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in this configuration we run daily incrementals (Monday thru Friday) to disk (Linux Repository)on Saturday Morning (just after Midnight) we start our Tape Backups job,(there is only 1 job that looks at the entire repository)  it is a GFS job that Generates synthetic full backups for Weekly / Monthly retention.  the HP Library target contains 2 LT08 Tape drive that are streaming at about 540MB/Sec.  This would probably be acceptable with the exception of one 42 TB file server (starts about 1/3 of the way through the job and grabs one tape drive for 50 Hours+.)   This causes the Overall tape Backup to run up to 76 Hours.  Spilling into the next days incremental Jobs.   I’m considering a change to the Daily’s Backups jobs  to have them Generate Weekly Full backups on the repository, and then use Tape Copy Jobs to move the Full backups to tape?  is it worth the effort?  is it Supported?

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

In the current Veeam Backup & Replication V13, a daily software updates summary is sent automatically.According to support, this can only be disabled as an “AI-powered summary” in “Veeam Intelligence Advanced mode.”Can this be disabled in all editions, please?

Hello Im very new to Veeam and i installed on a server Veeam Backup and Replication. Now i get this error message: (it never worked)  I read that the API Service needs to be started, but this is not working and an error occurs.  Also its not possible do uninstall the Veeam Software with the Error → Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item. It is the adiminstrator user. The new Update i was able to install but also after this update from march i get the same error message. Does anyone have a idea how i can fix this issue?

I hope this is the correct forum to ask this question. When you use VDC Vault as 3rd offsite copy for your backups, but want to write archive data for 5 year retention to Azure (same datacentre) - what costs do you incur (ingress/egress/transactional costs) when writing it off to archive storage? I have heard rumours of an archive tier coming into VDC Vault? 

Hello, I have got few vms removed from primary backup job - since these VMs are decommissioned, the copy jobs are configured with the primary job name - immediate copy , however these vms are not removed from the copy jobs even after the retention period, i can see these under backups ( disk copy ) option. Kindly advise

 Details: Files visible: Central_AD.vbm → metadata/config fileCentral_AD2026-06-01...vbk → Full backup (~73 GB ✅ normal)Central_AD2026-06-02...vib → ~2.4 GBCentral_AD2026-06-03...vib → ~2.6 GBCentral_AD2026-06-04...vib → ~2.1 GBCentral_AD2026-06-05...vib → ~2.5 GBCentral_AD2026-06-06...vib → ~2.5 GBCentral_AD2026-06-07...vib → ~1.5 GB👉 These .vib files are incremental backups (daily changes only)Hello Veeam Community,I am using Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows free for office use, with no big data exchange, and noticed that the incremental backup (.vib) files for a single machine are relatively large (around 1.5 GB to 5.6 GB per day), while the full backup is about 73 GB. Machine details: - Role: Active Directory server (Central_AD) - Backup type: Incremental (daily) I would like to understand:1. Is this incremental size normal for this type of workload?2. What factors could cause such daily change rates?3. Are there recommended optimizations to reduce incremental backup size?4. How

We tried accounts with local admin access to the VBR servers and VeeamOne, domain accounts with elevated privileges (plus local admin) and accounts with full admin VBR application rights and still got the permissions error. We followed this KB with no luck.  Whatever we do we get the permissions error.   https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/one/userguide/connection_to_backup_servers.html?ver=13 What rights do we need for this account to add the VBR server. Another note I was able to add the vCenter server with the vCenter Administrator account.

I enrolled in a Veeam 13 subscription course, but the lab setup instructions appear to be based on a 2023 recording and an older ESXi licensing model. Because of that, the setup options shown in the course no longer work as presented, which makes it difficult or impossible to complete the home lab as expected. On top of that, I can clearly see the training is v12 = false advertising. The reason for the failure comes when I install VCSA. The error shows the license used in ESXi is invalid however I followed the instructions in the training and the instructor downloaded the same software as I. Conclusion is the material and training is old but sold as some new amazing thing. I contacted support by email, used the chatbot, and reviewed the help section, but I have still not received a response after 78 hours.My concern is not just the delay in support, but that this course is still being sold even though the lab guidance appears outdated. At minimum, this should be clearly disclosed befor

I just finished setting up our Veeam Enterprise Manager server and wanted to serve it as a website thats only accessible to our office WAN IPs. Does anyone know how one would accomplish this or if it is doable? I see the website in IIS and I do have a valid wildcard cert but support told me they could not help with design so I am unsure what the proper way to serve this webpage would be. Any assistance would be appreciated.

