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@Rick Vanover and I are finally back to our normal setup! 😄 After all the travelling, VeeamON Tours, and being all over the place, it feels good to be back together and catching up on what’s been happening in the Veeam Community.So grab a coffee, settle in, and join us for another episode full of community stories, technical discussions, and a few opinions along the way! ☕😄 Featured Content via @eprieto Additional Resource: Veeam Data Platform OpenShift Virtualization Protection: Product Overviewvia @PeteSteven via @Andreas Buhlmann Vanguard Blog Spotlight via @mikkisse : Backing up Nutanix using Veeam 13.1 Special Department News Global Launch VeeamOn 2026 Virtual Event October 15th -October 16th KB: What Microsoft's EWS Retirement Means for Your Veeam BackupsHave a great weekend everyone! :)
🖱️ Your mouse cursor disappears inside the Veeam Backup & Replication console?You are not alone. Some customers since yesterday, several constellations, all on the current 13.1.1.18. Veeam Support sees the same across versions and suspects Edge / WebView2.What worked for us:✅ Update Edge, taskkill /F /IM msedgewebview2.exe and restart the console. Cursor back.If you cannot update or wait yet:🛠️ Registry: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Avalon.Graphics → DisableHWAcceleration (REG_DWORD) = 1, restart the console. That switches off WPF hardware acceleration for the whole user profile, so test first.🧯 Or work in the Web UI (if possible).Open a support case if it hits you. Volume helps root cause analysis.🔗 R&D Thread: https://forums.veeam.com/viewtopic.php?p=575041
With the Veeam Software Appliance and the Veeam Infrastructure Appliance, update distribution is fundamentally changing. The Veeam Appliances automatically install certain updates to ensure security and operational continuity. This represents a massive increase in security and compliance. What is updated?Operating system and security updates are installed centrally and automatically, cannot be deselected, and are mandatory for both appliances. Security updates for Veeam Backup & Replication are also installed automatically and without user intervention to ensure security.Both appliances can also optionally install feature and bug fix updates automatically, provided this is enabled in the configuration. Major updates (e.g., V14.0), minor releases (e.g., 13.x), and private fixes are optional by default.Here is a simplified overview:Mandatory updatesVeeam cumulative & security updates (e.g., 13.0.x) Operating system security updatesOptional updatesMinor product updates (e.g., 13.x
Now we move on to blog #5 and this time I am discussing the 3-2-1-1-0 rule using Veeam & Wasabi.Blog post - Building a 3-2-1-1-0 Backup Strategy with Veeam 13.1 and Wasabi Building a 3-2-1-1-0 Backup Strategy with Veeam 13.1 and Wasabi The classic 3-2-1 backup rule has been the gold standard in data protection for years: 3 copies of data, on 2 different media types, with 1 offsite copy. It is solid advice, but the ransomware landscape has pushed the industry toward a stronger version: 3-2-1-1-0.Let’s break down what that means and how to implement it practically with Veeam 13.1 and Wasabi. The 3-2-1-1-0 Rule Explained 3 — Maintain at least three copies of your data 2 — Store copies on at least two different types of media 1 — Keep at least one copy offsite 1 — Keep at least one copy offline, air-gapped, or immutable 0 — Zero errors after automated backup verification The additions to the classic rule — the second “1” and the “0” — reflect the reality of modern threats. Ran
We are looking to migrate our 10 vm’s, currently on VMware, to Hyper-V. The host has to be stripped down to bare metal before installing the new hypervisor on it. The plan is to spin up a temporary server on a loaner machine, and migrate our critical VMs to the temp server to continue running our operations during the migration. My question is, how does one take a copy of the critical VM’s, and put them on the temp server if the temp server does not have Veeam or VMware? The temp server will have Hyper-V. Thank you.
