Veeam Agent Standalone Backup Fails with "Version string portion was too short or too long"

Challenge After upgrading Veeam Backup & Replication to version 12, the following tasks for Standalone Veeam Agent i.e., Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, Veeam Agent for Linux, Veeam Agent for IBM AIX, and Veeam Agent for Oracle Solaris deployments that existed before the upgrade may fail...

PT-2023-1918

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Veeam Backup & Replication versions 11.0.1.1261 through 12.0.0.1420 Description A flaw exists in the Veeam Backup & Replication software that allows an unauthenticated user with network access to obtain encrypted credentials stored in the...

CVE-2023-27532

Article Applicability This article documents a vulnerability discovered in a core service of Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Cloud Connect. This vulnerability does not affect other Veeam products e.g., Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows , Veeam ONE, Veeam Servi...

How to assign ProPartner Portal Roles

Purpose This article documents how to assign internal VCSP employees a Pulse user role to allow them access to the VCSP Pulse portal within the Veeam ProPartner setup. Note: Roles can only be assigned by the employee of the ProPartner holding the ProPartner manager role. Solution To adjust the...

How to use SQL Management Studio to Apply SQL-Based Hotfixes to the Veeam ONE Database

Purpose This article documents applying a SQL query script-based hotfix for the Veeam One database. Solution Identify the Location of the Veeam ONE Database If Veeam ONE is installed, open the Veeam ONE Settings Utility to view the current SQL Server settings. C:\Program Files\Common...

Release Information for Veeam Backup & Replication 12 Cumulative Patches

This update was superseded by Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3. Release Information Below are details about the Cumulative Patches that have been released for Veeam Backup & Replication 12. Each subsequent Cumulative Patch also includes all fixes present in the previous Cumulative Patches. P202307...

Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows backup job fails with "Veeam.Backup.AgentProvider.AgentClosedException" on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Article Applicability The issue documented in this article was fixed in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows 6.0.2.1090, which was released alongside Veeam Backup & Replication 12.0.0.1420 P20230412. Challenge A Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows v6 Backup Job for a machine running Windows 7 or Serve...

How to Configure Azure Storage Account to Leverage Immutability with Veeam Backup & Replication

Purpose This article was designed to complement the information available in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide, specifically the required storage account and container settings to align with the Azure Blob Storage Immutability Limitations. This article describes the correct options that...

Error When Adding Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 to Veeam ONE

Challenge When attempting to add Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 to Veeam ONE, either of the following error occurs: Failed to connect to "localhost".404 Not Found Failed to add the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server. The server version is not supported. Cause Both errors occur for the same...

Release Information for Veeam Backup for Salesforce 1 Cumulative Patches

This update has been superseded by Veeam Backup for Salesforce 2. Requirements Please confirm that you are running Veeam Backup for Salesforce 1 build 1.0.0.1429 or later before upgrading. You can find the currently installed build number in the Configuration About section. After the upgrade, the...

Task fails with "Repository is not compatible with Catalyst Store with fixed block setting enabled"

Challenge A Veeam Backup & Replication job targeting a StoreOnce Repository backed by a Catalyst Store that has Fixed Block Chunking enabled fails with either of the following errors: Repository is not compatible with Catalyst Store with fixed block setting enabled Error:...

Release Information for Veeam Backup & Replication 12 Day 0 Update

Update Applicability This "Day 0" update for Veeam Backup & Replication 12 is strictly intended for servers using the RTM release build 12.0.0.14 02. If Veeam Backup & Replication 12 GA build 12.0.0.14 20 is installed, this update can be ignored as it is not needed. All resolved issues listed in...

Veeam PowerShell cmdlets to help Automate Backup Copy Backup Format Upgrade

This article provides information about using Veeam PowerShell to automate the procedure of upgrading Legacy Periodic Backup Copy jobs to use the new True Per-Machine backup format. These PowerShell commands can be used to simplify the Backup Chain Format upgrade process...

Veeam Backup & Replication Configuration Check displays error regarding unsupported Veeam Backup for Public Cloud product version

Challenge During the upgrade to Veeam Backup & Replication 12, if theConfiguration Check detects that the Veeam Backup for AWS Plug-In or Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure Plug-in is installed, the upgrade will be halted with the error: Unsupported Veeam Backup for AWS version Unsupported Veeam...

Antivirus Exclusions for Veeam Plug-ins for Enterprise Applications

Purpose To ensure the performance and reliability of Veeam Plug-ins for Enterprise Applications, we strongly advise implementing the antivirus exclusions outlined in this article. Interference caused by security software will not always cause Veeam Plug-ins for Enterprise Applications to fail; so...

How to Upgrade .NET and ASP.NET Runtimes When Using Veeam ONE 12 GA (build 12.0.0.2498) or Lower

Article Applicability This article applies to Veeam ONE deployments running version 12 GA build 12.0.0.2498 or lower. The affected version of .NET discussed in this KB article is no longer used by Veeam ONE in version 12 P20230314 build 12.0.1.2591 or higher. We strongly recommend upgrading to th...

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up

Metasploit 6.3 is out! Earlier this week we announced the release of Metasploit 6.3 which came with a tonne of new modules and improvements. The whole team worked super hard on this and we're very excited that everyone can now get their hands on it and all of the new features it has to offer! I...

Veeam Backup and Replication Credentials Dump

This module exports and decrypts credentials from Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam ONE Monitor Server to a CSV file; it is intended as a post-exploitation module for Windows hosts with either of these products installed. The module supports automatic detection of VBR / Veeam ONE and is capabl...

Veeam One Web Client / Reporter: Access Denied Error

Challenge When attempting to access the Veeam ONE Web Client, formerly known as Veeam ONE Reporter, the following error is shown on the login page: Veeam ONE Web Client Error Access denied Here is what you can do: Go Home Error Variant 1 Error Variant 2 Cause The Internet Information Services IIS...

Invalid backup configuration: Team chats backup using protected APIs must the enabled to protect Team chats.

Challenge After upgrading Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 from v5 to v6a, during the next backup run, or when editing the job or organization, the following error occurs: Invalid backup configuration: Team chats backup using protected APIs must the enabled to protect Team chats. Issue Prevention...