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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

I’ve been using the free Veeam Windows agent for quite sometime, to backup my 3 Windows desktops to my TrueNAS server.  Wonderful product, I might add!One of my Windows machines is a Windows 10 box that cannot be upgraded to Windows 11 due to hardware limitations.  So I have installed Linux Mint Cinnamon on this machine.  I have then installed the free Linux agent to allow me to backup this system to my backup server.  This is where the problems begin.The machine now running Linux Mint will not wake up at the specified time to do a Veeam backup.  I have installed the Linux agent (blksnap) and have created a backup configuration, performed a full backup, created and patched the recovery imaged and tested the recovery all without any problems.  Now, I have put my Linux system into “suspend” mode and then waited till 02:30 to see if it would wake and do an incremental backup.Well, nothing happens; the system does not wake up at 02:30.I have done a manual inc

Hello All, I have recently encountered an issue with the Veeam Self restore portal being unavailable after upgrading the VSPC console server version. We have the Web UI and Console Server roles deployed in a distributed architecture.Initially, when clicking on the File Level Restore portal, it would redirect to URL "/Connectors/VeeamAgentsSelfServicePortal" and then return to the VSPC main portal. What I found initially was that the VeeamAgentsSelfServicePortal Application Pool was missing from IIS sites, and I had to recreate the pool to resolve the page loading error. After that, I encountered an issue where the Restore portal was responding with a "Service unavailable" error.  Here is the fix how I resolved the “Service Unavailable” error  1) Navigate to WebUI server to:C:\Pro

I'm stuck.Veeam Threat Hunter is used by default to scan backups. I would like to scan my backups with my own software as well.Why didn't Veeam leave this as an option in the XML file? 😣 Has anyone tested this yet? So third party + Veeam Threat Hunter.

hello, thanks, i ran a manual re-scan of the backup repositories.why are some repositories have `skipped` ? some of the .vbm files are damaged? i know VBAR has this scary quirk where for agent backups, even if i have the .vbk, i cannot restore without the .vbmplease advise, thanks, david          Starting backup repositories synchronization         Enumerating repositories         Found 10 repositories         Processing backup repositories         br_theserver03_theen10_cdrive_old: Synchronizing         br_theserver03_theen10_ddata: skipped 1         br_theserver03_theen10_cdrive: skipped 1         br_hetz05: Synchronizing         br_theserver03_theen10_falconer_02: skipped 2         br_thevserver03_Virtual-Machine agent_vserver03_01: skipped 1         br_theserver03_theen10_cdata: No backups found         Default Backup Repository: skipped 1

Hi Community, If you have just deployed Veeam Backup for Google Cloud (VBGC), the next step is proper configuration to smooth backups and restores. Here’s a simple, step-by-step guide to help you get started quickly: 1️: Add GCP Projects:Go to Configuration → Projects → Add Project.Use Service Account credentials to connect.Make sure the Service Account has the required IAM roles:Compute Admin Storage Admin Cloud SQL Admin Spanner Admin 2️: Set Up Worker Profiles:Navigate to Configuration → Workers → Profiles.By default, you’ll have:Primary Profile (e2-highcpu-8) for regular backups Secondary Profile (e2-highcpu-2) if quotas are tight Archiving Profile (e2-standard-4) for archive jobs 3️: Configure Backup Repositories:Choose Google Cloud

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 brings a redesigned architecture that changes how private cloud infrastructure is structured and managed. Whether you're coming from earlier VCF versions or looking at the platform for the first time, this guide breaks down what’s new and how it works in practice. At a high level, VCF 9.0 is a hierarchical system that scales from a single site to globally distributed infrastructure. Here’s how it’s organized and how each layer fits into day-to-day operations. Three-Layer Hierarchy of VCF 9.0VCF 9.0 structures infrastructure into three layers, each serving a clear purpose: Layer 1: Private Cloud (Top-Level)This is the entire footprint of your private cloud environment. It encapsulates everything…your regions, Fleets, and Instances. You can think of it as the top-level container where policy and strategy decisions

