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I back up our Organization sites nightly. Sometimes I get a warning on a job that a site was deleted and I have to go into the job and remove the deleted site from the backup. Is there any way for deleted sites to just be removed from the backup automatically? So the program is only backing up what exists?  Note that currently ‘select objects to back up’ is set to ‘back up the following objects’ which is 23 of 25 sites. So I don’t have ‘Back up entire organization’ selected. Although would that maybe be my fix and dynamically adjust what sites are available to back up? 

Hi all,looking for real-world guidance on NIC sizing for a Linux Hardened Repository.Context (VBR 12.x or 13.x ; Linux appliance vs Windows?): Repository: Linux Hardened Repo (XFS, immutability). Repo server NIC options: either 2×10/25GbE or 4×10/25GbE. Backup server/proxies can also be 2×10/25GbE or 4×10/25GbE. Primary storage for the VMware workloads will be either 32G FC (Direct SAN from proxies) or 10/25GbE iSCSI. Single site, LAN backups (no WAN in the data path). Goal: Max throughput and resilience without adding complexity that doesn’t pay off.Has anyone measured a meaningful improvement going from 2×25GbE to 4×25GbE on a single Linux repo?What actually worked (or didn’t) in your environments —  “wish-I-knew” lessons appreciated :-) 

Hi all,i am facing problems running veeam software appliance vm on esxi .when i run vm mounting iso file ,its says uefi mode needed to run but uefi mode is already enabled,esxi version is 8.0 u3,please help!sohaib

Hello.I tried to uninstall 6.3.2.1205 on Windows Server 2019. Control panel / Uninstall programs... Uninstallation reported that there are more users logged in. I clicked cancel uninstallation. Veeam disappeared from list of installed Programs. When I tried to install 6.3.2.1302 the error pops up »The installation cannot be updated automatically. Please contact Veeam support for assistance with manual update. «I did several reboots. I removed Veeam folders from Program Files and ProgramData, I removed Veeam key from registry (Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam). Still “cannot be updated…”How can I convince Veeam Agent installer that I do not want to update. I just want to freshly install or repair installation.Regards, Tomaž

Can we get backup status for VDC M365 using powershell like in VBR?

I’d like to setup Veeam Windows Backup and Recovery for 1 physical PC. What software and license are required to set this up?

I need to migrate multiple VMs from the old vCenter to the new one and want to keep the existing Veeam backup chain. Is there an easier method than the Veeam VM Migrator Utility?

Hi Veeam Community,I’m running into a critical issue with my backups and need help.Error Details:Unable to apply retention policy: failed to delete backup filesError: Failed to call RPC function 'FcIsExists': The specified network name is no longer available.Environment:Veeam Backup & Replication: v12.3.2.3617 Backup Repository: NAS OS: Windows 10What I’ve tried:Deleted ~300GB of old backup files to free up space. Verified repository free space. Restarted Veeam services and checked network connectivity.Despite this, all backups are failing. The error seems tied to retention policy cleanup and possibly network access to the NAS.

Good afternoon, all!My customer is at the very front edge of a complete virtualization refresh - hardware, software, virtualization platform, the whole picture.We’re currently using Veeam B&R and VeeamONE to support our VMware stack, with an onsite performance layer and a cloud storage tier for long-term archiving.If we moved to Hyper-V or Nutanix, would we be able to retain our VMware-based backups for file and data recovery or would we need to repatriate and convert?Thanks!

Dear Community, Recently, I encountered an issue while running a scheduled backup job using Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows. The backup failed with the error "Failed to create VSS snapshot."Successfully resolved the issue, and I’d like to share the steps I took in case they help. Solution That Worked:Simply by restarting the VSS (Volume Shadow Copy) service, which might have become unstable or stuck. Here’s what I did:Opened an Command Prompt (Run as Administrator)Ran the following commands:net stop vss net start vss You can also restart these services in services.msc:Volume Shadow Copy Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider That’s it! After this, I re-ran the backup job and it completed successfully without any errors. As a Veeam Community member, I truly appreciate the robustness of Veeam tools this issue highlighted the importance of VSS for reliable backups, and I hope this article helps others facing the same error; feel free to reply or DM me if you need further help happy to

Hi Community, I’m facing an issue where Veeam ONE Reporting Service (VeeamRSS.exe) cannot communicate with Veeam ONE Monitoring Service (VeeamDCS.exe). The error message states:  The Monitoring service appears to be stopped or inaccessible. Has anyone encountered this before? What could cause the Monitoring service to become unavailable? Any insights or best practices to resolve this would be greatly appreciated. Kindly note that support case already been open for this.  

Hello everyone, I am trying to connect the Veeam software appliance and my NAS via iSCSI. It won't work directly, so I installed Veeam Infrastructure Server, where I tried to connect the NAS, but I have no idea how to connect it there. I looked through the documentation, but couldn't find anything. Could you please advise me?Thank you in advance.

Not sure if many are aware but I found this out today with my VHRs deployed from the JeOS ISO that the WebUI on port 10443 is disabled by default so you cannot connect to it.  You need to log in via a console (if a VM) and enable it to connect.  You will see a banner at the top about disabling once you are done which is just a click.Learning something new each day with v13. 😎

Fresh v13 build for VBR, EM and Veeam ONE.Veeam ONE is installed on windows 2025 with a seperate win2025 SQL server.Install is all good but when running the Veeam ONE client and I click ADD SERVER to add the VBR server, this opens a web interface to veeam one. Once logged in, I get this:infrastructure is missing and I can click review data sources, when I click this I get error “failed to add the virtual infrastructure. The user account does not have the required permissions”.The user does have permissions, local admin, in the veeam administrators group as well. In the top corner of the web UI it also shows the user then underneath “restricted permissions user”.Very odd…..anyone see this?

