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Hi Team,I have two servers with 100TB each with windows server operating system using as a file servers. one is acting as a primary servers and second is acting as a secondary server by using native replication. Now I wanted to add a third server with 200TB acting as a backup server.Can this can be achieved with the 1 pack of VUL of VDP??Many Thanks-Siddhartha 

Does it make sense to use a separate vCenter with one ESXi host for SureBackup, or can SureBackup be configured on the production vCenter, just using a dedicated ESXi host for SureBackup?

Creating architectural diagrams is challenging for everyone, not just Backup engineers. While you can find Veeam colors and icons at https://www.veeam.com/company/brand-resource-center.html, these resources may change, making it difficult to keep designs current. I found updating most of the Veeam Best Practice guide diagrams—like those at https://bp.veeam.com/vbr/Support/S_Vmware/backup.html—to be especially time-consuming and frustrating. I am continually seeking innovative tools to enhance my workflow. Recently, I discovered pikchr, which offers greater versatility than mermaidjs while still enabling diagrams to be created through code. The layout engine operates from left to right by default, but this setting can be modified as needed. The following example generates two boxes containing the words Proxy and Repository. The word "move" is included to provide spacing between the boxes; without it, they would appear adjacent to each other. The labels “P:” or “R:” at the beginning of e

After the latest FW/Software update on our Exagrids, veeam started trying to use the management network for backups. I was told be exagrid support that veeam tries to use any available address and thus was grabbing an address that was not configured for backups on the Exagrid. How to I use network traffic rules to force Veeam to use a specific network?Bogus IPs for this discussionVBR server is running on 192.168.30.xExagrids are running on 172.16.30.x 

These diagrams are a sample of what I am working on in PowerShell for the next version of the Veeam.Diagrammer module. I am mainly working on generating diagrams of the Cloud Connect infrastructure and the composition of resources used by the tenants. Cloud Connect Infrastructure:Cloud Connect Infrastructure  Per Tenant diagram:Tenant5 Tenant4These improvements will also be part of the next version of the AsBuiltReport.Veeam.VBR report.The upcoming versions are going to be amazing!!!!!

We back up to disk then duplicate to tape for offsite storage. Not quite ready for cloud backups yet. I am wondering if anyone has any experience with Quantum LTO-9 tape drives with Veeam backup. I have quotes for two models. TD-L92BN-AR and TD-L93CN-AR. Thanks.

At VeeamOn 2025, Scality announced a unified software appliance with Artesca Object Storage and Veeam Backup bundled inside as a VM on Kubernetes via KubeVirt. Since this is a software appliance it allows you to use the hardware of your preference but have a simplified deployment and management. The current version is using a Windows Server, either 2022 or 2025, and Veeam 12.3. In the future, the Veeam Software Appliance (v13 on Linux) will also be an option.Recently this has passed Veeam Ready qualification as a repository and for object storage: https://www.veeam.com/solutions/alliance-partner/integrations-qualifications.html?alliancePartner=scalityIn the Service Provider space at Veeam, I have had several partners ask about an appliance to make it easier to deploy Veeam and manage it daily. So, I was intrigued by this announcement and wanted to test it out. (I like to play with the tech as this is the way I learn, hands on more than read).I downloaded the ISO to install and after a

The number of VMware-based public cloud offerings continues to grow. Whether it’s to support cloud migration, reduce data center footprint, or simplify operations, more organizations are looking at running vSphere in the cloud. Some of these platforms have been around for years, while others are newer or just starting to see broader adoption. Even though they all run VMware, not every cloud platform gives you the same visibility or control — which makes a difference when it’s time to plan for backup and recovery. To help clarify what’s possible, I pulled together a matrix comparing the major VMware public cloud platforms — AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM, and Oracle — and how Veeam fits into each one. AWS – VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC)A managed SDDC running on AWS with some restrictions that impact transport methods and access. Veeam support is available but requires specific configuration.KB Reference: Veeam KB2414 AWS Elastic VMware Solution (EVS)This is a standard vSphere environment bui

Hi all, I hope you’re well,I require assistance in sizing the backup repository storage capacity for a VM workload running on vSphere with approximately 14 TB of source data. The backup repository well be hosted on a deduplication appliance either Dell EMC Data Domain or ExaGrid.The backup policy includes:7 daily incrementals5 weekly full backups 6 monthly full backups With offloading to azure blob storage cool tier and subsequently azure archive tier.Could you help calculate the actual storage capacity required on the support this retention policy, considering deduplication and compression ratios best practices?

