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JRofATINot a newbie anymore
posted in Discussion Boards

VSPC (v7) Feature Request: Map backup jobs to customers

We run several Veeam B&R servers with multiple tenants jobs on each.Currently we manually breakdown license instanace use for each tenant.It occured to me, if we could map backup jobs to customers in Veeam Service Provider Console ( VSPC ) we could get that information quickly. In fact, we could have VSPC generate invoices for each tenant even though they are using a B&R server with other tenants.

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marco_s
1 year ago
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olrNot a newbie anymore
asked in Discussion Boards

After patching, does updating components require reboot?

After patching our VBR v11 to the latest 2023 patch due to the latest CVE reported, I’m asked to "Select Servers to update….”.Some of those servers in the list are production. Does this process require a reboot on those servers?Can I wait for a bit (days until a team decides when to reboot the aforementioned servers) and hope that no backups will be impacted if I don’t update right now? RegardsO

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Andanet
1 year ago
Moose
MooseComes here often
asked in Discussion Boards

Violation of PRIMARY KEY constraint 'PK_Storages'

We have six backup copy jobs that are failing with the following error;Error: Violation of PRIMARY KEY constraint 'PK_Storages'. Cannot insert duplicate key in object 'dbo.Backup.Model.Storages'. We have rescanned the repositories and reran the backup copy jobs, but still experiencing this error.A case has been opened with Veeam support and we are anxiously awaiting their response.Thanks  

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Chris.Childerhose
8 months ago
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spider32Comes here often
asked in Discussion Boards

VeeamVssSupport Folder - Failed to delete causing App-aware backups to fail

Unable to delete this folder causing application aware backups to fail.The service is not running and PID 4 (NTOSKernel, system) is locking the file. Reboot resolves the issue but this issue is happening to more than a dozen of production servers.What suggestion do you guys to resolve the issue without any reboot? Thanks. 

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S
1 year ago
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PepTownNot a newbie anymore
asked in Discussion Boards

Testing encryption key of a backup

I’m missing something simple here I thnk…all of my backups are unencrypted and I want to encrypt them, I set one to do that, stored the key in VEEAM and of course offsite too, but how do I know it’s working? I tried a guest file restore from that backup, picked a file, it restored fine, but nowhere did VEEAM asked me to provide the password..  I assume this is because it knows it, but that doesn’t make me feel comfortable with the process. I suppose the test could be to install backup & replication on another computer and try the restore from there? a bit of work though so I’m thinking there’s an easier way or am I worrying about nothing? 

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JMeixner
4 months ago
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dabcNew Here
asked in Discussion Boards

Veeam Backup Essentials License for two locations

Can I use the same veeam data essentials license for two office locations?  Each location will have one VMware Server and one VM for each server?

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MicoolPaul
23 days ago
Geoff Burke
Geoff BurkeVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
asked in Discussion Boards

Replication Job, Storage vMotion source vms?

Hey Everyone, As I understand it Veeam is fully vMotion aware. That includes storage vMotion. So if someone storage vMotions a VM the replication job should not have any issues? However, if someone moves the replica to a different datastore, based on @MicoolPaul best answer then you would need to remove from the configuration database and seed and  map in the replication jobs to the replicas on the new location.  

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Scott
7 months ago
Geoff Burke
Geoff BurkeVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Discussion Boards

VBR Upgrade 10 to 12

Hi Everyone, Has anyone performed a VBR 10 to a VBR 12 upgrade. I am going to search here and the forums for any pleasant surprises that might be waiting but thought I would throw out the hook and bait for some saucy nightmare tale.According to this https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/upgrade_vbr_byb.html?ver=120License ist gut! and it is supported which make feel secure. Obviously, I would want to check the whole GFS situation but I believe none a present. Be Aware So has anybody done this and encountered anything untoward? Thanks

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B
8 months ago
Madi.Cristil
Madi.CristilCommunity Manager
posted in Discussion Boards

Blog of the Month July 2023

 The last week of July brings an exciting Blog of the Month poll! As previously mentioned, this special edition is all about our fantastic SysAdmins, and we've selected blogs that showcase stories of our members' heroic saves as well as moments when they faced challenges, they failed but there are valuable tips and tricks for others to learn from.If we make it special, let's go all the way and break the rule! Instead of featuring six blogs, we've decided to select seven because they were all exceptionally good and truly deserved to be included in the poll! The winner will get a $150 gift card, blogger of the month badge+ a special SysAdmin badge and will be revealed during our livestream on Friday, July 28th! Not only will we discuss the winning blog, but we'll also delve into the two other most voted blogs during the livestream. Exciting times ahead! 🐱Please help us determine the best by voting on your favorite one by July 27th , 11 pm ET.    Good luck to all participants! 😊@dloseke

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Iams3le
9 months ago
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dikaComes here often
asked in Discussion Boards

one veeam license with multiple console

I would like to ask about the term of veeam license, if i consider having 2 console, one in site A and one insite B with vm around 10 in each site, so it means that i have to buy 2 bundles of veeam licenses.Then the question is, if i were buying 2 bundle, will i get only 1 license file  or 2 license files ? 

