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Today, @NikolaPejkova sent announcements out for the 2022 Class of the Veeam Vanguard program. So happy to share I was approved for renewal. Hoping everyone else who applied was approved. Along with the Legends program, this is an amazing vCommunity program to be a part of. So thankful to be included for a 5th year.Cheers all & hope everyone has a great week!

How you can integrate Veeam Backup for GCP with Veeam Backup & Replication, as well as sending a GCP Backup Copy to a VCSP. https://jonahmay.net/2022/01/12/integrating-veeam-backup-for-gcp-with-vbr-and-cloud-connect/

We are running 11a with IBM SVC storage integration and storage snapshots. On our Linux proxies there are regularly leftover multipath devices. In the case below the only mapped device at this time is the 5GB disk (mpatha, for testing). There is no backup running anymore, no 10 TB disk should be there. The amount of devices varies from host to host, some don’t have any leftovers. # multipath -lmpathsqu (3600507680c80802f3000000000037e70) dm-41 ##,##size=10T features='0' hwhandler='0' wp=rwmpathsqh (3600507680c80802f3000000000037e82) dm-15 ##,##size=10T features='0' hwhandler='0' wp=rwmpathsqt (3600507680c80802f3000000000037e77) dm-39 ##,##size=10T features='0' hwhandler='0' wp=rwmpathsqs (3600507680c80802f3000000000037e6b) dm-37 ##,##size=10T features='0' hwhandler='0' wp=rwmpathsqr (3600507680c80802f3000000000037e67) dm-35 ##,##size=10T features='0' hwhandler='0' wp=rwmpatha (3600507680c80802f30000000000274b6) dm-6 IBM,2145size=5.0G features='1 queue_if_no_path' hwhandler='1 alua' wp=

Hi,Veeam Backup and Replication used to backup Nutanix AHV infrastructure VMs and have configured Backup job and Backup Copy Jobs at DR site NAS Repository. used Proxies:Nutanix AHV vProxy - Max Tasks 10 Vmware Backup Proxy - Max tasks 4 Backup Proxy - Agent - Max tasks 4Gateway ServerI need to add dedicated Gateway Server close to NAS Repository at the DR site to optimize the backup and copy job performance with Repository. what are the main points should I consider about the Backup infrastructure to size the required Gateway server?Is there any sizing tool for specify requirements for gateway server?WAN AcceleratorI want to add separate WAN Accelerators at Primary source and target destinations. what should I consider when sizing VMs for WAN accelerators for my requirement. please help me to get this done. Thanks.

Is there a need to deploy backup proxy for veeam agent backup? 

Hey guys,I read in helpcenter document that you can deploy a dedicated distribution server to reduce the workload on backup server for agent backups. If have multiple agents to backup, can I use the same distribution server for all the agents?

Greetings, I have been searching for a bit now and have not come across an answer to this.  I was wondering if there was a way to export the actual backup job settings and import into another server that already has existing backups.I have multiple Veeam servers I would like to consolidate into one server. I have moved the backup files and rescanned the storage, that part all looks good. What I am unable to figure out is a way to just get the backup jobs onto the new server, and repoint to the storage I have moved the files to.Is there a way to do this without recreating all the jobs?

Confused on what to do with the monthly license review.  This has started popping up on us in the last few days in the backup program (though we’ve been using Veeam already for months...not sure why it’s deciding to start appearing now)We rent a license from a 3rd-party provider.  It’s in their name.I don’t have the “submit” option available when I view the report.  I can only print or save it.  I have a pdf of the file now, but have no clue what to do with it.  Apparently creating the pdf also caused the message to go away every time the program was launched.  Is this all I have to do?  It referenced having to submit it to Veeam, but I have no way of doing that.As far as I am aware, I do not have any access to the Veeam Cloud to send this to you.  Do I just send this pdf to my 3rd-party provider to submit on my behalf?  If so, will my backup program automatically know when they submit the report so I don’t hit the “must submit by” date?    

Hello, relatively new user to Veeam BU here. I am trying to find the cause of the error below:The login is to the vCenter Server. So is Veeam complaining about the certificate for the vCenter Server? Where do I start looking at this point, thanks. ..ar

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?

Hey guys,for creating agent backup, there is a job mode called failover cluster. Is it for always on failover cluster instances in SQL server?

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, please pleat me know. You can share your thoughts in the comment session or send me a message privately. I will collate all information and post it online.  I will do a lot of social media promotion on it as well. An opportunity to affect and influence the product, let’s seize it guys!Kindly spare some minutes of your time as this will greatly influence the outcome for many future VMCAs. After reading @MicoolPaul post today “Veeam Legend Experience - Year One Review” I have gotten more points to write on :-) Hello @haslund , can I also reference your videos thread?  I can see some of us already contributed in the comment session via this post from @regnor!I will be looking forward to some lines

VMware just announced the result of the vExpert 2022 Awards. Congrats to all re-new and new members . If you are selected the vExpert member, you can access some useful resources. I list out the followings for reference. Download VMware installation ISO in vExpert portal VMware Eval Licenses of most products (1 year)vExpert certificate signed by VMware CEOOpportunity to apply for 8 Official VMware Business Unit lead vExpert sub programsInvite to our private vExpert #Slack channelGet FREE access to the Pluralsighthttps://www.pluralsight.com/teach/resource/vipsGet FREE access to the VMware TestDrivehttps://kb.vmtestdrive.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001372254-Getting-Started-with-TestDrive

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 official tool (Fun Fact, some RPS code was used/referenced in the official tool so it lives on!). The official tool is available at https://calculator.veeam.com/vbr, it has been available for a little while now but today is the day Tim officially announced the deprecation of the project. As such please remember to use the official tool as part of your sizing efforts moving forwards. And finally, thanks Tim for all the times your tool has helped us out!

