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After a power failure a VM on vSphere 8 couldn’t be started. But that’s no problem as we have backups…As I tried to restore the VM the following errors occured: 10.04.2024 07:59:45 Error    Restore job failed Error: Invoke failed. Agent: 'e247ee60-7820-47f4-b1b1-ad507aed6146', Command: 'DataTransfer.RestoreText', parameters: {(EStringArray) Links[]=[veeamfs:0:ebc7d8da-8aa5-4be0-b937-8a278d664dc7 (67)/summary.xml@nfs41://192.168.200.10:/Backup/ETS_2/ETSD2023-10-21T050434_A040.vbk](EBoolean) Option.Remote=false; } As I have no idea what’s up I kindly ask you to point me in the right direction… Regards,Joerg

Title says it all Got a customer who advises they are running Windows dedupe on the local OS, and I can see the backup copy job is getting really poor compression on the VM. Anyone else have customers doing this and seeing similar results? ExampleSource VM data size = 868 GB Source VM VBK file = 863 GB 

Last month I got a POC request from my customer, they are looking for a new data protection solution to replace their current backup solution. The requirements are below.Backup storage should come with encryption and immutable features. The backup data retention is 31 days in on-perm. We target to have 7 days or more in object storage which will be managed by Cloud Service Provider. SQL transaction log backup will be happening for every 15 mins. For SQL backup, only backup the SQL instance and copy it into the object storage. The Cloud Service Provider cannot access the backup data directly from object storage Keep one data copy in two separate object storages. If both Veeam Backup Server and Veeam Respository are attached by ransomware, we can restore data from the object storage to the production server in HQ. The backup solution is fully supported with VMware vSphere 7.0 and 8.0.I prepared the following environment for this POC. HQ Site1 x Veeam Backup and Replication Server v121 x

IntroFirst of all: Happy new year to everyone!With Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1, many new security features have been added. One of these is the Guest Index Data Scan. For this, Veeam Backup & Replication uses a signature-based approach. During/after the backup job, the following malware activity can be detected:- Malware signatures specified in the "C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup\SuspiciousFiles.xml" on the backup server- Multiple files renamed by malware- Multiple files deleted by malwarePlease read the Help Center documentation  to learn more about the details and how it works.In addition to the XML file, manual customization is also possible. You can add a malware signature that is marked as suspicious (Suspicious files) or that should be skipped (Trusted files) during the scan. See here. Questions you might askBut how do you know how many "built-in" and how many manually entered entries there are? Of course you can check the manual settings in the

In the realm of data management and protection, the concepts of Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO) serve as crucial metrics that shape backup strategies and play a pivotal role in ensuring business continuity. Understanding these concepts and their significance is imperative for IT experts aiming to construct robust data protection solutions that align with organizational needs and goals. Defining RPO and RTO Recovery Point Objective (RPO)RPO represents the maximum tolerable amount of data loss that an organization can endure following a disruption or system failure. It determines the point in time to which data must be restored to successfully resume operations without experiencing significant adverse effects. In simpler terms, it signifies how much data a business can afford to lose without causing substantial harm.Data Granularity: RPO extends beyond merely specifying backup frequency. It involves understanding the granularity of data to be protected. F

I’ve installed Veeam with a 30 day evaluation license. It works fine for VMs. However, when I try to back up the physical host using a Windows Agent, I get the error:Managed session has failed: 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 192.1YY.1.XX:10005The endpoint running the agent can ping the backup server, and the backup server can ping the endpoint. They are all domain joined devices. There is no firewall between the endpoint and the server other than Windows Defencer with Advanced Security and all of the necessary Veeam in and out rules are present. However, the following command fails with message TcpTestSucceeded = False:Test-NetConnection -ComputerName backupServer.mynetwork.local -Port 10005 -InformationLevel DetailedThe backup server port 10005 is listening and not blocked by another application. The backup server has been rebooted sev

We have Veeam pushing a couple of Nutanix clusters.  Jobs are split between the clusters and Nutanix is replicating between the two clusters so if one goes down…Issue that we’re seeing is when Veeam is backing up a server, snaps are being created to do the backup. Replication between the two Nutanix clusters is seeing the snap and replicating it to the second node.  Since the snap doesn’t have a retention set, Nutanix is setting the snaps for 60 day retention.  When we’re starting to deal with file servers north of 20tb, this becomes and issue.  Is there anyway to force Veeam to set a short retention on snaps or is this something Nutanix should address?Thanks in advance.

