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dario72Comes here often
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Migration from Hyper-V to VMware

I need to migrate 12 Windows Server 2016 from Hyper-V to vcenter, can I do this with Veeam just restore from the last Hyper-v backup to vcenter?

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6 months ago
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theitguiNot a newbie anymore
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Error: Cannot proceed with the job: existing backup meta file 'Daily_File_Backup.vstore' on repository 'RepoName' is not synchronized with the DB. To resolve this, run repository rescan

I had to restore the server that Veeam was on to a snapshot and now I cannot get Veeam to run the daily backup job. If I rescan repositories, it will sit forever and do nothing. Is there another way around this to get backups going again? Thank you!

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coolsport00
7 months ago
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DrThirstyNot a newbie anymore
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No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 10005

I’ve installed Veeam with a 30 day evaluation license. It works fine for VMs. However, when I try to back up the physical host using a Windows Agent, I get the error:Managed session has failed: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond 192.1YY.1.XX:10005The endpoint running the agent can ping the backup server, and the backup server can ping the endpoint. They are all domain joined devices. There is no firewall between the endpoint and the server other than Windows Defencer with Advanced Security and all of the necessary Veeam in and out rules are present. However, the following command fails with message TcpTestSucceeded = False:Test-NetConnection -ComputerName backupServer.mynetwork.local -Port 10005 -InformationLevel DetailedThe backup server port 10005 is listening and not blocked by another application. The backup server has been rebooted sev

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coolsport00
6 months ago
vNote42
vNote42On the path to Greatness
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Migrate VMs using Advanced Cross vCenter Server vMotion

A few days ago @Link State posted how to migrate MS AD-controllers using Veeam Replication. Therefore I thought it would be interesting to get to know the new vSphere Advanced Cross vCenter Server vMotion (XVM).What is Cross vMotion about?First, there is a difference between Cross vCenter Server vMotion (xvMotion) and  Advanced xvMotion. xvMotion was already introduced (and supported) for migration of VMs between vCenters within the same Single-SignOn (SSO) Domain in vSphere 6.0. With Advanced xvMotion it is possible to migrate VMs between vCenters in different SSO Domains!Advanced xvMotion is not completely new. Actually it exists for about 5 years as a fling. Now it is introduced in the latest version of vSphere: 7.0 U1c (notice the "c"!) How does it work?For demo I use a vCenter 6.7 U3 as source and a 7.0 U1c vCenter as destination.To start the wizard, right click the resource, you want to move VM(s) to and select Import VMs. Provide data of source vCenter. And press Login. When cre

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Chris.Childerhose
3 years ago
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NexderNot a newbie anymore
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Full Backups are not deleted after retention time

Hello, i'm using Veeam Backup & Replication 11 to backup a VM. This is working fine, but the order Backup-Files (vbk) wont get deleted.  My Settings so far: Retention Policy: 10 days Reverse incremental Active Full Backup -Create active full backups periodically: Sunday Full backup file maintenance - Remove deleted items after: 7 days Would be great if someone can give me a hint which setting is missing

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1 year ago
wolff.mateus
wolff.mateusVeeam Vanguard
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Changing vCenter Name on Veeam

How can we see here, vCenter IP/FQDN is not possible to change inside of Veeam B&R. In my case I put the IP of vCenter server on Veeam Backup & Replication and now I’d like to change it to a hostname accordingly the DNS server name. So, first of all we need to open the Console / PowerShell on burger menu of Veeam B&R. So, at this moment we need type the command:$Servers = Get-VBRServer -name "old-name-or-ip"On my case the IP of my vCenter server is 192.168.10.100. After that we just need type the following command:$Servers.SetName("new-name-or-ip")On my scenario it is ROM2SRVVLVC01. And now, with this two only commands we can see that the vCenter name was changed on Veeam Backup & Replication: To finish I just rescan the vCenter server again to see all the set up is ok. 

