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yeghishe.harutyunyanNot a newbie anymore
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Enable Encryption and Health Check for SAP & MS SQL Plugin Backups, and Integration of SQL Plugin Backup Management via VBR

Description:1. SAP Plugin Backup - Data Encryption:Requesting the ability to encrypt data within SAP Plugin backups. This feature is critical to ensuring data security and compliance with industry standards.2. MS SQL Plugin Backup - Data Encryption:Requesting the ability to encrypt data within MS SQL Plugin backups. Like the SAP Plugin, encryption is essential for maintaining data integrity and security.3. Health Check for SAP & MS SQL Plugin Backups:Requesting the ability to enable health checks for both SAP and MS SQL Plugin backups. This feature would enhance the reliability and consistency of backups by ensuring the integrity of the data.4. SQL Plugin Backup Management via VBR:Requesting the creation of a feature that allows SQL Plugin backups to be managed directly from the Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) interface. This integration would streamline the backup process and centralize management within the VBR console.Justification:These features are essential for enhancing

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NikksComes here often
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Index\Machines folder taking more space for one VM

Veeam server collecting too many files in the Index\Machines folder. The issue is with only VM . The retention period is 20 restore points , but seeing more than 20 folders with different dates. We are using  Enterprise manager . Tried deleting old  folders from the index folder for this machine and monitored , but still seeing more than 20 folders. I think retention is not working. Please advise. 

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Chris.Childerhose
1 month ago
k00laidIT
k00laidITVeeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
VB365 What's New and Release Notes first look

As you may have seen VB365 v8 was released today. This is a very impactful release for me and my company so I took the time to document some first thoughts today. Please check this out on my blog https://www.koolaid.info/veeam-backup-for-microsoft365-v8-release-thoughts/ where I talk about things such as proxy pools, architecture, permissions and object storage!

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Chris.Childerhose
1 month ago
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Mavo66Not a newbie anymore
asked in Discussion Boards
Alletra 4000 Storage Integration, maximum Partion Size?

How large may a partition be on an iSCSI-connected Alletra4000 storage that is to be backed up using Veeam Storage integration?

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coolsport00
1 month ago
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Eddy.NHNew Here
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Not supported for read-only access

Hello folks,Attempting a bare metal recovery on similar new hardware as a server was hijacked.Backups are encrypted (password known) and I can see the restore points in Veeam Community Edition 12.Sadly everytime I try to access/unpack/recover the files it gives me(A) an error message that alway include the text “Not supported for read-only access. (B) currently a CHMOD value ranging from 80-190 Example Restore job failed Error:Storage version [830813235] is not supported for read-only access.Failed to open storage for read access. Storage: [Server1 BUD2024-08-01T230026_070F.vib].Failed to restore file from local backup. VFS link: [summary.xml]. Target file: [MemFs://frontend::CDataTransferCommandSet::RestoreText_{0ba8e79c-f75a-4323-bdeb-ae273994eeed}]. CHMOD mask: [137].Restore job failed Error: Agent failed to process method {DataTransfer.RestoreText}. Anybody have any pointers how I can extract the files from the backups? Would appreciate your input. Other threads read:Drive incompat

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Chris.Childerhose
1 month ago
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saichinnu1852New Here
asked in Discussion Boards
AntiForgery with ASPX Webmethods

I am implementing AntiForgery into a WebApplication. Whilst I know this works server side using the AntiForgery Library by adding a hidden element and then validating it on a master page event, we have hundreds of ASPX Page WebMethods to consider when it comes to client side implementation with jQuery or reactJs.Is there a way of creating a filter to tag onto WebMethods that does an AntiForgery check?

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coolsport00
1 month ago
vNote42
vNote42On the path to Greatness
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
[What (else) is new in v12 - IV] Active full/Retry of a single VM of a job

Although the post is very small, the news in it is big 😃With v12 you can start a Active Full backup of a single VM processed by a job. Just open the progress dialog of the job and right-click the VM you want to backup. As you can see, this can also be used to run a Retry just for selected machines. Important: this will just work when you use the also new feature in v12: True per-machine backup files 

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EMcSComes here often
asked in Discussion Boards
Significant increase in incremental backup size (Microsoft 365)

As of the 27th March we have seen a significant increase in incremental backup size for our Microsoft 365 backup… Peaking at 800GB+ on the 31st! We have different jobs configured for different sources, for example we have separate jobs for:User Mailboxes Shared Mailboxes SharePoint Sites OneDrive SitesLooking at the size of each backup job, I think the increase in backup size is primarily due to the user mailbox jobs; the other jobs look ‘normal’ in terms of their size. Is anyone else seeing a sudden increase in backup size in the last couple of weeks?  Does anyone have any tips for pinpointing where the increase is coming from? 

