In the working area, select the necessary machine in the backup or VM replica and click Application Items > Microsoft Active Directory on the ribbon. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online/Offline. Example for “automate_retention. Your explanation has clarified the confusion indeed, since originally I thought that you're talking about failed backup jobs being skipped by tape GFS one from processing. Specify Retention Settings. 3. As Veeam Backup & Replication tracks and orchestrates all backups written to tape, Veeam recommends using the built-in Veeam tape features (Backups to Tape and Files to Tape jobs). This may cause a conflict if the source job needs to perform the following operations: * Merge of backup files. Load tapes to the tape device (if not yet loaded) and run the importing procedure for them. As the WORM tapes cannot be overwritten, you need to treat them differently when using with Veeam Backup & Replication. suggests to add the new drive first before removing the old or retired one Yes, the best possible way is to remove the old device, add new device and then load tape to a new device, as otherwise you might get issues with duplicated tapes. Backup - PRODBU01. Veeam Data Platform 23H2 Update. Veeam can see the cleaning cardridge in B&R. 1. Complicated infrastructure optimization: Correctly architecting, sizing, deploying, and scaling deduplication servers and backup jobs to optimize deduplication takes expertise and time. Finish working with the wizard. To point a backup job to an existing backup to tape job, perform the following steps: Open the backup job settings and navigate to the Storage step. If that's cleaning tape - check unrecognized system media pool. The user interface indicates on states of the tape infrastructure components. Reusing data backup tapes is a part of most organizations' data backup and recovery strategy. Operation. Page updated 6/26/2023. So if your tape library/drive is not capable of collecting the wear-out data then Veeam cannot get any info about the tape state. True. 1 File to tape. Navigate to the list of tapes either under the Media Pools or under the Libraries > LibraryName node > Media. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I already spend some time looking in to this issue but I can't find a solution, so any help would be appreciated. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. As my colleague mentioned. by APL_Ian » Mon Feb 27, 2023 8:10 am. Select the tape you want to rename and click Properties on the ribbon. Select tapes you want to erase and click Erase on the ribbon. Taylor, The way you remove files is not recommended, because as you've already noticed you still have restore points available in the UI. Veeam uses hardware encryption if it is provided by the tape device and enabled in Veeam Backup & Replication. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. Re: File to tape limitation. Detect and identify cyberthreats. Run: C:Program FilesCommon FilesVeeamVeeam ONE SettingsVeeamOneSettings. In the working area, right-click the backup copy or a workload in the backup copy and select Delete from disk. If you delete backup chain files manually our agent is unaware of the disk content change and will still list those missing restore points under restore wizards UI (upon selecting which you will receive an error). I have a suggestion/issue for/with the VEEAM tape handling… In the definition of a tape pool you can select that tapes from free state are transferred to this. Next it will check if any expired tapes are online. In this case, the tape job will start on the set time and archive all new restore points that were created in the period since the last job run. Only tapes stored in a safe place can be considered an air-gapped backup. Select between higher-performance local targets or longer-term object storage in the Capacity Tier to meet your recovery and cost objectives. Confirmed what HannesK says. Discard the old tape. Check the library users manual for device specific instructions on turning the device power on and off. To view data contents that is currently stored on tape: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. By default, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows retains outdated backups for 30 days. Take ownership? ". This happens because restore points records are not being removed from the SQL database. Hybrid Mode – With the value “2” both of the above situations occur. Alternatively, you can right-click the selected tape and select Verify from the drop-down menu. 1TB. As a result, tape backups are used for long-term retention of critical data and provide high archival stability. We have Veeam 9. I just did a restore like normal and it worked fine. C. Discard the old tape. * Reverse incremental backup transformation. Hello I install the plugin on my server Suse and then run the wizard: oracleserver:~ # OracleRMANConfigTool --wizard. Our production data is handled using veeam and a cloud connect partner for offsite storage. Solution. Veeam Data Mover on the gateway server. » Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:12 pm. Example for “automate_retention. Select the necessary backup job or repository you want to add to the tape job. The retired cassette can be either a physically destructed medium or just a medium with exceeded number of acceptable rewrite cycles. Select the Configure secondary destination for this job check box. If tapes are stored in the library, they can still be erased in case of a hacker attack. 