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PLP-LackNot a newbie anymore

Veeam Backup & REplication 12 - Warning - Linux - Network conneciton

I want to backup two Linux Systems.And i get this error on both systems:Unable to perform guest file system indexing: Failed to establish a network connection to the host.

10 months ago

ScottVeeam Legend

posted in YARA and Script Library

List of Tapes and load count

I have a lot of tapes and multiple libraries. I recently had a few failures, and wanted to check how many times each tape has been loaded and either read or written too to see if there is a trend with the oldest ones. I created a little script to do this, and figured I’d sort it from the most loads at the top. It ended up being a coincidence and I have plenty of life left in all my tapes, but always fun to lean a new command # Load Veeam PowerShell SnapIn if not already loadedif ((Get-PSSnapin -Name VeeamPSSnapIn -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null) { Add-PSSnapin VeeamPSSnapIn}# Get all tape media$tapes = Get-VBRTapeMedium# Create an array to hold the results$results = @()foreach ($tape in $tapes) { $tapeInfo = "" | Select-Object 'TapeName', 'LoadCount' $tapeInfo.TapeName = $tape.Name $tapeInfo.LoadCount = $tape.LoadCount $results += $tapeInfo}$results | Sort-Object LoadCount -Descending | Format-Table

10 months ago

Geoff BurkeVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard

posted in Discussion Boards

Rocky Linux outperforming Ubuntu? Is there any evidence out there about this?

Hi Folks, Someone told me that they tested Rocky Linux versus Ubuntu (most likely 20.04) acting as a Veeam repository and there were significant performance differences between them with Rocky linux seriously outperforming Ubuntu. I don’t have any other details like (test environment, amount of data etc etc) but I personally find this hard to believe but wanted to know what everyone else thought. First off Rocky Linux is a spin off Redhat base distro that was created or gained much more popularity with the demise of Centos. I see Veeam themselves are always using examples with Ubuntu so that must mean something 😃.I am not getting involved in the old Distro wars of years past, i.e. (Debian vs Slackware vs Redhat) etc just want to know people’s genuine thoughts and experience.

10 months ago

HunterLAFRVeeam Legend

posted in Discussion Boards

Funny issue with Alfred, share yours!

Hi everyone,I want to share a little story with all of you, and also invite you to share yours!! I picked up my Alfred at VeeamOn 2023 in Miami, knowing that he will belong to my daughter.Sha fall in love since the instant moment she saw him (bye bye Mikey 🐭 )Now she always carry him around the house , an if allowed, goes with her to some activities out.For her is her new baby, and as a baby….yes! Dippers!!!🤣🤣🤣Im still laughing every time I remember the situation!!Please share your Alfred’s experiences and funny moments!cheers!

10 months ago

Mohamed RaeesComes here often

asked in Discussion Boards

migration of server

i need to know if there a supported veeam migration tool to migrate all vms from old server to new server

10 months ago

coolsport00Veeam Legend

posted in Discussion Boards

ReFS vs NTFS (or other)

Hey all. I haven’t yet pulled the plug as far as deploying ReFS on any of my Repos. Main reason initially was due to lack of stability I saw quite often in its early days. Other reason is I didn’t want to go through the hassle of creating a new Repo, then spending days migrating data here/there/everywhere. My NTFS has worked and done pretty well. The only fast clone storage I have implemented currently is with my Hardened Repo. Have had no issues there, but then again..XFS is a pretty mature FS 😊 .Anyway, I just want to ping the Community yet again to hear of any ‘gotchas’ which may be out there which may lead me to being *against* implementing ReFS in my Veeam environment. I’m on the verge of getting some shiney new Nimble arrays in for my backup storage, so when I get it connected, it would be a prime opportunity for me to implement ReFS if it is indeed now stable. I think my only concern maybe with doing restores, and rehydration of data? Do restores take a bit longer to do? Any in

10 months ago

Rick VanoverRICKATRON

published in News

Veeam Community Recap #124Veeam Community Recap #124

El Rickatron and @Madi.Cristil are covering a solid block of content this week, plus some extra effort in the Special Department section. Watch this week’s episode below:The Linksvia @KWCork via @Geoff Burke via @Scott Special Department Newsvia @Madi.Cristil via @Rick Vanover Veeam KB 4452 (Veeam Agent for Windows: KB4452: Support Statement regarding Microsoft CVE-2023-24932 (veeam.com)Veeam KB 4458 (Text Banner for Veeam Backup & Replication) KB4458: How to Configure a Custom Text Banner for the Veeam Backup & Replication Consolevia @regnor with hat tip to @MicoolPaul’s blog site: VeeamON 2023 Recap – Miami – Michael Paul | Who’s NewWe are +100 this week! A big welcome to all of the new members! The coolest usernames this week are @Dragon @peppeforzanapoli @blank @ShyFOX @jungle and @qualitysocks!This week, Alfred’s Pick is @VeeamQueen!