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1 year ago
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amakadComes here often
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Error Trying perform replication

 Hello,i have this error when trying to perform a replication job with veeam backup:Processing SRVJDEPROD Error: Failed to open VDDK disk [[VMFS REP] SRVJDEPROD_replica/SRVJDEPROD_0.vmdk] ( is read-only mode - [false] ) Logon attempt with parameters [VC/ESX: [192.168.50.194];Port: 902;Login: [root];VMX Spec: [moref=36];Snapshot mor: [36-snapshot-1];Transports: [nbd];Read Only: [false]] failed because of the following errors: Failed to download disk 'VDDK:vddk://[VMFS REP] SRVJDEPROD_replica/SRVJDEPROD_0.vmdk'. Shared memory connection was closed. Failed to upload disk. Skipped argument Processing SRVJDEPROD Error: Failed to open VDDK disk [[VMFS REP] SRVJDEPROD_replica/SRVJDEPROD_0.vmdk] ( is read-only mode - [false] ) Logon attempt with parameters [VC/ESX: [192.168.50.194];Port: 902;Login: [root];VMX Spec: [moref=36];Snapshot mor: [36-snapshot-1];Transports: [nbd];Read Only: [false]] failed because of the following errors: Failed to download disk 'VDDK:vddk://[VMFS REP] SRVJDEPROD_rep

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Stabz
1 year ago
regnor
regnorVeeam MVP
posted in Discussion Boards
VMware vCenter Converter no longer available

Today I’ve discovered an interesting blog article about the VMware vCenter Converter. Apparently VMware has removed it from the Downloads, so it’s no longer available for the public. The reasons for this is, that there hasn’t been any development in the last years and it already went end of support in Decemter 2019 (!), which I didn’t know.VMware is working on a new release of the Converter and it will be exciting to see how the next release will look like and what it’s capable of.Here’s the blog post for reference: https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2022/02/vcenter-converter-unavailable-for-download.htmlWhile the vCenter Converter was a great piece of software which I’ve used many times in my IT career, I haven’t used it since some time. The last times I had to convert physical systems or VMs to a different Hypervisor, I’ve had the luck that those customers were using Veeam. So instead of relying on the Converter or a different 3rd party tool, I restored the system with Veeam. This work

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Chris.Childerhose
2 years ago
bp4JC
bp4JCInfluencer
asked in Discussion Boards
Backup encryption key testing

Is there a way to test the encryption key on backups without having to run a restore? I ran into a situation recently where the encryption password did not work on restored data. I want to setup Enterprise Manager for everyone, but in the interim, I’d like to manually test each encryption key and reset it/run a new full backup if need be. Is there a way to recover an encryption key with Service Provider Console?

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regnor
1 year ago
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Ahmed YehiaComes here often
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Failed to backup

12/27/2020 5:29:52 PM :: Processing Server1 Error: Using regular backup or replication functionality is restricted for Cloud Connect infrastructure servers to avoid impact on your tenants.   i dont configure veeam cloud or configure tenant account just create simple backup job and Create reposites backup to attched to local had disk at veeam server

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Mildur
3 years ago
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mohammed Kamy KommunikasjonComes here often
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Failed to index guest file system. VSSControl - window server 2016 backup job

I have backup job on one of my VM windows server 2016 . I set up backup job and it show this warning and completed with an warning, 6/7/2023 2:04:27 AM :: Failed to index guest file system. VSSControl: Index failed Details: vss::CVeeamIndexingProvider::NetTryCompleteIndex. Failed to complete guest file system indexing in network mode. checked the  have the Enable Guest File System Indexing in the backup job configuration setting. can you help me solve this problem with suggstionthanks​​​​​​​

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1 year ago
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mntbighkerNot a newbie anymore
posted in Discussion Boards
PostgreSQL credentials

Trying to upgrade Veeam from 12.0 to 12.1, and the original installer has left. How would we reset the credentials so we can perform the update? We thought our service account was used but apparently not. All attempts to update have failed so far. Part of the issue is most NASA accounts require PIV card authentication, and I don’t know if that plays well with a Veeam update. The service account is PIV exempt. The current version is pushing an old version of the kmod veeamsnap that won’t work with the current RH kernel. Why don’t we just rebuild the kmod in the fly every time a new kernel arrives like other kmods seem to work? Like CUDA for example.

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1 month ago
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omar.desouzaComes here often
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Veeam O365 backup job very slow

Hello, We have a Veeam Backup O365 5.0.1.225 with a new backup job created two weeks ago, only for Mail and Archive. I think that the performance is too slow, the processing rate is 5.4MB/s, bottleneck: source, read rate 3.9MB/s and write rate 5.8MB/s. Is that normal? Our bandwidth to Internet is 280Mbps  (35MB/s), download and upload,how can I troubleshooting this problem? Thanks in advance, Omar De Souza.

