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The PowerShell script to automate the upgrade for Veeam Backup & Replication & Enterprise Manager to v12.1 is now available on VeeamHub! For more details on the script itself, I recommend reading the documentation on VeeamHub.https://github.com/VeeamHub/powershell/tree/master/BR-UpgradeV12.1 If you’re familiar with my previously written upgrade script for v12, here’s a summary of enhancements in this latest release:Added support for new silent upgrade process available in version 12.1 Veeam Backup & Replication Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager Added ISO validation as the script was written for a v12.1 ISO This will prevent an admin from accidentally using an incorrect ISO If you're a VCSP, the script can also be used for Cloud Connect environment upgrades.

Hello together,how can I reverse a hardened Repository on Ubuntu 64 to a normal repository?Thank youRalph

Hello.I have an issue with booting from Recovery Media created with Windows Free Agent V6.The Server HPE DL345 GEn11 is running Windows Server 2022.When i try to boot from ILO Boot starts. I get the message Press any Key to boot. Than it immdiately switchs back to BIOS boot settings.Same Problem with booting from RUFUS Stick.On DL380 Gen10 with Intel CPU it works fine.Booting from Server 2022 ISO is working on the AMD EPYC is working fine.I created the Recovery Image twice. And added the USED Drivers as otopnal drivers too. No Changes.Booting the AMD from a different WRONG Recovery Image (Z2 Workstation) boots “Press any key to start ...) and freezes the Server at once. Any ideas?Greetings from Germany.  

Hello,Today I try to update Postgre SQL and when I execute the installer, I got the error : prerunscript.command.line.errorI go to the log file on path : c:\users\username\appdata\local\temp\2 and find file "installbuilder_installer.log" It contains the reason : Windows Script Host Access Is Disabled on This Machine. Contact Your Administrator for DetailsThis happens because I follow the Veeam recommendation about hardening the server -> Disable VBS.So, to update postgreSQL, first, it's needed to update the registry key at : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\SettingsEnabled should be updated to 1No reboot is required, just need to execute again the postgreSQL setup again and after the installation complete, update the value back to 0.I create this topic because I think this could be mentionned somewhere on the documentation / forum / here.  

IntroductionVeeam Capacity Tier allows the addition of an object storage-based extent to a Veeam Scale-Out Backup Repository (SOBR). This object storage could be on-premises or could be hosted by a cloud provider. Regardless of your chosen platform, Capacity Tier provides a cost-effective way to tier backup data from on-prem 'Performance' extents to Object for longer-term storage.We encourage you to read and understand the Product documentation on Capacity Tier at https://helpcenter.veeam.comThere are a number of reasons why switching Capacity Tier vendor might make sense to you. Perhaps there was a change in your corporate strategic alliances, or perhaps a simple cost analysis has revealed that deeper savings could be found elsewhere.Switching object vendor comes with a few challenges:You need to keep your old Capacity tier around until its retention expires and you want to be able to restore from it as well. You don't have "spare" performance tier storage available and thus creating

Support for the v12.1 (VBR/EM) is now available in the Veeam Collection for Ansible!Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1 is an incredible release jam-packed with goodies! Among those is a brand new process for installing & upgrading Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager, and the Veeam Backup & Replication Console.I’m happy to report this collection fully supports this process! Please review the below changelog for more detailed changes in this release: Breaking ChangesChanged default ISO checksum algorithm from SHA256 to SHA1 As Veeam’s website doesn’t provide SHA256 checksum, this only made sense to change. Major ChangesAdded support for new silent install process available in version 12.1 Added support for new silent install process available in version 12.1 Added support for Veeam Backup & Replication Console 12.1 install Added support for Veeam Backup & Replication Console 12.1 upgradeMinor ChangesUpdated ISO to version 12.1 Updated logic fo

Good morning,What is needed for                - Be individually certified at the commercial and technical level                - Be an authorized reseller of the Veeam solutionSincerely