Hi All, Anyone faced this issue or any fixes to resolve this. Am using Oracle plugin for Backup on windows VM, these are stuck is stopping state from yesterday.I tried looking for the Veeam exe agent on VBR as well as agent VM, no process is running, is there a way we can forcibly cancel only these backup’s We could locate the PID’s of these process, however process does not appear under VBR or the oracle VM Task Manager,  Process: [64 bit], PID: [19652], SessionId: [0], UID: [fc911f7e-ed08-4bb7-be1f-4a3461f23dda] for the SRV03248Process: [64 bit], PID: [61356], SessionId: [0], UID: [3b69526c-e334-4305-bd33-bcced8fc2944] for the SRV03576Process: [64 bit], PID: [19724], SessionId: [0], UID: [a941f009-e8b7-475a-8fd2-1388653256b6] for the SRV03709Process: [64 bit], PID: [61356], SessionId: [0], UID: [3b69526c-e334-4305-bd33-bcced8fc2944] for the SRV03821    

While backing up Exchange data, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 systematically retrieves the properties associated with every mailbox folder. This encompassing approach includes visible folders and extends to hidden and legacy folders, such as 'TeamsMessagesData.' By diligently requesting and capturing the properties of these folders, Veeam ensures a comprehensive backup solution that accounts for all relevant data within the Exchange environment.Exchange Web Services (EWS) are the legacy APIs used to create clients and services that connect to Exchange to get access to mailbox information. Microsoft will restrict access via EWS to Teams message data starting on January 31, 2023.Following a recent update within Microsoft 365, a notable adjustment has rendered the retrieval of properties associated with the 'TeamsMessagesData' folder unattainable through the current Exchange Web Services (EWS) APIs utilized by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. This modification in the Microsoft 365 environ

This article was birthed by the following article shared in the community which by @Viperian. Kindly take a look at the comment section of this post as they are very informative as well.I see a lot of environments shared online with the .local suffix and this made me create a blog post on how to set up a Domain Controller as Recommended by Microsoft. There are numerous articles on this topic on the blog but I have decided to share the latest that was prompted by the above concern.But then, this is a new Active Directory environment. The issue has not been solved for existing AD environments with the .local suffix. Hence, this guide was developed to tackle this problem. Please see  “how to change Active Directory Domain name from dot local to dot com” for more information. Note: I would recommend backing up your AD environment before making any changes to your domain controllers. I would recommend using Veeam Backup and Replication for AD protection. This ensures that you can recover in

vCenter shows disk consolidation requested by Veeam but also displays percentage of completion. What's a good plan to be able to restart the Windows DB VM? See screenshots below.From what I know, it is not a good idea to reboot while consolidation is going on. However, this has been going on for at least 2 days and the DB residing on the server is performing poorly. I have requested the DB folks to try to restart the DB instead of the server but in the event that this would be the only option that is left to do, what is a good way to go about doing a VM reboot. I have disabled the job in Veeam and has cancelled another Veeam request to vCenter to run another consolidation (thoe one showing 0%). 

In the world of data management, backups serve as a crucial safety net against data loss. They act as a shield, preserving data in case of accidental deletion, hardware failures, cyberattacks, or other unforeseen disasters. When it comes to creating backups, various strategies exist, each with its own advantages and considerations. Among these strategies, full, incremental, and differential backups stand out as fundamental methods, offering distinct approaches to data protection. Moreover, the concepts of synthetic full backups and block cloning have also emerged as valuable enhancements to traditional backup methodologies.Full Backups: The Foundation of Data PreservationA full backup serves as the foundational snapshot of all data within a system. It captures every file and folder, creating a complete replica of the entire dataset. While comprehensive, full backups tend to be time-consuming and resource-intensive due to the need to copy all data each time they are executed. Despite th

Today we are going to setup Object Storage for our lab leveraging Object First’s Ootbi. This is a test lab environment for demo purposes. After powering on Ootbi we are brought to the license screen.LicenseAfter accepting the agreement we land on the Available Options page.Available OptionsWe will now setup a new cluster.New Cluster SetupHostnameCluster name and Cluster IPNext we need to give our system a password.New PasswordWe are almost done.Completed SuccessfullyTurn on the Telemetry service.Telemetry ServiceWe have now completed the Ootbi setup.Cluster SetupNext we can move on to the Web UI.Web UIAfter logging in for the first time Ootbi will give us hints of what our next steps should be.HintWe will now create S3 Access keys.Create New KeyKeys CreatedNow Ootbi wants us to create a bucket. Create a BucketBucket CreationBucket CreatedWe are now ready to move on to Veeam. Remember to copy the endpoint for use when connecting from Veeam.EndpointWe will now add Ootbi as a Veeam Reposi

I’ve installed and configured the Veeam MS SQL agent on a MS SQL Server 2022 instance.  During the DB backup setup, I can’t select object based repository or my SOBR. What is the best way to transition MS SQL backups to S3? Replication jobs only allow VMs.  The Backup Copy and Copy Job only show local repositories.

