How to Collect Veeam ONE SMTP Logging

Purpose This article provides information on enabling extended SMTP email logging, which is necessary when investigating issues with Veeam ONE emails, such as missed alarm notifications, unexpected email content, or other email-related problems. SMTP logging is not enabled by default and must be...

Data corruption due to unreliable SMB (CIFS) shares

Challenge Storages that use the SMB CIFS protocol without the continuous availability and write-through features can cause data corruption in case of technical outages. This can lead to restore or backup problems. Cause If shares operate without the continuous availability feature in the...

Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Job Displays the Warning: "Disk is running low on free space"

Challenge A Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows backup job lists the warning: Disk is running low on free space Copy Log Example C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Endpoint\jobname \Job.jobname.Backup.log Info EpFreeSpaceHelper Volume 'New Volume D:', isSystem=False length is 10718543872 bytes. Free space...

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...

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...

List of Security Fixes and Improvements in Veeam Agent for Linux

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

Invalid role for specified account. Status code: Forbidden

Challenge When attempting to add a custom role in the Veeam Backup for AWS console, the following error occurs: Invalid role for specified account. Status code: Forbidden Log snippet: Info CDefaultAmazonStsInfrastructure Assuming role 'arn:aws:iam::xyz:role/customrole'. Error TryInvokeAsync...

How to set up multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows

Article Applicability This article concerns a feature only available in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows 5 and older. The option to backup to OneDrive was deprecated in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows 6. As an alternative, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows 6 has introduced an Object Storage...

List of Security Fixes and Improvements in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows

Purpose This article describes all security-related fixes and improvements introduced in each release or update of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows. This article aims to provide our customers' security and compliance teams with detailed information on security improvements between releases to he...

Release Notes for Veeam Backup & Replication 10 Day 0 Update

Challenge This "Day 0" update is intended only for environments where Veeam Backup & Replication 10 RTM 10.0.0.4442 is installed. If you are running Veeam Backup & Replication 10 GA build 10.0.0.4461 or later, this update is not applicable to you, and should be ignored. This update is provided to...

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...

Release Information for Veeam Backup & Replication 10

This version has been superseded by Veeam Backup & Replication 10a. Challenge Release information for Veeam Backup & Replication 10. NOTE : A cumulative hotfix rollup that addresses issues reported by customers on the original build of v10 GA is now available, click here for more information...

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...

Potential data loss when using Instant VM Recovery

Challenge Performing Instant VM Recovery in VMware vSphere environments may result in data loss when using the quick migration feature to move published VM disks to production storage to finalize the recovery. This issue was identified internally by Veeam quality control in late 2019, and the fix...

License compatibility and merge rules for Veeam Availability Suite v10/v11

The following describes general licensing, compatibility and merge rules for end users/customers. It shows the monitoring and reporting capabilities of Veeam ONE licensed perpetually per socket and...

Exchange Backup Jobs Warning "Failed to find group owner account"

Challenge Backup jobs with Microsoft Exchange items may result in the warning message shown in both the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 console and the Veeam.Archiver.Proxy.log file. Processing mailbox $mailboxName completed with warning: Failed to find group owner account This appears in the...

SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business Backup Jobs Fail with (403) Forbidden Warning Message

Challenge SharePoint Online or OneDrive for Business backup jobs fail with the following message: Processing site https://site.sharepoint.com/sites/111/subsite finished with warning: Failed to backup item version: //1024/Shared Documents/, version: 1.0, The remote server returned an error: 403...

Unable to Add Workers to Bahrain or Hong Kong Regions

Challenge When adding a worker instance to the Bahrain or Hong Kong regions, the following error occurs: AWS was not able to validate the provided access credentials. Cause Veeam Backup for AWS uses the Global STS endpoint. Solution To add a worker to the Bahrain or Hong Kong regions, do the...

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...

