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BelongsinaMuseumNot a newbie anymore
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VMWare to Hyper-V - Veeam socket licensing considerations

Hello everyone,I am looking for advice on how to manage a migration from a VMWare host to a Hyper-V host while maintaining backups continuity under Veeam B&R 12.2 with only 2 sockets licensed. BackgroundWe have decided to move from VMWare to Hyper-V.  Our environment is small and it makes solid economic sense over the lifetime of the current Windows Server edition.  The Windows Server licensing was bought before Veeam expanded support to other hypervisors, so Proxmox VE was not in scope for this move.  We have timed our migration to coincide with a hardware refresh, so we will move from a two-host ESXi setup (VMWare VSphere Essentials with Veeam managing replication to the second host) to a two-host Hyper-V setup.  Again, we intend to use Veeam to manage replication because Windows Server Hyper-V Replication is constrictive compared to the options we have under Veeam, for our risk profile.There are 18 VMs in scope for the move.  The bulk of the data is approximately 50TB of data fr

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29 days ago
Stabz
StabzVeeam Legend
asked in Discussion Boards
Have you try to implement immutable repository with Veeam M365 v8 ?

Hello,I was wondering if some of you have already try to play with immutable repository for backup job in Veeam for M365 v8.I want to try the governance mode but I not sure how to test it properly…I use a Wasabi bucket set with versioning and immuability. In Veeam I created my repository with the following parameters My backup worked properly Now I want to test the immutability. But I'm not sure to how to proceed.In wasabi console I tried to delete the bucket directly, I got the message: Okay, I decided to delete the Veeam folder and tadammm the folder has been deletedThe bucket should be empty so I relaunch my job, I though to have a new Full backup, but no. Veeam create an incremental… Strange….Now I want to try to delete some data from Veeam but except with powershell it’s not possible.I’m looking a cmdlet to delete all sites in my repository.​​​​​​​

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Stabz
29 days ago
Kseniya
Kseniya✨
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Veeam NFR Keys

If you are a certified IT pro, trainer or blogger, Veeam is happy to provide you with a FREE NFR license (Not-For-Resale keys).This license allows for non production use of Veeam Availability Suite in your home lab, without any feature limitations for one year and 20 workloads (VMs/Servers/Workstations) or of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 in your home lab without any feature limitations for up to 10 users.Here is a list of IT members eligible for a free Veeam NFR license key:Veeam Certified Engineers (VMCEs) AWS Heroes AWS Community Builders AWS Heroes AWS Certified Pros Google Cloud Developer Advocates VMware vExperts VMware Certified Professionals (VCPs) VMware Certified Advanced Professionals (VCAPs) Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals - Office 365 (MVPs) Microsoft Certified Solutions Experts (MCSEs) VMware, Microsoft, AWS trainers And more!Free NFR for Veeam Availability Suite https://go.veeam.com/free-nfr-veeam-availability-su

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Madi.Cristil
29 days ago
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PilotMarkComes here often
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Veeam Toolbar Not Showing For SQL Server Plug-In

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

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Chris.Childerhose
29 days ago
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mczVeeam Legend
posted in Discussion Boards
My 2024 Legends swag arrived

Hi everyone,I think I’m one of the first to receive the 2024 swag package. Most likely it wasn’t intended to arrive so early that’s why I will keep it secret what I have gotten.  Anyways I wannted to say a big “thank you” for this appreciation, it makes me smile :).Thanks so much!

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Scott
30 days ago
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ASK4ITNew Here
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Proxmox VE to Cloud Repository

How can I back up our Proxmox Ve cluster environment to Cloud Connect Service Provider storage? With VMWARE and Hyper-V I can choose from the Cloud Connect repository that has been created, but when I create a backup job for Proxmox this is not available to me. Does anyone know why? Is there a solution?

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Chris.Childerhose
30 days ago
Chris.Childerhose
Chris.ChilderhoseVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Cyber Security Month - Synology C2 Object Storage - Veeam Backup

In my continuation from my first blog post which can be found here - Cybersecurity Month - Blog #1 I now present blog #2 which deals with the same Synology C2 Object Storage but this time using it with Veeam B&R for offiste.Synology C2 Object Storage with Veeam Backup Synology C2 Object Storage with Veeam Backup This will be my second article in the continuation of Cyber Security Month. This one uses Synology C2 Object Storage with Veeam Backup & Replication as a target repository. I have tested many providers over the years with Veeam, and this one is just as easy to set up as most of the other S3-compatible storage vendors.You first launch your Veeam Console, go under Backup Infrastructure, and click on Backup Repositories. From here, you will add a new repository, which must be S3 Compatible. The screenshots below show the process of adding the Synology C2 Object Storage to my Veeam Console.S3 Compatibility – adding using Veeam Console wizard –Configuration of the S3 Object

