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Hi,I am using the free Windows Agent program.  I have two 4TB external drives that I want to use for backups.  I don’t know if this can be done, but this is what I’m envisioning:Drive A is in my house.  Drive B is off-site.I connect Drive A to my laptop and kick off a full backup.  Every couple days, I reconnect Drive A and run another backup (incremental).  At the start of the next month I will go swap Drive A and Drive B.When I connect Drive B, I want to run another Full backup.  Then every few days I run an incremental.  At the start of the next month I swap drives again.At this point, I want to treat it as a new chain of backups and start with a Full and then go to incremental.  As long as the drive isn’t full, I don’t want to ever delete backups just because they are “old”.  Can any/all of this be automated with the Free Agent for Windows program?  Is there a better way to handle this whole thing?Just looking for advice for this whole process.Thanks!

I’ve been using the free Veeam Windows agent for quite sometime, to backup my 3 Windows desktops to my TrueNAS server.  Wonderful product, I might add!One of my Windows machines is a Windows 10 box that cannot be upgraded to Windows 11 due to hardware limitations.  So I have installed Linux Mint Cinnamon on this machine.  I have then installed the free Linux agent to allow me to backup this system to my backup server.  This is where the problems begin.The machine now running Linux Mint will not wake up at the specified time to do a Veeam backup.  I have installed the Linux agent (blksnap) and have created a backup configuration, performed a full backup, created and patched the recovery imaged and tested the recovery all without any problems.  Now, I have put my Linux system into “suspend” mode and then waited till 02:30 to see if it would wake and do an incremental backup.Well, nothing happens; the system does not wake up at 02:30.I have done a manual incremental and it works fine, but

I'm stuck.Veeam Threat Hunter is used by default to scan backups. I would like to scan my backups with my own software as well.Why didn't Veeam leave this as an option in the XML file? 😣 Has anyone tested this yet? So third party + Veeam Threat Hunter.

hello, thanks, i ran a manual re-scan of the backup repositories.why are some repositories have `skipped` ? some of the .vbm files are damaged? i know VBAR has this scary quirk where for agent backups, even if i have the .vbk, i cannot restore without the .vbmplease advise, thanks, david          Starting backup repositories synchronization         Enumerating repositories         Found 10 repositories         Processing backup repositories         br_theserver03_theen10_cdrive_old: Synchronizing         br_theserver03_theen10_ddata: skipped 1         br_theserver03_theen10_cdrive: skipped 1         br_hetz05: Synchronizing         br_theserver03_theen10_falconer_02: skipped 2         br_thevserver03_Virtual-Machine agent_vserver03_01: skipped 1         br_theserver03_theen10_cdata: No backups found         Default Backup Repository: skipped 1         br_theserver03_ts-ubuntu01: failed 1         br_theserver03_theen10_falconer: failed 1Warning    Failed to import backup path V:|br_thev

I have backup olicy to backup sharepoint using VDC and this job run from Jul 29 and until now the job still in ‘Object waiting for processing’. Already open ticket but until now the support team still investigate. So i posted here hopefully someone here know how to solve this 

We are building a “green zone” where basic infrastructure systems including a hot standby backup environment should be running. This env is completely separated from current pro environment. This env will have no AD at the beginning. VBR is using a dedicated SQL server.Our current VBR server is running in prod domain (ideas to move it and all Veeam systems to a dedicated domain exist for a long time but were never implemented. The idea to remove the systems from domain and use Workgroup also exist).The very simple idea is currently to have a second VBR VM instance running there + some other Veeam components + a empty Linux repo and start downloading/stage backups from immutable Cloud Object Storage to a local Linux repo in this green zone ASAP to have everything local again and ready to restore. VBR server and all Veeam systems will run in Workgroup mode then. Ideally we would at least have the Veeam config backup available + all needed credentials an keys.Would this be possible out of

