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Veeam University
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Kubernetes Data Protection - Course Completion

Congratulations on completing the course! You’ve taken an important step in mastering Veeam® Kasten for Kubernetes, gaining the skills to efficiently protect, manage, and recover your Kubernetes workloads. Let’s take a moment to review what you’ve learned and explore how to apply this knowledge in real-world scenarios. Core Components of Veeam Kasten: You now understand how Veeam Kasten integrates seamlessly with Kubernetes environments to perform backup, recovery, and disaster recovery operations. By leveraging its native Kubernetes API integration, you can ensure robust and scalable data protection for your workloads. Configuring and Managing Policies: You've explored how to create and manage policies, location profiles, and advanced features like immutability to secure data and meet organizational requirements. These tools enable operational consistency and protect against data loss. Troubleshooting and Best Practices: You’ve learned to troubleshoot common issues by gathering logs a

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Kubernetes Data Protection - Troubleshooting and Best Practicies

Logs can be a great tool for diagnosing and resolving issues within your Veeam Kasten deployment. Gathering relevant debugging information lets you quickly identify the root causes of problems and implement effective solutions. Veeam Kasten provides a straightforward process for capturing logs and gathering diagnostic data to assist in troubleshooting. Troubleshooting with Logs When troubleshooting issues, administrators analyze logs from components like the main Kasten service, kanister pods, and storage controllers to identify failures, performance bottlenecks, or configuration problems. Kasten generates detailed logs across its control plane components, backup executors, and catalog services in the kasten-io namespace. Each component writes operational logs that track backup/restore jobs, configuration changes, and system events. Application Logs: Container stdout/stderr System Logs: kubelet, container runtime Event Logs: Kubernetes events Control Plane Logs: API server, scheduler,

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Kubernetes Data Protection - Veeam Kasten Diaster Recovery (KDR)

Veeam Kasten Disaster Recovery (DR) aims to protect Kasten from underlying infrastructure failures. In particular, this feature provides the ability to recover the Kasten platform in case of various disasters, such as Kasten's accidental deletion, failure of the underlying storage that Kasten uses for its catalog, or even the accidental destruction of the Kubernetes cluster on which Kasten is deployed. Kasten Disaster Recovery Kasten Disaster Recovery (KDR) is an essential feature in Veeam Kasten because, without it, critical failures in the underlying infrastructure can result in devastating consequences for your data protection and management operations. Let's say your organization is dealing with accidental deletion of the Kasten platform, whether through human error or unexpected system failures; it could lead to the complete loss of your ability to manage backups, restore, and disaster recovery workflows. This disrupts operations and jeopardizes your ability to recover protected a

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Kubernetes Data Protection - Restoring and Migrating Applications

Policies in Veeam Kasten are at the heart of protecting and managing your Kubernetes workloads. They allow you to automate backups, snapshots, and exports to keep your data secure and recoverable. In this module, you’ll explore how to create and run policies and learn about Blueprints, advanced scheduling, policy presets, and manual actions, which are all essential for scalable and efficient data management. Before exploring the specifics of creating and running policies, it's important to understand the foundational tools that make policies in Kasten flexible and scalable. One key tool is Blueprints, which enables tailored protection workflows for applications with unique requirements. What are Blueprints? Blueprints in Veeam Kasten are designed to provide tailored protection for workloads, ensuring that the specific needs of different applications are met during backup and recovery processes. Workloads refer to the applications or services running in a Kubernetes cluster. This could

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Kubernetes Data Protection - Operational Guidelines for Kasten

After installing Veeam Kasten and learning to access the Dashboard, we can explore its key features and capabilities. These tools are essential for managing and protecting your Kubernetes environments. You can use profiles as the backbone of Kasten’s data management workflows, defining and organizing the resources needed for your organization’s tasks. Creating Infrastructure Profiles An infrastructure profile provides the necessary credentials for Kasten to directly interact with storage infrastructure, primarily for snapshot operations in environments using legacy, in-tree storage provisioners. In most modern deployments, infrastructure profiles are not needed if the primary storage is managed via a CSI provisioner that supports creating and restoring VolumeSnapshots, as these operations are handled through the Kubernetes API server rather than directly with the storage system. However, in environments relying on in-tree provisioners, infrastructure profiles become essential. These ar

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Kubernetes Data Protection - Installation Guidelines for Kasten

