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marco_s
marco_sVeeam Legend
published in Blogs and Podcasts
Microsoft 365 modern authentication for VBR and VBO365 server

Good morning community!I'd like to share with you a configuration I've come across these days: setting up notifications with Microsoft 365 modern authentication for VBR and VBO365 server. DOCUMENTATIONThe official links from Veeam Helpcenter are:https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/general_email_notifications.html?ver=120 https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/guide/m365_acc.html?ver=70 VEEAM CONSOLE CONFIGURATIONConfiguration is quite simple for both: the menu is always in the same tab "email settings" for VBR and "notification" for VBO 365.  AZURE AD APPLICATIONThe biggest difference from accounts with basic authentication is that in order for Veeam to send email on behalf of a Microsoft 365 account, it is necessary to use an Azure AD application registered on the Azure Portal.You can use an application preinstalled by Veeam, or register a new one.In my case I followed the second way, and the official links from Veeam Helpcenter and from Microsoft are:https://helpcenter

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1 year ago
Rick Vanover
Rick VanoverRICKATRON
published in News
Customer Advisory: Ensure Veeam Backup & Replication Updates Have Been InstalledVeeam Backup & Replication Updates

For all systems, it is critically important to keep systems up to date. This post is a reminder for all users to refer to KB4420 to ensure Veeam Backup & Replication is up to date.KB4420: Release Information for Veeam Backup & Replication 12 Cumulative PatchesWhy is this being brought up here, now?This is being raised here in the community to remind customers about the availability of the cumulative patches for Veeam Backup & Replication. Recently there has been media stories regarding a Veeam vulnerability that was patched on March 7 of this year, however bad actors have been devising new ways to attempt to activate that vulnerability on unpatched systems. Users have received emails about the update, it’s been covered in the V12 Upgrade Center and there even is a Veeam Intelligent Diagnostics alarm for the update:Veeam has a long-standing commitment to ensuring our products protect customers from any potential risk. As part of this, we run a Vulnerability Disclosure Progra

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Rick Vanover
1 year ago
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BradShaverNot a newbie anymore
asked in Discussion Boards
Network Path not found, Repository Missing

We have several backup and replication jobs running on Veeam Backup and Replication build 10.0.1.4524 and have started receiving errors with all of the jobs failing. These error messages vary from “ Error: The network path was not found. Agent failed to process method {FileSystem.Exists}.” to“Could not perform threshold check for backup location “\\..." due to space info retrievement fail!Error: Failed to call RPC function 'FcCreateDir': The network path was not found. Cannot create folder. Folder path: [\\..].Job has failed. See logs for details.”When troubleshooting, we receive a warning while rescanning the repository stating that it is missing. We are able to SSH into the NAS backup repository and I am able to sign into the NAS and see all of the permissions and correct network paths. Is there anything more we can do to fix this issue or somewhere specific to look?

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1 year ago
MicoolPaul
MicoolPaulOn the path to Greatness
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Veeam B&R: Performance Impact of Pending Tasks

Alt Text: Blog Post Title on colourful backgroundTell me if you’ve seen this situation before. You’ve got some servers & applications that need protecting. You create your backup jobs as necessary, there’s different backup jobs for your various application-integration requirements, backup frequencies, and retention requirements, it’s starting to sprawl. Inevitably there’s some job scheduling overlap. Backup jobs are waiting for other backup jobs to complete, the running tasks section of your Veeam Backup & Replication Server is ticking upwards, no biggie right? It’ll clear down eventually! Well… Let’s explore that shall we? Background/Test Scenario I wanted to see just how much having multiple running jobs would impact VBR, when those jobs were all in a pending state, barring one. I then wanted to compare this impact vs scheduling backup jobs within chains.I created a Windows VM, installed the OS, then powered it down, so I’d have a static test VM to backup. I configured my bac

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Scott
1 year ago
NemanjaJanicic
NemanjaJanicicInfluencer
asked in Discussion Boards
Veeam BR - Backup Proxy / WAN Accelerators

Hello,I would like to get our backups to be efficient as much as they can be.Current situation in production is that we are sending our backups to Synology SMB share on main site, and over WAN Accelerator to our secondary site also to Synology SMB share using Backup Copy Job (immediate copying).Currently I’m testing iSCSI on main site. I created Synology LUN and connected it to the VBR server via iSCSI with ReFS and configured Synthetical Full because of the FastClone option. Need more time to see how it will perform.Now the question is where to implement Backup Proxies and how to use it in our case.I know that best option would be to have physical server’s both on primary and secondary location.How it will benefit our sitaution?And another question is do we need to configure iSCSI also for Backup Copy Jobs or it is okay to have it via SMB and WAN Accelerator from the Main site to Secondary Site.Best Regards 

