Imagestream Export or Restore Fails With "error writing layer: no space left on device"

Challenge Export Action or Restore Action of OpenShift Imagestream fails with the following error: Failed to exec command in pod: command terminated with exit code 1.stdout: error writing layer: write/var/lib/image//blobs/sha256/: no space left on device Cause During the export or restore of an...

How to Exclude Applications from Dashboard & Compliance Reporting

Purpose This article provides steps to exclude system namespaces from the Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes dashboard and compliance reporting. Solution Explanation Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes automatically discovers all application namespaces of the cluster on which it is deployed. Each of these...

How to Add a Blueprint Target Using Execution Hooks From the Policy API

Purpose This article explains how to set resources other than namespaces as the hooks for blueprint subjects. By default, hooks sets the namespace as the target for the blueprint unless specified otherwise. Solution Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes supports kanister execution hooks through Policy API...

How to ‘Transform’ Multiple Resources with Regex

Purpose Veeam Kasten makes use of the 'Transforms' feature to migrate applications between different clusters, between different storage backends, and many other use cases. Transforms enable modifications to Kubernetes resources on restore. The ability to move an application across clusters is an...

Release Information for Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure 6 Patch 1

Requirements Please confirm that you are running version Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure 6 build 6.0.0.234 or later before upgrading. You can find the currently installed build number Server version in the About section under Configuration | Support Information | Updates. After installing Veeam...

Restore Entire Bucket to Zadara Object Storage Fails With "Error: Internal error: object key is empty."

Challenge Attempting to perform an Entire Bucket Restore with the the Destination set to New Bucket when using Zadara Object Storage fails with the error: Restore job failed Error: Internal error: object key is empty. ClientId: , BucketName: Cause This issue arises from a problem related to the...

Rescan of Windows Machine in Protection Group Fails With "The network path was not found."

Article Applicability This article addresses situations in which credential-based authentication is used to add a Windows machine to a Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows protection group. The troubleshooting steps below address connectivity failures that occur when Veeam Backup & Replication...

Granular Log Collection Guide for SOBR Capacity/Archive Tier Issues

Purpose This article documents an advanced granular log collection method designed to minimize the log bundle size when submitting Veeam Support cases for issues related to the capacity tier or archive tier of a Scale-Out Backup Repository. The standard method of collecting logs for these cases i...

How to Send a Test Email Notification Using PowerShell

This article documents a method for sending a simple email via PowerShell...

SureBackup Ping Test Wrong Docker IP

Challenge A SureBackup Job's ping and application tests attempt to interact with an unexpected IP address of a Virtual Machine running Docker. Cause The SureBackup Job's recovery verification tests use the IP addresses reported to the VMware Environment by VMware Tools. Solution To control which ...

My Account Portal "Recovery email for case contact" Guide

Purpose The Recovery email for case contact is a feature within the My Account portal that allows each customer to assign an additional email address which will be CC'd on all emails sent by Veeam Support from a case. This additional email address does not have to be associated with the customer'...

Release Information for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 6.0 Cumulative Patches

This release is superseded by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 6a 6.1.0.222 Requirements This Cumulative Patch can be used to: update manually from a previous Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 6.0 release to the latest Cumulative Patch. upgrade an existing pre-6.0 Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server...

Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV 3a Release Notes

A newer version of Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV is available: Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV Download Page Requirements To upgrade to Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV 3a, download the installer below and run it on the Veeam Backup & Replication server that manages the AHV Backup Proxys. If you are...

CDP filters installation fails with "Storage providers offline"

Challenge When installing the CDP I/O Filter, the operation fails with "Storage providers are offline." When this occurs you may also notice that within the VMWare GUI the VMWare storage providers show as disconnected. The following is an example of what can be found in the I/O Deployment log:...

NAS Recycle Bin impact on Veeam Backup & Replication Repositories

Automatic Recycle Bin Exclusion Starting in Veeam Backup & Replication 12, the storage rescan operation will automatically exclude most recycle bin folders from being scanned. This improvement has reduced the occurrence of issues necessitating this KB article. However, some edge cases may exist...

How to Temporarily Disable Exchange Web Services Throttling

Purpose This article documents how to temporarily disable Exchange Web Services API throttling, potentially improving Exchange backup performance in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. Note: Throttling may only be disabled temporarily; this should be sufficient to allow Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365...