case: 07735344keyword:  Server 2025,  24h2,  upgrade ReFSA few days after upgrading to Server 2025 (in-place upgrade ...yeah yeah...i know but options were limited), the CPU started to peg on the VM which would also max out the CPU of the host.  The VM would be unreachable/unusable until after a cold restart. Ultimately, it looks like ReFS version was slowly being upgraded on our SAN due to the upgrade and it was incompatible with Veeam.  If I kept all veeam services off...no issues.  Once the services were on (even with all jobs disabled), the CPU would once again peg and the VM would hang.After weeks of troubleshooting, I had to cut my losses and reformat/reinstall using server 2022....blowing away all backups.  Importing saved backup config did bring the Veeam server back with all settings and I was able to slowly bring all my backups online (I had to do it slowly because we have backup copy jobs going over a wan which took days. CMadison

Whenever I'm involved in a project that includes a deduplication appliance or even a dedicated storage system, the hardware vendor typically recommends implementing replication at the hardware level.In these scenarios, I often suggest using software-based replication, orchestrated by Veeam.Which approach is truly more appropriate? Is there a best practice for this? Do both methods work effectively?My recommendation is always based on the ability to control data retention and expiration, as well as the use of GFS (Grandfather-Father-Son) policies.Should I continue to follow this line of thinking? Does using hardware-based replication affect this in any way? Is retention management compromised?

Hello,do you have hints, where could be the issue with VM backup job without AAP, on vSphere: [18.06.2025 23:20:05.172]    <01> [000E]   Error (3)    Task failed.[18.06.2025 23:20:05.172]    <01> [000E]   Error (3)    Cannot find layout information for disk: 2000 (System.Exception)[18.06.2025 23:20:05.172]    <01> [000E]   Error (3)       at Veeam.Backup.Core.SanPlugin.CViStorageIntegrationProxyBuilder.GetDiskLayoutExForDisk(CVm vm, CVirtualDisk virtualDisk)[18.06.2025 23:20:05.172]    <01> [000E]   Error (3)       at Veeam.Backup.Core.SanPlugin.CViStorageIntegrationProxyBuilder.GetVmDisksLunsInfo(CViVmContext viVmContext, VmEntry vmEntry)[18.06.2025 23:20:05.172]    <01> [000E]   Error (3)       at Veeam.Backup.Core.SanPlugin.CViStorageIntegrationProxyBuilder.BuildSanProxyForBOSS(CViVmContext viVmContext, CViProxyResourceDesc[] sourceProxyResourceDescs, CViBrtProxyResourceDesc targetProxysDesc, VmEntry vmEntry)[18.06.2025 23:20:05.172]    <01> [000E

Hi,(Version 12.3.2, install on Bare Metal server - Dell - Windows Server 2022)A few months ago, we changed our antivirus: previously TrendMicro, now Microsoft Defender for Business. Since this change, restoring VMs larger than 2 TB no longer works. When we uninstall Defender, it works.Our first reaction was to open a service request with Microsoft. Unfortunately, this has been dragging on for several weeks! Microsoft can't find where it's blocking us or why, despite a phenomenal number of exclusions (much more than Veeam recommends – article kb1999).Error message :Backup not opened Agent failed to process method {Mount.QueryVolumesOnMountedDevice}Do you have any idea what might be blocking the restoration of VMs larger than 2 TB? Thanks,

Failed to call RPC function'EpAgentCollectSystemlnfo': Machine doesn't have identifiers 

Failed to call RPC function'EpAgentCollectSystemlnfo': Machine doesn't have identifiers

Hello, I have added a NUtanix PE in VEEAM Backup but when I Create a backup jon and under backup→ advance setting I cannot see Incremental Backup. What might be the issue. I want to create below schedule. What is by default method in VEEAM? Is it incremental or Full Backup, or a Mix? o    Create weekly full backupo    Create daily incrementalo    Set the schedule for the backups at 10 AM every every morning to run daily incremental, weekly full at Friday 10 AM Morning.o    Set retention date to 2 weeks for weekly full, 2 weeks for daily incrementials and 1 week for deduplication.  