5. Veeam Agent backups and backup copy. If you specified a local drive or network shared folder as a target for. Creating VSS snapshot Error: Failed to create snapshot: Backup job failed. You can also view tapes under the Tape Infrastructure. TCP. Before, if a tape was erased it would automatically copy those deleted backup files back to tape when that job was ran again. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. Before You Begin; Step 1. Tape bookshelf logs view that drive required cleaning a couple of times on that day. Re: Access Denied. by bhagen » Thu Nov 15, 2018 12:50 am. You can clean the tape drive and run native tape utility to check the tape media lifespan, sometimes these errors are caused by the tape drive when it's not. If we did the following: 1. I rescanned the library a few times. Create new Job "Files to Tape". It treats VMs as objects, not as a set of files. With an API-first approach, immutable backups and full- and file-level restores ensure resilient protection that’s easy and cost-optimized, freeing. As Veeam Backup & Replication tracks and orchestrates all backups written to tape, Veeam. TCP. Select. We just began using an IBM Tape Autoloader with LTO8 tapes. Operation: [Shadow copies commit]. If I understand correctly, you are asking whether the Backup-to-tape job also backs up the entire Veeam backup server config. Open the Files view, expand the Tape node and browse to the necessary files on tape. Choose a target media pool where to copy the tapes. Step 7. What really matters are number of files and number of file versions. It allows implementing the '3-2-1. vbk and . Cancel the VM restore session. ConnectToIsolatedNetwork. I'm runnning Backup & replication 9. Cheers!In this case, the media must be deleted using a third-party tool, such as ITDT. Scenario 1: Veeam B&R and StarWind VTL are located on the same host. Read reviews. Its metadata is deleted from the Veeam database – and this can be recreated. 5) Veeam Backup & Replication ejects the cleaning tape and inserts the tape that was reserved for the tape job. Scale infinitely to the cloud. Not a support forum! Skip to content. This will take a lot of time, because the content of each (or nearly each tape) is read. Select a restore point. When i try to run Veeam endpoint on my server it copies about 40gb and then comes up with. Options. To do so, you must assign the role of the tape server to a Windows or Linux server that is already added to the list of managed servers. This appears to have gone in V12. Have Veeam backup and replication 9. These include tapes identified by the tape catalog job. Cannot create a shadow copy of the. This media pool may also contain tapes with some hardware malfunction. Veeam Backup & Replication provides advanced statistics about the data flow efficiency and lets you identify bottlenecks in the data transmission process. Re: Secondary Backup to Tape with B&R Community Edition. Protect everything anywhere. Choose the vault you need. Bandsicherungstipps vom Veeam-Support. 3. It represents that tape read/write cycle count during that specific tape drive operation was lost (so, say, the tape might be counted as retired slightly later that expected due this counts being. Re: Question about . Tape Libraries Icon Component state Connected tape library Tape library connected over SCSI Tape library in the maintenance mode. Navigate to the list of tapes either under the Media Pools or under the Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Offline. But I cannot seem to find that function. The tape library alerts Veeam Backup & Replication on a drive that requires cleaning. by Shestakov » Fri Feb 17, 2017 4:25 pm. * Retention Policy maintenance. Instead of erasing the retired media and deleting it from offline media, we removed TT0001L7 from the library and inserted a new LTO7. Since that point the push has been used again or has held no keep problems. 1) The tape library alerts Veeam Backup & Replication on a drive that requires cleaning. Manual duplicate specify backup from disk to tape. Veeam Backup & Replication. Download Trial. Choose files to restore. When backing up a backup job to tape, if the parent backup job fires off, the tape job will stop. ps1” and save it on the C:\ drive (file’s location can be changed if required). Posts: 30928. Instances are units (or tokens) that you can use to protect your virtual, physical or cloud-based workloads. Veeam Backup & Replication connects to Veeam Data Movers and starts the data transfer process. Platforma Veeam Data. So to control said interval, check with library vendor! /Cheers! Top. To limit the number of concurrent tasks on an off-host backup proxy, you must define the