Imported — a media pool containing non-empty tapes. Here is the full error: Processing MyServerName Error: Unstable connection: unable to transmit data. Example for “automate_retention. The tape counts as expired when all the "backup sets" (the backups taken during each backup sessions) are expired. Accelerate your move to the hybrid cloud. by rboynton » Tue Mar 12, 2019 2:36 pm. Alternatively, you can right-click the selected tape and select Verify from the drop-down menu. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. Using tape as a backup target. Short Description Removes a media pool. I am trying to do a File level restore from a Tape backup. 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. vib Files) are backed up with a File-to-Tape. Veeam uses hardware encryption if it is provided by the tape device and enabled in Veeam Backup & Replication. At the Retention step of the wizard, specify the retention settings and offline media tracking options for the tapes in this media pool. Options. The following infrastructure requirements apply only when you protect VMs with Continuous Data Protection (CDP): VMware vSphere edition must be VMware vSphere Standard Edition or higher. Reduce risk with comprehensive data protection. We use physical data movers wherever possible, usually retired ESXi hosts, etc. 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. Alternatively, you can right-click the selected tapes and choose Catalog. I read at the Veeam help site that you are supposed to be able to change the expiration date of a tape. When a tape reaches the maximum times of reuse (set by manufacturer), the tape becomes retired. Cannot move offline tapes to vault. Viewing Data on Tapes. 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. In the Media Automation section, specify options for automatic operations after finishing the job: If you want the tape to be automatically ejected from the tape drive after the job successfully. Incremental. 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. I’m sure there are many who are planning to or have already replaced tape backup with Veeam B&R. I started my tapes with Veeam by having a pool of blank tapes (Technically the expired tapes from my previous tape system) and my media pools are set to pull in free tapes as needed. 5 Update 3a and earlier: when you restore an entire folder from tape, Veeam Backup & Replication restores all files that have ever existed in the folder and been archived to tape. Export and rotate the tapes regularly. How to generate reports for a backup Job. By default, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows retains outdated backups for 30 days. Re: how to reuse 1 tape. 2. 4) Veeam Backup & Replication ejects the tape from the drive, inserts a cleaning tape and performs the cleaning. 5 Update 4 was a major release that brought many improvements and interesting features. If you like to have fast single file restores, you must use "File to Tape" jobs where you write the original files directly to a tape. We strongly recommend that you set retention policy for outdated backups to 7 days or more to prevent unwanted data loss. Veeam Backup & Replication automatically moves retired tapes to the Retired media pool. You can use this media pool to replenish user-created pools with new tapes when needed. Veeam can use a File to Tape Job to backup specific folders or Files to Tape. LTO3 or later tape libraries (including VTL) and standalone drives are supported. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. Media Pools are created by user and contain tapes for. In former case, most likely it will not be possible to restore data. Everything looks fine however all tapes used in rotation now show as Bad Media and moved to Retired Media. The exported backup file will be on the location where the originally backup chain is present (so the backup repository). Default port used by the Veeam Data Mover. Retention period is set by user for media pool and is applied to all tapes in this media pool. 1TB, but the tape is only reporting around 250GB free. From the list in the Tape library field, select the tape device that you want to use in this media pool. To remove one or more tapes from the catalog: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. It's an 8 slot. 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. Alternatively, you can right-click the tape and select. Donate to Goodwill. Select the Libraries node in the inventory pane. This method uses a feature built-in to Veeam Backup & Replication that seamlessly switches between repositories when old and new repositories contain the same backup files for the job (VBM, VBK, VIB, VRB). 5 Update 3以降、LTO-8のフォーマットがサポートされます。 データのアーカイブを暗号化する場合は、ハードウェアによる暗号化（LTO-4以降に実装）を検討します。Configure Secondary destinations for this job (checked) Secondary Target (Tape Job - Fullbackuptotapejobname with 12 tapes free) Job Type: Daily. 7TB Usable Space (Replication is occurring between the data domains). WORM tapes are never mixed with standard tapes. 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. You can increase the rescan interval by setting it to extremely high value so that rescan never occur after Veeam B&R is started (so basically rescan will be performed on each Veeam. Tape, PowerShell, RESTful API. Enter backup server name or IP address [172. When the "Edit Tape Server" wizard opens, click Next. 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). The labels use the uppercase letters A through Z and the numbers 0 through 9, for example: ABC123L8, where. MySQL. 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. At the Tapes step of the wizard, you can select tape libraries and allocate tapes for the pool. Your direct line to Veeam R&D. On This Page. Open the Tape Infrastructure view. While this operation is happening, the tape drive is locked and unavailable until the. 2500 to 3300. 