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Link State
Link StateVeeam Legend
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Secure your VMware (HelloKitty ransomware targets VMware ESX) hosts against ransomware in 3 simple steps!

Hi all,from Gostev's Veeam R&D Forums Digest, report a new threat targeting ESXi hostsSecure your VMware ESXi hosts against ransomware in 3 simple steps! (truesec.com) Linux version of HelloKitty ransomware targets VMware ESXi servers (bleepingcomputer.com)

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vNote42
vNote42On the path to Greatness
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Migrate VMs using Advanced Cross vCenter Server vMotion

A few days ago @Link State posted how to migrate MS AD-controllers using Veeam Replication. Therefore I thought it would be interesting to get to know the new vSphere Advanced Cross vCenter Server vMotion (XVM).What is Cross vMotion about?First, there is a difference between Cross vCenter Server vMotion (xvMotion) and  Advanced xvMotion. xvMotion was already introduced (and supported) for migration of VMs between vCenters within the same Single-SignOn (SSO) Domain in vSphere 6.0. With Advanced xvMotion it is possible to migrate VMs between vCenters in different SSO Domains!Advanced xvMotion is not completely new. Actually it exists for about 5 years as a fling. Now it is introduced in the latest version of vSphere: 7.0 U1c (notice the "c"!) How does it work?For demo I use a vCenter 6.7 U3 as source and a 7.0 U1c vCenter as destination.To start the wizard, right click the resource, you want to move VM(s) to and select Import VMs. Provide data of source vCenter. And press Login. When cre

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TechOpsAKNew Here
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NTLMv1 no longer supported on Synology so Repo can't connect

Hey All, Our Synology no longer supports NTLMv1 which is causing the Veeam SMB Repo to disconnect. Anyone know of a way to set the SMB level in Veeam to 2 or higher minimum? Thanks. User [veeam] from [IP address] failed to log in via [SMB] due to [NTLMv1 not permitted].

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Chris.Childerhose
Chris.ChilderhoseVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Discussion Boards
Veeam v11 - VMware Officially supports on v7 U2

If you are wondering about support for VMware v7 U2 well check out this link as it shows that Veeam v11 is now officially supported.VMware Compatibility Guide - vsanps

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vNote42
vNote42On the path to Greatness
posted in Discussion Boards
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions 2021

@wolff.mateus asked what Brazil community thinks about latest Gartner Report for Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions. I think this is interesting globally as well!According to Gartner, Veeam is about 1 cm (or inch, if you prefer) behind the leader in Vision  Honestly I have no deep knowledge about other competitors. So I looked at Veeam’s Strengths and Cautions. Strengths:Instant recovery True! More and more workloads are adding to this feature. Like Database and NAS in v11. Cloud cost transparency Yes, with Build-in cost estimation. Like for Veeam Backup for AWS 3.0 Technical support Customers are very satisfied with support. I personally too. What is not mentions is the satisfaction level of the software quality, which is also extremely high.Cautions:Deployment complexity In large-scale environments, this can happen. Veeam roles can be distributed over a lot of Windows/Linux servers which can be physical or virtual. Veeam does a good job in distributi

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Kseniya
Kseniya✨
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[Panel Discussion] SysAdmin Day: Past, Present and Future

As you know, July 30th, the official day for all IT professionals across the globe — System Administrator Appreciation Day aka SysAdmin Day!It is celebrated on the last Friday in July to show appreciation for the work of Sysadmins and other IT workers. I always say, that here at Veeam we take community seriously and we want to share this day with you, as we truly appreciate SysAdmins’ diligent work and dedication.Join us for a panel discussion, where I and @Rick Vanover will be interviewing @Geoff Burke and @coolsport00 about their SysAdmin journey, mistakes that changed their path, lessons learnt, and of course, SysAdmins’ pieces of advice for today and tomorrow. I look forward to this event and I bet there will be some funny stories shared too  Join us on July 30th, at 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CEST/1 p.m. AEST!Registration is open: https://go.veeam.com/webinar-sys-admin-day-event   

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mrmccoy007
mrmccoy007Veeam MVP
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
VBO migration to Wasabi

This quick and nerdy video is 10 mins long and shows you how to add a wasabi bucket to VBO365 and use powershell to migrate the backups from on-prem to the cloud.  

