Table of Contents
Veeam Backup & Replication
Documentation
Veeam Backup & Replication Documentation
Veeam Community Forums - NTFS cluster size recommendation
Veeam Product Lifecycle Policy
Veeam Forums - [KNOWN ISSUES] 7.0 : Issues, Patches and Hot Fixes
Veeam Forums - READ THIS FIRST : [FAQ] FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS v7
Veeam Forums - VMware : [FAQ] Frequently Asked Questions v7
Veeam Forums - READ THIS FIRST : [FAQ] FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS v6
Veeam Forums - >>> READ FIRST : [FAQ] FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS v5 <<<
KB Articles
How to Use the Veeam Backup Validator describes the use of Veeam.Backup.Validator.exe.
Updates
8.0
7.0
Veeam Forums - [KNOWN ISSUES] 7.0 : Issues, Patches and Hot Fixes
Patch 4 Release Notes for Veeam Backup & Replication 7.0
Patch 3 Release Notes for Veeam Backup & Replication 7.0
Veeam Backup & Replication 7.0 R2 update
6.5
Blogposts/Articles
virtuallyuncovered - Veeam Backup 6 and 6.5 Cannot complete login due to an incorrect user name or password
mitchellaneous - Veeam v6.5 (database issue)
Reversed Incremental
Virtual to the Core - Veeam Backup and the maintenance of a Reverse Incremental Job
Virtual to the Core - Veeam backup methods and the impact on destination storage I/O
Repository on Linux
Virtual to the Core - Veeam backup repository on CentOS 7
Timo's Techie Corner - Veeam and Linux Repository
On CentOS 7 install perl-Data-Dumper:
yum install perl-Data-Dumper
Troubleshooting
Veeam and Microsoft Exchange 2010 DAG cluster failover
Veeam Support Knowledgebase - KB1744 Tips for DAG Exchange Backup and Replication in vSphere
B4Z.CO.UK - Veeam Backup & Replication - Exchange 2010 DAG Issue
Restore/Backup while Restore/Backup is running
With the reversed incremental backup method it is not possible to run a restore/backup while a restore/backup is running.
Sources:
Veeam Forums - Restore while backup job running
v5 Choosing Backup Mode.xlsx
v6 Choosing Backup Mode.xlsx under Backup Method at Veeam Forums - READ THIS FIRST : [FAQ] FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS v6
v7 Choosing Backup Mode.xlsx at Backup Method at Veeam Forums - READ THIS FIRST : [FAQ] FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS v7
BACKUP LOG fails on SQL Server 2012
The BACKUP LOG step fails when using Veeam B&R to create a back-up of a VM running SQL Server 2012 and using databases with the Full recovery model.
Workaround is to grant NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM sysadmin server role permissions on the SQL Server instance(s).
SureBackup
Fails with "Failed to allocate unique FID"
Veeam Backup & Replication 8.0 update 3 (8.0.0.2084)
Full error message:
19-1-2016 8:03:31 Error Publishing 19-1-2016 8:03:11 Backup point: created at 18-1-2016 23:45:39, type full 19-1-2016 8:03:32 Error: Failed to allocate unique FID. --tr:Failed to create subfolder [VMNAME_GUID] of the folder [/VeeamBackup_VEEAMSERVERNAME. FID: 41]. --tr:Failed to create folder. NFS share ID: [{GUID}]. Folder relative path: [VMNAME_GUID]. RPC: Failed CreateFolder. Failed to allocate unique FID. RPC: Failed CreateFolder. 19-1-2016 8:03:32 Unpublishing 19-1-2016 8:03:32 Task finished
Solution: Restart the Veeam vPower NFS Service on the Veeam backup server hosting the vPower NFS repository.