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I’m using Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3 integrated with a virtual infrastructure running on Nutanix AHV 6. I have a backup job configured with Application-Aware Processing enabled to back up a SQL Server instance hosted on a VM named SRV_GESTAOX. However, when running the job, I receive the following error:17/04/2025 17:09:22 :: SRV_GESTAOX : Object reference not set to an instance of an object. 17/04/2025 17:09:23 :: Job finished with error at 4/17/2025 5:09:23 PMAs part of the troubleshooting process, I’ve already tried using the local Administrator account and tested credentials using the format hostname\username. The credentials test in the Veeam job configuration passes successfully, so authentication doesn’t seem to be the issue.What could be causing this .NET-style error, and what steps would you recommend to further troubleshoot or fix the problem?
Hello community! Recently, I ran into an issue where AIX backup jobs were taking longer than expected to start. After digging around, I came across a very useful Veeam KB article (KB2014) that suggests testing disk I/O to identify potential bottlenecks, especially useful when backing up to tape or dealing with performance inconsistencies.I decided to try out one of popular tools for benchmarking and simulating disk workloads: DiskSpd (for Windows).Step 1 – Install Disk Benchmark ToolMake sure you have the following installed: diskspd– Microsoft’s free disk performance tool for Windows. Step 2 – Run DiskSpd on WindowsHere’s the command I used:diskspd.exe -c25G -b512K -w100 -Sh -d600 D:\testfile.datExplanation of parameters: -c25G → Size of the test file (25 GB). This should reflect the typical size of your restore points. -b512k → Block size of I/O operations. -w100 → 100% write test (you can adjust for read/write mix if needed). -Sh → Disables hardware and software caching for a
We are a service provider and using VCC and VSPC. We have two repository like NAS and cloud repository. We had connected multiple company with VSPC through VCC and taking backup to VCC NAS repository. We need to make a secondary copy of NAS repository to redunent and highly available the customer data.How can we do the redundency of repository like NAS to Cloud in Veeam Service Provider?
We're installing a storeonce 3660 FC and noticed quite a poor performance during network-free backup.The setup is as following:Primay storage alletra 5000 16Gb FCBackup Gateway server 8Gb FCStoreonce 3660 16Gb FCVeeam 12.2.The storeonce has been configured as repository with FC activated and the gateway server can reach it correctly, SAN has been zoned.The JOB is configured with storage integration and it creates the Alletra snapshot mounting it to the gateway server.Given such configuration the backup job is running at about 200MB/s where the same job using a diskbased target via FC as well is running at 1GB/s, which make sens of the 8Gb gateway server's HBAThe SAN Fabric is made of 2 switches, one is an 8Gb Blade switch and the second is a SN3000 16Gb switch.Th Gateway server is connected to the Blade Switch while the Alletra and the Storeonce are connected to the external 16Gb switch
Hello folks,I asked to the forum but maybe one of you have the answer. I configured a Veeam Azure Appliance, my policy is the following:DailySnapshots:Create 6 snapshots and keep 24 snapshotsBackups:Create 1 backup per day and keep for 30 daysWeeklyCreate restore point at:12:00 AMSnapshots:Keep 1 weekly snapshot (6 days excluded)Backups:Keep weekly backups for 1 month (6 days excluded)Monthly :Create restore point on:1st day of the month at 12:00 AMSnapshots:Keep 1 monthly snapshotBackups:Keep monthly backups for 12 monthsMy VAB is linked to a VBR. On my VBR when I browse the backup properties for each instance I see only Full Backup (vbk files), is that normal with VAB or I miss something ?
Hey folks, I am not going to present a new Veeam tutorial this time!I had some free time ahead of me so I had fun creating the starter pack for our dear Alfred. I think it can be improved, but here's my first version! I hope you'll like it!Next step a video of our dear Alfred?