 Veeam released a KB article on security improvements for VBN AHV appliances see link below. Veeam KB4236Note: Screenshots are from a Veeam Backup for Nutanix appliance v5.xWith security being top of mind for all our customers. The VBN has a built-in updater process. You will have to login to the appliance via the appliances IP address to get to the main dashboard (http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.) Figure 1 Once logged on the main dashboard will be displayed. If there are any updates available, you will notice the bell icon will have a red dot on it see figure 2 below. Click on the "updates are available hyperlink" Figure 3 and it will take you to the updates page. Once in the page you will see the updates. When you are ready to perform the updates if will ask you to take a configuration backup Figure 4 This is not an automatic process, you will have to take a configuration backup manually, or if you are certain that you have a scheduled one completed and have not made any recent changes. You c

Hi everyone…I have deployed a new backup repository which is going to be replaced by the old one.By which Veeam features I should use to copy those backup data to the new storage?Maybe replication or backup copy job? Backup source is mixture of bear metal, VM, DB, app etc. in multiple OS

I recently wrote a blog about using Synology Immutable Snapshots and Replication.  Check it out below and find it on my blog as well - Just Virtualization Blog Synology - Immutable LUN Snapshots with Immutable Replication I have been using Synology NAS devices for the past two years in my homelab with VMware vSphere 8.0U2, vSAN, Intel Optane, Veeam Backup & Replication, Backup Eagle, Runecast and a host of other things. I have my newest DS923+ set up as my primary storage for my VMware environment and my older DS920+ is my backup NAS as well as Replication partner.One thing that comes with the Synology DSM 7.2 upgrade (OS) is the ability to set up snapshots on a schedule, including Immutability. With Ransomware on the rise protecting your systems with backups alone is starting to not be sufficient enough. Enter the Immutable storage snapshots with replication on the Synology NAS devices.In order to configure storage snapshots with Immutability you first need to create a LUN within

We are getting below error message when trying to run a manual backup via VEEAM Plugin.[ERROR]  Failed to backup database ABC. Error: Stopping job session Anyone has any idea about the cause and fix?

Author’s note:This article is an extension to the fifth part of this series: Data Backup Basics V - Understanding RPO and RTO  Imagine the scenario: the hard disks or SSDs in the storage system housing your organization's critical virtual machines have failed, leaving a lot of business-critical virtual computers non-operational. Fortunately, you maintain daily, comprehensive backups, theoretically enabling prompt recovery. But is this the reality? To effectively gauge the efficacy of your disaster recovery plan, two key metrics come into play: the Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and the Recovery Time Actual (RTA). The RTO delineates the target timeframe within which the affected systems must be restored to full operational status. It's a crucial aspect of business continuity planning, representing the maximum tolerable downtime for an organization. Defining this duration requires careful consideration of the organization's operational needs, criticality of systems, and potential financia

Hello all, I have been looking in the forum but I have not found information. In my job we are using Nutanix objects, one of the  buckets shows  450 TB of usage space on Nutanix, but when I review on veeam the backup software it only shows  90 TB. Is there an issue with this space not being reclaimed?, on a  previous post, I found ReFS takes some time to free up space and show the proper amount.I hope you can shed some light on. 

Hey Everyone,VMware vCenter Converter 6.6 Beta is out and it brings support for RHEL 8/9 and Ubuntu 22.04.  But one of the newest features is the ability to convert powered on Nutanix AHV, Red Hat RHV and native KVM. More information…Sign up for the beta, sign up here.Then you can download it here.

i have a problem. if the job starts it will finally give me this error: Error: Failed to call RPC function 'FcReadFileEx': An unexpected network error occurred. Failed to read data from file and the file is on a synology NAS and i can just enter that device and also i can just make a network map to the directory where the files are.. but somehow veeam stops working allready for a week..network is checked.. and all is Ok and i can reach the volumes etc..i did restart the veeam server VM and also restarted the services but still not working..if i go to the backup reposority and do rescan on the backup locations it will give the same errors..I cant find here any info about the error i have and hope someone can help me.the error from the mail is:Error: Failed to call RPC function 'FcReadFileEx': An unexpected network error occurred. Failed to read data from file [\\172.16.xx.xxx\VeeamBackupRepository\Escrow\VEEAM-Backup\1 - B2D ALL Daily Escrow\1 - B2D ALL Daily Escrow.vbm].

