Antivirus Exclusions for Veeam Backup & Replication

Veeam Threat Hunter service Exclusions When upgrading to Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3, the installer's Configuration Check will display a warning advising: The new Veeam Threat Hunter service scanning process might be interrupted by existing antivirus software on mount hosts. Please read KB199...

KB2903: vSphere 5.5/6.0 VM Backup fails with "Exception of type 'Veeam.Backup.AgentProvider.AgentClosedException' was thrown"

Challenge When backing up a VM within an environment running vSphere 5.5 or vSphere 6.0 the job fails with: Exception of type 'Veeam.Backup.AgentProvider.AgentClosedException' was thrown Copy Version Requirement The error listed above has many causes. Directly interpreted, it means that a process...

Release Information for Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV Plug-In Hotfix (12.6.0.636)

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 manages the AHV Backup Appliances. The Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV 6.1 Plug-In must be installed before updating the Nutanix AHV Backup Appliance. Yo...

Migrating Veeam Backup & Replication from Socket to Veeam Universal License (VUL) Licensing

Purpose This article explains the advantages of upgrading from a legacy socket-based license to the improved Veeam Universal License VUL for Veeam Data Platform, allowing access to all the features that VUL offers. It also includes instructions for updating the license in Veeam Backup & Replicati...

Veeam One Web Client / Reporter: Access Denied Error

Challenge When attempting to access the Veeam ONE Web Client, formerly known as Veeam ONE Reporter, the following error is shown on the login page: Veeam ONE Web Client Error Access denied Here is what you can do: Go Home Error Variant 1 Error Variant 2 Cause The Internet Information Services IIS...

How to Merge Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Licenses

Purpose This article documents the process for merging and unmerging licenses for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 using the Veeam MyAccount Portal. Note: Merging licenses creates a new license file from two or more contract licenses. This process can be performed by the customer using the Veeam...

Upgrade Fails With “Unable to use database VeeamBackup, because it has an unsupported compatibility level”

Challenge When attempting to upgrade Veeam Backup & Replication software, the following error occurs: Unable to use database VeeamBackup, because it has an unsupported compatibility level SQL Server 2012 or later is required. Cause The database being used for the upgrade is either running on an...

"Mailbox is not fully configured" Error During Exchange Backup

Challenge A backup job may fail when processing Archive Mailbox objects with the following error: Processing archive mailbox: [email protected] failed with error: Mailbox is not fully configured. Solution This issue was resolved in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 8.2 P20251031 build...

Restore to EC2 Error: "Failed to validate machine: Cannot find a suitable image for the restored machine."

Issue Resolved in Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1 The issue documented in this article was resolved starting in Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1. Veeam strongly encourages all customers to update to the latest version. Challenge A Restore to Amazon EC2 fails with the error: Failed to validate...

How to Configure Azure Storage Account to Leverage Immutability with Veeam Backup & Replication

Purpose This article was designed to complement the information available in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide, specifically the required storage account and container settings to align with the Azure Blob Storage Immutability Limitations. This article describes the correct options that...

LTO-9 Support Details for Veeam Backup & Replication 11

Challenge When using Veeam Backup & Replication 11 or 11a before P20211211, Tape Backup jobs and other tape-related tasks may fail for up to 15-30 minutes after a new uninitialized LTO-9 tape is loaded into the Tape Drive. Tasks will fail with an error similar to: Failed to inventory tape in Driv...

Veeam Backup & Replication support for vSphere

Purpose This article provides information about compatibility between vSphere and Veeam Backup & Replication. Solution The vSphere versions listed in this article include all applicable patches for those versions. vCenter Server versions and build numbers Build numbers and versions of VMware...

Powershell: Cannot connect to backup server because some of its components are out of date

Challenge Connect-VBRServer PowerShell cmdlet fails with the error: Connect-VBRServer : Cannot connect to backup server because some of its components are out of date. Cause This issue occurs when the Veeam Backup & Replication Console files on the remote machine where the command was run do not...

Replication job fails with "Cannot replicate disk because its capacity was reduced"

Challenge After a VM's disks have been resized to be smaller, the Replication job within Veeam Backup & Replication fails with the following error: Processing Error: Cannot replicate disk Datastore vmfolder/vmname.vmdk because its capacity was reduced Copy Cause This error occurs when Veeam Backu...

Upgrading/Uninstalling Veeam Backup & Replication fails with "Error 1327. Invalid Drive: [a-z]:\" or "Warning 1327. Invalid Drive [a-z]:\"

Challenge While upgrading or uninstalling Veeam Backup & Replication, the installer stops and displays either of the following messages: Warning 1327. Invalid Drive: F:\ Copy Error 1327. Invalid Drive: F:\ Copy Note: The drive letter in the message may be any drive letter. Cause The settings in t...

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...

How to Use Existing Veeam Backup & Replication PostgreSQL instance for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Deployment

Article Applicability This article documents issues that occur when installing Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8 or higher on the same server as an existing Veeam Backup & Replication v12 or higher deployment that is using the included local PostgreSQL instance. The errors described may also occu...