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Chris.Childerhose
3 years ago
vNote42
vNote42On the path to Greatness
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
[What (else) is new in v11 - VII] Persistent guest agent

Default behavior in VBR (incl. v11!): When a VM gets application-aware backed up, runtime components gets installed at start of job and are removed at the end. With v11 we have the option to install them persistent!  This increases security! No Admin-Share and VIX-access is necessary any more. But it is required to deploy the Veeam Installer Service on the VMs you want to use persistent components.  This can be done by manual installation, Group policy roll-out, or by adding the VM to managed Servers. When everything works fine, components are installed persistently:  If you enable this feature and something does not work (as installer is not deployed, ..), VBR tries to run non-persistent components.

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2 years ago
regnor
regnorVeeam MVP
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
HPE StoreOnce: Immutability with v12 - Part 2

 In my last post I covered the requirements and necessary steps to configure immutability for HPE StoreOnce with Veeam V12. In this post I want to focus on how immutability behaves in different scenarios.Enable immutability for existing Catalyst storesIf you have existing Catalyst stores, the good news is that it’s possible to enable immutability for them. Let’s take a look at the Veeam helpcenter:Note that if you enable immutability and Veeam Backup & Replication does not start a new backup chain and still continues the chain, the whole backup chain is marked as immutable.https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/storeonce_supported_features.html?ver=120#immutabilitySo, after you configure immutability, the current or new backup chain will be made immutable. All other existing backup chains won’t be touched and therefore stay mutable.This is also exactly what I could reproduce in my lab environment. After enabling immutability, the current chain is made immutable, while all

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regnor
11 months ago
MicoolPaul
MicoolPaulOn the path to Greatness
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Anti-Virus and Anti-Virus Exclusions, Do you use AV? Do you set exclusions?

Morning all, For anyone that missed the news story, Kaseya have been the latest victim in the increasingly dangerous threat of supply chain attacks.Who are Kaseya? Kaseya offer a remote management system primarily aimed at Managed Service Providers (MSPs). MSPs use tools like this to automate patching and monitoring of systems and can automate deployments via reusable scripts that can be targeted at one or more devices.By the very nature of this software it is designed to run with elevated privileges.Cyber Criminals found a vulnerability with the Kaseya VSA platform and have used it to deploy ransomware to systems.Full details can be found here: https://helpdesk.kaseya.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4403440684689The ransomware used is a variant of REvil and has been known to target backup systemsWith this background information out the way, many in the infosec community have been debating the best defence against these kinds of threats and one suggestion posed had me interested. These platforms

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3 years ago
Iams3le
Iams3leVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
How to synchronise your Active Directory (On-Premise) with Azure Active Directory via the Azure AD Connect

Azure AD is a cloud-based multi-tenant directory and identity service that provides identity and access management capabilities in the cloud.Since choosing the correct authentication method is the first concern for organisations wanting to move their apps to the cloud. The following section helps you decide which authentication method is right for you by using a decision tree. It helps you determine whether to deploy cloud or federated authentication for your Azure AD hybrid identity solution.Scr: MicrosoftTo choose an authentication method, you need to consider the time, existing infrastructure, complexity, and cost of implementing your choice. These factors are different are different from Organisation to organisation. Because of this, I will be highlighting on the different authentication methods. They are as follow;Azure AD password hash synchronization: This is basically the simplest way to enable authentication for on-premises directory objects in Azure AD. Users can use the same

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Scott
1 year ago
MicoolPaul
MicoolPaulOn the path to Greatness
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Database Considerations: Veeam Backup & Replication / Veeam ONE on Windows Server 2022 - Part One

With Microsoft releasing Windows Server 2022, Veeam have delivered support for this in Veeam B&R and Veeam ONE v11a. This includes support not just for protecting Hyper-V VMs on the OS, or guest OS support, but also running all the relevant Veeam Components and services on Windows Server 2022. This is truly a great milestone that Veeam have achieved so promptly after the release of this operating system.There’s more to this story however, Veeam currently ships with SQL Server 2016 Express edition as its default database if you don’t choose to install your own first. This will leave you in an unsupported state with Microsoft as only SQL Server editions still within mainstream support are supported for Windows Server 2022, for SQL Server 2016, mainstream support ended in July 2021.Now we know the danger, we’ve got two topics to discuss up again, firstly, how do we install a supported version of SQL Server for Veeam? And secondly, what do I do if I’m running SQL Server 2016 on Windows

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MicoolPaul
5 months ago
vNote42
vNote42On the path to Greatness
posted in YARA and Script Library
[PowerShell, PowerCLI] Check for VMs that are not being backuped