Hi all, I'm planning to deploy the Veeam Software Appliance and wondering — is it generally better to run it on physical hardware or as a virtual machine (e.g. on vSphere)?I know both are supported, but looking for real-world experience on pros/cons of each approach. Things like performance, reliability, and best practice recommendations would be helpful. Thanks in advance!

Dear All, Greeting!!!, I hope every thing is fine. I am facing this issue while i am open Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager HTTP Error 404.4 - Not Found ‘The resource you are looking for does not have a handler associated with it. Most likely causes: + The file extension for the requested URL does not have a handler configured to process the request on the Web server: ‘Things you can try: + Ifthe fle extension does not have a handler associated witht, add a handier mapping for the extension. 2 Verify that the handle associated with the Fle extension is propery nctaed and conigured. © Create a tracing rue to track failed requests for this HTTP status cods. For mare information about creating a racing ule fo failed requests, cick here. Detailed Error Information: Module 11S Web Core Requested URL hitps:/localhost:3443/oauth/authorze?chient_id=veeam-ebapp-publicclientaresponse type=codearedirect_uri="%2FAuthorize. Notification HapRequestHandier Physical Path F:\Veeam\Backup and Replicaton\E

Hi All,I’m encountering an error when attempting a restore from VBR version 13.1.2064 (recently upgraded):“ResourceExhausted: Sending message exceeds the maximum configured message size.”Does anyone know if this is a known issue or bug in the newer VBR versions?

Veri Hazırlığı: Kaynak ortamdan okuduğu verileri sıkıştırır ve tekilleştirme (deduplication) işlemlerini gerçekleştirir.İletim Güvenliği: Aktarılacak veriyi şifreleyerek hedef depolama birimine iletir.Kaynak Optimizasyonu: Tüm bu ağır iş yükünü (veri okuma, işleme ve taşıma) bizzat üstlenerek, ana kontrol sunucusunun sadece komuta ve planlama süreçlerine odaklanmasını sağlar.

Simple question, but I don’t think this is possible from reading up about this, there is a great video on migrating, but I think this assumes you still have the old VMWare infrastructure as well as your destination Hyper-V. So, the question is then, can you restore a full backup of a VMWare VM, onto Hyper-V? Assume pre-reqs like removing vmware tools are taken care of, but the actual conversion to Hyper-V can this be done without running your source VMW environment?

Hello,we would like to create full backups of our client machines. These should be generated every first Monday of the quarter. Subsequently, no incremental backups should be created.The full backups alone are sufficient for our needs.Unfortunately, I have not been able to find a setting to implement this.Incremental backups are always being generated. Best regards, Ruben Friedland

Hi Community.  I am unable to resolve the above referenced issue.  This happened after an update to v13.  After the install, it worked for 2-3 days. I then started to configure my tape infrastructure and when I finished, I was prompted to reboot the server.  Now I can’t get back into the console.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hello,Updating the windows console to 13.0.1.2067 is systematically failing with the error “Failed to update the backup console: Failed to deliver update specification to backup server.”I’am using a VSA - current build 13.0.1.2067Even when downloading directly the 13.0.1.2067 ISO, i get the same issueAnyone had the same problem and could fix it ?RgdsJIhad

Transaction logs are not able to start on DB servers, which could be the issue. Error: Failed to use DB:UpdateDirectBackupInfoIsOutOfSync in managed mode Case already been opened with Support. 

We’re evaluating replacing out Windows VBR-servers with VSA, and I have set up a pilot machine. We need AD authentication to work for this, and I have joined the VSA to our domain.The main issue we have is that authentication is extremely slow and even if I can get “connected” pretty quick when I log in from the VBR-console, it can then take several minutes just to get past the splash screen. Even once logged in, I can get kicked out with some authentication error and “too many retries”. Also adding the AD-group to the “Veeam Administrator” role took forever and several retries. My strong suspicion is that SSSD used for this, is doing forest-wide queries, and since we are a huge company with many domains and trusts this is what takes time and causes timeouts. We’ve worked around this in other self-managed linux systems by using ldap as provider instead of “ad”, and limiting scope with ldap_serarch_base and filters, but not sure this is an option here, and pretty sure it wouldn’t be sup

 I  have 1 backup that is unable to scan, I’m getting the error : 5/27/2026 11:18:04 AM Failed : Scanning for viruses fuse: mountpoint is not empty fuse: if you are sure this is safe, use the 'nonempty' mount option Unable to mount device [/dev/loop26] with filesystem [ext4] to mount point [/run/media/Veeam.Mount.FS/9bb20087-b8ef-47b7-8fe3-ffd91c43c73b/vg_root_0-lv_root_0/storage/core]. Agent failed to process method {Mount.GenericMount}.  (fuse: mountpoint is not empty) (fuse: if you are sure this is safe, use the 'nonempty' mount option) (Unable to mount device [/dev/loop26] with filesystem [ext4] to mount point [/run/media/Veeam.Mount.FS/9bb20087-b8ef-47b7-8fe3-ffd91c43c73b/vg_root_0-lv_root_0/storage/core].) (Agent failed to process method {Mount.GenericMount}.) (0:00:09)” The backup in question is a vcenter backup which is a linux backup, the backup repositories already have the new linux mount server I made as the default mount server. I don’t have any other available option to u