Setting up and maintaining Veeam Kasten ensures seamless data protection and management within Kubernetes environments. Now, we’ll explore the key aspects of installing Kasten, including best practices and configurations for a successful deployment. Whether you’re deploying Kasten for the first time or maintaining an existing setup, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge to manage installations and upgrades effectively. Getting Hands-on with Veeam Kasten This module will cover examples of the two most common installation methods, OpenShift Operator and Helm while providing some guidance to help you choose the best approach for your environment. Generally, the installation of Veeam Kasten can be categorized into two primary methods that are each suited to different needs: Veeam Kasten is available in different Operator editions: Veeam Kasten (Free): Free edition of Veeam Kasten for use in clusters up to 5 Nodes Veeam Kasten (Enterprise - PAYGO): Enterprise edition of Veeam Kasten, billed

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Kubernetes Data Protection - Core Concepts and Deployment Planning

Policies and Profiles are critical tools for data management within Veeam Kasten. Policies define the rules and behaviors for backup, recovery, and other data protection actions by specifying what actions to take, when, and under what conditions. Profiles define access to external resources, either by enabling direct integration with primary storage for orchestrating storage snapshots (Infrastructure Profiles) or by specifying secondary storage locations and credentials for exporting backup data (Location Profiles). Picture This! Your Kubernetes environment runs effortlessly, with a seamless data management system that works quietly in the background, ensuring every piece of critical information is protected and recoverable. Backups occur automatically without disrupting your operations, and data is always available precisely when and where you need it. Your team no longer must worry about compliance or recovery failures. Everything is set up to scale with your business needs, adapt to

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Kubernetes Data Protection - Key Features of Veeam Kasten

The Veeam Kasten data management platform is tailor-made for Kubernetes, offering enterprise teams a scalable, secure, and intuitive system for backing up, restoring, and recovering Kubernetes applications. Kasten's application-centric approach, deeply integrated with databases, Kubernetes distributions, and cloud environments, streamlines operations without constraining infrastructure choices. Supporting native Kubernetes APIs, it features robust consistency, automatic application discovery, multi-cloud mobility, and a sophisticated web interface, all within a policy-driven, flexible architecture. Veeam Kasten delivers comprehensive features to simplify your Kubernetes data protection. It enables native backup and recovery for stateful Kubernetes applications using Kubernetes APIs, eliminating the need for intermediary storage layers. With support for on-premises environments and cloud platforms like GKE, AKS, and EKS, Kasten provides users with seamless protection across hybrid and m

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Veeam Technical Specialist: Kubernetes Data Protection

This course introduces Veeam® Kasten for Kubernetes , designed to protect, manage, and recover Kubernetes workloads in diverse environments. Before starting, learners should have a foundational understanding of Kubernetes concepts like clusters, storage classes, and basic cluster management. This is not a beginner Kubernetes course. For those needing to build their Kubernetes knowledge, we recommend the following resources: Official Kubernetes Tutorials, Linux Foundation: Introduction to Kubernetes, and the Certified Kubernetes Administrator Preparation Course. These resources offer comprehensive learning paths to help you prepare for this course. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Understand the core components of Veeam Kasten and how they interact with Kubernetes environments. Configure and manage policies, location profiles, and advanced features such as immutability to secure and efficiently protect data. Troubleshoot common issues and apply best practices to maintain

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Veeam University
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Entra ID - Course Completion

You’ve equipped yourself with the introductory knowledge and skills to work with Veeam Backup for Entra ID! Remember to continue exploring advanced features, test your setup regularly, and leverage the best practices shared in this course to maintain a reliable and efficient workflow. Close your browser window or exit this course. Return to Course Outline

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Entra ID - Veeam Backup for Entra ID

Performing Backup Jobs Veeam Backup for Microsoft Entra ID supports two types of backup jobs: Tenant backup jobs that protect tenant data — users, groups, administrative units, roles and applications. Log jobs that protect tenant audit and sign-in logs. Launch New Microsoft Entra ID Tenant Backup Job Wizard To create a Microsoft Entra ID tenant backup job, do one of the following: Open the Home view. On the ribbon, click Backup Job > Microsoft Entra ID > Tenant. Open the Home view. In the inventory pane, right-click Jobs and select Backup > Microsoft Entra ID > Tenant. Step 1: Specify Job Name and Description At the Name step of the wizard, specify a name and description for the job. Step 2: Advanced > Encryption Settings To specify encryption settings for the file backup job: At the Tenant step of the wizard, click Advanced. On the Encryption tab, select the Enable backup data encryption check box to encrypt the backups. From the Password drop-down list, select a password that you wan

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Entra ID - Deploying Veeam Backup for Entra ID