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10 months ago

dikaComes here often

asked in Discussion Boards

data domain with gateway server

I’m new on using veeam and data domainbase on this article https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/dell_dd.html?ver=120if i want to make data domain as backup repository, I need to deploy a gateway server in backup infrastructure to make communication between backup proxy with dell data domainis there any other way to do backup with veeam and dell data domain without deploying a gateway server in my backup infrastructure ?

10 months ago

StingerAlexNot a newbie anymore

asked in Discussion Boards

Restore Hyper-V VM rom USB flash

Hello!I have the question about VM restoration from just *.vbk file stored in the USB stick.Let say I did the Server 1 Hyper-V VM backup and it is stored in the Server 1 Veeam registered repository. Then I copy these two files on to USB flash and go to another remote location with Server 2 Hyper-V and plugin this flash into USB port.I did not find the answer on this problem anywhere, cause it is not just copied files, it is the full bootable backup. My impression is that VM could be restored only from the repository, not from any folder or even any shared folder. But even if I copy my files from USB to Server 2 Veeam registered repository nothing happens because probably Veeam sees only backups associated with processed jobs. Sorry if I am not clear, but it is really hard to explain. I worked before with Acronis, now moved to Veeam as a much better product, but many things are unclear. Thanks!

10 months ago

Madi.CristilCommunity Manager

published in News

Veeam Community Recap #123News

This week@Rick Vanover is getting some time off, but@Madi.Cristil has two special guests ,@mrmccoy007 and@vmJoe , Veeamers and MVPs, to discuss some great content available at the Community Hub.@safiya is bringing us the special department news and ‘’Who’s New’’ 88+ ! And stay tuned until the end- Brandon is having a rap moment about VeeamON! P.S : It should read "Happy Friday '' not ''...Friday'' but sound issue The Linksvia @MicoolPaul Veeam Backup & Replication – Linux Agent Deployment & Management with Active Directoryvia @barellag How Using AWS Tags Can Help You Managing Your Resourcesvia @Chris.Childerhose Anyone have issues with Object Storage with Billions of Gets/Puts/Lists of small byte files from v12? Special Department News via @VUG Belgium & LuxembourgSecure your backups and what’s new in V12via @Federica Free VMCE for womenvia @mkevenaar 1st Annual Veeam Community Hackathonvia @Madi.Cristil VeeamON 2023 On-Demand Sessions Who’s NewThis week we welcome +88

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10 months ago

dikaComes here often

asked in Discussion Boards

one veeam license with multiple console

I would like to ask about the term of veeam license, if i consider having 2 console, one in site A and one insite B with vm around 10 in each site, so it means that i have to buy 2 bundles of veeam licenses.Then the question is, if i were buying 2 bundle, will i get only 1 license file or 2 license files ?

10 months ago

ShaokatInfluencer

asked in Discussion Boards

Veeam LAN Free Backup

Hi i need to configure lan free backup using Veeam v12. can you one help me on this?

10 months ago

Geoff BurkeVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard

posted in Discussion Boards

Testing Veeam Tape Stuff, anyone tried Opensource mhVTL?

Hi Folks, I am being jettisoned back into the tape world, “tape is dead, long live tape”. I was wondering if anyone had tried in their lab mhVTL? https://www.mhvtl.com/ I normally use Quadstor but wanted to know if you anyone had experience with the one above. Thanks

10 months ago

MicoolPaulVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard

posted in Discussion Boards

Veeam on a Playstation 4? Why Not!

