Job For .local Domain Fails When Using Ubuntu-base VMware Backup Proxy

Challenge Backup of VMware VMs fails when using an Ubuntu-based Linux VMware Proxy, and the VMware environment is added to Veeam with an FQDN ending in .local e.g., esxi.somedomain.local. In the Task Log, errors related to NFC connectivity can be found: Processing Error: NFC storage connection is...

Failed to get guest OS path for newly attached disk there are 2 new disks with uuid

Challenge A backup job using a Linux-based VMware Backup Proxy fails with the error: Failed to get guest OS path for newly attached disk /.vmdk: there are 2 new disks with uuid Cause This error occurs when the Linux-based VMware Backup Proxy processing the virtual machine has multipath enabled...

How to change backup proxy type

Challenge A new backup proxy can be deployed with one of the two types - domain or workgroup. This article explains how you can change the type of a backup proxy after it has been added to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 infrastructure. Cause After you added a new backup proxy to the Veeam...

Backups of VMs with enabled CBRC option fails when Linux backup proxies are used

Article Applicability This article discusses a limitation specific to Veeam Backup & Replication 10.x. When Linux-based VMware Backup Proxy was introduced in Veeam Backup & Replication 10, it could only use the Virtual Appliance HOTADD transport mode. Starting with Veeam Backup & Replication 11, ...

Deploying Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Backup Proxy Server in AWS

Challenge You need to configure an Amazon EC2 instance to act as a Backup Proxy for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 in AWS. For example, this may be required for the following reasons: The current proxy/deployment has or will reach configuration maximums. Growth within the Organizations. You need ...

Preferred Network Rule for Hyper-V Host Not Using IP Specified

Challenge Backup network traffic does not use the NICs associated with IPs configured within the preferred network rules for a Microsoft Hyper-V Host. Cause This can occur because, by default, Veeam Backup & Replication stores only the IP addresses for Hyper-V hosts that DNS provides. Solution To...

Job fails to create VSS snapshot for SMB share

Challenge A File Backup/file to tape job skips VSS snapshot creation on SMB share and ends with the following message in the log: Failed to create a VSS snapshot, failing over to direct backup from the file share A File Backup job for an SMB3 File Share configured to use Backup from a Microsoft V...

VMs stored on vVols may experience a significant stun during the snapshot removal process after the backup session.

Challenge During the snapshot removal operation that occurs at the end of a backup/replication job for a VM stored on a vVol Datastore, the following is observed: The Guest OS of the VM being processed is stunned or frozen. Monitoring software may report that the Guest OS is inaccessible due to a...

Backup proxy that uses Virtual Appliance (HotAdd) mode and is installed on Microsoft Windows 2019 shows "Restart Required" message

Challenge When you log in to the Veeam backup proxy server interactively following the execution of a job using the hot add transport mode, you may get a notification from the OS prompting to restart the server. The notification can be one of the following: Your PC needs to be restarted to finish...

Error: Backup proxy is missing C++ runtime components

Article Applicability The error message states that the C++ runtime components are missing, which may be inaccurate. The actual cause of the error is that the VDDK libraries cannot be loaded, which in older versions of Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 and older was caused by missing C++ runtimes...

HotAdd Error: Failed to allocate SCSI target ID

Challenge A VMware VM Backup job utilizing Virtual Appliance HotAdd Transport Mode fails when attempting to attach disks to the proxy with the error: Error: Agent: Failed to process method HotAdd.AttachDisks: Failed to open VDDK disk DATASTORE vmname/diskfile.vmdk is read-only mode - true Logon...

Required Applications and Permissions for Multi-OS FLR and Repository Support for Linux

Purpose This document provides information about required applications that must exist on Linux machines to function with Veeam Backup and Replication. Solution Permissions Requirements Permissions are dependent on the intended role of the Linux server. For more information, review this page of t...

Appliance Mode (Hotadd) isn't available if proxy VM and its replica are running under the same vCenter

Challenge A VMware Backup Proxy is not processing VMs using Virtual Appliance HOTADD mode, despite meeting all requirements. Cause Veeam Backup & Replication uses VDDK to communicate with VMware infrastructure. Starting with VDDK 6.0, VMware added additional logic to validate possible transport...

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...

Migrate Backups from NFS/SMB Data Domain Repository to DDBoost-based Repository

Purpose This article documents how to migrate existing restore points from an existing NFS or SMB repository to an integrated DDBoost-based repository. Use case: During initial deployment of Veeam Backup & Replication, the Data Domain storage appliance was added as an SMB share repository, and th...

How to restore vCenter Server without a vCenter Server

Challenge The vCenter Server is not available and the vCenter Server VM needs to be restored. Solution To restore the vCenter Server, you will need to add one of the individual ESXi hosts to Veeam Backup & Replication, allowing you to target that host directly to restore the vCenter VM. Possible...

Automount is Disabled on VMware Backup Proxy

Challenge The Windows OS of a VMware Backup Proxy reports that automatic mounting of new volumes is disabled. Solution The automatic mounting of new volumes being disabled is an expected outcome for VMware Backup Proxies. As documented in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide: For Microsoft...

Veeam Backup Proxy server becomes unresponsive

Challenge The Veeam Backup server or the Backup Proxy server becomes completely unresponsive when disks of a backed up virtual machine are being hot-added to the server. Cause If CTK parameters are enabled on the Veeam Backup server or on the Backup Proxy server, the Virtual Appliance mode cannot...

Direct-SAN Transport mode – Requirements and Troubleshooting

Purpose This article documents how to set up Direct SAN Access for use with Veeam Backup & Replication. The Direct SAN access transport mode is recommended for VMs whose disks are located on shared VMFS SAN LUNs that are connected to ESXi hosts over FC, FCoE, iSCSI, and on shared SAS storage. In...

How to setup SAN access for use with Veeam Backup & Replication.

Purpose This article documents how to set up Direct SAN Access for use with Veeam Backup & Replication. The Direct SAN access transport mode is recommended for VMs whose disks are located on shared VMFS SAN LUNs that are connected to ESXi hosts over FC, FCoE, iSCSI, and on shared SAS storage. In...