CVE-2023-27532

Article Applicability This article documents a vulnerability discovered in a core service of Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Cloud Connect. This vulnerability does not affect other Veeam products e.g., Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows , Veeam ONE, Veeam Servi...

How to Connect to an Object Storage Repository via Azure Blob Private Endpoints

Purpose This article documents how to configure Veeam Backup & Replication to use Azure Blob Storage Account private endpoints via Azure VPN or Azure ExpressRoute for Scale-Out Backup Repository offload to Capacity Tier or Archive Tier or to connect to an Object Storage Repository in Veeam Backup...

VeeamCDP I/O Filter Installation Fails With “The agent’s workflow is blocked” Error

Challenge When attempting to install the VeeamCDP I/O filter on a cluster that will be used for continuous data protection CDP, the installation fails with the following error: The agent's workflow is blocked until its required solutions are re-mediated externally in vSphere Lifecycle Manager...

All Aliases Have Failed

Challenge A Tenant's Backup Job or Backup Copy Job targeting a Cloud Repository fails with the following message: Target gate has rejected connection. Unable to establish target connection. All aliases have failed. The wording of the error might differ, but the root error "All Aliases Have Failed...

OneDrive backup job fails with "Download request retry timeout exceeded"

Challenge During a OneDrive backup, the following error may occur while downloading a OneNote file .one: Failed to backup item: %path%, Download request retry timeout exceeded. This error will only be displayed when using one of the following versions of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365: v7 P202312...

Veeam.Archiver.Service terminates due to 'System.OutOfMemoryException' after updating to Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 7.0.0.3968

Challenge Veeam.Archiver.Service consumes all available virtual memory and then terminates. The issue can be confirmed with the following Windows Events System log: The Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Service service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 1 times. The following corrective actio...

Windows File Level Restore hangs on "Starting restore session"

Challenge Windows File Level Restore hangs on "Starting restore session" for abnormally long period of time while free disk space on drive C:\ keeps decreasing dramatically on the machine where the Veeam Backup & Replication Console is launched. You may that find the following location of the cac...

"Proxy offline time exceeded” error after updating Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 to version 4c

Challenge After updating Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 4c build 4.0.1.531 backups start to fail with the "Proxy offline time exceeded". Cause At the end of every month, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 collects licensing information. If your Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server is installed on a...

Backup Job fails with "This functionality requires using paid Veeam Agent edition" error or Agents discovery session fails with "Remote deployment and management is available for licensed agents only" Error.

Challenge The following error appears during the backup job session, then the backup job fails: This functionality requires using paid Veeam Agent edition. The following error appears during the Agents Discovery session, then the task fails: Remote deployment and management is available for...

Cannot Register Management Service. The Specified Service Has Been Marked for Deletion.

Challenge A Backup or Replication job using Application-Aware Processing fails with an error similar to: Failed to prepare VM for processing: Unable to perform installation Unable to register and start service. Attempt 10 of 10 Cannot register management service. Service name: VeeamVssSupport...

Archiving Job Fails With: "Failed to provision a proxy appliance : Unable to connect by SSH to Appliance."

Challenge An Archiving Job for a Scale-Out Backup Repository fails with the error: Failed to provision a proxy appliance: Unable to connect by SSH to Appliance. Copy Log Example dd.mm.yyyy hh:mm:ss Warning Failed to provision a proxy appliance: Unable to connect by SSH to appliance. dd.mm.yyyy...

Veeam Best Practices regarding CVE-2021-36934

Challenge This article documents Veeam's position on Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE-2021-36934. Specifically regarding the listed mitigation steps involving removal of all shadow copies, and the "Impact of workaround" mentioned in the Workarounds section of CVE-2021-36934...

Processing configuration Error: The operation is not allowed in the current state. (The VM is in invalid state.)

Article Applicability This article's core error message, "The operation is not allowed in the current state. " may occur during other stages of a replication job or for different job types. This article, KB3000, is specific to when the error occurs during the Processing configuration stage of a...

“Invalid Credentials” Error Adding a Hyper-V Host Using a Local Account

Article Applicability This article relates to an error that only occurs when Veeam Backup & Replication is deployed on a Windows machine. With the Veeam Software Appliance, to add a Hyper-V host using credentials, it requires that both the appliance and the Windows machine are added to the same...

How to Move the VBRCatalog Folder

Purpose This article documents the procedure for moving the VBRCatalog folder. Solution VBRCatalog Location Requirements The VBRCatalog folder must be on the root of a given drive letter. Example: C:\VBRCatalog\ or D:\VBRCatalog\ The VBRCatalog cannot be redirected to a CIFS share or mapped netwo...

Build Numbers and Versions of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows

This KB article lists all versions of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows and their respective build numbers. For more information on downloading the latest version of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows , visit: Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows -- Current Version Download Page Veeam Agent for...

Question mark in Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL Server meaning

Challenge In Veeam Explorer for SQL, some databases may be listed with a question mark. Despite the question mark and warning, some restore operations may still function. However, some restore details may not auto-populate due to the lack of metadata. Cause The question mark indicates that metada...