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coolsport00
1 month ago
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AirlessComes here often
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Veeam One Snapshot Report showing deleted snapshots

Hi Guys, I wonder if I can get some help on this one. I have the Veeam One report showing VM Snapshots older than 3 days which is showing snapshots that have long been deleted. Does anyone know if there is a way to kick Veeam One into recognising that they have been deleted ?I’m thinking a SQL query to clear a table in the DB that has got stuck or something like that ?Any help greatly appreciated.ThanksPhil

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Chris.Childerhose
1 month ago
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HammerComes here often
asked in Discussion Boards
Server 2022 to 2025

Hi, I’m running Veeam B&R CE on my home server and plan to upgrade from Server 2022 to 2025 when that come out.  I would like to do a clean install of 2025 and was wondering if there’s a way to backup my install of Veeam so I can reinstall it on my upgrader Server 2025 (eg., the configurations, databases etc.  The backup repositories are on separate disks and so will be directly accessible). Thank you

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1 month ago
Link State
Link StateVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
[guide] Anatomy of Veeam Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server "Always ON" - How to Install & Configure

Hello, everyone,Taking up the excellent guide on Veeam Plugi-SQL by @leduardoserrano    I share with you the anatomy of installing and configuring and restoring an MSSQL Database in Always On mode. Installing and using the Veeam Plug-in for SQL Server | Veeam Community Resource Hub​Veeam Plug-in for Microsoft SQL ServerVeeam Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server - Veeam Plug-ins for Enterprise ApplicationsHow Veeam Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server WorksHow Veeam Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server Works - Veeam Plug-ins for Enterprise ApplicationsParallel Database ProcessingSupported Backup Repositorieshttps://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/plugins/repos_mssql.html?ver=120#supported-backup-repositories Windows Server Linux Server CIFS (SMB) ShareNFS File ShareDell Data Domain with Data Domain Boost (DDBoost) HPE StoreOnceQuantum DXiExaGridMake sure the repository is configured as described in the ExaGrid section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.Hardened RepositoryInstalling V

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leduardoserrano
1 month ago
Rick Vanover
Rick VanoverRICKATRON
published in News
Databases, Data Scanning and Going Deep | Ep. 188Veeam Community Recap #188

This week El Rickatron and @Madi.Cristil are in somewhat normal circumstances; except we recorded a weekly recap on a MONDAY. Crazy schedules, PTO, and so much content is why; but that’s OK, solid list of content and we’ll push it out early - on a Wednesday! Watch this weeks’ recap here:Featured Contentvia @SSimpson via @Iams3le via @Link State Vanguard Blog Spotlightvia @PValsecchi Proxmox VE configurare un Ceph Storage Cluster • NolabnopartySpecial Department Newsvia @Miguel Tena and @HunterLAFR Italy VUG - 16-October 2024via @Nico Losschaert and @kristofpoppe Kansas City USA VUG - 22-October 2024Seattle USA VUG - Date changed, page update comingNo Who’s New This WeekBut we should be back at that next week and we are scheming something special for the end of the month when we are all in Berlin for the Veeam 100 Summit! Can’t wait for that! Have a great rest of the week, everyone!  

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leduardoserrano
1 month ago
CarySun
CarySunVeeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Fix failed to create website error on installing Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager 12.1 with Microsoft Defender Advanced Thread Protection

When you try to install or upgrade the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager 12.1, it might fail to create a website, and the error code is 0x80070020.  You can follow the instructions to open the logs folder and try to check the cause of the issues. The folder path is C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Setup\Temp.  I noticed the error message: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. Failed to create website. Error code: 0x80070020.  Bae on Veeam KB1992 https://www.veeam.com/kb1992, this known issue--Local antivirus or antimalware software interferes with installation.In my case, the Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection caused this issue. Unfortunately, I cannot temporarily disable the Microsoft Defender Advanced Thread Protection service. The service properties greyed out.  Also, I don't want to offboard the server from the Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection and risk it.Please follow the steps to set Microsoft Defender Antivirus to passive mode by s

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Chris.Childerhose
1 month ago
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TK515Comes here often
asked in Discussion Boards
Exagrid Network Configuration

Sanity check!On our Exagrid we have a single 1GB NIC and two 10GB NICs. From the beginning we configured the Linux Managed Server/Repository to point to the 1GB NIC assuming that the Veeam Datamover magically knew about and utilized the 10GB NICS for backups. Considering how slow our backups are Im wondering if our network is misconfigured and we should be pointing to the 10GB. 