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NemanjaJanicic
1 year ago
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mohammed Kamy KommunikasjonComes here often
asked in Discussion Boards
Hyper-v VM backup WARNING because of Unable to perform indexing

I have installed new servere and using veeam backup and replication 12 to take backup of more than 15 hyper -V VMs since last week. I have got normal success for the first few days but no I am getting warning becouse of the following error: can any one help me wit suggestion:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Unable to perform indexing because connection to the guest could not be establishedUnable to perform guest file system indexing: Failed to install via Deployment SvcProcessing finished with warnings at 22.08.2023 09:05:31>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><  

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coolsport00
1 year ago
Hartmut
HartmutComes here often
asked in Discussion Boards
Migrate AWS S3 to Azure Blob

Maybe, we need to change our capactity and archive tier tartget from AWS S3 to Azure. What is the best way to migrate AWS S3 to Auzure? Move alle Data from S3 to Azure and do an import  of the repository? Is there a best practise to move 900 TB Data as quick as possible? Is there a way to estimate the cloud out costs?As I remember I can destroy a AWS Bucket even with object lock enabled. 

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1 year ago
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spider32Experienced User
asked in Discussion Boards
Password Change using Manage Credential

Hi! We just recently changed our service account password that we use for Veeam services. So I went into Credentials and Passwords > Datacenter Credentials > Manage Credentials and made the change there after changing the account password in AD. I know Veeam processed the password change because the proxy servers and repo servers went back to online after being offline after the change. However, after a couple of nights, all the backup jobs failed. Long story short, the Veeam services using the service account did not get change so the services had to be restarted.What is Veeam’s behavior after a password change? I would tend to think that Veeam would at least pop a message stating that it is not changing the Veeam services credentials and this has to be done manually. What am I missing here?  

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1 year ago
TylerJurgens
TylerJurgensVeeam Legend
posted in Blogs and Podcasts
Gone are the days of "If its not broken, don't fix it"

I’ve been in IT my entire adult life. There is generally two mantras to IT. “If its not broken, don’t fix it.” “Update often.” “If its not broken, don’t fix it.”You know the people I’m talking about. “My uptime on this system is 1287 days! It is rock solid!”I get it. Its great to have a system you can rely on. Stability and system uptime is the holy grail. You want your systems to be 100% available because that means you can focus your time on more important tasks than break/fix.  These people are also a security expert’s nightmare. Vulnerabilities get exposed and new exploits are created regularly. Its not enough to protect your perimeter anymore, you have to protect every aspect of your environment.  This mantra has outlived its usefulness. Uptime of 1287 days on a system is no longer a badge of honour, its downright scary. We’re not talking highly available services here where you can take individual components down to patch them, we’re talking those individual components themselves

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TylerJurgens
1 year ago
SteveHeart
SteveHeartVeeam MVP
posted in YARA and Script Library
Veeam Backup & Replication - File Level Restore - Hash Scanner

Hello community,the Backup Scanning Tools Web Console got a new buddy:  📃🔎 File Level Restore - Hash Scanner 📃🔎 This Powershell script scans specific subfolders within a Veeam File Level Recovery session and checks if any of the scanned files match a SHA256 value by comparing the values to a list of known hash values. Common locations for temporary Internet files in Windows systems are scanned. The list can be supplemented at any time.The following subdirectories in the Users folder are scannedDownloads AppData\Local\Temp AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Cache\Cache_Data AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartupThe script has been integrated into the Backup Scanning Tools Web Console, but can also be run manually. On top you'll also get this script:vbr-flr-auto-hashscanner.ps1This script automates the execution of the scans Windows VM included in a specific backup job. The number of VMs to be scan

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Scott
1 year ago
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dikaComes here often
asked in Discussion Boards
Sizing Nas / file share backup for 5 years

Hi, I have been looking for a calculator or method for sizing backup nas / file share with time growth from 1 year till 5https://cloudoasis.com.au/nas-calculator/ i use this but there is no time growth  Thank you 

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Scott
1 year ago
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GovindaNot a newbie anymore
asked in Discussion Boards
optimise the backup performance in SMB shares

Hi Guys,Any best practice while doing backup of Veeam Agent for Windows on SMB shares? so that we get better performance?We are using shared folder option in Veeam agent due to fact that we do not have server in that location.Around 4 to 5 users in that location and does not make sense to have dedicated server.  Only device present in the location is Synology NAS. Takes around 45 min to complete backup.Any possible option to optimise the performance ?

