Tag: Veeam Backup & Replication

Veeam Backup & Replication – Linux Agent Deployment & Management with Active Directory

June 5, 2023

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.
Veeam Backup & Replication + Oracle – RMAN Plugin Unexpected Throttling

May 26, 2023

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…
Veeam Backup & Replication + Cloned AIX Servers – Clashing UUIDs And Overriding Them

April 19, 2023

It’s never fun when you discover the way you did something a long time ago is now causing you problems. Disk cloning can be such a scenario, whereby it’s not until an application relies upon a unique property, that the application breaks due to duplication. I encountered this recently with AIX and Veeam’s Agent for…
Veeam Backup & Replication: NAS ‘Backup Proxies are Offline or Outdated’ incorrect error message

March 31, 2023

Join me as I troubleshoot an error message unrelated to the actual behaviour, and what the surprising root cause was…
Veeam V12: Immutability with HPE StoreOnce – Part 2

March 15, 2023

In Part 2 I take a deeper look at the implementation of immutability with the HPE StoreOnce and Veeam Backup & Replication V12.
Speeding up Backup/Restore Jobs when Using Preferred Networks

February 7, 2023

When working with Preferred Networks in Veeam, it might be that these preferred networks are only for specific devices and purposes. In such a case you might suffer reduced backup & restore performance after enabling this. If so, this blog post might just help you!
Veeam: Storage Snapshots & VMware vSphere Boot from SAN – A Cautionary Tale

January 24, 2023

Using Veeam’s Storage Snapshot functionality alongside VMware ESXi’s Boot from SAN capabilities can really cause problems. In this blog post I dive into why this can cause issues and the simple fix for them.
VMware vSphere & vSAN 8 General Availability Release Date Revised

September 23, 2022

With VMware’s release of vSphere & vSAN 8.0 imminent, VMware have made an announcement to amend the timeframe to allow themselves more quality assurance time. Read on to see more about the VMware lifecycle and how you can prepare for vSphere & vSAN 8.0.
Securing Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure: Password/Certificate Auth & Other Hardening Tips

July 18, 2022

Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure is a brilliant product for protecting Microsoft Azure-based workloads, but there are certainly some configuration changes that could help secure the product better. Especially when this is the application protecting your data. Read on to find out how to secure the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure appliance.
Veeam & SQL Server 2012, The Approaching End of Life & How to Migrate

June 24, 2022

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 goes end of life in July 2022, but did you know that a lot of Veeam installations are still using this database? In this blog post I’ll provide information on how to deploy a new SQL Server instance and migrate your database, then tidy everything up!