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 Some days ago, I stumbled upon a great feature in the Veeam Calculator.A feature request I’ve had open by Veeam for several years has finally been implemented: a tool to create a port list, view it graphically, and export it –> is now called “Interactive Maps”There are various features, such as a port map, a server planner, and a source-to-target map with predefined Veeam Backup and infrastructure components and workloads.  AccessVeeam Interactive Maps are part of the Veeam Calculator.You can access Veeam Interactive Maps via the standard link for the Calculator, where you’ll find a new button.Link: https://www.veeam.com/calculators Port MapWith Port Map, you can select Veeam components and infrastructure/workloads to view a visual overview where you can click on connections to see which components are communicating with each other. You also receive a list of all required ports that need to be opened at the firewall.Just to see which components or workloads are communicating with e

So you’ve got a new storage system, Congratulation.Your old repository is on life support and needs to be replaced?Your backup data must move to a new location or infrastructure?Someone made a configuration mistake and now the data needs to be migrated, fixed, and possibly migrated back again? Well, welcome to the migration maze. I’ll be your tour guide. Please keep your hands inside the vehicle at all times. Veeam backup data is not a loose collection of files that you can simply copy over casually. It is a rather sensitive construct consisting of backup chains (full/incremental), metadata, retention logic, synthetic fulls, and possibly immutability/object lock — and it is of course out of question, that during the migration, RPO/RTO still need to be met. In this deep dive, we take a look at the most practical and supported ways to get Veeam backup data from one backup repository or SOBR extent to the other— along with pros/cons, limitations, and recommendations for large data volumes

My latest podcast is out and very appropriately I am sitting in Toronto airport all ready for the next IT adventure. In the last few years I have travelled a lot and one figures a few things out, eventually 😀.https://www.buzzsprout.com/2545760/episodes/19147232 Forgot to add music helps you survive the long hours of endless waiting and wondering. I have learned to get work done while being squeezed in a small seat or on minimal sleep, but nevertheless there are times when you just want your mind to wander around its imagination just like you are wandering the world in real life 😃  

Hi all,I attach the step by step procedure to perform a PostgreSQL Database upgrade. PostgreSQL: CVE-2025-1094: PostgreSQL quoting APIs miss neutralizing quoting syntax in text that fails encoding validation KB4386: Upgrading the SQL Database Engine Software (Microsoft SQL Server or PostgreSQL) Used by Veeam Backup & Replication Ensure that there are no jobs or restore tasks occurring. Manually Create a Configuration Backup. (Optional) Create a backup of the Configuration Database. Stop and Disable all Jobs Stop all Veeam services on the Veeam Backup Server Upgrade the SQL database software. After the upgrade completes, restart the Veeam Backup ServerPostgreSQL Upgrade ProcedureEnsure all jobs, policies, and tasks are stopped, and those that are scheduled to run are disabled. Stop all Veeam-related services on the Veeam Backup Server. Get-Service Veeam* | Stop-Service -ForceDownload the latest version of PostgreSQL that is compatible with Veeam Backup & Replication.Note: The mo

Happy Monday, Veeam community!  I am here again with fresh April Vanguard Newsletter packed with tons of veeamazing content from our community heroes! This month’s set clusters around Veeam v13 adoption, cyber‑resilience controls, recoverability/DR orchestration, and practical operational learnings (what breaks, how to fix it, and how to design for it). A smaller thread covers community/career wellbeing and monitoring/observability integrations. ​@Chris.Childerhose - Mastering Veeam Backup Replication V13 Book – Published - https://just-virtualization.tech/posts/mastering-veeam-backup-replication-v13-book-published/ ​@Iams3le - [World Backup Day] V13 Upgrade Failure: Veeam Configuration Backup Saved the Day - https://techdirectarchive.com/2026/04/04/world-backup-day-v13-upgrade-failure-veeam-configuration-backup-saved-the-day/ How to protect Microsoft 365 beyond native limits with VDC [Part 1] - https://techdirectarchive.com/2026/04/29/how-to-protect-microsoft-365-beyond-native-limits-

 Many organizations take comfort in seeing green checkmarks in Veeam Backup & Replication. Backup jobs complete successfully, backup copies are immutable, and the 3-2-1-1-0 rule or even the 3-2-1-2-0 (see From Backup to Cyber Resilience | Veeam Community Resource Hub) is fully implemented.Everything appears to be under control.But there is one critical question that often remains unanswered:Can you actually restore your systems when disaster strikes?This is what I call the Recovery Gap: the difference between having successful backups and having proven recovery readiness.Backup Success vs. Recovery ReadinessA successful backup confirms only one thing:Data was successfully written to storage.What it does not guarantee is that:Virtual machines will boot correctly Applications will start successfully Databases are transactionally consistent Dependencies such as DNS and Active Directory are available Recovery objectives can be achieved within the required timeframeIn other words:Backup

