Unable to allocate processing resources

Challenge A job within Veeam Backup & Replication fails with an error that starts with: Unable to allocate processing resources. In the section below is a list of the most common permutations of this error. Troubleshooting Below are different endings to the error "Unable to allocate processing...

How to Review Password Requirements of Veeam Software Appliance

Purpose This article documents how to review the specific password requirements for a Veeam Software Appliance. Solution The Veeam Software Appliance adopts the DISA STIG password requirement standard. These password requirements may change between releases and as part of OS updates. View Current...

Exchange Backup Fails With: "Failed to get folder properties. Not allowed to access Non IPM folder"

Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 Customers Customers utilizing Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 , please be advised that no actions are required to address this issue. All the necessary actions were implemented in the Veeam Data Cloud backend on 2024-04-04. Challenge A backup job in Veeam...

How to Change Account Used by Linux Hardened Repository

Prepare for Veeam Backup & Replication v12 Starting in Veeam Backup & Replication 12, the Linux Server associated with a Hardened Repository using Immutability may only be added using single-use credentials. During the upgrade to Veeam Backup & Replication 12, any Linux server associated with a...

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...

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:...

Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows 13.0.1.120 to 13.0.1.1009 Upgrade Notes

Article Applicability This article documents notable deviations from the standard Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows upgrade procedure that occur only when upgrading from Veeam Backup & Replication VBR 13.0.1 build 13.0.1.180 to 13.0.1 Patch 1 build 13.0.1.1071. This patch to VBR includes a new...

"Failed to convert [Not Settable] to UUID."

Challenge Veeam Backup & Replication task interacting with Proxmox VE host fails with: Failed to convert Not Settable to UUID Cause This occurs when the Proxmox VE host has an empty bios UUID, or the reported bios UUID value is unparsable. Solution 1. Remove workers if any from the Veeam Backup &...

Release Information for Veeam Backup for Salesforce 3 Cumulative Patches

Requirements Please confirm that you are running Veeam Backup for Salesforce 3 build 3.1.2.3957 or earlier before upgrading. You can find the currently installed build number in the Configuration About section. After the upgrade, the Veeam Backup for Salesforce build number will be3.2.1.4038...

Veeam Service Provider Console Vulnerability ( CVE-2024-29212 )

Patch Reissue - 2024-05-28 On May 28th, 2024, Veeam issued an enhanced update to address this critical vulnerability in Veeam Service Provider Console VSPC. Although our initial patch, issued on May 7th, effectively addressed the primary concern, a subsequent review identified an area for further...

Browser-based Application's Page Fails to Load With: ERR_SSL_KEY_USAGE_INCOMPATIBLE

Article Applicability The error discussed in this article is caused by a misconfiguration of the website's certificate. Specifically, the ERRSSLKEYUSAGEINCOMPATIBLE error occurs when the certificate used by a website has a KeyUsage value defined, but it does not include "Digital Signature" and...

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:...

List of Security Fixes and Improvements in Veeam Backup & Replication

Purpose This article describes all security-related fixes and improvements introduced in each release or update of Veeam Backup & Replication. The goal of this article is to provide our customers' security and compliance teams with detailed information on security improvements between releases, i...

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...

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...

Failed to upgrade host components. Error 1920.Service Veeam WAN Accelerator Service failed to start.

Challenge The Veeam WAN Accelerator component upgrade fails with the following error: Failed to upgrade host components. Error: ''Error 1920.Service Veeam WAN Accelerator Service VeeamWANSvc failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.' The Components Upda...

Veeam Management Pack v6 Required Ports and Permissions

Solution Required Permissions Connection to Virtual Servers VI Object | Required Permissions ---|--- vCenter, ESXi Host | Read-Only1 Host.CIM.CIM Interaction2 Datastore.Browse Datastore3 Datastore.Configure Datastore3 Datastore Cluster.Browse Datastore Cluster3 1 Minimum required permission over...

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 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...

Failed to perform post-processing for plug-in. Error: The issuer certificate does not have a Basic Constraints extension.

Challenge After upgrading a Windows-based Veeam Backup & Replication deployment to version 13.0.1 or higher, the following error may occur: Failed to perform post-processing for plug-in $pluginName Linux $machine Error: The issuer certificate does not have a Basic Constraints extension. Examples:...

How to Move Backup Data for a File Backup or Object Storage Backup to a Different Repository

Purpose This article documents the procedure for migrating backup data created by an unstructured data backup job File Backup or Object Storage Backup from one backup repository to another backup repository so that the job can resume incremental backup operations using the new destination. Soluti...

Veeam ONE Database Calculator for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Monitoring

New Interactive Calculator An updated interactive calculator is now available to replace the legacy Excel file included with this article. Veeam ONE Calculator Solution Summary This Veeam ONE database sizing calculator will help estimate the database size required to retain historical data when...

Release Information for Veeam Backup & Replication 10a Cumulative Patch P20220304

More Recent Version Available Please find the latest version of Veeam Backup & Replication here: Veeam Downloads - Latest Version Intended audience for this update The update on this page is provided as a courtesy to customers who wish to remain on Veeam Backup & Replication 10a for an extended...

Failed to install Veeam Analytics Service. Failed to establish connection between the Veeam ONE server and Veeam Analytics service. Operation timed out: 10

Challenge After upgrading Veeam ONE to version 13.0.x, the Veeam Analytics Service installation fails with the following error: Failed to install Veeam Analytics Service. Failed to establish connection between the Veeam ONE server and Veeam Analytics service. Operation timed out: 10. The failure...

dkms 3.1.3-1 Causes Backup to Fail With “Veeam snapshot kernel module not found”

Article Applicability This article is specifically regarding RPM-based Linux distros i.e., Oracle, Fedora, and Tumbleweed that have dkms 3.1.3 installed: root@localhost rpm -qa | grep dkms dkms-3.1.3 -1.el9.noarch Challenge Veeam Agent for Linux backup job fails with the following errors when dkm...