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Stabz
1 month ago
Pybarra
PybarraExperienced User
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Nutanix AOS 6.10 now Supported with Veeam Backup for Nutanix v6.1.

The Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV backup products now has support for Nutanix AOS 6.10. Please read the KB article below for more details. The VBN AHV user guide has also been update. The link is also listed below. One known is is also highlighted below.😀Release Information for Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV 6.1https://www.veeam.com/kb4668Known IssuesWhen using Instant Recovery to restore a VM to Nutanix AOS 6.10, it may fail to boot if the VM's Guest OS utilized UEFI. To resolve this, modify the Instant Recovered VM to enable UEFI boot at the VM level, as documented in the "Acropolis CLI" section of Nutanix KB9400.System Requirementshttps://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbahv/userguide/system_requirements.html?ver=6 Note: See note about UEFI boot support. Nutanix also plans to release a fix for AOS 6.8 when available.  

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Pybarra
1 month ago
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JSorrellNew Here
asked in Discussion Boards
Veeam SQL Server Restores

We want to restore a SQL Server database within a small window, so that there is minimal downtime for transferring usage from the old database to the new database. With our previous backup software (Backup Exec), we used to restore the full backup and leave the database in recovery mode, then restore the differential backup on top of that, still leaving the database in recovery mode, then restore the transaction logs up to just before the downtime period, still leaving the database in recovery mode, so that, once the downtime commenced, we would only have to restore a couple more transaction log backups to bring the database up-to-date with the source database.We are struggling to find a similar option in Veeam. We have 2 support calls open, one attempting to see if we can use a similar method to the above, and one attempting to see if Instant Recovery is the solution to this.- for the first option, it appears that Veeam cannot append any restores to the original restore - it simply of

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1 month ago
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hoon0715Comes here often
asked in Discussion Boards
What's the best way to perform large backups on a slow network?

Hi, all. I have question about how to perform large backups on a slow network. My current infrastructure is : headquarters and the IDC where the physical servers(119 TB) are located are more than 100km apart, connected by a 1Gbps network. (This network is for business, and I don't have any plans to set up a backup network yet.) Initially, I wanted to have the backup server and repository server at headquarters so that I don't mind if the initial full backup takes a long time, but if I need to recovery backups, it will take too long. (Single largest server is over 7TB). The second way I thought of is to install the backup server and repository server in IDC and make a backup copy to HQ.However, the backup copy is also downloaded at 1Gbps, so I think the business network will be disrupted on the day of copying the full backup data. How would be the best way to configure it in my situation?Will the 'WAN Accelerator' feature help?Also, does this work on a local network? I need your advice.

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Scott
1 month ago
Iams3le
Iams3leVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Install and configure Veeam App for Splunk on Windows

I have decided to share this link to my article on how to “Install Splunk and Veeam App on Windows Server to monitor VBR”. This guide is comprehensive and it outlines the detailed steps to create a VM on Hyper-V, install the Windows Server OS, steps to specify syslog parameters on the Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) server, install Splunk and the Veeam App.Because this article is lengthy, Here is the link: https://techdirectarchive.com/2024/05/06/install-splunk-and-veeam-app-on-windows-server-to-monitor-vbr/It thoroughly describes every step and addresses potential issues you may encounter while setting up Splunk Enterprise in your environment. Here are some advanced guides by my peers on this topic as well.   You would also learn how to get and apply your DEV NFR License for Splunk. 

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Iams3le
1 month ago
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AnanduComes here often
asked in Discussion Boards
Veeam CDP error

Hey guys,I tried to install I/O filters on vCenter for CDP and it showing the error “ the operation is not allowed in current state” . Can anyone tell why it is showing like this and suggest what needs to be done. Please refer the screenshot for more details. 