Manually moving backup files between Scale-Out Backup Repository extents

Extent Rebalance is Now Built-In to Veeam Backup & Replication This article was written prior to the release of Veeam Backup & Replication 12. While the procedure may still work in Veeam Backup & Replication 12 and higher, we strongly advise you to instead consider using the built-in rebalancing...

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...

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Support for Microsoft Office 365 Multi-Geo Tenant

Purpose This article documents Limitations and Considerations when using Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 to protect Microsoft 365 with the Multi-Geo feature enabled. Solution Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 6.0 and newer The Multi-Geo feature is fully supported but has the following limitations:...

"Item may have a virus reported by the virus scanner plug-in."

Challenge Backup jobs with SharePoint Online or OneDrive for Business items fail with the following warning: Processing OneDrive Username userurl finished with warning: Failed to backup item: filepath, Item may have a virus reported by the virus scanner plug-in. Error Message Change in Veeam Back...

Invalid Character in Amazon S3 Bucket Name

Challenge When adding/editing an object storage repository and selecting or creating a folder in the Amazon S3 bucket, the following error occurs: Could not establish trust relationship for the SSL/TLS secure channel. Applicable to build 4.0.0.1553. Exception of type...

Scale-out Backup Repository offload job to Quantum DXI used as S3 storage fails with "Failed to retrieve SSL certificate. Underlying error: PRNG not seeded" error

Challenge Veeam Backup & Replication fails to perform an S3 offload task if targeted to Quantum DXI storage. The error retrieved in UI says: "Failed to retrieve SSL certificate. Underlying error: PRNG not seeded" 06.01.2020 13:38:21 Info PublicCloudCertificateLoader Loading certificate for...

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 Availability Console v3 Patch 4 (build 2795)

Challenge Veeam Availability Console v3 Patch 4 build 2795. This update supersedes Veeam Availability Console v3 Patch 3 build 2762. Cause Please confirm you are running version 3.0.0.2647 or later prior to installing this Patch 4. You can check this under Windows Programs and features. After...

Backup Jobs with Public Folders Fail

Challenge When backing up public folders using Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 the following error occurs: Processing mailbox [email protected] failed with error: Failed to synchronize item changes in folder: FOLDERNAME.. Access is denied. Check credentials and try again...

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...

Veeam Intelligent Diagnostics signature UID field

If you are not using Veeam ONE or your Veeam ONE server is not connected and monitoring Veeam Backup & Replication, you will not have a VID to enter during case creation. Simply leave the field blank. Purpose This article provides answers to frequently asked questions about the "Veeam Intelligent...

How to Configure WinHTTP Proxy for Veeam Components

Known Limitation A tenant's Veeam Backup & Replication server cannot access Veeam Cloud Connect infrastructure components through HTTP/HTTPS proxy servers. All cloud-targeted traffic from the tenant's Veeam Backup & Replication server will ignore proxy settings. Purpose This article documents how...

File to tape job significantly slows down due to garbage collection operations

Challenge A file to tape job significantly slows down after some time of processing. The source disks and the Veeam database are under a low load, CPU is not overloaded either. Available RAM on the Veeam server is around 10% or lower. Cause When available RAM on the Veeam server reaches a certain...

Exploring VBO365 backups: Understanding Different Restore Scopes

Challenge You can explore backups in three different scopes: Backup Job , Organization , All organizations. Consider the following organizations added to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 backup infrastructure; each of these organizations uses its own backup repository to store data: Organizatio...

Veeam Agent backup job fails with "Failed to call RPC function 'TestCompatible': Error code: 0x80070008. Cannot initialize COM runtime" error

Challenge A Veeam Agent backup job managed by the backup server fails with the following error: Processing Error: Failed to call RPC function 'TestCompatible': Error code: 0x80070008. Cannot initialize COM runtime. Cause When a backup job starts, Veeam Backup & Replication connects to the Veeam...

ESXi firewall changes required to process a Veeam backup from storage snapshot with Cisco HyperFlex IOvisor

Challenge To process a Veeam backup from storage snapshot with Cisco HyperFlex IOvisor, adjustments may have to be to the ESXi firewall settings. The process outlined below applies to all HyperFlex clusters running HX Data Platform 3.0 or later. Solution Before you add the HyperFlex Cluster into...

