stevenonofaro GCP, Veeam

Google Cloud Object Storage option now available in Veeam v11

One of the new options available in Veeam Backup & Replication v11 is the ability to add Google Cloud Storage in as a Capacity Tier option for your Scale-Out backup repository. With each new release we are seeing the object storage options available to users grow. Whether you want to use your own on-premise solution … Continue reading Google Cloud Object Storage option now available in Veeam v11

stevenonofaro Veeam, VMware

Getting started with the Veeam v11 Native Plug-in for vCloud Director

With the upcoming release of Veeam Backup & Replication v11 comes the new version of the Veeam Native vCloud Director Plugin. This addition has been a big hit with Service Providers as it allows them to integrate the Veeam Self-Service Portal directly into the vCloud Director interface. One new addition to the plugin that everyone … Continue reading Getting started with the Veeam v11 Native Plug-in for vCloud Director

stevenonofaro Veeam

Synthetic Full Jobs created via the Self-Service Portal run slower by default

Recently I have been troubleshooting an interesting issue with some of my weekly synthetic full jobs. The incremental backup would run as per normal and then it would start the synthetic full which would take over 2 days. This job is quite large and I did expect it to take some time to complete but … Continue reading Synthetic Full Jobs created via the Self-Service Portal run slower by default

stevenonofaro Veeam, VMware

vCloud Tenant file restores via Veeam Enterprise Manager when UAC is enabled

I really like the way Enterprise Manager integrates with vCloud Director and provides tenants with an agentless way to backup and restore VMs and files. At the same time it provides a simple self-service portal that we can now integrate directly into vCloud Director with a custom plugin. When a tenant attempts to restore a … Continue reading vCloud Tenant file restores via Veeam Enterprise Manager when UAC is enabled

stevenonofaro Cisco, Veeam

The snapshot creation on CBT enabled VM fails with error Failed in vmreparent vmkfstools clone1

I came across an interesting issue the other day after deploying some infrastructure at a new site. I had deployed a new Hyperflex Cluster and was doing some testing with HX version 3.5(2e). After migrating some test VMs over to this new cluster I configured the backups to use HX Snapshots and kicked off a … Continue reading The snapshot creation on CBT enabled VM fails with error Failed in vmreparent vmkfstools clone1

stevenonofaro Veeam

Enterprise Manager 9.5 U4a issues when logging into the Self Service Backup Portal as a vCloud Tenant

After upgrading to 9.5 Update 4a I ran into a strange issue with Enterprise Manager. When I would try and login to the Self Service Backup Portal as a vCloud tenant the login would fail. We know that the URL for the portal itself is case sensitive when it comes to the tenant org name … Continue reading Enterprise Manager 9.5 U4a issues when logging into the Self Service Backup Portal as a vCloud Tenant