An Introduction to RDMA for S3 One of the biggest challenges customers and partners bring to me is how to get their backups written to object storage faster. That challenge is only magnified when they’re pushing hundreds of terabytes of backup data into their object storage repositories every day. In most cases the bottleneck isn’t the disks, especially if the object storage is backed by SSD/flash. The culprit is most likely the TCP/IP network stack used to move data from the backup server to the object storage target. Every object written over HTTPS pays a TCP/IP penalty in CPU cycles, memory copies, and latency, and those penalties really become apparent when high volumes of backup data are being transferred during the backup window.When we started our object storage journey with Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) v9.5.4 back in early 2019, we expected object storage to become the predominant platform for secondary storage and it has. Adoption of object storage repositories has cli
Facts are important. Technology is important. Architecture, features, design choices, lessons learned, best practices, worst practices, all of that matters. But facts alone do not always stick. Stories do.That is why storytelling is one of the most powerful tools you can have on stage. Especially when you present technical content. Because technology by itself can become abstract. It can become slides, diagrams, numbers, acronyms, and bullet points. A story makes it human. A story gives the audience a reason to care. A story helps them feel the impact of what you are trying to explain. For me, storytelling on stage means taking people on a journey.It means making complex things simple.It means making technology real.It means connecting a technical topic to something people can recognize, feel, laugh about, or remember.A good story turns information into an experience.And experiences are much harder to forget. People remember moments, not bullet pointsIf you ask people where they were o
Is anyone else waiting for Veeam support for “Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server Support” ? It’s been GA since November 2021 and replaced the Single Server which was retired in March 2025, so it seems a bit surprising there is no support to back it up using Veeam, and my support ticket indicated there is no ETA for this feature !This seems a big gap in Azure PaaS support to me. I’d also be interested in any work arounds people have in place. Thanks, Graham
I enabled EWS via Veeam Data Cloud - and it created a new enterprise that seems to be needed for this task (we did it manually anyway) - but it stays after completion of the task.Can we delete that?BRStephan
Hi,I am kinda new to Veeam Backup. We do have some remote linux hosts without any internal connection to our local infrastructure.Now, to not use the internet directly, I installed Netbird (just like Tailscale) and connected both, the Veeam Server and the Linux Host. That works, all good.Now when I add the Host as Managed Server, the initial SSH Connection works and the Netbird IP is being used but then everything else is trying the WAN IPs which, of course, is not wanted and also blocked. So the Setup never finishes. Does anyone know what I could do here?ThanksAndreas
Finding your authentic stage voice is one of the most important steps in becoming a powerful performer. Because at some point, you need to stop trying to sound like a presenter. You need to start sounding like you. That may sound simple, but it is not always easy. Especially in the beginning. When you start presenting, you naturally look at others. You watch people you admire. You study how they move, how they tell stories, how they use humor, how they open, how they control the room, and how they make difficult topics feel easy.That is good.You should learn from others. But you should not become a copy of them. Because the audience can feel it when you are trying to play someone else. And they can definitely feel it when you are truly yourself. My voice started with curiosityFor me, my authentic stage voice is built around curiosity.I like to explore.I like to explore technology.I like to explore human behavior.I like to explore the room.I like to explore the people in the audience.