Max concurrent tasks setting for the backup proxy. Example 2. Specifies the array of tape libraries. I’m sure there are many who are planning to or have already replaced tape backup with Veeam B&R. To view data contents that is currently stored on tape: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Add Tapes to Media Pool. Tape appears to be one of the most widely. Send feedback. • At the Choose Media Pool for Incremental Backups step of the wizard, the Archive incremental backups to tape option is disabled. Offline backup is not applicable to VMs registered on Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016 or later. The exported backup file will be on the location where the originally backup chain is present (so the backup repository). Case 3. The tape job addresses the media pool that is set for this job as target. Navigate to the list of tapes either under the Media Pools or under the Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. To eject a tape: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. When running a backup job, Veeam Backup & Replication saves the data and metrics to the configuration database, allowing you to view real-time statistics and to generate reports for any backup job. Alternatively, you can right-click selected tapes and select Erase. Integration with Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV. This workaround is confirmed with HPE. Fixed it right up. The changer mechanism has a hardware fault that is not mechanically related, or requires a power cycle to recover. Sicherung auf Tape mit Veeam Backup & Replication. A second system with 16 cores, 64GB RAM, and Server 2012 runs as a proxy. LTO tapes are still alive and here to stay for some time in the future. In the inventory pane, select the Backups or Replicas node. Re: recover tapes removed from catalog by mistake. Either go to the media pool where the affected tape is in or look for it in the Media section of your tape library. You can change the number of days to retain outdated backups if necessary. Integration with. Step 6. 6163. may have. Gain secure and compliant protection for your data. At the Source step of the wizard, select one or more tenants whose data you want to restore. Thanks. - Set the retention (overwrite protection period) for the desired value of two weeks. Select the Backups > Tape node in the inventory pane. Select offline tapes you want to remove from the catalog and click Remove on the ribbon. Specify restore destination. Cannot move offline tapes to vault. Veeam Backup & Replication does not automatically update an existing per-VM or socket license that was obtained for an earlier version of the product to a new instance license. Specify job name and description. * Compact of full backup file. 22 in combination with an HP MSL4048. Backup Infrastructure. If you choose "Create new media set for every backup session" option and do not protect media sets, each new job run will use new tape and they will overwrite each other, that`s probably the reason why you cannot find older increments. Combining them together, you can the date when the tape will be overwritten. Default range of ports used as transmission channels for jobs. Incremental. x = Vlan A. Choose Source Tapes to Copy. » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:54 pm. Zajišťování odolnosti dat prostřednictvím řešení zabezpečeného zálohování a rychlého a spolehlivého obnovení pro váš hybridní cloud. キャパシティを改善するには、最新のLTOを使用します。Veeamでは、Veeam Backup & Replication 9. Run the executable file to launch the update wizard. Jackal Lear. For WORM tapes, you need to create separate media pools. The tape is marked free when it is moved, but the data on the tape is not lost. 2a. You can set explicit backup windows for the tape job. Backup Repositories. LTFS is nothing more than a "Disk on Tape". The tapes where used by Backup Exec before and should now be used by Veeam B&R tape job. Chief Product Officer. The backup job was disabled on the day that the Full restore point was scheduled. Efficiency. In the lower-left corner, click Export Logs. Automated, Secure AWS Backup and Recovery. I’m expecting around a TB free (2. Hi Xzvf. Tapes are marked as "Expired". If non-cleaning cartridges have inadvertently had. If a tape job locks multiple drives simultaneously for parallel processing, and one or more drives require cleaning, all drives wait until the cleaning is finished. Accelerate your move to the hybrid cloud. Image-level backups can be used for different types of restore, including Instant Recovery, entire VM restore, VM file recovery. In the working area, right-click the tapes you want to move and select Move to Vault. If the service is not accessible Veeam Backup & Replication will attempt to connect to the machine via the admin$ share to deploy the. The cmdlet enables the Maintenance mode for a tape library or a standalone tape drive. Select tapes you want to erase and click Erase on the ribbon. The LTO-6 media can now be retired. Of course, that tape had no data on it, as I suspect is the case with all these "unexpected media id" errors. To move the tapes manually: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Immediately after each VM-Backup a copy "Backup to Tape"-Job selecting the Backup Job as source is run. Step 3. We have some Retired Medias (separate pool). Add Tapes to Media Pool. With tape not only being far from dead but rising in popularity, it’s not a surprise. Today Veeam Tape Backup shows the following Warning : 02. You can store backups of your on-premises workloads on Azure Blob using Veeam Backup & Replication, allowing you to use Azure Storage's pay-per-use model to easily scale your backup infrastructure with durable, cost-effective storage. Get-VBRBackupSession. I have complete a migration of BE to v21. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Offline. Backup Server. If this option is selected, you will immediately pass to the Reason step of the wizard. Either go to the media pool where the affected tape is in or look for it in the Media section of your tape library. The tape job looks only for the Veeam backups that are produced by backup jobs running on your console. The config files are backed up automatically as part of the Endpoint. With tape not only being far from dead but rising in popularity, it’s not a surprise that tape support was a major focus item in the new version. With solutions such as Veeam Cloud Connect it makes sense to use VCC for air gap and keep tape for long term archiving purposes only. Download Trial. VHS tapes stopped being produced in 2008 and VHS players have not been made since 2012. Alternatively, you can right-click the files and. Unfortunately after upgrading VBR to V12, Veeam now allocates 1 VUL for every 500 Gb of Unstructured data so you will have to acquire more VULs to backup this already Veeam VBO backup data. With "Per-Job Backup Files", you have to copy back the entire VM job to restore single files. Last post by sasilik. If the tapes are offline, Veeam Backup & Replication will list the names of the required tapes. Note that all this is just a test-environment, and after making some changes in the setup. 2500 to 3300. Cause. Using backup to tape for NAS backups has the following benefits: It allows avoiding excessive load on the production NAS storage. Für die Langzeitaufbewahrung sind ein. Options for Backup to Tape Job. Whether the device is unprepared or completely unfamiliar with the tape deck being inserted, this act of improper insertion can result in a tape backup failing. This always works absolutely perfect and reliable: - Disk Backup runs at specified time. Hand up who has had a failed Tape Drive - probably a resounding "We all have". Re: Drive locked successfully messages. Open the Veeam ONE Settings Utility. We are doing a monthly archive of all our VMs using a GFS media pool with only monthly media sets, and those sets are. . To restore files from tape or to restore entire tapes, follow the next steps: Launch the Files from Tape wizard. Imported — a media pool containing non-empty tapes. Eject command is enabled only for tapes that are in drives or for drives with loaded tapes. 1. Imported — a media pool containing non-empty tapes. Specify a CAS server and target folder. If the tapes are online in your tape device, Veeam Backup & Replication will get. 4. 01-14-2022 09:26 AM. The tape counts as expired when all the "backup sets" (the backups taken during each backup sessions) are expired. Reduce risk with comprehensive data protection. To set the retention policy, you can choose between the following options: Never overwrite data. Liked: 6380 times. Retired — a media pool containing retired tapes that reached the maximum number of re-writes. With Veeam Backup & Replication, you can create image-level backups of virtual, physical and cloud machines and restore from them. Under "Files and Folders" I selected "This server" (the Veaam VM Server) and under "Add" I navigated to the network share and added it to the job (and chose the credentials). Remove it from VBR console ('Remove' option now is not grayed out as you've noticed). Linking tape jobs with source jobs is not obligatory when you create a tape job. 0. You must use retention policy for outdated backups wisely. by MarkBoothmaa » Wed Feb 15, 2023 5:59 am. The user interface indicates on states of the tape infrastructure components. Top. 5. Launch the Copy Tapes wizard. Search. Import the backup file back to Veeam B&R console via import procedure but instead of selecting vbm, select the vbk file. to try to improve backup speeds, I accidently came to the point of testing the scenario's below. . But Veeam seems not touching this old Backups and only cares for the "2 Weeks Protection" using always the same Tapes. File size doesn't matter, nor does directory level (s). Not a support forum! Skip to content. Step 9. VBR seems to always take new tapes from the pool "free" even if there are expired tapes in the pool (let´s say pool A). VM Restore from Tape to Infrastructure. Your direct line to Veeam R&D. Macrium Reflect is a great alternative to Veeam because of its speed and reliability. by krogerss » Thu Sep 07, 2017 1:11 pm. NEW direct‑to‑object storage, expanded cloud‑native