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Good day, Veeam Community! 😊A few months ago, we kicked off The Why Now Community Challenge: Veeam Data Platform 13.1, inviting community members who will be joining us at the Veeam 100 Summit in Lisbon to share their own perspective on one simple question:Why upgrade now?And you definitely had something to say. 😊Over the past few months, we’ve seen some great blogs come in, looking at Veeam Data Platform 13.1 from all sorts of angles: modern virtualization, the Veeam Software Appliance, security and immutability, storage, unstructured data, and of course plenty of real-world experiences along the way.What I really enjoyed about this challenge is that everyone approached it differently. Different environments, different priorities, different experiences and different reasons for why 13.1 matters to them. And I think that was really the point of the challenge in the first place.Some of you really got into it and wrote several blogs for the challenge ( THANK YOU! 👑) which was fantasti
Happy Friday Community 😻We're back. And this one might be our most controversial debate yet.There are two kinds of Veeam administrators. Those who would never join their backup infrastructure to Active Directory. And those who think running it any other way is unnecessary complexity.Both are convinced they're right.Debate Statement Joining your Veeam backup infrastructure (VBR server, proxies, repositories, Enterprise Manager, etc.) to Active Directory is a security mistake. ( thank you @DChiavari for this one 😎) If your backup infrastructure is the last line of defense, why should it trust the very identity platform attackers are most likely to compromise?A workgroup or isolated environment can reduce the attack surface, limit lateral movement, and keep backups operational even when Active Directory is offline. But is the extra security worth the operational overhead? Or are we solving a problem that good security practices already address?What I'm looking for this round Forget ven
What’s in YOUR Veeam Toolbox? Now YOU get to decide!A huge thank you to everyone who shared their Veeam tips for our SysAdmin Day contest! We’ve got some great entries, and now it’s over to the community to choose the winners. Check out the submissions and vote for your favorite tip — the one you’d want in your toolbox when things go sideways!Voting is open until August 17.Who will become our next Incident Commander? Let the voting begin! 😻@wolff.mateus , @coolsport00 , @matheusgiovanini , @Nico Losschaert , @eblack , @lucasmagnum , @Stabz Good luck to all of you !
What's in Your Veeam Toolbox?Every incident has a commander. The person everyone turns to when things don't go as planned. The one who knows exactly which workflow to follow, which Veeam feature to use, and how to get everything back on track.This SysAdmin Day, we're celebrating the knowledge and experience that make all the difference when it matters most. We want to know: what's the one Veeam tip that's always in your toolbox?Every year, on the last Friday of July, we celebrate System Administrator Appreciation Day (SysAdmin Day)—a day dedicated to the people who keep everything running behind the scenes.Whether it's recovering from a ransomware attack, fixing a backup job before anyone notices, or somehow making yesterday's "urgent" request disappear before the morning coffee kicks in, sysadmins are the ones who keep IT moving.Every sysadmin has those little tricks they've picked up over the years. The shortcut that saves time, the workflow they've perfected, or the Veeam feature th
Another debate, another reminder of why I love this format. Thank you to everyone who took part in Episode 2 of our Oxford Style Debate. It was great to see so many well-reasoned arguments, different viewpoints, and real-world experiences shared throughout the discussion.This month's statement was:"Tape is dead — stop living in the past and use a real archival solution like Object Storage or dedicated deduplication appliances."To help select this month's winners, I invited @Mildur from Product Management to review the discussion and share his perspective.A huge thank you to Fabian for sharing his expertise and helping identify the most insightful arguments from both sides of the debate.Winner Against “Tape is dead” - @matheusgiovanini '’matheusgiovanini made the strongest case against the statement by sharing a real recovery scenario from his own experience. In his mentioned case, the backup server, repositories, and storage replication were all compromised, and offline tape was the
Good day Community,Back from vacation straight into the big guns — so here it goes 🙂Has anyone started looking at Veeam Intelligent ResOps for Microsoft 365 yet?It feels like an interesting shift — less about backup in the traditional sense and more about adding context and intelligence around M365 resilience decisions.Curious how it’s being seen so far:Does it feel like a real step toward “resilience intelligence,” or more like an extension of existing reporting? Is it actually changing how teams prioritize or make decisions, or is it still mostly visibility on top of what we already had? And does it feel meaningfully different compared to what others are doing in the space?Would be great to hear some early thoughts from people already exploring it.Best, Madi
We know AI is becoming a normal part of how people create content, and lately we’ve been seeing more of it show up in the Community Hub.That said, posts that are mostly AI-generated don’t really add the kind of value this community is built on—especially when that same information can be created by anyone using the same tools.What we’re really looking for is your experience: real-world scenarios, hands-on demos, lessons learned, and practical insights from what you’re actually doing day to day. That’s what makes the community useful and interesting for everyone.Also, content that is primarily AI-generated won’t be considered as part of the criteria for becoming a Legend or Vanguard.So if you’re sharing, try to lead with your own voice and perspective—that’s the part that really matters.
