Error “Please install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package and try again.” when attempting to install Veeam Backup & Replication Cloud Edition

Error “Please install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package and try again.” when attempting to install Veeam Backup & Replication Cloud Edition...

How to Forcibly Stop Stuck Jobs

Notice of Future Change This article may be retired in the future. As the product has matured, the incidence of jobs or tasks becoming "stuck" has decreased significantly. However, there are instances where a job might be executing a background task, giving the appearance that it has become stuck...

Veeam Backup & Replication - HP San Setup Guide

Challenge Veeam Explorer for SAN Snapshots lets you perform Veeam restores of entire VMs or individual items directly from HP StoreVirtual VSA and LeftHand snapshots. And like Explorer for Exchange, it's included in all editions of Veeam Backup & Replication. Cause This is a how-to guide on...

How to Relocate Veeam Backup & Replication Backup Files

Other Data Relocation-Related Articles KB2236 --Moving backup files to/from a Scale-Out Backup Repository. KB2321 -- Changing the backup location of Veeam Agent jobs operating in Standalone mode not directly controlled by Veeam Backup & Replication but targeting a Veeam Backup & Replication...

Patch 1 Release Notes for Veeam ONE 6.5.0.676

Challenge Patch 1 for Veeam ONE 6.5.0.676 resolves a number of issues described in this article. All patches are cumulative, which means that this patch includes all fixes listed below. Cause Prior to applying this patch, make sure you are running Veeam ONE version 6.5.0.676. You can check this...

Buttons Disappear on Chinese localized servers in Veeam Backup & Replication object properties

Challenge On Chinese localized servers, buttons will not appear on standard DPI, but will show up instead once the DPI is increased to large. Solution To resolve, use Medium DPI 120 - 125% as opposed to Normal Small DPI 96 - 100%, or change the registry font settings. Note that editing the regist...

Unable to Mount VPower NFS Specified Key Name or Identifier Already Exists

Challenge During a Veeam vPower NFS-based operation SureBackup, Instant Recovery, Instant Disk Recovery, or Other-OS FLR, the following errors may occur: Unable to mount vPower NFS volume :/VeeamBackup. Fault "AlreadyExistsFault", Error The specified key, name, or identifier already exists. Unabl...

Upgrade to version 6.5 fails with the "Unable to connect to SQL Server" error

Challenge When upgrading to Veeam Backup & Replication version 6.5 you receive the error: "Unable to connect to SQL Server servername=:Login failed for user", even though the dbowner account is used. You also experience one of the following symptoms: You receive repeated logon windows You receive...

Failed to parse "-quiescedsnap"

Challenge After you upgrade to VMware vSphere 4.1 Update 3, a new line is added to virtual machine configuration files .vmx. The line makes the VM configuration files invalid. As a result, Veeam Backup & Replication jobs fail. Solution The issue has been resolved in build 6.1.0.205. For details,...

The specified transports are not available

Challenge The SAN or Virtual Appliance mode intermittently fails with the error: Error: Client error: The specified transports are not available. Available transports: nbd. Specified transports: san. VMDK path: Datastore VMname/VMName.vmdk. The following entries can be seen in the VeeamAgent log:...

Infinite Reboot Loop After Upgrade to Veeam Backup & Replication version 6.1

Challenge If Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager is installed on the same server as Veeam Backup and Replication, and Veeam Backup and Replication is upgraded to version 6.1 without upgrading Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager, you will get an error about the Veeam Backup Catalog Data service. Upon...

Re-IP issues: Win2008R2 with VMXNET 3 Adapter

Article Applicability The issue discussed in this article is strictly related to the use of VMXNET3 network adapters with the following vSphere VM guest operating systems: Windows 7 Windows 7 SP1 Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 R2 SP1 Challenge When you perform failover for a Win2008R2 server with a...

Creating Replication Jobs in Backup & Replication version 6.x

Challenge How to create replication jobs. Solution To replicate virtual machines, you should create a replication job by means of the New Replication Job wizard. You can perform the created job immediately, schedule, or save it. Before You Begin • Prior to creating a replication job, make sure yo...

Backup to CIFS Share fails with "Failed to call RPC function 'FcIsExists': The user name or password is incorrect."

Error Change in Veeam Backup & Replication 12.x Starting in Veeam Backup & Replication 12, the error message that will be displayed when the credentials to access the SMB share are invalid was changed. The underlying error is still the same and is recorded in the log file:...

How to Install Veeam PowerShell Snapin

How to install Veeam Backup & Replication Powershell Snapin...

Backups Pane Object Not Found

Challenge You receive an error stating "Object 'GUID' was not found when going into the Backups Pane. Cause The object it is looking for is no longer in the database and the backups that are causing the error needs to be removed from the database. Solution Run the following powershell script by...

Unable to process the workload: your license has been exceeded

Challenge A Veeam Backup & Replication job fails with either of the following errors: Error: Not enough licenses. Error: Unable to process the workload: your license has been exceeded Cause The limits of the installed license have been exceeded. Solution Information regarding Veeam Backup &...

How to Restore Individual Files When FLR Fails

Purpose This article documents an alternate method to restore individual files when the File Level Restore fails or the filesystem is incompatible with the Guest OS File Recovery functionality of Veeam Backup & Replication. Solution Alternative Method for VMware Virtual Machines If the data you a...

Patch 3 Release Notes for Veeam Backup & Replication 6.0.0.153

More Recent Version Available Please find the latest version of Veeam Backup & Replication here: Veeam Downloads - Latest Version Challenge These are the issues resolved by the Patch 3 for Veeam Backup version 6.0.0.153. All patches are cumulative so each below fix is contained in this patch...

How to log in to the Linux Helper Appliance

Purpose This article documents how to login to the Linux appliance used by Veeam Backup & Replication. This is not a common need, but may be neccesary for troubleshooting or advanced configuration. Linux appliances are used by Veeam Backup & Replication for several purposes: In Surebackup, the...