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Licensing VBRWe will need to add our license before we can setup HA, dont worry if you are planning to use Enterprise Manager for licensingIf you arent setting up HA and want to use Enterprise Manager, skip this sectionWe first need our license, and this can be downloaded from your myveeam page hereThen log into the web portal on the first VBR server, what will be the primary, you cna access this onhttps://fqdnThen log in with the veeamadmin credentials you should see this prompt, click InstallDouble click your license fileYou may see this, click Yes, these are usually just OS security updates, ser

Before we start, VBR needs to be able to connect to any Windows servers via the ADMIN$ share, and the default is for the Windows firewall to block itThis is needed for Windows Proxies, as of 13.0.1 in November 2025, the Linux proxies cannot do application aware processing on Windows servers, so a Windows proxy is requiredSearch for and open the Windows defender Firewall With Advanced SecurityRight click Inbound Rules and click New RuleSelect Port and click NextSelect TCP and enter the ports135,137-139,445And click Next

Adding A DNS SuffixId recommend adding this to the VBR Management server, but its also required for Veeam ONELog into the management interface on https://fqdn:10443And log in with the veeamadmin accountIf you setup HA later on in this guide, you’ll need to do this on the secondary HA VBR serverClick Network and under Additional DNS Suffixes click ConfigureClick AddEnter the DNS search domain and click AddThen click Apply Installing Th

 Veeam Software Appliance ConfigurationWhen the VM or physical server has booted, you’ll need to be able to get to the console From there, press Tab till you land on Accept and hit Enter to accept the EULAEnter a hostname and press Enter on NextOn the adapters screen you likely have just the one, VBR should be a VM, press Enter on StaticIf you are deploying this on a physical server and want network redundancy look at the configuration of the backup repository in section 2.9.3, its the same hereEnter the IPv4 address, subnet mask, then add DNS, comma separated and press Enter on Ap

Veeam Software Appliance Deployment - ISOFor deployments on physical hardware or other hypervisors we will need the ISOTo get this head here and click Download on the Veeam Software Appliance 13 section, you will need a valid Veeam login for thisThen select the Bootable ISO and click DownloadThe VM will need to be specced with whats listed in the overview, the VM compatibility is Rocky Linux and the ISO will need to be mounted to the server, if this is a physical server ensure you burn it with Rufus in DD mode else it will fail to install

we have a Synology DS1621+ and im looking for some guidance on setting up and enabling immutable storage  and setting up a backup job. i’ve looked on the net can’t really find anything.  we already backup into an offsite location but i am looking for something on prem as well, i’m trying to implement the 32110 rule for our school. any help could be appreciated 

I attended the Veeam Toronto event recently and met some great people there and thought it might be time to join the Community.  Nice to be here and hope to spend some time giving back in the future.  For now, trying to work my way through the Veeam 13 upgrade as it’s the first where I’ve run into a major issue since starting with 9.5.I upgraded VeeamONE, Backup Enterprise, then B&R from 12.3 to 13 yesterday.  I have run into a couple of issues and currently have a support ticket open but thought I would highlight some growing pains here as well as ask if anyone has seen this yet.  The B&R upgrade process went smoothly until I got to the point where I opened the new console.First problem, logged in and console opened fine(after running as Administrator) but I lost access to my Nutanix AHV clusters and backup proxy machines int the backup infrastructure.  I have a mix of AHV and VMware clusters and the VMware side had no issues - my B&R VM and another W

Hello Veeam Community!I’m thrilled to write my first post here and what better topic than the big news that just dropped? For those who haven’t heard yet, Veeam have officially acquired Object First! 🎉 As someone who’s been working with Object First’s immutable storage solution a few month at G0T0, I can confidently say: this is a game-changer for data protection, and here’s why. 🔍 Why This Acquisition MattersObject First isn’t just another backup appliance—it’s purpose-built for immutability, designed to eliminate ransomware risks and simplify compliance. At G0T0, we’ve been deploying them for our clients, and the results speak for themselves: ✅ True Immutability Out of the BoxNo misconfigurations (the #1 cause of failed restores).Hardware-enforced immutability (not just software-based). ✅ Blazing-Fast DeploymentPre-optimized for Veeam, so setup takes minutes. ✅ Co

