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Hello Veeam Team and Community,I’d like to clarify something about partner and certification requirements.If my company plans to: Provide managed services to customers who use Veeam Data Platform (for backup and recovery management), and Also act as a reseller of Veeam licenses (via authorized distributor), do we need to hold any specific Veeam certification (e.g. VMSP, VMTSP, VMCE) or reach a certain partner tier in the ProPartner program?Or is being a registered ProPartner and sourcing licenses from an authorized distributor sufficient?Appreciate your guidance so we can ensure full compliance with Veeam’s partner requirements.

Hello.I have three servers: one is EnterpriseManager, the second is VeeamBackup, and the third has the Veeam console installed. When I launch the Veeam console on the backup server, I get the error "failed to load license from backup services." I looked at the logs and see that the client versions match. I see that a connection attempt is being made, but the connection is being closed. I don't understand why. I tried TNC fqdn for the backup server - port 9392, as well as port 9396, and there were no errors..  I changed the names and IP addresses in the logs. I don't think they're needed for analysis. CODElog uploadfiles

Current LAB setup(all settings inherited from previous host): HypervHostB with a private switch 2 virtual machines on this private switch VM1 - ClientPC with windows 10 iso installedVM2 - PrimaryDC (Veeam restored from HypervHostA to HypervHostB - Session Type is Full VM Restore) - this server has roles(ad fs mgmt, dhcp, dns and gpo repectively)    - has 2 vm switches, Data: ip 192.168.50.1, subnet 255.255.255.0, gw - 192.168.50.150, preferred dns:192.168.60.240(DC2) and secondary dns:192.168.50.1                         Voice: 20.20.20.5 subnet:same, gw:20.20.20.1, dns1:PDC, dns2:DC2Observation:1.VM2 fired up nicely, AD components such as aduc, domains and trusts, gpo etc all open fine, able to logon with my local and domain AD accounts successfully 2. Fired up VM1, VM1 picked up IP via dhcp successfully, showing domain name schools.local on VM net adapter3. Both vm1 and vm2 can successfully ping each oth

We are running a VMWare environment.We created a new iSCSI datastore for some of our VMs due to the previous Fastclass Fibrechannel datastore having issues.All of our VMs are running well on this new datastore but every Veeam backup job fails for VMs housed on it. All backups for VMs running on other datastores are fine. The VMs show up in Veeam and are able to be added to jobs and show their file sizes, but fail when the job is run.Any ideas? I’ve pasted the typical error message below that we get, with some of our info redacted. Note that some of the files do actually back up, namely the smaller files like the .vmx, .vmxf, and .nvram, but the .vmdk file seems to be where the error occurs. 10/1/2025 3:18:59 PM :: Processing ******** Error: Failed to open VDDK disk [[***NAME OF ISCSI DATASTORE***] ***NAMEOFVM***.vmdk] ( is read-only mode - [true] )Logon attempt with parameters [VC/ESX: [***VMWare HOST IP***];Port: 443;Login: [***USERNAME***];

NetApp ONTAP S3 with Immutability (ONTAP 9.14 and higher) is currently not (or no longer) supported by Veeam. This means that Veeam backups on a NetApp ONTAP S3 bucket with activated Object Lock (Immutability) are currently not considered “immutable” in the sense of Veeam functionality. The main reason is that ONTAP S3 with activated Object Lock no longer fulfills all the requirements that Veeam needs for immutability.  Veeam currently only lists ONTAP S3 as “not immutable” in its own compatibility directory. The use of Immutability is therefore not officially approved NetApp is working on a solution with the support of Veeam (you may be able to get information via the NetApp Partner Manager).  --> This is ONTAP S3 (on ONTAP machines (FAS/AFF), not a NetApp Storage GRID)! Links to

This is a great day Community!At VeeamON in San Diego back in April, Anton shared how Veeam is looking to add more hypervisor support to their product. Late last year, they began answering customers’ call to do so by implementing support for Proxmox. In more recent months, Veeam announced support for both Scale Computing SC/Hypercore and HPE on VM Essentials. But, that’s not all….Some of us in the Veeam100 Community were approached about a month ago to test out a Veeam Plugin for XCP-ng. Based on our testing & feedback Veeam has been hard at it getting the Plugin updated, and just today released a new Public Beta ripe for you all to test out! That’s pretty amazing considering something else pretty significant was released a couple weeks ago (has anyone heard about the Veeam Software Appliance on v13??? 😉 )For testing instructions, download link, and password go to the following Forums post by Anton Gostev:

The IdeaWhen the weather is bad on weekends, I listen to music and vacuum, and then I can become creative. This weekend, an unusual idea came to my mind:What if Monopoly was not about money and hotels but backups and recovery? And when I get creative, the idea doesn’t let me go; I start doing stuff. Here is the result:BackupOpolyA playful way to explore Veeam’s ecosystem, while still keeping the fun and strategy of the classic board game. The player tokens would be a tape cartridge, a notebook, a server, and more. I sketched a board design in Excel (Drawing with Excel relaxes me).Design for the game boardAnd then I put together some basic rules. Here's what came out of it.Objective

I’d like to share my current backup infrastructure and get feedback on best practices when using Synology NAS with iSCSI LUNs as Veeam repositories.🔹 Current Setup Main Site Backup Jobs → Repository on Synology NAS (connected via iSCSI LUN to VM). Secondary Site Backup Copy Jobs → Repository on Synology NAS (iSCSI LUN). Immutable Backups Another Synology NAS configured as a Hardened Repository (WORM / immutability). Backup Jobs First Backup is Full Backup, then after then we do incrementals and Synthetic Full Backups on Fridatys. Disks are configured as ReFS with 64KB block sizes since that was recommended when I was configuring this. Aprox 2 years agoAny recommnedatio

So I’ve been trying to restore a VM to my Proxmox cluster and I keep getting an error `Failed to reach the hypervisor. Error output: can’t open ‘ssh-public-key-string’ - File name too Long`. I tried recreating the workers, testing the connections and rechecking all the configs I can think of and I can’t get past this point. Every host is configured with IP and ‘root’ credentials. Each is available and the workers start up seemingly fine. Running ‘Veeam Backup and Replication 12 Build : 12.3.2.3617` on Windows Server 2022 Standard

Hey everyone! Happy Friday 😃I had a quick question regarding Per-VM Backup chains. If I remember rightly, I think I read somewhere that in V12 it would be enabled by default. Are Per-VM backup chains now best practice? Anything to be aware of when transitioning to them on already existing backup jobs that do not utilise Per-VM backup jobs currently?Thank you!

I am running a daily configuration backup, as I should. :-) It is saving to my default repository, which in my case is a locally attached drive on my VBR server. (in fact, I had to do a configuration restore once, so I know that process works).But I just realized I don’t have a tape job, that copies the configuration backup to tape, in case of full on disaster and the building burns down to slag. And I guess I am drawing a blank, because I am a bit unsure how to set that up.Do I just need  to do a Tape job, choose a “Files” backup, go to my VBR server, and choose the “VeeamConfigBackup” folder? What about the “VBRCatalog” folder? Anything else I need?A better way to do this? Obviously I would want this run every day, so it goes onto a tape every day, and once a week, we send all tapes that are FULL offsite for storage.Sorry if these seem like stupid questions.

Hello all, I don't know if this is the right place to ask for help but we have been running into a brick wall for 2 days now. We have only recently gotten back into using Veeam and we succesfully rolled out VSPC to a VM in our DC. We also have another VM in our DC running VBR (neither of these servers are part of a domain), first we had this installed without Cloud Connect purely to mess around a bit. But after that stage we decided to up the license to include Cloud Connect. The VBR obviously had the management agent from VSPC installed and everything was working as intended.However when we wanted to connect the newly added Cloud Connect service via VSPC we ran into an issue where we would go to Configuration > Catalog > Veeam Cloud Connect > Servers > New. We would then enter all the correct information, we will get a pop up stating we need to take ownership of the already installed agent. Which sounds reasonable but after that we jus

Hi everybody,I am not yet an expert on Veeam B&R but today something happened that is driving me crazy.I have a server on which I have installed Veeam B&R CE and two Windows 10 PCs on which I have installed Veeam Agent CE. I directly configured the two Agents (PC1 and PC2) to back up to the Veeam B&R repository on the server. Connecting to the B&R console on the server I noticed that only one Agent appeared in the Physical Infrastructure in Unmanaged.I repeated the procedure many times and I noticed that appears only the name of the first PC that is connected to the server.Until recently, the names of both PCs were shown in Physical Infrastructure!How is it possible?

