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Greetings friends! I have seen this question popping up since VSA was released. How do we monitor VSA, or any other hardened appliance? There is a clear announcement about support for things like this, bear this in mind before you continue. Grafana Dashboard for Veeam Software Appliance (Unofficial + unsupported)When you finish this article, if you follow all the steps, you should have something similar to this. It might be different according to your environment, number of days you select, etc.Dashboard – SummaryUptime and Latest Data Collection – Two main widgets that will show us if everything is alright. Appliance Information Table – Another great set of information, including Hostname, version, RAM, etc. SWAP is dynamic, if you have anything more than 0% colors will change. CPU Usage – Always good to keep a good track of the CPU usage, the query is granular and shows the effort and pressure per Core RAM Usage – Bit simple, just showing the % of RAM used. Query can be modified to s

Hello everyone,I am new to this community and have already tried my luck in a closed thread about the Veeam VM Migrator Utility.However, I currently have a question about this utility.Are there any experience reports on migrating individual vSphere VMs using the Migrator Utility?Is individual migration with this tool even intended? Thank you in advance for your feedback!

i have vbr 12.3 installed on VM from where i had to add storeonce vsa ,however when i add username and password,it shows error saying unable to login to ip:port 16022...what could be the reason

Since yesterday all our existing configured backup jobs to Azure Blob storage are failing and attempts to create new object storage repository are failing on Validating Credentials.  Error: Unable to access object storage (reason: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond. (xstorageaccountnamex.blob.core.windows.net:443))Any ideas?  I’ve tried rotating the access key in Azure and updating that in the Cloud account in Veeam m365 backup.  This has started to occur a week after upgrading to v8 which was ok initially.

I have been (legally) ordered to provide “any and all” copies of backups for a client dating back two years. Veeam 8.1.2 Community runs on a Win10 Virtual Machine and runs 3 routines dailyExchange, SharePoint + Teams, OneDriveManual restore will take a year and $9K of external USB hard drives.Wondering if there is a way to give them a copy of the Veeam virtual machine with backups disabled and the only restore options are save locally. I do not want them to accidentally trigger a restore job that overwrites the live data.Disabling the 3 jobs is not appealing because they can be enabled easily.I changed the global admin password associated with the organization but did not affect Veeam operation.  This would allow us to continue to the original Veeam backup server for daily backups.In typing this, it seems that providing them with a searchable and restorable archive is what I am looking for.  Plus it cannot interfere with the ongoing backup of the live data.I am grateful for any suggest

Hello Team,I just finished setting up Veeam backup community edition 12.2 and added Proxmox VE server into Veeam backup.  Now, I tried to configure “worker”, but it was failed.  I used DHCP and set static IP address.  The error I got was “Failed to obtain an IP address: The operation timeout exceeded” and “Worker xxxx(hostname) test failed.  I am not sure if worker name should be registered in DNS record, or it should be any hostname which doesn’t exist in DNS?  I tried to both of them, but I still have no luck.Also, the worker host seemed to be created on Proxmox VE server.  I can see this and I can ping this from Veeam backup host (Windows 11 PC).   I appreciate for you help!!

Hi all,I want to update Veeam Agent for Windows from 6.3.2.1205 to 6.3.2.1302. The in place upgrade doesnt’t work:  Will my backup job settings be safe when I uninstall the current installed agent and reinstall the new version of Veeam Agent for Windows?Kind Regards

Introduction In the first two parts of this series, we explored the why and how of using Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSAs) with Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR). If you missed them, check out:Part 1 – Why Use gMSAs with VBR Part 2 – How to Configure gMSAs with VBRThis third and final installment dives into security implications, introduces Dedicated Managed Service Accounts (dMSAs), explains the threat of Kerberoasting, and previews what's new with gMSA in Windows Server 2025.  1. Security Considerations: gMSAs in the Real World a) Overprivileged AccountsAvoid assigning excessive permissions like Domain Admin to gMSAs.Best Practices:Apply least privilege Use role-specific gMSAs (e.g. Exchange, SQL, File-Servers, but NOT DCs! - see below) Audit regularlyb) Password Retrieval AbuseOnly authorized systems can retrieve gMSA passwords. Compromised systems pose a risk.Mitigation:Harden GIP and other retrieval systems no other services on the GIP restrict network access (e.g. switch

Hi,I’m new to Veeam family and doing initial deployment.What is recommendation for backup jobs - one job for one VM? or group more VMs which could be same schema of backup in one backup job? how much it affects deduplication?Is ReFS deduplication compatible with also enabled job deduplication? Could be both enabled?Is there any report of job deduplication? for me it looks it does not deduplicate anything.Thanks

Great news, we now have a Test drive Veeam Software Appliance v13 - Hands on Lab for you to access. 😀  You can access this lab from the main registration page:https://go.veeam.com/hands-on-lab-experience-html

I started my first backup on the 9th. I have retention set to 12 days and Synthetic on Saturdays (default)  . No files have yet been removed from my NAS. I have attached details 9kinow there are extra backups on some days) but its over 12 days now. When will deletion start ? Tony

Does VAMWF support scheduled backup jobs?  I was able to create one with the GUI, but it didn’t run, probably because there was no entry in Task Scheduler.

