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I am going to be performing an upgrade of Veeam 8.1.1 to 8.1.2. Is there a way to backup VBO config before I do this, or is it not necessary? My plan is to just launch the upgrade and install it over the top of the existing install, reapply the license if needed, and hope that all my backup jobs and settings are still there. Is there anything I’m missing? I see in some instructions that I will need to configure the PostgreSQl and NATS again, so that may take some figuring out.  When I click on Upgrade in Veeam it says I am up to date, so that is why I downloaded 8.1.2 to install over the top of existing install.

just moved veeam to a new server. All is good and working but backups are successful with warnings…“failed to collect malware metadata from the backup proxy for the disk XXXXXX”Any ideas? ports 2500-3300 are open so not sure the next steps to resolve unless I look at the logs… thanks

Hi allWe have multiple installations of Veeam and some of them have all roles on the same server (Backup, Proxy, Mount and so on), some roles are distributed on others servers. Some installations have PostgreSQL and some have MSSQL. Has anyone a idea how to get the installed roles on a server (registry, folders) so we can choose which service to monitor on which server. Additionally is there an overview of which service belong to which role? Thanks,Dario

Hello, when making a backup copy the following error comes up: Failed to perform post-processing: Agent invoke failed with non retryable error.  Failed to delete 'vm-1042.281cD2024-08-02T222720_EFBF.vbk' per retention policy      However the backup does not exist in our cloud storage.The backups from the 7 day retention are present but differently named. Anybody know a solution?

Good Day.Premise of the infrastructureSERVER A: 192.168.1.10 (Windows Server 2022 Std)SERVER B: 192.168.1.4 (Windows Server 2022 Std)Veeam Backup & Replication is installed on Server B.I added both servers under Infrastructure > Managed Servers in Veeam.When I start a replication job from Server B, I receive the following error:    Error: Target proxy 192.168.1.4 requires Veeam components upgrade. Here are all the troubleshooting steps I tried, with no success:    Disabled Windows Firewall on both servers    Forced a components rescan from Veeam on Server B    Uninstalled Veeam and manually deleted all Veeam folders    Reinstalled Veeam    Removed version VeeamBackup&Replication_12.3.2.3617    Reinstalled version VeeamBackup&Replication_12.3.1.1139

I need to add an additional 35 licenses to Veeam for 365 and I have acquired the .lic file. The Update button in the Veeam License Information window does not allow me to add licenses, nor does it detect additional licenses. I was going to try just clicking the Install button and browsing to the file, but I am concerned it may overwrite the existing license file and not just add licenses to it. Can anyone confirm this is the correct method? Or should I be adding these licenses with another method? The email with my license file did not have instructions, only a link for support if I need assistance. 

Hallo Experten. Ich habe ein Problem mit Veeam Bare-Metal Desaster Recovery (12.3.2) betreffend SUSE Linux Leap 15.6 auf einem HPE Proliant Gen9 Server.Bei einer Sicherung mit dem aktuellen Veeam Linux Agent 6 und einer Wiederherstellung mit dem Veeam Recovery Image 6.3.2.1207_x86_64 tritt folgender Effekt auf:Eine Desaster Recoveri im “Legacy Mode” funktioniert einwandfrei und wie in der Anleitung beschrieben.Wird allerdings ein Server im UEFI Modus gesichert, stertet er nach dem Recovery mit einen “grub”  Prompt.Laut den Anleitungen muss der Bootloader wieder hergestellt werden. Hat hier jemand Erfahrungen und kann sie mir (mögl- einfach ;-) ) erklären?Schöne GrüßeMarcus

In the past, we sent the backup logs by e-mail. The settings for sending emails were set under Email Settings --> SMTP server (basic authentication); Port 587; Connect using SSL. Authentication was via credentials. From one day to the next, this dispatch no longer worked. When I now try to save the configuration, I get the message: ‘Unable to connect to SMTP server because of invalid credentials or connection settings’. I tested a Thunderbird on the same device with the same smtp settings and it worked there. Any idea why Veeam can't manage SMTP authentication right now?

Hi Community,I'm trying to implement a Veeam backup strategy for unstructured data stored on a file share (SMB or NFS). The goal is to: Back up the file share to a local repository, and Offload or copy the same data to Azure Blob Storage for offsite/cloud retention. I understand that Scale-Out Backup Repository (SOBR) is not supported for NAS backup jobs, so I’m looking for an alternative way to achieve dual-target backup for unstructured data.Has anyone here set up such a workflow?Would you recommend scripting the offload, using a post-job action, or integrating a third-party sync tool? Any best practices would be highly appreciated.