HelloI have 4 VM on 4 different physical servers with Veeam Backup&Replication community edition v12.1.56.In my system, I have a VM under debian 12 which is used as Postfix SMTP relay for all my servers. Internally, everything goes through port 25 and all my servers send mail to this relay without identification or password. The relay then sends everything to my dedicated office365 mailbox.In less than 1 day, 2 of my Veeam VMs stopped sending me mail.So every time I run the test mail, I get the message: Unable to connect to SMTP server because of invalid credentials or connection settings.I've compared the smtp configuration with that of the 2 servers that are still working, apparently I haven't seen any anomalies and everything is identical. Even firewall configurations are perfectly identical between servers:SMTP Server (Basic authentication)SMTP server: IP of my SMTP serverFrom: mail address of my server adminTo: my mail addressport 25timeout 100000The only difference is that th

I have an infrastructure operating on a Nutanix Cluster and Prism Element, and I have integrated it with VEEAM Backup. I possess a socket-based license for VEEAM, and the cluster appears online in VEEAM. There are about 15 VMs in my infra, and I have set up a job to back up all the VMs which are within the cluster, I start the job and observed that it is not utilizing the socket license. Instead, it's recognizing an instance-based approach and only backing up a few VMs, with the rest displaying a license overutilization error. Can any one let me know How Nutanix works with VEEAM, is it a socket based license or instance based license only.

I have one Veeam job to backup my VM with only selected disk selected and this job already runing for several months and the full backup size is 30TB. The retention for this job set to 2 days.Last friday i remove 3 HDDs from the Veeam Job and this 3 disks exclusion have capacity 8TB.Today i check why the full backup still 30TB and not decreased even 3 disks already take out from the job? 

In an era defined by ever-expanding data footprints and rapidly evolving application landscapes, traditional backup architectures often strain under the demands of modern enterprises. Organizations must not only safeguard data but also build backup infrastructures capable of growing seamlessly alongside their data volumes and adapting to shifting business requirements. A future-proof backup environment relies on scalable designs, cloud-native integrations, and automation to deliver reliable protection, efficient resource utilization, and consistent recovery performance. The Imperative for Scalable Backup SystemsEnterprises today generate data at an unprecedented pace. Every transaction, log, telemetry feed, or multimedia asset contributes to a mounting store of information that must be preserved for operational continuity, compliance mandates, or analytics purposes. A backup solution that cannot expand gracefully will quickly become a bottleneck, forcing disruptive, costly hardware swa

Hello community, I would like to share a scenario of switching from Reverse Incremental mode to Forever Forward incremental mode, when changing a repository for Veeam backups. Whenever I am seeing Reverse incremental mode configured, it generally means, that a daily offload of full backups to tapes is needed. However, when using immutability on disk storage, Reverse mode is, generally, not supported. It is not supported on VHR and the option to enable when targeting an Object Storage repository is completely missing. Which will also become the standard in v13.  Jobs do not need to be recreated, they will switch automatically to incremental mode. If offloading daily full backups to tape is still a requirement, then another way to achieve it is to use Forever Incremental Mode, meaning without enabling periodic full backups and without configuring GFS points. Then to use regular Tape Media Pool(not GFS, with GFS we can only do weekly/monthly/yearly full restore points) and to enable Virtu

Hi everyone, how are you? I have a customer who has multiple M375 tenants.For example:Main tenant - 200 users Tenant Egge Unit 1 - 50 users Tenant Edge Unit 2 - 50 users We understand the limitations- It's not possible to restore between tenants- It's not possible to distribute licenses between tenants However, we can manage tenants from the same console, as mentioned by​ @MicoolPaul  in the post below. The customer's big question is: If I delete a tenant (this is common in edge units), will I lose all the licenses associated with that tenant? I'm thinking about the possibility: Or can we open a case with Veeam to "unlink" these licenses from the tenant so I can use them in another tenant? Thanks in advance!  

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had numerous conversations with customers about how to protect Microsoft SQL Server with Veeam. Whether it's running on-premises, in Azure VMs, or as a fully managed cloud service, SQL Server plays a mission-critical role in countless organizations — and making sure it’s protected and recoverable is non-negotiable. But here’s the thing: there’s no single “right” way to back up SQL Server with Veeam.No one method is universally better than the others — it all comes down to your infrastructure, operational preferences, and recovery goals.So, to help make sense of the options, I’ve broken down the different ways Veeam supports Microsoft SQL Server backups, organized by where your SQL Server is running.On-Premises Microsoft SQL Server:Agentless Image-Level Backup (VM-Based)This is the simplest and most common approach for virtualized environments (VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V).Key Features:Agentless backup using Veeam’s hypervisor integration Applicatio

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OverviewI was recently working with a customer on migrating some Rocky Linux VMs running on vSphere hosts to some Hyper-V hosts using Veeam Backup and Replication.  After the migration to Hyper VM, the customer received the following error when the VM tried to boot. The issue is that the VM can’t boot in Hyper-V because it is having trouble finding the boot image and mounting the root file system. On further inspection, it was discovered that the Linux VM was missing the required Hyper-V drivers.  Windows-based VMs do not run into this issue as they already have the required drivers available at boot. Before Veeam can boot a migrated Rocky Linux VM in Hyper-V, the Rocky OS needs to have the proper Hyper-V drivers installed in the intramfs.img. Once the Hyper-V drivers are added to the initramfs.img the VM can boot and function correctly in the Hyper-V environment.    This issue can be fixed after the VM is migrated by booting it to a Live CD and then adding the drivers. Veeam KB 2669—h

When VBR start the job then VBR will create VM snapshot, but the snapshot failed due insufficient free space at source datastore. Anyone know are we can change the esxi snapshot location to other datatore?