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Scott
1 year ago
Andanet
AndanetVeeam Legend
asked in Discussion Boards
A doubt on M365 objects backup

Hi folks, I have a little doubt about this kind of backup and I need to clarify it. Our client ask us what’s happens when there are users in multiple groups, and a backup job for single group. I know Veeam manages the backup to avoid unnecessary duplication and save storage space. Is correct to say if a user is in multiple groups and these groups include overlapping items (for example, the same mailboxes or SharePoint sites etc), Veeam takes an approach to avoid duplicate backup?But really question is: In these cases VEEAM send a warning for those backup jobs? I never tested it and I appreciate your experiences in O365 backup.Thanks all  

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Chris.Childerhose
1 year ago
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Ahmed ShakranNot a newbie anymore
posted in YARA and Script Library
Create VM Backup jobs by script

Creating many backup jobs for new environment or new project which has many VMs, it’s boring in addition you may make a mistake because of repeating.To avoid that you can use scripts to create them simultaneously and only change the value for some variables.Below script is for creating VMware VM backup job with almost all required options (VM selection, repo, proxy, retention , GFS, schedule , retries ….etc) moreover the recommended Advanced settings for Dell Data Domain repository.You can also use part of script to edit or modify existing backup jobs simultaneously.{{#Specify the name you want to assign to the backup job$JobName = "backup job name" #Specify the array of VMware VMs you want to add to the job.#If you want to search by part of VM name use *$VMsNames = Find-VBRViEntity -Name "VM1", "VM2", "VM3" #Specify the backup repository where the created backup will be stored. Default: default backup repository#If you want to search by part of repo name use *$BackupRepo = Get-VBRBack

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Moustafa_Hindawi
1 year ago
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damien commengeVeeam Legend
posted in YARA and Script Library
Veeam 365 v7 Audit script

Hello, I attach script to make VBM 365 audit.I hope to have some feedback to know if I forget something, if there are some error or just if you like it ! Sample here :  Thanks

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Iams3le
1 year ago
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FrankBNew Here
asked in YARA and Script Library
VEM API QuickBackup

Hi all!I’ve tried to initiate a QuickBackup via VEM API. After starting my Script everything looks good and the response is 202. But when i take look into the VBR Console, there was no QuickBackup started.Did i missed anything in my Script? Does anyone have a idea? #API_QuickBackup_singelVMAdd-Type @"    using System.Net;    using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;    public class TrustAllCertsPolicy : ICertificatePolicy {        public bool CheckValidationResult(            ServicePoint srvPoint, X509Certificate certificate,            WebRequest request, int certificateProblem) {            return true;        }    }"@[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::CertificatePolicy = New-Object TrustAllCertsPolicy$server = "https://ourvemserver:9398/api/"$authPath = 'C:\temp\myadmincred.xml'$Credentials = IMPORT-CLIXML -path $authPath$RESTAPIUser = $Credentials.UserName$RESTAPIPassword = $Credentials.GetNetworkCredential().Password$usrpwd = "$($RESTAPIUser):$($RestAPIPassword)"$encode

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SteveHeart
1 year ago
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MinazNot a newbie anymore
asked in Discussion Boards
New Veeams Agent for Windows user with some questions about backing up a full volume

I downloaded the Veeams Agent for Windows and went through the setup process for a full volume backup. I followed the online manual to set the options. However, there are some questions that remain, and I was wondering if anyone could help?The first question I have is that the backup file size is almost 1TB (or about 30%) smaller than the size of the volume to be backed up. And this is not just empty space, the volume had 3.6TB used space, of which only 2.7TB was backed up. What is the reason for this? Looking at the compression ratio, it doesn’t seem sufficient to explain the discrepancy. E-mail summary report​​​​​The second question is actually related. The backup I made was of my C: drive, and I want to know if I were to use the full volume backup for restoring to a completely new drive, would it restore the drive exactly including the boot sectors (i.e. I would simply be able to swap in the new drive and the computer would boot and run as before)?  Below I show a screenshot of the

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1 year ago
NemanjaJanicic
NemanjaJanicicInfluencer
asked in Discussion Boards
Veeam - From Backup Copy Job to another on-site NAS.