I have this Quantum LTO 9 HH rack mounted tape drive connected to an ATTO 12GB SAS HBA on a windows 2019 server. I see the ATTO card in device manager but I do not see the tape drive there. I dont see any lights on the ATTO card or on the SAS port on the tape drive.  Wondering if anyone could help me to get the tape drive seen by the system. Once I install Veeam (tomorrow) will Veeam install a driver for the tape drive or is there another issue here? Thanks!

Hi everyone,When we enable encryption in the proxy's transport mode, the ESXi host will actually perform the encryption before sending to the proxy. I'd like to know if there's a formula to determine how much CPU we should allocate to the host. Does anyone have this information?  

HI folks,We are increasingly deploying Hyper-V environments following recent changes in VMware’s pricing model. In my designs, I typically separate production and backup infrastructures into dedicated VLANs.However, when using an on-host configuration, applying this architecture means that traffic will inevitably pass through the firewall, which could lead to excessive load and negatively impact backup performance.The most straightforward approach today is to implement both Veeam and Hyper-V components within the same subnet to avoid any routing.  How are you currently handling this in your environment?

Dear Community, What could be the possible issue?  

I'm having an issue I don't know how to resolve. Before I contact support I thought I'd throw it up here after searching for solutions. Topology: Veeam server on a hypervisor VM with 2 virtual NIC (one for the main computer network w/ dhcp and one isolated backup subnet with no dhcp).The isolated subnet ports all exist on the same L2 managed switch. The veeam server can ping and ssh into the hard repo. Hard repo is Ubuntu server 22.04 LTS  connected to the backup subnet. On both systems, the backup subnet only has a static IP (no DNS or gateway). Issue: I can successfully add the hard server. I can create the repo. Any backup jobs fail because it can't connect on port 2500. I pulled the hard repo out of the isolated subnet and into my main computer data subnet with DHCP. I was able to successfully add the hard server and perform a backup without changing anything. Question: Is

Hi teamMay I have your thoughts?I would like to decide on what is most effective.In the existing environment, AHV VM are backed up with VM based backup.But the Nutanix cluster also has existing protection domains for off-site replication.The new cluster will still have protection domains so I am wondering if I should back these up instead going forward and not do a VM based one. I believe this will be more effectiveCheers

Hi teamThis is my first attempt at this and seeing some issues.I am deploying an AHV cluster. I am doing the proxy\backup appliance install as part of this process.I point to the name of Prism Element cluster, not Prism CentralI get a warning that says failed to register Nutanix AHV Cluster: Failed to refresh entities.The process completes, cluster appears and I can open the Nutanix console from the VBR console.I verify that the specified account worksThe proxy appears as unavailable. I open the Veeam backup for Nutanix AHV console.This logs in with same account as specified.Under Administration > Infrastructure the cluster shows its state as unavailable. But it allows me to open the cluster console from here.When I rescan the proxy I do not get any errors.When I rescan the AHV cluster, I see the followingFailed to scan VMs: Unknow Socket ErrorFailed to scan P

Hello my dear Veeam community !Just wanted to share a new article I posted on my blog: “how to recover SharePoint quickly and keep downtime a minimum” using Veeam Data Cloud.The idea is to dig into clever recovery strategies for large-scale SharePoint sites, break down Veeam Data Cloud MBS vs Graph-based backups, and show how using both can help you hit your RTO targets and stay compliant.Here it is : https://home.point4.fr/microsoft-365-rapid-tb-sharepoint-recovery-minimal-downtime-strategies-2/I hope you’ll like ! 🙂

I was asked this week what some of the prompts we are seeing in the field for Veeam Intelligence are. Many people, including myself, have demonstrated asking how-to questions and responding in their native languages.So I wanted to put out there…What questions have you asked Veeam Intelligence on premises and in Veeam Data Cloud? Let me know what you asked and what kind of response you received. You might make it in my next blog post 😉