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Everyone wants to be prepared in the best way before taking an exam. And while studying the official materials and hands-on experience are essential for passing a test, practice exams are a good way of finding out which areas you still need to focus.What’s important to note is that practice exams never contain real questions from an actual exam. They might look similar but are made up and different from those you would see during the exam. Examples can be found here in the Community, like the ones published by @coolsport00 or @haslundReal questions are often called “braindumps” and are falsely advertised as study material, while they are actually forbidden by most (if not all) exam providers, including Veeam, and are counted as cheating. For example here’s what the VMCE exam guide states:We protect the security and integrity of our certifications. Cheating and misconduct is prohibited. Candidates who commit misconduct may:have test scores revoked have credentials revoked be banned f
VMCE v12 trainingA brand new VMCE v12 training course was launched in September. The 3-day training now includes many of the great things that have been implemented in this version.Find your training here: Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) Training VMCE v12 examThe associated VMCE v12 exam has been available since 1 October. As a Veeam certified trainer myself, I have to be compliant within the next 60 days. That's why I planned a tough schedule and scheduled the exam just one day after this year’s Veeam100 summit in Prague 😀.Schedule your exam here: Get Veeam Certified Now! Exam flavorsThis time I took an online protored exam with PearsonVUE. I used to like on-site exams better, but since Covid I have gotten used to online exams and actually like them more now because of the time savings.The process is fairly straightforward. Once you have registered, you will receive an email with all the information you need. I strongly recommend that you do the test of your environment that is offer
Dear Community, After upgrading my VBR server, I faced challenges upgrading the associated GCP appliance due to tricky infrastructure and policy level restrictions.I worked with Veeam support for over two months, sharing multiple log bundles, conducting several remote sessions, and troubleshooting persistent upgrade failures.I would like to highlight the key issues, steps, and eventual resolution to help others facing a similar situation.Challenges Faced:The GCP appliance upgrade consistently failed due to missing permissions and internet access on newly created instances. Policies at the organization/project level restricted public internet access, which was mandatory during the upgrade process. The appliance couldn’t reach Veeam repositories and update servers. Sessions with Veeam support revealed dependencies on temporary VM creation and public IP accessibility.Here are the summarized steps and system actions during the successful GCP appliance upgrade: 1: Temporary Resources Deploy
Hi Community -When Veeam Community members inquire how to study for the VMCE, a lot of us who have taken and passed the exam share our thoughts. Regardless of what we suggest, most of us at least concur on one thing → to look over @haslund ‘s Practice Test questions. They give you an idea on how to go about thinking through questions you may see on the VMCE exam.Though I still recommend doing this, you need to keep in mind the questions Rasmus created are now 3+ years old, and cover I believe Veeam v11. Some of the answers may now not be accurate. Understanding this, I thought it best for me to begin posting some more updated Veeam v12 questions here in the VMCE Study Hall. I will try to make them “exam-like”, but 1. they obviously won’t be exact questions from the exam (or, if they are, it wouldn’t be intentional since I can hardly remember things from 3 days ago, much less 6 mos ago when I took the exam 🙂 ); and 2. some will have screenshots since some questions on the exam have the
Below is this week’s VTT VMCE Practice Question. For those new to the VMCE page, please hide your comment (guess). To do so → before typing your response, click the ellipsis icon on the far right of the format toolbar at the top in your comment box and select the Spoiler option. This will place a ‘hide comment’ text box in your comment box area. Click inside this hide comment text box and start typing your answer (guess). Be careful to not click outside of the box or your comment will show after saving. We want your comment to not show so others can take full advantage of these practice questions. Let me know if you have issues. Good luck!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A physical Linux server protected by a centrally managed Veeam agent is physically damaged. An Amazon EC2 infrastructure is available, and the physical server is eligible for virtualization. Which recovery step provides the lowest possible RTO?Use Bare Metal Restore to Amazon EC2 VM Use Instant Disk Recovery to Amazon EC2 VM U
I have single veeam backup policy with contains of 10 VMs.How we can get backup status for each VM to knowing the VM is backup is successful or not using powershell?
Dear Community, Anyone face this issue if yes kindly guide how to fix this. Failed to upgrade host components. Error: 'Exception of type 'Veeam.Backup.Common.CAppException' was thrown.'
Hallo, ich sichere auf einem Hyper-BV Host 7 VMs und bei 2 VMs schlägt Backup andauernd fehl. Ich habe aber festgestellt, dass die problematischen VMs erfolgreich gesichert werden können, sobald man Windows-Firewall auf den beiden VMs deaktiviert. Wie kann man das Problem lösen? Vielen Dank! Anbei die Fehlermeldung: Processing SRV01 Error: Unable to perform application-aware processing because connection to the guest could not be established Failed to create VM recovery checkpoint (mode: Veeam application-aware processing) Details: Unable to perform application-aware processing because connection to the guest could not be established Error: Unable to perform application-aware processing because connection to the guest could not be established Processing finished with errors at 10.02.2024 18:06:38
🚨 System Administrators Your Attention Please 🚨Have you deployed or migrated domain controllers to Windows Server 2025? If the answer is yes then be vigilant in case of a reboot!Indeed, Microsoft has confirmed that Active Directory servers can lose network connectivity after a restart. (Ouch) 💥Impact?Authentication problems, inaccessible applications and services, and more... A great way to start your day.🔍 The reason?After a restart, the DC firewall network profile switches to standard mode instead of the domain profile.🛠️ Remediation?To date there is no fix available. Microsoft is working on a patch that will be published in a future update.⚙️ Workaround:Manually restart the network adapter. You can use the PowerShell command:Restart-NetAdapter *✅ Tip:You can create a scheduled task to automate this command if you need to restart your servers multiple times.So if your Surebackups failed during the tests it could be the issue.
