The tape counts as expired when all the "backup sets" (the backups taken during each backup sessions) are expired. Veeam Backup & Replication 9. From the list in the Tape library field, select the tape device that you want to use in this media pool. Main Menu; Navigation Pane; Ribbon and Tabs; Views; Working Area; Job Filter; Footer; Changing Color Theme; Restore Points Icons; Hypervisor Infrastructure Icons; Job Priorities; Deployment. Respond and recover faster from ransomware. You can use the cmdlets from this section to perform the following operations with tapes: Cmdlet. I am pretty sure that it does not, and in general, any backup server is disposable. Specify Secondary Repository Settings. We are using HP tape and. Top. This seems to be a (severe) bug, which leads to throwing all backups on disk away! After upgrading to V9 and rescanning the repository, the items were greyed out and could be removed. VBM-file is backup metadata file which is responsible for providing information on the backup job, VMs that are stored in the backup, number of backup files/restore points, and so on. For onhost backup, you must define the Task limit setting for the source Microsoft Hyper-V host. Tape encryption. Do 'Rescan library' from VBR console or wait for 3 minutes for the scheduled rescan. Setup is as follows : 10. Get-VBRBackupSession -Name "Backup Copy (Incremental)" Example 3. 5. You can change the number of days to retain outdated backups if necessary. The cmdlet will return tapes with these IDs. 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. 5) Veeam Backup & Replication ejects the cleaning tape and inserts the tape that was reserved for the tape job. Microsoft SharePoint Restore. Veeam Agent Management. Please be mindful of the following usage exceptions: The method in this article cannot be used to change the information for a. . Select tapes you want to protect and click Protect on the ribbon. Export and rotate the tapes regularly. Keep your systems up-to-date and conduct regular audits to ensure. To rebuild the entire server, I first do a Veeam Endpoint restore on the host. The tape library alerts Veeam Backup & Replication on a drive that requires cleaning. The first one is . At the Source Tapes step of the wizard, select source tapes to copy. Fabian meant to say that you can recycle tapes within the GFS media pool (to make the tape accessible when it's retired by all media sets within the GFS media pool) via the mentioned registry key. The only way i found is to select the. Re: how to reuse 1 tape. Step 3. Alternatively, you can right-click the files and. Since that point the drive has been used again and has had no further problems. Instant Recovery to VMware vSphere. 1 2 Userlevel 7 +8 Scott Veeam Legend 633 comments 2 months ago I constantly use this method for archiving backup jobs to tape. Now VEEM keeps the tapes in the actual pool in expired state. Physically change the label on the tape. 2. Select the files and click Restore Files from Tape on the ribbon. The user interface indicates on states of the tape infrastructure components. The second job is run daily at 8PM. However, if your tape server reports that your tape is weary then Veeam server will automatically place it in the "retired" pool. Re: Tape currently in drive can not be used for backup. Re: Tape wear. For every TCP connection that a job uses, one port from this range is assigned. Add Tapes to Media Pool. Its metadata is deleted from the Veeam database – and this can be recreated. Tape Alerts. confidence in the face of disaster or cyberattacks across the hybrid cloud. If you need to backup the backup server configuration, you need to do it manually and place it somewhere outside of the main. value (media pool) that shows the overwrite period of media pool. Proactively hunt threats with SIEM, YARA and NIST cybersecurity best practices to significantly reduce incident response time. Hi Francois, To let the data be rewritten, set the according retention settings for the media pools. To work around this issue, perform LTO9 New Media Initialization Wizard within the HPE MSL2024 or 1/8 G2 Autoloader before using the new LTO9 tape with Veeam Backup & Replication. The Microsoft Hyper-V host VSS Writer forces a VM into the saved state. To overcome this issue, after you upgrade to Veeam Backup & Replication 11, you must obtain in the Veeam Customer Support Portal a new instance. The console reports the total capacity of the tapes as 2. You'll want a physical server and a SAS library, we've used Quantum and Spectralogic with. Specify Retention Settings. 