Hey Community, I received a few messages from community members asking how to get notifications when there is a new content published (in this case we talked about “Blogs and Podcasts” category). I thought I would do a quick post about it. First, there is a possibility to subscribe to every category at Community Hub Let’s say, you would like to subscribe to “Blogs and Podcasts” category. To do so, you have to push ‘SUBSCRIBE’ button at the right side as shown at the screenshot below: Once it’s done - you will start receiving notifications about new topics created!Again, you can get subscribed to any category: whether it’s Discussion boards or News. You can also manage notification settings at your profile.If you experience any issues with notifications - please let me know!
hi all,i am looking to upgrade vbr and vem deployed on windows server to 13.1.x because of some plugin issue of sql on client side as it is recommended by veeam to upgrade vbr and plugin.what are the upgrade options,using update service for vbr if any or use of iso to upgrade.plus do i need to upgrade all plugins used in 13.0.1 after the upgrade ..what should i upgrade first veeamone,vem or vbr
Watched video over Veeam Sire - Clean Room we have just covered a network refresh, Core - Edge Switch - AP but wanted to make use of old HP Switch 2920 with 10gb Gbic to rear this will be my clean room with referb of Arcserve UDP Server refresh install Windows Server 2025. Been looking at options on Firewall OPNsense Connection to both LAN that is Production - Clean Room to opt for Lenovo m720q with riser attached 2 x 10gb ports will configure 10gb Prod - 10gb Clean has any one created firewall rules for such connection or used firewall device to cover on / off question as my build as TrueNAS with NFS share this needs access over both connections. Any solutions to what members have done with such solution. Education secondary 6th form school
I just upgraded Veeam B&R from 12.3 to 13.1 and everything appears to have gone smoothly, with all components being upgraded without issue. The only problem we have is that we are notified each morning with a Software Update Summary email that our Veeam server ‘VBR’ Failed to synchronize update settings. Error: Failed to connect to the Veeam updater service.I was wondering if anyone is familiar with this error and how to resolve? Going through some steps online, I have verified the Veeam Updater service is running, backups are working, SQL connectivity and internet/DNS is working. Tried restarting service as well as a server reboot. Only the scheduled update-settings sync task is failing.My next step was going to be mounting the ISO and trying to repair the program, but wondering if anyone may know how to resolve this before I go that route. Everything else seems to be working just fine, so hoping to avoid a full reinstall. Thanks!
Hi All,I need to get last 24 hours backup status using VBR API. we are using vBR 12.x.We have below backup types1. VM2. Agent based (Windows,Linux)3. RMAN pluginOutput columns - server name,job name, start, end, size, statusCan you please get me the API call for all the backup types (Including agent, plugin backups).Below API calls only fetching VM backups not agent, plugin basedFetch backup job session: `GET /api/v1/sessions?limit=10000&typeFilter=BackupJob`Fetch Per-VM Task Sessions: `GET /api/v1/sessions/{sessionId}/taskSessions?limit=10000`Regards,Surya
Hello Summit crew! Thank you for being part of the Veeam 100 Summit 2026 in Lisbon. It was a great four days of sessions, product updates, and time together as a community. Now let's keep that energy going.This month's Blog of the Month is a Special Edition that is open only to Veeam 100 Summit participants: Veeam Vanguards, Legends, MVPs, Rising Stars, and VUG Leaders.The challenge: "The session that mattered"Pick one session from the Summit whose topic is useful for your business, your customers, or your daily work. Then write a blog post about it. Tell us:Which session you chose and what it covered (only share what is public, nothing under NDA) Why it matters to your business or your customers. What problem does it solve? How you'll use it. This could be a real-world use case, an example from your environment, or a plan you're starting. Your key takeaway, in one or two sentencesHow to take partWrite an original blog post of about 400 words or more. Add screenshots, diagrams, or exam
After migrating/upgrading our Enterprise Manager from Windows to the Appliance, it seems that we are facing a issue with collecting data from one specific Windows VBR. Smaller VBRs are creating sessions without any issues, however a larger environment is not able to collect, it brings me the following alert from the VeeamBES.Collect.log:Data from the table [Backup.Model.OibsView] cannot be replicated.Failed to invoke method [GetUpdatedOrChangedDataPartial]Status(StatusCode="ResourceExhausted",Detail="Sending message exceeds the maximum configured message size.")Someone else faced the same issue?Created a case at VEEAM.
Back in 2023/24 we setup a DR site with a Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS to act as our immutable repo for backup copy jobs. I believe this may be out of date now, and the VIA is all the range. The backups on the Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS copy sit on a separate storage shelf to the OS, is it possible that if we were to migrate to VIA we can retain the backup files or is it a go no go situation?I’ve seen the migration process for Windows Repos to VIA and you can retain backup files, but we’re postponing that for now, we’d rather get all the other components in order.Just wondering if anyone’s managed to do Ubuntu > VIA and keep backups files?Cheers.
Hello, I have a Veeam server that backs up a Win server 2016 server located at another location. Veeam connects to this VM over a SDWAN connection (Zerotier) This has worked perfectly for years. All of a sudden, a few days ago, it started failing. I uninstalled all components (Veeam Agent) from the server, then redeployed the agent. I can ping the remote server, install the veeam agent, etc on it. But when I run the job, I get an error: “Error: Failed to connect to remote backup service.” Any ideas what could cause this?