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1 month ago
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lghComes here often
asked in Discussion Boards
SureBackup

Hi, I’m trying to understand SB mainly the networking side of things. In short I want to be able to ulitise SB as a sandbox to spin up a SQL server, however only spin up the OS of the SQL server - I then want to test attaching the databse to this SQL OS to see how it would perform in a reallife DR scenario. So I need to ensure that it is fully isolated from the existing environment but then I would like the SB VM to be accessible from an RDP session if possible but then to see network shares so we can attach the DB. Any ideas if this is possible and could someone maybe give me some information on the following as there really isn’t much learning material out there to understand this:  

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Nico Losschaert
1 month ago
Nico Losschaert
Nico LosschaertVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Recap : Surebackup - what, why and how

Hi allDuring the last physical event of Veeam VUG BeLux at the end of 2023 I gave a session about Veeam Surebackup.What it is, why it is needed and how it should be implemented and being used.In this post I will give a summary about the content of that session so everyone can enjoy the content 😁 What is surebackup ?Automated or manual mechanismTo verify the recoverability of the backupsCan be used for :For VMs on a Vmware or Hyper-V environment Since V12 : also possible for agent backups (physical devices or cloud devices)Possible for :Regular backups Backups from storage snapshots Regular replica’s (only VMware) Why do we need surebackup ?To be sure of the recoverability of our backupsTo apply to the 3-2-1-1-0 rule - to apply the 0 of the golden backup rule Requirements : License :Perpetual socket-based license : at least an Enterprise license Veeam Universal License (VUL) SAN licenses in case of storage snapshots (Vmware only) Infrastructure :The necessary memory The necessary compu

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Nico Losschaert
1 month ago
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daniellaubschNew Here
asked in Discussion Boards
Veeam Backup & Restore Issue

Hello All, I am trying to backup a windows 10 pc and and restore it on a different machine so I have a backup PC ready to rock if something happens to the current one, the first PC has the windows files etc on a 1TB SSD but it only has 100GB used on it and I want to restore that onto the new PC but only onto a 256GB SSD so I don’t have wasted space, but in doing the back up the veeam software backs up the whole 1TB drive and when trying to install on the new 256GB SSD I get a VDS storage error and it doesn’t restore. 

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Chris.Childerhose
1 month ago
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SysEngInfluencer
asked in Discussion Boards
Veeam Linux Agent Backup

Good day team,I created a test job of an oracle linux server(database server), job appeared in the job listing, ran 2 job tests, both failed with errors:I had the wrong credentials first, so i thought that was the problem, I now found the correct credentials, managed to successfuly connect to my oracle linux server using correct credentials using a non standard ssh port. I was adding the server under backup infrastructure->mananged servers, entered correct ssh creds, reached the review page to install the Installer and Transport service( so clearly the linux login creds are correct). Concerns:My boss said to HALT on installing these 2 required services on this DB server as he does not want any services impact or catastrophe lol, he is new to veeam. For me lol, i am very cautious as well, i dont want to any overtime because of any unforseen issues Would the absence of these 2 services have caused the errors above, will backups work if these are installed? Is it safe to install (thoug

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JMeixner
1 month ago
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SysEngInfluencer
asked in Discussion Boards
Export jobs/settings from VBR server 1 then import in VBR server 2

Is this possible and if so, how is it done in Veeam?

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Scott
1 month ago
Madi.Cristil
Madi.CristilCommunity Manager
published in News
gMSA, Azure and Kasten with OOTBI | Ep. 186Community Weekly Recap 186

This week, @Rick Vanover  and @Madi.Cristil  have some amazing content lined up! Get ready for an in-depth discussion on gMSA, discover why backing up Azure Key Vault is essential, and stick around for an exciting demo featuring Kasten and OOTBI, Plus. VBS is all about Salesforce, along with a fantastic lineup of special department news! The Links: via @Michael Melter gMSAs with VBR - Part 2 - How to do itvia @johan.h Backup Azure Key Vaultvia @Geoff Burke KASTEN A To Z ... Why not OOTBI? SPECIAL DAYVanguard Blog Spotlight: via @Vladan Veeam Backup for Salesforce 3.0 Released – The Details HereSpecial Department News: Managed Hardened Repository Preview Now Available!Release Information for Veeam Backup & Replication 12.2New Proactive Threat Analysis Tools for Veeam Data PlatformData Resilience Summit 2024 VUG Slovakia MeetupKubernetes Disaster Recovery with KastenBlog of the Month September 2024Who's New: Congratulations to all our new members 😊Best, Madi

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Scott
1 month ago
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csaha77Comes here often
asked in Discussion Boards
10/17/2023 11:31:26 PM :: Error: Access is denied. RPC function call failed. Function name: [GetSvcVersion]. Target machine: X:6160].

I have already enter the password in Manage server but that did not resolve the issue

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Chris.Childerhose
1 month ago

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