I have backup olicy to backup sharepoint using VDC and this job run from Jul 29 and until now the job still in ‘Object waiting for processing’. Already open ticket but until now the support team still investigate. So i posted here hopefully someone here know how to solve this 

We are building a “green zone” where basic infrastructure systems including a hot standby backup environment should be running. This env is completely separated from current pro environment. This env will have no AD at the beginning. VBR is using a dedicated SQL server.Our current VBR server is running in prod domain (ideas to move it and all Veeam systems to a dedicated domain exist for a long time but were never implemented. The idea to remove the systems from domain and use Workgroup also exist).The very simple idea is currently to have a second VBR VM instance running there + some other Veeam components + a empty Linux repo and start downloading/stage backups from immutable Cloud Object Storage to a local Linux repo in this green zone ASAP to have everything local again and ready to restore. VBR server and all Veeam systems will run in Workgroup mode then. Ideally we would at least have the Veeam config backup available + all needed credentials an keys.

case: 07735344keyword:  Server 2025,  24h2,  upgrade ReFSA few days after upgrading to Server 2025 (in-place upgrade ...yeah yeah...i know but options were limited), the CPU started to peg on the VM which would also max out the CPU of the host.  The VM would be unreachable/unusable until after a cold restart. Ultimately, it looks like ReFS version was slowly being upgraded on our SAN due to the upgrade and it was incompatible with Veeam.  If I kept all veeam services off...no issues.  Once the services were on (even with all jobs disabled), the CPU would once again peg and the VM would hang.After weeks of troubleshooting, I had to cut my losses and reformat/reinstall using server 2022....blowing away all backups.  Importing saved backup config did bring the Veeam server back with all settings and I was able to slowly bring all my backups online (I had to do it slowly because we have backup copy jobs going over a wan which took days. 

Whenever I'm involved in a project that includes a deduplication appliance or even a dedicated storage system, the hardware vendor typically recommends implementing replication at the hardware level.In these scenarios, I often suggest using software-based replication, orchestrated by Veeam.Which approach is truly more appropriate? Is there a best practice for this? Do both methods work effectively?My recommendation is always based on the ability to control data retention and expiration, as well as the use of GFS (Grandfather-Father-Son) policies.Should I continue to follow this line of thinking? Does using hardware-based replication affect this in any way? Is retention management compromised?

Hi Veeam Community, I have seen many questions (and experienced a few issues myself) when deploying Veeam Backup for Google Cloud (VBGC) in production environments. Most of these could have been avoided with some pre-deployment checks. So, I wanted to share a quick checklist that might help others save time and frustration. 1️: Service Account Preparation Create a dedicated Service Account (SA) in GCP. Assign all required IAM roles/permissions for each project you plan to back up. Test SA access via the VBGC diagnostics tab — all checks should show "Passed" before deployment.  2️: Quota Review Check CPU, disk, and instance quotas for each region where VBGC will deploy worker instances. Adjust quotas in advan

Hello,do you have hints, where could be the issue with VM backup job without AAP, on vSphere: [18.06.2025 23:20:05.172]    <01> [000E]   Error (3)    Task failed.[18.06.2025 23:20:05.172]    <01> [000E]   Error (3)    Cannot find layout information for disk: 2000 (System.Exception)[18.06.2025 23:20:05.172]    <01> [000E]   Error (3)       at Veeam.Backup.Core.SanPlugin.CViStorageIntegrationProxyBuilder.GetDiskLayoutExForDisk(CVm vm, CVirtualDisk virtualDisk)[18.06.2025 23:20:05.172]    <01> [000E]   Error (3)       at Veeam.Backup.Core.SanPlugin.CViStorageIntegrationProxyBuilder.GetVmDisksLunsInfo(CViVmContext viVmContext, VmEntry vmEntry)[18.06.2025 23:20:05.172]    <01> [000E]   Error (3)       at Veeam.Backup.Core.SanPlugin.CViStorageIntegrationProxyBuilder.BuildSanProxyFo

