Veeam Availability Orchestrator v2.0 is now GA

Hello all, I am very happy to say that what I have been working for a long time - with many other people - has now reached General Availability. It is a big release and we are going to look at things in this article. Release Notes - https://www.veeam.com/veeam_orchestrator_2_0_release_notes_en_rn.pdf Bits - https://www.veeam.com/availability-orchestrator-download.html It is important … Continue reading Veeam Availability Orchestrator v2.0 is now GA →

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The Veeam HTML5 plug-in for vSphere Client

Hi there, This is something I have had to introduce to a variety of customers. So I figured today I should do a blog about it. This is not about how to install it but about how useful it is. When you are in the vSphere HTML5 client, and you use the Menu you will … Continue reading The Veeam HTML5 plug-in for vSphere Client →

Veeam 9.5 Update3a now GA

Hello all, This is a quick note to let you know that Veeam 9.5 Update3a is now available via this link. I have done a few updates with it and no issues for me were found. This sounds like a small update but it is a big one so make sure to read the KB … Continue reading Veeam 9.5 Update3a now GA →

Creating and using Lab Groups

Hello all, This article is about using an important feature in Veeam Availability Orchestrator (VAO). I was thinking of writing this and a friend reached out to me about an issue he was having in VAO and it was due to him not using a Lab Group. So that moved the importance of this article … Continue reading Creating and using Lab Groups →

Veeam Availability Orchestrator v1.0 is NOW GA!

Hello all, It is pretty darn cool - I have been working on this pretty much since I started at Veeam and today it is GA. I assume it is available for sale too. Veeam Availability Orchestrator (VAO) is a DR orchestration tool. This means you can do a test failover of your apps, confirm … Continue reading Veeam Availability Orchestrator v1.0 is NOW GA! →

This site can’t be reached, when I click on a Veeam report

Hi all, I recently clicked on the View Latest Backup Job Status Report link. You can see the link for that below in the screenshot from my Veeam Plug-in of the vSphere Web Client. You can see the two nice links above. The error I got when I clicked on the View Latest link is … Continue reading This site can’t be reached, when I click on a Veeam report →

Installing Veeam Agent for Linux

I wanted to get Veeam Agent for Linux (VAL) into my lab so I have a more complete lab so I can always show off stuff as need. It turned out to be harder to do then expected. So an article had to be written. Most of what is below is at the command line. … Continue reading Installing Veeam Agent for Linux →

How do you backup, the Veeam backup server?

Hi all, I have been asked this often enough that I thought I would answer it here! This is what I do: I have a password protected backup config. With it being password protected it will protect passwords too. This is a complete copy of your config and with it and the basic and quick … Continue reading How do you backup, the Veeam backup server? →

VBR 10 - Veeam CDP Replication

I was able to play with the new Veeam Backup & Replication v10 feature CDP before we showed it to the public. I talked about it a lot with the product manager Vlad and it was very cool. I know it will help a lot of customers. I want to talk about it in this … Continue reading VBR 10 - Veeam CDP Replication →

Why to go to VeeamON 2017?

Hi all, We are supposed to be doing videos on this, and it got me thinking. Here are some reasons I think if you are a Veeam user, or a Veeam partner, on why you should attend VeeamON which is held May 16 - 18 in New Orleans. You will be able to learn more … Continue reading Why to go to VeeamON 2017? →