Create VSS processing exclusion for vCenter Database

Article Applicability This article is only relevant to environments still using a Windows-based vCenter vSphere 6.7 and older with the vCenter database hosted on a Microsoft SQL Instance. Per VMware's Blog: Reminder: vSphere 6.5/6.7 End of General Support The End of General Support for vSphere 6....

Release Information for Proxmox Virtual Environment Plug-In v12.1.3.217

Update: 2025-03-19 Consider the following regarding the Proxmox Virtual Environment Plug-In: The Plug-in build on this page, 12.1.3.217, is included automatically when upgrading to or installing Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3.1. The Plug-in only needs to be manually deployed by customers still...

How to Detect and Remove Separated Disks During Veeam Agent for Linux Restore

Purpose This article documents how to detect and clean up the restored disks of a Linux machine that used Logical Volume Manager LVM, was backed up with Veeam Agent for Linux , and restored to a hypervisor VM or cloud computing platform. This issue is documented in the following Veeam Agent for...

Release Information for Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV 6.1

This update has been superseded by Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV 7.0, which was released alongside and supports only Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3. Requirements To upgrade to Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV 6.1, download the installer below and run it on the Veeam Backup & Replication server that...

How to Configure AWS Application Loadbalancer (ALB) for Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes

Purpose This article provides an example of configuring AWS Application Loadbalancer ALB for accessing the Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes UI. Note: This documentation assumes that the ALB ingress controller has already been installed and configured. Solution What is an ALB An Application Load Balanc...

Explorer for Microsoft Teams: "System event messages are unsupported."

Challenge When exploring Teams channel messages, some messages are listed with an empty Author and Subject value. Attempting to preview one of these messages causes the following warning to be displayed: System event messages are unsupported. Cause This warning occurs because system messages cann...

Guest File Restore from Backup of Linux on Power Machine Fails to Mount

Challenge When restoring files and folders from a Veeam Agent for Linux backup of a Linux on Power machine that was using the BTRFS filesystem, if a temporary helper appliance or non-Linux on Power machine is used, the mount operation step of the restore will fail with: Fuse mount failed: Failed ...

Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 Release Information and Build Numbers

These release notes apply to the original Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 platform, which is now in maintenance mode. Maintenance and stability updates will continue to be delivered, but no new features are planned. As a result, the release notes in this article will no longer be updated...

How to Expand Backup Heatmap Widget From 12 Hours to 24

Article Applicability This article documents changing the Backup Heatmap time scale in the Analytics Dashboard of the Veeam Backup & Replication Console in version 12.1. Please note that the heatmaps in the view are only available if Veeam ONE is integrated with Veeam Backup & Replication. Purpos...

FC-Only Nimble Array Snapshot Failures in Veeam Backup & Replication P20230718

Challenge When using Veeam Backup & Replication 12 P20230718, rescan, backup, and restore operations may fail when the Nimble array is configured to only use Fibre Channel FC protocol. The request could not be understood by the server. Unexpected argument 'multiinitiator'. Solution A private fix ...

Release Information for Veeam Service Provider Console 7 Cumulative Patches

Newer Product Version Available A complete list of Veeam Service Provider Console versions and their release dates is available on KB4464: Build Numbers and Versions of Veeam Service Provider Console. Requirements Please confirm that you are running at least Veeam Service Provider Console 7 GA...

Application-Aware Processing Tasks Fail in a Kerberos-Only Environment After Upgrading to Veeam Backup & Replication 12

Challenge If you use persistent agents for guest OS processing in a Kerberos-only environment, after upgrading to Veeam Backup & Replication 12, some backup jobs may fail with the error: Failed to connect to guest agent, failing over to guest agent through VIX Failed to connect to guest agent...

OneNote File Remains in an Archive State After Saving From Backup

Challenge After using the Save document function to save a OneNote Notebook as a file, attempting to open the resulting .onepkg file using on-premises OneNote, most notably in OneNote 2016 and OneNote 2019, the following warning is observed: This section can't be edited because it's in an archive...

How to Re-Initialize Veeam Backup for Salesforce Configuration Database Connection

Purpose This article documents how to change which account Veeam Backup for Salesforce uses to connect to its configuration database. Solution Scenario 1: Change Database Credentials When Existing Connection is Functioning This scenario assumes the current connection to the database is valid and...

Object Properties Collection Task finishes with the "fail" status when VMware Site Recovery Manager is used for monitored vCenter server(s)

Challenge When one or more federated SSO vCenter Servers joined to VMware Site Recovery Manager are added to Veeam ONE, the Object Properties Collection Task may complete with a "fail" status. Correlated with the task completion time, an entry in the Event Logs will display "An item with the same...

Veeam ONE version 10/10a impact on VMware vSAN

Challenge The API calls used by Veeam ONE version 10/10a to collect vSAN performance data may impact vSAN health and performance in some environments. Solution Upgrade Veeam ONE to version 11 or later. Starting with Veeam ONE v11, a new collection method was implemented to prevent this issue. Vee...