"400 - Bad request - Value cannot be null. Parameter name: token" when performing Microsoft Teams backup

Challenge Microsoft Teams backup may fail with "400 - Bad request - Value cannot be null. Parameter name: token" error. Cause If a user never opened the Files tab of a team channel in Microsoft Teams, this tab is not linked to the Files document library in a corresponding SharePoint team site. In...

Release notes for Veeam Backup & Replication 10a Cumulative Patch 20201202

More Recent Version Available Please find the latest version of Veeam Backup & Replication here: Veeam Downloads - Latest Version Requirements Please confirm that you are running version 10a build 10.0.1.4854 prior to installing this update. You can check this under Help | About in the Veeam Back...

“Failed to access public folders. An internal server error occurred”

Veeam Support Knowledge Base answer to: Error: “Failed to access public folders. An internal server error occurred”...

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 4c cumulative patch KB3222

This patch has been superseded by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 4c cumulative patch KB4083. Requirements Please confirm you are running Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 build 4.0.1.531 prior to installing this cumulative patch KB3222. You can check this under Help About in Veeam Backup for Microso...

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...

Required Roles and Permissions for Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure

You want to create manual permissions for your Azure account service account for Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure or for a repository account. The Azure or service account is responsible for: Synchr...

Data corruption due to unreliable SMB (CIFS) shares

Challenge Storages that use the SMB CIFS protocol without the continuous availability and write-through features can cause data corruption in case of technical outages. This can lead to restore or backup problems. Cause If shares operate without the continuous availability feature in the...

Scale-out Backup Repository offload job to Quantum DXI used as S3 storage fails with "Failed to retrieve SSL certificate. Underlying error: PRNG not seeded" error

Challenge Veeam Backup & Replication fails to perform an S3 offload task if targeted to Quantum DXI storage. The error retrieved in UI says: "Failed to retrieve SSL certificate. Underlying error: PRNG not seeded" 06.01.2020 13:38:21 Info PublicCloudCertificateLoader Loading certificate for...

How to Create Custom IAM Role to Connect to the Repository

The backup service is using the IAM Role to generate temporary access keys to connect to the S3 bucket where backup data is stored Veeam Backup Object Repository...

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...

Veeam Backup & Replication Fails to Connect to Linux Servers Due to Firewall Configuration

Challenge Veeam Backup & Replication may fail to connect to some Linux servers depending on their firewall configuration. For example, distributions based on Debian, SLES, or RHEL have default firewall configurations that may block necessary connections. Cause Linux OS firewall configuration and/...

How to add SMB repository to Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

Planned Feature Deprecation Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 support for SMB-based repositories will be deprecated in a future version. For more information, see KB4567: Planned Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Feature Deprecation. Experimental Support SMB repository is considered as experimental...

Release Notes for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4a

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 9.5 Update 4a Cause Please confirm that you are running version 9.0 Update 2 build 9.0.0.1715 or later prior to...

Backups Fail After Upgrade to AOS 5.8.0.1 or Later

Article Applicability This article documents a bug ENG-163615 Nutanix discovered in AOS 5.6.1 and resolved in AOS 5.9.1. These AOS versions were supported by all versions of Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV up to version 5. Starting with Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV 5, the minimum required AOS versio...

Backup jobs using Virtual Appliance (HotAdd) transport mode take longer after installing 9.5 Update 3a

Challenge After installing Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 3a, the backup duration may be significantly increased for jobs using the Virtual Appliance HodAdd transport mode. Other transport modes NBD/NBDSSL, Direct SAN, Direct NFS are not affected. Cause This is a known issue affecting VMwa...

How to configure Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows email notifications for Gmail

This article describes how to configure Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows email notifications for Gmail account...

Specified database is not valid

Challenge When installing Veeam ONE using an existing or migrated database, the following error occurs: Specified database is not valid. Please choose Veeam ONE database or create a new database to proceed. Cause This error message occurs when the Veeam ONE installer attempts to install using an...

Release Notes for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 3a

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 9.5 Update 3a Cause Please confirm that you are running version 9.5.0.580, 9.5.0.711, 9.5.0.802, 9.5.0.823,...

Protecting the Veeam Backup & Replication server

Purpose This article provides information about protecting the Veeam Backup & Replication Configuration. This addresses the frequently asked question: "How do I back up or protect the Veeam Server?" The only supported way to protect the configuration of Veeam Backup & Replication is to use the...

