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waqasali
waqasaliInfluencer
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Failed to Create VSS Snapshot

Dear Community, Recently, I encountered an issue while running a scheduled backup job using Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows. The backup failed with the error "Failed to create VSS snapshot."Successfully resolved the issue, and I’d like to share the steps I took in case they help. Solution That Worked:Simply by restarting the VSS (Volume Shadow Copy) service, which might have become unstable or stuck. Here’s what I did:Opened an Command Prompt (Run as Administrator)Ran the following commands:net stop vss net start vss You can also restart these services in services.msc:Volume Shadow Copy Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider That’s it! After this, I re-ran the backup job and it completed successfully without any errors. As a Veeam Community member, I truly appreciate the robustness of Veeam tools this issue highlighted the importance of VSS for reliable backups, and I hope this article helps others facing the same error; feel free to reply or DM me if you need further help happy to

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KWCorkComes here often
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Clarification - there is no way to restore OneNotes to OneDrive anymore?

“Restore of OneNote notebooks from backups of Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft OneDrive for Business and Microsoft Teams data for organizations with modern app-only authentication is not supported.”...and both other connection options require EWS, which is no longer supported. Therefore restoration is not possible? I know you can restore to a zip and do a copy later.If that’s correct, is there a solution in the works?Thanks. https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/guide/vbo_considerations.html?zoom_highlight=onenote&ver=70https://www.veeam.com/kb4365 

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matheusgiovanini
matheusgiovaniniVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
If only I could restore myself like a backup…

I was recently hospitalized due to a knee injury after a fall. While lying there, between medications and recovery, I thought — “Wouldn't it be great if we could restore our body to a previous healthy state with just one click?”Until that day comes (maybe in some sci-fi future 😄), I’m even more grateful that in IT, backup and restore is a reality — not just a dream.Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to restore critical systems, save companies from major incidents, and bring entire environments back to life — thanks to Veeam.It's funny how life reminds us of what truly matters. Backup is not just about data. It’s about continuity, resilience, and the power to recover when it matters most.I may not have been able to restore my knee instantly, but I'm grateful that in my career, I’ve helped restore what really keeps businesses alive.

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Marcel.K
Marcel.KVeeam Legend
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Linux monitoring of resources

Hello,i would like to ask, if there is anything already ready to know develop something, what is readyI am thinking to use grafana for monitoring linux reasources like cpu, memory, number of concurrent tasks for hardened and nfs repository (on gateways), how many tasks/vmdks are used by proxy with hourly records to monitor, if something is not overloaded or too much under-designed like too many proxy servers, or if we have issue with backups to check resources of backup infrastructure.In current Veeam One is missing cpu, memory, ….Not sure, if something will be available in VO 13 …. We have already calculation in our design, what is officially recommended, but we are in point to look, if really we need so resources due costs, if backup infrastructure is not overloaded, if jobs are effectively spread during night, if tasks for nfs repository is enough (if its needed more, they are canceled, not waiting in queue), ….     

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SteveHeart
SteveHeartInfluencer
posted in YARA and Script Library
Data Integration API – File Scanner with Malware and LOLBAS Detection

Hello Community!Your input is needed. Almost two years ago, I created a PowerShell script that checks if one of the scanned files matches a SHA256 value by comparing the values to a list of known hash values. It only searched in specific directories.What would be better than using file-level restore? Right, Data Integration API!Since version 12.3.1, Veeam offers the possibility of working with the Data Integration API via the REST API. To improve the whole thing, I have created a Python script that scans the mounted backup file system for suspicious files by comparing their hash values against known threats stored in a local database. The database uses data from Malware Bazaar and the LOLBAS project (“Living Off The Land Binaries and Scripts”), a catalog with legitimate Windows system binaries that attackers often abuse. The script can detect such files when they appear in unusual locations. The analysis is performance-optimized through parallel processing and will export the result in

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MicoolPaul
MicoolPaul
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RVTools Compromised

Hi all, Just making everyone aware of a recent security incident. Multiple news sources have reported that as of at least last week, the official RVTools installer contained a malicious payload. RVTools and Robware sites are currently down but without a specific statement on the software’s reported compromise. I personally would assume all builds of RVTools are compromised until we have a date the malicious payload was introduced, and avoid all use of the tool until further notice. Stay safe out there!

