News, guidelines and various community projects
Recently active
When we backup our outlook using VDC, the processed object mean total of our users?In this pic can i say 829 is total user backup by VDC?
Introducing Linux Proxies in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8: A Step-by-Step GuideWith the release of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 version 8, the introduction of Linux proxies brings new flexibility and scalability to your backup infrastructure. These proxies can now be pooled, offering enhanced performance and resource management. However, setting up a Linux proxy may not be a routine task for many users, which is why I’ve created a straightforward, step-by-step guide to simplify the process. Deploying a Linux proxy is not always straight forward...This guide provides a clear, easy-to-follow "recipe" to deploy a fully functional Linux proxy with minimal effort. By following the instructions and using the provided commands, you can quickly set up your proxy and get started. For the full tutorial, visit: Instant Recipe for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Linux ProxyWhile this guide focuses on the core setup, it’s important to note that additional considerations such as security h
Hi,Whilst I appreciate Netplan isn’t Ubuntu 22.04 specific, I thought I’d note the version in the title for any eventual changes.As the title suggests, I was building a bonded interface for a server recently and was having troubles with Netplan not utilising the configuration properly.For background information, I was trying to create a simple active-backup bonded interface, so that should one NIC fail, another interface should carry on serving traffic. When I’m working with network switches of shall we say, questionable quality, I sometimes prefer utilising a simpler active-backup network resiliency mechanism vs configuring active-active methods that can cause compatibility issues between server OS and switch, especially when you’re playing with 10/25GbE. Ways of Monitoring Interface Failures As a primer, there are two ways of monitoring an interface failure, these are: MII Monitoring:Set with ‘mii-monitor-interval’ within Netplan, MII (Media Independent Interface) is the monitoring o
Hi all,i have currently an environment with multiple jobs in VBO365 (latest version).All regular jobs are running fine.As a fallback, we have defined a catch-all job. Under normal circumstances, there shouldn’t be an object in it…And that’s our case - if the job has nothing to backup (as it’s processed in other jobs), the state will trigger a warning message → this will create an alert in the customers Monitoring Solution. Is there any option to disable it? Or do you have some suggestions for me?Thanks and best regards, Markus
Dear Community, We have agent-based backup configured for database backups, but our DB team has raised concerns regarding I/O Frozen occurrences while the jobs are running. Additionally, the logs are being truncated every 30 minutes. If anyone has insights or best practices to address this issue, please share your recommendations if anyone has insights or best practices to address these issue recommendations. Your guidance would be highly appreciated. Thank you.
I create a file level job backup and only need to backup .xls files like below picture But when the job is running, why my backup consume more than 300GB? Actually when i filter in the machine, all xls files under E:\ is not more than 50 GB.Capacity of my E drive is 7.4TB and now the job say is 5% progress which mean the VBR like backup all entire disk without any file filtering.Anyone know why?
I’m attempting to backup an entire Ubuntu 24.04 computer with the Veeam Agent for Linux. The destination is an external USB drive. I can do this with a Windows 11 computer and the Veeam Agent for Windows with no problem.However, when I try to do the same thing with the Veeam Agent for Linux, I’m given an error message that the destination path is included in the backup. As far as I can remember this used to work.Why does this work now only in Windows but not Linux?
Well here we are! Episode 200! What can we say, this is an awesome community. I decided to do something special in this week’s recap and go back to where we started. That’s right, I reached out to @Kseniya → And we are happy to check in with her to see how she is going on in her new role. A big thanks to Kseniya on starting the operations here but also ongoing tireless work from @Madi.Cristil, @safiya and @NikolaPejkova. Beyond that, many don’t know that also @Viperian, @Rin, @kirststoner12 and @Julia F Morgado also do a lot with our community. We couldn’t do it without you all!Back to business as usual, we have a solid list of content to share. Check out this week’s episode here (and be sure to see the surprise I put in the video): Featured Contentvia @SSimpson via @coolsport00 via @Michael Melter Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Muhammad Adelvia @mhmdadl The Amazing Adventures of Backup squad - How to explain backup to a 4 years old kid - Archtonic Special Department NewsIf you
What happen if we use file level backup then we have connectivity issue and the job is failed, will in next retry the VBR continue the backup or will start from beginning?