Good morning everyone.Our company has just installed Veeam version 12.To save databases we use the MSSQLRecoveryManager.exe executable.However, we don't understand how to exclude databases that are Offline. Thanks in advance. Claudio
Hello, I need some advices for a new setup with VSA and Proxmox. The setup :1 cluster with 2 Proxmox node with 1 volume for the OS and 1 volume for the storage of the VMThe storage is done with Datacore Sansymphony (HCI solution). 1 VSA + 2 worker + 1 VIA repository for backup + 1 Synology NAS NFS for backup copy I read Veeam documentation and limitation and I have 2 mainly questions :The Snapshot storage must be file level storage. In my scenario, that mean I need to use the volume available on the same disk as the OS right ? Because the storage used for the VM will be block storage … For the worker, same issue if I understand it correctly, it must be file-level storage that supports snapshots. That mean I also need to use the same volume right ?How do you usually manage it ? Finally, for the File system of it, do you use ZFS or XFS or EXT4 ? Thanks for your answer
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Hello Everyone,On my VBR server, the automatic license update option is enabled, and Veeam attempts to update the license on its own in the background. During these attempts I get the following error:[Error] Failed to update license keyWhat I’ve checked so far:Firewall access from the VBR server to autolk.veeam.com:443 and vbr.butler.veeam.com:443 is allowed. I verified with Test-NetConnection that both endpoints are reachable on port 443 (TcpTestSucceeded: True).Despite this, the automatic license update still fails.Has anyone run into this or knows a fix? Is there anything else besides port connectivity that I should check?Thanks in advance.
veeam 13 agent not available for wndows 10 32 bit workstation.
Hello, Thanks for the great forum.Lets’ say I have a laptop running VAgent community edition, standalone.On that agent, I create a standalone full backup onto a usb key.The laptop has NOT been connected to my Community Backup and Replication Server.Now, I want to take that standalone full backup from the usb key, plug it into my Veeam Backup and Replication Server and do an instant restore of that full backup.Is that possible.If so, all I need to do is do the import and then do the instant restore?Is there more steps involved?I could not find the answer in Importing Veeam Agent BackupsRestoring Veeam Agent Backup to Hyper-V VMThanks Much, David
Hello,I’m running Veeam Backup & Replication 13.1.1.18 with the Community Edition (free, no paid license and no active maintenance contract). I’m trying to add a Veeam Infrastructure Appliance (VIA) as a Hardened Repository, installed from the latest ISO available, and I’m stuck.SetupVBR 13.1.1.18, Community Edition VIA installed from the most recent ISO Versions shown on the VIA: Veeam Deployment Service: 13.1.1.18 Veeam Updater: 13.1.202.0 Veeam Host Management Console: 13.1.1.9 Problem 1: Add Linux Server wizard fails at the “Apply” stepAfter accepting the server certificate, the wizard gets through “Starting infrastructure item update process”, “Resolving server certificate” and “Configuring the identity service connection information”. It then fails with:Software updates require an active maintenance contract.Failed to save Linux server: Software updates require an active maintenance contract.Problem 2: SSH elevation fails when using single-use credentialsWhen I retry using
Всем привет,Наш файл резервной копии Veeam Agent был частично зашифрован программой-вымогателем. Процесс шифрования был прерван, и затронута только первая часть файла (1 МБ).Подробности: - Файл: dm-1c2 - 192.168.10.x.vbk, ~630 ГБ - Ошибка при монтировании: "Не удалось создать резервную копию источника монтирования. Версия хранилища [...] не поддерживается для доступа только для чтения" — заголовок некорректен. - vbkview завершается с ошибкой "недопустимое максимальное количество банков слота снимка". - Шифрование резервной копии (пароль репозитория) НЕ было включено. - Файл метаданных .vbm полностью цел и доступен для чтения (XML, версия 2626). - Критические идентификаторы: Идентификатор резервной копии = 508d4cc8-d124-4053-b6fb-b4a5190445c6, Идентификатор задания = d0d61837-77e6-4b8b-8319-fc6a449901db, Имя задания = dm-1c2, Тип задания = 12000 (Агент Veeam). - Шестнадцатеричный анализ подтверждает: все данные, начиная со смещения 1 048 576, целы — нули, стандартные индексные структуры
HiLast week, we renewed the certificate on vCenter and since then CDP has been failing. The CDP jobs showed the messages similar toWarning : Restore point creation completed with warnings. (Failed to create restore point 02 November 2026 08:00:18 (attempt 1 out of 3)) Error: The remote certificate was rejected by the provided RemoteCertificateValidationCallback If I disable the CDP job and then re-enable again, I get the messageFailed : Enabling CDP completed with errors Error: The remote certificate was rejected by the provided RemoteCertificateValidationCallbackAndFailed : Failed to enable Continuous Data Protection: Could not establish trust relationship for the SSL/TLS secure channel with authority All replication jobs and backup jobs appear to be running fine. If I go through the properties of the vCenter host, I am never prompted for a certificate and the host discovery completes with no errors. I have the option “Add all discovered hosts to the list automatically” enabled under
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