Best Practices for Microsoft Deduplication
ChallengeYou could experience significant slowdown in performance or failures(in rare cases) when performing Backup or Backup Copy tasks to volumes with Microsoft Windows deduplication enabled where...
View Article"The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel" after...
ChallengeAfter installing the security Windows Updates released in September or October 2016, outgoing HTTPS connections from Veeam server to vCenter and NetApp storages may fail with The request was...
View ArticleUninstalling Veeam Backup & Replication plug-in for Labtech
ChallengeUninstalling the plug-in using Plugin Manager only removes it from the list of plugins but leaves Veeam components (reports, monitors, etc.) and database data intact.CauseUninstalling the...
View ArticleHot-Add/Virtual Appliance Failures
ChallengeAll hot-add/Virtual Appliance Jobs fail with the following: BackupDiskTrad failedClient error: Failed to open VDDK disk [[My_Datastore] VM_Name/Disk1.vmdk] ( is read-only mode - [true] )Logon...
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Windows 10 VM Hyper-V Guest processing skipped on Host W2K12R2
ChallengeGuest Windows 10 VMs will fail to engage VSS when application-aware image processing is enabled generating an error:Error Guest processing skipped (check guest OS VSS state and integration...
View ArticleHigh Veeam ONE Database IOPS Index
ChallengeStarting with version 9, Veeam ONE database server shows high IOPS usage of approximately 700-800 operations per second with regular spikes exceeding 2500 operations every 5 minutes.CauseAs a...
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Deduplication Ratio Does Not Reflect Deduplicating Storage
ChallengeIn the backup properties (pictured below), the “Data Size” or “Backup Size” is larger than expected, or the “Deduplication” column in the backup statistics is different from the ratio reported...
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Veeam One - Steps to Compile Logs
ChallengeIn some cases, logs will need to be reviewed by Veeam Support to help diagnose issues.SolutionIn Veeam One Monitor console navigate to Options > Server Settings > Other Settings >...
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Changing SQL Server or database connection settings for Veeam ONE
ChallengeYou need to change SQL Server or database connection settings for Veeam ONE.SolutionTo change SQL Server or database connection settings for Veeam ONE Server, you can use the Veeam ONE...
View ArticleVeeam One Tuning for Larger Environments
ChallengeVeeam One dropping data due to slow database performance when monitoring 1K+ VMs.CauseFor efficient use of Veeam One in environments with 1 000+ VMs it is recommended to make scalability...
View ArticleHow to create Veeam ONE database manually
ChallengeYou need to pre-create the Veeam ONE database on a Microsoft SQL Server before installing Veeam ONE.You need to re-create the Veeam ONE database on a Microsoft SQL Server.SolutionLog on to a...
View ArticleCID Mismatch in VMware on Restore with Backup and Replication V9 installed on...
ChallengeUpon restore using Veeam Backup and Replication V9X you receive a CID mismatch error when you are on vSphere 5.5 Update 3bCauseThis is a known issue with restoring with the option to use VM...
View ArticleEnhanced encryption must be enabled for vCenter 6.5 with disabled TLS 1.0
ChallengeYou get the following error trying to add VMware vCenter 6.5 or higher to Veeam Virtualization Extensions UI: Cannot connect to "vCenter_Name on port 443". The underlying connection was...
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Using the Diskshadow Utility to manually test VSS operations
ChallengeThis article describes the steps needed to manually create a volume shadow copy using the Diskshadow command line utility in Windows.CauseVeeam products use the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy...
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Manually installing Dashboards and Report Packs as Extension Modules
ChallengeAfter installing Veeam ONE, you are missing specific dashboards and/or reports or do not have any dashboards and/or reports at all. CauseThis can be caused by any reason — from pre-installing...
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Hyper-V backup job fails to create shadow copy with default shadow storage limit
ChallengeBackup or replication of a Hyper-V VM fails. In the Windows event logs on the Hyper-V host server, there is an error with ID 8193 from source VSS:Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected...
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Cannot find anymore diff area candidates for volume
ChallengeBackup or replication of a Windows OS fails. In the Windows event logs of the machine being backed up, there is an error with ID 8193 from source VSS:Volume Shadow Copy Service error:...
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Insufficient Storage for VSS Error "0x8004231F or Error: VSSControl:...
ChallengeThe following error occurs during backup or replication: VSSControl: -2147467259 Backup job failed. Cannot create a shadow copy of the volumes containing writer's data. VSS asynchronous...
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ExaGrid Storage Best Practices
ChallengeThis article documents general best practices and configuration advice when using an ExaGrid backup storage appliance with deduplication.SolutionRestoresRestores from recent backups or backup...
View ArticleRelease Notes for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.0 Update 2
ChallengeRelease Notes for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.0 Update 2CausePlease confirm you are running version 9.0.0.902 or 9.0.0.1491 prior to installing this update. You can check this under Help...
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