Prague.Walking into the venue, I wondered: What will it be like to meet the people I’ve only known as avatars in the forums? It felt like meeting old friends instantly. The barrier between "experts" and "newcomers" just didn't exist.I am especially grateful that I was able to share this experience with my friends ​@lukas.k  and ​@Dynamic. They were the ones who encouraged me to try and get into the V100 program in the first place. Being there together with them made the whole trip even more special.My Absolute Highlight: The AMA Session While the deep dives were great, there was one specific moment that stood out above everything else: The AMA (As

My V100 story began in 2024 as a VUG Leader in Berlin. This year, I returned, but as a Legend.The setting for this new chapter?The magnificent city of Prague; I’ll share some interesting facts about it at the end of the article.For now, let’s dive straight into the heart of the event: the Summit sessions.GLOSSARY SESSIONS1- AI & Security Security AI: How artificial intelligence is revolutionizing cybersecurity. Veeam’s AI Strategy: A practical approach and real-world applications within the portfolio. 2- Virtualization & Market Dynamics The New Post-Broadcom Landscape: Impacts and opportunities in the era of virtualization. Market Trends & Dynamics: Where the industry is heading. Veeam’s Competitive Strategy: Our positioning and response to market shifts. 3- Partner Program (VCSP)

I read in the news recently that Veeam has bought Securiti AI, which is going to have a direct impact on its data protection offering. This deal is a game-changer for Veeam's strategy, combining data resilience with data security.But what does Securiti AI do, and why did Veeam decide to buy it?Securiti AI is a big name in the industry, and they focus on Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), privacy and data governance. With a spent about £1.725 billion in total Veeam's big plan is to bring together their data resilience (which they're really good at – backup and recovery) with data security (Securiti AI's thing).So, why's this important for Veeam?I think this purchase is meant to create one command centre where they can use DSPM on data in use and on backup files as well. This means that sensitiv

Every year the Veeam V100 Summit feels like coming home – only with way more NDAs, swag, and Czech beer. This invitation-only event brings together Veeam Vanguards, Legends, MVPs, and the most active user-group leaders, plus a hefty dose of the product-management team. It’s Veeam’s way of saying “thank you” to the community while giving us an exclusive look behind the curtain. Prague was the perfect host city (again), and the 2025 edition was, without a doubt, one of the best yet.Day 0 – Monday: SureBackup Deep-Dive & Swag pick-upThe summit kicked off with an optional but highly recommended workshop on SureBackup – hands-down the most underrated feature in Veeam Backup & Replication. Everyone says they love it, yet hardly anyone uses it to its full potential. Tim and Wesley delivered an excellent update on new capabilities and best practices, capped off with a demo.

In fast-paced IT environments, keeping everything running smoothly is a constant challenge. Every day involves checking backup jobs, analyzing failures, resolving issues, applying updates, and planning new projects. For those who manage multiple infrastructures at once, this workload becomes even more demanding.To streamline this process and improve visibility across environments, I configured several automated alerts using Veeam ONE. These alerts are sent by email and play a crucial role in proactive monitoring. One of the most valuable is the alert for VM snapshots older than 2 days, a common but often overlooked issue that can quickly lead to major problems if not detected early. Why Monitoring Snapshot Age MattersOld or forgotten snapshots in VMware environments can cause numerous operational and performance issues. With Veeam ONE, detecting them becomes much easier. Some of the most common risks include: Increased ba

  We all know how it feels to come back to a few thousand emails.😀 After finally catching up with everything that happened at work while I was gone, and getting over a nice amount of sick I caught on the flight home, things are back to normal and I figured I’d recap the Veeam100 Summit for 2025.Until you go to one of these, there is really nothing to compare it to. Sure, it’s sort of a conference, but it’s also a bit like attending a course, it’s also sort of like hanging out with your friends, and there is also some parties, and everyone's in really good moods and having fun, and you get to experience some really cool events, and you also find out things that Veeam has coming in the red content. and…. you get the point.As there are many other posts on this years event,  there is no need for me to give a play-by-play of

Virtualization Mode is a dedicated management experience built for virtualization infrastructure. Unlike the standard “administration mode” of WAC which is oriented to individual servers. vMode gives a fabric‑level view, letting you centrally manage Hyper‑V hosts, clusters, storage, VMs, and networks at scale.  The official WAC vMode overview mentions that one of its capabilities is “integrated disaster recovery with Hyper‑V Replica. You can learn more from here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/manage/windows-admin-center/virtualization-mode-overviewThe underlying DR technology is native Hyper‑V Replica. According to Microsoft: Hyper‑V Replica supports three

Hi All, check my first  V100 Summit expirience ! https://pulia.com.br/my-veeam-100-summit-experience/ 

Can we use Veeam Backup Replication to backup Azure VM?

