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One of the things I have been looking at recently is automating the process of upgrading Veeam Agents. The great thing with Veeam Service Provider Console is how easy we can bulk update agents from one place. However, I wanted to take it a step further and have this totally automated - mainly because I am lazy. To do so, I have used the VSPC API to do this for me. I am not the most proficient with PowerShell, someone can probably make this run more efficiently. However the below script works just fine for me, so thought I would share it with the community. I use this via an Azure Function that runs every morning and kicks off an upgrade of any agents that require it, however you could schedule this from a RMM product etc, whatever works best for yourself. At the moment there is no property in the VSPC API to show if an agent requires an upgrade, so it starts by adding this property by comparing the installed version to the current released version (this part you manually have to update

Hi Community,after Rick's announcement (thanks for the initiative), I couldn't resist creating another script for the community.As documented, you can add one YARA rule file to the scan process. But what if you want to use multiple YARA rules? Of course you could work with a so-called index file, which refers to the individual YARA rules, but this brings a problem with it, because the YARA rules are stored on the VBR server, but the scan process provides the backups on the mount server and only one YARA rule can be used (This is a topic for another blog post - stay tuned).  What if we would like to use all YARA rules from Rick's Top 10 Ransomware Threats  blog post for a scan? And we don’t want to click so many times in the UI? This Powershell script can help. You can select all YARA rules, only selected YARA rules or all YARA rules if no selection has been made after 30 seconds. The script needs the backup job name and the hostname which has to be scanned. .\vbr-scan-backups.ps1 -Jobn

Hello! I’m using Veeam Agent for Windows 6.0.2.1090 (free edition) for my backups. I have it set to hibernate my PC after the backup is completed. However, I find that even though the wake + backup + hibernation is successful, the next time I wake the PC after a backup, shortly afterwards, it hibernates without me doing anything. It happens even if I leave the PC on the login screen. I’m on Windows 11 Home 22H2 and see Event ID 187 in the system logs when this happens: <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">- <System>  <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power" Guid="{331c3b3a-2005-44c2-ac5e-77220c37d6b4}" />   <EventID>187</EventID>   <Version>0</Version>   <Level>4</Level>   <Task>243</Task>   <Opcode>0</Opcode>   <Keywords>0x8000400000000404</Keywords>   <TimeCreated SystemTime="2023-12-16T19:31:19.2224598Z" />   <EventRecordID>6270</EventRecord

Now that V12.1 is available, I wanted to share with you a featured YARA rule set that can give you on-demand scanning for some top ransomware threats. Attached to this post is a file named: Top10RW_YARArules.zip. In this file are YARA rules for some common ransomware threats that have been seen recently:Attribution: This great collection was made by Felix Bilsten. Links: X: Felix Bilstein (@fxb_b) / X (twitter.com), website: Felix Bilstein - project overview (cocacoding.com) and Github: fxb-cocacoding (Felix Bilstein) · GitHub

Continuing with my Linux theme this year, I thought I'd share how easy it is to implement Linux OS as Veeam Repositories in your environment. Instituting immutability with the Veeam Hardened Repository has certainly gained traction, and for good reason. There are several good posts out there on how to do so, including a couple of my favorites from @HannesK and Paolo Valsecchi here and here, respectively. But maybe you're not quite ready to go all in that route yet. Or maybe there's some organizational policies in place preventing you from doing so. Well, you can still use Linux OS as a Veeam Repository and not have to configure it as a VHR. In this post I'll share exacxtly how to do just that.System RequirementsThe first order of business before installing Linux is to make sure you have the supported hardware and software. Below shows a list of Veeam-supported Linux distributions: Linux OS RequirementsBesides the above, there are CPU and RAM requirements. The amount of CPU cores and Me

Is there a way to set/adjust  the spacing on the Veeam O365 job reports?  Seems like a lot of unnecessary word wrapping going on. 

