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V12 Upgrade CenterV12 Upgrade Center

V12 IS HERE! Much like last year’s V11 Upgrade Center we are doing one for V12! Similar format and check back for updates, as we will have additional resources and I’ll get the latest information from the product management and support teams that should be relayed here. This text was last updated: 1-August 2023 (All subsequent updates in the Post-Publish Updates section)Pre-Installation SectionThe Release Notes should be the first thing you read: Release Notes (veeam.com) Give a read of the What’s New document: veeam_backup_whats_new The User Guides have been updated to reflect V12 at Veeam Technical Documentation UPDATED Upgrade Checklist [Thank you @Dima P. ] for: VMware Environments: Upgrade Checklist - User Guide for VMware vSphere (veeam.com) Hyper-V Environments: Upgrade Checklist - User Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V (veeam.com) For both of these scenarios, check the System Requirements section: https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/system_requirements.html I use a

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All-Demo Session & Installable ISO for Veeam Hardened Repository

22-February 2024 Update: GOOD NEWS! We are scheming a big update and overhaul of this page at or around VeeamON time. I can’t say more! During the lead-up to VeeamON, it was amazing to see what content was leading the pre-registration information. We have the most data here than ever before. Constantly back and forth with the “Architecting Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 at Scale” session, the session that @hannesk, Christoph Meyer and I are delivering was racing to the finish line as the leader. The “All Demo Session for Veeam Hardened Repository” was in the end the most popular pre-registered session, and as promised in the delivery in Miami, here is your everything you need to know guide.Post Publish Updates:1-June 2023: The installation requirements for the .ISO have been added. 1-June 2023: Video of installation of the .ISO has been added. 2-June 2023: Clarification on support, formatting of document. 5-June 2023: Updated .ISO with support banner and logon screen update, link

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Veeam Upgrade Center for V11

This topic is replaced by the V12 Upgrade Center: Doing something new! Here in the Veeam Community Hub I thought this would be a good place for a new piece of content that gives some practical information for the upgrade process for Veeam Backup & Replication V11. We wanted to put this together here to give each of you an additional way to start the upgrade process! Watch this quick video below for an overview: Now, let’s get into the specific bits that you need to upgrade to V11! We may add sections or clarify things based on feedback, so please leave a comment below and maybe come back to the news section here for updates!Pre-Installation SectionWe recommend you review these key pieces of documentation: The Release Notes should be the first thing you read (these are with the download). Then, I recommend a good read of the What’s New document. Help Center User Guide (VMware vSphere version). Help Center User Guide (Microsoft Hyper-V version). Veeam Backup & Replication V

Rick VanoverRICKATRON

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V12 News HubV12 News Hub

It’s time to build the hype and readiness for V12! And as I announced on the special episode #100 of the Veeam Community Recap, I’m going to make a news hub here where everything you need for V12 can be viewed in one place leading up to the launch. Upon GA; I’ll also put a link to the V12 Upgrade Center (like I did for V11). I will target updating this weekly, and if you have a blog/external resource about V12 - be sure to put it in the comments below. Last updated: 30-January 2023 IMPORTANT: V12 Release UpdateThe RTM release of V12 has been made available to partners on 30-January. RTM is the release for partners or for customers needing/seeking early availability of the product. If you use a Veeam Cloud Service Provider or VCSP (such as those here: http://vee.am/splookup ) for Veeam-Powered Services; you will need to ensure that the VCSP has upgraded first. End users using VCSPs should not upgrade ahead of the service provider. Check with your service provider if you are using on

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vSphere without vCenter Use Cases for Backup in Homelab

I had a discussion recently about backing up ‘standalone’ ESXi servers, without the vCenter Server application. The discussion started around we were sharing my homelab but the use case became attractive for retail, edge and other ROBO scenarios. Why no vCenter Server Application?I do not run the vCenter Server Server Appliance (vCSA) at home simply because I don’t need it. At home I recently simplified my home lab. In March and April, I had to work from home for a while and it made me think about the home lab since I wasn’t travelling. I upgraded to a new host (still on vSphere) but really don’t need the vCSA. I do *not* use the free ESXi hypervisor, as I use the vExpert license on the host to unlock the full APIs that I need for backup. In our work lab environment, we definitely use the VCSA for a number of environments and if I need that type of environment, I’ll do that over there.It’s interesting when you use the ESXi host in a licensed mode, it allows a number of Veeam capabiliti

