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...

Release Information for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 8.6 and Cumulative Patches

Requirements This release can be used to: upgrade an existing v8, v8.1, v8.2, v8.3, v8.4, v8.5, or v8.6 deployment of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 to v8.6 P1. install a new deployment of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8.6 P1. After installing this release, the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365...

How to Use Veeam Data Cloud Vault with ExpressRoute with Private Peering

Purpose This article documents the usage of Veeam Data Cloud Vault within environments that use Azure ExpressRoute with private peering. Solution Software Prerequisites Veeam Backup & Replication v12.3 or higher Veeam Data Cloud Vault Configuration Notes This article covers customers using...

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...

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...

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...

Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities

Challenge Veeam is aware of the side-channel analysis vulnerabilities known as Meltdown CVE-2017-5754 and Spectre CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5715 affecting most of the modern processors. Cause For more information regarding these vulnerabilities please visit security advisories posted by Intel...

How to Exclude Microsoft SQL Databases from Application-Aware Processing

Purpose This article documents how to exclude a Microsoft SQL Database from being processed by Application-Aware Processing. Limitations and Considerations Excluding a database from Application-Aware Processing only means it will not be processed as part of the VSS snapshot operation, and the...

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...

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...

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...

Vulnerabilities Resolved in Veeam Service Provider Console 9.3

All vulnerabilities documented in this article were resolved in Veeam Service Provider Console 9.3.0.35057. 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...

Build Numbers and Versions of Veeam Plug-In for Scale Computing HyperCore

This KB article lists all versions of the Veeam Plug-In for Scale Computing HyperCore and their respective worker build numbers. Version | Plug-In / Worker Build | Release Date ---|---|--- Veeam Plug-In for Scale Computing HyperCore 4 Releases Veeam Plug-In for Scale Computing HyperCore 4.2...

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...

How to Apply Custom Settings in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Using Set-VBOConfigurationParameter

Purpose This article explains how to use the Set-VBOConfigurationParameter cmdlet to apply a custom configuration setting within a Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 deployment. Solution How the Scripts in This Article Are Used Every script in this article begins with the same three variables, which...

Vulnerability Resolved in Veeam Service Provider Console 9.2.1

All vulnerabilities documented in this article were resolved in Veeam Service Provider Console 9.2.1.33875. 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...

How to Manually Change the VSA Host Management Certificate

Purpose This article documents the procedure for updating the Host Management Certificate used by the VSA Veeam Software Appliance. Note: The ability to update the certificate via the VSA Host Management Console may be added in a future version; however, as of version 13.0, it must be completed b...

How to Merge Veeam Data Platform Licenses

Purpose This article documents the process for merging and unmerging licenses for Veeam Data Platform. Notes: Veeam Backup & Replication - Merging licenses for Veeam Backup & Replication can either be done in the application by combining a socket and an instance license or through the Veeam My...

Release Information for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 8.5

More Recent Version Available Please find the latest version of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 here: Veeam Downloads - Latest Version Build Numbers and Versions of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Requirements This release can be used to: upgrade an existing v8, v8.1, v8.2, v8.3, or v8.4 deployment...

Vulnerabilities Resolved in Veeam Backup & Replication 13.0.1.2067

All vulnerabilities documented in this article were resolved in Veeam Backup & Replication 13.0.1.2067. 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...

Upgrading the PostgreSQL Database Engine Software Used by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

Support Scope This article is provided as a courtesy to give customers a high-level explanation of how to upgrade the underlying PostgreSQL database engine used to host the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 configuration database. Per the Veeam Customer Support Policy, section 10: Support for Veeam...

Veeam PowerShell Command Fails With: "Unable to connect to the server with MFA-enabled user account."

Challenge When attempting to execute Veeam PowerShell commands, the following error occurs: Unable to connect to the server with MFA-enabled user account. Cause This error occurs when MFA Multi-Factor Authentication is enabled within Veeam Backup & Replication and the account you are logged in as...

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 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...

"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...

Insufficient Storage for VSS Error "0x8004231F or Error: VSSControl: -2147467259"

Challenge The following error occurs during a task that utilizes the Microsoft VSS subsystem: VSSControl: -2147467259 Backup job failed. Cannot create a shadow copy of the volumes containing writer's data. VSS asynchronous operation is not completed. Operation: Shadow copies commit. Code:...

Granular sudo Permissions for Management of Hardened Repository

Purpose This article documents the granular sudo permissions required to allow Veeam Backup & Replication to deploy and manage a Hardened Repository. Solution Account Requirements The Linux user account used by Veeam Backup & Replication to deploy and manage the Hardened Repository must use the...

How to Remove Servers From Veeam Backup & Replication Console Launcher

Purpose This article documents the procedure for removing previously used backup server entries from the Veeam Backup & Replication Console Launcher. Solution Veeam Backup & Replication Console settings are stored per user in the file:...

How to Use VSSTrace to Collect VSS Diagnostic Logging

Challenge This article explains how to collect additional VSS diagnostic data with the VSSTrace tool, a Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit SDK component. Cause Veeam products use Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS for various tasks. Sometimes it is necessary to go through the...

How to Collect Guest Processing Log Files

Purpose This article documents how to locate and gather guest-level log files associated with Application-Aware Processing or VM Guest OS File Indexing that occurs with Veeam Backup & Replication VM backup jobs. While investigating issues related to Guest Processing, additional logs must be...

