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Hello , We are planning to migrate our infrastructure from an on-premises Hyper-V environment to Microsoft Azure. Our current environment consists of: Hyper-V virtual machines protected by Veeam Backup & Replication.The Veeam Backup & Replication server is currently running as a Hyper-V virtual machine. A NAS device is used as the backup repository, which will also be decommissioned as part of the migration. We would like your guidance on the following: Does Veeam offer a cloud-hosted or SaaS-based backup management solution that can replace our on-premises Veeam Backup & Replication server? If such a solution is available, can it manage and protect Azure virtual machines while providing the same or similar functionality as Veeam Backup & Replication? ​​​​​​​If a cloud-hosted Veeam solution is not available, what is the recommended architecture for customers migrating entirely to Azure? Additionally, regarding our backup repository: We plan to decommission our existing

Hi All,I’m wondering if there is a more widespread issue with Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365?A customer has recently noticed the processing speed for their M365 jobs is grinding to a halt and not finishing at all. They have tried many things including provisioning a physical server with SSD but the job processing rate remains very low.Are there any suggestions to improve this? They are on the latest version and only noticed the issue within the last few weeks.Setup - One Server, One organisation. 4 jobs to process - Mailboxes, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams.Using one account for all jobs. Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks, Peter.

Hi,We are just moving customers away from VMWare to HyperV and I have got a problem at one site.I have added a Ubuntu 24 server as a backup proxy onto the DRHost. I then added it in Veeam, and I can see it in the list of Backup Proxies, but I am unable to select it when trying to set it up in the available proxies in the job.It isn’t greyed out, and it went through the setup pretty much okay. I did get this message:veeam cannot find nfs mount tools on the linux machineI am not sure if I need that though, sorry, not an expert on this bit.At the moment the server is not in the box of available proxies.Can anyone help?

Hi everyone,I have been testing Veeam Backup with Proxmox and overall I think the integration is a good and important step. The Veeam Backup Worker concept also looks promising and works reasonably well so far.However, compared to VMware-based jobs, the current Proxmox implementation feels less flexible in a few areas. I would like to share some feedback and also check whether I may have missed something in the configuration.The main points are:No backup encryption option visible In the Proxmox backup job settings, I currently do not see an option to enable backup encryption. This is something I consider important, especially when backups are stored on shared repositories, offloaded, or handled as part of a broader security concept. Is encryption currently not supported for Proxmox backup jobs, or is it configured somewhere else? No job chaining / “start after another job” option For Proxmox backup jobs, it looks like I have to configure a fixed schedule, for example a specific daily s

Dear Experts,I'm validating Veeam Backup for a client.I would like to back up VMs on Nutanix AHV.I created a backup worker by referring to the following documents.https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/ahv_workers_add.html?ver=13So, I have some questions.Our customer wants to synchronize the time of this WORKER with their NTP server.Q1) Is it possible for Veeam's WORKER to synchronize their time with their NTP server?Q2) Could you please tell me how to synchronize the Veeam worker with their NTP server?I apologize for asking such a very basic question, but could you please tell me?Kind Regards,Hideki

I am a first time Veeam customer trying to set up a new test environment using a trial license in hopes to purchase it. I have one physical HPE server that is running the Veeam VSA installed from the latest ISO file.  This is the only backup repository.  I have a second physical HPE server that is running Windows Server 2022.  This has a tape drive connected to it.  This also is the windows mount server.  I also have a laptop that I’m using just for management purposes with the console installed. I have a third physical server with Hyper-V on it.  I was having no issues backing it up but I created a new virtual machine with 2 large disks for testing and pointed it at the VSA iso file and during install chose the Veeam Enterprise Manager option.  I am not totally certain but believe this is what broke backups for me.  Now when I try to backup any of the virtual machines on this Hyper-V server I get an error “Unable to detect the VBR BIOS UUID. This error likely appears because the Veeam