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Double-Play Immutability Made Easy to Beat Ransomware with Veeam

For the last few years, I have spent a lot of effort along with others at Veeam carefully watching the industry behavior when it comes to ransomware and its devastating impact it can have on an organization. I’ve also spent a lot of time putting together a lot of great works in the form of whitepapers, webinars and other assets to get the word out. Before I forget, check out these three key whitepapers:Edwin and I recap all Veeam ransomware capabilities: https://www.veeam.com/wp-protection-yourself-from-ransomware.html Hannes from Veeam Product Management goes deep and technical on the Veeam hardened repository: https://www.veeam.com/wp-guide-protect-ransomware-immutable-backups.html Kirsten and Melissa show how Veeam ONE can help to detect and respond to ransomware: https://www.veeam.com/wp-veeam-one-ransomware.html The important takeaway is that today, it is easier than ever to have backup copies ready to restore from ransomware with Veeam.What are the Immutability Options?I say ther

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Configure, Notify, Action: Veeam ONE’s ransomware detection

I speak to people often about ransomware and Veeam ONE has a helping hand here that can do more than many people think. What is important however is that the alarms and reports that matter get to the right persona are made visible. In this post I want to cover the 4 alarms and 1 report that matter the most AND how to handle the conditions that make these happen. Let’s get into it, these simple steps will make a different in getting Veeam ONE’s ransomware or malicious activity detected quickly.Possible Ransomware Activity AlarmThis alarm is in the Alarm Management section for both VMware and Hyper-V and looks at two sets of rules: sustained high CPU and disk writes; but also looks at sustained network transfer (exfiltration). At a minimum, this alarm should have an email sent to two or more persons (backup admins, security team, etc.) via email and separate the emails with a space: I also recommend going into the actions section, and put in a script that does something relevant to your

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VeeamON 2022 Community Hub Discussion BoardVeeamON 2022 Community Hub Discussion Board

OK Everyone! Here it is for VeeamON 2022. This is the official Veeam Community Hub Discussion board for VeeamON 2022!!! What is your most-anticipated session?What is your favorite announcement from VeeamON 2021?What stole the show for you?VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE: What works, what didn’t?IN-PERSON EXPERIENCE: What works, what didn’t?

Rick VanoverRICKATRON

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Customer Advisory: Ensure Veeam Backup & Replication Updates Have Been InstalledVeeam Backup & Replication Updates

For all systems, it is critically important to keep systems up to date. This post is a reminder for all users to refer to KB4420 to ensure Veeam Backup & Replication is up to date.KB4420: Release Information for Veeam Backup & Replication 12 Cumulative PatchesWhy is this being brought up here, now?This is being raised here in the community to remind customers about the availability of the cumulative patches for Veeam Backup & Replication. Recently there has been media stories regarding a Veeam vulnerability that was patched on March 7 of this year, however bad actors have been devising new ways to attempt to activate that vulnerability on unpatched systems. Users have received emails about the update, it’s been covered in the V12 Upgrade Center and there even is a Veeam Intelligent Diagnostics alarm for the update:Veeam has a long-standing commitment to ensuring our products protect customers from any potential risk. As part of this, we run a Vulnerability Disclosure Progra

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Welcome to the second class of Veeam Legends 2022!

