Failed job is marked as Successful on the Cloud Provider side

Challenge In some cases a SP backup server receives "Success" status of a tenant job even when the job has failed on the Tenant's server. Cause Generally, cloud job sessions are marked failed on the SP backup server in the following cases: All cloud gateways are unavailable There is not enough...

Connectivity Issue When Adding Veeam Backup & Replication to Enterprise Manager

Challenge When attempting to add a Veeam Backup Server to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager the following error occurs: Connection to Veeam Backup service unavailable. Copy Correlated with this error will be entries n the svc.VeeamBES.log on the Enterprise Manager server stating "host not resolved....

Hardware provider is missing in Veeam Backup and Replication user interface

Challenge Backups using a specific hardware provider do not work, and the provider is missing from the user interface. Cause During a Hyper-V host rescan, available VSS providers are enumerated via a VSS API query. Then, all VSS volumes for which those providers can be used are retrieved. In some...

Hyper-V VSS snapshot import delay

Challenge If you backup your VMs using Dell Equallogic hardware VSS provider in some cases datavhd/vhdx that we read from VSS snapshot could be inconsistent Cause During Hyper-V backup, we execute VSS API call DoSnapshotSet, as soon as it completes, we execute ImportSnapshot VSS API call, without...

How to change default historical data collection period for Veeam ONE Server

Purpose By default, Veeam ONE Server collects historical performance data from a newly added virtual server for the last 3 months only. In some cases it is necessary to collect data for more than 3 months. Solution To change the default historical performance data collection period for Veeam ONE...

NFS storage, backup job may fail with rollback file deletion errors.

NFS implementation specifics on certain NFS storage, backup job may fail with "rollback file deletion errors"...

Object reference not set to an instance of an object exception on Checking free space on source datastore

Job fails right away with error "Checking free space on source datastore. Object reference not set to an instance of an object."...

Using Rsync to Copy Backup Files Offsite

Challenge When using Rsync as a post job activity to copy backup files to an offsite location one of the problems that is encountered is that after the second backup is using reverse incremental, Rsync copies all the data from the vbk file one more time, and not just the changes from the last...

SureBackup roles

What do Sure Backup roles mean and what are the differences among them...

Release Information for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 5d Cumulative Patch KB4270

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 higher before installing Cumulative Patch KB4270. You can check this under Help and Support About in Veeam Backup fo...

Retention type changes after re-adding an object storage repository

Challenge When a repository extended to object storage that was initially created using PowerShell or REST API is removed from Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 and then added back, the retention type changes to item-level. This change in retention type after such a repository has been re-added may...

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 5b cumulative patch KB4124

This patch is superseded by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 5b cumulative patch KB4158 Requirements Please confirm you are running Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 build 5.0.1.179 prior to installing this cumulative patch KB4124. You can check this under Help and Support About in Veeam Backup for...

Release Information for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 5a

This update has been superseded by Release Information for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 5b. Requirements Please confirm that you are running one of the following versions of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 before upgrading to 5a: 3.0 build 3.0.0.422 4.0 build 4.0.0.1345 4a builds 4.0.0.1553,...

How to change backup proxy type

Challenge A new backup proxy can be deployed with one of the two types - domain or workgroup. This article explains how you can change the type of a backup proxy after it has been added to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 infrastructure. Cause After you added a new backup proxy to the Veeam...

Connect to Veeam Backup for AWS appliance using private IP

Challenge You want to connect to a Veeam Backup for AWS appliance using its private IP. Solution If you want to connect to an appliance deployed in AWS Marketplace, use the instructions provided in Connecting to Existing Veeam Backup for AWS Appliances. At the Connection Type step of the wizard,...

Veeam Support for Azure Stack Edge

Overview Veeam supports using Veeam Agents for Windows and Linux to backup virtual machines running on Azure Stack Edge Compute. Microsoft Azure Stack Edge brings compute and storage to the edge where data is created. Veeam Support for Azure Stack Edge Compute is separate to the support for Azure...

How to Configure Endpoints for Veeam Backup for AWS

You want to launch workers in the subnet with disabled auto-assignment of the Public IPv4 addresses...

Release notes for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 4a

Challenge Release Notes for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 4a. Cause Please confirm you are running Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 version 2.0, 3.0 or 4.0 prior to installing the new version 4a 4.0.0.1553. You can check the product version under Help About in the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365...

