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Hi,  We’ve just upgraded our Veeam Backup and Replication server to 12.3.1.1139.  All went very smoothly.  I also upgraded the Backup and Replication Console, on my pc, to the same version.   However, now my Veeam console will not log in to the Veeam Server. I get a message saying “Failed to connect Veeam Backup & Replication server: The logon attempt failed.”  On investigation, I found that this occurred when I was using the server name (as the field was auto-populated with this info from before the upgrade).  However, if I use the IP of the Veeam server, the console connects as expected.  I tested this using the full FQDN of the Veeam server, but still did not connect - it only seems to connect using the IP. This was not an issue prior to upgrading and is problem as we need to be able to connect via FQDN. All DNS entries are checked and accurate, nslookup finds no issues. Even under managed servers tab in Veeam the Backup Server is set using the F

Another great little thing is the possibility to display timestamps in job log in VBR console. As you know, logs in console look like this:You see start and end-time. But when happened steps in between? With v11 you can display timestamps too! Just right-click in headline and click Timestamp In my opinion this is very helpful! 

I have single vmware backup contains 11VMs. In the details why there are 1 VM using default proxy and the rest using custom proxy? With this situation the 1 VM have slow backup.  

I have been having issues with the local file server/storage which is a Synology device running their latest up to date OS.I recently enabled SMB multichannel and Asyncronous read on the Synology. Unfortunately, my backups have started failing across multiple devices: 4/1/2024 12:32:10 PM :: Error: The network is busy. Asynchronous request operation has failed. [readsize = 4202496] [offset = 8585379840] Failed to restore file from local backup. VFS link: [summary.xml]. Target file: [MemFs://frontend::CDataTransferCommandSet::RestoreText_{04776693-5fd2-4b58-8adb-2a31e1e3d68e}]. CHMOD mask: [255]. Agent failed to process method {DataTransfer.RestoreText}  While I understand I can disable the feature and NOT have SMB multichannel on, it’s been great and beneficial. I’d much prefer I was able to support and take advantage here. Is this something I can address in some way? This is using the Veeam agent.

I have been working on some ideas involving RAG and Vector Databases, this initial post just explains what they are and how they can be used.  https://vzilla.co.uk/vzilla-blog/my-thoughts-on-retrieval-augmented-generation-rag-and-the-power-of-vector-databasesThe next steps is potentially a post on how do we protect these vector databases when bad things happen, the spoiler alert being these are like no other databases, they need protecting but also those backups can be used to do some interesting things. 

When attempting to do a guest file restore we receive the above error message.The session report log shows green up to:“Mounting restore point to host:xxxx”then red at:“The device is not ready.  Agent failed to process method (Mount.Generic Mount).  Error: The deivces is not ready.  Agent failed to process method (Mount.GenericMount).This occurs after pressing the “Browse” button.The backup repository is located on the same machine running Server 2019.  All drives should have plenty of free space (750GB on C:, 4 TB on repository drive).  32 GB RAM and the processor or is below 10% at idle with momentary peaks at 57% when running the process.Both login and Veeam are run with an administrator account.  The account has full rights to the drives.The security software does not report blocking anything.Looking at the Svc.VeeamBackup.log file I can see the above error message but nothing above or below that point appears to sho

When you designing  your primary and DR kasten setup:both setup need to be installed at same namespace. Backup location settings need to be samecheck backup policy from catalog :kubectl -n kasten-io exec -it deploy/catalog-svc -c catalog-svc -- curl "http://catalog-svc:8000/v0/artifacts/search?key=manifest-policy&value=kasten-io-k10-disaster-recovery-policy"

Hi All, I trust everyone is doing well. Please assist one of our Backup Copy is not running due to the below error. File does not exist: [********.vib].Failed to open storage for read access[******.vib]. Failed to restore file from local backups. Agent failed to process method (DataTransfer.RestoreText). Thanks in advance. :)

Hi All,I’m receiving this error on within Veeam running a Backup Copy to a QNAP. I’m a novice at Veeam so any help is appreciated. Looking in the C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup folder, which log file in particular will detail where exactly this error is happening? Below is the summary of the Failed ‘Backup Copy to QNAP’ job.  