Hi Community,We are using as AV solution Sentinel One. This Solution isn’t standard included in the AntivirusInfo.xml for Secure Restore/SureBackup. So I had to create my own entry, based on very little info and no list of error codes. It’s working but I don’t feel 100% safe as it wasn’t standard included or supported. During a recent Veeam On Tour it was brought to my attention, that using a different AV solution other then the one that’s active on your server bring an extra level of security/check. Now standard on this windows servers os Defender installed.Defender is also standard part of the AntivirusInfo.xml. We don’t want 2 AV solutions add the same time active on our systems. However if we could for example with SureBackup start a PS script that activate Defender at the start of the job and deactivates it again add the end of the task. This would be a great solution to me. Has anyone here this kind of solution in place and would like to share the PS?What about the AntivirusInfo.

Forgive me for this new discussion and please do delete if it is not the right place to ask. I am trying to do a bit of studying around my job currently and wanted to clarify a few points with Veeam (in the process of doing a small course). I'm getting very confused with the differences between forward incremental and reverse incremental backups and wondered if you could clarify.  Am i correct in thinking when choosing forever forward incremental backup, that if there is no synthetic backup scheduled, then the first full backup is completed followed by incremental the days thereafter. Therefore, if you wanted to complete a full restore, you would need to restore that original full backup followed by every single incremental up to the date of the full restore?And if a full backup is done, the retention period is approx 6 months and there are no synthetic backups scheduled.. then if there is a day mid way through that the backup job fails, then this runs the risk of not being able to res

Hello,Regarding Forever Forward backups, is it necessary to create period full backups (either Active or Synthentic), or can you just go with the initial full backup and everything else is incremental? (I know it is probably at least RECOMMENDED to do periodic full backups, but let’s not worry about that for purposes of this post/question) If you were to go with just the initial full backup then leave the rest as incrementals, what happens if you have a corrupt/failed incremental backup in the chain, but need to do a restore of a file?  Is Veeam able (and smart enough) to work around it? (i.e., if it has a failed or corrupt incremental backup, is Veeam smart enough to start the next backup based on the last good incremental and basically ignore the failed/corrupt one?) Thanks! :-)

hello, i would like to know, if I create CDP Policy on my veeam server, with RPO 10 Minutes, Short-term 36 Hours and long-term 24 Hours keep for 7 days. so it means that i will have  216 restore for short-term, with one full and rest are incremental and for the long-term, i will have 7 incremental.is it right ? 

Build: 12.0.0.1420 We are unable to run a restore from a backup due to this error message.  Restore type: Windows guest file restore.  VM size is about 5TB.   

We have an onpremise Veeam server that runs the following jobs:1. Backup to local storage (weekly full, daily incrementals)2. Copy job to Linux hardened repository (immutable)3. Copy job to Azure Blob cool storage (immutable)Now i would like to have the Azure monthly backups moved to archive tier. I'm assuming i have to use SOBR for this. The following question arise:i create a second immutable repository with longer immutability, say 1 year. After moving the full backup, will it calculate ‘initial backup date + 1 year’, or ‘SOBR copy date + 1 year’? do i need a new container for this or can i just create a folder within a container? if a backup is still immutable can it be moved to the archive tier? copying backups obviously generates a large amount of traffic. Download backup from one repository, upload to another. Is there something i can do to limit the amount of traffic and costs? what's the risk here? To move data the local Veeam server needs to have modify permissions in both th

Hi there.Need to review my backup configuration after adding a linux immutable box and a 10 TB vcc cloud space. 20 vms ( 15 windows server and 5 linux ). About 6 TB storage space (compressed). One backup a day at night. veeam server is a physical windows 2022 server box with local storage. Here is my idea:First backup job on the veeam server itself. Backup copy on a scale out repository based on the local linux immutable storage and vcc cloud storage.Any suggestion?thanks in advance,Max ( Italy)

hi, I would like to know that, can we directly restore to on-prem from S3 glacier (archiving tier) using SOBR ? 

Is there a way to replicate VMware virtual machines to Azure?