Hi,I am kinda new to Veeam Backup. We do have some remote linux hosts without any internal connection to our local infrastructure.Now, to not use the internet directly, I installed Netbird (just like Tailscale) and connected both, the Veeam Server and the Linux Host. That works, all good.Now when I add the Host as Managed Server, the initial SSH Connection works and the Netbird IP is being used but then everything else is trying the WAN IPs which, of course, is not wanted and also blocked. So the Setup never finishes. Does anyone know what I could do here?ThanksAndreas

Hi All,I look for confirmation if Veeam B&R supports backups of SQL Encrypted databases on a Always ON environment. This with standard backup (vmware agent less) and via a a job with the windows agent both with application awarness.Thanks,Benny

Hi Not sure if this is the right place I have tried R&D forums.I use Veeam for Windows free backing up endpoints to NAS drives.I have a clients endpoint that's has been running fine for a long time but now gets stuck at 40% and in the end fails with Application Failed. Its stuck in backing up the C driveI have tried all the obvious, updated to latest, reinstalled, deleted job and recreated the database but still seeing the issue. Run chkdsk not issues with diskAnyone seen this before?

I would like to share with you of an upcoming change to how partners will access the Veeam Hands-on Labs through the ProPartner Portal. As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the partner experience and drive efficiencies across our platform, we are transitioning to a new access model for Hands-on Labs. Moving forward, all partners will be able to access the Global Hands-on Labs Registration page, where the full suite of Veeam Hands-on Labs is available to both Customers and Partners. This unified approach will make it easier for you to explore the complete range of labs offered by Veeam. Additionally, within the ProPartner Portal, you will continue to have access to a reduced, carefully selected set of Hands-on Labs. These labs will focus on areas most relevant to our partners, such as installation and configuration, ensuring that you have quick access to the content that best supports your business and technical needs. We believe this update will bring greater value to our partners

Hi, running my normal weekly backup and came cross this: 7/31/2025 5:08:20 PM :: Error: Cannot process pending I/O request (offset: 453659656192, size: 65536): async reader terminatedCorrupted block processing thread failed unexpectedlyFailed to upload disk. Skipped arguments: [EmulatedDiskSpec>];Agent failed to process method {DataTransfer.SyncDisk}.Exception from server: Cannot process pending I/O request (offset: 453659656192, size: 65536): async reader terminatedUnable to retrieve next block transmission command. Number of already processed blocks: [429608].Failed to download disk '63d26504-899c-457e-bc3d-6e4f5ca89f35'   How can I tell which disk has the error.  I listed all by disks by GUID and none matches 63d26504-899c-457e-bc3d-6e4f5ca89f35 Thank you, Henry

Hello, Thanks,I did a fresh install of VBR on a new machine, using freshly downloaded, latest .iso i did a succesful agent backup of MACH94. Then I tried to agent backup SERVER02 and that failed. “5/28/2024 6:08:33 PM :: Error: The specified path is invalid. Error: in [VctSetCtStorePath] at step [3] Agent failed to process method {VeeamVolumeCt.SetUserStorePath}“  

Hi everyone,I'm facing an issue while restoring Jenkins data using Veeam. Specifically, when I try to restore the config-history folder (which contains Jenkins configuration history), the restore fails. However, if I attempt to restore a smaller subset of data, it completes successfully.Details: Veeam version: 12.3.2 Backup type: VM-level Error message/log snippet: a connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond Veeam Support - Case # 07775632Has anyone encountered this before? Could it be related to file size, permissions, or something else?Thanks in advance!