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Marcel.K
Marcel.KVeeam Legend
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NFS repository tunning

Hello,does anybody i using NFS repository.I am looking some guidance, which parameter could be reconfigured for better connectivity.Logs shows, that “NFS4.1 is timed out” and then is working again. This is not network issue.In case of plugin backup we have 5% failures due that.We has several cases, but is pointed into NFS protocol.So maybe someone found, which parameters could be increased to fix that between Linux repository and Linux gateway.Thank you 

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Damien RIVIERENew Here
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XCP-NG Support

Hello VEEAM team, Does the roadmap include support for the XCP-NG / Xen virtualization solution?Damien

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Rick Vanover
Rick VanoverRICKATRON
published in News
AI, Nutanix and Registry Keys
AI, Nutanix and Registry KeysVeeam Community Recap #214

This week El Rickatron is back and ​@Madi.Cristil  is on some well-deserved time off. I’m pleased to co-host with ​@JSeeger this week again! You can watch this week’s episode here:Featured Contentvia ​@Pybarra  via ​@kristofpoppe  via ​@abiwot  Special Department News VUG Germany event 21-MayAfrica French Speaking online eventVUG Argentinga online event Who’s NewWe had +506 users WOW - but we haven’t checked in since VeeamON. Thank you ​@safiya! Coolest username pics are ​@Spoofer3000, ​@greenwall, ​@Techzelly, ​@mickymac, ​@DRLove, ​@chaoshead, ​@drzoffice and ​@buggsy!  Alfred’s pick is ​@CheeseHeadChris → You have a badge coming your way. Have a great weekend everyone!  

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Marcel.K
Marcel.KVeeam Legend
asked in Discussion Boards
SIEM for private cloud

Hello,i am looking for siem with Veeam in private cloud - without sending logs to public cloud to analyze threadssomethings what could be isolated - logs cannot be sent into internet/public cloud.maybe with some AI (as main reason to have option to analyze logs for threads), which could update its signature from internet, is possibleAny suggestions are welcomedthank you

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Marcel.K
Marcel.K
Marcel.KVeeam Legend
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Test Guest Credentials via PowerShell/API

Hello, For "test guest credentials" does not exist any official powershell or API. Does anybody knows any workaround how to achieve that?Thank you

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dunnmi16New Here
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Backup & Replication console won't connect after upgrade to 12.3.1.1139

Hi,  We’ve just upgraded our Veeam Backup and Replication server to 12.3.1.1139.  All went very smoothly.  I also upgraded the Backup and Replication Console, on my pc, to the same version.   However, now my Veeam console will not log in to the Veeam Server. I get a message saying “Failed to connect Veeam Backup & Replication server: The logon attempt failed.”  On investigation, I found that this occurred when I was using the server name (as the field was auto-populated with this info from before the upgrade).  However, if I use the IP of the Veeam server, the console connects as expected.  I tested this using the full FQDN of the Veeam server, but still did not connect - it only seems to connect using the IP. This was not an issue prior to upgrading and is problem as we need to be able to connect via FQDN. All DNS entries are checked and accurate, nslookup finds no issues. Even under managed servers tab in Veeam the Backup Server is set using the FQDN so there is nothing to change

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vNote42
vNote42On the path to Greatness
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
[What (else) is new in v11 - IX] Timestamp in Job Log

Another great little thing is the possibility to display timestamps in job log in VBR console. As you know, logs in console look like this:You see start and end-time. But when happened steps in between? With v11 you can display timestamps too! Just right-click in headline and click Timestamp In my opinion this is very helpful! 

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hs08
hs08Comes here often
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No Proxy available

I have single vmware backup contains 11VMs. In the details why there are 1 VM using default proxy and the rest using custom proxy? With this situation the 1 VM have slow backup.  