 👋 Hello friends!This is my first post here, and I wanted to take this chance to reach out to any partners in this space—whether you’re a VCSP or Reseller, brand new or a seasoned Veeam pro. If you’re looking to level up your marketing game, I’ve got great news for you!The Veeam Marketing Center (VMC) is our FREE, all-in-one tool designed to help you become a true marketing expert. With VMC, you get access to ready-to-launch campaigns, customizable assets, and step-by-step guidance to help you attract more leads and grow your business. And the best part? You don’t have to do it alone!I’m Dante Barreto, your Channel Marketing Concierge for AMER, and I’m here to make things easy and fun. Want a personalized training? Need help executing a campaign? Just have a question about marketing with Veeam? I’m your g

I installed the Veeam 12.3.2.3617 on a virtual Windows Server 2025 and this has been a very bad experience.  I started to migrate the repository data to the new server, but it has become very unusable.  Now when I look up the issues on the web with Veeam, other people seem to have similar issues when using server 2025 with the repository on a ReFS file system.  At this point, everything is in limbo, meaning that the server randomly hangs when Veeam runs.  30% of the repository has been moved, but I can’t seem to do anything with the server.  Every time we try to access Veeam repository it just hangs.Does anyone have any suggestions other than scrapping the Veeam backup installation completely?thanksMatt

I keep getting the error when with the Windows Backup Agent:“Veeam Endpoint Backup is already running for user *MyUsernameImCurrentlyLoggetInWith* “When I try to edit the job currently running. But no other users are logged in or accessing the app. I have tried deleting the job. Now I can’t make a new one. Rebooting, of course. Shutting down the App and the Service. Uninstalling and reinstalling. Resetting the DB. Deleting the config folders in ProgramData and Windows Program Files. And I keep getting the error. Like something is still left on the machine, with a setting that is causing he fault. Ideas?? How do I completely remove everything from the Veeam Agent from the machine and start over?  

Hello,i was trying to register linux server, but certificate file exists.I have deleted /opt/Veeambut still is echo about “File exists” Do you have any hints, where could be located for redhat? I have checked all logs, but cannot find even on VBR or linux itself. Its Veeam 12

Hello Everone, what is the default retention policy applied by Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 Flex? I noticed this was not covered during the onboarding process or while configuring the backup policy. Is there a default retention period that is applied automatically? Where can we find or view this default setting in the interface or documentation? How can we modify or override it if needed? Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Hi there,Veeam B&R 12 is installed on a Windows 2022 Server, which is installed on VMWare ESXi 6.5 U3. From there I backup our produtvie Server, which is a VMWare ESXi 6.7 with a Windows Server 2016 and a Windows Server 2012 R2 (Exchange Server) installed on it. Everything works fine, exept the backup of the Windows 2012 R2 Server. It does backup, but I receive the Warning “Failed to index guest file system. VSS Control: Index failed". Is there any way to fix this, except disabling the file indexing?

Backup for vmsrv0 on hyper v host1 worked always before, but for hyper v host1 i forgot that i turned off vmsrv0 vm LOL, so veeam was backing up a turned off vm. I went into host1 and switched from vmsrv0 to vmsrv1 running the same/replica (OS-Suse Linux Enterprise 12), did not continue backup chain, i just created a new backup to drive. Now i get vmsrv1 Processing vmsrv1 Error: Error: The requested operation could not be completed due to a file system limitation Asynchronous request operation has failed. [requestsize = 1056768] [offset = 240544063488] Failed to download disk 'drive_1_backup.vhdx'. Reconnectable protocol device was closed. Failed to upload disk 'shadowSpec>' Agent failed to process method {DataTransfer.SyncDisk}. Hard disk 2 (4 TB) Error: The requested operation could not be completed due to a file system limitation Asynchronous request operation has failed. [requestsize = 1056768] [offset = 240544063488] Failed to download disk 'drive_1_backup.vhdx'. Reconnectab

Does Veeam VBR 12.1 cover Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Virtual guests…? Thanks in advance.

HotAdd Manual Testing (kb1184) only works when VM is powered off. I did this test but only works if I turn off the VM. There is no text in the article saying that the VM has to be powered down in order to attach the snapshot vmdk but I would think this is normal where the snapshot vmdks are locked thus can not be attached to another VM. What did I miss in the KB?  

I’m working with Veeam SureBackup and I have 5 Virtual Lab running on one ESXi host. Now I need to move it to a different ESXi host.Is there a way to change the assigned host for the existing Virtual Lab, or do I need to create a new Virtual Lab on the new host and reconfigure everything?

Hello. I have a request to restore files from a specific host from a tape made earlier this year (2025-01-01). And I am not sure how to determine which tape it is that I need. Here’s the problem. At the time, the VM I need files from was running on vSphere. Since then, we’ve moved to Nutanix. If I try and do a Restore, choose VMware, I don’t see the jobs from that long ago. (which I kinda expected). But what I don’t know, is how to determine which tape made on (or around) 2025-01-01 has the backups from this VM. So I can recall the tape from offsite storage and do the restore.I realize this is probably a silly question, but I’ve never had to do a restore from so far back, it’s only on tape, and not still on disk storage.I tried to do a Restore,  If I select “Files and folders”, I can scroll down to my server, and I can see the VM I want, but the backups listed only go back about 60 days. I need longer than that. Which means I’m looking in the wrong area. But I don’t kn