Hi All,Are there any issues getting reported with Veeam support portal?Seem to not allow me to login, presented with an error message:This page isn’t workingmy.veeam.com redirected you too many times.Try deleting your cookies.ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS Even after deleting my cookies, tried from 4 different browsers, 2 different laptops 2 different internet connections.Seem like something is not right at Veeam's end.ThanksArtik 

Hi all,I've written and tested a PowerShell script to harden a standalone Windows Server 2025 machine running Veeam Backup & Replication, based on the CIS Benchmarks (Level 1 & 2). I’m sharing it here in case it helps others — feedback is welcome!What the Script DoesThis script configures the server securely without breaking core Veeam functionality. It includes: Account Policies: Max password age, complexity, and lockout thresholds (CIS 1.1.x, 1.2.x) Guest & Anonymous Access: Disabled for better baseline security Audit Policy: Enabled for all major categories (CIS 17.x) Unneeded Services: Disabled (safe defaults — e.g., Print Spooler, Xbox services) Windows Defender: Hardened settings with MAPS Advanced, PUA protection, etc. Firewall Configuration: Enables Windows Firewall with a default deny-inbound policy Allows Veeam ports: TCP 6160–6162, 445 (SMB), 135–139 (RPC) Blocks inbound RDP (port 3389) entirely (as this is often a target surface) SMB Pr

Hi,I have installed an agent 6.3.2.1207 on Oracle Linux 7.9, Kernel 5.4.17-2136 el7 uek.Backup failed with cannot load module veeamsnap.veeamsnap module was installed but cannot be loaded. Maybe due to kernel incompatibility. I cannot find useful information on howto get this running, on this Linux Version with that kernel.Can anyone help? Rene

We have received an update alert for recent CVE for KB ID 4771, to install a patch. What we want to understand is not in any guide, is - Is this patch just for our Windows VBR server…? Are there any pre reqs. Going through the setup of the .exe from the ISO there are no checks and no reboot required, this was tested installed on a non Veeam server which may not give the correct results…?Thanks in advance Tony

Just installed brand new Widnows 10 VM, installed 12.1 veeam backup and replication but what ever I do this does not work.  Checked and all services are running  any thoughts would be much appreciated. 

Hi Veeam team,I recently upgraded our Veeam Backup & Replication server to version 12.3.2.3617 on a Hyper-V host (not ideal, I know). The upgrade failed. Upon reviewing, the VBR has been upgraded, but the console won't connect. An attempt to upgrade console will end up in the following error “Unable to update the backup console because the following products are installed on this server: Veeam Backup and Replication Server”Checking the logs, it says:[04.07.2025 05:09:16][INFO] Installing Veeam Backup & Replication Console[04.07.2025 05:10:52][ERROR] Fatal error during installation. Steps I’ve already tried: Rebooted the Hyper-V host Force-stopped all Veeam services and processes Tried installing console via both GUI and from ISO Verified version mismatch (Console still on 12.3.1.1139, Server is 12.3.2.3617) Confirmed no backup jobs are running Still stuck in a loop where the console can’t connect or be upgraded, even after a clean reboot. Would really appreciate guidanc

Wondering if anyone has done this before where we need to failover an Org in vCloud Direcotor to a target vCloud Director as a DR.  This would need to failover in a specific order as well has have some time delays between failovers.   And ofcourse failback to finish it up.   I have 28 sub-tenants that need this functionality.  Any help would be appreciated.   I just finished standing up the Veeam Orchestrator to see if that will work at all, it doesn’t look promising based on the documentation I’ve read so far.   Currently we need to failover manually from the Replicas Ready view.   A typical failover today would be 1. failover the fw 2. failover dc and check time upon powerup 3.  failover other dependencies like sql or rdsgateway, then the remaining vms behind the dependencies or that don’t have one.

Hello Veeam Community,I’m performing a restore process in Veeam Backup for Google Cloud and encountered an issue after the data restoration phase. Here are the key log details:  The disk restore completed successfully, but the instance restore failed due to snapshot creation error. Question:Has anyone faced this issue in GCP restores? What could cause snapshot creation to fail after disk restoration? Any recommended troubleshooting steps or permissions to check? 

hello!client of Veeam for 10+ years, previously use Veeam Backup & Replicationnow we add another server and need additional licenses, our Veeam seller said, that we must change our product and now we are proud Veeam Data Platform usersbut how with convert our installation from VBR to VDP? backup server be the sameI must uninstall VBR and install VDP or there is more safe way?(i ask this 24 October to Veeam representatives, but don’t get answer at all) BRSaules Ieleja 

I just saw this pop up in my feed https://www.veeam.com/company/press-release/veeam-to-acquire-securiti-ai.htmlTrying to figure out where this fits in. I see a lot of companies jumping on AI in ways that are interesting/questionable. Does anyone know what these folks do? Maybe some Veeam insiders 😁 like ​@jorge.delacruz can tell us more.

Guys, I need to choose a technology to further my studies. Honestly, I don't know if I should focus on more traditional hypervisors, or consider something a little different like containers, clouds, etc., or even, of these traditional ones, which would be more interesting to focus on? We're seeing vSphere being migrated to KVM, Proxmox, Nutanix, and others. Which of these hypervisors that are being used instead of ESXi do you think will take off?This is a personal question for you. I know no one has a crystal ball, but your experience certainly counts.Thanks for your help, I’ll appreciate that!