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Hey everyone,As we prepare for the upcoming update that introduces support for Veeam v13 on Windows, I wanted to ask:What migration strategy are you planning to adopt and why ?Will you simply upgrade your existing Veeam Windows server to v13? Or do you plan to migrate to v13 and then transition to the Veeam Software Appliance?So far, I haven't found any official discussion about the migration process from Windows to Linux. Ideally, I'm looking for a solution that allows me to back up and restore my settings during this migration. Personally, for all new projects, I’m planning to propose the new Linux-based appliance, even though some aspects still require optimization and improvement. In cases where migration is possible, I would tend to recommend switching to the appliance for smaller infrastructures as well — mainly to benefit from the native hardening layer and eliminate Windows licensing costs. Smaller companies often have limited time to dedicate to cybersecurity.For larger infras

Hi all,the in place upgrade of Veeam ONE 12.3.x to 13.x doesn’t work. The MSI packet for the monitor client won’t be found. The path to the MSI file is shown as “1” and giving the correct path to the mounted ISO ends in an error message that the MSI doesn’t fit to the system (Windows 10 22H2).What can I do? At the moment I do not plan to update my Windows machine. My way is to go away from Windows in the next months.Kind Regards

You might have found the same information when you upgrade the previous version of Veeam Backup and Replication server to v12.3.2.4165.The version shows 12.3.2.3617, not 12.3.2.4165.After the upgrade is complete, verify the Veeam Backup & Replication version from the Veeam Backup & Replication console (Help | About). It shows the correct version information. 

Hello everyone!Veeam 12.3.2.3617, Community Edition, Workstation Backup by veeam agentI’m having an issue with one of my home PCs. When I try to back it up, an error appears.29.09.2025 21:31:17 :: Error: Unable to resend traffic block '15863' because traffic history doesn't contain this block. History low block id '15869'.Failed to upload disk. Skipped arguments: [EmulatedDiskSpec>];Agent failed to process method {DataTransfer.SyncDisk}.Exception from server: There is no traffic block '15863' on the source side.Unable to retrieve next block transmission command. Number of already processed blocks: [25496].Failed to download disk 'bdd448f6-e7b0-4f2b-93b3-6eb675ad51c3'   Backups of two other PCs to the same storage complete without any problems. What could be causing this behavior?I tried replacing the target HDD — it didn’t help; the error can also appear when backing up the SSD (the drive’s health is normal, no errors).I tried different backup types (volume, file-level, entire PC) —

On October 8, 2025, Synology released DiskStation Manager (DSM) 7.3. This ensures smarter storage management, improved security, and new productivity tools for businesses and home users alike.This update addresses multiple security vulnerabilities. DSM 7.3 drops support for Node.js v14, Node.js v16, PHP 7.3, PHP 7.4, and PHP 8.0. To maintain compatibility, DSM automatically updates installed packages to supported versions. For packages that are no longer supported such as exFAT, you must manually remove them before updating.This topic has been discussed extensively here ”Download and update Synology DiskStation NAS to DSM 7.3”. So kindly take a look to lean more about the new features. Here is the release note as well.Download DSM 7.3To download DSM 7.3-81180, kindly use the following Archive (link). Then from the official Synology Archive, download for your NAS model. In my case, it is DS923+ and this might be different for you. Update DiskStation to DSM 7.3-81180Navigate to Control P

Hi everyone,Im going to update Veeam from 12.3.2.3617 to 12.3.2.4165. How much storage should I keep free to upgrade it?Regards.

Here’s one to find out who has the largest backup in the forums. Currently my largest server I backup is 45.1TB.  The largest one I had backing up was 115TB.  It took a while but worked fine.  I’ve been working on splitting it up in to multiple file servers to allow more concurrent streams to our backup/tape jobs. 

How To deploy Veeam Agent Protection GroupAre two physical nodes of an MS cluster and MSSQL instance in the clusterReference:Installing Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows - Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows GuideGetting Started - Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows GuideInstallation and Configuration - Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows GuideCreate new Protection GroupThe account used to perform a consistent backup of an MSSQL DB must be entered either in the Local group Administrators or enter the user side MSSQL studio with permissions of DBA Admin\Owner.You require different sets of Microsoft SQL permissions in the following cases:Installation (remote or local): current account needs CREATE ANY DATABASE permission on the SQL server level. After database creation this account automatically gets a db_owner role and can perform all operations with the database. If the current account does not have this permission, a Database Administrator may create an empty database in advance and grant t

Hi everyone, So we just made the switch from Symantec Backup Exec to Veeam a couple months ago, and so far I'm very happy. With Backup Exec however, you had the option to permanently retain backups, which seems to be missing from Veeam. For Windows Agent backups, Veeam forces you to choose a retention period for a maximum of 730 days or restore points. Problem is, this customer requires permanent retention with the ability to restore data from 10 or 20 years ago, if possible.  What are my options here with Veeam? Isn't there a way to disable the retention policy or retain data beyond 730 days? And believe me, I've looked at all of Veeam's program options and haven't been able to find anything to this effect. We can't be the only company with a permanent retention requirement. Thanks for your help!Kurt

I’m running Veeam B&R v12. Veeam is the only backup software I’ve used that doesn’t have the option to backup a single server from a Backup Job. It’s all or nothing.

Seeking field experience for a Veeam repository on HPE Alletra 4120 (Linux Hardened repo) does SSD cache drives deliver measurable gains (ingest/synthetic/merge) compared to simply adding spindles?

