hyperv-daemons bug fix and enhancement update

The hyperv-daemons packages provide a suite of daemons that are needed when a AlmaLinux guest is running on Microsoft Hyper-V. The following daemons are included: - hypervkvpd, the guest Hyper-V Key-Value Pair KVP daemon - hypervvssd, the implementation of Hyper-V VSS functionality - hypervfcopyd...

Veeam Support For Azure FIles

This article provides information around Veeam Backup & Replication support for Microsoft Azure Files. Note that it is possible to protect Azure Files natively with Azure Files Policies in Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure. This article specifically discusses using Veeam Backup & Replication in...

How to keep OST files in Veeam Agent backup

Challenge When you create a backup using Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS excludes certain files like deleted, temporary, paging or OST files from the backup scope. Cause Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows uses Microsoft VSS for backup operations...

How to Use VSSTrace to Collect VSS Diagnostic Logging

Challenge This article explains how to collect additional VSS diagnostic data with the VSSTrace tool, a Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit SDK component. Cause Veeam products use Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS for various tasks. Sometimes it is necessary to go through the...

How to Test the Creation of Production Checkpoints in Hyper-V 2016 and Newer

Purpose This article documents how to force Hyper-V 2016 or newer to create a Production Checkpoint. Cause Forcing Hyper-V to create a Checkpoint in ProductionOnly mode is used as an isolation step when troubleshooting a Veeam job that fails to create a Recovery Checkpoint with Application-Aware...

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...

PT-2019-18462 · Qnap · Qnap Netbak Replicator

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: QNAP NetBak Replicator versions prior to 4.5.12.1108 Description: An unquoted service path issue affects the QVssService in QNAP NetBak Replicator, allowing an authorized but non-privileged local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated...

USB Device is Not Backed Up by Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows

Challenge A USB storage device attached to a Windows machine is not backed up by Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows despite the "Include external USB drives" option being selected. Cause Due to limitations within the Microsoft VSS functionality, creating a shadow copy of a removable device, such a...

Cisco IOS XE Software Catalyst 4500 Cisco Discovery Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability

According to its self-reported version, Cisco IOS XE Software is affected by following vulnerability - A vulnerability in the Easy Virtual Switching System VSS of Cisco IOS XE Software on Catalyst 4500 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause the switches to...

CVE-2019-1750

A vulnerability in the Easy Virtual Switching System VSS of Cisco IOS XE Software on Catalyst 4500 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause the switches to reload. The vulnerability is due to incomplete error handling when processing Cisco Discovery Protocol CDP...

CVE-2019-1750

Cisco IOS XE Software on Catalyst 4500 Series Switches is vulnerable in the Easy Virtual Switching System (VSS) to denial of service via unauthenticated, adjacent CDP packets. The root cause is incomplete error handling when processing CDP in VSS. An attacker can send a crafted CDP packet to caus...

SQL VSS writer fails for SQL localdb on Azure AD Connect Sync server.

Challenge Backup or replication jobs with Application Aware Image-Processing enabled may fail on the server hosting Azure AD Connect Sync with an error indicating the SQL writer has failed. After the job has failed, running "Vssadmin list writers" from an administrative command prompt on the Azur...

How to Collect Logs for Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA

Purpose This article documents how to collect the diagnostic information needed for a support case involving the Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA. Solution 1. Collect diagnostic information as documented in the four sections below. 2. Combine the data into a single .zip file. 3. Attach the zip file to...

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...

Veeam Service Provider Console – Compile and Upload Management Agent Logs

Challenge This article covers how to Management Agent logs for both client agents and the Cloud Connect agent. Solution Export Management Agent Logs To export Veeam Service Provider Console Management Agent logs for one or more client agents, please: 1. Log into the Veeam Service Provider Console...

Oracle Database Backup Fails With Event ID 44

Challenge Veeam Backup & Replication or Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows jobs with Application-Aware Processing fail to process a Windows guest with Oracle database installed. The following symptoms are observed. The job fails with this or a similar error: Creating VSS snapshot Error: Failed to...

Event ID 9782 is thrown after successful backup

Challenge During Exchange 2010 application aware backup with "Copy only" option enabled you notice following events in Application event log on Exchange server: Log Name: Application Source: MSExchangeIS Date: 5/10/2018 5:38:39 PM Event ID: 9782 Task Category: Exchange VSS Writer Level: Error...

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:...