Fellow Veeam Legend @MarkBoothman shared an interesting post on the VUG UK Community page and I thought it highly relevant to also be shared with the main Community as a whole as well.Today Anton Gostev, Chief Product Officer at Veeam, created a couple posts on the Veeam Forums I think those anxious for the release of Veam Backup & Replication v13 should be aware of. Starting in v13, Veeam is beginning to deprecate some features, as well as streamline system requirements to make their product better, more secure, and performant. The posts can be viewed at the links below:VBR v13 Deprecated FeaturesVBR v13 System RequirementsOne item of note some of you Linux gurus should really be aware of in the Systems Requirements is the deprecation of CentOS completely → whether VBR or Agent for Linux. So keep that in mind. Some older OS and application versions are also being dropped. So if you haven’t migrated your systems/applications to a newer OS/version, you might want to start consideri
Hello Community,I am facing the following problem.We are using an archiving (HSM) solution where the archiving application uses the NetApp Fpolicy Engine for mirgation. After migrating files off a NetApp smb share to s3 storage, the NetApp fpolicy engine leaves a stub at the original location. This "stub" is used to recall the file back to the original location when it is accessed. These stubs cause problems when backing up through veeam. During Nas backup (Share and using the NetApp storage integration) the stubs are not backed up, it causes a recall from the archive. (This is not what you want). On a Windows Fileserver veeam handles these stubs well. These stubs are called NTFS Reparse points. The stub file has the L (Reparse) and O (Offline) attribute set. When doing a Windows Fileserver backup these reparse points are, by default, skipped. No setting needed. This is the correct way to handle stubs. I assume this is because of the "L" attribute of the reparse point. The NetApp Fpoli
Hello, we added file-indexing on our ubuntu 24.04 lts-servers today and started the backup of each workload.Veeam detects all files with extension .sophos and .lynx as malware.The files with extensions .sophos are 100% clean, these is our sophos endpoint detection for linux.The lynx-files looks also normal and not like malware. Can we exclude thee files for each workload? I only see the option to exclude a complete workload. Detected files:/opt/sophos-spl/.sophos/usr/share/doc-base/lynx-common.lynx/usr/share/doc/w3m/keymap.lynx/usr/share/doc/w3m/ja/keymap.lynx/usr/share/doc/w3m/ja/examples/keymap.lynx/usr/share/doc/w3m/examples/keymap.lynx/usr/share/wazuh-dashboard/plugins/wazuh/node_modules/brfs/test/
Hello, In this article, I will talk about Veeam Direct Restore to Azure feature. What is Direct Restore to Azure? Included in Veeam Backup & Replication ™, Veeam Direct Restore to Microsoft Azure allows users to import and restore on-premises VMware and Hyper-V virtual machines, physical servers, and endpoints to Microsoft Azure. Restore Microsoft Windows and Linux-based virtual machines, physical servers, and endpoints with Restore to Microsoft Azure. Today's modern data center is not limited to the location of the physical data center. IT organizations can optimize resource allocation and further improve operational scalability and efficiency with the Microsoft Azure cloud. With Veeam Direct Restore to Microsoft Azure, administrators can restore and migrate physical (P2V) or virtual (V2V) workloads to Azure without the need for complex configurations or additional hardware investments, thereby minimizing operating expenses. Quickly restore workloads to Azure Quickly and efficient