In the world of data management, backups serve as a crucial safety net against data loss. They act as a shield, preserving data in case of accidental deletion, hardware failures, cyberattacks, or other unforeseen disasters. When it comes to creating backups, various strategies exist, each with its own advantages and considerations. Among these strategies, full, incremental, and differential backups stand out as fundamental methods, offering distinct approaches to data protection. Moreover, the concepts of synthetic full backups and block cloning have also emerged as valuable enhancements to traditional backup methodologies.Full Backups: The Foundation of Data PreservationA full backup serves as the foundational snapshot of all data within a system. It captures every file and folder, creating a complete replica of the entire dataset. While comprehensive, full backups tend to be time-consuming and resource-intensive due to the need to copy all data each time they are executed. Despite th

Hello Veeam Community,I am reaching out with a concern regarding our Veeam version 12.1, as we are consistently receiving malware detection alerts on our VMs. The notifications specifically indicate:Potential malware activity detected: Too many files have had their names changed since the last backup; ensure they were not encrypted by ransomware. Potential malware activity detected: *.ttt (TeslaCrypt 3.0): 40 instances. Potential malware activity detected: *..txt: 2 instances.I have conducted thorough scans on both the VM and the backup, and no malicious activity was found. Could you please provide insights or guidance on whether this is a matter of concern, and if there are additional steps I should take to address this issue?Your assistance in resolving this matter is highly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your support.

So I have an issue. We backup to disk (a Data Domain, in our case), and from there, copy to tape. So I have 2 jobs - a backup job that writes to the DD, and a tape job (set as secondary target). Backup job is set to make an active full once a week (usually on a Friday), and the other days are incrementals. Pretty standard so far.My issue: on the weekend, we ran out of blank tapes in the library. I had to cancel the running tape job (which was trying to write out the Friday FULL backup). I got some new blanks, and loaded them. But the Monday tape job went to write out the (missed) Friday FULL backup, instead of just doing the Monday incremental. The FULL job is like 4 TB, no way it will finish in time before the next night’s incremental backup will start up. I had to change the scheduled start to “Not scheduled”, just so it would have enough time to finish (else it would have been interrupted by that evening’s incremental job). I don’t want to hold the source backup job - I want it to w

Data copies from the Linux hardened repo to S3 On Prem lblows up spacew up space consumption on object storage without a clue why.In this case, the disk consumption on the Linux Repo is about 900TB (after compression & dedup) on XFS. Copying the same data to Object storage scale-out-repo (using 4MB block size as recommend in best-practices guide), object storage size is currently 1.66PB of data and the cluster is almost full (86%)As the disk space was calculated using the VEEAM sizing tool, we calculated with about 1.1PB on object storage with additional space to grow.And the second thing is, that the S3 object deletions object storage receives from VEEAM are much less than they should be, but the immutability time (+ 3 week) has already reached, so there must be much more objects deleted than what is actually happening.

Hi, according to Dell R550 is compatible with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS but when checking in Ubuntu web site. it’s look like it’s support only with Intel Gold CPUIs it OK to install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS for Immutable on Intel Silver CPU? Thanks 

Dear All,Our Veeam backup version is 12.0.0.1420 P23230718 and Veeam Agent version is 6.0.2. we want to  veeam bare metal recovery but see the error “Saving restore logs Error: Error in the application”, please advise and thank you 

Hello everyone,What is the best practice to backup VMs on HPE Simplivity?

Is there any good information on how to transition from Barracuda backing up 365 data to Veeam?

I built a Hardened Repository using the ISO provided here many months ago.  Very happy with it, until I decided to upgrade Veeam to 12.1.  Now it wants to update components on the Hardened Repository end or it will no longer be usable, which it can’t.  Is there a workflow to deal with this or do I have to start all over again on the Hardened Repository side?

We all have seen the raft of big-ticket new features but there are a lot of ‘small’ things in this release as well. One of my favourite features is the Disk Space check when doing an upgrade. This should make performing upgrades a smoother process, especially for those managing multiple VBR deployments. The private hotfix check is another welcome addition.What’s your favourite ‘small’ feature in this release? 

Hello community,I’m working for a customer with a v12 using MS SQL and I have to install the latest v12.1 on a new VBR server with PostgreSQL.Reading the documentation, I see that “Veeam Backup & Replication supports configuration database migration between different database engines only within the same Veeam Backup & Replication version”.https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/vbr_config_migrate.html?ver=120Can you confirm that I must install v12 on the new VBR server, migrate the configuration and then upgrade to v12.1?Is the migration scenario between same db engine still supported within the upgrade?Thanks