I setup Veeam Agent 13.0.3.1220 on a new windows 11 pro computer and have been unable to get it to complete a backup task. I restarted the VSS services with no change. It’s backing up to a synology nas file share. Here are the backup details.  Creating VSS snapshot Error: Failed to create snapshot: Backup job failed. Cannot create a shadow copy of the volumes containing writer's data. A VSS critical writer has failed. Writer name: [SqlServerWriter]. Class ID: [{a65faa63-5ea8-4ebc-9dbd-a0c4db26912a}]. Instance ID: [{43dab221-71ff-43cf-8389-49fcb4151cd9}]. Writer's state: [VSS_WS_FAILED_AT_PREPARE_SNAPSHOT]. Error code: [0x800423f0].Error: Failed to create snapshot: Backup job failed. Cannot create a shadow copy of the volumes containing writer's data. A VSS critical writer has failed. Writer name: [SqlServerWriter]. Class ID: [{a65faa63-5ea8-4ebc-9dbd-a0c4db26912a}]. Instance ID: [{43dab221-71ff-43cf-8389-49fcb4151cd9}]. Writer's state: [VSS_WS_FAILED_AT_PREPARE_SNAPSHOT]. Error code: [

Hello,I need some recommendations or ideas for my backup-to-tape design.I need to back up VMs to tape with the following retention requirements:Daily retention: 365 days Monthly retention: 12 months Yearly retention: 3 yearsAssuming I have enough tape cartridges available, what would be the best way to design the media pools?My initial idea is:Create one job with a media pool for daily backups. Create 12 jobs with 12 separate media pools for monthly full backups. Create 3 jobs with 3 separate media pools for yearly full backups.However, I think this approach may make restorations more complicated. For example, if I need to restore data from April 5, would I need to mount the April monthly tape as well as all daily tapes required to reconstruct the backup chain from January 1 to April 5? Am I understanding this correctly?Therefore, I am considering a different approach:Combine the monthly and daily backups into the same backup chain. Each media pool would contain one full backup followe

 When choosing a country for Vault Foundation - just to confirm, even with Vault Foundation you can do restores/clean rooms without consuming some of your 20% fair use capacity as long as you restore into the same region?  

I have to remember to get into Tape Infrastructure and mark tape a free to clear it.   How about add the feature into the tape backup job?   Every other backup I ever used from Arcserve, Symantec, Linux based had this feature.   

 Veeam是否可以直接备份到磁带机中？本地存储的空间不足，请问是否有其他方法，能够直接备份到磁带机中？

We are looking to upgrade and migrate our Veeam database from SQL Server 2016 to 2025 from on-prem to Azure IaaS solution. Our current environment is on-prem with AlwaysOn Availability Group that uses a VNN Listener. We are looking to use the DNN listener now that we are going to be within Azure.Does Veeam support the DNN listener within Azure for IaaS AlwaysOn Availability Group?Also, within the connection string to use the DNN listener within the Availability Group, the connection parameter MultiSubnetFailover=True is mandatory.Where would we set this configuration parameter within the Veeam for this connection property?   Please advise.

I enrolled in a Veeam 13 subscription course, but the lab setup instructions appear to be based on a 2023 recording and an older ESXi licensing model. Because of that, the setup options shown in the course no longer work as presented, which makes it difficult or impossible to complete the home lab as expected. On top of that, I can clearly see the training is v12 = false advertising. The reason for the failure comes when I install VCSA. The error shows the license used in ESXi is invalid however I followed the instructions in the training and the instructor downloaded the same software as I. Conclusion is the material and training is old but sold as some new amazing thing. I contacted support by email, used the chatbot, and reviewed the help section, but I have still not received a response after 78 hours.My concern is not just the delay in support, but that this course is still being sold even though the lab guidance appears outdated. At minimum, this should be clearly disclosed befor

Unable to install the windows veeam agent remotely from backup server, checked the svc installer logs and can find VeeamDeploymentDlllibrary was not loaded mentioned, checked the C:\Windows\Veeam\Backup and do not find VeeamDeploymentDll here, checked with network and server team and ports are allowed 6160 and 11735.

Has anyone ever seen the following with CDP proxies running Windows Server 2025? There seems to be a constant disconnect, we have no other connectivity issues between site and there is exclusions throughout our Crowdstrike instance.Veeam support have looked at the logs and highlighted the loss of connection, and to refer to our network team but there isn’t anything apparent that would cause an issue.Any help would be appriciated.Many thanks,LGH

After update to VBR 12.3.2 I am unable to login.The following error:The socket connection was aborted. This could be cause by an error processing your message or a receive timeout being exceeded.  I have restarted all veeam services, specifically veeam backup service.All sql server (veeamxxx_ services have started.However under SQL server config manager the sql server is running but the agent is stopped and I am unable to start that service ( grayed out). TIA

Hi everyone,I'm looking for real-world experiences from anyone who has successfully (or unsuccessfully) tested SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups using SureBackup with custom verification scripts.I tryed to use the predefined SQL script but it failed. My Setup:2-node Windows Server Failover Cluster (WSFC) with SQL Server 2022 AlwaysOn AG configured with synchronous commit Veeam B&R 12.3.2 with Virtual Lab Goal: Validate SQL recoverability without triggering production cluster conflicHas anyone written a PowerShell/ that handles AG verification inside the Virtual Lab (accounting for possible quorum loss)?If you've done this (or tried and hit issues), I'd love to hear about your experience!