Hello everyone!In this post, I will explain how to utilize one of the key features of Veeam Backup & Replication, which is the ability to test the integrity of created backups. Introduction Creating the Virtual Lab Creating the Application Group Creating the SureBackup Job Testing the SureBackup Job Introduction SureBackup uses created backups to initiate VMs in an isolated environment within the hypervisor and then perform tests like heartbeat, ping, and application validation using scripts. It's a fantastic functionality to ensure that your backups are intact when needed.SureBackup utilizes the following components:Application Group - Group of VMs to be tested together. With the Application Group, we can define the startup order of VMs and set tests for each of them. Virtual Lab - The Virtual Lab is an appliance created by Veeam B&R on the hypervisor to act as the gateway of the isolated network that will be created. SureBackup job - The SureBackup job where you can schedule
Dear community, Does anyone have an idea if I can force a threat hunter signature update? I do have 2 different cases: Lab case (NFR license!)I do have a lab with a NFR license activated and my SureBackup fails on a regular base with the error message, that the Threat Hunter signature update is not possible.I already reviewed the firewall rules and updates a rule set for v12.3 so that every requirement should be done. Customer case (prod license)The SureBackup (antivirus) fails with the error message that there is no signature database available. wr already reviewed the FW rules and don’t see issues. Can I force the signature update manually somehow? If nobody has input on this I will of course open a support ticket! Thanks in advance!Lukas
Hi Community,Does anyone know if is possible to define an especifc name during the sureback job execution for vSphere?The surebackup job give a randon name to the VM that is being tested adding a 32 hexa charecters as suffix , like the screnshot below
Dear Veeam community,I am using Veeam Backup & Replication to back up my data and would like to know if it is possible to add Synology NAS to the list of managed servers in Veeam Backup & Replication. I tried to configure Synology NAS as a Linux server, but I encountered an error: ‘Unable to collect hardware info. scp: /var/services/homes/adminDS/.: No such file or directory’. I have checked the path and permissions but the problem persists. Can you give me instructions or recommendations on how to properly configure the Synology NAS as a managed server in Veeam Backup & Replication? I would appreciate any help or advice. Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Hello,I’m unable to stop or disable Office 365 backup jobs, and I keep getting the error message:“Unable to complete the operation. Another job operation is in progress.”I have already tried stopping all Veeam-related services (Veeam*), as well as rebooting the Veeam Backup server, but the job remains stuck and won’t stop.Current version: Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 8.1.0.331Has anyone encountered this issue before? Any suggestions on how to forcefully stop the job? [13.02.2025 04:14:54.449] 93 (1) Error: Unable to complete the operation. Another job operation is in progress.[13.02.2025 04:14:54.449] 93 (1) Type: System.Exception[13.02.2025 04:14:54.449] 93 (1) Stack:[13.02.2025 04:14:54.449] 93 (1) at Veeam.Archiver.Engine.Tasks.TaskDictionary.<>c__14`1.<GetTaskResult>b__14_0(Exception inner)[13.02.2025 04:14:54.449] 93 (1) at System.AggregateException.Handle(Func`2 predicate)[13.02.2025 04:14:54.449] 93 (1) at Veeam.Archiver.Engine.Task
Hello,We have a Backup Copy on S3 containing multiple backup jobs, and we have noticed that VMs removed from the jobs are not being deleted from the S3 repository, even after exceeding the defined retention period. Full and incremental backup images are still being retained.I would like to understand how retention works in this scenario. Does the fact that the backup chain is incomplete prevent the deletion of old restore points?What are the best practices to ensure the automatic expiration of obsolete backups?Thank you in advance for your help.Best regards,
Hi @Madi.Cristil, I have a request for a Webinar topic and @Pybarra in the R&D Forums suggested I reach out to you. I would -really- like to see an in-depth webinar & demo session discussing section 2.9 Hardening in the VBR Best Practices Guide (link below), with the subjects of proper segmentation (2.9.1) and “management domains” (2.9.3) being of particular interest. Seeing this in action in a demo environment where the different server & network configurations (both physical and virtual) would be absolutely invaluable since it's almost never discussed in Veeam Best Practices videos beyond the topic of Linux Hardened Repositories.https://bp.veeam.com/security/Design-an ... Hardening/