support and trusted immutability everywhere for greater. RaymondMD. Finish Working with Wizard. Will the registry key help me in this situation to change the default behavior. To eject a tape: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Include/exclude masks for file to tape jobs. tape_mediums], choose required medium, and change its "Retired" parameter to 1. For backups created with Veeam Backup & Replication 9. Getting back to your request, we already have built-in retry mechanism inside GFS backup to tape job. I've just recently deployed Veeam and started copying backups to tape using a Tandberg StorageLoader (LTO-4). Veeam Backup & Replication will forward you to the Renewals page of Veeam website, where you can select your new maintenance plan. . Exhausted or broken tapes are placed into the Retired pool and are not used further. Hello, since a couple of weeks, we had one LTO7-media with a barcode (let's say TT0001L7) residing in Retired area under Media Pools of Tape Infrastructure. Over the last few months, Veeam technical support has gathered enough cases to see what are the main issues that customers. I just did a restore like normal and it worked fine. To restore files or NDMP volumes backed up to tape, use the Files from Tape Restore wizard. Backups, inventory, library operations all work. On This Page. Remember to add additional resources, if the backup server is responsible for multiple. Integration with Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure. In the bottom part of Veeam Backup & Replication, find the list of computers that are processed by the selected backup job. To copy content of a tape to another one, use the Copy Tapes wizard. Like most backup programs, it allows for file-level backups as well as full system backups. tape_mediums], choose required medium, and change its "Retired" parameter to 1. R&D Forums. The other day one of the hard drives failed in my finance server (raid 5) so replaced the drive everything was 'green' and the raid rebuilded fine. Standalone ESXi hosts are not supported. To erase tapes: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Alternatively, you can right-click selected tapes and select. Capacity of the tapes are 800gb uncompressed and up to 1,600gb compressed (almost never happens). Backup & Replication Console. Cause 1: CLN Barcodes. Add Tapes to Media Pool. How to generate reports for a backup Job. Try in Lab. Job Type: Tape. Select the necessary tapes in the list and click Catalog on the ribbon. . Hello, what makes you think that a Veeam job is the reason for the retired tapes. To restore files in the folder, Veeam Backup & Replication scans the selected backup set and backup sets that were. Note. When a Windows Server is added as a Managed Server or added to a Protection Group, Veeam Backup & Replication checks if the Veeam Installer Service (VeeamDeploySvc) is present on the server. You can use the tape copy feature to migrate backups or files stored on previous generation tapes to newer ones. Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Reduce. Remove the device from all media pools first. Select tapes you want to move and click Move to on the ribbon. foggy Veeam Software Posts: 21031 Liked: 2104 times Joined: Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:22 am Full Name: Alexander Fogelson. Integration with Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure. For onhost backup, you must define the Task limit setting for the source Microsoft Hyper-V host. To get this object, run the Get. Media pools are groups of media to which backup data can be written. When using Veeam Backup & Replication 11 or 11a before P20211211, Tape Backup jobs and other tape-related tasks may fail for up to 15-30 minutes after a new. With this wizard, you can create a backup to tape job or a GFS job. So the job pauses, with a status of "Waiting Tape". Expand the Libraries node and select the needed library. I have been searching for a way to schedule a powershell report to list all the tapes in a Media Pool along with the date that the backup on that tape expires. Select tapes you want to mark as free and click Mark as Free on the ribbon. Type 1 for " [ 1 ] Open a Device" and Enter. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. This should resolve your issue. Sometimes we get "cleaning tape must be replaces" feedback from library, that means we can put said cleaning tape to Retired pool. Veeam did *not* recognize the missing files, although the repository was rescanned many times. It let me chose all the old restore points, as long as the tape hasn't been written over or erased. 3) When the tape job locks necessary drives for writing data, Veeam Backup & Replication checks which of them requires cleaning. For backups created with Veeam Backup & Replication 9. The following PowerShell script snippet is quite simple. Mon Nov 20, 2023 10:59 am. FAQ;. This is the description of an unusual scenario where Backup Job Files (. So, you have to restore these backup files to your disk repository and after that you can. 0. From VTL backup files is then push to physical tape library.