Hello dear community !Just a quick update to share a big new release of the M365Simulator tool.M365 Simulator is a free tool that helps you generate realistic Microsoft 365 test data across users, mailboxes, SharePoint, OneDrive, Planner, and Entra ID workloads, and other M365 objects.I’m very happy to share that you can now create even more realistic Microsoft 365 assets in your tenants, with brand-new engines for: Microsoft Planner Outlook Calendar Events Outlook Contacts SharePoint Lists Entra ID Administrative Units / Business Units Entra ID Devices Entra ID Organizational Contacts Sensitive data generation for emails and files, including OneDrive and SharePoint File versioning simulation New Security Audit report (need AI) New M365 Throttling Audit report and now Multi-tenant support! Yes, that is quite a lot of new toys to play with, right!? 😊🥳But wait, there’s more.Some existing engines also went to the gym: Email and file generation engines have been rew

Hi All,I have a VMware environment where backups are performed using Veeam Backup & Replication. The Veeam server is installed on a physical Windows server and also acts as the backup proxy.I would like to understand: In real-world environments, how much performance difference do you typically see between NBD (Network) mode and Direct SAN mode for backup and restore operations? Is the performance improvement significant enough to justify implementing Direct SAN access? How risky is it to present production VMware datastore LUNs to the Veeam server for Direct SAN access? What best practices do you follow to prevent accidental modification or corruption of production datastore LUNs when they are presented to the Veeam server? Looking forward to your suggestions. Thank you

Hi all, I'm planning to deploy the Veeam Software Appliance and wondering — is it generally better to run it on physical hardware or as a virtual machine (e.g. on vSphere)?I know both are supported, but looking for real-world experience on pros/cons of each approach. Things like performance, reliability, and best practice recommendations would be helpful. Thanks in advance!

Hi there,We currently use Veeam CDP and Veeam Replication to replicate our servers from our primary data center to a DR site, and this setup has been working very well in our VMware environment.With our interest in Proxmox growing, I wanted to check whether Veeam has any plans to bring similar capabilities, such as CDP and replication to Proxmox.Is this something that’s on Veeam’s roadmap, or are there any updates on future support for these features? 

Hi there, I am still looking to find the solution out there, but it may be much quicker to ask.Scenario is my old VBR server was on VMWare, and a backup of the config was taken.The backup has been recovered on a brand new VBR server, now on HyperV, different server name and IP. The old server is long gone.Restoring the config worked great, but now I cannot pass any ‘four-eyes’ approvals as the users that were on there, do not exist on this new server. I added the users to this new server, using the same usernames, but they do not have access to this new VBR server.If I add the users to the server as admins, that itself kicks off another four eyes approval.So, how do I get around this? Is there a way to disable that feature when dealing with a new box? Thanks in advance!

The case is for Veeam Backup & Replication version 12.The repositories are ExaGrid appliances configured as a scale-out backup repository.Two separate Veeam Backup & Replication instances use different shares on the same ExaGrid appliances.Fast Clone was enabled on both Veeam instances after the ExaGrid firmware was updated to a version that supports Fast Clone.The SOBR placement policy is Data Locality.Fast Clone worked on one Veeam instance during synthetic full backups and initially did not work on the second Veeam instance.We later observed that synthetic full backups on the second Veeam instance used Fast Clone on the second day without running an Active Full backup.Veeam treats a synthetic full backup as a regular full backup that resets the backup chain.Veeam uses Fast Clone for synthetic full backups and other synthetic operations. We understood that  a synthetic full can serve as a chain reset point and enable Fast Clone utilization. However, in our environment, most j

Hi all, for those who could not make our last Bootcamp, here is another opportunity to understand more about Veeam’s VDC for Azure offering on 20 March 2025 at 10:00-10:45am. Cosmin Pantea (EMEA Cloud Presales) will present the architecture and give a demo of Veeam Data Cloud for Azure.  To register:https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8070037561311020123 Thanks