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[Quicktip] Tape job error: Storage … not found

Last week I had to troubleshoot a tape (GFS) backup problem. I guess the solution could be interesting for others too.I this environment, synthetic full and tape backup are scheduled at the same day. Full prior to tape jobs. Normally we do see any problems with this configuration. But last week we s...

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Virtual machine escape vulnerability on VMware Workstation, Fusion and ESXi

Opened The word from @Gostev this morning and he mentioned a new VMware vulnerability. With a score of 7.7 it is definitely up there. If you are on ESXi 7.X there is no patch yet but a workaround here: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/87249 which is basically disconnect all virtual CD-ROM drives and...

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new jobs, same data protected

Hi Id like to find out what people think the best course of action would be in my circumstances. we have an agent backup job that was running on a WSFC failover cluster file server. this was backup up to a SOBR which was tiered to AWS We have just removed the WSFC cluster in favour of single servers...

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Article Veeam Community Recap #61

Happy Friday, everyone!Another great week in Community Hub, and it’s time to recap this week's activity.Shout-outs to @regnor, @haslund, @MicoolPaul and @Geoff Burke!

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Fun Friday: What’s your favourite backup/recovery tip/secret?

Happy Friday! Let’s kick off 2022 with something helpful for everyone! Have you got a tip/secret weapon that you live to use to better protect environments? Maybe it’s something to help the service desk keep tickets down, maybe it’s something that helps improve your accuracy when sizing a deployment...

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What is your DR temperature?

I was reading an excellent article by Randy Lee, https://www.randylee.com/misc/dr-temperatures, and wanted to see what is your DR temperature? Do the categories align to your business?What is your range for RPO and RTO? “Who” was involved in deciding the values? When was the last time you confirmed...

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Timothy Dewin’s Famous RPS Tool is now Deprecated

Hey everyone, Tim announced earlier today that his famous RPS (Restore Point Simulator) tool is now deprecated. If this name doesn’t mean anything to you, the URL likely will: https://rps.dewin.me. For years this tool has been a must have for anyone working with data protection. Now Veeam have an of...

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Want to know a great secret? Veeam + Cisco dCloud

Have you ever wanted:A Veeam Backup & Replication demo environment to quickly try something out on? A clean environment you could install Veeam Backup & Replication and configure backup from storage snapshot? Two Cisco HyperFlex clusters to test backup and replication on? A comprehensive Vee...

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#VMCA 2022 Official practice exam question 30 walkthrough

The walkthrough of the official #VMCA 2022 practice exam question 30 is ready.Did you have to check the scenario document? Which section did you locate the information inside?

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#VMCA 2022 Study Guide and Practice exam

It is #VeeAmazing to such great interest recently in becoming a Veeam Certified Architect. I’ve wanted to share the two primary sections of interest:VMCA Study Guide VMCA Practice examsMany of you have left very kind comments on the video walkthroughs of the official #VMCA 2022 practice exam and req...

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ReFS issues with latest Windows Server Updates (KB5009624, KB5009557, KB5009555)

Just a quick post; the latest Windows Server updates for 2012R2, 2019 and 2022 (haven’t seen 2016) can cause ReFS issues. After the installation, ReFS volumes are shown as RAW and are no longer accessible; so if you’re using ReFS for your repositories, then take be aware of this when installating th...

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Protect Configuration Database

I have a question as we are looking to make sure that our backup environment is as recoverable as possible in the event of the most extreme events.We have our VBR server virtualized in HyperV. We do a backup job for the configuration database. We also have a replication task setup to replicate the...

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SOBR Retention

I created a SOBR in order to tier off data to AWS. That process works perfectly.My capacity tier setting is setup to Copy and Move. The Move is setup for 14 days (operational restore window)My backup job has a retention of 30 days with the Backup Repo being the SOBRAnd I am doing Forward Increment...

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Veeam Agent Management Linux user account requirements

Anyone using Linux in Veeam might want to check this KB for specific permissions.KB2676: Veeam Agent Management Linux user account requirements

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Installation error with iso for VBR v11a P20211211

Hello,I tried to install a new VBR server with the iso of Version 11a P20211211 (VeeamBackup&Replication_11.0.1.1261_20211211.iso).This fails at once with a strange error…Tells you everything you have to know… After that I tried the install on the same machine with an iso Version 11a P20211005...

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Veeam Remote SQL Database Restore as SQL Agent job

I have several SQL jobs that currently perform nightly (or weekly) restores of a production database on other servers. Since we have now migrated to the Veeam Backup and Replication solution, I am trying to accomplish these same tasks within the Veeam environment. (BTW, we are on Veeam version 11....

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#VMCA 2022 Official practice exam question 29 walkthrough

The walkthrough of the official #VMCA 2022 practice exam question 29 is ready.Did you have to check the scenario document? Which section did you locate the information inside?

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RestAPI - SureBackup

Hi, We are utilizing the RestAPI in VBR11 to manage most of our jobs (reporting, start, stop, etc).It seems that SureBackup jobs are not included in the API, when communication with /api/v1/jobs Is there an roadmap for the API, where we can follow the progress? Or is this already included? :)

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Vulnerability in .NET core 3.1

Hi Just to inform that there is a vulnerability in the .NET core runtime.This is installed for the Veeam AWS, Azure & Google plug-ins.reference: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-43877updates: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/3.1Please update...

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veeam version difference

Hey guys, can anyone tell the difference in features between the veeam v11 and v11a?can we initiate replication and cdp in site that has veeam v11a to another site that has veeam v11 with patch P20210525 ?

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Contributors needed - Veeam Backup & Replication: Architecture and Design (VMCA) course

Hello Legends/Vanguards in the building,I would like to write about this course (VMCA) on my blog and also share the write up here word to word. If any of you is interested in saying a word (contributing) to the reviewing the Veeam Backup & Replication: Architecture and Design (VMCA) course, ple...

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Veeam Office 365 backup painfully slow!

Hi, I have downloaded a trial of Veeam Office 365 backup after hearing how good it was in several places as we currently use another product but it's not the best in terms of features. Initial setup was simple enough but when it came to running the backup job, the performance was dreadfully slow. Av...

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#VMCA 2022 Official practice exam question 28 walkthrough

The walkthrough of the official #VMCA 2022 practice exam question 28 is ready.Did you have to check the scenario document? Which section did you locate the information inside?

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Working with Disaster Recovery, Stress and Burnout, How do you deal with it?

Hi Folks, While not a technical subject, nevertheless since we are working with Veeam and that implies Disaster Recovery I am pretty certain many of you have been in the high pressure trenches of Severity One situations.Unless you have nerves of steel inevitably this will start to take a toll on you...

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Veeam Service Provider Console displays duplicate entries for machines when Veeam Agent is installed on Citrix VM.

When VMs on Citrix Hypervisor (formerly known as XenServer), orchestrated by Cloudstack Apache or Azure Stack Hub, using Veeam Agent (for Microsoft Windows or for Linux) are managed by Veeam Service Provider Console (VSPC), reporting, licensing, and management functionality may have unpredictable re...

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