Release Information for Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure 7 Cumulative Patches

Requirements Please confirm that you are running version Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure v7 build 7.0.0.467 or later before upgrading. You can find the currently installed build number Product version in the About section under Configuration | Support Information | Updates. After installing Veea...

Restore or Failback to Server 2022 Hyper-V host fails with "Unable to update VM security descriptor Error"

Article Applicability This article is specific to an error that occurs when attempting to restore or failback to a Hyper-V host running Windows Server 2022 or versions 2004 and 20H2 of the Semi-Annual Channel versions of Windows Server. This article addresses an issue that is mentioned in the Vee...

How to Disable Oracle Processing Without Disabling Application-Aware Processing

Purpose This article documents how to disable the processing of Oracle instances by Application-Aware Processing without disabling Application-Aware Processing processing for other applications running on the same machine. Solution Disable Oracle Processing for a VM Protected by Veeam Backup &...

Failed to call RPC function: Error code: 0x80131500

Challenge Backup of Remote Desktop Server VMs with Application-Aware Processing may fail with an Unknown error, error code 0x80131500. You will see error messages similar to: "Failed to call RPC function 'Vss.GetSqlInfoForLastSnapshot2': Error code: 0x80131500. Failed to invoke func...

Failed to call RPC function 'Vss.FinishSnapshot'

Article Applicability The first part of the error document in this article, Failed to call RPC function , is common and occurs anytime an RPC function cannot be invoked. This article is specifically related to an issue where the VSS snapshot closes prematurely because the KeepSnapshot RPC calls...

Backup job fails with a SQL VSS Writer error after installing ACT! Software

Article Applicability This article is only applicable to a scenario involving all four of the following: 1. A Backup Job using Application-Aware Processing 2. A Guest OS with ACT! Software Installed 3. This VSS error: Writer's state: VSSWSFAILEDATPREPARESNAPSHOT. Error code: 0x800423f4. 4. This...

Oracle error has occurred. ORA-01031: insufficient privileges

Challenge VSS operations fails for Oracle with: Oracle error has occurred. ORA-01031: insufficient privileges Cause This error is caused by an incorrect configuration for the service account leveraged for VSS operations when processing Oracle databases Solution Review permissions requirements:...

Update to Microsoft Entra Connect causes SQL VSS issues

Article Applicability This article is specific to environments where the Azure AD Connect or Microsoft Entra Connect package is installed on the machine where Microsoft SQL Server is installed. Challenge You receive the following error during the guest processing: Unable to release guest. Error:...

Windows 10 VM Hyper-V Guest processing skipped on 2012 R2 Host

Challenge A Backup Job for a Windows 10 VM running on a 2012 R2 Hyper-V Host will fail to engage VSS when application-aware image processing is enabled, generating the error: Error Guest processing skipped check guest OS VSS state and integration components version System.Exception Cause This...

Failed Load Library During Application Aware Processing of Oracle Running on Linux

Challenge When backing up a Linux VM running Oracle using Application-Aware Processing the following error occurs: Failed load library /u01/oracle/product/12.1.0.2/db1/lib/libclntsh.so. libmql1.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory when performing a backup Solution Confirm...

Restoring Domain Controller from an Application-Aware backup

Article Applicability The details discussed in this article are related only to Domain Controllers that are not virtual machines in a Hyper-V environment. In Hyper-V environments, Domain Controller VMs are not modified to change the boot method during restore because the HV Integration Tools noti...

Release Notes for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.0 Update 1

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 9.0 Update 1 Cause Please confirm you are running version 9.0.0.902 prior to installing this update. You can che...

How to Perform a Manual Failback (Reverse Replication)

Challenge This article explains the steps to perform a manual failback using reverse replication when a normal failback fails or is not possible because the replica was powered on outside of the Veeam console. This process turns replication on its head and uses it as a tool to synchronize the...

Exchange Logs Not Being Truncated

Challenge This KB provides troubleshooting advice for investigating an apparent Exchange log truncation issue. Cause Exchange truncation may not occur for the following reasons: The Backup Job is not configured to trigger truncation. The VSS operation occurring during the job is not notifying the...

SQL Log Files (LDF) Not Smaller After Truncation

Challenge After Veeam Backup & Replication or Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows successfully truncates a SQL Server Database with Application-Aware Processing enabled, the SQL Log File .ldf does not become smaller. Cause This is due to the fact that the LDF file itself is a container, when...

Hyper-V Guest processing skipped (check guest OS VSS state and integration components version)

Challenge Guest VMs will fail to engage VSS when Application-Aware Processing is enabled, generating the error: Error Guest processing skipped check guest OS VSS state and integration components version System.Exception Solution Most Common Solution At the time this article was written in 2014,...

Release Information for Veeam Backup & Replication 7 R2 Update

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 7.0 R2а update Cause Please confirm you are running version 7.0.0.690, 7.0.0.715 or 7.0.0.764 prior to installin...

0x80042316 or Error: VSSControl: -2147212522

Challenge A backup job using Application-Aware Processing fails with the errors: Failed to create snapshot. Error code -2147212522. 'Backup job failed. Error VSS error: VSSESNAPSHOTSETINPROGRESS. Code:0x80042316 Solution Error code: 0x80042316 and Error code -2147212522 both represent the VSS...

Patch 1 Release Notes for Veeam Backup & Replication 6.1.0.181

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 1 for Veeam Backup version 6.1.0.181. All patches are cumulative so each below fix is contained in this patch. Cau...

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...