1 year ago. At least in my environments tapes are not rewritten at once after expiring. To rescan a tape device: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Remove the backup from Veeam B&R configuration. I’m expecting around a TB free (2. For backups created with Veeam Backup & Replication 9. This morning I come in and insert the Monday night tape into the autoloader (having first removed last Friday's week-end tapes) Veeam doesn't appear to recognise that the Monday tape is now. Get-VBRBackupSession. Open the Tape Infrastructure view. As for general tape media picking logic: - Retired (that can be overwritten by retention) - Any free media in the media pool - Any free media in the free pool (if option to add free media from free pool is selected). When Veeam Backup & Replication restores files archived to tape, it performs the following operations: Veeam Backup & Replication checks the Tape Catalog in the Veeam Backup & Replication database to discover the tapes containing the needed restore point of the files. Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Step 5. You can restore only backups of VMware and Hyper-V virtual machines from tape to infrastructure. For data restore, you can select the tenant. Tape States Indicators. Mon Nov 20, 2023 10:59 am. Then go in the Veeam Console to the “Tape Infrastructure” section. Select a restore point. Navigate to the list of tapes either under the Media Pools or under the Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. 5 Update 4 was a major release that brought many improvements and interesting features. ago. 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. Choose the vault you need. Donate to Goodwill. Sicherung auf Tape mit Veeam Backup & Replication. g. Look for a local Goodwill in your area. Restoring the entire vm back to the hypervisor can be done directly from tape. [Tape. Right click on the tape and select “Restore Content”. You can also view tapes under the Tape Infrastructure. It’s also being used during importing backups or mapping. To set the retention policy, you can choose between the following options: Never overwrite data. Over the last few months, Veeam technical support has gathered enough cases to. As far as I know, there has been already one customer who reported about similar issue with the same device. Reduce risk with comprehensive data protection. We just began using an IBM Tape Autoloader with LTO8 tapes. Of course this is as long as the backup files. Tape, PowerShell, RESTful API. 2 posts • Page 1 of 1. So to say, Code: Select all. Hi Josh. The source Data Mover retrieves data from the source servers and target Data Mover sends data to tape. Sizing. Data written to tape remains intact. Scenario 1: Veeam B&R and StarWind VTL are located on the same host. Hello, what makes you think that a Veeam job is the reason for the retired tapes. RETIRED: Retired products sold prior to the November 1, 2015 separation of Hewlett-Packard Company into Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and HP Inc. Take ownership? ". Import the backup file back to Veeam B&R console via import procedure but instead of selecting vbm, select the vbk file. Alternatively, you can right-click selected tapes and select. Add Tapes to Media Pool. When you back up VMs, Veeam Backup & Replication copies a VM image as a whole, at a block level. Select the necessary tapes in the list and click Catalog on the ribbon. Feature Capabilities. Alternatively, you can right-click selected tapes and select Erase. VSS asynchronous operation is not completed. Backup. Number of already processed blocks: [0]. Long. 2418 comments. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. • At the Choose Media Pool for Incremental Backups step of the wizard, the Archive incremental backups to tape option is disabled. To view data contents that is currently stored on tape: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. If the service is not accessible Veeam Backup & Replication will attempt to connect to the machine via the admin$ share to deploy the. The tape should become offline (black & white icon). Add Tapes to Media Pool. VMware CDP Proxies. This is about case 03514202. The list contains all tape libraries managed by this Veeam backup server. Send feedback. Step 1. Veeam Backup & Replication provides advanced statistics about the data flow efficiency and lets you identify bottlenecks in the data transmission process. To run the Restore from Tape wizard, do either of the following: Open the Home tab and click Restore on the ribbon. Enable-VBRTapeProtection. These tapes cannot have retention period, and for this reason you cannot place them to the same media pool with the overwritable tapes. You have 2 file shares File Share 1 (990 GB) and File Share 2 (890 GB) each protected by a. People have been proclaiming that “ tape is dead ” for 20 years. Sometimes we get "cleaning tape must be replaces" feedback from library, that means we can put said cleaning tape to Retired pool. Alternatively, you can right-click selected tapes and select. Select the tape you want to rename and click Properties on the ribbon. Open the Veeam ONE Settings Utility. So the job pauses, with a status of "Waiting Tape". Create one or more media pool or GFS media pool that will be used as targets for tape jobs. tape_mediums], choose required medium, and change its "Retired" parameter to 1. Need help understanding the "timing" of tape jobs. To remove one or more tapes from the catalog: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. 