Configuring Log and Cache Repositories To protect Microsoft Entra ID tenant data and logs, you require the following repositories: Cache repository that stores temporary cache files for log processing. Primary log backup repository. [Optional] Secondary log backup repository that stores copies of log backups. By default, the backup server can perform the roles of cache and primary log backup repositories. You can also configure other types of repositories to keep data in another location. The following types of repositories are supported for all repositories (the cache, primary and secondary repositories): Direct Attached Storage: Microsoft Windows or Linux physical or virtual machines. Network attached storage: SMB (CIFS) shares or NFS shares. The following types of repositories are supported only for the primary and secondary log backup repositories: Direct attached storage: Hardened repositories Deduplicating storage appliances: ExaGrid, Quantum DXi, Dell Data Domain or other Backup

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Entra ID - Backup for Entra ID

Veeam Backup for Entra ID Veeam Backup for Microsoft Entra ID is a specialized solution designed for the protection and disaster recovery of Microsoft Entra ID environments. This tool enables administrators and engineers to implement robust backup strategies and ensure data integrity. Below are the key functionalities and operations that can be performed using this solution: Backup of Entra ID Tenants - You can create backups of Microsoft Entra ID tenants, which are stored in PostgreSQL databases. This allows for efficient data management and retrieval in case of outages or data loss. Backup of Audit Logs - The solution facilitates the creation of backups for Microsoft Entra ID audit and sign-in logs. These logs are essential for monitoring activities and compliance. They can be stored in designated backup repositories to ensure they are preserved and easily accessible for analysis. Restoration of Identity Components - Veeam Backup for Microsoft Entra ID provides the capability to rest

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3. SaaS Protection - Entra ID

This course introduces Veeam SaaS Protection - Veeam Backup for Entra ID By the end of this course, you will be able to: Become familiar with the installation and the core components required Understand the design decisions that must be made during a Veeam deployment Complete a simple backup and restore of data Click on the first lesson below — or the “Start Course” button above — when you’re ready to begin. Lesson 1: Backup for Entra ID Lesson 2: Deploying Veeam Backup for Entra ID Lesson 3: Veeam Backup for Entra ID Administration Lesson 4: Course Completion Continue to Lesson 1: Backup for Entra ID

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Salesforce - Course Completion

You’ve equipped yourself with the introductory knowledge and skills to work with Veeam Backup for Salesforce! Remember to continue exploring advanced features, test your setup regularly, and leverage the best practices shared in this course to maintain a reliable and efficient workflow. Close your browser window or exit this course. Return to Course Outline

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Salesforce - Veeam Backup for Salesforce Administration

Performing Backup Jobs To perform backup of Salesforce organizations, Veeam Backup for Salesforce runs backup policies. A backup policy is a collection of settings that define the way backup operations are performed: what data to back up, where to store backups, when to start the backup process, and so on. Launch Add Backup Policy Wizard To launch the Add Backup Policy wizard, do the following: Navigate to the Backup tab. If you have added multiple companies to Veeam Backup for Salesforce, select a company to which the Salesforce organization whose data you want to protect belongs. To do that, select the company from the drop-down list at the top of the page. Click Add Step 1: Configure Connection to Salesforce Organization At the Connection step of the wizard, connect to a Salesforce organization and specify a database that will be used to store backed-up data. Either connect to an existing organization already connected to Veeam Backup for Salesforce or connect to a new organization.

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Salesforce - Deploying Veeam Backup for Salesforce

Deployment of Veeam Backup for Salesforce Veeam Backup for Salesforce can be installed on a virtual or physical machine with one of the following operating systems: RedHat Linux Oracle Linux AlmaLinux Rocky Linux Ubuntu 20.04 (24.04.x LTS supported experimentally) It is recommended that you create databases that will be used to protect production and sandbox Salesforce organizations on dedicated PostgreSQL servers. However, if you plan to install PostgreSQL locally on the management server, you must take into consideration all the CPU and RAM requirements specified for the management server, PostgreSQL server and file storage to avoid performance issues. Before embarking on the deployment process of Veeam Backup for Salesforce, it is crucial to carefully consider and ensure that your hardware setup meets the following requirements. These requirements include server specifications, storage capacity, network connectivity, and other essential elements necessary to successfully implement a

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Salesforce - Backup for Salesforce