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Nico Losschaert
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omar.desouzaComes here often
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How to backup a physical VBR server

Hello,We have a VBR 10 with Enterprise Manager in a physical Windows Server 2012 R2. Also we have a secondary VBR 10 in a virtual machine 2012R2 in an external site.I have to migrate all the products to version 11 and I would like to know what is the best way to backup all the configuration necessary to restore the servers in case of problem.I read that I have to perform backup of the SQL Server configuration databases used by Veeam backup servers and Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager server, to easily go back to a previous version in case of issues with upgrade. So, In case of problem, I can go back to a previous version with the built-in configuration backup and the SQL Server configuration databases backup, right?it’s also another option to do a Veeam Windows Agent Backup of that physical server from the other VBR in the external site?Thanks in advance, Omar De Souza.

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MicoolPaul
Iams3le
Iams3leVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
BitLocket Back Door: TPM Only

This is a recent research by security specialists of the Dolos Group to determine if an attacker can access the organisation network from a stolen device and also perform lateral network movement.They were handed a Levovo Laptop preconfigured with the standard security stack for this organization. No prior information about the laptop, test credentials, configuration details, etc were given. They stated it was a 100% blackbox test.Once the got hold of the device, they headed straight to work and performed some reconnaissance of the laptop (BIOS settings, normal boot operation, hardware details, etc) and noted a lot of best practices were being followed, negating many common attacks. For example:Pcileech/DMA attacks were blocked because Intel’s VT-d BIOS setting was enabled. All BIOS settings were locked with a password. The BIOS boot order was locked to prevent booting from USB or CD. Secureboot was fully enabled and prevented any non-signed operating systems. Kon-boot auth bypass did

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Geoff Burke
Geoff BurkeVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
NKGG leverages AUTH0 external authentication to protect the Kasten setup from Junior Joe!

The Notorious Kube Genius Geoff had a problem.After saving the company's Kasten setup by doing a DR restore he was told that Junior Joe’s full access to the cluster would be removed but he still needed access to Kasten to perform his duties which involved only certain functions with policies.  NKGG referenced the Kasten documentation concerning Authentication and decided it was time to leverage Open ID connect to do this and in that manner limit Junior Joe’s access.https://docs.kasten.io/latest/access/authentication.html#openid-connect-authenticationThis was going to be no walk in the park. NKGG had never ventured into this area of IT before so he decided to read up on the protocol itself and found a great free resource:https://auth0.com/resources/ebooks/the-openid-connect-handbookThe handbook was offered by Auth0 and they had a free plan to start out with so NKGG decided to give their service a try. You can sign up for free here:http://Auth0: Secure access for everyone. But not just a

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Chris.Childerhose
Kseniya
Kseniya✨
posted in Discussion Boards
Happy SysAdmin Day!

Happy SysAdmin Day, community! First of all, come and join us today for the celebration of SysAdmin Appreciation Day with @Rick Vanover, @Geoff Burke and @coolsport00! It’s gonna be fun!  Second, I bet you noticed a new special header banner here in Community Hub!It’s special indeed and has Easter eggs in it with some discrepancies and even practices that you don’t want to repeat! Will you find them all? Let’s give it a try!   

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Nico Losschaert
JustineP
JustinePComes here often
posted in Discussion Boards
Deployment Scenario - Simple and Advanced

Hello, I would like to know what is the best design for Simple and Advanced.For Simple, I have 1 server with the veeam backup, proxy and storage. For Advanced, I have compute as veeam backup and a third party storage. if customer have 16tb source backup, (1) what will be the best design to position, have a Simple to lower the cost or position a Advanced Deploy since date is 16tb?(2) For Simple, what will be the basis to position the Simple Deployment? atleast 5tb and 10 jobs? or how many jobs or source data, so we can consider that as Simple?(3)For Advanced as well, how many jobs or source data? I am reading the article below. Thankshttps://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/deployment_scenarios.html?ver=110https://bp.veeam.com/vbr/

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Nico Losschaert
Kseniya
Kseniya✨
published in News
Veeam Community Recap #36

