Tag: Veeam

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Veeam Backup & Replication: NAS ‘Backup Proxies are Offline or Outdated’ incorrect error message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.
Veeam V12: Immutability with HPE StoreOnce

March 2, 2023

With Veeam Backup & Replication V12 it’s now possible to create immutable backups on HPE StoreOnce devices. This blog post is about the requirements and preparation necessary before immutability can be configured.
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.
Delaying Windows Feature Updates with Group Policy

December 1, 2022

It’s not necessary to invest in SCCM, Intune, or fancy RMM tools to get control over your Windows Updates. In this blog post I’ll show you how to use group policy to get a grip on your endpoint update policies.
Veeam Supported Products Reaching End of Life in 2023

November 14, 2022

Times change, and software changes with them, until it’s no longer supported. At any point, a patch to an operating system, a .NET framework update, or anything else really, could end up with the software no longer being backed up properly, or not working at all in production. Without valid support there’s no process to…
Veeam Products End of Support Reminder – 2023

November 10, 2022

It’s that time again to remind everyone that all good things run out of support eventually. The 2023 calendar year has the following products reaching end of support status for the following products.
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.