Veeam Backup for Salesforce Veeam Backup for Salesforce is a solution developed for data and metadata protection for the Salesforce SaaS platform, giving you the ability to: Run your backup environment on-premises, or as a cloud instance. Protect multiple Salesforce organizations with one installation. Back up Salesforce files, data and metadata including data encryption, flexible backup scheduling and high-frequency, near-continuous backups of specific objects. Restore files, fields, records and objects of entire Salesforce organizations including data and metadata, object hierarchy and child and parent relationships. Veeam Backup for Salesforce eliminates the risk of losing business data and metadata due to human error, integration issues, or other Salesforce data loss scenarios. Components of Veeam Backup for Salesforce The management server is a Linux-based host where Veeam Backup for Salesforce is installed. The management server performs the following administrative activities: M

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2. SaaS Protection - Salesforce

This course introduces Veeam SaaS Protection - Veeam Backup for Salesforce By the end of this course, you will be able to: Become familiar with the installation and the core components required Understand the design decisions that must be made during a Veeam deployment Complete a simple backup and restore of data Click on the first lesson below when you’re ready to begin. Lesson 1: Backup for Salesforce Lesson 2: Deploying Veeam Backup for Salesforce Lesson 3: Veeam Backup for Salesforce Administration Lesson 4: Course Completion Continue to Lesson 1: Backup for Salesforce

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Microsoft 365 - Course Completion

You’ve equipped yourself with the introductory knowledge and skills to work with Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365! Remember to continue exploring advanced features, test your setup regularly, and leverage the best practices shared in this course to maintain a reliable and efficient workflow. Close your browser window or exit this course. Return to Course Outline

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Microsoft 365 - Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Administration

Organization Object Types When setting up backup jobs with Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, you can define object types and customize their processing and exclusion options according to your needs. This level of granularity ensures that you can efficiently protect and safeguard critical data within your Microsoft 365 environment. The following object types are available for backup and restore when using Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. Organizations: Consists of organization objects and their processing options. Groups: Consists of Microsoft 365 groups (available only in Microsoft 365 organizations), security groups, distribution groups and dynamic distribution groups. Users: Consists of shared mailboxes, public mailboxes and users. Sites: Consists of Microsoft SharePoint sites and subsites. Teams: Consists of Microsoft teams. With Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, you have granular control over object types and their processing/exclusion options, empowering you to fine-tune data retrieval

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Microsoft 365 - Deploying Veeam Backup for M365

Deployment of Veeam Backup for M365 Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 can be deployed on virtual, physical, or cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure or AWS, providing flexibility in choosing the deployment model that best suits your organization's needs. Before embarking on the deployment process of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, it is crucial to carefully consider and ensure that your hardware setup meets the following requirements. These requirements include server specifications, storage capacity, network connectivity, and other essential elements necessary to successfully implement and operate Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. CPU It is essential to have a modern x64 processor with multiple cores, preferably a minimum of eight cores. This CPU requirement ensures optimal performance and enables efficient processing of backup and restore operations for your Microsoft 365 data. Memory For smooth deployment of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, a minimum of 16 GB RAM is required. However, i

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Microsoft 365 - Backup for Microsoft 365

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is a comprehensive backup and recovery solution designed to protect data in Microsoft 365 Exchange (both Online and On-Prem), SharePoint (both Online and On-Prem), OneDrive for Business, and Teams. It enables organizations to securely backup and recover their critical Microsoft 365 data in case of accidental deletion, security threats, or retention policy gaps. Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 provides a crucial safeguard against data loss and ensures business continuity. Components of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Sever: This component manages and coordinates backup and restore operations and provides a console for managing backup infrastructure. Comprised of the following three parts: Proxy/Proxy Pools: This manages the data transfer between the Microsoft 365 environment and the backup repository. The proxy retrieves data from the Microsoft 365 environment and sends it to the backup repository. It also performs various data

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1. SaaS Protection - Microsoft 365

This course introduces Veeam SaaS Protection - Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 By the end of this course, you will be able to: Become familiar with the installation and the core components required Understand the design decisions that must be made during a Veeam deployment Complete a simple backup and restore of data Click on the first lesson below when you’re ready to begin. Lesson 1: Backup for Microsoft 365 Lesson 2: Deploying Veeam Backup for M365 Lesson 3: Veeam Backup for Microsoft Adminstration Lesson 4: Course Completion Continue to Lesson 1: Backup for Microsoft 365

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Public Cloud - Course Completion

You’ve equipped yourself with the introductory knowledge and skills to work with Veeam Backup for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform! Remember to continue exploring advanced features, test your setup regularly, and leverage the best practices shared in this course to maintain a reliable and efficient workflow. Close your browser window or exit this course. Return to Course Outline

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