HelloHelloI'm trying to make a proxmox backup for a cluster in a POCFresh install of Veeam with latest patchfresh install of proxmox 8, with latest patch (experimental, no subscription)I created the pve proxies with a user as I found in the Veeam documentationhere is the "config"as root on pve shell useradd svc-prx-veeampasswd svc-prx-veeamnano /etc/sudoers.d/veeamadd these linessvc-prx-veeam ALL=(root) PASSWD: /usr/sbin/dmidecode -s system-uuidsvc-prx-veeam ALL=(root) PASSWD: /usr/bin/kvm -S *svc-prx-veeam ALL=(root) PASSWD: /usr/bin/qemu-img info *svc-prx-veeam ALL=(root) PASSWD: /usr/bin/qemu-img create *svc-prx-veeam ALL=(root) PASSWD: /usr/sbin/qm create *svc-prx-veeam ALL=(root) PASSWD: /usr/sbin/qm ^showcmd [0-9]+ --pretty$svc-prx-veeam ALL=(root) PASSWD: /usr/sbin/qm ^unlock [0-9]+$svc-prx-veeam ALL=(root) PASSWD: /usr/bin/socat ^TCP-LISTEN:[0-9]+,bind=127\.0\.0\.1 UNIX-CONNECT:/[a-zA-Z0-9_./-]+$svc-prx-veeam ALL=(root) PASSWD: /usr/bin/mkdir -p /var/lib/vz/snippets/svc-prx-vee

Hi, I was not able to make a comment on the NFR Thread - so I had to create a new. Im a VMUG member and have introduced Veeam to a number of customers and I’m running it in my homelab on NFR licenses. 20 VMs is a challenge as I have over 100 VMs but now I’m protecting the 20 most critical. Just recently i decided to use Veeam for my Fileshare as well as this would allow me to easilly create a cloud backup job (S3) as well as a tape job (I have an LTO-6 FC tape in the lab) However its not clear how Fileshare licenses is done, I assumed one Fileserver was one workload - but after I created one and copied 3TB or so of data I could no longer run any additional jobs. This was strange as my intention was to have a few fileserver backup jobs where secondary jobs would kick in - some fileshares would get an S3 copy, some would land on tape and so on. The license says (500G) and I have 6 instances, does this mean 3TB of data? Thanks.  

Dear all,I'm currently encountering an issue with one of our backup jobs affecting approximately seven virtual machines. Each of them fails with the following error:<vmname> : Failed to perform backup: Failed to clear resources from previous backups To troubleshoot, I created a new backup job for one of the affected VMs, but the error persists.From the log file, the relevant entries are:2025-07-31 09:31:07.4637 00220 [10420] ERROR | [TaskServiceClientExtensions]: Failed to await the Backup task 2f17d6a2-be43-41b9-bcb5-eddebf091271: Veeam.Communication.TypeProvider.Invoke.RpcCallException: Failed to perform backup: Failed to clear resources from previous backups2025-07-31 09:31:07.4637 00220 [10420] ERROR | [TaskServiceClientExtensions]: at VCF.RuntimeAssembly.Proxy.5ba0c407-17f5-4d21-966b-1a42e64ddb07.AwaitTask(Guid)2025-07-31 09:31:07.4637 00220 [10420] ERROR | [TaskServiceClientExtensions]: at Veeam.Vbf.Project.Utilities.Extensions.TaskServiceClientExtensions.AwaitTask(S

I’ve spent two days on this and still cant get the console to upgrade / install. I initially tried an inplace upgrade from 12.3.1 to 12.3.3, that failed to complete and when I next tried to run it I kept comming up against the installer codes issue as it thought it was already installed.So I was in limbo, it wasnt installed, it wouldnt ‘uninstall’ either though add/remove programs and the installer wouldn’t offer the install option. Using sysinternals process montitor , I setup two filters one to watch for veeam.setup.wizard.exe and a second one to watch for the path HKCU then ran setup again. the process monitor then shows the registry keys it finds for the products it things are installed. using regedit, I removed the Installer\UpgradeCodes , its a slow process as setup bombs out at the first failure so it need to be kept running to bring up the next code to remove.Next I removed the veeam folders left behind in the program files & program data dirs etc.Eventually I got back to t