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...

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...

Veeam Agent for Linux: Update Blocked by Repository Signing Key Change

Article Applicability This article is intended for customers managing Veeam Agent for Linux 6.3 deployments. Deployments that have already been updated to Veeam Agent for Linux 13, or are being updated to it, are not affected by the repository GPG key change. Challenge When attempting to update...

How to Update NATS and PostgreSQL Passwords Used by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

Purpose This article documents the procedures for updating the password Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 uses to connect to the NATS server and the configuration database. Solution Expand the section below relevant to the password that has been changed: How to Update NATS Server Password Default...

Configuration Restore Fails With: "2200N: invalid XML content DETAIL: buffer full"

Challenge When performing a configuration restore or migration, the Restore process fails with the error: 2200N: invalid XML content DETAIL: buffer full Cannot read configuration backup Cause This error is caused by an underlying issue within PostgreSQL 15.1 and 15.2 PostgreSQL 15.1 was included...

Veeam Agent for Linux 6 blksnap module - Xen PV/PVHVM filesystem corruption

Article Applicability This article is relevant only if the answer to all three of these questions is "Yes." 1. Is Veeam Agent for Linux 6 in use? 2. Is Veeam Agent for Linux installed within a Xen PV/PVHVM virtual machine, specifically Citrix XenServer or XCP-ng? 3. Is that virtual machine runnin...

Failed to call RPC function 'Vss.FinishSnapshot'

Article Applicability The first part of the error document in this article, Failed to call RPC function , is common and occurs anytime an RPC function cannot be invoked. This article is specifically related to an issue where the VSS snapshot closes prematurely because the KeepSnapshot RPC calls...

How to Find Your Veeam Support ID Number

Challenge When opening a support case, after selecting a Veeam product, the Support ID field will autopopulate if your account has only one Support ID associated with the selected product. If more than one Support ID is associated with the selected product, you will be prompted to either select a...

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...

Call execution timeout (100000 ms) (Veeam.Backup.SSH.PerlSoapException)

Article Applicability This article discusses an issue that only occurs when non-persistent Veeam Data Movers are used. The non-persistent data movers are only used when the account provided to Veeam Backup & Replication to connect to a Linux server does not have root or root-equivalent permission...

OAuth interaction_required Error in Veeam Backup & Replication Console After Veeam Software Appliance Update

Challenge The Veeam Backup & Replication Console displays the following error when attempting to connect to a Veeam Software Appliance that was recently updated: Unable to perform OAuth authorization: interactionrequired. The Veeam Backup & Replication Console will report that it successfully...

Veeam PowerShell cmdlets to help Automate Backup Copy Backup Format Upgrade

This article provides information about using Veeam PowerShell to automate the procedure of upgrading Legacy Periodic Backup Copy jobs to use the new True Per-Machine backup format. These PowerShell commands can be used to simplify the Backup Chain Format upgrade process...

Upgrading the SQL Database Engine Software (Microsoft SQL Server or PostgreSQL) Used by Veeam Backup & Replication

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

Error downloading plug-in. Make sure that the URL is reachable and the registered thumbprint is correct. Certificate doesn't support 'digitalSignature' KeyUsage

Challenge Attempting to deploy the Veeam Plug-in for VMware vSphere Client through Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager fails with the error: Error downloading plug-in. Make sure that the URL is reachable and the registered thumbprint is correct. Certificate doesn't support 'digitalSignature' KeyUsage...

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...

SQL Plugin Job Fails with Error: "Mandatory arguments not set" or "Starting retention policy task"

Challenge After the upgrade or installation of the patch for Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3.2.4165, existing Veeam Plug-In for Microsoft SQL jobs fail with the following error: Failed to backup database. Error: Mandatory arguments not set Session failed: Mandatory arguments not set. Starting...

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 4.0...

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...

How to Collect Logs for Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager

Purpose This article documents how to collect logs from Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager. Solution Automated Log Collection 1. Connect to the Enterprise Manager Website 2. Click Configuration in the top-right corner. 3. In the Configuration section, on the left side, click About. 4. At the bottom ...

Granular sudo Permissions for Management of Veeam Agent for Linux Deployments

More Secure Alternative Starting in Veeam Backup & Replication v12.1, it is now possible to deploy Veeam Agent for Linux using pre-installed Veeam Deployer Service and add that machine to a Protection Group using certificate-based authentication instead of credentials. Using this method, no...

How to Change Veeam Service Provider Console Website Port

Purpose This article documents how to change the port used by the Veeam Service Provider Console Portal. Solution Note: The Veeam Service Provider Console software was previously known as Veeam Availability Console. The old name is still used in some locations for backward compatibility, in...

Release Information for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 8.4

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 v7, v8, v8.1, v8.2, or v8.3 deployment o...

Version string portion was too short or too long

The article describes additional Veeam ONE database configuration required after deploying it manually...

SQL VSS Writer is missing: databases will be backed up in crash-consistent state and transaction log processing will be skipped

Challenge A job displays the warning: SQL VSS Writer is missing: databases will be backed up in crash-consistent state and transaction log processing will be skipped Solution Support Scope Please note that the warning message displayed by Veeam Backup & Replication is a courtesy notification...

How to Perform a Manual Failback (Reverse Replication)

Article Applicability This article is relevant only to non-CDP snapshot-based replicas. Reverse replication cannot be used to fail back a CDP replica. To fail back a CDP replica, use the built-in failback workflow described in Failover and Failback for CDP. Purpose This article describes how to...