Hey Veeam Community,Check this episode to learn about #BeatTheGostev challenge, SysAdmin Appreciation Day and how I and @Rick Vanover are going to celebrate it, as well as highlights of the week! Shout-outs to @Nico Losschaert, @vNote42 and @Chris.Arceneaux for making it into recap this week     As promised, here are the #BeatTheGostev challenge registration pages: DACH https://go.veeam.com/beat-the-gostev-deBenelux https://go.veeam.com/beat-the-gostev-enUKI https://go.veeam.com/beat-the-gostev-ukiRU & CIS https://go.veeam.com/beat-the-gostev-ru

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Kseniya
Kseniya✨
published in News
Veeam Community Recap #38

Happy Friday and SysAdmin Day!Veeam Community Recap #38  is here.@Rick Vanover is on the beach #FloridaVibes and we’re breaking the rule about content today!Shout-outs to @Chris.Childerhose, @ThePlaneskeeper, @chris_eromosele and @Link State for making it into recap this week    Check it out now, and do not forget to join us later today for a SysAdmin Day Celebration!  

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Iams3le
Iams3le
Iams3leVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
How to install Veeam Backup and Replication 11 Community Edition with a dedicated SQL Server

Veeam Backup and Replication is comprehensive data protection and disaster recovery solution which is capable of creating image-level backups of virtual, physical servers, cloud machines, and restoration as well. The technology used in the product optimizes data transfer and resource consumption, which helps to minimize storage costs and the recovery time in case of a disaster. Veeam Backup and Replication provides a centralized console for administering backup, restore, and replication operations in all supported platforms (virtual, physical, and cloud environments).  The prerequisite requires you to have a SQL Server already running in your environment. Please see "how to download and install Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Express Edition and Microsoft Management Studio on Windows Server", how to install Microsoft SQL Server 2019 and MsSQL Command line tools on Ubuntu Linux, and how to install MSSQL Server 2019 Developer Edition and SQL Server Management Studio on Windows. With Veeam Back

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Iams3le
Iams3le
Iams3leVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
PetitPotam attack on Active Directory Certificate Services: How to mitigate NTLM Relay PetitPotam attacks on AD CS

Recently, Lionel Gilles, a French-based Offensive Computer Security researcher based in Paris, France published a PoC tool on NTLM Relay Attack known as PetitPotam that exploits the MS-EFSRPC (Encrypting File Services Remote Protocol). PetitPotam is a classic NTLM Relay Attack, and such attacks have been previously documented by Microsoft along with numerous mitigation options to protect users. Here is an example of such documents: NT LAN Manager: How to prevent NTLM credentials from being sent to remote servers. Below are some related guides: Active Directory Authentication methods: How do Kerberos and NTLM work? how does cached domain logon work?, and What is Pass the Hash Attack and how to mitigate the attack. PetitPotam takes advantage of servers where the Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) is not configured with protections for NTLM Relay Attacks. The mitigations below outline to customers how to protect their AD CS servers from such attacks and help in mitigating the W

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Iams3le
Iams3leVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Why does Microsoft require additional system requirements? How to check if you have Secure Boot and TPM enabled

Windows 11 enables security by design from the chip to the cloud. Recently, Windows 11 was announced to raise security baselines with new built-in hardware security requirements that will give customers the confidence that they are even more protected from the chip to the cloud on certified devices. Windows 11 is redesigned for hybrid work and security with built-in hardware-based isolation, proven encryption, and our strongest protection against malware. Also, Windows 11 makes it easier for customers to get the most protection from these advanced attacks out of the box with the requirement of a TPM 2.0 chip to help ensure they benefit from security backed by a hardware root-of-trust. You may want to see Measured Boot, Secure Boot, Trusted Boot, and Early Launch Anti-Malware: How to secure the Windows 10 boot process, and Windows 11 Feature-specific, Hardware and Software Requirements: How to upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 10 as a Windows Insider.  Windows 11 focuses on increasing

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wolff.mateus
wolff.mateusVeeam Vanguard
asked in Discussion Boards
Projecting Veeam Environments

Hello y’all! I’d like to know what software or tools you often use to project and draw your Veeam environments.Do you use MS Visio, LucidChart or something else?