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Rick Vanover
Rick VanoverRICKATRON
published in News
Data Domain Capacity, AI risks, Veeam App for Splunk
Data Domain Capacity, AI risks, Veeam App for SplunkVeeam Community Recap #213

This week ​@Rick Vanover had a conflict and ​@Madi.Cristil is off for some well-deserved time off! We have two special guests for this week’s recap: ​@Julia F Morgado and ​@JSeeger! Watch this week’s episode here: ​​​​​​Featured Contentvia ​@Dynamic  via ​@Geoff Burke  via ​@marycordova  Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Petr BouškaVeeam Backup & Replication - Entra ID backup part 1 | SAMURAJ-cz.com is this week’s featured post on backing up Entra ID from ​@Samuraj! Special Department NewsVUG Italy Meetup - 15 May VUG Finland Meetup - 15 May VUG Kansas City, USA Meetup - 15 MayProfessional Development Spotlight - Web SummitLast week Julia and Madi had an opportunity to attend a large cross-technology event → Those can be fantastic! They both took some time to write up their experiencevia ​@Madi.Cristil  via ​@Madi.Cristil  via ​@Julia F Morgado: My First Web Summit Experience – Rio de Janeiro 2025 | Julia Furst Morgado No Who’s New this week, but let’s hope everyone has a great weekend!

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tastyratzNew Here
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Asynchronous request operation failed with synology SMB backup target

I have been having issues with the local file server/storage which is a Synology device running their latest up to date OS.I recently enabled SMB multichannel and Asyncronous read on the Synology. Unfortunately, my backups have started failing across multiple devices: 4/1/2024 12:32:10 PM :: Error: The network is busy. Asynchronous request operation has failed. [readsize = 4202496] [offset = 8585379840] Failed to restore file from local backup. VFS link: [summary.xml]. Target file: [MemFs://frontend::CDataTransferCommandSet::RestoreText_{04776693-5fd2-4b58-8adb-2a31e1e3d68e}]. CHMOD mask: [255]. Agent failed to process method {DataTransfer.RestoreText}  While I understand I can disable the feature and NOT have SMB multichannel on, it’s been great and beneficial. I’d much prefer I was able to support and take advantage here. Is this something I can address in some way? This is using the Veeam agent.

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michaelcade
michaelcadeProduct Strategy
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
My Thoughts on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and the Power of Vector Databases

I have been working on some ideas involving RAG and Vector Databases, this initial post just explains what they are and how they can be used.  https://vzilla.co.uk/vzilla-blog/my-thoughts-on-retrieval-augmented-generation-rag-and-the-power-of-vector-databasesThe next steps is potentially a post on how do we protect these vector databases when bad things happen, the spoiler alert being these are like no other databases, they need protecting but also those backups can be used to do some interesting things. 

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Gene HorrNew Here
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Restore Issue "Agent failed to process method (Mount.GenericMount).

When attempting to do a guest file restore we receive the above error message.The session report log shows green up to:“Mounting restore point to host:xxxx”then red at:“The device is not ready.  Agent failed to process method (Mount.Generic Mount).  Error: The deivces is not ready.  Agent failed to process method (Mount.GenericMount).This occurs after pressing the “Browse” button.The backup repository is located on the same machine running Server 2019.  All drives should have plenty of free space (750GB on C:, 4 TB on repository drive).  32 GB RAM and the processor or is below 10% at idle with momentary peaks at 57% when running the process.Both login and Veeam are run with an administrator account.  The account has full rights to the drives.The security software does not report blocking anything.Looking at the Svc.VeeamBackup.log file I can see the above error message but nothing above or below that point appears to show an error.The backups are reporting as completed successfully and

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celalettinNew Here
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Kasten DR backup/restore key prereqs

When you designing  your primary and DR kasten setup:both setup need to be installed at same namespace. Backup location settings need to be samecheck backup policy from catalog :kubectl -n kasten-io exec -it deploy/catalog-svc -c catalog-svc -- curl "http://catalog-svc:8000/v0/artifacts/search?key=manifest-policy&value=kasten-io-k10-disaster-recovery-policy"

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BrianNgcobo17Comes here often
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File does not exist. Failed to open storage for read access. Failed to restore file from local backups

Hi All, I trust everyone is doing well. Please assist one of our Backup Copy is not running due to the below error. File does not exist: [********.vib].Failed to open storage for read access[******.vib]. Failed to restore file from local backups. Agent failed to process method (DataTransfer.RestoreText). Thanks in advance. :)

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llNATEDOGGllNot a newbie anymore
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Error: File Does Not Exist. Failed to open storage for read access.