Hi,(Version 12.3.2, install on Bare Metal server - Dell - Windows Server 2022)A few months ago, we changed our antivirus: previously TrendMicro, now Microsoft Defender for Business. Since this change, restoring VMs larger than 2 TB no longer works. When we uninstall Defender, it works.Our first reaction was to open a service request with Microsoft. Unfortunately, this has been dragging on for several weeks! Microsoft can't find where it's blocking us or why, despite a phenomenal number of exclusions (much more than Veeam recommends – article kb1999).Error message :Backup not opened Agent failed to process method {Mount.QueryVolumesOnMountedDevice}Do you have any idea what might be blocking the restoration of VMs larger than 2 TB? Thanks,

After receiving an NFR key from Devolutions I headed over to their website and looked around at the documentation. It may be overwhelming to see how much documentation there is, but after browsing some more I realized it is just due to the fact that this software can do so much, and you can configure everything with extreme granularity. There are also many functions the software suite can do.Today we will look at the Remote Desktop Manager and configure cloud based version to save creating any servers and save some time. First, You create your hub, I decided to go with business, but created a personal one after to see the differences.  At this point, you will Download and save your emergency kit. Keep this somewhere safe incase you ever loose your account password.

Failed to call RPC function'EpAgentCollectSystemlnfo': Machine doesn't have identifiers 

Failed to call RPC function'EpAgentCollectSystemlnfo': Machine doesn't have identifiers

Hello Community ! I am sharing these steps because, when dealing with SharePoint recovery, I encountered several issues that need to be considered, and the online guide is not very clear.First, you need to consider what permissions are required to use the Veeam Explorer for SharePoint tool:https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/explorers/vesp_permissions.html?ver=120 First, let's start with the necessary environment:VBR: Veeam Server in workgroupVM_MSSQL: Server MSSQL, on AD domain, with the same version of Microsoft SQL Server installed on whi

One of the great things about AI is that it can be improved in the background, and Veeam Intelligence is no different. I have used AI (namely a GPT) to create a YARA rule, which I’ve found to be easier and servicing quicker than finding some shared online. It is no surprise that Veeam Intelligence is here to help in the same regard. I had a discussion with ​@kirststoner12 about this and sure enough - Veeam Intelligence was able to do this generative AI task within Veeam. I did a simple prompt:Can you generate a YARA rule to look in backups for credit card numbers stored in plain text?  The result was rather quick and created in Veeam intelligence with ease: This is just one quick example of how you can use Veeam Intelligence to have some AI-p

Long-time reader, first-time poster. I thought I’d document my initial experience with Vault from a Veeam Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) perspective, to share the journey with others who may be heading down the same path and to highlight a few gotchas. As with anything new, your mileage may vary and subject to change. We started with a Backup as a Service customer who wanted to use vendor-backed cloud storage. They had spoken to Veeam, were happy with the offering, and it was something we were planning to explore anyway as an alternative to Wasabi. Gotcha #1 – As of writing, VCSPs cannot consume Vault through the VCSP programme and must instead purchase it as a “traditional transaction” through distribution (at least here in New Zealand). What became clearer later in the journey was that there’s a restriction in the VCSP programme requiring the provider to purchase and “own” the storage subscription. This could be an issue

As you already know, each month, we'll be highlighting a specific Veeam-related registry key to help you better manage and fine-tune your environment.For our post this August, we're diving into a crucial registry setting that can help you avoid potential storage issues: SqlTempLogPath.By default, Veeam chooses the local disk with the most free space to temporarily store SQL log backup files before they're moved to your backup repository. On busy SQL servers, this can quickly consume a lot of disk space. With the SqlTempLogPath registry key, you can manually specify a different location for these temporary files, giving you greater control over your storage.To learn more about how this works and get a step-by-step guide on how to implement it, check out the full blog post here: