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Hello Community.I was asked by Packt Publishing if there are any influencers out there with a blog/vlog that would be interested in doing a book giveaway for a physical copy and e-book (PDF)?If you are, reach out to me via DM and I can also see for the person who does the giveaway about getting a copy of the book as well.Look forward to hearing back as I am trying to work on some traction with the book sales.Cheers - Chris

How to back up company data on a QNAP NAS? What are my options?

 We changed the IP address of a NAS used as a CIFS/SMB backup repository. The repository was originally configured using a UNC path with a hardcoded IP address and is now showing as Unavailable because the old IP is no longer reachable.Veaam ver 12.3.2Current situation:Repository type: CIFS/SMB Old repository path: \\192.168.0.8\NAS New repository path: \\192.168.0.81\NAS\Backups Repository is not listed under Get-VBRServer; it is only visible via Get-VBRBackupRepository, so KB1905 (managed server rename) does not apply. A new repository was added using the updated NAS path. When attempting to map existing backups to the new repository, Veeam requests moving the backup files from the old repository. This operation cannot proceed because the old repository path is no longer accessible. Creating a new backup chain is currently not an option due to storage constraints.Looking for the supported and safest approach to transition the existing backup chains and jobs to the new NAS repository

7/27/2026 9:50:42 AM Failed : Failed to perform post-processing: Cannot find the backup file < XXXX_XXXXX>This is a copy job, I have rescanned the repo and as well tried initiating full backup for this VM at source, still the error exists with copy job.The copy job is immutable and can find new .vbk file created .Kindly advise.

Community,Wasabi has made a MCP (Model Context Protocol) server available to access stand-alone accounts as well as control accounts. Toolsets include: S3, IAM, and WACM (Wasabi Account Control Manager).All of the details are available here - https://wasabi.com/cloud-object-storage/mcp-for-aiNow you can utilize natural language queries to see practically anything you’d want to know about your account settings, utilization, and users. I can imagine easily integrating these tools into a support agent at your favorite MSP… 

We have a few clients that have a single physical server and have a service or application that is already using port 443.  So when we attempt to upgrade from v12 to v13, it won’t install since 443 is being used and v13 uses it for the Veeam Web Service.  Assuming we can temporarily disable this service/app to get the upgrade to complete, is there a way once v13 is installed to get the Veeam Web Service to use a different port?

Hello,I’m currently testing Veeam v13 using the appliance‑based deployment and love the infrastructure. I have few issues, so not sure if the appliances are limitation to those issues.So far I have the following components installed: VBR (appliance) Hardened Repository  (appliance) Proxy  (appliance) Enterprise manager  (appliance) VeeamOne (windows server - non domain joined)  First issueVeeam ONE is installed on a Windows Server, but I’m unable to add the VBR server to it.The error I receive is: “Veeam Analytics Service on the remote server is not running.” I attempted also a manual installation of the Analytics Service, and I can confirm that the service is running on the VBR sidevia manual installation or via VeeamOne installation.Data collection access is allowed, and all components are within the same L2 segment, so there are no firewall issues.Second issueI am not able to add EM to VeeamOne, it provides me that account does not have premissions. (Tried with veeamadmin wi

Hi All, Would it be possible to replace or update the OpenSSL component only on the Veeam Agent for Windows [v13.0.3.1220] due to the Critical bug below, or is it better to wait until Veeam released the latest update ? Recommended Action: Download and install patches as instructedDescription:A heap buffer overflow from converting large OCTET STRINGs to hex on 32 bit OpenSSL may crash or allow code execution; caused by 32 bit multiplication overflow; affects non FIPS OpenSSL 3.x on 32 bit systems.Affected Products:OpenSSLCVE IDs:CVE-2026-31789Vendor Information:https://www.openssl.org/news/vulnerabilities.htmlVendor Patch Download:https://wiki.openssl.org/index.php/Binaries Thank you,

We are planning to upgrade Veeam Backup & Replication from v12 to v13, and I understand that PostgreSQL will be upgraded from version 15 to version 17 during the upgrade process.After completing our validation, including backup and restore tests, we would like to uninstall PostgreSQL 15 from the VBR server.Could anyone share the recommended procedure for safely removing PostgreSQL 15 after the upgrade? Are there any prerequisites or checks that should be performed before uninstalling it?Thank you in advance for your help.

Hi everyone,We're currently using the new Veeam Backup & Replication v13 Appliance and have a question regarding post-backup automation.In our previous Windows-based Veeam installation, we had a scheduled task that would automatically shut down the backup server after the backup job had completed successfully. This worked well for our 3-2-1 backup strategy, as the backup server only needed to be online during the backup window.After migrating to the v13 Appliance, we can't seem to find a similar option or supported method to automatically power off the appliance once all backup jobs have finished.Has anyone implemented this on the v13 Appliance? Is there a built-in feature, or is there a recommended approach for scheduling an automatic shutdown after all backup jobs have completed?Any suggestions or best practices would be appreciated.

Hello everyone, I am looking to schedule daily backup jobs and copy jobs reports using powershell in veeam backup server. Could you please provide me the suitable script for reports as per jobname, server, latest backup run time, status. Backup version is 13.0

Veeam Backup and Replication v13 on Windows includes an option to define a custom mirror repository. But what repository should you actually mirror? Is this option even intended for the windows based installation, cause it feels like the offical repos only host updates for the software appliance.

Hi Community,Does anyone know the best way to backup the Nutanix Prism Centarl VM? Thank you!

Hi everyone,I have a question about using the proxy appliance as an internet proxy for VMs running inside a Veeam Virtual Lab.I enabled the internet access feature and configured HTTPS traffic on port 443. On a VM within the isolated network, I then configured the isolated-network IP address of the proxy appliance and the corresponding port as a proxy server in the web browser.However, internet access is not working.While troubleshooting, I started wondering how DNS resolution is supposed to work in this scenario. Typically, the VM sends DNS queries to an internal DNS server. If the requested hostname cannot be resolved locally, the DNS server forwards the query to an external DNS forwarder.Since the proxy appliance only proxies the web traffic, how are DNS queries from the isolated environment handled? Does the internal DNS server require a separate route or masquerading rule for external DNS resolution, or is DNS resolution handled by the proxy appliance as part of the proxy connecti

Hi everyone,I’d like to share a community project I have been working on: VBR Installer for Aliyun. https://github.com/Coku2015/VBR_Installer_for_Aliyun/The project provides a browser-based wizard for deploying a Veeam Software Appliance into your own Alibaba Cloud account. I created it to explore a more repeatable deployment workflow for Veeam users who operate workloads on Alibaba Cloud.The installer currently supports:VeeamSoftwareAppliance_13.0.2.29_20260617.ovaIt runs on Windows and macOS and requires Python 3.12+, QEMU (qemu-img), Git, and Alibaba Cloud CLI 3.3 or later.I have published a introduction and walkthrough here:https://blog.backupnext.cloud/en/2026/07/Veeam-Installer-for-Aliyun-launch/I would be very interested in feedback from the community.Thanks, and I hope this project is useful.

Setup:On-prem VBR 12.3.2 Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure appliance, connected via External Repository Goal: Instant Recovery to VMware vSphere, restoring Azure VMs back to on-prem vCenter (testing DR failback scenario)What I've confirmed:Restore points ARE visible in VBR under Home → Backups → External Repository → Failback storage Each VM already shows 5 restore points. Platform shows correctly as Microsoft Azure, repository FailbackThe issue:When I right-click a restore point to start the recovery, "Instant Recovery to VMware vSphere" is not available / grayed out in the menu, even though the restore point is clearly present and shows 5 valid points.Questions:What conditions cause Instant Recovery to VMware vSphere to be unavailable even when a valid restore point is shown in the console? Does an active/running backup job on the same policy (I currently have other jobs running in parallel) block Instant Recovery for these VMs? Are there specific requirements for restore points impor

Hello,We are facing a backup issue with Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows on one specific Windows 11 Pro workstation.We have two Windows 11 Pro PCs, both fully updated and both backing up to the same SMB share.On PC #2, backups work fine.On PC #1, backups always fail.The job starts normally and goes through: Initializing Preparing for backup Creating VSS snapshot Calculating digests Reading EFI partition Reading OS (C:) The failure occurs during Finalizing with the following errors: Application is shutting down. Unable to retrieve next block transmission command Exception of type 'Veeam.Backup.AgentProvider.AgentClosedException' was thrown What we already tried: Reinstalled the agent Recreated the backup job Updated the agent to 13.0.2.1102 Disabled antivirus for testing Confirmed SMB 3.1.1 Added this registry key:HKLM\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Endpoint BackupForceBufferedAccess (DWORD 32-bit) = 1 We also checked VSS earlier: writers are stable and the backup does not