Hello Dear Community,Is it correct that with the Veeam Windows Agent free edition I can only create one job?I already have one job to USB disk attached to the computer I want to create another job to a VBR server which is icensePlease confirm even the VBR is license, the Windows Agent free edition is strictly limited to one job?Thanks,Edy

I upgrade my VBR then when try to upgrade the component for my hyper-v i got error the destination file already exists.How we can solve this? 

Hello,i would like to know if regkey for updating automatically thread hunter is workingKey Location: HKLM\ SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Threat Hunter\Value Name: VTHInternetProxyValue Type: String Value (REG_SZ)Value Data: <proxy>:<port> could you please advise how to check easily that is working update of signatures? thank you

I’m trying to do my first backup with the Windows Agent, but it fails several hours in.After the first failure, I ran chkdsk on the target, and no errors were found; the second attempt failed in the same way. I have 2 drives in the system: It recorded success for the first one.I tried to open a case for this, but no luck so far.7/6/2025 12:14:22 AM :: Error: Shared memory connection was closed. Failed to upload disk. Skipped arguments: [EmulatedDiskSpec>]; Agent failed to process method {DataTransfer.SyncDisk}. Exception from server: The requested operation could not be completed due to a file system limitation Failed to write data to the file [E:\VeeamBackup\greatful\Job greatful\Job greatful2025-07-05T172307.vbk].Failed to download disk '251db751-6938-460c-8b6d-c34dc909537e'  7/6/2025 10:08:23 PM :: Error: Shared memory connection was closed. Failed to upload disk. Skipped arguments: [EmulatedDiskSpec>]; Agent failed to process method {DataTransfer.SyncDisk}. Exception from ser

Hi all,We have recently moved from VMWare to Hyper-V.We use Veeam B&R V12 and have encrypted offsite backups going to a remote backups repository via a site-to-site VPN connection to a third party. On VMWare, we used VMs as backups proxies and included only those VM addresses in the site to site VPN.When we moved to Hyper-V, because of the on-host backups proxy architecture, we needed to add the Hyper-V host IPs into the VPN profile.  On any given day, I’m happy that the remote team follow best practice in terms of security but I’m not willing to expect that to always be the case.  I’m really not comfortable having our host IPs being directly accessible from a third party location, when they have control over the remote IP scheme.Is there any way to introduce a VM as a backups proxy as per the VMWare architecture to remove the Hyper-V host from the VPN?If not, is there any reason why I can’t just block all inbound access from the third party IPs?  I would expect that all activity i

Hi Team, In version 1.3.15 (accessed via edge, Safari, or chrome) there is a bug with the compress setting. When set to 0% the repository size is 0.0TB. It works when left at 50% (I believe) but changing it down or up produces incorrect results. Example:123TB FET3% Change50% Compress by7 Day = 176.1TBHowever, using the same numbers and only changing compression to 30% (worse compression) the end product is 105.6TB. It should be more, not less. It feels to me like the logic is flipped. 99% compression is actually 1% compression. 1% compression is 99% compression. Any idea when this will be fixed? It was fine early last week.Thanks, 

New installation exporting to S3. Fails with: cause: '{"cause":{"cause":{"message":"the server could not find the requested      resource"},"fields":[{"name":"gvr","value":"dist.kio.kasten.io/v1alpha1,      Resource=bootstraps"}],"file":"kasten.io/k10/kio/dr/collect_metadata_utils.go:151","function":"kasten.io/k10/kio/dr.getCombinedCRObjects","linenumber":151,"message":"Failed      to list      resources"},"file":"kasten.io/k10/kio/dr/collect_metadata.go:108","function":"kasten.io/k10/kio/dr.GetK10SpecManifest","linenumber":108,"message":"Failed      to get K10 multicluster CRD objects"}'Multicluster is not installed, so unsure why it’s complaining about the CRDs?Please advise.

Hello All,I learned to install VBR on a physical standalone machine on premises without being a member of a domain which totally makes sense. However is it okay to install the VBR components of VBR on a VM in a Proxmox environment, but have the repository on a separate standalone computer. So the backup are not stored in the same environments as the production data. What are the Pros and Cons?Thanks!  

