How to Merge Veeam Data Platform Licenses

Purpose This article documents the process for merging and unmerging licenses for Veeam Data Platform. Notes: Veeam Backup & Replication - Merging licenses for Veeam Backup & Replication can either be done in the application by combining a socket and an instance license or through the Veeam My...

Release notes for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 4b

Challenge Release Notes for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 4b. Please note that Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 4с is now available and contains all the resolved issues from Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 4b. Cause Please confirm you are running Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 version 2.0 builds...

Veeam Availability Console v3 Patch 4 (build 2795)

Challenge Veeam Availability Console v3 Patch 4 build 2795. This update supersedes Veeam Availability Console v3 Patch 3 build 2762. Cause Please confirm you are running version 3.0.0.2647 or later prior to installing this Patch 4. You can check this under Windows Programs and features. After...

Support Statement - Object Storage Gateway Software

Object Storage Offloading Third-Party Object Storage Offloading Software These third-party applications are designed to help upload files to cloud storage. What is Supported Third-party object storage gateway software is only supported if all backup data written to the repository by Veeam Backup ...

Backup jobs targeted at Linux backup repository fail after enabling FIPS 140-2 mode on repository server

Challenge After enabling FIPS mode on a Linux repository server, backup jobs fail; log review reveals that Veeam Backup & Replication is unable to make an SSH connection to the repository: 31.08.2019 00:00:00 Warning Failed to create SSH connection to host: '', port: 22, user: '', elevation to...

Publishing Microsoft SQL Databases: Insufficient Free Space on the Mount Server

Article Applicability The locations and registry values specified in this article are relevant only to Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 U4. Starting with Veeam Backup & Replication 10, when a SQL Database is Published using Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL, the write cache files are stored in the...

Secondary storage backup stops working after NetApp MetroCluster switchover

Challenge After the MetroCluster switchover a backup job with the SnapVault or SnapMirror specified on the Secondary Target tab cannot update these relationships. Cause Unfortunately this is a bug in the OnTap Data Management software. In the event of a switchover Veeam Backup&Replication cannot...

Potential data loss during Export Backup retention processing

Challenge In the environments using scale-out backup repository, Export Backup retention logic may delete the entire repository folder, if the required exported backup file has already been deleted manually prior to its set retention policy expiration. This issue affects Veeam Backup & Replicatio...

Incorrect Replica Counters in Monthly Cloud Connect License Usage Report

Challenge Automated monthly license usage reports generated by Veeam Cloud Connect display an unexpected number of replicated VMs and licensed instances. At the same time, Get-VBRCloudTenant -Name "TenantName" PowerShell cmdlet returns proper numbers. Cause Miscalculations are caused by a bug in...

Azure VMware Solution by CloudSimple. Considerations and Limitations

Azure VMware Solution by CloudSimple is a vSphere environment running on Microsoft Azure hardware. This environment requires specific preparations to allow Veeam Backup & Replication v.9.5 Update...

How to Use Multiple Backup Repositories Pointing to a Single Catalyst Store

Product Improvement Starting in Veeam Backup & Replication 13.1, multiple backup repositories sharing a single HPE StoreOnce Catalyst Store can be created, edited, and rescanned directly in the Veeam Backup & Replication Console using the Folder field of the New Backup Repository wizard. For...

Veeam Backup & Replication Fails to Connect to Linux Servers Due to Firewall Configuration

Challenge Veeam Backup & Replication may fail to connect to some Linux servers depending on their firewall configuration. For example, distributions based on Debian, SLES, or RHEL have default firewall configurations that may block necessary connections. Cause Linux OS firewall configuration and/...

Release Notes for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4b

More Recent Version Available Please find the latest version of Veeam Backup & Replication here: Veeam Downloads - Latest Version Challenge Release Notes for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4b Cause Please confirm that you are running version 9.0 Update 2 build 9.0.0.1715 or later prior to...

KB2903: vSphere 5.5/6.0 VM Backup fails with "Exception of type 'Veeam.Backup.AgentProvider.AgentClosedException' was thrown"

Challenge When backing up a VM within an environment running vSphere 5.5 or vSphere 6.0 the job fails with: Exception of type 'Veeam.Backup.AgentProvider.AgentClosedException' was thrown Copy Version Requirement The error listed above has many causes. Directly interpreted, it means that a process...

Cloud replica failover fails after upgrade to Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4

Challenge After upgrade to Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4, starting failover for a Cloud Connect replica in the VMware environment fails with the appliance related error message: Timed out waiting to obtain helper appliance VM IP address Cause Due to a newly introduced issue, the applian...

Microsoft Azure password may be found in the Veeam log file

Challenge Password for Microsoft Azure account may be found in the C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup\VeeamBackupManager.log file in plain text format. Cause This vulnerability is caused by executing a command from the KB article on how to configure Granular permissions for Microsoft Azure user. Solutio...

Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager RESTful APIs Upgrade Instructions

Challenge Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4 RTM is not compatible with the previous versions of API. Some integration may not work as expected. Cause Update 4 has introduced new Product functionality that requires extended API and incremented the required request version to v14. Solution Th...

Tenant's Remote Management status is Unknown

Challenge After installing Update 4 for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.4, a Cloud Connect tenant's Remote Management status is shown as Unknown. Cause This is a minor UI issue in Update 4 that doesn't have any impact on Product functionality, Remote Management should work as usual. Solution The iss...

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v2 cumulative patch KB2809

Challenge Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v2 cumulative patch KB2809. Cause Please confirm you are running Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 version 2.0.0.567 or 2.0.0.594 see KB2765 for more details prior to installing this cumulative patch KB2809. You can check the product version under Help About ...

Veeam ONE compatibility patch for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4

Challenge After upgrading Veeam Backup & Replication servers to version 9.5 Update 4, Veeam Cloud Connect monitoring and reporting in Veeam ONE 9.5 Update 3 will stop working. Cause This issue is caused by incompatibility of Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4 and Veeam ONE 9.5 Update 3. To...