I’d like to draw your attention to a small but significant feature that was introduced in Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1: Syslog support. As documented in the user guide (and in Veeam KB4522 with a few extra details), VBR 12.1’s syslog conforms to the industry standard RFC 5424 specification and supports UDP, TCP, and TLS transports.This feature opens the door to a huge array of security solutions. As you’ll see, this creates new opportunities for customers to incorporate VBR’s application events and malware signals into their broader security architectures and workflows to fortify their digital immune system.Veeam Backup & Replication, Meet Microsoft Sentinel

In my previous article, I walked through the process of setting up Microsoft Sentinel and configuring Azure Arc and Azure Monitor Agent to collect Veeam application events using syslog. It had a great response from the Veeam community both externally and internally, and I’m happy to share part two with you today. Let’s dive right in. Analytics rulesNow that you have your Veeam events ingesting into Sentinel, it’s time to define the business logic that scans the data for notable events. These are called analytics rules. Based on the rules you define, Sentinel will create alerts and incidents based on the events occurring in your environment.You have a

We’ve installed the SQL Server Plug-in on a couple of test boxes, but the Veeam toolbar isn’t showing up in SSMS when we open it up. Is there a trick to get it to show up so our DBA can manage Veeam backups from within SSMS?We installed the plug-in with an account that was in the local Administrators group. We right-clicked and selected “run as administrator” when we launched the installer. We went through the Veeam Plugin Configuration application. But after all of that, when we open SSMS the Veeam toolbar doesn’t show up like it does in all of the demo videos. We’ve checked the “view” settings but Veeam plugin isn’t an option there.Any help what we are missing would be appreciated. Edit: Veeam 12.1.0.2131, SSMS v15.0.18369.0, Windows Server 2019 Standard

I have three backups jobs: one that runs once a week, one that runs every evening (Monday - Friday), and one that runs twice a day.  I want all of these backups to be copied to tape each night.  Currently, only the daily and bi-daily jobs are being copied.  Today’s logs states that no restore points were found for the weekly job between 05/11/2025 and 05/13/2025. (the last time the job ran was 05/10/2025)Is there any way to get this (weekly) job onto the tape each night?  I have synthetic fulls being made each night so that I get a full backup of all jobs on every tape.David

I was looking for an alternative to Macrium Reflect for my home PC backup after I learned that their free version was no longer supported, and quite a few people recommended Veeam, so here I am having downloaded the free community version, but now that I’ve installed it, I think I’m in way over my head lol I am not a professional and have no experience or education in IT, but I have been able to follow instructions well enough to troubleshoot and maintain my own machine in most cases. All I want is to set up a straightforward and regular (as in repeating regularly) backup for my home pc on a local external drive, no servers, no ports, not on any cloud, but I can’t even get past the login screen. Having read this page in the help center it seems like I’ve either missed a few steps (I have no server to provide c

I have been working at Veeam going on 9 years now and most of this time has been working with the VCSP/MSP team. Over the years there is always the question for a Veeam appliance to simplify deployment for the MSPs wanting to backup and protect their customers. Obviously as a software-based product you can always create a Veeam branded appliance, basically you pick the hardware vendor of your choice and install Veeam on it and you have an appliance 😀. At VeeamOn this year, a Veeam software appliance was announced along with an appliance partner mentioning an appliance as well. So, I thought it was a good idea to put up a post to break down options that I see coming from these offerings as well as just what is an option based on just the install.I would say there are basically 4 types of deployments that can be done, and they each have

With the topic of data freedom and the shakeup in the market caused by Broadcom. Customers are looking for alternative hypervisor choices.Nutanix AHV has been coming up lately as one alternative. In order to prepare a demo for a customer a little preparation is needed. Attempting to perform an IVMR without the preparatory steps will cause a blue screen stop code for a Windows VM see figure 1 below.  The reason for this is that Nutanix requires specific drivers for the Windows boot device. The drivers can be downloaded from the Nutanix downloads website see links below. The release notes will tell you how to download drivers see figure 2 below. You should also install Nutanix Guest Tools see link below, or they can be installed once from the hypervisor once the VM is migrated. I installed them on the Windows VM. Once the VirtIO drivers' and Nutanix Guest Tools packages are installed see figure 3, take another backup and perfor

I hear sharepoint personal use onedrive in the backend, so are we need to backup both services?