Hello All,  I need to take backup from postgres cluster using Veeam, the postgres is deployed in clustered nodes (3-nodes).As I know and did it before, we can use Veeam Agent for Linux to backup single node holding the postgres database, then I can perform the restore for the file using Linux FLR.  Here I have some points to be discussed :1- I know we can perform image-level backup for the VM holding the postgres, and ask the DB admin to provide us pre or post-thau script. In this cause, would it be better to use Linux agent backup on the VM instead of VM-backup? What is the pros and cons for using Agent or VM back with postgres? 2- can we create a script from our end as backup admin as simple script if the customer does not have his own script? In this case appreciate if someone explained how the script works? 3- how can we backup clustered machines, do we have to install Linux agent on all cluster nodes? How can I point the nodes to take backup and restore? Comparing to Microsoft SQL

Hello community, Can someone provide instructions for the recent patch? I am looking to upgrade from 12.3.2.3617 to 12.3.2.4165. This is my first patch upgrade via ISO and I want to confirm I am installing correctly.  Thanks!!

Veeam Backup & Replication includes several built-in credentials: Helper appliance credentials Tenant-side network extension appliance credentials Provider-side network extension appliance credentials Azure helper appliance credentials  I understand that the documentation recommends changing the Azure helper appliance credentials before deploying Azure helpers.However, I would like to change all four built-in passwords (for security and compliance reasons), even though I’m not using Azure or Cloud Connect helpers. Is it supported and safe to change these built-in credentials (in the Credentials Manager), or could this cause issues with helper appliance deployment or communication?

Veeam patching needed on all V12 and lower installations:  https://www.veeam.com/kb4771

Hello Community,Here is my first update on my topic, at this time you will find an explanation regarding Disk Access Time. Where dealing with real disk I/O operations it is necessary to understand that the disk drive is a mechanical device and consequently has certain characteristics. For a mechanical device, modern disk drives are very fast, but when compared with the solid state components of the rest of the system they take forever to do anything. An average random I/O requests will take about 8,000,000 CPU cycles worth of time.When talking to a disk drive there are three phases that must be gone through.The disk head must be positioned onto the correct track. For a modern 15,000RPM disk drive, the average seek time is in the order of 3ms. This is only an average. Remember this is a mechanical device, the further it moves the longer it will take to get there. Where data objects have been nicely grouped so that they are close together on the disk surface, then much smaller head movem

The data shown in VSPC for virtual machines includes a field called ‘Platform’. How do I get that information via a REST query? For example, all I get back from /protectedWorkloads/virtualMachines is:instanceUid : 99cef482-482c-96a9-ece8-8414715e2feebackupServerUid : d5beda61-353c-4d6d-8de8-dacc624e38d4organizationUid : 708e82e3-ff60-4bb2-8d71-9c032afe8efbname : hierarchyRef : parentHostRef : objectUid : 4ef89479-7cbd-41c3-861b-18de5ada56aeipAddresses : provisionedSourceSize : 85899345920usedSourceSize : 85919269836totalRestorePointSize : 61589856256latestRestorePointSize : 2263212032restorePoints : 60latestRestorePointDate : 2025-10-07T22:10:18.9900000+00:00jobUid : 2727ab1b-08f8-4741-870a-b275dc6da6f8malwareState : UnverifiedCheers.

Many of you receive Email notifications for upcoming webinars, but did you know you can go back and watch hours of Veeam webinars and videos?   This link connects you to 457 Webinars, Demos, and How-To Videos spanning 46 pages. The filter on the right can help you narrow it down to what you want to watch. Disclaimer, I am not responsible if you don’t get any work done and spend the next week learning 😂 https://www.veeam.com/resources/videos/  

I’m trying to backup one of our “workstation” but I am experiencing this error in our VSPC, why is that ?

This is the data shown in VSPC → Protected Data → Computers → Managed by Backup Server.Maybe I’m missing something obvious./protectedWorkloads/virtualMachines = on-prem virtual machines (vSphere, Hyper-V, AHV, oVirt, Promox)/protectedWorkloads/publicCloud/virtualMachines = cloud virtual machines (AWS, Azure, GCP)/infrastructure/backupAgents = agents managed by console 

Scenario: A user submits an urgent ticket - a very important folder has been deleted from the file server.IT will ask ‘when is the last time you saw that folder?’ and they usually don’t know.So, I fire up Veeam Backup and Replication. Click Restore > Microsoft Hyper-V > From backup > Guest file restore > Microsoft Windows.I’ll (randomly) pick a backup from 2 days ago. Wait (forever) for the backup to spin up; then navigate to where the folder should be, only to find it’s not there. So I close it and spin up a different backup set. I’ll keep doing this until I eventually find the folder and restore it. This takes forever.Is there a faster way to do this?

  Hello Community! If you’re a Veeam Cloud Service Provider (VCSP), you know the challenges of handling licenses for tenants. The old way of emailing .lic files, waiting for tenants to install them, and then verifying everything worked correctly is time consuming and prone to errors. It may work for a few customers, but as you scale, it quickly becomes unmanageable. This is where the Veeam Service Provider Console (VSPC) changes the game. By integrating VSPC with the Veeam ProPartner Pulse portal, you can manage license distribution, usage reporting, and billing in a centralized, automated way. No more manual file exchanges and licenses are pushed directly into tenant environments with minimal effort. Think of Pulse as the master licensing database and VSPC as the control plane that brings those licenses to life in your tenants’ environments. In this post, I’ll walk through how this works and why it’s a game-changer for service providersHow to connect Veeam VSPC Console to Pro Partner