The Veeam Legends program operates on a 6-month cadence for intake and renewal, and we’re happy to announce the intake for the 2nd half of 2022.The Veeam Legends program is one of Veeam’s top programs, and recognizes leaders who engage on this community, the Veeam R&D Forums and other Veeam properties. This program, and the similar Veeam Vanguard Program, is a key program for data protection industry experts who are passionate about technology, innovation and eager to further develop their career, while sharing their experiences with the community.Congratulations to the new and renewed legends for the second half of 2022! (Listed alphabetically) Albert Tedjadiputra Albertwt (Veeam R&D Forums) Alex Heylin @alexheylin Bastiaan van Haastrecht b.vanhaastrect (Veeam R&D Forums) Bertrand Castagnet @BertrandFR Bryan Parkerson @bp4JC Chris Childerhose @Chris.Childerhose Chris Eromosele @Iams3le Damien Commenge Matteu (Veeam &RD Forums) Derek Loseke @dloseke NEW Derek Ma

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Featured YARA rule: Top 10 Ransomware Threats

Now that V12.1 is available, I wanted to share with you a featured YARA rule set that can give you on-demand scanning for some top ransomware threats. Attached to this post is a file named: Top10RW_YARArules.zip. In this file are YARA rules for some common ransomware threats that have been seen recently:Attribution: This great collection was made by Felix Bilsten. Links: X: Felix Bilstein (@fxb_b) / X (twitter.com), website: Felix Bilstein - project overview (cocacoding.com) and Github: fxb-cocacoding (Felix Bilstein) · GitHub

Rick VanoverRICKATRON

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How to install a YARA rule with Veeam

We’ve updated the Script Library section to include YARA rules. I’ve made a quick video (sorry for the cheesy graphics...) on how to install a YARA rule from this site and perform your first scan!

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Check changes in Active Directory DNS with Veeam

How many times has DNS been the problem? Well, Veeam Explorer for Active Directory’s Compare with Production capability may be a way to help you see if there have been changes in DNS. This is so easy to use, check out this video explaining how this works:You can also watch my Veeam Live session on Application recovery as well (have to register there however)

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Recoveries, Configuration and V12.1 additional demosVeeam Community Recap #140

This week, @Madi.Cristil is on some well-deserved time off! I’m happy to have @safiya co-hosting this week’s recap with me! Good thing as we have a very special thing we are adding → Additional demos of the Veeam Data Platform upcoming release! This week’s demo is the YARA Scanning in SureBackup jobs. You can watch this week’s episode here:The linksvia @CarySun via @vAdmin via @dloseke Special Department NewsCheck out Veeam KB2443 for the latest update for VMware vSphere Support 8.0 U2 KB2443: Veeam Backup & Replication support for VMware vSpherevia @CarySun If you are the “BINGE WATCH” type - you can play the VeeamON Resiliency Summit on-demand now: Who’s NewWe are happy to welcome +96 new members this week! This week’s coolest usernames are: @bobsbackups @DaHoove31 @Fries-IT and @djhead This week’s Alfred’s Pick is @harmohits! Congratulations, you have a badge coming your way! Have a great weekend everyone!

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Veeam Community Recap #95Veeam Community Recap #95

This week, @Rick Vanover and @Madi.Cristil are back at their respective home bases; but not for long as there is another special episode next week. Given we didn’t cover content last week; it’s expected that we broke the rule :) and covered a lot of Special Department news. Watch today’s episode here:The LinkVia @regnor Via @ECraig34 Via @kevin.boddy Via @Geoff BurkeSpecial Department NewsA big thank you to EVERYONE as we have surpassed, 14,000 members in the community! Thank you all!Via @victorwu congratulations on your new book, including a chapter with Veeam!Yesterday was VeeamON Update and it was a blast! You can still watch the replay here: Register for VeeamON Update 2022We announced also on the episode the VMCE Course winners! Congratulations to @cosmik @marcofabbri @dips @alexheylin @Iams3le @Julien Mousqueton @mkevenaar @JailBreak @Vladan @Markus.K1985 @MartinLucansky and @vm_arena.Who’s NewWe welcomed +89 new members as we have passed 14,000 members. A big welcome to everyon

Rick VanoverRICKATRON

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YARA and Script Library Supportability