Warning: "User does not have a valid Microsoft 365 license with SharePoint plan enabled."

Microsoft OneDrive for Business or Microsoft SharePoint backups may not be backed up, resulting in a warning: User does not have a valid Microsoft 365 license with SharePoint plan enabled...

Microsoft Windows OS is stuck on boot screen after Veeam CBT driver is installed

Challenge The Microsoft Windows OS is stuck on the boot screen after the Veeam CBT driver is installed. Cause The issue occurs if you have the Veritas System Recovery software installed on the Veeam Agent machine. The Veeam CBT driver is incompatible with the VTrack driver provided by Veritas...

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...

Antivirus Exclusions for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

Purpose This article documents antivirus exclusions that may be created to reduce the impact that antivirus software has on the functionality of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. These antivirus exclusions may be applied to the Windows built-in antivirus or third-party antivirus software. Note:...

“The default account is not initialized” error is displayed when adding an IAM role to Veeam Backup for AWS

Challenge The Default Backup Restore IAM role is not created upon the Veeam Backup for AWS installation. Attempts to add IAM roles to Veeam Backup for AWS in the Add Account wizard fail with the error: The default account is not initialized Cause The backup server cannot access the required AWS...

Support Statement - Object Storage Gateway Software

Object Storage Offloading Third-Party Object Storage Offloading Software These third-party applications are designed to help upload files to cloud storage. What is Supported Third-party object storage gateway software is only supported if all backup data written to the repository by Veeam Backup ...

How to Migrate Backup Data Between Repositories for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

Purpose This article provides information regarding migrating backup data between JET-based backup repositories and from a JET-based backup repository to a non-immutable object storage repository when using Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. This article documents how to migrate backup data between...

How to Reset Password in Veeam Backup for AWS

Related User Guide Page Veeam Backup for AWS User Guide: Accessing Web UI from Workstation Challenge You may need to reset a password in Veeam Backup for AWS. Solution Make sure that the machine you are using for troubleshooting is in the list of allowed IP addresses in the Security Groups of you...

Veeam Backup for AWS Recovery/Migration Procedure

Purpose This article documents how to recover or migrate Veeam Backup for AWS data to a new instance. Solution Recommended Method Starting with Veeam Backup for AWS 5.0, Configuration Backup and Restore is available and is now the simplest way to restore/migrate. Performing Configuration Backup...

How to Create Custom IAM Role to Perform Restores

How to Create Custom IAM Role to Perform Restores...

How to Create Custom IAM Role to Connect to the Repository

The backup service is using the IAM Role to generate temporary access keys to connect to the S3 bucket where backup data is stored Veeam Backup Object Repository...

How to create IAM Policy

Please refer to: How to create an IAM policy in the AWS Management Console If this KB article did not resolve your issue or you need further assistance with Veeam software, please create a Veeam Support Case. To submit feedback regarding this article, please click this link: Send Article Feedback...

How to Create Custom Backup Policy IAM Role

The Backup Policy IAM role is used to run the following backup operations: Enumerating of the resources.Taking EBS snapshots of selected EC2 instances volumes.Creating volumes from snapshots.Attaching...

Additional Information on “Cost Estimation” in Veeam Backup for AWS

Related User Guide Page This KB article provides additional information to the following pages: Creating EC2 Backup Policies Step 9. Review Estimated Cost Creating RDS Backup Policies Step 9. Review Estimated Cost Challenge Cost Estimation provides the administrator feedback on estimates of AWS...

VMs stored on vVols may experience a significant stun during the snapshot removal process after the backup session.

Challenge During the snapshot removal operation that occurs at the end of a backup/replication job for a VM stored on a vVol Datastore, the following is observed: The Guest OS of the VM being processed is stunned or frozen. Monitoring software may report that the Guest OS is inaccessible due to a...