Veeam Plug-In for Oracle RMAN Cumulative Patch P20210507

Challenge A backup using the RMAN plug-in fails with the following error: ORA-19511: non RMAN, but media manager or vendor specific failure, error text: Operation is terminated. Copy Cause The failures can happen due to desynchronization between different threads started in different backup...

Patching of Veeam Recovery Media fails with "ISO: FATAL ERROR:write_file: failed to create file /tmp/veeam/livecd-..., because Too many open files"

Challenge The patching of the Veeam Recovery Media fails with the error: ISO: FATAL ERROR:writefile: failed to create file /tmp/veeam/livecd-..., because Too many open files Cause Veeam Agent reaches the limit of concurrently opened files during the ISO image unpacking that is performed by means ...

How to Attach a File Larger Than 5GB to a Support Case

Purpose This article documents how to attach an individual file to a case larger than the My Account portal's 5GB per file limit. Solution Option 1: Use SFTP Files larger than 5GB may be uploaded to a support case via SFTP. More information on SFTP can be found here: https://www.veeam.com/kb1661...

General HCI Storage & Veeam CDP support status

Veeam CDP supports the following HCI Storage systems: HPE dHCI HPE Simplivity NetApp HCI Cisco HyperFlex requirements see KB4093 Nutanix AOS with VMware vSphere If this KB article did not resolve your issue or you need further assistance with Veeam software, please create a Veeam Support Case. To...

Installing DKMS in SLES

Challenge On SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES, a non-precompiled veeamsnap module requires the dkms package, but the dkms package cannot be found. Cause The dkms package is not available within the Packman repository for SLES. Solution Install the OpenSUSE dkms package on the SLES system. Exampl...

Support for Oracle Cloud VMware Solution (OCVS)

Support Statement Oracle Cloud VMware Solution OCVS allows you to create and manage VMware-enabled software-defined data centers SDDCs in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Oracle Cloud VMware Solution provides self-service provisioning with full administrative permissions, including root access,...

Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE) Support Statement

Support Statement Google Cloud VMware Engine GCVE is a fully compliant and certified full-stack cloud infrastructure sold and supported by Google. You can natively deploy VMware vSphere-based workloads in a dedicated Software-Defined Data Center SDDC on Google Cloud and utilize the same...

Backup Jobs with Public Folders Fail

Challenge When backing up public folders using Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 the following error occurs: Processing mailbox [email protected] failed with error: Failed to synchronize item changes in folder: FOLDERNAME.. Access is denied. Check credentials and try again...

Veeam Management Pack 8.0 Update 6 cumulative patch for Veeam Backup & Replication monitoring

Challenge Veeam Management Pack 8.0 Update 6 cumulative patch for Veeam Backup & Replication monitoring. Cause Veeam Support has received quite enough customer feedback on issues related to MP for Veeam Backup & Replication provided as part of Veeam Management Pack for System Center. For example,...

ReFS Known Issues, Considerations, and Limitations

Known Issues Memory Management Issues Server 2016 and older Windows repositories using ReFS on Server 2016 without the September 2018 updates or older OS versions are known to have issues during backup job retention enforcement, which manifests as: The repository server becomes unresponsive or...

How to Backup The Veeam ONE SQL Database

Purpose This article documents methods to back up the Veeam ONE SQL database. This is useful when you have to do a backup before an upgrade or if you have been asked to provide a backup of Veeam ONE database to Veeam Support for further in-depth analysis. Solution Identify the Location of the Vee...

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...

Name of Backups Entry Does Not Match Job Name

Challenge The name of the backup job has been changed, causing entries found under the Backups node to no longer match their associated job. In the example screenshot above, the job was first run with the name "Backup Job 1," and after the initial run, the job was renamed to "DC Backup." The...

Veeam VM Migrator Tool

Unsupported Tool This Veeam-developed tool is provided as a courtesy and is not supported by Veeam Technical Support. If any issues arise during the usage of this tool, customers are advised to restore from a configuration backup to rever the Veeam Backup & Replication configuration to the last...

Restoring Encrypted Databases with Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL Server

Challenge Restoring an encrypted database with Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL Server fails with one of the following errors: Cannot find server certificate with thumbprint '' Transparent Data Encryption is not available in the edition of this SQL Server instance. You are unable to check "Perfor...

Failed to load jet library

Challenge The following error occurs when attempting to perform a restore using Veeam Explorer for Exchange: "Failed to load jet library from C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup\ExchangeExplorer\ESE\V15\ese.dll" Solution To solve, upgrade to Internet Explorer 10+ as it contains the necessary Windows file...