Welcome to the YARA and Script Library! This area of the community hub will provide community driven scripts and YARA rules, with selected featured items. Veeam Data Platform 23H2 includes Veeam Backup & Replication v12.1 which includes YARA Scanning. This area of the Veeam Community Hub will offer featured YARA rules for use. Custom script troubleshooting is not supported. What's in Scope:Confirming that Veeam Backup & Replication recognized the YARA rule file.What's Out of Scope:Troubleshooting why a custom YARA rule did not function as intended.This area also includes scripts in the Script Library. Generally speaking, scripts are licensed to you by the sample's author and fall under your responsibility and is governed by the Veeam Customer Support Policy. The figure below summarizes the scripting support for PowerShell:Excerpt from KB2183: PowerShell Script Execution Troubleshooting Advice (veeam.com)

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Veeam at Tech Field Day 22 - Reflections by the Rickatron

Last week was Tech Field Day 22, and Veeam was happy to be back at this key Technical Decision Maker Influencer event. This was a great event and we were happy to be back, as a presenter it was a great thrill! Now that I had the weekend to think about it, I want to share a few reflections on the event exclusively here at the Veeam Community site. Let’s start with a video I made recapping the content of the event:Now, I want to take a moment to explain the Product Strategy team's strategy for Tech Field Day overall.Why does Veeam do Tech Field Day?Straight Answer: We are committed to ensuring technical decision maker awareness in all communities that align to Veeam’s interests.More to the Story: My team loves doing this. We love the thrill of live Q&A, live demo and other aspects that truly embrace the spirit of technical evangelism.Who does Veeam bring to Tech Field Day?Straight Answer: For most situations, Tech Field Day events are delivered by

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Veeam Vanguard Nominations are now open for 2023 class

Dual posting because I can LOL. I just pushed this blog on the main Veeam blog:Veeam Vanguard nominations are now OPEN for the 2023 class!But the title says it all, Veeam Vanguard 2023 nominations are now open. We have Veeam Vanguard 2023 nominations open for a limited time via this survey: https://vee.am/vv2023 so if you know someone who would be a fit; please refer them to nominate! On the Veeam blog I put a longer narrative but wanted visibility here too! Update: Nominations are closed now, will re-open towards the end of the year.

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12.1 Hidden Features, Egress and PostgresVeeam Community Recap #151

This week @Madi.Cristil and Rickatron are trying a new recording setup ➡ what do you think? You can watch our recap below:The Linksvia @coolsport00 via @MicoolPaul via @Iams3le Special Department Newsvia @JBuff Product update for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 KB4533: Release Information for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 7a Cumulative PatchesVeeam 100 Show next week in Brazilian Portuguese! (46) Jornada de aprendizado sobre proteção de dados com a Veeam | V100 Show - YouTubevia @Madi.Cristil Who’s NewThank you @safiya for prepping the new member list. We are happy to welcome +125 new members to the Veeam Community!The coolest usernames are @GenuineLuke, @Mapz, @cloudsmart and @Bigggoonn! Alfred’s pick this week is @penguinpages → You have a badge coming your way. Have a great weekend everyone!

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Veeam 100 Summit Special Edition, V12.1 Malware Detection DemoVeeam Community Recap #141

This week the Veeam 100 Summit program members gathered in Prague for the annual Veeam 100 Summit! What a great show of community and focus on product information. We had a chance to interview a number of members, both new and previous to the programs, for their takeaways and impressions. Rickatron also got to put in the 12.1 Malware Detection capability as so many are interested in this. Watch this episode below hosted by @Madi.Cristil and I:Members on this Episode (In order of appearance)Thank you @MatzeB @jos.maliepaard @HunterLAFR @dips @bradlinch @Tyler Jurgens @Wesley.Martins (note that he gave a shout out to his mother in Brazil!) @HannesK @tsmith and @Cragdoo !