Hi Everyone,Recently I took an old powerful desktop and leveraged Proxmox in order to turn it into a cheap and non intrusive (furniture wise) virtual lab. My previous lab was an old but pretty powerful IBM Thinkpad. I was not using virtualisation just various flavours of Kubernetes on an Ubuntu 20.04 server OS. Old Thinkpad​​​​​​I had done quite a bit of work on my old lab despite its humble characteristics and I was also thinking about re-inventing this laptop with some mini Linux distribution or even FreeBSD. I had already setup a VBR server in my Proxmox setup with a Linux repository so I added my Thinkpad to a protection group, installed the agent and ran a full backup. This was easy enough and I believe has been covered here many times so I will jump to the BMR restore.I downloaded the Linux recovery media from Veeam and created a new empty VM in Proxmox and set it to boot from the ISONew VM  After booting the VM I connected the console where I saw a message stating that if I was

I have an install of Enterprise Manager that is still referencing an old vcenter server that does not exist any longer.  Of course, I can’t just right click it and remove it, since it doesn’t exist anymore, so I was wondering what procedure I can follow to remove this stale vcenter server from my Enterprise Manager. Thank you

In a customer environment today we faced the issue that all HANA plugin backups all of a sudden stopped backing up:Session failed: Unable to process the workload: your license has been exceeded   In VBR’s license dialog I found the plugins to consume VUL licenses all of a sudden - which there are only the 6 complimentary ones. The plugins run on VMs already under socket licensing and that worked for years.Has anyone seen this already? How does VBR actually determine if the plugin resides on a VM? This process seems to be impaired here.Case is open. Support is digging through plugin logs. ThanksMichael

With Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) 12.1 it is possible to restore the Configuration Database using Powershell. Basically a simple task, if there weren't a few things to consider. Challenge accepted!My SetupLet's prepare for the scenario where the primary VBR is no longer available and the configuration database needs to be restored on another system with a different hostname (standby VBR). On the primary VBR, the configuration backup was encrypted according to the best practices and MFA was also activated for part of the users. The configuration database runs on PostgreSQL.I had the following thoughts before creating the scriptCheck that only the necessary Veeam services are running on the standby VBR server Check if the response file has the proper entries (e. g. not automatically starting the Veeam services after the restore) When MFA is enabled/used, updates must currently be made to the database after restoring the configuration DB (see here) The encryption password should n

Author's note:Today's article lays the foundation for best practices for a general backup strategy. The description mentions many terms and procedures that will be discussed in more detail in later articles. In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, the importance of a comprehensive data backup strategy cannot be overstated. IT experts tasked with safeguarding valuable data understand the critical role that backups play in ensuring business continuity and mitigating potential risks associated with data loss or corruption. To establish a reliable data protection solution, it's essential to embrace key best practices that encompass robust strategies, security measures, automation, and seamless integration into disaster recovery plans. Align Backup Strategies with Business NeedsA fundamental step in crafting an effective backup strategy is aligning it with the specific needs and objectives of the business. Understanding the criticality of various data sets, applications, and systems

Hello, I need to install the product for new customer and I don’t find anything on internet about how to manage job for organisations “medium size”.My customer has 8 Active directory forest and all are sync inside the same Azure tenant.I need to backup all of them.Is it “better” to have only 1 Exchange job (same for sharepoin, ...) for all or better to create 1job / domain name (each forest has a different public domain).I mean : Exchange job - Target organization and select only mail + archive and add exclusion for what I don’t want.ORExchange domain1 job - Target AAD group with domain1 users and repeat it for all other domain. What is the solution to be sure I backup actual object AND futures one. If I select organization → It’s ok. If I select group, I need to be sure user is inside the group (Dynamic group is ok). What about sharepoint site ? When I select a group and check sites, it will backup personnal sharepoint site right ? but for the other one how do you manage it ?  I don’t

I thought I’d put my thoughts on Veeam Service Provider Console out there. Hopefully, it will be of use to MSP’s out there.Working in the MSP space for the last 10+ years managing multiple deployments has always been time-consuming, especially as most MSPs usually distribute this workload to operational teams rather than having a dedicated team managing the platform. Enter Veeam Service Provider Console. I believe that Veeam Service Provider Console is one of the products least used to its full potential by MSPs. Deployed correctly it can be a very useful and time-saving addition to your toolset.What is Veeam Service Provider Console?Veeam Service Provider Console provides centralized management and monitoring of your various Veeam deployments such as VBR servers, M365 & Agents.Why should I use it?Version 8 of the console brings a raft of new features and behind-the-scenes improvements, many of which are driven by community feedback. I have been using VSPC since its days as VAC and