IntroductionMy Veeam Report v13, maintained and extended by L1nkState, is a modernized PowerShell reporting solution for Veeam Backup & Replication v12 and v13.Originally created by Shawn Masterson and later expanded by the community (notably marcohorstmann), this project transforms raw Veeam data into a clean, structured, and highly configurable HTML report designed for both operational teams and MSP environments. Download:L1nkState/My-Veeam-Report-v.13 Origin and EvolutionThe project has an interesting lifecycle:🧱 Original script: created by Shawn Masterson (pre-2018) 🧑💻 Community revival: modernized by contributors including marcohorstmann 🚀 Current version (v13): adapted and extended by @L1nkState for compatibility with modern Veeam platforms (v12/v13)This evolution reflects a common pattern in infrastructure tooling: community-driven survival and modernization of abandoned but valuable scripts. Key PurposeThe main goal of My Veeam Report v13 is to provide:A single HTML re
When working with tape environments, tape backup troubleshooting in Veeam is often more complex than it initially appears. Many professionals associate errors directly with faulty media. However, in real-world scenarios, issues often originate from hardware behavior, environmental conditions, or subtle physical problems.In this article, I will share real troubleshooting cases and, more importantly, explain the reasoning behind each analysis. The goal is to demonstrate how to identify the root cause instead of relying only on error messages. Case 1 – Mechanical obstruction during tape movementScenarioBackup jobs started failing during tape movement operations between slots and drives.Observed symptomsFailures during load and unload operations Errors affecting a specific range of slots Intermittent behavior that initially appeared randomExample error:Unexpected slider block, cartridge is not pushed far enough into the slot(ROB_SLIDER_UNEXPECTED_BLOCK_DURING_INSERT) TroubleshootingManual
A powerful presenter does not only prepare a topic, a powerful presenter prepares for the people in the room.That is a big difference.You can have a great story, a strong slide deck, beautiful demos, and deep knowledge. But if you do not understand who is sitting in front of you, your message might still miss the target.For me, knowing your audience is one of the most important parts of being on stage.Before I speak, I want to know who is there.Are they technical? Are they business oriented? Are they below the powerline or above the powerline? Are they C level, architects, engineers, administrators, partners, customers, potential customers, colleagues, or a mix of all of them? Are they beginners? Are they experts? Are they from one company or many different companies? Are they there because they wanted to attend, or because someone else told them to be there?That last one matters too.Sometimes people are not really volunteers. They are volunteered by someone else.And that changes the e
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Hello everyone!!! 🚨 Recently, we identified incidents affecting some customers where the mouse cursor disappears while using the Veeam Console. During our investigation, we identified a possible connection to Microsoft Edge.Although permanent fixes are still being worked on, applying the command below, which makes a change to the Windows Registry (Regedit), has shown positive results and temporarily resolved the issue.We are continuing to monitor the environments and follow the progress of the ongoing fixes to ensure operational stability.Has anyone in the community experienced the same issue? If so, please share your experiences, possible root causes, or solutions you have implemented. Let's collaborate and exchange information to help the community find a more permanent solution! 🤝 command reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\WebView2" /v "HardwareAccelerationModeEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
We have a Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager that connects to several Veeam B&R servers at our remote sites and child companies. As we’ve been upgrading to V13, the requirement to use HTTPS to connect to the VBR server is causing endless issues. Most of these sites are smaller, and only have one external IP that’s used for something user-facing, such as client VPN. (You know, because default ports are good for end users that wouldn’t know how to specify them.)V12 used Veeam-specific custom ports that we could forward to the VBR servers and there was no issue whatsoever, but the upgrade to V13 has ruined this. It is necessary to be able to specify a custom port for BEM to collect data from VBR servers. We’re not pointing a web browser at this, and backup software is an ideal place for knowledgeable IT staff to use and document custom ports, or even just a single nonstandard port that Veeam uses by default (like is used to with 9392). I don’t know who decided it was a good idea to use t
Excited to share a new project with the Veeam community: MoovIf you run Veeam and you're staring down a move off VMware, you already know the awkward part: the backups are right there, your target hypervisor is ready, but getting the workloads across is still slow, manual, and one VM at a time.Moov closes that gap. It uses your Veeam Backup & Replication restore points as the source and brings VMs up directly on KVM platforms, Proxmox VE, oVirt / OLVM / RHV, and HPE VM Essentials, without ever touching the source vSphere environment during the migration.It's open to the community on GitHub (VeeamHub), currently in beta.https://github.com/VeeamHub/moovWhy another migration tool? Full-restore workflows work, but at scale is complex: extended downtime windows, manual VirtIO driver injection, and moving machines serially while you make some manual tasks. Moov was built for the fleet case, hundreds of VMs, in waves, with the boring parts automated.Three ideas drive it:- Veeam is the si
I read this post but it doesn’t include any details on how to setup the backup job:Can anyone provide details on how to use Netbird to backup/restore a remote Linux VPS?From the Veeam B&R server, I can ping the Netbird host name and IP of the remote Linux server but I have tried for hours to get it to work. I can’t even get Veeam to install the agent on the remote Linux host.