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Behind the scenes of VeeamON Resiliency SummitBehind the scenes of VeeamON Resiliency Summit

Across the company, we’ve been working for the upcoming VeeamON Resiliency Summit. This online event will serve a number of objectives:A comprehensive view of Veeam cybersecurity capabilities and strategies in the market The latest look at Veeam Data Platform capabilities Expert perspectives from leading cybersecurity experts and customersThat’s a lot. What I thought I would do for the community here is share some our insights and tricks that go on behind the scenes. Whether we are preparing for the flagship VeeamON event, a regional VeeamON Tour or this latest iteration with the VeeamON Resiliency Summit; a lot goes into a cross-functional team’s approach. I had the opportunity to contribute to the event in a few ways, and I made the case that there should be an ‘All Demo’ session on the release of the Veeam Data Platform. This version 12.1 release in the product is incredible. Further I need to say, 2023 is an incredible year for Veeam Products. With V12 being released in February an

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Veeam Community Recap #91Veeam Community Recap #91

In this week’s recap, @Rick Vanover and @Madi.Cristil are back recapping this week’s activity. Surprisingly, Rick is at home and unsurprisingly, Madi has prepared everything. Cool stuff shared this week and some great special department news. See this week’s episode here:The Linksvia @bp4JC and hat tip to @MicoolPaul via @Scott via @Mildur in throwback modeSpecial Department Newsvia @Geoff Burke via @Iams3le Veeam at Microsoft Ignite -» COOL SWAGMicrosoft Ignite 2022 - Register for a Free T-shirt from VeeamWho’s NewWe are happy to welcome +56 new members to the Veeam Community. The coolest usernames are: @Backup Team @veeamrestore @BigBlueStu @coldcircle @newbieguy @KatzKingdom @Terabyte33 Welcome everyone else: @Toby @Jose @Backup Team @AdamLipiec @BrianNgcobo17 @thanh.nguyenhuu @Petr Simek CS SE @BenW @JasonBerry @blicq @cclick @RParsons @DejanPerikic @ACIT @JimmyUK @Tabuton @Efe.O @krailerkm @Ahmed Shakran @PatrickRodrix @veeamrestore @KenChen @SunnyWang @jalal.attar @RichD424 @Bi

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Veeam Community Recap #77Veeam Community Recap #77

This week’s recap features Rickatron and @Madi.Cristil – new to the Veeam Product Strategy Team. Get to know her, you’ll be seeing a lot of Madi! Two weeks in a row not breaking the rule and a big welcome to the 75 new members of the Veeam Community.

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Object Storage, Certification and 12.1 RecoveryVeeam Community Recap #143

This week is a special episode, a double episode! With the US Thanksgiving holiday next week, this recap will take the place of both weeks (and sorry for the late post!). You can watch this week’s epsiode here: The Linksvia @Nico Losschaert via @MicoolPaul via @damien commenge via @Geoff Burke via @SteveF Special Department LinksVUG Romania!via @HangTen416 @Chris.Childerhose and @Tyler Jurgens Who’s NewSpecial shout to @safiya for making this week’s Who’s New! We welcomed +111 new members to the community. This week’s coolest usernames are @isteamtiger, @halaMayday, @Boubchmo and @Midax!Alfred’s pick this week is @pillow! Cute! Have a great week everyone!

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Veeam Community Recap #99Veeam Community Recap #99

This week @Rick Vanover and @Madi.Cristil are on the verge of the 100th episode (stay tuned!). We are recapping some great content and go bonkers on special department news and a huge group in the Who’s New department, including one special welcome! Watch this week’s recap here:The Linksvia @patricio.rcm via @Iams3le via @Michael Melter Special Department News Join @Geoff Burke for a sit down with Kodekloud Kubernetes trainer Mumshad Mannambeth:December is Chocolately Month! Check out the latest from @mkevenaar The French Speaking Africa Veeam User Group had a great meeting, with V12 previews! (Replay is here)Veeam Vanguard Nominations for 2023 are now open! Read more on the Veeam blog.Via @JBuff Veeam Innovation Awards are no open also! Read about this on the Veeam blog.Want to do something nice? you can send a Veeam holiday card: Happy Holidays Giveaway 2022 - VeeamSpecial Coverage on V12Did you know there are nearly 200 articles on the hub discussing V12? Search them here: https:/

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