0. To move the tapes manually: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. To move tapes from one media pool to another: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Retired tape will be moved to the media pool it belongs (if such media pool does not exist - then to free media pool. Offline backup is not applicable to VMs registered on Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016 or later. Specify restore options. This media pool may also contain tapes with some hardware malfunction. by Fegume » Tue Oct 13, 2020 7:26 am. My primary Veeam server is a 12 core, 32GB system, with Server 2012 R2, and runs Veeam itself as well as working as a processing proxy. exe. Select a tape located in drive that you want to eject and click Eject on the ribbon. 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). Další informace. by veremin » Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:46 am. The cmdlet will return tapes in these libraries. Even though his case is still under the investigation, kindly, open your own one and provide support team with the. 5. Installing Veeam Backup & Replication. The tape is physically not in the machine. Data retention period is a period of time when data written to tapes is protected from overwriting. What is new is that Veeam Backup &. It let me chose all the old restore points, as long as the tape hasn't been written over or erased. Veeam Backup & Replication will display a warning informing about backup chain options. Veeam Backup & Replication has the following types of media pools: Service Media Pools are created automatically and are used for automatic tape administration. Most customers will keep their tape systems far longer than necessary and this causes them larger issues in the long run when using this as their DR response. 3. Select a tape you want to export and click Export on the ribbon. RaymondMD. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Recommended Action: Ensure that the job is not disabled for the next day that a Full is scheduled to be created. After that, you should make tape job use this cassette. Macrium. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. The best practices for ransomware backup include a 3-2-1 backup strategy—three copies of your data, stored in two different mediums, and one off-site backup. VM Restore from Tape to Infrastructure. The tape job addresses the media pool that is set for this job as target. Accelerate your move to the hybrid cloud. If tapes are stored in the library, they can still be erased in case of a hacker attack. Secondly, can Veeam do a direct backup to Tape. Create one or more media pool or GFS media pool that will be used as targets for tape jobs. If I understand correctly, veeam will only backup files or Veeam backups. Choose source tapes to copy. Viewing Data on Tapes. Your direct line to Veeam R&D. Tape Libraries Icon Component state Connected tape library Tape library connected over SCSI Tape library in the maintenance mode. Physically remove the tape from the library. The worn-out cleaning tapes are moved to the Retired media pool automatically. For backups created with Veeam Backup & Replication 9. Thanks. Everything looks fine however all tapes used in rotation now show as Bad Media and moved to Retired Media. Select the Backups node in the inventory pane. In case with manual prunes, it is best to delete entire chain (vbk+vib). Its metadata is deleted from the Veeam database – and this can be recreated. by APL_Ian » Mon Feb 27, 2023 8:10 am. Tape. This works only for files and folders, NDMP backups are still done at the volume level. vbk and . If the tapes are offline, Veeam Backup & Replication will list the names of the required tapes. W. by Shestakov » Fri Feb 17, 2017 4:25 pm. The labels use the uppercase letters A through Z and the numbers 0 through 9, for example: ABC123L8, where ABC123 is the volume. On the Key Management tab, select the Enable encryption password loss protection check box. To restore files in the folder, Veeam Backup & Replication scans the selected backup set and backup sets that were. It will increase the allocated quota by 512MB each 15 seconds. Short Description Removes a media pool. Remove the device from all media pools first. 2021 03:18:19 :: TapeDrive alert: The tape cartridge has reached the end of its calculated useful life:. Integration with Veeam Backup for Red Hat Virtualization. Native tape support for Veeam Availability Suite allows you to better deal with tapes. tape_mediums], choose required medium, and change its "Retired" parameter to 1. Navigate to the list of tapes either under the Media Pools or under the Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. Offline backup is performed in the following way: Veeam Backup & Replication interacts with the Microsoft Hyper-V host VSS Services and requests backup of a specific VM. Page updated 7/10/2023. The HPE StoreOnce storage cannot host Veeam Data Mover. To enable protection: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. How to generate reports for a backup Job. lastwritetime (tape medium) that indicates the time tape was written last time, the second one is . During this initialization process, optimization occurs, which may take up to 20-120 minutes. You will need to perform the following steps: Run Get-VBRJob to get the backup job. Tape read errorFile-level recovery from VM-data copied to tape. Before, if a tape was erased it would automatically copy those deleted backup files back to tape when that job was ran again. Unrecognized — a media pool containing tapes that were loaded to tape device. At the Disk Mapping. Select tapes you want to erase and click Erase on the ribbon. Re: Tape wear. The latest version supported by Veeam Backup & Replication 12 is LTO-9. The list contains all tape libraries managed by this Veeam backup server. Job Type: Tape. To achieve better performance and load balancing it is necessary to provide sufficient RAM and CPU resources to Veeam components. In the working area, right-click the tapes you want to move and select Move to Vault. Select the necessary tapes in the list and click Inventory on the ribbon. Remove it from configuration. Navigate to the list of tapes either under the Media Pools or under the Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Offline. It shouldn't be a problem overwriting itself if the job doesn't exceed the amount of data its able to store. veeam. File size doesn't matter, nor does directory level (s). You will be prompted to select a location to export the logs to. 2 posts • Page 1 of 1. If you have more complex requirements then you can set the file selection via a job script. Location is different, because it's a Tape Library. Backup to tape is exactly that it copies the backup files to tape. On the Home tab, click Tape Job and select Backups. Jackal Lear. Combining them together, you can the date when the tape will be overwritten. Veeam Backup & Replication produces image-level backups of VMs. Retired — a media pool containing retired tapes that reached the maximum number of re-writes. The mentioned factors are controlled and monitored by device vendor and vary from one manufacturer to the other. In the working area, select the Veeam Agent backup job. When the new repository is selected within the job, Veeam Backup & Replication will check if the backup files in the selected. Example 2. You can administer all operations on tapes from your Veeam Backup & Replication console. If you choose "Do not protect data", tapes allocated to the pool will be overwritten, starting with the tape that stores the oldest archive. Quick links. When a tape reaches the maximum times of reuse (set by manufacturer), the tape becomes retired. Retired state of tape doesn't have anything to do with a free space. 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. Restoring the files is no problem, we have a good disk backup and also a tape backup that has been sent off site. Veeam Agent backups and backup copy. I'm runnning Backup & replication 9. Everything looks fine however all tapes used in rotation now show as Bad Media and moved to Retired Media. The following query selects all running Veeam jobs at point or period of. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online/Offline. 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. To restore files or NDMP volumes backed up to tape, use the Files from Tape Restore wizard. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. Alternatively, you can right-click selected tape and select Export from the shortcut menu. Will the registry key help me in this situation to change the default behavior. This is also known as “Node-scoped NDMP”. The job went into a waiting (Add tape to media pool Wed). And with a few different scenario's concerning subnets/vlan's, I get backup failures. Long-term archiving and compliance are listed as primary reasons for using tape. Number of restore points for this test limited to 3 in the job definition. Storage System Snapshot Integration. Standalone ESXi hosts are not supported. Applies to Platform : VMware, Hyper-V Product Edition : Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License Syntax Remove-VBRTapeMediaPool -MediaPool. 5 Update 4 was a major release that brought many improvements and interesting features. Secure Backup, Clean Recovery & Data Resilience – Delivered Instantly. Add a desired Domain Controller to the task. At the Secondary Target step, click Add and choose a backup to tape job to which the backup job should be linked. The media pool allots tapes for writing data according to the following. Finish working with the wizard. e. Best practice from the field for Veeam Backup & Replication. 5. Viewing Data on Tapes. Specifies the array of tape libraries. Re: Restore Files from Tape after Retention Time has elapsed. 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. Other Tape pools cannot add them when they need additional tapes…. 