We are currently exploring Veeam solutions for our End-User Desktop and Laptop backup requirements and would appreciate your support in understanding the following: Available Licensing Options: What license models are available for Veeam DLO backups? Is it covered under Veeam Backup & Replication Universal License (VUL) or separate? Are there any special licensing bundles for SMB/Enterprise desktop and laptop deployments? Supported Features and Capabilities: What operating systems and endpoint environments are supported (Windows, macOS, etc.)? Does it support scheduled backups, versioning, and self-service restore? Recommended Architecture: What is the typical deployment model for endpoint backups? Does it require a centralized backup server or repository? Can it support hybrid environments (on-prem + cloud)? We are looking for a scalable and secure solution to protect our end-user data, especially with increasing remote workforce needs. You

On the week of June 23-26, I had a great opportunity to join Emilee Tellez and Jackie Priddy at HPE Discover 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. From cutting-edge innovations to powerful conversations, this experience has truly been one for the books. One of the biggest highlights was seeing Veeam showcase our newest collaboration with HPE Morpheus VM Essentials, reinforcing the importance of radical data resilience and cloud automation.It was also inspiring to hear Eric O’Neil, former FBI Ghost, speak on how he helped take down one of America’s most notorious spies, Robert Hanssen. His story on trust, espionage, and cyber risk left a lasting impression and lesson.Being able to join in this experience was amazing and having the chance to connect with some amazing teammates at Veeam was great. Everyone was incredibly generous with their time, advice, and insights. I learned so much from just being around them.Veeam Data Platform & HPE Morpheus VM Essentials SoftwareJohn Jester, the Chief Rev

Hi All, it’s my first post here.I’m evaluating Veeam in my lab.  I find backups are at a fast 93MB/s, but restores are slow at 3MB/s.-ESXi 7.0 Update 3 host running on a i7 system with 64GB, SSD and HD storage and a 1G NIC-VBR 12.0.0.1420 running on an i5 system with 16GB, with two 1G NICs, NIC1 connects to the lab network with the ESXi server, NIC2 connects to the main network and NAS storage where the backups are stored-NAS is capable of sustained 112MBs read and write speeds-when I do a backup of any of the VMs, it runs at about 91MB/s-when I do a restore of those VMs, including the ones stored on the SSD, restore speed is 3MB/s-overnight I restored 3 VMs, 2 are under 100GB and finished, the third restore is about 1.6TB and completed only 9% in 7 hours, at that rate it will take 77.7 hours, the backup of that VM took 4 hours-if I use Instant Recovery performance is reasonable, for example with a Windows Server VM, I can copy files from the windows server to a client computer at the

Hello,I have situation were I have to export fully Entra ID backup from Veeam, how to do that?There are hypothetical examples with powershell, but I have to export the full backup for authorities. # Hypothetical example$session = Open-VEXEntraIDSession -BackupId "your-backup-id"Export-VEXEntraObject -Session $session -ObjectType "User" -TargetFolder "C:\Exports" 

Dear all!I'm new to Veeam. We are currently in the process of acquiring Veeam licences but the process hasn’t been completed yet. So, for now, I’m not running on an evaluation licence and I do not open a support ticket yet. I’m getting a strange problem when I try to configure a protection group to backup my Active Directory.After going through the wizard, then configuring the "Search for object in this domain" and "Selected objects", I can test my credentials within the wizard. When I click on “Test Now”, I'm getting those strange errors:7/22/2025 9:17:15 AM :: Starting credentials test(X) 7/22/2025 9:17:15 AM :: Building hosts list Error: Unable to cast object of type 'System.String' to type 'System.Object[]'.(X) 7/22/2025 9:17:16 AM :: Error: Unable to cast object of type 'System.String' to type 'System.Object[]'.(X) 7/22/2025 9:17:16 AM :: Error: Unable to cast object of type 'System.String' to type 'System.Object[]'.(X) 7/22/2025 9:17:16 AM :: Job finished with error at 7/22/2025

I am going to be performing an upgrade of Veeam 8.1.1 to 8.1.2. Is there a way to backup VBO config before I do this, or is it not necessary? My plan is to just launch the upgrade and install it over the top of the existing install, reapply the license if needed, and hope that all my backup jobs and settings are still there. Is there anything I’m missing? I see in some instructions that I will need to configure the PostgreSQl and NATS again, so that may take some figuring out.  When I click on Upgrade in Veeam it says I am up to date, so that is why I downloaded 8.1.2 to install over the top of existing install.