Hello,Are there any advices on how to have better performance for our “air-gapped” or “immutable” backup on site.We have two locations, Austria and Serbia.VBR Server is located in Austria where our critical infrastructure resides also.Veeam is configured to do regular Backups to the Synology NAS located also in Austria.After that we configure to do Backup Copy Jobs (immidiate) from Austria to Serbia.In Serbia we have one main Synology NAS and other one also Synology for air-gapped.I would try to do something like this:1. Configure Power Schedule on NAS to be powered only on weekends.2. Configure Backup Copy Jobs and chose source as Serbia backups that are already copied from Austria and send it to the smaller NAS in Vienna. There is also few other solutions, to automate this with rsync if possible, to manual copy from one nas to another, or just to create regular backup jobs but then it will go trough IPSec and it will be a lot slower.Is there any option to connect them maybe directly

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dloseke
1 year ago
wesmrt
wesmrtVeeam MVP
published in Blogs and Podcasts
Veeam BR - Testing vSphere Backups with SureBackup

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

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Iams3le
1 year ago
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jjccNew Here
asked in Discussion Boards
VM backup to tape - back to front

Hey all,We have Veeam (12.0.0.1420) backup jobs with a secondary target to tape.I noticed that the tape jobs were saying they took 21 hours to complete which is strange.  Seems that the tape job is starting before the backup job.We have the vm backups start at 9pm and they take about 2 hours to complete.  The tape backup starts at 9am.Example: I saw the tape backup start at 9am on a Monday, then wait until the vm backup that starts at 9pm that night finish.Not sure how it got out of whack.  The backups are still working I guess but is there a way to reset the timing?  Delete and re-add the backup job?  Maybe just re-add the secondary target to the backup job? thanksjc

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1 year ago
NemanjaJanicic
NemanjaJanicicInfluencer
asked in Discussion Boards
Backup Encryption - Backup Copy Job

Hello Veeam community 🖐🏻I have a question regarding Backup Job Encryption and Backup Copy Job Encryption.What is the general advices on this.I have different encryption passwords for each Backup Job.The question is here, do I need to enable encryption for Backup Copy Job or it will use the original encryption that we already have configured on regular Backup Job’s. 

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dloseke
1 year ago
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HussamNew Here
posted in Discussion Boards
Feature Request: Backup Rules for Microsoft 365 Backup

We would like to be able Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 to specific rules around Which Mailboxes/Site/Teams that are being backed up for automated purposes. Examples.Being able to specific mailboxes whose UPN contain specific domainsLicensed Mailboxes Only.Exclude Shared MailboxesSharePoint Sites/Teams whose has specific Owners

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dloseke
1 year ago
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MM599Comes here often
asked in Discussion Boards
veeam Direct restore to azure if veeam server also failed/offline?

Hi All, Looking to check if my thinking is correct for this Invoking DR Scenario with the assumption that the Veeam console config backup is available to the IT Team outside the on prem issue. The solution is: on premises there is a NAS as VEEAM repo connected into a hyperv Veeam windows VM. Backups target NAS as performance tier in SOBR then tier to Azure BLOB via COPY every night. The Scenario is: the whole on premises has failed and we want to ‘Direct restore to Azure’ from the BLOB beam backups. My Solution: I believe you would need to deploy an Azure IaaS windows VM, install Veeam Console, then restore the Veeam config file. Enter credentials to connect to Azure account, then you would be able to see the Veeam backups in BLOB, right click and select to restore to Azure Is this correct? Thanks    

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1 year ago
Geoff Burke
Geoff BurkeVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Discussion Boards
VBR Upgrade 10 to 12

Hi Everyone, Has anyone performed a VBR 10 to a VBR 12 upgrade. I am going to search here and the forums for any pleasant surprises that might be waiting but thought I would throw out the hook and bait for some saucy nightmare tale.According to this https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/upgrade_vbr_byb.html?ver=120License ist gut! and it is supported which make feel secure. Obviously, I would want to check the whole GFS situation but I believe none a present. Be Aware So has anybody done this and encountered anything untoward? Thanks

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1 year ago
wesmrt
wesmrtVeeam MVP
asked in Discussion Boards
Characther limit?

Guys,I’m trying to create a new content in the “Blog and Podcast” section, but looks like I reach some limit. I don’t know if it’s a characther limit (around 1650 words) or image (50 images).Anyone know if we have a limit in the platform to create a single post?

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Chris.Childerhose
1 year ago

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