Unable to Mount VPower NFS Specified Key Name or Identifier Already Exists

Challenge During a Veeam vPower NFS-based operation SureBackup, Instant Recovery, Instant Disk Recovery, or Other-OS FLR, the following errors may occur: Unable to mount vPower NFS volume :/VeeamBackup. Fault "AlreadyExistsFault", Error The specified key, name, or identifier already exists. Unabl...

Optimizing and Maintaining SQL Server Instance Hosting Veeam Service Provider Console Configuration Database

Purpose This article was produced in coordination with the Veeam R&D team to provide Service Providers with a comprehensive list of the most common performance improvements and maintenance actions relating to the underlying Microsoft SQL Server instance that hosts the Veeam Service Provider Conso...

Veeam Agent backup job finished with "Collecting recovery media files Details: The system cannot find the file specified" warning

Challenge A Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows backup job in Managed by backup server mode finishes with a warning: Collecting recovery media files Details: The system cannot find the file specified Cause Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows runs the Recovery Media collection process at the end of th...

Replication Error: The name '{vmname}' already exists.

Challenge Veeam Backup & Replication replication job fails with the following error message: Processing Error: The name 'replica' already exists. When the error above occurs within Veeam Backup & Replication the following correlating event can be found within the vSphere Events. Cause This error...

Veeam ONE Web Client Page Fails to Load After Updating .NET Runtime Components

Veeam ONE 12.2 and 12.3 .NET Version Requirements Veeam ONE build 12.2 build 12.2.0.4093 and 12.3 build 12.3.0.4670 require and support only .NET 8.0. Note: All three component versions must match. ASP.NET Core Runtime 8.0.x Microsoft ASP.NET Core 8.0.x - Shared Framework x64 .NET Desktop Runtime...

Release Information for Veeam ONE 13.0.1 RTM Patch 0

Update Applicability This "Patch 0" update for Veeam ONE 13.0.1 is strictly intended for deployments using the RTM release build 13.0.1.5860. If Veeam ONE 13.0.1 GA build 13.0.1.5924 is installed, this update can be ignored as it is not needed. All resolved issues listed in this article were foun...

Build Numbers and Versions of Veeam Plug-In for Proxmox VE

This KB article lists all versions of the Veeam Plug-In for Proxmox VE and their respective worker build numbers. Version | Plug-In Build | Worker Build | Release Date ---|---|---|--- Veeam Plug-In for Proxmox VE 4 Releases Veeam Plug-In for Proxmox VE 4.1 Included with Veeam Backup & Replication...

Veeam Security Bulletin (September 2024)

All vulnerabilities documented in this article are resolved in the latest version of each product. Veeam Product Latest Version Download Page Veeam Software Security Commitment Veeam® is committed to ensuring its products protect customers from potential risks. As part of that commitment, we...

"Access is Denied." When Using a Local Account to Add a Windows Machine to Veeam Backup & Replication

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 Windows machine using credentials, it requires that both the appliance and the Windows machine are added to the sam...

Troubleshooting Guest Processing Issues | "Test Now" or "Verify network connectivity and credentials"

Article Applicability This article's primary focus is on traditional credentials-based authentication. For environments using a Group Managed Service Account gMSA, please review the User Guide first to ensure you are familiar with all the Requirements and Limitations of gMSA usage. Challenge Skip...

Veeam Operations Fail When the Backup Server Has Limited Internet Access

Article Applicability This article addresses an issue that may occur when using a Windows-based deployment of Veeam Backup & Replication v13, where the Veeam Backup Server or other Windows-based component servers are isolated from the internet or subject to significant firewall restrictions...

Vulnerabilities Resolved in Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3

All vulnerabilities documented in this article were resolved in Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3. Veeam Product Latest Version Download Page Veeam Software Security Commitment Veeam® is committed to ensuring its products protect customers from potential risks. As part of that commitment, we operat...

Build Numbers and Versions of Veeam Service Provider Console

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

Release Information for Dell PowerStore 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 Dell PowerStore Plug-In v2.1.9, ensure that you are running Veeam Backup & Replication...

How to Collect Logs for Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN

Purpose This article documents how to collect the diagnostic information needed for a support case involving the Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN. Solution 1. Collect diagnostic information as documented in the five sections below. 2. Combine the data into a single .zip file. 3. Attach the zip file ...

Release Information for Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1 and Updates

This update was superseded by Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3. Release Information 12.1.2.172 2024-05-21 Security Vulnerabilities Indicated severity values are CVSS 3.1 scores. Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager VBEM CVE-2024-29849 | Severity: Critical 9.8 This vulnerability in VBEM allows an...

VDDK error: 13 - Troubleshooting

Challenge Backup/Replication jobs fail with: VDDK error: 13.You do not have access rights to this file Solution Below is a list of possible solutions to this issue sorted by what transport mode was being used when this error occurred. Note: There are many causes for VDDK 13; this list is not...

Veeam ONE Report Error "Invalid query string"

Note to Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Customers If you were directed here by the output of the Test-VBORepository cmdlet, please visit https://www.veeam.com/kb4704. The typo in the cmdlet output will be corrected in a future release. Challenge When previewing a report in Veeam ONE Web Client, th...

Removing a License from Veeam Backup and Replication or Enterprise Manager

Purpose This article provides information regarding removing licenses from Veeam Backup & Replication and Enterprise Manager. Solution Removing License From Veeam Backup & Replication Limitations If the Veeam Backup & Replication deployment is managed by Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager , the...

How to log in to the Linux Helper Appliance

Purpose This article documents how to login to the Linux appliance used by Veeam Backup & Replication. This is not a common need, but may be neccesary for troubleshooting or advanced configuration. Linux appliances are used by Veeam Backup & Replication for several purposes: In Surebackup, the...