How to Make Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes Grafana Pod rootless

Purpose This article explains how to disable init-container in k10-grafana to run it as rootless. Cause Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes installation provides an instance of Grafana that is deployed automatically and can be used to query metrics from Kasten's Prometheus instance. This grafana pod is r...

How to Clean Up Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes Orphaned Volumes on GKE k8s 1.28.x

Purpose This guide provides instructions on how to clean up Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes provisioned PVs that are not deleted, causing orphaned volumes in the GKE k8s 1.28 release. It has been observed on GKE running k8s 1.28, Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes provisioned PVs using in-tree provisioner...

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...

New Readiness Check - Multiple Veeam Backup Servers Are Required by One Recovery Plan

Article Applicability This article documents a new Plan Readiness Check parameter in Veeam Recovery Orchestrator 7.1. Purpose This article documents a new addition to the Plan Readiness Check in Veeam Recovery Orchestrator VRO v7.1. This new check will be part of the Plan Readiness Check for all...

Azure Bill Forecast High After Subscribing to Veeam Data Cloud

Challenge After subscribing to Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 via Microsoft Marketplace, the Cost Analysis chart within the Microsoft Azure portal displays a forecasted future cost much higher than expected. Cause The forecast chart in the Cost Analysis tile uses a simplified algorithm for...

Release Information for Veeam Plug-In for Microsoft Azure 6 Patch 1

Requirements Please confirm that you are running version Veeam Plug-In 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...

Hotfix to Improve Handling of Self-Signed Certificates Used By On-Prem Object Storage with IAM/STS Endpoints, Agent, VM jobs, and Cloud Connect

Article Applicability The hotfix discussed in this article is only necessary when using an on-prem object storage appliance that utilizes self-signed certificates, and you are being affected in the ways described in the Resolved Issues section. If you are not experiencing the errors listed in thi...

Full Restore Point Generated by Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Cluster Backup Is Larger Than Source Cluster

Challenge The Backup Job for a Failover Cluster, or its associated Backup Copy Job, generates full .vbk restore points that are larger than the source Failover Cluster. Cause During the cluster backup, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows will deduplicate the blocks within shared disks. However, if...

How to Configure a Custom Text Banner for the Veeam Backup & Replication Console

Purpose This article documents enabling and configuring the "Classified Stripe," a feature that can be configured to prominently display a banner in all Veeam Backup & Replication Consoles that connect to the Veeam Backup Server, including remote consoles. Use Case Examples This is the default te...

Release Information for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 7 Cumulative Patches

This release has been superseded by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 7a. Requirements This Cumulative Patch can be used to: update manually from a previous Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 7 release to the latest Cumulative Patch. upgrade an existing pre-7 Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server to Vee...

Veeam Backup & Replication Configuration Check displays error regarding unsupported Veeam Backup for Public Cloud product version

Challenge During the upgrade to Veeam Backup & Replication 12, if theConfiguration Check detects that the Veeam Backup for AWS Plug-In or Veeam Plug-In for Microsoft Azure Plug-in is installed, the upgrade will be halted with the error: Unsupported Veeam Backup for AWS version Unsupported Veeam...

How to Recover Account Credentials From the Veeam Backup & Replication Database

Select the tab that matches the deployed version of Veeam Backup & Replication. Backup & Replication 12.1 - 12.3.2 Backup & Replication 12 Security Statement It is critical to understand the difference between password validation and providing software with the capability to utilize credentials o...

Veeam Support for Azure Public MEC

Overview Veeam supports using Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows and Veeam Agent for Linux to backup virtual machines running on Azure Public MEC. Azure Public MEC is a low-latency offering, fully manageable within the Azure portal, and links to standard Azure management and services. Services...

Release Information for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 6a Cumulative Patches

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

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...

Release Information for NEC Storage M Series Plug-In for Veeam Backup & Replication

This plug-in leverages the Veeam Universal Storage API, which enables storage OEMs to allow Veeam Backup & Replication integration to the arrays for backup and replication jobs. Requirements Before installing NEC Storage M Series Plug-In v1.0.10, ensure that you are running Veeam Backup &...

Service Provider Console displays duplicate entries for machines when Veeam Agent is installed on Citrix VM.