First at all the Scenario Builder is a good tool, but we still miss information in the results of database sizing. No information about MS SQL (external DB) is provided here with regard to the size and design of the DB. The result is not sufficient for planning the DB, meaningful information such as size or Specifies how many data files and log is expected. There are still no information about cores and memory for the MS SQL server as wellThe same is also completely missing for PostgreSQL DB. In the result for the Enterprise Manager, estimated DB size (636GB) is specified, but the adzu-recommended number and CPU cores (2) or Memory (4 GB) do not match workwise. With a size of 636 only 2 cores and 4GB memory, there is no promising performance. The details of the design (number of DB files, log sizes) are also completely missing here.  It would be highly desirable if this information were available for more precise planning of a Enterprise environment.

Hello everyone I want to take VMCA and VMCE this month. The certificate will say the year 2026, right? Thanks.

안녕하세요 여러분,현재 고객사의 Azure Blob 스토리지 비용 최적화를 지원하고 있는데, 아키텍처적인 측면에서 몇 가지 어려움에 직면하고 있습니다. 비슷한 상황을 경험해 보신 분들의 조언을 구하고 싶습니다.[현황 및 요구사항] 데이터 용량: 현재 약 1.2PB가 Azure Blob Storage( 핫 티어 )에 저장되어 있습니다. 역할: 확장형 백업 저장소(SOBR) 내의 용량 계층 으로 구성됩니다 . 보존 정책: 고객은 모든 백업에 대해 9999일 이라는 장기 보존 기간을 요구합니다 . 백업 전략: GFS 플래그/보존 기간은 구성되거나 고려되지 않습니다. 단일 연속 보존 체인이 사용됩니다. 고객은 방대한 데이터 양과 장기적인 운영 비용으로 인해 핫 티어에서 쿨 티어 로 이동하여 Azure 스토리지 비용을 절감하고자 합니다 .저희는 처음에 새로운 Cool 티어 Blob 저장소를 생성하여 SOBR에 추가하고 Veeam의 기본 "Evacuate" 기능을 사용하는 방안을 제안했습니다. 그러나 고객은 이에 반대하며 Azure의 기본 도구를 활용할 수 있는지 문의했습니다.현재 다음과 같은 두 가지 대안적 접근 방식을 검증 중이며, 그 타당성을 확인하고자 합니다.옵션 1: Azure 측에서 Azure Blob 액세스 계층(핫 ➔ 쿨)을 직접 변경 계획: 고객은 Azure 포털 또는 Azure 라이프사이클 관리를 통해 기존 컨테이너의 액세스 계층을 핫(Hot)에서 쿨(Cool)로 직접 변경하려고 합니다. 질문: 이렇게 하면 기존 백업 체인이 끊어지거나 Veeam에서 인덱싱 문제가 발생할까요? Veeam Backup & Replication(v12)은 기본 Azure 계층이 변경된 후에도 백업 및 복원 작업을 원활하게 계속 수행할 수 있습니까? 옵션 2: Azure Copy Tools를 사용하여 데이터를 새 Cool Blob에 복사하고 Veeam에 다시 연결 계획: 새로운 쿨 티어 Azure Blob 컨테이너를 생성합니다. Azur

Hello Veeam Support Team / Community members I am experiencing an issue with Veeam Agent for Windows that prevents it from starting on my server.- Product: Veeam Agent for Windows (installed via .exe)- OS: Windows Server 2016- Hosting: Virtual Private Server (VPS) on Hetzner Cloud- Virtualization: Managed by Hetzner (type unknown to tenant)**Error message:**"Failed to restore client id. WMI method call failed. Object reference not set to an instance of an object."**Troubleshooting steps already performed:**1. Verified WMI service is running — no errors found2. Ran `winmgmt /resetrepository` and `winmgmt /salvagerepository` — issue persists3. Checked Win32_ComputerSystemProduct UUID via PowerShell — returns empty/null value4. Fully uninstalled Veeam Agent, cleaned registry and program folders, reinstalled — same errorThe Hetzner VPS environment does not expose hardware identifiers (UUID) to the guest OS. The WMI query `(Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_ComputerSystemProduct).UUID` returns no