Update Veeam MP Core Services to Support TLS 1.2 Protocol

Challenge Starting with vSphere 6.5, the TLS protocol version 1.2 is enabled by default. Cause To allow Veeam Virtualization Extensions Service and Veeam VMware Collectors to connect to vCenter Servers that use the TLS 1.2 protocol, you must update Veeam MP core services. Solution NOTE: The...

How to deploy Veeam Service Provider Console Communication Agent in Unattended Mode

Challenge Some deployment scenarios may require that the Veeam Service Provider Console Communication Agent is deployed via Windows PowerShell in the silent mode. Solution Run Windows PowerShell as administrator and execute following command with correct values for Tenant's username in VACTENANT=...

Release Notes for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 3

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 9.5 Update 3 Cause Please confirm you are running version 9.5.0.580, 9.5.0.711, 9.5.0.802, 9.5.0.823, 9.5.0.1038...

Veeam Backup & Replication Console Fails to Open After a Hostname Change

Article Applicability This article very specifically applies to Veeam Backup & Replication using the installer-deployed Microsoft SQL Server Express instance. After changing the Veeam Backup Server hostname, the SQL connection settings in the registry may still reference the old hostname. Startin...

Backup Configuration Is Not Saved After Configuring Backup Job

Challenge After installing Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows and configuring a backup job, the settings are not shown in the Control Panel, and Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows keeps prompting to configure backup settings. Cause The Windows OS was installed with non-English region and culture...

Release Notes for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 2

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 9.5 Update 2 Cause Please confirm you are running version 9.5.0.580, 9.5.0.711, 9.5.0.802, or 9.5.0.823 prior to...

Restore/SureBackup from old DC restore point fails due to shadow copy expiration

Challenge DC restore results in DSRM boot and event id 1918 from ActiveDirectoryDomainService stating: The shadow copy service cannot restore Active Directory Domain Services because the shadow copy used is too old. Copy Cause The backup of the DC is older than the tombstone period. Active...

How to back up deduplicated volumes with Veeam Endpoint Backup

This article describes the best practice of backing up deduplicated volumes...

Backup jobs stop working with NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated storage after upgrading to Veeam version 9

Challenge Aafter upgrading Veeam Backup & Replication to version 9, backup jobs to a NetApp repository based on a SteelStore host platform fail. The following error message can be seen in the job logs: " Error File not found. File name: \\PathToShare\BackupFolder\JobName.vbm" The NetApp log...

RestAPI requests to tenant entities fail with "Specified cast is not valid" error

After upgrading Enterprise Manager and Backup server to version 9, RestAPI requests to tenant entities fail with "Specified cast is not valid" error...

Veeam Management Pack 8.0 for System Center Update 1 Release Notes

Challenge Release Notes for Veeam Management Pack 8.0 for System Center Update 1. Cause Please confirm you are running Veeam Management Pack 8.0 prior to installing this update. You can check this in Operations Manager console under Administration | Management Packs, the build number should be...

Remote execution of a PowerShell script fails when the VeeamBackup SQL database is on a remote SQL Server.

Challenge When using a PowerShell script that is intended to remotely execute a command upon the Veeam server, it may fail if the SQL instance that Veeam Backup & Replication is configured to use is on a different server. This KB article applies only if the following two statements are true. 1. A...

Windows VSS Writers and Corresponding Service Names

Purpose This article documents VSS Writers and their corresponding Windows services. For more information, reference Microsoft's In-Box VSS Writers article. Solution VSS Writer Name | Service Name | Service Display Name ---|---|--- ASR Writer | VSS | Volume Shadow Copy BITS Writer | BITS |...

Total VMs Count in Infrastructure Overview Report

Challenge The Infrastructure Overview report shows different values between vCenter Servers Virtual Machines and Storage Number of VMs. Cause Here are the possible causes of such behavior: one VM is linked with more than one datastore; for the "vCenter Servers" templates are not counted; "Storage...

Backup Job has Too Many Restore Points - Considerations and Causes

Purpose This article provides information about the two most common configurations whose behavior can appear to cause "Too many restore points." Forward Incremental Retention Per-Machine Backup Files Solution Forward Incremental Retention The Forward Incremental Backup mode's method of retention...