Hi All,I’m receiving this error on within Veeam running a Backup Copy to a QNAP. I’m a novice at Veeam so any help is appreciated. Looking in the C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup folder, which log file in particular will detail where exactly this error is happening? Below is the summary of the Failed ‘Backup Copy to QNAP’ job.  

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ericeberg
ericebergComes here often
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Fortify your digital immune system with Veeam and Microsoft Sentinel using Syslog - Part 1

I’d like to draw your attention to a small but significant feature that was introduced in Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1: Syslog support. As documented in the user guide (and in Veeam KB4522 with a few extra details), VBR 12.1’s syslog conforms to the industry standard RFC 5424 specification and supports UDP, TCP, and TLS transports.This feature opens the door to a huge array of security solutions. As you’ll see, this creates new opportunities for customers to incorporate VBR’s application events and malware signals into their broader security architectures and workflows to fortify their digital immune system.Veeam Backup & Replication, Meet Microsoft SentinelAs an example of what’s possible with syslog, I will walk you through how to set up VBR to send events to Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft’s cloud-native SIEM.Solution diagram - Veeam Backup & Replication sends event data to Microsoft Sentinel using syslog and Azure Monitor AgentUsing Azure Arc and the Azure Monitor Agen

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ericeberg
ericebergComes here often
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Fortify your digital immune system with Veeam and Microsoft Sentinel using Syslog - Part 2, Creating Analytics Rules

In my previous article, I walked through the process of setting up Microsoft Sentinel and configuring Azure Arc and Azure Monitor Agent to collect Veeam application events using syslog. It had a great response from the Veeam community both externally and internally, and I’m happy to share part two with you today. Let’s dive right in. Analytics rulesNow that you have your Veeam events ingesting into Sentinel, it’s time to define the business logic that scans the data for notable events. These are called analytics rules. Based on the rules you define, Sentinel will create alerts and incidents based on the events occurring in your environment.You have a few options to create rules. For our example, we’ll use the scheduled query rule option to run a query every 15 minutes. However, as with many cybersecurity scenarios, time is of the essence, and the sooner you are aware of an event, the sooner you can respond and minimize impact.Accordingly, Microsoft provides an option for an NRT query r

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PilotMarkComes here often
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Veeam Toolbar Not Showing For SQL Server Plug-In

We’ve installed the SQL Server Plug-in on a couple of test boxes, but the Veeam toolbar isn’t showing up in SSMS when we open it up. Is there a trick to get it to show up so our DBA can manage Veeam backups from within SSMS?We installed the plug-in with an account that was in the local Administrators group. We right-clicked and selected “run as administrator” when we launched the installer. We went through the Veeam Plugin Configuration application. But after all of that, when we open SSMS the Veeam toolbar doesn’t show up like it does in all of the demo videos. We’ve checked the “view” settings but Veeam plugin isn’t an option there.Any help what we are missing would be appreciated. Edit: Veeam 12.1.0.2131, SSMS v15.0.18369.0, Windows Server 2019 Standard

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stryker54141Comes here often
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Some Jobs Are Not Transferring to Tape

I have three backups jobs: one that runs once a week, one that runs every evening (Monday - Friday), and one that runs twice a day.  I want all of these backups to be copied to tape each night.  Currently, only the daily and bi-daily jobs are being copied.  Today’s logs states that no restore points were found for the weekly job between 05/11/2025 and 05/13/2025. (the last time the job ran was 05/10/2025)Is there any way to get this (weekly) job onto the tape each night?  I have synthetic fulls being made each night so that I get a full backup of all jobs on every tape.David

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