Troubleshooting VDDK error 16053
ChallengeVMware backup jobs fail after update 3, whereas prior to update they have been working. The jobs are using Network transport modeSource Proxy is Windows 2008SP1/Windows 2008R2 The error...
View ArticleHow to use DiskSpd to simulate Veeam Backup & Replication disk actions
ChallengeThis document contains information on how to use Microsoft© DiskSpd to simulate Veeam Backup & Replication disk actions to measure disk performance. The test file created by DiskSpd does...
View ArticleTroubleshooting VDDK error 16053
ChallengeVMware backup jobs fail after update 3, whereas prior to update they have been working. The jobs are using Network transport modeSource Proxy is Windows 2008SP1/Windows 2008R2 The error...
View ArticleHow to use DiskSpd to simulate Veeam Backup & Replication disk actions
ChallengeThis document contains information on how to use Microsoft© DiskSpd to simulate Veeam Backup & Replication disk actions to measure disk performance. The test file created by DiskSpd does...
View ArticleRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 is not supported by Veeam Agent for Linux 1.x...
ChallengeUsing Veeam Agent for Linux on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.5 and its derivatives (CentOS 7.5, Oracle RHCK 7.5) causes the operating system to crash during backup snapshot...
View ArticleHow to use DiskSpd to simulate Veeam Backup & Replication disk actions
ChallengeThis document contains information on how to use Microsoft© DiskSpd to simulate Veeam Backup & Replication disk actions to measure disk performance. The test file created by DiskSpd does...
View ArticleRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 is not supported by Veeam Agent for Linux 1.x...
ChallengeUsing Veeam Agent for Linux on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.5 and its derivatives (CentOS 7.5, Oracle RHCK 7.5) causes the operating system to crash during backup snapshot...
View ArticleThe specified network name is no longer available
ChallengeWhen accessing backup files on a CIFS (SMB) repository, Veeam Backup and Replication reports either of the following errors: The specified network name is no longer available. (code 59,...
View ArticleHow to forcibly stop jobs that are stuck in ‘stopping’ status
ChallengeThis KB documents the process for forcibly terminating all jobs for a given Veeam Backup & Replication server. The steps outlined in this KB will terminate all jobs.Note: Please understand...
View ArticleRemoving Stuck VMDK’s from the Veeam Proxy
ChallengeA VM that was processed by Veeam is found to require consolidation, yet consolidation attempts fail. or A VM that was processed by Veeam is found to have an orphaned snapshot. CauseThis can...
View ArticleItem is not suitable for restore
ChallengeUpon attempt to recover LVM PV or LV from backup using Agent for Linux recovery media ‘Item is not suitable for restore’ error is thrown if ‘Restore whole disk from…’ option is selected for...
View ArticleRemoving Stuck VMDK’s from the Veeam Proxy
ChallengeA VM that was processed by Veeam is found to require consolidation, yet consolidation attempts fail. or A VM that was processed by Veeam is found to have an orphaned snapshot. CauseThis can...
View ArticleCannot connect to Virtual Proxy during VMware backup
ChallengeAttempting to connect via RDP to a Veeam Proxy VM in VMware during a Virtual Appliance (hot-add) backup fails.CauseThis occurs due to a hung backup job utilizing that specific proxy, and that...
View ArticleVSS errors related to NTDS writer failures
ChallengeVeeam Backup & Replication job using Application-Aware Processing to process a Domain Controller fails with one the following errors: Unable to release guest. Details: Unfreeze error:...
View ArticleUsing a CA-signed server certificate in the Veeam Agent management...
ChallengeTo allow communications between Veeam Agents and VBR, TLS certificates are used. By default, Veeam Backup & Replication uses a self-signed certificate. SolutionIn order to use a...
View ArticleHow to Use the Veeam Backup Validator
ChallengeThis article will document how to use the Veeam Backup Validator command line tool.Note: Some command line options shown below are only available in v8 and v9. Previous versions had reduced...
View ArticleHow to collect and submit logs for Veeam ONE
ChallengeIn some cases, logs are requested by Veeam Support to help diagnose issues.CauseFollow the steps below to collect and upload the log files for further analysis.SolutionExport Logs In the Veeam...
View ArticleVeeam Backup & Replication console slow or unresponsive
ChallengeThe Veeam Backup & Replication console is slow to respond when switching between different views. The issue is more noticeable when attempting to search through the history of jobs.CauseIn...
View ArticleVMware Virtual Server rescan failed with “Could not create SSL/TLS secure...
ChallengeWhen trying to add or to rescan VMware Virtual Server you get the “The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel” error message in Veeam shell. CauseThe issue will happen...
View ArticleHow to move the Veeam Backup & Replication software to another server
ChallengeYou need to move Veeam Backup & Replication software and database to a new server.SolutionNote: This section will refer to the server where Veeam Backup & Replication is installed...
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