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We have Veeam B&R 12 on build 12.3.2.4854Our patching software is highlighting we should upgrade agents to 13.0.3.1220Question then is will this continue to work or should we restrict patching and only update agents from the Veeam console?

Hi,I am trying to restore a file from a Veeam backup for one of our Windows file servers, but it looks like Veeam treating the VM as a linux agent and is asking me to set up a helper appliance. I tested another file server, and it works as usual without requiring one. I have also ran rescan on the hyper-v and the VM is showing up as MS windows server 2019 in the inventory.Do you have any suggestions on what might be causing this? Thank you!

We have a request to restore approx. 900k files across 2 VM windows server using VBR V12. since selecting individual files is not practical. we are evaluation alternative approaches such as restoring parent directories, mounting restored VMDKs or using instant recovery. Looking for recommendations on the most efficient and reliable method along with any best practices for handling a restore of this scale.

I am testing out deleting and restoring a single email in my Exchange Online mailbox using V365 restore with modern authentication. I keep receiving an error of ‘failed to open mailbox, account doesn’t have permission to impersonate requester.’I found that adding the Impersonation role in exchange is depreciated, so instead I installed Exchange Online Powershell, connected to ExchangeOnline, and granted my 365 admin account full access to my mailbox and I can now see my 365 account as a full delegate in my mailbox settings. I did this because my 365 account was not an option when adding delegate through EAC, I assume because it has no Office license or mailbox so it is not in the list of users to add as delegate.However, even though I can now see my 365 account has full access to mailbox, I continue to get error when going through restore wizard and entering my credentials and 2FA code.Is there anything more I need to do or am missing about granting my 365 admin account access to user

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.

I know I have heard from others about some times having issues posting within the community where you want to create a blog post or any other kind which does not work.I had this happen to me today trying to post a blog which I wrote and came across the same issue where I tried - Chrome, Edge, and Firefox to create my post but after clicking the CREATE button at the bottom it just sat there with the three dots circling.So I decided to investigate what might be causing this issue and found that it was an add-on within my browsers that is common to all of them - Night Eye.  This extension turns sites to dark mode by default, but it was causing havoc with the community site and my posting.I disabled the extension and tested posting two blogs, which worked almost instantly.  So this in turn told me that this add-on is the problem.  I have since replaced it with Dark Reader for those that like to have dark mode for all sites which does not conflict with posting.Therefore, if you are one of t

es triit folgender Fehler auf :An error occurred trying to start process`X:\Windows\system32\bmrrui.exe`with working Directory`X:\Windows\system32\bmrrui.exe`.The System cannot find the file specified.

hello, using VBAR, i exported an agent backup to .vhdx.now, i need to take .vhdx and create a hyper-v virtual machine, so i can boot the image.i checked the veeam docs, this forum and the internet, but i could not find a clear answer.please advice, thanks much, david

VB365 Exchange Online backup is failing for 1 mailbox out of 600. Initially received EWS ErrorMailboxStoreUnavailable (“The mailbox database is temporarily unavailable. Cannot open mailbox”). After reruns, 2 affected mailboxes succeeded but 1 mailbox continues to fail with HTTP 403 Forbidden.The O365 team confirmed the user account is disabled, the Exchange license has been removed and the mailbox was converted to a shared mailbox.Has anyone seen this behavior with recently converted shared mailboxes? Can VB365 back up an unlicensed shared mailbox or are there specific mailbox attributes that should be verified? VB0365 Exchange Online backup is failing for 1 mailbox out of 600. Initially received EWS ErrorMailboxStoreUnavailable (“The mailbox database is temporarily unavailable. Cannot open mailbox”). After reruns, 2 affected mailboxes succeeded, but 1 mailbox continues to fail with “Failed to access mailbox, the request failed with  HTTP 403 Forbidden.The O365 team confirmed the user

Hi, We’re about to implement Veeam Backup for Microsoft365 (VBO on premises), we already have VBR. We want this M365 backups to go to tape drives (regulatory requirements) so we were thinking on having a repository that is shared accross VBO and VBR, where we deposit VBO backup files, that is readable from VBR to do file to tape jobs. Is it possible? do you have a better architecture?

I currently have a Veeam Backup & Replication v12 environment running on Windows Server. I have acquired a new server and plan to migrate my backup infrastructure to Veeam Software Appliance (VSA) v13 in order to benefit from immutability and the enhanced security features provided by the appliance.I would appreciate it if you could share your experience and best practices regarding this migration.Specifically, I am looking for guidance on the recommended procedure to migrate from Veeam Backup & Replication v12 on Windows Server to Veeam Software Appliance (VSA) v13, while preserving existing backup jobs, repositories, configuration, and historical backups.Any feedback, lessons learned, or official migration steps would be greatly appreciated.Thank you in advance for your support.

hello, i am not able to install veeam agent VeeamAgentWindows_13.0.3.1220.exe on my personal laptop running W11.25H2 and latest windows updatesplease advise and thanks muchfrom the logs[19.06.2026 09:38:18][INFO] Creating Installer Application instance.[19.06.2026 09:38:18][INFO] Enumerating OpenSSL v3.0.0 FIPS related products...[19.06.2026 09:38:18][ERROR] System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (1605): This action is only valid for products that are currently installed.   at Veeam.Setup.MsiLibrary.VmMsiCommon.GetProductInfo(String strProductCode, String strProperty)   at Veeam.Setup.Endpoint.Core.VmRelatedProductsCollector.Collect(ProductConfiguration msi)   at Veeam.Setup.Endpoint.Core.VmRelatedProductsCollector.Collect(VmProductList`1 products)   at Veeam.Setup.Endpoint.Core.VmSuiteStateManager.Initialize()   at Veeam.Setup.Endpoint.Core.InstallerApp..ctor(StartupConfiguration startupConfiguration)   at Veeam.Setup.Endpoint.App.App_OnStartup(Object sender, StartupEventArgs e)   at Sy