Veeam Vs 12.3.I made an Surbackub Job with an Applicationgroup and:1 DC in authoriative mode1 Exchange Server 2019 Cu 14No Internet Acces, No Proxy. Hyper V. the VMs are running but Windows Firewall Service is DISABLED. I read about it, that Winodws FW make this because Veeam use isolated network. However how can I test serious with such environment? I tried with PSH and Registry Keys to enable WFH Services to autmatic and yes  it changes, but when I wann start Service it comes error “no Device” Set-NetFirewallProfile -Profile Domain,Public,Private -Enabled TrueAND Reg Key I wanna test Exchange CU 15 (SE) and prereq check fails beucase no control to FW serives (mpsvc or similair error). SureBackup is useless if this not working. Thanks for any advices! 

Veeam Data Platform 13 is finally here and fully releasedTo kick things of in my new series of VDP 13 articles, we have the ultimate upgrade guide covering all the major components you will have in your environmentThis guide will cover the upgrade only, keeping VBR/VEM on Windows, I will cover migrating to Linux in a separate article when the process is available to everyoneThe minimum requirements for each component for upgrade isVeeam ONE 12.0.0 VEM 12.3.1 VBR 12.3.1 VRO 7.2.1 Veeam Console 12.3.1Here are some snippets from my article, linked at the bottomVeeam ONE

I had the pleasure to sit down with ​@Geoff Burke to do a Podcast where we talk all things backup and also about my books.  Check it out below.From Help Desk To Architect: Building A Career In Backup, Community, And Resilience

I have asked this before, but I’ll ask again: I need to write a report about tapes that currently in my library that are FULL. This command, unfortunately, is monumentally slow:$TapesToBeEjected = Get-VBRTapeMedium -Library $LibraryName | Where {{$_.IsFull -eq $TRUE}} | Select Name, LastWriteTime, MediaPoolID, IsFull, Location | Sort -Property MediaPoolID, NameSo rather than querying the all the tapes that Veeam has ever used (I have over 1300), I figure it will be faster to just query the library for the tapes *currently* in the slots and drives (that will be about 80). Then I can do the $_.IsFull on just those.But I am not seeing a command that seems to do that. Is there one, that queries the library and returns tapes in slots and drives?Otherwise I would have to loop though Get-VBRTapeMedium -Library $LibraryName , select only $_.Location = Slot or Drive, and then re-select for $_.IsFull.And I don't think that wo

This is not a "little" upgrade but with a  list of Security Vulnerabilities solved. So, check the article and patch your backup environment. https://www.veeam.com/kb4738

Dear Community, What could be the issue? While upgrading Veeam Software to the latest Version 13  All Services , All jobs, and everything are stopped.    

Happy Thursday Community! Thought I'd share another Linux process today – how to resize a Linux volume used as a Veeam Repository in Linux OS, specifically increasing its size. This also is in reference to using an array as your Volume-backed storage. Logical Volume Manager (LVM) processes won't be discussed. Additionally, though there is a process to decrease Volume sizes as well, I also won't be discussing that process either. When wanting to decrease Volume size, I highly recommend creating a new Volume of the desired size, then copy your data to it to prevent potential data corruption.As most of you probably know, increasing Volume sizes within Windows is pretty straight forward → increase LUN storage on your array, then rescan your disks in Windows Disk Manager, then Extend the Volume. It takes a minimal amount of time to perform. Within Linux, there are a few more tasks needing to be performed than in Windows to get your Volume size increased. I'll share exactly wh

I’m really happy to share with the Veeam Community another Open Source Project “vScan Vulnerability Scanner” vScan DashboardThis is an Open-Source project created as a Security scanning tool that integrates with Veeam Backup & Replication to perform vulnerability assessments on backup data without needing a full restore. It leverages Veeam Data Integration API to mount backup content directly to Linux servers and scan them using open-source security tools Trivy and Grype.Why is this solution created? In the event of a disaster or security incident, when the Veeam Admin or the Se