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Moustafa_Hindawi
10 months ago
Madi.Cristil
Madi.CristilCommunity Manager
posted in Discussion Boards

VeeamON LIVE Ask Me Anything (AMA) session, May 11th

🐱Hello all,  It's less than three weeks until VeeamON Miami 2023! The anticipation is building, and we can feel the excitement in the air!But, before that @Rick Vanover and Product Strategy team have prepared a LIVE Ask Me Anything (AMA) session! Join us on May 11th for a chance to ask any questions you might have about Veeam and VeeamON! Get a sneak peek at the exciting content that will be featured in both the in-person and virtual experiences. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect with the experts and get the answers you need!Use the link below to register today:  https://connect.veeam.com/flow/veeam/veeamon2023/attendeeportal/page/sessioncatalog/session/1678240245854001tCwA Best, Madi

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Chris.Childerhose
11 months ago
MicoolPaul
MicoolPaulVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Discussion Boards

Fun Friday #56: Labbing on the go

Happy Friday everyone! For those of you with access to a lab/test environment, what do you use when you’re “on the move”. Maybe it’s public cloud, maybe a VPN back to a DC/Home, maybe it’s a portable enough workload you can run it from your laptop. Curious to hear how people tackle this when mobile 🙂

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HunterLAFR
1 year ago
safiya
safiyaCommunity Analyst
published in Discussion Boards

Sys Admin Day - Match It Game

It's Sys Admin Day! To celebrate, we have created a Sys Admin-themed Match game. How to play: We gathered some community posts that highlight the work Sys Admins do. (Thanks Joe and Shane!) Take a look at the 9 pictures and 9 posts below - can you match the picture # to the post? Give it a try! 😊   Posts:                                

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Iams3le
9 months ago
Moustafa_Hindawi
Moustafa_HindawiVeeam Legend
asked in Discussion Boards

How to protect AHV VM with vTPM enabled

HelloHow to protect AHV VM with vTPM enabled?

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J
1 month ago
MicoolPaul
MicoolPaulVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Discussion Boards

Veeam Availability Suite v12 Launch Event!

This suddenly appeared! https://go.veeam.com/v12 14th February, 4pm CET - Duration: 1 Hour Why should you attend? I’ve grabbed some key bits from the website: Latest product release newsfor Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE and Veeam Recovery Orchestrator, as well as new releases for AWS, Azure and Google Cloud for your hybrid environment Agenda: Event kickoffKick off 2023 with modern data protection from V12. Hear the introduction of our latest release as we share more about what you can expect from Veeam this year.NEW V12 deep diveVeeam experts will walk through the new features and capabilities of V12. From security to cloud to enterprise‑grade management, we will cover it all.Customer testimonialsHear directly from our enterprise customers and partners about their data protection strategies and how they are using Veeam to drive success.Special announcementTune in and hear about an exciting new way Veeam will help customers with ransomware recovery.See V12 in actionJoin our

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Nico Losschaert
1 year ago
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dikaComes here often
asked in Discussion Boards

multiple veeam Servers with one backup repository

i would like to know that, can we make multiple veeam servers with one backup repository only.scenario :I have 3 data centers with installed veeam server on each site and i want to backup all of my workload such as VM and physical server in data centers to DR directly without putting any backup repository on data centers

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Scott
10 months ago
Madi.Cristil
Madi.CristilCommunity Manager
posted in Discussion Boards

Blog of the Month Initiative

Hello Community! 😊 Happy Monday! We would like to announce that starting March 1st , the Community Hub will launch an exciting new initiative to recognize exceptional content and support the hard work and creativity of its members.The initiative involves featuring the best blog of the month, selected based on a set of established criteria, including the quality of writing, originality and creativity of the content, relevance to current events or trending topics, engagement with readers, and overall impact.The winning blog will be displayed on the homepage in the "Featured" section for the first week of the following month, as well as on Veeam's social media channels. In recognition of their achievement, the winner will also be awarded the "Blog of the Month" badge.Participation in the initiative is limited to external members only; Veeam employees are not eligible to participate.The community team will select six blogs for the contest, three of which will be chosen from the recap, and

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dloseke
1 year ago
kristofpoppe
kristofpoppeVeeam Vanguard
asked in Discussion Boards

QNAP QuObjects no longer on HCL as object backup target ?