Hey Guys,Is it possible to initiate an application item level restore for MySQL backup?

So I had fun the other night.  I had an older Synology NAS that was on NFS4.1 that i upgraded to the latest v7 OS.  However, 4.1 has been removed and reduced to 4.0 for that architecture (i’ve since seen you can bodge it in cmd line but not going there yet).So I had to remove the NFS datastore from vcenter and remap with NFS3 and re-import the VM’s that were solely running on that storage.So now Veeam see’s the VM’s as new ones but one is a large archive server. Before I try to back that up, and find that it needs to backup the entire 20Tb offsite!! is there a way I can convince Veeam that this VM is the same as the one on it’s database.Or do I not need to as it’s clever enough to realise?

Hello, I achieve a functional configuration for SureBackup custom scripts, already created some of them. But I saw that the only result of the scripts that is presented is a true/false output, that is translated to passed/failed on the report of SureBackup. I like to customize this result, write some custom words on the result instead of only passes/failed. Is there some way to do it? On the .xml configured for the Role I did not found any TAG related to it. Thank you in advance.

This is a free course to learn VMware Skyline Advisor Pro and get the certification. Refer to below for details. This course is very useful.https://blogs.vmware.com/kb/2022/02/get-your-vmware-skyline-advisor-pro-technologist-certification-today.html

Hey guys,If I am using data domain as a storage repository for veeam backups, does the retention lock feature in data domain good enough to provide immutability?

Hey guys,Can veeam integrate and store backups with Dell EMC Powerscale ?

Hi everyone, Quick one here due to time sensitivity. Deadbolt, the ransomware that has previously been utilised to attack QNAP NAS devices, has been used to attack Asustor NAS devices. Looks like there’s an exploit in the EZ Connect system, so advice is currently to disconnect the NAS from the internet and disable this service on the NAS. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/if-you-own-an-asustor-nas-shut-it-down-now The official Reddit mega thread has been pouring through the services that could’ve exploited the NAS whilst Asustor are looking into this. Even Asustor’s live demo page got impacted! (Won’t post a link due to potentially malicious content, it’s in the Reddit thread if anyone is feeling brave/stupid) I’ve been affected, what do I do? Shut down the NAS immediately, this will prevent further ransomware damage.Do not initialise the NAS or you’ll lose your data on your disks.Await further updates from Asustor for the OS remediation steps. At this point you’ll likely need to utili

Veeam Cookbook reloaded!!! Now it includes a whole new section dedicated to Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure!!Check it out at https://veeamcookbook.com 

Hi everyone,Hi have a question concerning veeam disaster recovery seting up with veeamCurrently I have my full infra on my production site.For my disaster recovery project, I plan to move my NAS which is used as SMB Repo, I  plan to also move my backup + proxy server using for replica job.After that i will install veeam disaster recovery orchestrator on the DR site and manage my disaster recovery plan with it.I my architecture I don't a vcenter server in my DR site. I plan to use the main site vcenter server to manage DR Esxi (2 hypervisors).Is it recommended to do it like this?I would like to know if not having a dedicated vcenter for my hypervisors on the PRA site could be a problem.I would like to have comments and recommendations on this architecture. And also, your advice on the best practicesBellow my architecture your answer would be very useful for me :)Thanks Herbi

I just updated my deep dive series on the plugin.The most important new feature is the support for DataCore's CDP. This allows to lower your RPO for your full stack to a few seconds with just a few clicks.Find more details here: https://www.elasticsky.de/en/2022/02/veeam-storage-plugin-for-datacore-v1-2-0-improvements/   

Morning! This Fun Friday is a bit different, I just wanted to share something that makes me laugh every time it re-emerges.Has anybody heard of a turboencabulator? If not watch the video below before reading on: Back with us? Good! A turboencabulator, or retro encabulator or any other such derivation is a brilliant fictional item with some of the (IMO) best technobabble ever! A fools errand on the other hand is normally a prank to someone, asking an impossible or nonsensical task, my favourite of these is in a pizzaeria, it’s not uncommon to ask the junior to go to the fridge and get the dough repair kit. And then finally we have the in-jokes, those comments that make you laugh because you know it makes no sense. My favourites being either “Write-only memory” or if there’s any “IT Crowd” fans here, the internet! So today, I invite you to share your favourite stories, or pranks, jokes, fictional items, whatever makes you laugh!And as always, happy Friday!