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Modern Backup Strategy with Veeam and Wasabi: Truly Immutable

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Modern Backup Strategy with Veeam and Wasabi: Truly Immutable

Every year, more companies migrate their backup architecture to object storage. The promise is well-known: scalability, predictable cost, and an extra layer of resilience against ransomware. But with so many providers available, one of them has been gaining significant traction, Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage. In this guide, we shall discuss “Modern Backup Strategy with Veeam…

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Enhanced Proactive Monitoring with Veeam ONE

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Enhanced Proactive Monitoring with Veeam ONE

In fast-paced IT environments, keeping everything running smoothly is a constant challenge. Every day involves checking backup jobs, analyzing failures, resolving issues, applying updates, and planning new projects. In this article, we shall discuss “Enhanced Proactive Monitoring with Veeam ONE”. Please, see How to create Synology Snapshot Replication, and Install Veeam ONE and Add VBR:…

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Upgrade Veeam Backup and Replication v12.3 to v13 on Windows

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Upgrade Veeam Backup and Replication v12.3 to v13 on Windows

Veeam Backup & Replication v13 has arrived with significant improvements in security, performance, and data governance. I recently performed the upgrade from version 12.3, and in this article we will discuss how to Upgrade Veeam Backup and Replication v12.3 to v13 on Windows. This means, we will share the entire process, from preparation to post-upgrade…

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Fix SMB Freezes That Break Backups on Critical Linux Servers

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Fix SMB Freezes That Break Backups on Critical Linux Servers

Recently I had to configure a backup on a physical Linux server that stores over half a petabyte of traffic fine images collected from speed cameras on federal highways in Brazil. Therefore, in this guide, I will show you how to Fix SMB Freezes That Break Backups on Critical Linux Servers. Please, see how to Setup…

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Veeam Agent for AIX: Initial Deploy/UUID Error

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Veeam Agent for AIX: Initial Deploy/UUID Error

We will discuss the fix for “Veeam Agent for AIX: Initial Deploy/UUID Error”. When deploying Veeam Agent for AIX in environments running on IBM Power Systems, you may face unexpected issues during VM cloning. Please, see Backup and Restore Proxmox VE virtual machines with Veeam, how to Protect your Windows Devices with MFA with SystoLOCK,…

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Migrating SAP HANA Plugin to Veeam

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Migrating SAP HANA Plugin to Veeam

Recently, I migrated our SAP HANA environment to use the Veeam backup plugin, replacing the old Commvault plugin. The process had a few challenges that I want to share for anyone doing something similar. In this guide, we shall discuss the steps in Migrating SAP HANA Plugin to Veeam. Please, see How to disable Ads…

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Full Integration Guide on how to Add Nutanix AHV to Veeam

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Full Integration Guide on how to Add Nutanix AHV to Veeam

In this guide, we shall discuss the “Full Integration Guide on how to Add Nutanix AHV to Veeam”. If you’re running a Nutanix AHV environment and want to back up your virtual machines (VMs) using Veeam Backup & Replication. Want to deep-dive into performance? Please, see how to Set up Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure,…

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Using IBM Library with Veeam

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Using IBM Library with Veeam

In this blog post, we shall discuss the steps in using IBM Library with Veeam. If you’ve ever worked with tape backups, you probably know that setting up a tape library with Veeam can seem a bit complicated at first. However, once you understand how everything fits together and follow the correct steps, the whole…

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Veeam Backup and Replication Disk I/O with diskspd

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Veeam Backup and Replication Disk I/O with diskspd

DISKSPD benchmarks disk I/O performance through the command line. It simulates different I/O patterns, measures latency, and assesses storage subsystem performance. By customizing parameters like block size, I/O depth, and threads, you can create synthetic workloads that mimic real-world scenarios and help identify potential bottlenecks. In this artcile, we shall discuss “Veeam Backup and Replication…

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Fixing AIX Veeam agent job startup delay issue

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Fixing AIX Veeam agent job startup delay issue

This week, I encountered an issue with AIX agent backups. I have several AIX servers running versions 7.2 and 7.3. The backup jobs start, but there’s a significant delay before they actually begin. When they start at all. Therefore, in this article, we shall discuss the steps to Fixing AIX Veeam agent job startup delay…

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Ensuring Backup Integrity and Reliable Recovery with SureBackup

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Ensuring Backup Integrity and Reliable Recovery with SureBackup

Ensuring the integrity of backups is essential for any data protection strategy. However, performing regular backups alone is not enough. Therefore, it is crucial to verify that these backups can be successfully recovered when needed. In this article, we shall discuss “Ensuring Backup Integrity and Reliable Recovery with SureBackup”. We will cover how this technology…

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