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1 month ago
Scott
ScottVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Who else is excited that they are showing V13 in VeeamON!!

This is going to be huge change. VeeamON never disappoints! 

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1 month ago
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beenyduComes here often
asked in Discussion Boards
Backup Proxy Servers Missing

I have a strange issue and have been trying to solve it for a few days now.  Fresh install of Veeam Backup 12 for the purpose of migrating a few dev/test VMs from one ESXi server to another.  The install went proper, I created a Ubuntu 24 server on each ESXi server and installed the backup proxy components via the GUI in VBR which registered them there.  Since this is more of a migration project, there isn’t a need for a separate backup repository.  When creating a quick migration job, everything goes well until the backup proxy selection.  The only Backup Proxy that is available is the VBR server and not the actual proxy servers themselves.  Since the migration job is having to use the VBR server as the proxy, the performance is horrid.  I have performed:-repair on VBR 12-reconfigured the proxy servers from VBR GUI (no errors)-proxy servers are on same VLAN as VBR server so no firewall challenges Any thoughts on what I have missed?  Thank you all

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coolsport00
1 month ago
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asdffdsa6132Influencer
asked in Discussion Boards
Veeam Backup Validator issues, always get "The handle is invalid"

Hello, I am currently in a battle with VBV - Veeam Backup ValidatorAs has been my experience, the health check of an agent backup job is done by the machine running agent.That, for some reason, the VBR itself cannot perform this function; even though the agent is managed by the VBR and the VBR has full access to the backup repositories.As I run my veeam over tailscale, when my laptop is outside the home LAN, the health check takes many time longer than the backup job itself.So I am try to come up with a workaround. using VBV, to offload the health check to a machine inside the LAN.So far, very frustrating, I cannot seem to use /backup flag on a backup job that does not contain a VM.I did tried to set /vmname to the name of machine running agent, but never worked.Is that correct?"C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup\Veeam.Backup.Validator.exe" /backup:abp_theen10_falconerPolicy selected, provide one vmname you want to check.So far, the workaround seems to be hardcoding t

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Chris.Childerhose
1 month ago
Chris.Childerhose
Chris.ChilderhoseVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Discussion Boards
Error: All backup proxies are offline or outdated -- How to Fix this Error

Someone on the Community reported the error of this post - “All backup proxies are offline or outdated” here -https://community.veeam.com/topic/show?tid=6645&fid=66I ran in to this issue in my HomeLab and opened a ticket with Veeam Support about it.  I was able to figure out the issue myself and wanted to post the fix steps here so that if you run in to this issue you can take the steps needed to address it yourself.This error does not seem to report anything in the log files which was the first thing I checked.  So, the steps to fix it are as follows -Remove the Proxy from the Veeam console using Delete. Remove the server from Managed Servers section - this will uninstall the components from the server. Log in to the Proxy server to ensure all components for Veeam are gone - if not remove them in the Control Panel Reboot the Proxy server Add the server back in to the Veeam Console as a Proxy server which will reinstall the components again. Validate your failed jobs by running the

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tarik.yenisey
1 month ago
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SysEngExperienced User
asked in Discussion Boards
Backup Error/Failure - Exchange server local DB backup to Azure BLob Storage A

 ANYONE, your assistance please ! "Failed to retrieve certificate" 1. Another offsite DB file backup to azure Blob storage A passed for another server(db server). 2. This same exchange server DB file successfully backups to an azure blob storage B from BUEXEC. Why not for veeam 12.1?

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Chris.Childerhose
1 month ago
daniellelee896
daniellelee896Not a newbie anymore
asked in Discussion Boards
Where can I Get the Latest CompTIA CS0-003 Exam Material for Preparation?