Hi everyone,I would like to share my lates experience at the V100 Summit in Prague.For those you don’t know what the V100 Group is an exclusive community of Veeam experts and enthusiasts that includes the Legends, Vanguards and VMP.Once a year, we are gifted with the opportunity to meet in person, attend to many conferences and be hand to hand with the Community team, as well as the Marketing and Product strategy team, getting access to all cool content, new ideas, etc. Many of the other V100 members had share already their experience, from tech perspective mostly, Im going to turn that into more sentimental or “romantic”. Have you ever feel that you don’t belong to anywhere? Or simply you don’t fit with the “standard” like around you?In the Veeam community, I have found a place where I can be myself, and be surrounded by people who likes and live the same things like I do, technology, knowledge sharing, and friendship, no matt

Tape Library (Tape Library) What is it? A Tape Library is an automated storage system used for backing up and archiving data onto magnetic tapes (cartridges). It fundamentally consists of the following components: Tape Drives: Hardware components where data is written to or read from the tape. Slots: Physical locations where the tape cartridges are stored. Robotic Mechanism (Picker/Robotic Arm): An automated arm that retrieves cartridges from their slots and places them into the tape drives, or vice-versa, according to software commands. This system is ideal for storing large volumes of data at a low cost, in an energy-efficient manner, and for long periods. Cartridges typically use LTO (Linear Tape-Open) technology. How to Use Tape Library with Veeam? Veeam Backup & Replication supports tape units,

The Veeam 100 Summit 2025 was more than just an event, but a journey of innovation, intense human moments and shared visions. Once again, the Veeam community demonstrated why it is considered one of the strongest and most technical in the IT landscape.In this article, I want to share my personal experience and explain what inspired me, what struck me, and why this Summit gave me insight into the next stage of my professional growth. I wrote about my first impressions of what happened in my previous article. Innovation at the core: Veeam V13 and Veeam Data CloudThe event was a succession of information aimed at conveying a clear message:Veeam V13 and Veeam Data Cloud are reshaping the future of data protection.The new V13 version is not just an upgrade but a reworkin

Hi Everyone,In the ever changing landscape of data protection… Shut Up AI!!!!!! Sorry I just felt like saying that today 😁 Turn off the Playstation turn on Veeam 13 in the Lab! Like most of you I have sidelined my PC gaming activity (somewhat) in order to dive into the latest Veeam 13.0.1 release.Veeam Security Officer Reminder, always follow Veeam’s best practices and create a Veeam Security Officer or as we all know them as veeamso! The veeamadmin then is forced to ask for approval to enable certain services, like ssh and shell. Veeam Green? After following diligently the new process (caveat, this is my home lab where I wear many hats, in fact like all my jobs ever in IT :(, I am the security officer), asking the security officer for approval, I received access to the shell. Immediately I noticed the green. In fact I am lying I did not but a colleague at work m

Hello Community,I encountered the following error while performing a restore operation: 8:26:00 PM Error: bad allocation Failed to upload disk. Skipped arguments: [EmulatedDiskSpec]; Agent failed to process method {DataTransfer.SyncDisk} What I’ve tried so far:Verified network connectivity between components. Checked available storage space on the target. Restarted the Veeam Backup service.Despite these steps, the error persists. Has anyone faced this issue before? What could be causing the bad allocation error during disk upload, and how can I fix it? Any insights, troubleshooting steps, or best practices would be greatly appreciated.   

Hi,My backup job, for instance, XYZ fails with these messages:   Question: What could cause snapshot creation to fail in Veeam Backup for Google Cloud, and what should I check first?   ​