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Fresh Veeam B&R install - Migrate only Credintails & Passwords


I’ve encountered a couple of issues with B&R and I’d like to start from scratch. I’m contemplating renaming my old B&R server VM and creating a new VM with a freash OS and Veeam B&R install since my current B&R server has been updated many times and was switched from Microsoft SQL to PostgreSQL.

Is there a way to export/import only the Credintails & Passwords? I want to manually add all of the other info into the B&R server because one of the issues I’m encountering seems to be database related.

Issues:

  1. I replaced a physical workstation that uses Windows Agent. I reinstalled the old SSD into the new computer. I renamed the PC. Everything works, including Veeam Agent backups but I noticed that email alerts and Malware scan related errors still reference the old computer name even though the new pc name is displayed in the B&R control panel.
    1. Since enabling Veeam Threat Hunter, I get the following email alerts:  

      [Error] Malware analysis session has failed unexpectedly: Action completed with error
      [Failed] Daily malware detection report (0 malware events for 0 workloads)
      

      Both errors are caused by the B&R server still referencing the old workstation name, somewhere. I even reset the Veeam database on the workstation but that did not help.

  2. I started getting Veeam ONE failed to analyze Veeam Backup & Replication server logs email alerts.

Since I’ve been searching for resolutions since January, I thought I might as well just start from scratch.

Thanks in advance!

Best answer by Chris.Childerhose

Unfortunately there is no way to export just credentials from Veeam.  There was even a discussion on the forums about it - https://forums.veeam.com/veeam-backup-replication-f2/export-import-credentials-t73013.html

Configuration backup is the only way to move them over.

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  • March 23, 2025

Unfortunately there is no way to export just credentials from Veeam.  There was even a discussion on the forums about it - https://forums.veeam.com/veeam-backup-replication-f2/export-import-credentials-t73013.html

Configuration backup is the only way to move them over.


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  • March 24, 2025

Thanks! I read that 2021 article. Was wondering if someone found a way, since then.


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