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MikeOCE35New Here
asked in Discussion Boards
Backup Server Recommendations?

Hi,i work for an MSP where a lot of clients are small businesses still using Shadowprotect. (even larger clients..) not always setup by us, but as we onboard them we want to start converting to Veeam.Certain smaller clients have physical machines acting as the Veeam B&R Console + backup repository with WD RED NAS HDD’s (only for the purpose of a backup destination, not a failover/actual backup server - due to $$)I’m trying to design a standard quote to help our sales team for a certain client type that doesn't mind spending a bit more money.Thinking of a Lenovo SR250 Maybe?? as the “entry level” Veaam setup(virtualised). (if clients require faster recovery against host failure of their production servers then a custom quote would be created for more of a 1:1 setup)I just want something that will still allow for replication failover (run replicas decently)So consider this, most these clients have a Domain controller VM, File Server VM, and MAYBE exchange VM.The backup server host wo

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Cragdoo
CragdooVeeam Vanguard
posted in Discussion Boards
Some Handy Veeam Tools (great work by Vanguard Rhys Hammond)

This is a phenomenal list of Veeam tools, both official and community tools. https://www.reddit.com/r/Veeam/comments/ot29ff/some_handy_veeam_tools/  

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Nico Losschaert
Nico Losschaert
Nico LosschaertOn the path to Greatness
asked in Discussion Boards
Some issues with Veeam ONE Data Collection

HiMy setup is as follows : - 1 server (in a workgroup) with Veeam ONE (service account of service is a standalone user, member of Veeam ONE Administrators group and local administrators group)- 1 server (also in a workgroup) with VBR- several domain-joined Hyper-V serversProblem is situated in Veeam ONE : Adding the hyper-v servers with a domain-user (with of course local administrator group) is no problem.Adding the VBR server with a local administrator account is no problem.Adding Veeam ONE Agent on the VBR server is no problem.Problems : - in Infrastructure View : I am getting the error of bad hyper-v username logon attempt (refers to the user being used as service account on the server with Veeam ONEthe info of the Hyper-v server seems to be correct including the CPU graphs and so..Is there a way that another user can be chosen to collect the data instead of the Veeam ONE service account?- in Data Protection View : VBR server is not responding and getting the alarm : Server connect

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Kish004Not a newbie anymore
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how do we calculate number of catalyst required for replication

We have total of 700 VM , we are planning to migrate 200 VM in first phase and 500 VM in second phase , we have veeam on front end and HP storeonce 5650 on backend ... I am not sure how to calculate number of catalyst required for total 700 VM for replication between two data centers ...is there a formula for this ..could some one please help

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Chris.Childerhose
Certhil
CerthilNot a newbie anymore
asked in Discussion Boards
Google Cloud Storage Repository Tutorial

 Could anyone share tutorial for configuring repository replication (backups) for Google Cloud Storage?t's giving user login error, I'm having configuration difficulties between Google and Veeam for Storage Standard

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omar.desouzaComes here often
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New tape job is only taken missed backups from previous failed job

Hello,  I have a monthly tape job that started last Monday. Today I found that the tape job failed with the Data error (cyclic redundancy check) for some backup jobs.I decided to manually start again the same tape job with new cartridges, however, I realized that it’s taken only the missed backup jobs from the previous failed jobs, for the other backup jobs the result is “success” but with the message “no backup files found”. Do you have an idea? Thanks in advance, Omar De Souza. PS: VBR 10

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AbelaNot a newbie anymore
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Error: Unstable connection: unable to transmit data.

Hello there,I have a backup job which was going seamlessly. but in the last days it was failing after reaching 80% with error message attached below. I tried the job by disabling firewall rules nothing new occurred. All backup infrastructure components are working fine for other VMs. I have also checked firewall logs but there is nothing blocked related to this backup.Error message:Error: Unstable connection: unable to transmit data. Failed to upload disk. Skipped arguments: [vddkConnSpec>]; Agent failed to process method {DataTransfer.SyncDisk}. Exception from server: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host Unable to retrieve next block transmission command. Number of already processed blocks: [11956]. Failed to download disk 'VM-Name.vmdk'. I need to figure out how to resolve this issue immediately.

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