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How to fix Non-Adjacent Partition on Windows Server Using GParted

09/11/202609/11/2026

Running out of disk space on the Windows system drive can become a serious problem, particularly when installing updates, or maintaining enterprise applications as discussed here “Upgrade Veeam Backup & Replication to v13.1.2.57“. As you can see, while attempting to patch Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR). The installation could not proceed because the C: drive…

Windows Server

Upgrade Veeam Backup & Replication to v13.1.2.57: Fix VBR Update Failures Due to Low Disk Space on Windows Server

08/11/202609/11/2026

Christian No Comments

Starting with the Veeam Data Platform v13.1 release cycle, the automated Veeam Updater module was introduced specifically to streamline rolling out cumulative patches and security updates (such as version 13.1.1.18) directly from the management interface (web console) without requiring manual ISO mounting for every minor patch. Pleaase see 500+ VeeamAUX Clones on IBM FlashSystem: What…

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500+ VeeamAUX Clones on IBM FlashSystem: What Went Wrong?

05/11/202605/11/2026

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500+ VeeamAUX Clones on IBM FlashSystem: What Went Wrong?

A few days ago, I faced a very interesting situation involving VBR, Veeam Agent for IBM AIX, and an IBM FlashSystem storage array. At first, it made absolutely no sense to me. I was investigating some backup-related issues when I noticed several volumes with the VeeamAUX prefix on an IBM FlashSystem 7600. After checking more…

Network | Monitoring

Inside an IBM LTO-6 Tape Drive: Gears, Motors and the Tape Mechanism — Part 2

02/11/202605/11/2026

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Inside an IBM LTO-6 Tape Drive: Gears, Motors and the Tape Mechanism — Part 2

In the first part of this series, we explored the hardware and electronics of an IBM LTO-6 tape drive, including its SAS connectivity, cooling system, circuit boards, and internal motor structures. But there is another side of tape technology that I find even more interesting: the mechanical system. Please see Inside an IBM LTO-6 Tape…

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Inside an IBM LTO-6 Tape Drive: Exploring Its Hardware and Electronics [Part 1]

01/11/202602/11/2026

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Inside an IBM LTO-6 Tape Drive: Exploring Its Hardware and Electronics [Part 1]

When we talk about tape backup, we usually focus on storage capacity, transfer speeds, retention policies, media compatibility, and the importance of keeping offline copies of our data. But have you ever wondered what an LTO tape drive actually looks like on the inside? Please see Hardening Veeam Backup & Replication on Windows 2025: A…

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Hardening Veeam Backup & Replication on Windows 2025: A CIS-Compliant Walkthrough

25/10/202630/10/2026

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Hardening Veeam Backup & Replication on Windows 2025: A CIS-Compliant Walkthrough

Acknowledgments & Project Inspiration: This guide and implementation walkthrough are inspired by the open-source hardening framework developed by Lukas Klostermann. A special thanks goes to Lukas for creating and sharing the excellent veeam-win-hardening-script on GitHub (https://github.com/lukas-kl/veeam-win-hardening-script). His work provides an invaluable foundation for automating CIS-compliant security baselines tailored specifically for Veeam infrastructure on Windows. Backup…

Backup, Windows, Windows Server

Unattended Gold Image & Hardened MSCB & CIS – Windows Server 2025 Image for Veeam Infrastructure

25/10/202625/10/2026

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Unattended Gold Image & Hardened MSCB & CIS – Windows Server 2025 Image for Veeam Infrastructure

1. Overview & Architecture: Creating a baseline Golden Image for Windows Server 2025 ensures consistency, security, and rapid deployment across your infrastructure. This guide provides a complete, production-ready workflow to build, harden, and generalize a Windows Server 2025 template specifically optimized for enterprise environments and Veeam Backup & Replication workloads. 2. VMware Virtual Machine Prerequisites…

Network | Monitoring

Your DR Network Is Probably the Part You Have not Tested

28/09/202619/10/2026

Eric Black No Comments

Your DR Network Is Probably the Part You Have not Tested

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.

Network | Monitoring

Your Hypervisor Exit Plan Should Be a Recovery Runbook

21/09/202621/09/2026

Eric Black 2 Comments

Your Hypervisor Exit Plan Should Be a Recovery Runbook

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.

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Veeam Hyper-V Backup Failing with “Incorrect Function” During Checkpoint Creation

15/09/202616/09/2026

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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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Synology Surveillance365: Cloud-Based Camera Management Without an On-Premises Surveillance Server

31/08/202611/09/2026

Christian No Comments

Synology Surveillance365: Cloud-Based Camera Management Without an On-Premises Surveillance Server

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…

Reviews, Storage

Strategic breakdown and step by step guide to upgrading to VBR 13.1

27/08/202601/09/2026

Christian No Comments

Strategic breakdown and step by step guide to upgrading to VBR 13.1

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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Veeam Oracle RMAN Troubleshooting: Connection Timeout, Broken Pipe and a Stuck RMANPluginManager

27/08/202627/08/2026

matheusgiovanini No Comments

Veeam Oracle RMAN Troubleshooting: Connection Timeout, Broken Pipe and a Stuck RMANPluginManager

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…

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