 In my Azure Local node the backup job always error for only one node with below error (node 03).If i scan the hyper-v cluster then all nodes is up to date. But after the job is run then this 03 node always back to  

I'm really happy to share with the Veeam Community the release of vScan 2.0, a complete rebuild of the vulnerability scanner for Veeam Backup & Replication.For those who don't know vScan, you can check the original post here: vScan v1 – Vulnerability Assessment in your Veeam BackupsSince the v1 release, I received amazing feedback from the community (thank you all!) and many feature requests. Instead of patching v1, I decided to rebuild the entire application from scratch with a completely new architecture, new features, and addressing all the questions and requests from the community. What Changed from v1 to v2?Everything. Here's a quick comparison:  v1 v2 VBR Connection PowerShell Module REST API (native HTTP) Requires VBR Console Yes No Installer Size ~200MB ~15MB RAM Usage ~400MB ~80MB Antivirus False Positives Frequent (Chromium) None Scanner Engines Trivy, Grype Trivy, Grype, Jadi Vulnerability Tracking Per-scan only Full lifecycle manag

After months of trying to get upgraded to v12, I finally got Veaam to v13 on Windows 10.   The backup speed is amazing, over 200 MB/s.  It is maxing out the 1 Gbps network.   The two tape drives are running at 76-80 MB/s.   I did have to remove my SCSI tape drive to get to Windows 10.   I will have to replace the motherboard to get to Windows 11.   Today, my 2.5G network upgrade arrives.  It wa $170 for two managed switched for VLANs and 4 NICs.  I ordered two TP-Link Omada 2.5G 5 port managed switches to get VLANs on my Fortinet firewall.  I need them to get more DHCPv6-PD subnets from AT&T fiber.  I am setting up VLANs on DMZ and internal6 for my workstations and servers.  I have four Brostrend 2.5G Ubuntu capable NICs cards.Two for my HP Z840 Hyper-V server.  One for DMZ and one for Internal6 for all my VMs.  One for my workstation and tape server.   By the weekend, I should have everything configured and ready to test network performance on Veaam.  So far no issues with Veeam. 

 Microsoft protects its cloud services like any other cloud and service provider worldwide. One of its Quality of Service protection mechanisms is API throttling, which helps prevent overload and ensures service quality for all customers. These limits affect all backup solutions based on the Microsoft Graph API, which naturally aim to achieve maximum backup throughput. Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 and Veeam Data Cloud (VDC) must also operate within Microsoft’s technological constraints for backup. Since Microsoft recently actively removed the former workaround (multiple app registrations to bypass the limits) as of March 1, 2026, backup vendors are facing new challenges. See: Support Statement – Microsoft 365 Changes to Throttling Enforcement (24.2.2026) In this article, I explain Microsoft’s throttling mechanism, the former workaround using multiple registered applications, the impact of the new Microsoft policy, and I take a look at the future of M365 backup — because Veeam has alr

Receiving error message “invalid system configuration detected”. Checked the logs under C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Setup\Temp\ but not finding anything. The logs end with Vmacheck upgrade.

Hi Veeam Community  I’m unable to run any backups on Veeam Agent for Windows (6.3.1.1074, free edition). While my setup was working previously, I now get the error “Failed to create VSS snapshot” when attempting to run a backup.My destination is an SMB share on a local Windows Server (Server 2022 OS). Other devices on my network (In identical configurations, “Entire Computer”) are able to back up to that share successfully, it’s just this one machine that’s failing.I have tried the following and it only kept the backups successfull without any warnings for 2-3 days and then reoccursRan 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 ProvideWhen running the vssadmin list writers command I see that this writer times out and others show no errorsAny assistance with this issue would be greatly appreciated

While installing Veeam Backup & Replication v13.0.0.4967 from the ISO (Rocky Linux–based appliance), the installer stops mid-way with an “An unknown error has occurred” message from Anaconda.The traceback points to dnf/base.py related to remote package selection or repository fetching.This occurred during the “Downloading packages” stage. Who else has run into this error? Another error, you could run into is this “Appliance Installation Stuck on "Configuring addons" and the following KB addresses what to do correctly.