Hi. I have a mid-range gaming PC. It has a 1 terabyte internal SSD. 510 gigs are used, of which Steam games are 230 gigs (easily redownloadable), hyberfil.sys is 13 gigs, pagefile.sys is 8 gigs and my VRChat cache is 32 gigs (easily rebuildable). Experiments have shown that this filesystem, when these items are excluded, compresses to 185 gigs and that an incremental each day comes to about 20 gigabytes.I have a 1 terabyte external disk drive that I want to leave permanently plugged in. Obviously I’d like to keep as many days’ backup as possible, while allowing for reliable backup.What settings do people suggest I use?  Keep backups for _ days, and in the Advanced tab, what should I put for: Synthetic full backup, Active full backup, Defrag and compact full backup file. For the advanced tab, I don’t quite understand them. 

Hi everyone,I updated Veeam B&R to version 12.3.2.4854 following a known security issue.After the update, all jobs no longer start automatically, even though they are correctly scheduled.Even new jobs don't start automatically.If started manually, the jobs run correctly.All Veeam services are up and running correctly.Could anyone give me some advice on how to resolve this?Thanks to anyone who can help.

Hello everyone,I updated a VBR console to v13, but after the update, I was unable to connect to the console and received the following message:“Failed to connect to the backup server: Access to the registry key ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication\Plugins’ is denied”I noticed that when I launch the console using “Run as administrator,” I can access it without any issues. I checked the Registry Editor, and the permissions are correct.What’s surprising is that I haven’t encountered this error with other customers who have upgraded to v13.I don’t know how to resolve this issue. Do you have any ideas, or have you also experienced this problem?Thanks in advance  Bonjour tout le monde,J'ai passé une console VBR en v13, cependant après cette mise à jour je ne parvenais plus à me connecter à la console avec le message suivant:"Failed to connect to the backup server: Access to the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication\Plugins' is

Hi,We have a client which has Veeam Windows Agent free edition version 13 installed. The agent back up to a local USB disk. Now the client would like to have a second job to back up to our Veeam Cloud Connect console.However we still have VSPC version 8.1.0.21999 installed and our Cloud Connect Server is at level 12.3.3I know ideally we should upgrade our infrastructure to version 13 and also the VSPC console. Question is: Is it possible to add the client with the new Windows agent to our VSPC without needing to downgrade the Window agent? Ideally I’d like to install the management agent to the client laptop and use the already installed Windows agent which converts to a license version and install the second job to back up to the data center.I don’t like the idea to upgrade the infrastructure in a rush for that client.Thanks,

We’ve got an application that utilizes MySQL on Windows (Win 2025 OS). I’ve seen search entries on how to use Veeam pre- and post-processing scripts to properly backup MySQL, but those were all Linux-based OSes, and this app runs on MySQL for Windows. I tried searching the KB for MySQL on Windows guidance, and came up empty. Any have any info or guides on how best to do that? I mean, I could ask the vendor to just make a scheduled task to have MySQL export out an ASCII  copy of the DB, and I just backup the whole Windows VM like normal, and use the BAK that way, if we ever needed to do a restore or whatever.

We are using Veeam Data Cloud Vault for offsite copies of our backups. When I look at the copy properties in VBR console, I see under the “Immutable Until” column a whole lot of restored points that say Expired with a date in the past. What does this mean?If they are expired does that mean I can delete them and if so, how would I do this?Many ThanksRoy

 Hello everyone,I am using Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Free and am currently facing issues restoring a full computer backup. At this point, I have run out of ideas and hope that someone in the community can help.EnvironmentI have a PC that was protected with Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Free. The backup job was configured to perform a full computer backup and store it on an external HDD.Recently, the PC's Intel Optane SSD failed and had to be replaced. After installing a new SSD, I attempted to restore the system from the existing Veeam backup.ProblemWhen I start the recovery process and open Volume Level Restore, Veeam does not automatically detect the backup. However, I am able to manually browse to and select the backup files (see attached screenshot). After selecting the backup, nothing happens. When I click "Next", I receive the following error message:InvestigationAfter spending quite some time troubleshooting and reviewing the logs, I inspected the .vbm file manually.

Previously, we were able to CTRL+C rows from the Tape Infrastructure tab and paste them into an Excel sheet for tracking. Now when copying the rows and pasting into Excel, it results in empty cells. Pasting into notepad and other text editors shows blank spaces as well. Is this some sort of bug that anyone else is experiencing?

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

How do I create a recovery USB drive using Veeam Backup & Replication Console 13?The methods described online and by the “Veeam Intelligence” agent don’t work for me.  

Hello. I am a single user, and I have a Windows 11 Home mid-range gaming PC with a 1 terabyte internal SSD for personal use. I presently have Veeam Agent for Windows (free edition, can do only one job at a time). It was 176 megabytes. It backs up my filesystem to an external 1 terabyte mechanical hard disk. There are no virtual machines here. I figured out how to use Agent without problems. It works like a charm. Set and forget. I want to add a second job, being a whole-volume-to-external hard disk job. But the free version of Agent can’t do two jobs for free. In fact, I wouldn’t mind a third job, which is to backup my most sensitive files more often. I would buy a license for Agent, but they’re only available in the UK in packs of 5! I downloaded Backup & Replication Community Edition, which is 17.9 gigabytes. It is said to allow up to 10 jobs at once. It is obviously much more powerful and gargantuan than Agent. I can’t figure out how to use it. I don’t have a separate server. I