I’m using the Veeam Agent for Windows (Free Edition) and 6.3.0.177. My primary drive is a 4TB NVMe SSD (NTFS / backup source) and my backup drive is a 4TB USB 3.0 SSD (ReFS / backup target).For a long time now I see performance issues with backups. My first thread about this wasSince then, I replaced my external USB drive (backup target) three times. I initially had a 1TB WD HDD, replaced it first with the same drive (guarantee/RMA), then with a different 1TB WD HDD and eventually moved to a 4TB SSD.From experienced I noticed three things:The drives became slower with time. With time the backup size increased and formatting or replacing the drive seemed to solve the problem, but the issue would eventually return. I suspected that the performance degradation was due to SMR, so I eventually switched from a HDD to a SSD. The SSD proved very fast read and write speeds, but soon I experience the same performance issues -- even worse. The issue started after adding a bunch of additional dat
As a Veeam cloud services provider, your goal is to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable solutions that protect your customers' critical data. While Veeam is already recognized as a leader in backup and disaster recovery, adding Veeam Data Cloud M365 to your service portfolio can provide your clients with a powerful cloud-based solution to safeguard their Microsoft 365 environments. In this blog post, we'll dive into why Veeam cloud services providers should embrace Veeam Data Cloud M365 and how it can benefit both your business and your clients.1. The Growing Need for Microsoft 365 BackupMicrosoft 365 has become an essential platform for businesses across the globe. With tools like Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive, it powers collaboration, communication, and productivity for millions of organizations. However, despite its strong cloud infrastructure, Microsoft 365 doesn't provide comprehensive data protection for all of its applications.Key areas of vulnerability include:Hum
Hi All, I have this weird error happening on my Veeam server.“Host is unreachable. Unable to install backup agent: cannot connect to 192.168.0.100 Error: The parameter is incorrect.”The weird thing is, I’ve checked through all nodes of my Veeam installation and can’t find anything erroring or relating to this error (see pic).In the ‘Name’ section below, those IP addresses do not relate to anything on the LAN, they aren’t even the same subnet. I have no idea where they are coming from.
Veeam Backup for AWS - Restore Instance or EBS Volumes Failed with timeout We are trying to restore an Ec2 instance or the EBS volume itself but we are getting a timeout error. The get id of the volume to be restored is generated, but the resource is not created.The following messages are displayed in the logs 11.02.2025 11:53:00.375] <10ac> Info Creating temp resource: [CCloudTempResource] Id: '4c089da9-12ee-45ed-8cba-9d8e16b43d8a' ResourceId: 'vol-0a70a25fdf6e95f61' ResourceType: 'Disk' LocationId: '7111a4d7-2c16-4f08-ad44-29da76fcc61e' CloudAccountId: '5c4fd4b6-79a8-4b0b-a85d-e03ad3a6cb3a' LeaseId: '6f9cdea5-3611-4e32-902c-4eaf7d780d22'[11.02.2025 11:53:00.382] <10ac> Info [AmazonStateAwaiter] Awaiting volume 'vol-0a70a25fdf6e95f61' for states ['Available']. Timeout: 1800 sec.[11.02.2025 11:53:00.385] <10ac> Info [CDefaultEc2VolumesManager] Getting volumes by ID: 'vol-0a70a25fdf6e95f61'.[11.02.2025 11:53:15.484] <10ac> Info [C
Our Veeam Backup and Enterprise Manager were both hosted on the same server, but I've now relocated the Enterprise Manager to a different server. Should I keep the guest catalog folder (VBRCatalog) on the old server?I know VBRCatalog uses Backup server and it replicates to EM ( if it is, any additional steps required ). Please advise
Already have an account? Login
No account yet? Create an account
Enter your E-mail address. We'll send you an e-mail with instructions to reset your password.