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paulpreiche4Not a newbie anymore
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Veeam One Backup Repository Monitoring

We have recently encountered a scenario in which backup data hosted on a Cloud repository was lost due to technical issue.  We were not made aware of the situation until a recovery request. We would like to see additional conditional based monitoring implemented in Veeam One for backup repositories to better detect significant drops in storage utilization. I have submitted a feature request in the R&D forums, but I am wondering what is being done in the community to monitor this kind of behavior for cloud repositories.  Thanks,Paul R

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coolsport00
2 months ago
clownyboots178
clownyboots178Comes here often
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Tape issues V12

Hey everyone,I posted a while ago that my V12 install is only reading 107gb of my 12tb tapes, I have 29 tapes loaded and 2 drives I have worked with support on both my Tape drive manufacturer side (Spectra Logic) and I have worked with VEEAM support on this for nearly 3 months and it seems that we have all come to the conclusion fo microsoft not seeing the correct driver.  I use the IBM driver as VEEAM specified and it fails to see the tapes fully, I use the “Microsoft Medium Changer” driver Spectra told me to use and it still fails to see everything - we have done all sorts of troubleshooting (removed the ISCSI checkbox, installed and uninstalled drivers, disabled the device, uninstalled the device, updated VEEAM, updated Windows) and so so much more.  Looking for any other advice on what else to try or where to turn from here? Windows 2022 (latest updates applied)VEEAM V12 (Frist update applied, not 12.1)IBM drivers installedWindows medium changer driver installedLTO8 Tapes Thanks gu

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coolsport00
2 months ago
Chris.Childerhose
Chris.ChilderhoseVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
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VUG Canada - November 29th - Architecture Design & Best Practices

For those that could not attend and are not members of the VUG Canada group you can watch the webinar on the VUG Canada YouTube channel below -Also, the slides are attached as well from the presentation.Great job again @Tyler Jurgens and @HangTen416 

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Moustafa_Hindawi
4 months ago
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adrigoNot a newbie anymore
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Retention Veeam Plug-in for Rman, version 12 not work

We have a job configured in Veeam Plug-in for Rman, version 12, and retention is not working. With this Plugin, we configure everything from the Veeam console, I attach images. The retention is 7 days, the repository is a disk (not tape), a level 0 backup runs on Tuesdays and differential every day. The jobs finish fine, without alerts, but on the seventh day nothing is deleted. Question: do I have to configure something else in Rman? We did not find any more Rman options when configuring the Plugin from the Veeam console. Thank you 

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coolsport00
2 months ago
Geoff Burke
Geoff BurkeVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
asked in Discussion Boards

Home Lab Special Section?

Hi Everyone,I have moved forward on my home lab. Proxmox is installed and I am finding it very intuitive. I now have to see about what I can do about a Veeam setup (can I nest a Veeam supported Hypervizor in there etc). I have also added one of those ethernet over power lines connections to my basement. That also seems to be working perfectly, hooray no need to rip out walls for cabling. I got to thinking though, so many of us need to test and play with Veeam outside of work confines and the info about home labs is scattered all over the site in different posts. Do  people think it would be helpful to have a separate Home Lab section. This is a place where newbies or people re-thinking their setup could come with the ultimate goal of getting more lab exposure to Veeam. Or should we just leave as be and use the search function? What does everyone think? Again I don’t know how feasible this would be and it would not be a new group per-se. Just an idea.

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marcofabbri
5 months ago
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phil123456789Not a newbie anymore
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PKi Cert has expired on Vcenter Server and Veeam can't connect to backup VMs.

Hi, Our PKI cert has expired on our VCS server, and as a result the backups of the VMs are failing as Veeam can’t connect to the VCS.  Its going to take us a few days to get another cert generated and installed on the VCS - but is there any workaround we can do in the meantime to get the Veeam Backup and Replication software to backup our VMs?  I’m assuming not really - as that’s the point of certificates!Any suggestions most welcome.Thanks... 

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Chris.Childerhose
3 months ago
NemanjaJanicic
NemanjaJanicicInfluencer
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Retention Policy - Backup Copy Job with GFS

Hello everybody,I would like to know scenario with retention policy in this way. I don’t want to have Forever Forward Incremental backup method because as I saw it’s not recommended by Veeam also, if we do it without GFS.I would like to create Full backups (synthetic) every week.So I’m just a little bit confused how restore points will be available.If I have configured 7 restore points but in GFS I have option to store Full Backups for 2 weeks, how it will end up looking?I’m more curios how increments are going to be removed. 

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Chris.Childerhose
5 months ago
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Kevin516Not a newbie anymore
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Is anybody out there using a VBR with a Postgres Configuration DB to backup & restore TDE encrypted SQL Server DB(s)?