  

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dips
1 month ago
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leswelshNew Here
asked in Discussion Boards
Instant Recovery Has been Stopping For Last Five Days Any Ideas How To End V12.1

V12.1 Instant Recovery Was Cancelled But Keeps Running. Have Shutdown The Host And Restarted But Job Just Keeps Returning “Stopping”. Any Ideas How To Force A Stop.Les

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PDXdoug
1 month ago
Chris.Childerhose
Chris.ChilderhoseVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Object First (OOTBI) - Web UI & More

I created a second blog for the OOTBI series and you can view it on my blog site or below.https://just-virtualization.tech/2024/08/19/object-first-ootbi-web-ui-users-buckets-more/ Object First (OOTBI) – Web UI, Users, Buckets & More In my first blog post I took you through the journey of OOTBI to my datacenter and then through the Cluster Configuration and setup. You can see that blog post here – Object First (OOTBI) – Installation & ConfigurationI am now going to go through some of the Web UI features, including first launch, and show how you configure things such as –Users Buckets Access Keys Email Alerts Software UpdatesWhen you first go to the Web UI URL for your OOTBI box, you need to log in using the “objectfirst” user and password you set during the initial setup phase, which you can see in my first blog post in the link above. After you log in for the first time, OOTBI prompts you through the main setup wizard, starting with creating S3 Keys for your user account.  Afte

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Chris.Childerhose
1 month ago
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asdffdsa6132Influencer
asked in Discussion Boards
Using Veeam to backup WSL distro?

Hello, has anybody tried to backup a distro inside WSL2, the distro is ubuntu 24.04I had posted about that a few years ago, but now systemd is supported.https://forums.veeam.com/veeam-agents-for-linux-mac-aix-solaris-f41/vagent-on-wsl2-on-windows-11-t77265.htmlThanks, David

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1 month ago
Rick Vanover
Rick VanoverRICKATRON
published in News
V12.2 Release, Vanguard Blog Spotlight and more | Ep. 181Veeam Community Recap #181

Welcome back @Madi.Cristil! We are back at it and guess what - things are BUSY! We have great content to share this week and a new addition to the recap, the Vanguard Blog Spotlight! Veeam Data Platform 12.2 was released as well! So much to check out this week:The Linksvia @Andanet via @ECB34 via @olivier.rossi Veeam Data Platform 12.2 is now Generally Available!A big congratulations to the Veeam Product Management Team! This release brings Proxmox and MongoDB support, enhanced Nutanix AHV support and so much more! Check out KB2680: Build Numbers and Versions of Veeam Backup & Replication for download information as well as the Release Notes PDF: Release Notes (veeam.com)Vanguard Blog SpotlightThis week we’re doing something new! We’ll feature a Veeam Vanguard blog as part of the recap, this week we are happy to feature one from @Sander Berkouwer and his perspectives on 12.2 from an Identity Management perspective:What's New in Veeam Backup and Replication v12.2 for Identity Admins

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Madi.Cristil
1 month ago
Madi.Cristil
Madi.CristilCommunity Manager
published in Discussion Boards
Blog of the Month August 2024Blog of the Month

It’s hard to believe summer is almost over! It’s been a whirlwind of activity in our community, with countless projects underway and incredible content shared on the Community Hub. Now, it’s time to choose your favorite blog of the month. We’ve handpicked six outstanding blogs, and it’s up to you to decide the winner!Submit your vote by September 1st, and we’ll announce the winner on September 2nd! 🔊Your opinion counts, so don’t miss the chance to show your support for the dedicated bloggers!Best of luck to all our participants! 😊@Stabz , @Iams3le , @tarik.yenisey , @Andanet , @Chris.Childerhose , @dips . Best,Madi

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Aleksej_Egorov
Aleksej_EgorovNot a newbie anymore
asked in Discussion Boards
Incorrect end date in failed session.

Hey there.There is VBR server in our organization. Long time ago one of my co-workers performed instant VM recovery, but something goes wrong and now these sessions stucked in the console with failed state and end date 01.01.1900 00:00:00:PS C:\> Get-VBRSession -Type InstantRecovery | ? Result -eq 'Failed' | select -First 1Progress : 0RunManually : TrueLog : {Id: 17, Usn: 28, Title: Waiting for user to start migration, Cookie: , Description: , Time: 01.06.2022 10:46:53, StartTime: 01.06.2022 10:46:53, Status: Succeeded, Id: 16, Usn: 27, Title: TRADEDB-TEST has been recovered successfully, Cookie: , Description: , Time: 01.06.2022 10:46:53, StartTime: 01.06.2022 10:46:53, Status: S ucceeded, Id: 15, Usn: 26, Title: Updating session history, Cookie: , Description: , Time: 01.06.2022 10:46:53, StartTime: 01.06.2022 10:46:53, Status: Succeeded, Id: 14, Usn: 24, Title: Powering on VM, Cookie: , Description: , Time: 01.06.2022 10:46:53, StartTime: 01.06.2022 10