How to Collect Logs for Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows

Purpose This article explains how to collect the logs required for a Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows support case. Solution Quick Start Automated Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Log Collection If the Windows machines where Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is installed has an internet...

"Windows Script Host must be enabled for the duration of setup process"

Challenge While attempting to Install or Upgrade Veeam Backup & Replication, the installer displays the message: Windows Script Host must be enabled for the duration of setup process, Refer to KB4699 for more information https:// www.veeam.com/kb4699. Cause This message is displayed when the...

Access to Hyper-V or Veeam B&R Components Fails After DCOM Hardening is Enabled

Article Applicability The issue discussed in this article is not identified solely based on the Veeam errors but rather by their correlation with Windows Event ID 10036, which states: The server-side authentication level policy does not allow the user from address to activate DCOM server. Please...

Veeam Backup & Replication 11a P20220302/P20230227 Compatibility With vSphere 8.0

Full support for vSphere 8.0 is available starting with Veeam Backup & Replication 12. See KB2443: Veeam Backup & Replication support for VMware vSphere Support Statement Veeam's RnD team has performed extensive testing with Veeam Backup & Replication 11a P20220302/P20230227 and has determined th...

Tape job does not copy source backup files and finishes with "No backup files found"/"No new files found" message

Challenge A tape job finishes with the Success status, but the backup files of a source jobs are not copied. In the tape job statistics, you can find the "No backup files found"/"No new files found" message. Cause Case 1: • The source job is a backup copy job. • At the Choose Media Pool for Full...

Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager Vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-29849, CVE-2024-29850, CVE-2024-29851, CVE-2024-29852)

Veeam Software Security Commitment Veeam® is committed to ensuring its products protect customers from potential risks. As part of that commitment, we operate a Vulnerability Disclosure Program VDP for all Veeam products and perform extensive internal code audits. When a vulnerability is...

Change Managed Server Name/FQDN/IP in Veeam Backup & Replication

Usage Exceptions The method documented in this article is only to be used for changing the Name/FQDN/IP of a managed server--specifically, those servers listed under the Managed Servers node of the Backup Infrastructure view. Please be mindful of the following usage exceptions. DO NOT USE THIS...

Bad Hyper-V Username Logon Attempt

Challenge Veeam ONE raises the following event-based alarm:Bad Hyper-V username logon attempt. Cause The Bad Host Username Logon alert suggests that someone is attempting to access the host with an invalid username or password. Solution Veeam ONE raises the Bad Hyper-V username logon attempt alar...

VDDK Error 3014 - Insufficient permissions in the host operating system

Challenge A Veeam Backup & Replication task interacting with a VMware environment fails with error: Error --tr:VDDK error: 3014 Insufficient permissions in the host operating system. Value: 0x0000000000000bc6 Cause This error occurs when the account used to communicate with the vCenter does not...

Veeam Agent Standalone Backup Fails with "Version string portion was too short or too long"

Challenge After upgrading Veeam Backup & Replication to version 12, the following tasks for Standalone Veeam Agent i.e., Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, Veeam Agent for Linux, Veeam Agent for IBM AIX, and Veeam Agent for Oracle Solaris deployments that existed before the upgrade may fail...

NATS Server Configuration Advice for Use With Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

Purpose This article provides advice for optimizing NATS Server configuration when used in conjunction with Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. Solution When Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is deployed using the included NATS Server, the system variable 'GOMEMLIMIT ' is set to 30% of the total system...

REST API Error: S3 Error: The difference between the request time and the current time is too large / Invalid Credentials for Amazon S3

Challenge This article covers two different errors that occur when performing different tasks, but have the same root cause: When adding S3 Object Storage to Veeam Console, Veeam displays the follow error: Failed to list S3 buckets: check if the specified account has required permissions REST API...

Troubleshooting vPower NFS Datastore Mounting Issues

Challenge During SureBackup, Instant Recovery, Instant Disk Recovery, or Other-OS FLR operation, the following error is seen in the VMware environment: Error during the configuration of the host: NFS Error: Unable to Mount filesystem: Unable to connect to NFS server. or An error occurred during...

‘The revision level is unknown’ upon Guest OS File restore

Challenge When attempting to restore files from a backup of a server that was running Windows 2016 or 2019 and had Deduplication enabled for some or all of the drives, the restore fails with the following error: Failed to restore "" Error: Failed to read xx bytes from the file...

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server license type is not compatible with Veeam ONE license type.

Challenge When attempting to add Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 to Veeam ONE, the connection fails with: Failed to connect to "". Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server license type is not compatible with Veeam One license type. Cause As documented in the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 7 Release...

Restore or Failback to Server 2022 Hyper-V host fails with "Unable to update VM security descriptor Error"

Article Applicability This article is specific to an error that occurs when attempting to restore or failback to a Hyper-V host running Windows Server 2022 or versions 2004 and 20H2 of the Semi-Annual Channel versions of Windows Server. This article addresses an issue that is mentioned in the Vee...