All our TDE encrypted DB(s) are in 'Simple Recovery' mode. Hence there's no 'Point-In-Time' recovery needed.We simply restore a DB from daily backups. Our VBR server is configured as our Veeam gateway server.We'd like to switch to Postgres to save $ on licensing.If you are currently doing this successfully then please let me know your VBR version & Postgres version.Thank You!Kevin

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K
5 months ago
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HammerComes here often
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Veeam Backup & Replication very slow to start backup

Hi, I am testing Backup and Replication Community Edition and have a very simple test environment consisting of a single Windows Server 2022 with one boot SSD, two HDD’s and a third HDD which is my dedicated Backup Repository.  When I start the job, it take over an hour before it will begin to process/transfer data.  Is this normal or is stuck waiting for something before it can start the backup?  The server really has no load on it as it is a test machine (physical, not virtual).  Below is a screenshot: Any thoughts would be much appreciated.  Thank you!  

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coolsport00
4 months ago
NemanjaJanicic
NemanjaJanicicInfluencer
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Backup chain for Backup Copy Job

Hello,How would my Backup copy Job chain look?Backup Jobs are 7 restore points (Incrementals + Synthetic Fulls)Backup Copy Jobs will also have 7 Restore points.As I’m going trough some old discussions I can see that with Forward incrementals and first Full Backup with backup copy jobs everything has stay above 7 restore points.Also one more question, do I need to seed backup copy jobs if I’m going to use WAN Acceleration in High Bandwidth Mode 

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coolsport00
4 months ago
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adrigoNot a newbie anymore
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Rman Delete Archive Logs

Hi all,We have a problem with oracle archive log filesWe are migrating backups from HP Dataprotector to Veeam Backup & Replication 12. We create a job using Veeam Plug-in for Rman. In the "Database Prossesing settings" window’s, we choose the option "DELETE archived redo logs that were backed up". The ARCHLOGS are deleted, OK, but With HP DATAPROTECTOR we used a script with these commands: archivelog until time 'sysdate-3' not backed up 1 times;delete NOPROMPT archivelog all completed before 'sysdate -7' backed up 1 times to sbt;crosscheck archivelog all;How do we do it with Veeam?Adrian

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marco_s
2 months ago
NemanjaJanicic
NemanjaJanicicInfluencer
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Backup Copy Jobs Configuration

Hello everybody,I have the following question regarding Backup Copy Jobs:I will create Backup Copy Jobs with Immediate Copying Backup Jobs are configured with incremental + Synthetic Full Backups going to Windows Repo (ReFS 64KB) connected via iSCSI to our NAS storage, Utilizing FastClone option.Now I would like to know is this going to be the same for backup copy jobs?I have 2 Wan Accelerators (Source and Target), Windows Repo on Target Location also connected via iSCSI to NAS Storage that is formatted as ReFs.Are they going to do the same configuration as primary backup chain, incrementals + syntethical (Fast Clone)What are the general best practices for Backup Copy JobsI would like to have identical setup as Backup Jobs on Primary Site

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coolsport00
4 months ago
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syedmahdialiNot a newbie anymore
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File to Tape Job Issues

Case # 06398904 Hi Guys, We are facing an issue with one of our end-user environment with VBR v11This job is configured from a Physical Windows Servers with agents on them.  

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JMeixner
5 months ago
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Ahmed IsmailNew Here
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Enfoce Backup Retention

I need to know how could enforce VBR to delete the old backup chain as mentioned in the retention policy, our scenario can be summarized as follows:we activate a full backup every Thursday and get incremental backup from Friday till Wednesday, we need to enforce Veeam once get a new version of full backup delete all old backup chains, and keep only the last full backup file. Any help on this!

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coolsport00
2 months ago
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Srt93Comes here often
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copy job to s3

HiI am configuring a backup copy to S3 (immutable)   The type of copy is periodic so that it only stores a weekly backup in the cloud (one month retention)    My questions are: how does the S3 backup chain work? Same as locally?      First week will be a full, second backup copy will be incremental but... what happens when the first backup meets the retention? Veeam converts the oldest incremental to a full? I'm right?  Thanks 

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dloseke
5 months ago
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damien commengeVeeam Legend
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veeamone ressources

Hello,I would like to use veeamone with more than just install it and connect backup and virtualisation infrastructure.Do you have some good ressources to link or share the use case you have on your customer or internally ?I already find some good report and solve the alert the product give by default but I think this product could be more usefull with more knowledge.I don t find a lot of ressource with google about it and the main feature I could implement Thanks for your help :)

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D
5 months ago
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dikaComes here often
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immutable wasabi with VBO 365

Adding Wasabi Immutable BucketI was trying to add wasabi bucket with immutable as backup repository, but it showed an error, any suggestion to solve this error ?

