Backups of VMware vSphere VMs can be done with one of three transport modes. Each of these modes also provide the possibility to restore data. This post is about 3 reasons why direct SAN restore failover to NBD with Veeam Backup&Replication (VBR).
How to isolate NBD backup traffic in vSphere
A new feature in vSphere 7 is the ability to configure a VMkernel port used for backups in NBD (Network Block Device) respectively Network mode. This can be used to isolate backup traffic from other traffic types. Up to this release, there was no direct option to select VMkernel port for backup. In this post I show how to isolate NBD backup traffic in vSphere. […]
How SQL Instant Recovery in Veeam B&R v11 works
Instant Recovery is one of Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) outstanding features. With it you can start your workload directly from your backup repository. For example you can start a VM from backup without recovering it before. New in v11 is the ability to start Microsoft SQL Server Databases (DB) instantly from backup. Previously it was possible to publish DBs, but this was not intended […]
What (else) is new in Veeam VBR v11 (Part 2)
This blog series is about small new features and improvements making administrators life easier. I also want to show how it works respectively looks like. This second post is about tape with these topics: Tape Consolidation Full Tape Restore New column in Tape view Tape verification Limit used drives in job Maintenance mode Restore – Tapes needed See also these categories in part 1: Console […]
What (else) is new in Veeam VBR v11 (Part 1)
There are a lot of big feature new in Veeam VBR v11. To name just two: Hardened Repository Continue Data Protection This blog series is about small new features and improvements making administrators life easier. I also want to show how it works respectively looks like. This first post is about these categories: Console Backup jobs Topic of Part 2: Tape stuff
New in Veeam VBR v11: Combine vSphere Tags
In Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) there are a few ways to select VMs for backup. One of this is to use VMware vSphere tags. New in v11 is the possibility to combine vSphere tags for VM selection. I want to show how this works.
News about scripting Veeam SureBackup with PowerShell
This post is about new possibilities in Veeam Backup&Replication (VBR) for scripting SureBackup jobs with PowerShell. These new features are available since v10 and will get important enhancements in v11.
Export Veeam console job log with PowerShell
These days I investigated the possibility to export Veeam Backup&Replication (VBR) console job log programmatically with PowerShell. Read here how this can be done.
New in Veeam v11: Hardened Repository – Immutable backups [Part 2]
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This post is about a new feature in Veeam Backup&Replication v11: Hardened Repository. This means immutable backups. It will massively increase security on repositories. Read here how it behaves.
New in Veeam v11: Hardened Repository – Immutable backups [Part 1]
This post is about a great new feature in Veeam Backup&Replication v11: Hardened Repository. This means immutable backups. It will massively increase security on repositories. With immutability enabled, root access is needed to delete or change backup files. Read here how it (just) works and how it behaves.
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