 Hi everyone,Veeam Advisor v2.0 will be available tomorrow.  For anyone who hasn't come across it before, Veeam Advisor is a free browser-based tool that reads a VBR diagnostic log (VMC.log) and turns it into a health report you can actually read. It covers things like sizing, licensing, configuration reviews, best-practice checks, and a bunch of other useful information.It's a single HTML file, so there's nothing to install, and all analysis happens locally in your browser. What's new in v2.0?@Dynamic Thanks for the suggestion about new color scheme, Ive gone with a more retro game vibe. The biggest addition is a new Resiliency Map.Upload a VMC log and it generates a visual view of your backup environment, showing backup jobs, repositories, and how data moves through backup copy jobs.I originally built it because I wanted an easy way to answer questions like:"Where does this backup actually end up?"or"Do we really have a second copy of everything?"Seeing it as a diagram makes a lot of

Hi,Recently I change my job. so that i need to change my email address, any one can help me in this issue?

Dear Community, As we transition to Veeam 13 I may be getting a bit lost on the usage/purpose of the above Appliance.I have deployed the VSA ver 13 as in-house demo to explore the features and usage. I also deployed the Veeam Hardened Repository 2.0.0.8 and I like how it makes things easier.However the Usage of the Veeam Infrastructure Appliance which can also be used to deploy the Linux VHR has other roles/features that may not be clear on how they plug-in to the entire deployment. I am reading this part https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/linux_infrastructure_appliance_byb.html?ver=13 and I would like to understand which components that we used to integrate and configure in VBR ver 12 can be compared. Hope its clear. Though I hope for some more Videos on deployment of the same, on the Veeam Youtube channel on the same with demos.

Hello,I am planning to upgrade Veeam Backup & Replication from v12.3.2 to v13.0.2 and would like to understand the expected downtime and processing time.Current environment:Veeam Backup & Replication: 12.3.2 Target version: 13.0.2 Local backup repository: approximately 150 TB Repository type: Local repository (Windows) Number of backup jobs: 80 Number of restore points: 2560 (if relevant)I have two questions:How long does the VBR application upgrade itself typically take when upgrading from 12.3.2 to 13.0.2? After the upgrade, how long should I expect any backup chain metadata upgrades or repository upgrades to take for a repository containing approximately 150 TB of backup data?I understand the actual duration depends on hardware performance and repository design, but I would appreciate any real-world experiences or guidance from others who have performed a similar upgrade.Thank you.

I am a first time Veeam customer trying to set up a new test environment using a trial license in hopes to purchase it but unfortunately have had a lot of trouble setting things up and restores have been a nightmare. I have one physical HPE server that is running the Veeam VSA installed from the latest ISO file.  I am able to run a backup of unstructured data but am unable to restore.  When I try I get no mount server is available.  I have a second physical HPE server that is running Windows Server 2022.  I also have a laptop that I’m using just for management with the console installed. The issue is when I go to Backup infrastructure and click on Managed Servers/Microsoft Windows, I see the windows server, we’ll call it backup1.testdomain.com and next to it says “Microsoft Windows server (default Windows mount server).”  When I go to Backup repositories, I see Default Backup Repository and the linux VSA box, we’ll call it VSA1 (not joined to a domain).  If I go to the properties of VS

This is the second time my Veeam 13 console cannot connect and shows the error below.The first time I faced this issue, I reinstalled VBR and it worked normally. However, now that I am facing it for the second time, I feel there might be a bug in this version.After checking the Veeam services, I found that there are three services that cannot start:Veeam Backup Server RESTful API Service Veeam Explorers Recovery Service Veeam Web ServiceHas anyone else experienced the same issue?   

Hello,We are using VSA v13 (linux) and we use powerstrore is there still a integration with Powerstrore, like on v12 windows. There was a installer but this oviously does not work.Even tried it installing on the BR console no luck there