The negotiation of encryption algorithm is failed

Challenge When trying to restore files from a Veeam appliance to the original location using Other OS restore, the following error is received: "The negotiation of encryption algorithm is failed" Cause Between Linux flavors, certain Ciphers may be enabled or disabled by default or by local policy...

Cannot find VM in the backup file specified for seeding

Challenge A replication job with seeding enabled fails with any of the following errors: Failed to create processing task for VM Error: VM VM not found in backup for initial sync !Screenshot of Failed to create processing task for VM VM Error: VM \VM\ not found in backup for initial sync...

Veeam ONE Fails to Collect Performance Data from a Hyper-V Host

Challenge Veeam ONE fails to collect performance data from one or multiple Hyper-V hosts despite being able to collect infrastructure and topology data. This issue may occur with or without an alarm being triggered. When an alarm is triggered, it will display the message: Performance data...

How to Generate an SFTP Account for a Support Case

Purpose While working with Veeam Support, you may be asked to provide log files. The primary method for attaching logs to a case is by adding logs via the My Account portal. An alternate method is to upload logs via STFP. To do so, you must first generate an SFTP account associated with the suppo...

Free ESXi for VMware is not supported

Challenge A job fails with the error: Your Veeam Backup license does not allow processing of free ESXi. Copy Cause As detailed in the Platform Support page of the User Guide: Free ESXi is not supported. Veeam Backup & Replication leverages vSphere and vStorage APIs that VMware disables in free...

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...

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...

Domain Controller starts up in Safe Mode

Challenge After restoring a Domain Controller, it appears to get stuck in safe mode. Cause When restoring a Domain Controller from a backup, the DC will enter Directory Services Restore Mode DSRM during the first boot. It should reboot on its own into a non-authoritative state after a short time...

Introducing Veeam Updater for Windows-based Veeam Backup & Replication Deployments

Purpose Starting with Veeam Backup & Replication 13.1, the Veeam Updater service is available for Windows-based deployments. Previously introduced for Linux-based installations, Veeam Updater extends automated update management to Windows environments. Customers upgrading to or installing Veeam...

New Search Experience for Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365

Purpose We are excited to announce the initial rollout of our new search feature, designed to significantly improve the speed and efficiency of your search experience. Below are the details and important limitations to be aware of during this phased rollout. What's New Faster Search Experience Ou...

Release Information for Veeam ONE 13 Patch 1

Veeam ONE 13 Releases 13.0.2.6723 2026-05-27 What's New New Features and Improvements Suspicious Incremental Backup Size Alarm -- Extended Platform Support The Suspicious Incremental Backup Size alarm now covers all platforms supported in Veeam ONE v13, including Proxmox VE, oVirt KVM Oracle Linu...

How to register Veeam Data Cloud Vault in Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure

Article Applicability This article is specifically for Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure v8. With the release ofVeeam Backup for Microsoft Azure v8.1, the process for adding Veeam Data Cloud Vault as a repository has been fully integrated. Purpose This article documents the procedure for registeri...

Oracle Linux VM Restored to Azure Fails to Boot

Challenge After restoring a VM to Azure that ran Oracle Linux, that VM fails to boot. Cause Some Oracle Linux deployments may not include the Hyper-V-related UEK Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel modules, such as: hvvmbus hvstorvsc hvutils hvnetvsc When these modules are missing, issues can occur...

Veeam My Account Portal - MFA Guide

Veeam Data Cloud MFA Requirements As of July 7, 2026, logging in to Veeam Data Cloud cloud.veeam.com using the Continue with Veeam authentication option now requires that your Veeam Account have Multi-Factor Authentication MFA enabled. If you use the Continue with Microsoft authentication option,...

Backup of Powered-Off VM in Proxmox Fails When HA Status is Stopped

Challenge The backup of a powered-off VM within a Proxmox environment where High Availability HA is enabled but the HA status is Stopped , fails with the error: Failed to perform backup: Failed to connect the NBD server to the hypervisor host. Cause The job fails because the High Availability HA...

After Upgrade Veeam Backup for Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager and Red Hat Virtualization Appliance Is Listed as Unavailable

Challenge After the upgrade of Veeam Backup & Replication to version 12.2 and subsequent upgrade of Veeam Backup for Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager and Red Hat Virtualization to version 5, the Appliance is listed as Unavailable in the Veeam Backup & Replication Console. When this occurs,...

Granular sudo Permissions for Management of Veeam Agent for IBM AIX

Purpose This article provides examples of granular 'sudo' configuration for the Linux account that will be used by Veeam Backup & Replication when managing Veeam Agent for IBM AIX deployments with a Protection Group. Solution The following tested granular sudo permissions are available: Veeam...

Changes to eDirectory May Not Appear in File Level Restore for OES 2023 and later

Challenge When performing a Linux File Level Restore, using a helper appliance, to restore the database for eDirectory on OES 2023 and higher, the most recent state of the database found within the restore point lacks changes made just before the backup job ran. Cause This happens because the...