Status: 23.09.2026Note: Information and links you can find at the end of this postIntroduction:The storage integration in Veeam Backup & Replication allows integrating various vendors of storage systems like NetApp or HPE into Veeam to take advantage of the snapshot mechanism directly from the array to perform backup and restore operations.But how is all of this implemented? What do you need to keep in mind? And how is it configured?With version 13 of Veeam Backup & Replication, the Veeam Universal Storage API (US API) is introduced.That means the integrations are no longer developed directly by Veeam, but they offer a framework that storage vendors can use to integrate their storage solutions into Veeam Backup and Replication.At this point it is important to mention that the new US API-based plugins do not automatically replace everything from the built-in integration.Currently the new US API plugin is only intended for block or file storage for VMware Sphere; NAS filer backup
When I published my previous article about NFS repository performance, one of the key observations was that NFS mounts could become a bottleneck due to a limited number of network connections being used between the backup infrastructure and the storage system.At the time, a common recommendation was to manually tune Linux NFS mount options, especially the nconnect parameter, to improve throughput.Recently, I discovered an interesting configuration option within Veeam Backup & Replication that deserves attention. A Hidden Registry SettingVeeam appears to support custom NFS mount parameters through the following registry value: Key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and ReplicationValue Name:NfsLinuxMountOptionsType:REG_MULTI_SZ Example: nconnect=300 When configured, the resulting mount may look similar to:172.0.0.30:/data /mnt/repository nfs rw,soft,vers=4.1,nconnect=300 Now all Linux Gateway Servers will use this option ….
Hi,When I upgraded vsa from 13.0.x to 13.1.x from host Managementconsole, it was smooth however when I opened vbr console present on remote server,it started components upgrade with message 'Appliance Os needs upgrade" something similar to that but it never got updated automatically and all the previous proxys become unavailable and out of date ..i reverted back using snapchat,anyone has Solution or explanation for this behaviour, my vsa has internet but not individual proxys..
We have an online event coming up for VUG Canada on October 8th with guests @Pybarra and @MatzeB and including NetApp. Check out to registration link below to register. Hope to see many there.Can’t delete this! Better together with Veeam and NetApp
✦ All of this seem over your head? Ask Claude to help. The GitHub repo ships a ready-made prompt that lets Claude Code ask for your addresses, set up SSH, install the proxy and the Pis, and guide you through the Veeam console: Deploy it with Claude Code →There is no Veeam Agent for ARM. There is, however, a way to give the stock Linux agent a frozen, point-in-time image of a Pi's SD card and let it do what it does best. Here is the full build, end to end, almost entirely from the VBR web console.This started as a weekend puzzle and turned into something I would actually run. I have a couple of Raspberry Pi 4s doing real work: one is a fixed ADS-B flight-tracking ground station, the other rides along in an aircraft. They are cheap, they run for months untouched, and when an SD card finally dies you discover how much configuration lived on it. That is exactly the kind of "small but annoying to rebuild" workload people have scattered across labs, shops and edge sites: signage players, sen
After a failed Veeam backup, a Hyper-V VM (ADCC130HP01) was left with multiple nested Veeam Recovery Checkpoints that cannot be removed.Current situation:4 Recovery Checkpoints are chained together. The oldest Recovery Checkpoint dates back to 06/08/2026. The VM is still running normally. The VM disks currently point to the base VHDX files. Multiple AVHDX files still exist on disk.When attempting to delete the checkpoints from Hyper-V Manager, I receive the following error:"Cannot delete checkpoint: Catastrophic failure (0x8000FFFF). Virtual machine failed to generate VHD tree."When attempting removal via PowerShell, I receive:"Cannot delete a checkpoint subtree that contains a recovery checkpoint."I have already tried:Deleting checkpoints from Hyper-V Manager. Deleting checkpoints using PowerShell. Attempting manual merge operations.Has anyone experienced a similar issue and successfully removed these orphaned/chained Veeam Recovery Checkpoints without rebuilding the VM or risking dat
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