Hi all, I’ve following my way through the kasten documentation to get to grips with Kasten, this page seems to suggest that guest file restore is, to some extent, possible Restoring Guest OS Files - Veeam Kasten Integration Guide. I can’t figure out how this would be done through my own testing though? We’re running Kubernetes with a ceph rbd storage pool for data and kasten v7.5.8. Currently joined to Veeam Backup and replication on the latest path running in a vmware production environment. Is it actually possible to do individual file restores like this, or are the docs misleading me?
A very surprising news indeed today for an organization that helps us in tracking and organizing vulnerabilities.Hopefully we hear some good news soon. CVE Program Funding Expires—What It Means And What To Do Next
Dear community,We are thrilled to announce that we can now share the recording of our first user group event.Attached you find our presentation as PDF and the recording:Cyber Security Space Virtual Session - YouTubeAs mentioned during the session we would like to collect feedback from all of you t build the agenda of the next event which is currently planned for June 18, 2025 at a similar time as our last event (around 6:00pm CEST). We will confirm the date asap.Our main goal is to build a customized agenda with topics you as community members would like to discuss. We will do our best to arrange different speakers - also from the Veeam team - and keep the events as informational and interesting as possible. Comments are appreciated, thank you for attending and see you soon!The Cyber Security Space leaders
Dear community,Please find the recording of Wednesdays session “Veeam Hardening Best Practices” online: You also find the presentation as PDF attached, this includes the security VLAN blueprint I talked about during the presentation. Agenda:General measures Network Security Tiering Veeam Security Tools 2024 / 2025 Technical measures Veeam Hardened Repository Application Processing / Active Directory Windows Server hardening according to CIS guidelines Monitoring / Auditing Perspective Q&A session Since this was a request within our community I again like to thank @Madi.Cristil and @safiya for setting up the meeting, landing pages and sharing the recording. In case of questions, comments or request please feel free to reach out. Have a great weekend!Lukas
IntroductionIn the first of 4 blog posts of this [Migrate Veeam Infrastructure Off Production Domain series], we described the fundamental security reasons behind moving the Veeam infrastructure components OFF Production domain. Disclaimer: This is not intended to be a complete Security Best practice reference, nor does it address every possible scenario. A Veeam Solutions Architect can be engaged as needed to assist with VBR Security Best Practices, especially with complex deployments. Setup Namespaces:Veeamhol.local (this is the ‘Production domain’) Backupdomain.local (this is the domain in the separate forest, referred to as the ‘Backup Domain’)The scenario is comprised of the following servers:A Production Domain Controller / DNS server A Backup Domain Controller (with 1-way trust from the Backup Domain to the Production Domain) 2 ESX hosts and 1 vCenter Veeam Backup and Replication server (VBR) with local PostgreSQL database Veeam Enterprise Manager server (VBEM) with local Pos
I am currently going through the network segmentation best practices (Segmentation | Veeam Backup & Replication Security Best Practice Guide) and I’m wondering where would be the best zone to place my VB365 server. Part of me thinks Management since it’s a backup server, and part of me thinks Restricted since I am backing up to a local disk.Anyone care to share their thoughts?Thanks!
Hi all,I'm using Kasten K10 with a StorageClass set to Retain and Longhorn as the CSI driver. After snapshots are created by K10, they’re left in a detached state — which I understand is expected due to the Retain policy.However, is there a setting in the Helm chart (or elsewhere) that allows K10 to clean up these volumes/snapshots automatically after a backup is deleted? PS: A similar post have been created 3 years ago, but i were hoping that a fix had been provided.
When I try to upgrade from 12.2.0.334 to 12.3.1.1139, we receive the error "An error has occurred: The system cannot open the device or file specified." We are waiting for your help on the subject.
As some of the Veeam staff probably know, I am definitely NOT Veeam's biggest fan. One reason is because there always seems to be a need to sort of build an environment to suit Veeam. As a service provider, I've always looked for solutions that best fit existing environments with little to no modifications. I've also been very big on ease of installation, ongoing administration, and intuitive interfaces for managing everything, I wouldn't rate Veeam as the best at any of that.However I do continue to see a lot of people who say "Veeam is the best" and "Veeam is great" and "Veeam solved all of our problems", and also threads like this veeam-backup-replication-f2/broadcom-vm ... 91924.html where there's plenty of people discussing needing to find a way to build their entire infrastructure around "what works with Veeam", so in that case only considering VMWare alternatives if Veeam supports it, and so I've finally decided I need to just ask:What am I missing? What does Veeam have that no
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