Article Applicability This article documents an issue resolved in Veeam Service Provider Console 7. Challenge When VMs on Citrix Hypervisor formerly known as XenServer that is orchestrated by Cloudstack Apache or Azure Stack Hub and using Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows or for Linux are managed...

"Mine with Veeam" dashboard is not listed in Prism dropdown

End-of-Life Product Nutanix Mine with Veeam reached End-of-Life on 2026-04-30. As of this date, all support services for this product are unavailable. For more information, see the Nutanix EOL Announcement Bulletin - Nutanix Mine, released 2025-04-30. Article Applicability This article is relevan...

Using Object Storage with Veeam Products

Summary Veeam Backup & Replication supports object storage as a destination for long-term data storage. Similarly, Veeam Backup for Office 365 and cloud-specific offerings, such as Veeam Backup for AWS, Veeam Backup for Azure, Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Platform all support object storage. Thi...

Release Information for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 5d Cumulative Patch KB4235

This patch is superseded by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 5d Cumulative Patch KB4278 Requirements Please confirm you are running Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 build 5.0.3.1033 or 5.0.3.1035 prior to installing this Cumulative Patch. You can check this under Help and Support About in Veeam Backu...

Release Information for HPE XP Plug-In for Veeam Backup & Replication

This plug-in leverages the Veeam Universal Storage API, which enables storage OEMs to allow Veeam Backup & Replication integration to the arrays for backup and replication jobs. Requirements Before installing HPE XP Plug-In v2.2.271, ensure that you are running Veeam Backup & Replication version...

Monthly License Usage report is not generated when using Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager in the Veeam Cloud Connect infrastructure

This issue is fixed in thePatch 2 Challenge Monthly Licensing Report generation fails with "ReportingJob task error: System.ArgumentException: An item with the same key has already been added. " error if there is Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager in the Veeam Cloud Connect infrastructure. Solution ...

Release Information for Veeam ONE 11

This version has been superseded by Veeam ONE 11a. Requirements Make sure you are running Veeam ONE version 9.5 Update 4 build 9.5.4.4566 or later builds prior to installing this update. You can check this under Help | About in Veeam ONE console. After upgrading, your build will be version...

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...

Release Information for Fsas ETERNUS AF/DX Series Plug-In for Veeam Backup & Replication

This plug-in leverages the Veeam Universal Storage API, which enables storage OEMs to allow Veeam Backup & Replication integration to the arrays for backup and replication jobs. Requirements Before installing Fsas ETERNUS AF/DX Series Plug-In v1.3, ensure that you are running Veeam Backup &...

Release Information for Veeam Availability Orchestrator v3

The latest version of Veeam Recovery Orchestrator can be found here: https://www.veeam.com/disaster-recovery-orchestrator-download.html Requirements Please confirm that you are running version 2.0 build 2.0.1.1403 or later prior to upgrading. You can check this in the VAO UI | Administration tab ...

How to work with Amazon EBS encryption using Veeam Backup for AWS

Challenge You want to backup or restore instances with encrypted volumes. You receive one of the following related errors while working with encrypted volumes: Encrypted snapshots with EBS default key cannot be shared The default encryption key in the region of your service account is aws/ebs...

Cloned Veeam Backup & Replication Servers in Veeam Service Provider Console

Challenge Veeam Backup & Replication servers with the same installation IDs cannot be used for automatic product usage reporting and integration with the VCSP Pulse platform. Solution Automatic Reboot The command to generate a new Installation ID will cause the Veeam Backup Service to restart,...

Release information for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 4c

NOTE A cumulative patch is now available, click here for more information Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 4c cumulative patch KB4099. IMPORTANT The GA build of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 version 4c build 4.0.1.519 was recalled due to a backup sync issue identified by Veeam quality assurance. I...

Veeam Management Pack 8.0 Update 6 cumulative patch for VMware vSphere 7.0 monitoring

Challenge Veeam Management Pack 8.0 Update 6 is not compatible with VMware vSphere 7.0 and later. When you try to connect to vCenter Servers running VMware vSphere 7.0, you get the following error: "Cannot connect to "YourVcenterName" on port 443. Unsupported API version." Cause The issue is...

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 4a cumulative patch KB3089

Challenge Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 4a cumulative patch KB3089. Cause Please confirm you are running Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 4a build 4.0.0.1553 prior to installing this cumulative patch KB3089. You can check this under Help About in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 console. After...

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...

