Category: Veeam
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Veeam B&R – NAS Cache Metadata Movement Gets Stuck
Ever had Veeam get stuck when attempting to migrate your NAS Cache repository data? In this post I show you how to gracefully resolve this stuck task, and another way of migrating the data.
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Veeam NAS Backup: Invalid Root Item Type
NAS Backups and Symlinks don’t have to be enemies, in this blog post I show you how to work around this within Veeam Backup & Replication!
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Veeam B&R: Performance Impact of Pending Tasks
Tell me if you’ve seen this situation before. You’ve got some servers & applications that need protecting. You create your backup jobs as necessary, there’s different backup jobs for your various application-integration requirements, backup frequencies, and retention requirements, it’s starting to sprawl. Inevitably there’s some job scheduling overlap. Backup jobs are waiting for other backup…
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Data Protection Considerations: Digesting the SQL ConstantCare Report
For those of you who don’t spend much time or have much experience with SQL Server, Brent Ozar is a well-known and respected Microsoft SQL consultant. In addition to consultancy and training services, Brent Ozar offers tools such as the First Responder Kit, and a SQL Server monitoring service called SQL ConstantCare. SQL ConstantCare is…
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Microsoft 365 – Changing Azure Subscriptions For Metered APIs
So you started consuming a metered API, and now your organisation requires you to change the subscription it’s billed to? In this blog post I show you how to update this in only a few steps!
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Veeam Backup & Replication – Linux Agent Deployment & Management with Active Directory
Linux + Active Directory doesn’t have to be a nightmare, and Veeam Agent Deployment & Management is no exception to this, I show you how easily it works together in this blog post.
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Veeam Backup & Replication + Oracle – RMAN Plugin Unexpected Throttling
It’s not every day you trip up on a bug instead of misconfiguration, but that’s what happened when I was last deploying Veeam’s Oracle RMAN plug-in. So, in this blog post I decided to write up what my problem was, the troubleshooting steps taken to pin-point the problem, verify, and workaround the problem, and a…
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VB365: Protected Teams API Call Process Changes
After much backlash, Microsoft have improved the way you request access to Microsoft Teams Protected API Calls.
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Veeam & File Shares: Licensing & Feature Comparison
It’s easy to backup a file share right? Of course it is! But protecting the data in the most useful way can require a bit of extra consideration. In this blog post I’ve compared the ways Veeam can protect file shares, and any licensing considerations or ‘gotchas’ to be aware of.
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The Road to the VeeamON Stage (again)
Time flies quickly and it’s good to reflect. With VeeamON 2023 starting later this month I found myself reflecting on what an amazing journey I’ve had so far.