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coolsport00
1 month ago
dloseke
dlosekeVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Decoding the new Broadcom VMware vSphere Licensing Packages (for Small Deployments)

Way back in December (really, it was only 4 weeks ago ?!?), I posted on my personal blog about the Broadcom acquisition of VMware, and how they were ending all of the current perpetual licensing and moving everything to subscription licensing. However, there were many, many questions, and FUD about the changes and what this would mean for licensing VMware products going forward. After many conversations with VMware, reviews of presentations VMware provided to partners and distributors and reading of FAQ's, I finally have an understanding of just what direction exactly VMware is going with their licensing and how it applies to the end user clients. Please note that this is more oriented towards the newly announced vSphere Foundation subscription and it's smaller siblings, vSphere Standard and vSphere Essentials Plus Kit subscriptions which are more oriented to the SMB space. And to be up-front, I'm not really going to talk about vSphere Foundation as that's really the replacement to Ent

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Pybarra
PybarraExperienced User
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Veeam Backup for Nutanix v6 GA

With the release of Veeam Data Platform 12.2 on 9/28/24. The new Veeam Backup for Nutanix version 6 was released. It adds some highly requested features that our customers have been asking for. Please see the screenshots below. I also added additional links at the bottom of the page for more details. Please continue to share your valuable feedback for future improvements😀. New virtualization option menu Updated Nutanix AHV logo added Nutanix Prism Central supportVeeam Backup for Nutanix AHV Proxy v6Nutanix Prism Central Categories support (AKA Tags in VMware)Use snapshots from Replica siteCustomizable compressions and block size settingsMulti-Network supportVeeam Backup for Nutanix Appliance Dashboard Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV Release Noteshttps://helpcenter.veeam.com/rn/veeam_backup_nutanix_ahv_6_release_notes.htmlVeeam Backup for Nutanix AHV v6 User Guidehttps://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbahv/userguide/overview.html?ver=6Build Numbers and Versions of Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV

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Pybarra
1 month ago
tarik.yenisey
tarik.yeniseyInfluencer
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Ensure Data Integrity of Your Backup Chains with Veeam Health Check!

What is Health Check?A health check is a planned process within a backup or backup copy job that helps ensure the data integrity of the backup chain. When Veeam Backup & Replication initiates a health check, it performs a CRC check for metadata and a hash check on VM data blocks.CRC Check stands for Cyclic Redundancy Check. It is an error detection algorithm used to check whether data is corrupted during transmission or storage. This algorithm calculates a CRC value from the sent data and adds this value to the end of the data. The receiving party calculates the same CRC value from the data it receives and compares it with the sent CRC value. If the two values ​​match, it means the data is transferred or stored intact.  Why Are Health Checks Important?Health checks are important to ensure data consistency in the event of a disaster. Computers can make mistakes. The more systems interact with each other, the greater the chance of errors occurring. When performing a backup, Veeam com

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EMcSComes here often
asked in Discussion Boards
Add Volume to Backup Policy

We are currently managing a Windows Agent backup policy configured in "Managed by Agent" job mode. The policy is set to perform a "File-Level Backup" and is configured to include the following objects:E:\ C:\Windows\System32\LogFilesWe need to modify the policy to include the operating system volume in the backup. To test this, we cloned the job and made changes to the policy using a test machine. However, we encountered an issue: when we add the "Operating System" as an object in the "File-Level Backup" mode, running the job triggers a new active full backup of all volumes.We observed the same behavior when changing the job mode to "Volume-Level Backup" or "Entire Computer"—an active full backup of all volumes is triggered on the next run.Our primary concern is avoiding the need for an active full backup of the E:\ drive, which contains around 6TB of data. The servers are located at remote sites with slow links, making it impractical to re-seed the entire E:\ drive.Could you please ad

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Chris.Childerhose
1 month ago
Stabz
StabzVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Veeam Nostalgia

What my surprise this week, I found a relic, a working Veeam Version 7 Server ! Yes I know in term of cybersecurity risks we are right in the middle of it ! I let you imagine the infrastructure version. Remember the console and her colour ?In v7 Surebackup and Tape was already present ! So many evolution from here to now. We are not getting any younger

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Stabz
1 month ago

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