Instead of backing up the volume, it’s taking multiple copies of the data, one for each snapshot. I think you need to allow specification of which btrfs snapshots/subvolumes not to backup as otherwise you copy the volume multiple times which is really not sensible.

root@charon:/home/amonra# apt-get install blksnap veeamReading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency tree... DoneReading state information... DoneE: Unable to locate package blksnapE: Unable to locate package veeamroot@charon:/home/amonra# So clearly I need to do something before I can install. The manual didn’t say where the repository was.

If you’ve been following the Veeam Community this year, you may have noticed that many members have been picking up some Veeam University PRO  trainings, specifically Veeam Data Platform: Monitor, Manage, Analyze (Veeam ONE) and Veeam Data Platform: Scale, Automate, Secure (Veeam Recovery Orchestrator), and sharing their experience with us.What started as a training initiative quickly turned into a stream of stories. We read posts written late at night after work, weekend reflections, hands‑on breakdowns of modules, and honest comments like “I didn’t realize how much I was underusing this product”, or “this finally made disaster recovery feel structured instead of stressful”.They came in many languages, from many countries, and from people with very different backgrounds, but they all had something in common: real learning and real impact.These trainings are not just “nice to have”. Veeam Data Platform: Monitor, Manage, Analyze (Veeam ONE) and Veeam Data Platform: Scale, Automate, Secu

Yesterday, during a conversation with my colleagues at Veeam Brazil, one of them shared a very important link with me related to the Compliance Portal. It’s available inside My Veeam, where partners can download official badges.I will use seals in technical and commercial presentations; I'm sure they will be valuable. Many clients are still unaware of the wide range of certifications that Veeam offers.Take a look here:https://my.veeam.com/compliance-portal

I have been approached by the book publishing company (Packt) for my latest release - Mastering Veeam Backup & Replication 13 to see if there are 3–4 people out there that would like a copy.  There are however some conditions for receiving the book -You must read the book and complete an Amazon review of it You need to help spread the word on socials about the book and even a blog post if you canIf there is anyone in the community that is interested and can meet these conditions, drop me a DM with your details for shipping and once I have the 3–4 people I will submit that to Packt to send out your books.

Hello,as in the title, given the software stopped being able to make backups after the April windows update that changed vss and a few other things , is there anyone knowing when the situation may get fixed ?And will be fixed with an update to Agent , or need to wait for a new monthly update from microsoft ? I’m a bit new but other vendors have been I think more vocal publishing info and/or in some cases updates to their software , while I think I didn’t see anything about Agent

Drive D: is a 15k rpm SAS drive, so not at all slow

Hello All, We are currently using Veeam Backup and Replication at my company and we’re using object storage (S3) as our primary backup repository, we are planning to implement a secondary on-prem NAS storage to store full backups every once in a while as an extra safety measure.I’m evaluating NAS options and would like your recommendation for a model that is fully compatible and optimized for VBR. My required capacity for NAS is ~24 TB usable. Specifically:    1.    Recommended NAS vendors/models validated with VBR    2.    Preferred protocol (SMB vs NFS) for performance and stability    3.    Minimum hardware specifications (CPU, RAM, RAID type, network)    4.    Any known limitations or best practices for NAS as a secondary repository Thanks.

Hi, I have a few chained vsphere backup and replication jobs that can be finished in 1 hour or 10 hours or 30 hours, so scheduling them is a bit of a pain in the butt. If the network/raid is already slow at the moment, I don’t want multiple jobs running at the same time, getting more over time, causing vsphere snapshot problems etc.Is it possible to define “Don’t start this job if there is any job running already”?And if not, is it possible to insert pauses between chained jobs, so you could create a loop where 5 jobs are executed one after another, then there’s a 3 hour break, then the first job is started again? ...ideally with a window where no job is allowed to start? Thanks in advance.

I speak with customers all the time about Disaster Recovery and if they test. Most of the time, the answer is no. In a recent customer demo, they were looking for just that. How would you simulate a Disaster Recovery with Veeam? This is what I presented to themLet’s be honest—most disaster recovery plans look great on paper. That's if you have a Disaster Recovery Plan available. I ask my customers and most don't have one. What's even worse is they don't test their restores.Diagrams are clean. Runbooks are written. Backups are “successful.”But until you simulate a real disaster, you don’t actually know if any of it works.And the worst time to find out is when production is already down.This is how to simulate a disaster recovery (DR) event step-by-step using Veeam—the same way you’d handle it in the real world, just without the panic. What You’re Trying to ProveA DR test isn’t just “can I restore a VM.”You’re validating:Can we recover critical systems in the right order? Do we meet RTO/