Hi(Veeam version 12.2.0.334)I want to move the PostGreSQL database from drive C to drive D.Following my steps, the PostgreSQL service starts correctly. However, the Veeam service doesn't start.I haven't found a clear procedure for this. Do you have any idea what's missing?Here are the steps I followed:I stopped all "Veeam" services and the "postgresql-x64-15" service.I performed a robocopy.From : C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\15\dataMove to : D:\PostgreSQL\15\dataMy script :for /f "tokens=1-5 delims=:" %%d in ("%time%") do set tmptime2=%%dh%%eset tmpTimeHeureMinute=%tmptime2: =0%for /f "tokens=1-5 delims=/ " %%d in ("%date%") do set tmpDate=%%d-%%e-%%frobocopy "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\15\data" "D:\PostgreSQL\15\data" /MIR /SEC /NP /ETA /LOG:C:\Robocopy\Log\MovePostGreSQL%tmpDate%-%tmpTimeHeureMinute%.log /R:1 /W:1No errors, all files have been copiedI renamed the directory C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\15\data to C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\15\data-001 I changed the Windows service wit

Hello,I understand that Veeam supports immutability on Dell Data Domain deduplication storage appliances.Here is my current setup:Backup job targeting a ReFS repositoryBackup copy job to a primary Data Domain with immutability enabledMTree replication to a secondary Data Domain not managed by VeeamMy question is: will the data replicated to the secondary Data Domain also be immutable?The Data Domain OS version is 8.3.Thank you in advance for your insights.

We have an existing Veeam environment as a service provider and using Cloud Connect.  With this we currently host cloud backups and replication for tenants, which works fine.  We also have VMware vCloud Director integrated. We are just now implementing CDP into this same environment.  When CDP is installed into the environment, Veeam creates a new storage policy in vSphere named “Veeam CDP Replication”.  This storage policy has a requirement defined to “enable host based rules”, and the single rule that is enabled is “Replication” and Provider veecdp, which is the I/O filter name. For reasons I cannot work out as of yet, this storage policy will only see one of our datastores as compatible, and this datastore happens to be the local direct attached storage of one of the ESXi hosts in the cluster, not storage on both hosts.  All other datastores show as incompatible.  Our other datastores that I would like to use are NFS volumes on Linux hosts.  I have set this up in a lab and demo envi

Hi all,I have a request to back up several Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines hosting SQL Server and Oracle databases using Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure (VBAz).I’m looking for a clear summary of what can and can’t be done when using VBAz for these workloads, ideally in a concise, bullet-point format.Specifically:Can application-aware processing fully protect SQL and Oracle databases?Is transaction log backup and point-in-time restore supported for SQL?Can individual databases be restored without restoring the entire VM?Are there scenarios where Veeam Agent for Windows or Linux is required instead?Any guidance, best practices, or references would be greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance!

We have a cloud connect environment set up for the customer's and one of the customer is having the DR setup done in our environment, which is failing with below error while a failover is made,   "Processing client-side settings of partial failover failed: Error: Failed to connect to VPN server via cloud gateways: xxx-xxxx.com:6180" Analysis done so far - Initially We tried checking the connectivity of the gateway and NEA, and it looks like the telnet is working fine from the VBR and NEA IP,As well We narrowed down the issue to DNS resolution not working from the tenant side NEA,So we manually set DNS server entries in the DNS config file on the NEA, and tested resolution was working on nslookup and ping,However! When we ran a failover it still failed, and we noticed that the config file had been overwritten.We manually added the gateway address in the host file on the NEA, and tested the resolution,However! Once again the failover failed, and we noticed all the configuration we make t

Hi, I’d like to know if there is anything on Veeam’s roadmap regarding official support or a new plugin for direct integration with Huawei's hypervisor (FusionSphere) and storage solutions like OceanStor — especially considering the improvements in Veeam v12 and the use of the Universal Storage API?

Hello,since veeam 12.1 version there is a conflict to use VAL for backup OS of backup repository due certificate of transport service. You can use transport service for repository purpose or use it for backup of root disk.Do you use some solution related to Veeam how to backup OS of physical repositories?For example with an issue after patching how to recover it. I have use script to install redhat from scratch from cobbler, but if someone has better solution, i will be happy to share it 

Hello folks. As we’ve started getting a ‘maximum size’ warning from VEEAM B&R, we’re moving over to PostgreSQL. I’ve looked through some guides and it looks quite straightforward. One question - PostgreSQL 16 is now available. Is it okay to install that rather than the latest 15.X version? Thank you. David