Hi all,I was checking the HCL list on QNAP QuObject devices and in the past you could find them at: https://www.veeam.com/sys469 but this now throws a 404…So checking the HCL didn’t show any Qnap devices.Aren’t they supported anymore with the QuObjects to provide local S3 compatible storage with optional immutability?   Some months ago we had a list like:  

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Andreas Neufert
9 months ago
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DomDeFranNew Here
asked in Discussion Boards

Veeam Backup runs at 91MB/s, but restoring that VM runs at 3MB/S

Hi All, it’s my first post here.I’m evaluating Veeam in my lab.  I find backups are at a fast 93MB/s, but restores are slow at 3MB/s.-ESXi 7.0 Update 3 host running on a i7 system with 64GB, SSD and HD storage and a 1G NIC-VBR 12.0.0.1420 running on an i5 system with 16GB, with two 1G NICs, NIC1 connects to the lab network with the ESXi server, NIC2 connects to the main network and NAS storage where the backups are stored-NAS is capable of sustained 112MBs read and write speeds-when I do a backup of any of the VMs, it runs at about 91MB/s-when I do a restore of those VMs, including the ones stored on the SSD, restore speed is 3MB/s-overnight I restored 3 VMs, 2 are under 100GB and finished, the third restore is about 1.6TB and completed only 9% in 7 hours, at that rate it will take 77.7 hours, the backup of that VM took 4 hours-if I use Instant Recovery performance is reasonable, for example with a Windows Server VM, I can copy files from the windows server to a client computer at the

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H
9 months ago
V
vvoisinNew Here
asked in Discussion Boards

Trying to restore Windows backup on Openstack environment

Hi everyone,I have an issue with my Veeam Media Recovery iso for Windows. I would like to use it on an Openstack cloud platform, but this iso won't boot.I know that Veeam doesn't support officially this, but I'ld like to know if somebody here try this ?The iso was generated from my Veeam B&R 11.0.1.1261 on a Windows 2016 server backup.Here what I tried :  - testing the iso on VMware environment = work  - upload the iso on Openstack  - run the iso with a flavor which have  1 cpu, 2Gb RAM and 1Gb HDDresult = No bootable device was found  - create a volume from the iso  - make it bootable  - run the volume with a flavor which have  1 cpu, 2Gb RAM and 1Gb HDDresult = No bootable device was foundFor your information, the same step work very well with my VMR iso for Linux on my Openstack platform. I have this issue only with WindowsThanks for your help

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P
6 months ago
G
GSausHNot a newbie anymore
asked in Discussion Boards

B&R Community Edition Bare Metal Restore fails on Server 2019

Hi to all.I am sorry as the question was asked already, but it is hard for me to understand the resolution.I've been working with Veeam Community Edition for some time and I'm generally satisfied when it comes to restoring virtual machines.But I have one server, which is also the the Veeam Backup server AND it has other applications running. I am aware that this is not a recommanded configuration.I have a big problem: On the Windows server 2019 where Veeam Community Edition (VeeamBackup&Replication_12.0.0.1420_P20230718)  is installed, I also back up the physical server.I can also create a USB boot stick in the Community Edition by right-clicking on the backup copy. This boot stick (Recovery Media 6.0.2) then also starts and you can search for your backup file. If you then selected the corresponding file, the following message appears: "Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is unable to open backup files created by Veeam Backup & Replication".So I have a backup, but I can't use it.

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coolsport00
8 months ago
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InformationResultsNew Here
asked in Discussion Boards

Run Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 on 12GB RAM, 6-core intel?

I’ve read the requirements which call for 16GB RAM and 8 cores.How will this run on a 12GB Windows 10/11 machine with 6 cores (Intel i5-10400 CPU @ 2.90GHz)? There’s little else running on the machine.

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I
1 year ago
F
femNot a newbie anymore
asked in Discussion Boards

Calculating backup time

Hard disk 20 (3.5 TB) 1.9 TB read at 41 MB/s [CBT] - Can anyone tell me how long it should take this disk to complete backups? The backup ran for 13:21 hrs and failed to complete due to backup window setting. The backup window for the job is set for 15 hours 5pm - 8am. In addition how can i confirm if  a FULL or Incremental backup is running for a VM that failed backup.Backup type is VMware Image Backup. 

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F
11 months ago
CarySun
CarySunVeeam Vanguard, Veeam Legend
asked in Discussion Boards

VBR v12 RTM removed " Install a new instance" selection from Installation setup with the Microsoft SQL Server, bug or normal?

I noticed VBR v12 RTM removed the " Install a new instance" selection from the Installation setup with the Microsoft SQL Server.An error message will pop up if the Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft SQL Server Express does not install locally or remotely.That means I need to install Microsoft SQL or SQL express before installing Veeam Backup and Replication manager server (I knew v12 supports PostgreSQL) if I would like to work with Microsoft SQL? or is it a bug? 

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Chris.Childerhose
9 months ago
MicoolPaul
MicoolPaulVeeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
posted in Discussion Boards

Red Hat Announces a Change to the Open Source Availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Well, it feels inevitable that this change was coming. Red Hat is starting to withdraw the source code of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) from public availability. Instead, only the source code of CentOS Stream will be publicly available.What does this mean? And why do I say this was inevitable? Let’s start by looking at the RHEL project, and how Linux is maintained in general. First, we have the generic Linux kernel project, the basis of Linux. From here, we get “distributions” or “distros”, such as Ubuntu, CentOS, and RHEL. We call these “downstream” of the Linux project. The goal of these distributions is to take the Linux kernel and customise the kernel in ways that best suit the purpose of the distribution. Applications and specific patches related to the integration of the kernel and bundled/supported software will be maintained at this level too, ensuring the best level of compatibility between these various components & configurations.But we can have more than one layer of

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dloseke
10 months ago

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