Hyper-V Backup jobs failing with an error "The system cannot find the file specified" after upgrade to Veeam B&R 9.5 Update 4

Challenge After installing Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4, Hyper-V backup without application-aware processing may fail with the error "The system cannot find the file specified". Version Specific Article This article is relevant only to Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5.4.2615. Cause This...

Veeam Backup for Office 365 No E-Mail Notification After Job Run

Challenge When the backup job completes the Job notification is never received. Cause 1. Error: Unable to connect to the remote server 2. Job completes with no Error, but you do not receive a notification email. This can be caused by: Email relay server blocking emails that exceed 512KB size The...

How to get a Support ID - SEE UPDATED KB LINK BELOW

Challenge When opening a case via the Customer Support Portal, you are prompted to enter a Support ID. Solution Case Creation Requirements To create a Veeam Technical Support case for a given Support ID, you must be designated as either License Administrator or Case Administrator. For more...

How to enable storage-specific API logging

Need to collect storage-specific API logging by Veeam Customer Support request...

Moving Cloud replicas to another datastore

Purpose A Service Provider may need to migrate replicated cloud VMs to a different datastore using Storage vMotion. This article describes which changes should be made on the Provider's Veeam Server to ensure non-disruptive migration. Solution Having performed svMotion, a SP should do the...

VMware Instant Recovery Times Out

Challenge Instant VM recovery of a VMware VM fails after at least 30 minutes with the error: Failed to publish VM Cause Veeam Backup & Replication implements timeouts for most operations to protect against hangs. However, even when no process is hung, timeouts may occur due to significant...

Topology construction failing due to a NullReferenceException

Challenge Management Pack fails to build the environmental topology. The vmspi.log default location: C:\Program Files\Veeam\Veeam Virtualization Extensions for System Center\Collector\Log contains the following entries: + System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of a...

How to Install Cloud Connect Portal Manually

Cloud Connect Portal is not installed by default during Enterprise Manager upgrade going from version 8.x to 9.x...

Patch 1a Release Notes for Veeam Backup & Replication Add-on for Kaseya

The Kaseya plug-in for Veeam Backup & Replication was discontinued in 2019 and is no longer available nor supported by Veeam. Challenge Veeam Backup & Replication Add-on for Kaseya Patch 1a Release Notes Cause Please confirm you are running version 1.0.0.168 prior to installing this patch. You ca...

Unable to Upgrade Backup Enterprise Manager to version 7

Challenge Upgrading existing Backup Enterprise Manager fails. Cause Index was outside the bounds of the array. Solution In order to correct this issue, do the following: 1. Rather than running 'setup.exe', navigate to the 'EnterpriseManager' folder, and run 'BackupWeb.msi'. Typically:...

"License is not Installed" Error when adding license file to Veeam Backup

Challenge When you attempt to add a license in to Veeam Backup & Replication, you receive the following error: Cause This error means you are likely using a license key that is for a previous version, such as v6.5, of Veeam Backup & Replication, or the file is incomplete Solution You can confirm...

Configuring Veeam Backup Cloud Edition with HP Cloud

Challenge Specifying a container in HP Cloud account settings results in the following error: Incorrect HTTP method used in the request 26301 Fault Name: IncorrectHTTPMethod Error Type: MethodValidationFailure Description: Incorrect HTTP method used in the request Service: publiccsservices...

Incorrect performance values for some datastores on the Disk I/O chart

Challenge Incorrect performance values on the Disk I/O chart for some datastores. Cause When the same LUN is shared by multiple datastores, the Disk I/O chart for these datastores will show an overall activity for the LUN, rather than an activity for a specific datastore. Solution This is an...

List of OneDrive excluded/included folders is not updated

Challenge When setting the list of OneDrive folders to be included/excluded by a job using the Set-VBOJob PowerShell cmdlet SelectedOneDriveFolders /ExcludedOneDriveFolders command's values, the list is updated only during initial modification. Any updates to the include/exclude list after initia...

Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows can't be auto-updated to the latest version on Windows 7, 2008 R2, 2012

Challenge Veeam Agent fails to run auto-update and download the latest version on the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Cause Veeam Agent utilizes BITS to download the latest versions from...

Veeam ONE Database Partitioning

Purpose This article documents the procedure for implementing database partitioning to improve the performance of Veeam ONE deployments where the database in use was first created using Veeam ONE 9.x or older. Starting with Veeam ONE version 10, all newly deployed Veeam ONE databases are already...