Release notes for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 4b

Challenge Release Notes for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 4b. Please note that Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 4с is now available and contains all the resolved issues from Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 4b. Cause Please confirm you are running Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 version 2.0 builds...

Veeam Experimental Support Statement

Challenge Veeam support statement for features and functionality marked as "experimental". Cause Features and functionality marked as "Experimental" allow customers access to software features that are still in the early stages of Veeam's quality control process which have not been thoroughly...

Veeam Availability Console 3.0 RESTful API backward compatibility

Challenge This article describes improved Veeam Availability Console v3 RESTful API functionality that may retrieve different data compared to previous versions. Cause /Jobs: LastRun or EndTime now returns 00:00:00.0000000 UTC, January 1, 0001 if the value is not populated in UI /HardwarePlans:...

Cloud replica failover fails after upgrade to Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4

Challenge After upgrade to Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4, starting failover for a Cloud Connect replica in the VMware environment fails with the appliance related error message: Timed out waiting to obtain helper appliance VM IP address Cause Due to a newly introduced issue, the applian...

Microsoft Azure password may be found in the Veeam log file

Challenge Password for Microsoft Azure account may be found in the C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup\VeeamBackupManager.log file in plain text format. Cause This vulnerability is caused by executing a command from the KB article on how to configure Granular permissions for Microsoft Azure user. Solutio...

Veeam Backup & Replication upgrade fails with an error "Database version downgrade detected ... Reboot and restart the setup"

Challenge The upgrade to Veeam Backup & Replication U4 fails with "Database version downgrade detected ... Reboot and restart the setup". You may find following error in the C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Setup\Temp\BackupSrvLog.log: Veeam SRV: 31.01.2019 11:39:43: VEEAM Database version has been increment...

P2V of server targeting original server now re-imaged as a Hyper V host causing network disconnects due to MAC conflict

Challenge Instant Recovery of a Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Backup to Hyper V causes network disconnection on Hyper V host when the VM powers on. Cause The Instant Recovery VM will be assigned the original server's MAC address and the NIC will be set to static. If the original server is now...

Antivirus Exclusions for Veeam Service Provider Console

Purpose This article documents antivirus exclusions that may be created to reduce the impact that antivirus software has on the functionality of Veeam Service Provider Console. These antivirus exclusions may be applied to the Windows built-in antivirus or third-party antivirus software. Note:...

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=...

Backup jobs fail intermittently with Error observed by underlying BIO:

Challenge Intermittent network failures when communicating to the VMware host. The errors can vary but all have some variation of: "Error observed by underlying BIO: No such file or directoryDetail: 'SSL connect failed in tcpconnect', endpoint:" Guest processing credentials test will also fail ov...

File Name Is Changed During FLR to a Non-original Location

This article describes a known issue with the file level restore feature in Veeam Backup and Replication and Veeam Backup for Microsoft Windows...

Expired license for Veeam Agent causes scheduled jobs to fail

Challenge Although the license information screen shows that the license for Veeam Backup & Replication is valid, scheduled jobs are failing with the following error: Error Your trial license has expired Cause If Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows or Veeam Agent for Linux running on a trial licens...

Veeam ONE Import Report Packs

Purpose This article documents how to manually install the Report Packs after manual Veeam ONE database creation KB2312. Solution 1. Mount the Veeam ONE installer ISO 2. Navigate to the \Reporter folder on the Veeam ONE ISO 3. Copy VeeamONE.Reporter.Server.x64.msi to a convenient location on the...

How to Deploy Veeam Configuration Database in SQL AlwaysOn Availability Group

Multi-subnet SQL AlwaysOn clusters are not supported for hosting the Veeam Backup & Replication or Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager configuration databases. Purpose This article provides information on using a SQL AlwaysOn Availability Group to host the Veeam Backup & Replication and/or Veeam Back...

Release Notes for Veeam Management Pack 8.0 Update 4

Challenge Release Notes for Veeam Management Pack 8.0 Update 4. 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 8.0.0.2218 or later...

Orphaned Snapshot Alarm - Change Suppression Settings

Challenge Correct over frequent triggering of Snapshot alarm Cause Depending on environment and when data is pulled alarm can trigger at non specified interval. Solution Within Monitor, go to the Alarm Management tab, and locate the 'Orphaned VM Backup Snapshot' alarm I just search 'orphaned in t...