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dloseke
5 months ago
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DMOZDFENew Here
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using custom domain name with Azure Blob Storage account

By default when you create an Azure Blob Storage repository inside of VEEAM you are only required to enter the Blob Storage account name and key.Somehow VEEAM knows how to connect to Azure Blob and I assume it then relates to the actual Blob Account’s URL  eg.  https://myblobaccount.blob.core.windows.net/We have multiple sites and have set up multiple Azure Blob accounts (1 for each site)We also have a distributed firewall system whereby each site has its own set of firewall rulesTo date we have been setting firewall allow rules to allow VEEAM to access AZURE Blob storage site-by-site meaning X sites == X firewall rulesWe are trying to move to a single wildcard-based rule which can be applied in a consistent manner to all edge firewalls however in our testing we were unable to get this to work.Using MS Azure Custom Domain for access blob data (see excerpt at bottom of this post) we created a cname like below:myblobaccount.myinternalstorage.mycompanydomain.com CNAME  myblobaccount.blob.

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coolsport00
2 months ago
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abiwotComes here often
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RabbitMQ Operator - Quiesce Cluster Blueprint

So had a situation that I needed to quiesce the entire RabbitMQ cluster (controlled by the Rabbitmq-Operator) before a namespace was to be backed up.  So came up with this as a solution.  Might be useful to someone else.If you want to follow the background info. TL;DRStop all Rabbit messagesBackup clusterStart Rabbit messages Prerequisites:Custom image that has JQ, kubectl, & Kanister tools (see Docker file) K8s service account in rabbitmq-cluster-namespace (see RBAC file) ImagePullSecret - as the custom image will more than likely be on a private repo Solution:Pre-hook - quiesceRabbitCluster Use to stop the Rabbit cluster target the statefulset Post-hook - activateRabbitCluster Use to start Rabbit cluster target the statefulset Error-hook - revertRabbitCluster Use to make the Rabbit cluster operational target the statefulset Pre-hook-Restore - destroyRabbitCluster (READ CAUTION BEFORE USING) DELETE rabbit cluster before restoring target the statefulset  Docker: (had

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Chris.Childerhose
5 months ago
Geoff Burke
Geoff BurkeVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Discussion Boards

Moving your blog, alternatives, methods?

Hi Everyone, I am planning on moving my blog. What seemed like a great deal at the time has turned into an expensive auto-renewal at the worst possible time. Luckily I changed my CC so .. 😁 no auto delete $$ this year. What are the alternatives? What do people pay? What is the best method to download my present blog content? Any help would be appreciated.

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dloseke
5 months ago
Madi.Cristil
Madi.CristilCommunity Manager
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Blog of the Month October + November 2023Blog of the Month

The last week of November is here! As promised, we're gearing up for an exciting blog showdown to crown the top post of the month, set to shine on our homepage in early December.In this special edition, we're combining the best blogs from both October and November. With October taking a back seat due to the Veeam 100 Summit and other thrilling events, we want to make sure every outstanding blog gets its shot at the spotlight.This month, we've curated a collection of eight top-notch blogs. Make your voice heard by voting for the absolute best before December 3rd.Wishing all our participants the best of luck! 😊 @MicoolPaul , @JMeixner , @damien commenge , @vAdmin , @marcofabbri , @JMousqueton , @HunterLAFR , @Andanet Please feel free to share it on your social media platforms and encourage your network to vote for you!Best, Madi 

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wolff.mateus
5 months ago
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Srt93Comes here often
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scale out vs direct S3 Storage

Hello,In terms of cost (price): there is some difference between Direct storage and scale out repo ? (Amazon S3)Is it possible that the writes will be smaller  with scale out? Brcause the backup is already created ? Thanks 

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dloseke
5 months ago
NemanjaJanicic
NemanjaJanicicInfluencer
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Backup Job - Statistics

Hello, I wanted to be sure that fast clone is enabled but I can’t see it anywhere.As I remember on v11 it was written in the “Action” description.I’m using Synology NAS connected directly via iSCSI to the Windows Server 2022.It’s formatted as ReFS (64KB).You can see that it was a Synthetic Full but FastClone nowhere to be seen.  

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Moustafa_Hindawi
5 months ago
Andanet
AndanetVeeam Legend
posted in Discussion Boards

Backup Administrator, a little history.

Today, I have a tale to share regarding our work.Oldest Backup Tool (Windows 2000) I will take you back in time, not too far, to when an IT administrator was given a set of tasks that focused on backups. It was a relatively straightforward assignment, and thus, the role of the backup administrator came into existence.The main duty of these administrators was to ensure the secure and efficient storage of vital data. They created backups that could be relied upon in case of any data loss or system failures. During the early 2000s, backup administrators typically dealt with on-premise solutions, managing tapes, disks, and NAS devices.However, as technology progressed, backup administrators faced new challenges and opportunities. The emergence of various technologies, such as cloud computing, the exponential growth of data, and the rise of cybersecurity concerns, marked a significant shift in the industry.Backup administrators found themselves navigating a changing landscape where traditio

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Baptiste Tellier
4 months ago
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Ibrahim.KhalilNew Here
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How to replicate VMware VM from On-prem to Azure with Veeam BR

We need to take backup of Vmware VM to On-prem and Replicate to Azure. Also Need failover from on-prem to azure and then failback from azure to on-prem.How can we configure?

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Geoff Burke
5 months ago

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