A recovered workload is not a recovered service until DNS, routing, firewall policy, load balancing, private connectivity, management access, and application dependencies work from the recovery site.
A hypervisor exit should be planned like recovery: group workloads by application, test them on the target, define cutover and rollback gates, and prove the new platform can protect and recover them before the old one disappears.
Recently I faced an interesting issue with a Hyper-V VM backup in Veeam. One specific VM suddenly started failing during checkpoint creation, while all the other VMs in the environment continued to be protected normally. Please see Synology Surveillance365: Cloud-Based Camera Management Without an On-Premises Surveillance Server, and Linux System Update: Upgrade vs. Dist-upgrade Differences….
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Managing surveillance infrastructure across multiple locations can be challenging, especially when traditional deployments require dedicated on-site servers, complex configurations, and ongoing maintenance. In this article, we shall discuss “Synology Surveillance365: Cloud-Based Camera Management Without an On-Premises Surveillance Server”. Please see Strategic breakdown and step by step guide to upgrading to VBR 13.1, and Veeam Oracle…
With the General Availability (GA) of Veeam Data Platform 13.1, Veeam delivers one of its most critical releases to date. In this guide, we shall discuss the “Strategic breakdown and step by step guide to upgrading to VBR 13.1 on a Windows-based deployment”, and explore why upgrading to version 13.1 is essential for your infrastructure”….
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Oracle RMAN backups using the Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN involve multiple components working together. When something goes wrong, the problem is not always immediately visible from the Veeam console. In this article, I want to share a real troubleshooting case where Veeam Backup & Replication reported the backup session as Success, while RMAN was…
When a Windows server or workstation suddenly consumes system storage, system administrators immediately face the challenge of isolating the cause. Standard built-in Windows diagnostic utilities show high-level storage categories, but they often fail to pinpoint the exact directories, application logs, or recent file system changes responsible for rapid disk growth. In this guide we shall…
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In this article, we shall discuss the steps to upgrade Veeam ONE to build 13.1.0.7034. Veeam ONE 13.1 expands monitoring coverage, strengthens identity and access controls, improves threat visibility, and modernizes reporting and upgrade operations. Please see how to perform in-place upgrade of Veeam Recovery Orchestrator to version 13.1, Enhanced Proactive Monitoring with Veeam ONE,…
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Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager (VBEM) provides centralized management, global data visibility, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) across multi-server backup environments. In this guide, we will walk through upgrading Enterprise Manager to version 13.1.1.18 via the web-based Veeam Host Management Console, aand applying underlying OS and security updates. Please see Veeam Enterprise Manager setup and User…
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Unlike VBR (Veeam Backup and Replication), Veeam Recovery Orchestrator (VRO) v13 is still Windows-based. Just like Veeam ONE, it does not have a Linux-based VSA (Appliance model). To run VRO, you must install VRO on a standard Microsoft Windows Server. In this article, we shall discuss how to perform an In-place upgrade of Veeam Recovery…
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Docker and Kubernetes have been around for some time now with many still trying to fully understand both tools especially Kubernetes. Deploying Docker images to Kubernetes is a great way to run your application in an easily scalable way. Please see how to install Kerberos packages in Windows via Cygwin, how to configure a remote…
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In this blogpost, we will discuss “Fix INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE in Windows and Windows Server”. Please see Active Directory Vulnerability Assessment with Purple Knight: Domain Controller Owner Is Not an Administrator, AGMP extended support ends April 2026: Find alternative solution, and Steps to customize Windows PE boot images. The INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE stop error 0x0000007B occurs when Windows loses access…
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Have you ever started your PC, and suddenly found yourself staring at a Windows Recovery screen instead of your desktop? Please see Fix Veeam Proxmox VE Backup Error: Failed to prepare disk for backup, Google Drive Broken on Windows: Fix and Prevent it from happening again, and How to fix Error 202: AMD Software Installer…
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