Hi all! I’ve been following along with Michael Cade’s renewed journey into home labbing on twitter at the same time that I’m doing a bit of the same. I’m currently working through the following2x AceMagic AM06Pro (https://www.amazon.com/Computers-Windows-Display-Desktop-Bluetooth/dp/B0BQHBWPYX) upgraded to 64 GB ram and 3 TB of internal disks each for ESXi hosts 1x AceMagic T8 Plus (https://www.amazon.com/ACEMAGIC-Computer-3-Screen-Bluetooth-Computers/dp/B0CQJQPZJX) as a Proxmox host (hopefully) 1 QNAP TS332x for basic iSCSI and object storage 1 Synology 923+ that I’m hoping to do some Veeam related goodness on. Cloud based object storage from 11:11 Systems as well as some vCD compute for VCC In addition I have some resources in AWS that I’ll leverage to do testing and learning with. What are you all doing for labs in modern times? If you are actively using a lab what are you testing, what’s exciting you?

When I was a kid my mother told me never talk about politics, religion or money. Luckily, she'll never read this. I'm pretty sure she thinks I sit in a basement and do something that involves backing up iPhones. I can promise we won't touch politics or religion though, but we are most certainly going to talk money, and more importantly, how to help reduce IT cloud spend.All three major cloud vendors (AWS, Azure, and GCP) offer native backup options. The main advantage being ease of deployment as it's just a checkbox to enable for the most part. As companies move workloads or create net new workloads in the cloud it's common the data protection team is left behind as cloud admins will manage the backups themselves. This quickly becomes unsustainable though both from a cost and management perspective. Sifting through monthly cloud bills to find backup costs is not as easy as one might think. To understand the total cost of ownership (TCO) associated with protecting cloud workloads, manag

Hi everyoneI run the Solution Architects team at Veeam for the Americas. My team have been working on updating and extending capacity calculators for use by the Veeam team, partners and customers. We worked in close collaboration with Product Management, R&D (i.e. Gostev's teams) and our CIS team to overhaul the formulae and update the user experience. I am happy to report that the updated calculators are now generally available at https://www.veeam.com/calculators.A couple of notes:the calculators are, of course, estimates. Your mileage may vary given the innumerable variables in any IT environment. the new calculators use new, updated maths developed in collaboration with the product teams, and have a new UI. This is focused on capacity, however some compute guidance is offered in the result 'Details' where appropriate. we worked to cover more common Veeam scenarios than before, i.e. beyond just VBR or VB365. Therefore, the calcs cover things like unstructured data, cloud, databa

Can I use the same veeam data essentials license for two office locations?  Each location will have one VMware Server and one VM for each server?

Hola!He tenido la suerte de tener en mis manos un appliace the OOTBI,(Gracias @Geoff Burke por la cesión)Como miembro de la comunidad de Veeam, os quiero compartir mi pequeño “unboxing”,con unos comentarios sobre lo que ví!En las próximas semanas, espero poder tener más información, y sobre todo hacer mil pruebas al appliance, tanto hardware como software!https://lfconsulting.org/object-first-ootbisaludos.

Why am I not allowed to create a recovery media for this machine?

We're getting a fairly large number (~1K/week) of "OpenSSL SSLv3 large heartbeat response - possible ssl heartbleed attempt" IDS alerts and blocked connections from our Meraki firewall for ESXi-Veeam traffic.The alerts look like this:Time Type Source Network Destination Disposition Action Details Mar 25 2:59:25 IDS Alert <ESXi IP>:902 <network name> VeeamDRS Meraki Network OS   Blocked SERVER-OTHER OpenSSL SSLv3 large heartbeat response - possible ssl heartbleed attempt  Most of the alerts for OpenSSLv3, with a few for TLSv1.1 and TLSv1. The following table summarizes alerts over a 2-week period.Most prevalent threatsThreat Occurrences SERVER-OTHER OpenSSL SSLv3 large heartbeat response - possible ssl heartbleed attempt 1547 SERVER-OTHER OpenSSL SSLv3 large heartbeat response - possible ssl heartbleed attempt 324 SERVER-OTHER OpenSSL SSLv3 large heartbeat response - possible ssl heartbleed attempt 301 SERVER-OTHER

In my post about Hyper-V 2025, I went over what’s coming that’s new in Server 2025, and a few things about Hyper-V support with Veeam… I was curious, what additional Veeam feature do you think would be most exciting to see here?