Currently we backup our M365 using Veeam Data Cloud (VDC) including to backup SharePoint site.I have one SharePoint site with large size (around 12TB) and the VDC backup this site need time more than 3 weeks or more for incremental.Contacting the VDC support and they said the backup was throttling by Microsoft.Second app already registered also. From VDC point of view, what can we do to improve this?

Best practices for a one time back with a 1-year retention period in cloud and 30 days on prem. Cloud is Wasabisince it is a one-time backup, how do I set that back up to be 30 days onsite and 1 year in the cloud? 

Virtualization remains a cornerstone of modern IT infrastructure, with VMware ESXi historically recognized as a market leader for its robust enterprise features and mature ecosystem. However, as technology evolves, organizations—particularly small to mid-sized businesses—are increasingly prioritizing simplicity, scalability, and cost-efficiency.Enter Scale Computing’s SC//Platform—a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solution designed to unify compute, storage, and virtualization in a single, integrated platform. This article offers a professional comparison between VMware ESXi and Scale Computing SC//Platform, outlining key architectural differences, licensing models, core features, and considerations for migration and vendor lock-in.Core Architecture & ManagementVMware ESXi is a Type-1 hypervisor that runs directly on bare metal, providing a solid foundation for virtual machine (VM) hosting. It is typical

Here is a report I developed in PowerShell to document Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructures. If you have any recommendations it will be welcome!Project Info:AsBuiltReport.Veeam.VBR is a PowerShell module used to generate an as built report on the configuration of VEEAM Backup & Replication Infrastructure. Veeam VBR As Built Report works in conjunction with AsBuiltReport.Core.Module InstallationInstall-Module -Name AsBuiltReport.Veeam.VBRReport URL:https://github.com/AsBuiltReport/AsBuiltReport.Veeam.VBRSample Report:AsBuilt

kasten can edit multiple resource with transform sets which gave flexibility to change multiple object especially when restoring DR or different domain. put resource category and leave resource name empty. resource info put regular expression to change resource content (host of route) regex config example hosts before transform: elasticsearch-ui-elastic.apps.ocp.demo.localkibana-ui-elastic.apps.ocp.demo.local example hosts after transform: dr-elasticsearch-ui-elastic.apps.ocp.demo.localdr-kibana-ui-elastic.apps.ocp.demo.local It is important that host of ro

OK, so this will be a bit odd. I have a Windows cluster set up as a file server. It’s a bit on the large size (11 TB - yes, TB :-)). Here’s what I want to do. We backup data to  NAS (Dell Data Domain). Then we also copy to tape and send off site. So here’s what I want to do with this huge job.I want to backup to NAS incrementally every day, and a FULL backup on weekend (either Fri night or Sat, either is fine). The problem is .. I am currently limited on the number of tape drives (LTO 7 drives). And so what I want to do is:copy to tape the incremental daily, but only write the FULL on Thu (Thu is the day when I have the lightest load of jobs writing to tape). And I don’t see a way to do that.I see ADVANCD options on Tape jobs for “Process latest full backup only”. But what I want to do is to write out the FULL back on Thu, even though it was created 5 days earlier, and without any incrementals made since the full (i.e., no “chain”).Meanwhile, I *also* wan

Hi Community, During the projects I have been working on, or in the VMCA classes I teach, I use drawio.com to make diagrams. It is a simple and free tool to use. However, the Veeam icons are not always up to date on it. So, to improve the quality, quantity and standard of the Veeam icons, I share many other formats with you.So, you can use drawio as a diagram tool and the Veeam icons in SVG format. Once drawio is open, you just need to copy and paste the desired icons into the drawio window.For those who use Visio, I’ll attach the visio stencils as well.