My Account Portal: "No licenses can be found for your account"

Challenge After logging in to the My Account portal, the "No licenses can be found for your account" message is shown on the "Production licenses" page. Solution This issue often happens for one of two reasons: 1. There are multiple companies linked to your Veeam Account, and you may need to swit...

Release Information for Veeam Disaster Recovery Orchestrator v4

Veeam Disaster Recovery Orchestrator 4.0 is superseded by Veeam Disaster Recovery Orchestrator 5.0. Requirements Please confirm that you are running version 3.0 build 3.0.0.1770 or later prior to upgrading. You can check this in the VAO UI | Administration tab | About. After upgrading, your build...

SMB credentials cached by macOS

Challenge After you change credentials for the SMB share in the backup policy settings and re-apply the backup policy, macOS may still use obsolete credentials to connect to the SMB share. As a result, if incorrect credentials are specified in the backup policy settings, the policy application an...

How to Reset Password in Veeam Plug-In for Google Cloud

Challenge You need to reset the password of a Backup Administrator account used to access Veeam Plug-In for Google Cloud. Solution Before you begin, make sure the IP address of the machine that you are using to reset the password is on the list of allowed IP addresses added to the firewall rules...

Storage Plan Stuck in "Resetting" State

Challenge After Undoing a Halted Storage Plan or Resetting a Halted Storage Plan, the plan enters the "Resetting" state and cannot switch to another state. Cause If you have a large infrastructure or encounter any internal issues within the Veeam ONE database, the undo or reset operation may not...

Release Information for Veeam ONE 10

Challenge Release information for Veeam ONE 10. Cause Make sure you are running Veeam ONE version 9.5 updates 3, 4 or 4a builds № 9.5.0.3801, 9.5.4.4566 and 9.5.4.4587 prior to installing this update. You can check this under Help | About in Veeam ONE console. After upgrading, your build will be...

Unable to Create Folder (name: ) Error

Challenge The following error occurs when creating a folder in the S3-Compatible Object Storage bucket: "Unable to create folder name: ". Cause Certain S3-compatible API do not support an unsigned payload used by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 as the x-amz-content-sha256 authorization header...

Path to NFS datastore has been changed after upgrade to Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 U4

Challenge After upgrading to Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 U4, Veeam vPower NFS datastore location might be changed. Cause The NFS datastore path having changed is a known issue in the Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 U4. Starting with 9.5 Update 4, the disk with the largest capacity is selected b...

IBM SVC or IBM Storwize storage LUN can be deleted under specific circumstances

Challenge | Newly created LUNs on IBM storages that utilize the Spectrum Virtualize Software with Veeam B&RIBM SVC or IBM FlashSystem, under very specific circumstances, can be deleted by Veeam B&R. --- Cause | Spectrum Virtualize software has the ability to reuse LUN IDs, which are not set to be...

Granular permissions for Microsoft Azure user

Challenge When adding an Azure account to Veeam Backup & Replication, you would use the Add Microsoft Azure compute account... then, on the Subscription tab of the wizard that opens, select the "Create a new account" option. Doing this will register a new Azure AD Application. The account used to...

Computer connection status is "Rejected" in Veeam Service Provider Console

Challenge You may see the following status for the computer in Veeam Service Provider Console - "Discovery" - "Discovered Computers": Solution Under "Discovered Computers" press "Change settings…" and turn on "Accept new connections" If this KB article did not resolve your issue or you need furth...

"Length cannot be less than zero" error during the Update installation

Challenge The Update for Veeam ONE fails during the installation with the error message "Length cannot be less than zero". Cause User Principal Name or UPN user@domain is currently unsupported with Veeam ONE. User Logon Name or ULN domain\user is the only supported username format for the product...

Veeam Availability Console Migration FAQ

This is a FAQ page for Veeam Availability Console migration...

VeeamONE Update Failing – The specified path, file name, or both are too long.

Challenge VeeamONE V9.5 Update 1 install fails with the following error: "The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 Characters, and the directory name must be less than 248 characters." Cause Conflict with BusinessView component...

License cannot be installed in Veeam ONE

Challenge When installing the license file, the following error message may occur: License signature is invalid Copy Cause Sometimes the license check module is unable to process the license key correctly, some certificates are missing, outdated or machine has no internet connection to verify the...

Repeated snapshot consolidation requests on VM by Snapshot Hunter

Article Applicability This article specifically applies to a situation where a VM was created using a third-party VDI, fast-provisioning application, or PowerCLI with the -LinkedClone parameter. Challenge Shortly after a backup or replication job runs, multiple Consolidate Snapshot operations are...