 "Failed to establish connection: no valid IP addresses were found. A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond 10.x.x.x:10005"The problem here is my Veeam VM is not on that network. It is only home network 192.x.x.x using  hyper-v switch.  The network referenced in the error strictly a closed vlan for security cams which is a secondary nic on the host server.  The host server and domain controller backup fine but the win11 clients Veeam keeps trying to use secondary nic which is not connected to the vm. AD DNS does not have any enters for the other network.  so somehow it Veeam is trying to use the host server nics at will.I have set the global traffic preferred network to the home network. makes non difference disabled all firewalls on all devices not joy same error.  my only other thought would be to force all the firewall rules to a scope for th

I back up our Organization sites nightly. Sometimes I get a warning on a job that a site was deleted and I have to go into the job and remove the deleted site from the backup. Is there any way for deleted sites to just be removed from the backup automatically? So the program is only backing up what exists?  Note that currently ‘select objects to back up’ is set to ‘back up the following objects’ which is 23 of 25 sites. So I don’t have ‘Back up entire organization’ selected. Although would that maybe be my fix and dynamically adjust what sites are available to back up? 

Hi all,looking for real-world guidance on NIC sizing for a Linux Hardened Repository.Context (VBR 12.x or 13.x ; Linux appliance vs Windows?): Repository: Linux Hardened Repo (XFS, immutability). Repo server NIC options: either 2×10/25GbE or 4×10/25GbE. Backup server/proxies can also be 2×10/25GbE or 4×10/25GbE. Primary storage for the VMware workloads will be either 32G FC (Direct SAN from proxies) or 10/25GbE iSCSI. Single site, LAN backups (no WAN in the data path). Goal: Max throughput and resilience without adding complexity that doesn’t pay off.Has anyone measured a meaningful improvement going from 2×25GbE to 4×25GbE on a single Linux repo?What actually worked (or didn’t) in your environments —  “wish-I-knew” lessons appreciated :-) 

🚀 Exciting news for Service Providers!Veeam Service Provider Console (VSPC) v9 just dropped, and it comes packed with some really cool new features. Over the past few days, I’ve been digging into one in particular—REST API proxying—and wanted to share what I’ve discovered, plus a small demo script that shows just how powerful this feature can be. So, what’s REST API proxying?Simply put, VSPC can now use a single API token to authenticate itself and then proxy requests to all your remotely managed Veeam products. That means you can manage everything from one central console without juggling multiple keys or credentials. A note on securityBecause a single API key can reach all your servers, it’s super important to keep it safe. Treat it like gold. 😄 When you create an API key, you can also enable “read-only access.” This applies not only to calls against VSPC itself but also to all proxied requests to your Veeam servers. If you’re just pulling information (like in my demo), enabling re

I’d like to setup Veeam Windows Backup and Recovery for 1 physical PC. What software and license are required to set this up?

I need to migrate multiple VMs from the old vCenter to the new one and want to keep the existing Veeam backup chain. Is there an easier method than the Veeam VM Migrator Utility?

IntroductionMITRE ATT&CK v18, released in October 2025, introduces a major change in detection guidance. Two new objects, Detection Strategies and Analytics, replace the old single-sentence detection notes with structured, behavior-focused logic.In previous versions, detection tips were just short text inside each technique. Detection Strategies describe what behavior to look for, and Analytics show how to detect it on specific platforms. Each Analytic then guides you to relevant Log Sources and Data Components. What This Means for DefendersThis modular structure reflects how attacks develop not as individual warning messages, but as a chain of observable behaviors. Defenders can now track detection logic across different levels, systems, and data sources. The new detection model provides a clearer link between techniques, behaviors, and the necessary telemetry to identify them. Let’s look at the Detection Strategy DET0088 “Backup Software Discovery via CLI, Registry, and Process I

Hi Veeam Community,I’m running into a critical issue with my backups and need help.Error Details:Unable to apply retention policy: failed to delete backup filesError: Failed to call RPC function 'FcIsExists': The specified network name is no longer available.Environment:Veeam Backup & Replication: v12.3.2.3617 Backup Repository: NAS OS: Windows 10What I’ve tried:Deleted ~300GB of old backup files to free up space. Verified repository free space. Restarted Veeam services and checked network connectivity.Despite this, all backups are failing. The error seems tied to retention policy cleanup and possibly network access to the NAS.

Hello everyone, I am sharing the migration of the Enterprise Manager database from Microsoft SQL to PostgreSQL.https://www.veeam.com/kb4409Part 1: Back up the Current Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager Database    Open an Administrative Command Prompt cmdcd  "C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Enterprise Manager"Using the Enterprise Manager Database Migration Utility, create a Backup of the current Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager database.https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/em/em_db_migration.html?ver=120Veeam.EM.DB.Migration.exe /file:"C:\Temp\BEMConf.emco" /backupemdatabase /encryptionpassword:1l0v3KB5 /encryptionhint:bestpasseverPart 2: Restore the Enterprise Manager Database Backup to PostgreSQL    Using the Enterprise Manager Database Migration Utility, restore the backup created in Step 3 to the destination PostgreSQL server.Veeam.EM.DB.Migration.exe /file:"C:\Temp\BEMConf.emco" /restoreemdatabase /encryptionpassword:1l0v3KB5 /servername:localhost /initialcatalog:Vee

​I’ve been using Veeam with IBM storage snapshots for quite a while now, and it’s been excellent. The integration works smoothly and gives you a lot of flexibility in how you want to configure things. One option is to let Veeam handle the snapshot orchestration and leave snapshots behind for a set amount of time. The other is to use IBM’s Safeguarded Copy feature, which gives you immutable snapshots controlled directly by the SAN. Because this is policy based and includes SAN Replication Policies, I opted for this option to have my production data in a second site, with Safeguarded copies there as well.Each snapshot can be browsed in Veeam, where you can see the virtual machines inside, and even use them for SureBackup jobs or lab environments that mirror production. Having snapshots that are only a few minutes behind production means your test or DEV environments are never out of sync. The ability to snapshot a PB of data ever hour is also quite impressive as a 1 hour backup window is