If you do not run VeeamONE, it can be challenging to check if every VM that should be backed up, is really backed up. Therefore I wrote a small PowerShell script. Basically this script looks for each VM if there is a restore point for this VM. If not, it gets listed. Extra feature: Script connects to every vCenter that is registered in B&R server. There is a Blocklist included: when VMs should not be backuped, just place their name in the blocklist and they will not be shown in the list. So you can exclude VMs without editing the script.Notes:CredObject.xml is used for stored, encrypted credentials. Script connects to local B&R server, so it should run there if not changed. # Load Plugin and moduleAdd-PSSnapin VeeamPSSnapinImport-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Core# Configure for multiple vCenter ConnectionsSet-PowerCLIConfiguration -DefaultVIServerMode Multiple -Scope Session -Confirm:$falseSet-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore -Scope Session -Confirm:$false#

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Chris.Childerhose
1 year ago
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g3uissComes here often
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Deletion of old backups

I started my first backup on the 9th. I have retention set to 12 days and Synthetic on Saturdays (default)  . No files have yet been removed from my NAS. I have attached details 9kinow there are extra backups on some days) but its over 12 days now. When will deletion start ? Tony

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Nico Losschaert
3 years ago
marcofabbri
marcofabbriOn the path to Greatness
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Veeam: inline deduplication

While I was studying for the VMCE, a detail on deduplication caught my attention.I’m talking about inline deduplication. What's about?Inline deduplication is a feature offered by Veeam B&R and it’s used to reduce the amount of storage space required to store backup data by removing duplicate data. One of the main benefits of inline deduplication is in fact that it can significantly decrease the amount of storage space, amount of time and resources required for backups and this can be especially beneficial for organizations that generate a large amount of data on a regular basis.   Another advantage of inline deduplication is that it can improve the efficiency of backups, ‘cause backups can be completed faster and the amount of data that needs to be transferred and stored is reduced.  An example?An immaginary company named CatsFood has a file server that contains 10 terabytes of data and the organization wants to create a backup of this file server using, proudly, Veeam. Without inl

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dloseke
1 year ago
RK99
RK99Experienced User
asked in Discussion Boards
How Veeam Support for Hypervisor and Openstack

Just wanted to know How Veeam support Openstack and Hypervisor for VMware

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MicoolPaul
11 months ago
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PoettoneNot a newbie anymore
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Veeam Upgrade issue.

I recently updated a client from Veeam 11, I think .816 to the latest version available. Everything went as usual as I do these quite often but this one is throwing a pop up that states, "unable to upgrade plug-ins under the current user, please open the console under an account with administrative privilege's:" when I launch Veeam. I am logged in as a local administrator account and have updated this client in the past with no issues.I just click on okay and it opens up like normal. I also checked for any updates to the managed machine and there is upgrade option. This is a stand alone Veeam system with no remote components.I don't think it's going to impact the functionality but will know more after tonight's job run.Appreciate any feedback!Thanks,Poettone!

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Scott
1 year ago
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rnrconsultantsNew Here
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Veeam Agent 5.0.3.4708 for Microsoft Windows Installation Failed

Unable to install Veeam Version 5.03 onto my computer. When I attempt to and run as an administrator, I receive the following error: Installation was interrupted, or something did not work, as expected. For more information, see the installation logs. [08.08.2022 10:57:53][INFO] Creating Installer Application instance.[08.08.2022 10:57:53][INFO] Installer Application instance created.[08.08.2022 10:58:23][INFO] InstallerEngine session started.[08.08.2022 10:58:23][INFO] Stopping tray application.[08.08.2022 10:58:23][INFO] Tray application stop procedure threw an exception, this can indicate error or tray application is not running.[08.08.2022 10:58:23][ERROR] System.Threading.WaitHandleCannotBeOpenedException: No handle of the given name exists.   at System.Threading.EventWaitHandle.OpenExisting(String name, EventWaitHandleRights rights)   at Veeam.Setup.Endpoint.EndpointCore.TrayAppManager.Stop(IProgressReporter progressReporter)[08.08.2022 10:58:24][INFO] Stopping exisitng services.

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1 year ago
Chris.Childerhose
Chris.ChilderhoseVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Discussion Boards
A specified parameter was not correct: spec.vmProfile

If anyone uses Storage encryption you may encounter issues with Replication and Restores.  See the following KB for resolution - KB4266: A specified parameter was not correct: spec.vmProfile (veeam.com)

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Chris.Childerhose
5 months ago

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