I’m going to preface this by saying, please please please, never try this in a production environment!!! But yes, it is technically possible to run Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Agent for Windows, Veeam Agent for Linux, and Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 on a PlayStation 4 (PS4). ‘How?’ and ‘why?’ are the logical questions to ask at this point, so let’s take a quick look. The PS4 has been ‘jailbroken’ for some time, to the point that you can run Linux distributions on it, just like you used to be able to officially within the Playstation 3 era, for a while anyway before Sony removed the feature. A developer called Noob404 has released a PS4 port of Proxmox, the well known hypervisor platform, and has managed to successfully get Windows 10 to run on their PS4.As Windows 10 is a supported OS for many Veeam products, this does unintentionally enable their ability to run on a PS4! Based on AMD’s infamous FX series of CPUs & APUs, the PS4 has dual quad-core modules, allowing for

10 months ago

Mohamed RaeesComes here often

asked in Discussion Boards

error on adding physical machine

Not able to deploy ,install agent remotely to laptops and individual computers on my environment from veeam backup and replication server .If i am installing windows agent directly on the system it will work

10 months ago

dikaComes here often

asked in Discussion Boards

calculation of backup proxy need

hello everyone,i’m a beginner for using veeam software, so I would like to know about the calculation of backup proxy needs. according to this article https://bp.veeam.com/vbr/2_Design_Structures/D_Veeam_Components/D_backup_proxies/vmware_proxies.html if I have 236 VMs with used data around 192 TB and for physical server is 17 with used data 50 TB,VMs proxy calculationD = 192 TB*1024*1024 = 201326592W = 8H*3600 seconds = 28,800 seconds (backup Windows in seconds)T = 52428800/28800 =6991MB/sCore Full = 1821/100 = 70, Core Incremental = (T*CR)/25 = 14 core, proxy requirement : 70core & 140 GB RAMwell, if I want to achieve backup windows in 8 hour the proxy that I need is9 virtual proxy8vCpu and 18 RAM for each virtual proxy server Physical ServerD = 50TB *1024*1024 = 52428800 W = 8H*3600 seconds = 28,800 seconds (backup Windows in seconds)T = 52428800/28800 =1,821 MB/sCore Full = 1821/100 = 19 core, Core Incremental = (T*CR)/25 = 4 core, proxy requirement : 19 core & 38 GB RAM2 p

10 months ago

Geoff BurkeVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard

posted in Discussion Boards

Get Tape Content on the R&D forums

Hi Everyone, I know this came up again recently but could not find the post. I am starting to wander more back to the forums due to work and saw this thread again which has moved on. Looks like someone has a solution to get tape content: https://forums.veeam.com/powershell-f26/get-tape-content-via-powershell-t22142-60.html

10 months ago

AlexeyGoncharovComes here often

asked in Discussion Boards

How to control type of DB for install (Postres/MSSQL) during unattended setup?

Team,Can’t find how to specify the type of DB to be installed during the v12 unattended setup. I want Postgres =)Anyone can help?Alexey.

10 months ago

Iams3leVeeam Legend

posted in Discussion Boards

Questions on Homelab setup

I wish to build a new HOMELAB. Here is a guide and many others I found on Reddit.- How is your lab setup? What would you recommend? Main virtualisation solution would be VMware (would need multiple hosts here). I would also have HyperV and Proxmox VE within this environment. Yes, this is possible!https://www.altaro.com/vmware/perfect-homelab-vmware/?vgo_ee=%2BWombPttbhpwDFBk3C2zvW7%2BX%2FpMfSStElYb34Re%2FNg%3D (I love the first approach in this guide).I have got my ideas, but would like to learn from you. Keep in mind, I need a cost effective solution ranging from hardware to Power etc. Here is a talking point but just talking about the installation. I do NOT need help with the setup (deployment) tips as this is a walkthrough for me. Just ideas on how to setup low a cost effective lab, but yet a Lab to be reckoned with.

10 months ago

Mohamed RaeesComes here often

asked in Discussion Boards

Restore to new physical machine

our old server which is hosted on storage as vms need to be migrated using Veeam restore tool on VBR .But I have a concern on restore as i am trying to restore to new machine which ìs seperate physical machine for host and storage.so while restoring the data to new location on new device is there any option to seperate host and storage datas while restoring

10 months ago

pomidorokhovaNot a newbie anymore

posted in Blogs and Podcasts

Back to Veeam University!