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). You need to physically remove these tapes from the library, perform library rescan after which the tapes will become offline. We recently upgraded from DPM to Veeam7 and need to restore from an old tape from DPM. If for some reason, barcodes with the prefix CLN are attached to tapes intended for storing data, Veeam Backup & Replication will mark these tapes as cleaning tapes. On Goodwill’s acceptable donations list, they do list VHS tapes as an item you can donate to them. In the lower-left corner, click Export Logs. Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:46 pm. Veeam Data Platform 23H2 Update. This is exactly the problem I ran into. Export tape with problem. This workaround is confirmed with HPE. Setup is a virtual Veeam B&R 9. Alternatively, you can right-click selected tapes and select. 29. 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. Harvey is right, Veeam B&R relies on the warnings or errors received by the hardware and does not tack the EOL on it's own. 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. . Scenario 1: Veeam B&R and StarWind VTL are located on the same host. This command returns the latest backup session for the backup job. Per Veeam documentation I should be able to choose a specific file to restore from the Objects to Restore screen. On This Page. After this, all tapes becomes "Retired" with. Re: Restore file from tape without restore all the backuped VM. The problem I face is with tapes, which changed Media Pool to "Retired". Choose Tape > Restore Files. Confirmed what HannesK says. Location: Prague. Most customers will keep their tape systems far longer than necessary and this causes them larger issues in the long run when using this as their DR response. The following predefined media pools can be created: Free — a media pool containing empty tapes. Code: [0x80042306]. But Veeam seems not touching this old Backups and only cares for the "2 Weeks Protection" using always the same Tapes. To install the latest update for Veeam Backup & Replication 12, perform the following steps: Go to this Veeam KB article. Step 3. The server is usually hosted by a third-party service provider , who charges the backup customer a fee based on capacity, bandwidth or. 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. 823 on Windows server 2012 R2, with a virtual Veeam Tape Appliance on Server 2012 R2, which in-guest connects to a Dell TL4000 through a SAS-iSCSI bridge. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. Download Trial. Import tapes. A tape is loaded, but Veeam B&R puts it in the "Unrecognized" media pool and so the backup to. Linking Source Jobs. This pattern details the process for sending backups created by Veeam Backup & Replication to supported Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) object storage classes by using the Veeam scale-out. If you have a single drive and change the tape daily then file to tape will work best with reverse incremental as Anton said. Integration with Veeam Backup for Google Cloud. The changer mechanism has a hardware fault that is not mechanically related, or requires a power cycle to recover. Run the executable file to launch the update wizard. Select a necessary item in the working area and click Rescan Library on the ribbon. For more information, see Service Media Pools. My Veeam B&R installs are on WS2012R2. Tape bookshelf logs view that drive required cleaning a couple of times on that day. Choose Machines to restore. You cannot remove the tape device that is used in a media pool. As the WORM tapes cannot be overwritten, you need to treat them differently when using with Veeam Backup & Replication. Top. Everytime the backup to tape job starts, it is waiting. 128. In the update. Veeam provides native tape support that is fully integrated into Veeam Backup & Replication. Download Trial. » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:54 pm. To restore files from tape or to restore entire tapes, follow the next steps: Launch the Files from Tape wizard. Alternatively, you can right-click the selected tape and select Verify from the drop-down menu. Finally insert the tapes back into the library, you'll find them in 'Unrecognized' media pool and may try to use again. To calculate the optimum limit, we recommend that you follow the rule: not more than 2 tasks per 1 CPU core. Start. If you choose "Do not protect data", tapes allocated to the pool will be overwritten, starting with the tape that stores the oldest archive. 114 Ratings. * Reverse incremental backup transformation. Veeam Backup & Replication 9. Manual duplicate specify backup from disk to tape. JMeixner wrote: Hi Rasmus, no, I suggest to returm tapes to free state when they expire. Veritas vs Veeam Veritas vs Acronis Veritas vs Microsoft See All Alternatives. Then you would restore the backup files, import the backup if required and from that do a VM restore of a file level recovery etc. Specifies the array of tape IDs. Options. Restart the operation. While this operation is happening, the tape drive is locked and unavailable until the. A backup to tape job is scheduled to export tapes from the media pool upon job completion. Competitors and Alternatives. MySQL.