Hello, Veeam Community!For the most experienced users of Veeam products this post won’t be a big news, but this will surely be a big help for those taking their first steps with Veeam.Often times we are asked “where do I start with my new Veeam product?” or “does Veeam offer free certification?”, and our answer is go “back to Veeam University!”Veeam University is a FREE online training portal for all users of Veeam products and it offers a wide range of on-demand educational resources. No matter how well you know Veeam products, you will find something for yourself:Guided product onboarding pathways from A to Z for your first-time deployment for Veeam Data Platform (all editions) for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 These FREE online onboarding pathways were compiled together based on customer feedback and coupled with best practices from Veeam Technical Onboarding Managers and Solutions Architects.They feature everything you need to know from day one of using the product, all in bite

10 months ago

ThePlaneskeeperNot a newbie anymore

posted in YARA and Script Library

Immutable Storage actual disk used per folder

Inherency:Since we bill by actual disk usage for our client utilizing CloudConnect, the existing reports are non-functional for reporting and billing (They report pre-deduplication/reflink data). It took a while to figure out, but there is a way to calculate actual disk space used on a per directory on an immutable repository.Solution:Using: https://community.veeam.com/blogs-and-podcasts-57/check-reflink-and-spared-space-on-xfs-repositories-244 I have extrapolated a script that will give the disk usage of each folder (IE: client) on an immutable repo. This isn't "Data used"; that is what Veeam reports. This is "Disk Used". The actual size on disk after reflinks (duplicated data is only counted once). A note about this script; it appears that the original blog entry is wrong on the size of a block. They attribute it to 4096... which is true... on disk... but the utility used explicitly gives the information in block sizes of 512:https://linux.die.net/man/8/xfs_bmap"units of 512-byt

10 months ago

JacekHNew Here

asked in Discussion Boards

Urgent - Restoring problem (OS volume)

Very small environment - ten users and two quite old servers Fujitsu Primergy TX1310 M1 with Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation. They have the same hardware, the only difference is in disks models and capacity. The first one is a domain controller (+DNS, DHCP, home folders, other shares). The second one is joined to domain with installed Veeam B&R 12 Community + MS SQL Server. Both servers are built on internal LSI Software RAID (four disks, 2x RAID 1). AD server has two partitions on LUN 0, the first one is OS volume. Recently we had serious power problems and AD server stopped to work properly - no licenses, no services, no RDP etc. I was able to log in locally but there was a problem with networking - the interfaces worked very slow and sometimes stopped. I was not able to start services nor change their settings - the service property window was frozen during saving. I wasn’t able to install any update because of the network problems. After next and next etc. restart it started

10 months ago

vNote42On the path to Greatness

posted in Blogs and Podcasts

Poor SAN transport mode performance

These days I had to troubleshoot poor VMware vSphere SAN transport mode performance during backup with Veeam. Before SAN mode, NDB transport mode was used. NBD outperformed SAN mode totally!Here are some facts about the environment.EnvironmentVMFS volume are hosted by two HPE 3PAR arrays in a synchronous replication configuration (Remote Copy) with Peer Persistence. ESXi hosts are running on different versions. Backup (here: Veeam Backup and Replication) is installed on a dedicated physical host. This host is connected with 10G LAN and a single FC uplink to one out of two fabrics.Backup performanceThe used backup mode in this environment was NDB transport mode. This was because the physical host wasn’t equipped with a FC HBA. To improve backup performance a HBA was installed. To run direct SAN backup, a few configuration steps are necessary:Add MPIO feature to backup server, Configure MPIO for 3PAR by running: mpclaim -r -I -d "3PARdataVV" FC switch zoning, Exporting all LUNs to backu

10 months ago

Chris.ChilderhoseVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard

asked in Discussion Boards

Anyone have issues with Object Storage with Billions of Gets/Puts/Lists of small byte files from v12?

I am soliciting feedback from the community and Vanguards in Slack about an issue we are seeing so wanted to get feedback here also.Scenario - we have a customer using v12 with latest patches sending data to one of our DCs with Hitachi HCP Cloud Scale cluster which is very large. They are sending over 20PB of data to us.Object Lock is turned on for some of the buckets and we are seeing billions of gets/puts/list commands which is causing havoc on the cluster worker nodes for HCPCS.The client has configured their jobs with the default block size of 1MB and we were thinking to change that to 4MB, but it would not make sense for 106-byte files. That is the sizing of the files we are seeing the issue on for three buckets of which 2 of them are Windows servers and one is Linux.Any thoughts or has anyone run in to this before? I am working with Veeam and Hitachi together as well but if this rings a bell for anyone your input would be great.Thanks.

10 months ago

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