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. If you have a single drive and change the tape daily then file to tape will work best with reverse incremental as Anton said. I already spend some time looking in to this issue but I can't find a solution, so any help would be appreciated. Veeam Backup & Replication has the following types of media pools: Service Media Pools are created automatically and are used for automatic tape administration. These tapes cannot have retention period, and for this reason you cannot place them to the same media pool with the overwritable tapes. The labels use the uppercase letters A through Z and the numbers 0 through 9, for example: ABC123L8, where ABC123 is the volume. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. Choose the type of erase and click OK. 0. LiveVault, one of the early pioneers of online backup, was. Re: Question about . 2. Re: File to tape limitation. Right click on the tape and select “Restore Content”. value (media pool) that shows the overwrite period of media pool. Top. Unfortunately Veeam B&R does not provide such functionality. Choose files to restore. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Step 3. Veeam expands customer choice by offering the option to archive to a lower cost tier of cloud storage. Step 3. At the Tapes step of the wizard, you can select tape libraries and allocate tapes for the pool. 4. 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. While this operation is happening, the tape drive is locked and unavailable until the. I already spend some time looking in to this issue but I can't find a solution, so any help would be appreciated. by Vitaliy S. To view data contents that is currently stored on tape: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Get-VBRBackupSession -Name "Backup Copy (Incremental)" Example 3. Tape encryption. Depending on how much O365 data you have this could get costly. 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. Select tapes you want to erase and click Erase on the ribbon. Select between higher-performance local targets or longer-term object storage in the Capacity Tier to meet your recovery and cost objectives. You can restore full backups or incremental backups to a repository or any location of your choice. Tape backup was not created for <DATE>: there are no new restore points between <DATE> and <DATE>. by carl. Do a tape catalog for the library. This is the description of an unusual scenario where Backup Job Files (. Best practice from the field for Veeam Backup & Replication. Step 7. This will take a lot of time, because the content of each (or nearly each tape) is read. Products. Retention period is set by user for media pool and is applied to all tapes in this media pool. To save the changes, click Save. Exhausted or broken tapes are placed into the Retired pool and are not used further. Integration with Veeam Backup for Red Hat Virtualization. veremin wrote: Tape is moved to Retired Media Pool when drive/library instructs a backup server that media has become unusable and has to be taken out of service. Apply retention change to all tape media (existing and new) - Set the media set to be created on a weekly basis. The source Data Mover retrieves data from the source servers and target Data Mover sends data to tape. Chief Product Officer. 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. The recovery wizard will drive you thru a few steps: Backup location. On This Page. Veeam cannot mount a vbk from the tape to use it for file level restores. Native tape support for Veeam Availability Suite allows you to better deal with tapes. Save settings. After that, you should make tape job use this cassette. 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. TCP. Cheers!In this case, the media must be deleted using a third-party tool, such as ITDT. In the lower-left corner, click Export Logs. Take ownership? ". Thus, this functionality does not consume license instances. 1 File to tape. This should resolve your issue. Virtualization Servers and Hosts. The tape job monitors the selected repository in a background mode. 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. Veeam Agent Management. Exception from server: The device is not ready. On V11, you could open the properties of a tape and see what files were on the tape. Everytime the backup to tape job starts, it is waiting. Liked: 6380 times. We are using HP tape and. Top. To rescan a tape device: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Expand the Libraries node and select the needed library. Create a PowerShell script, name it “automate_retention. Choose backup destination. So, it is advisable to break the catalog process in several smaller parts. 8 Reasons to Choose Veeam Over Commvault. This option allows you to copy machines backups from tape to repository. Microsoft Exchange Restore. 14-03-2016 08:32:16 :: Failed to prepare to start new tape session: StartSessionTape failed StartSessionTape failed Tape positioning error: An attempt to access data before the beginning-of-medium marker failed. Choose the target media pool from the list. ps1” and save it on the C:\ drive (file’s location can be changed if required). R&D Forums. Select a tape you want to verify and click Verify on the ribbon. Complicated infrastructure optimization: Correctly architecting, sizing, deploying, and scaling deduplication servers and backup jobs to optimize deduplication takes expertise and time. Then go in the Veeam Console to the “Tape Infrastructure” section. Alternatively, you can right-click the selected tapes and choose Inventory. It is recommended that you use tape devices with original equipment manufacturer (OEM) drivers. Yesterday I "pre-loaded" a tape in my rotation because I was not going to be around later when I normally load the tapes, but I wanted to prevent that tape from being written to until the prior tape in the rotation had been grabbed first (i. Veeam Agent backups and backup copy. That could solve the drive testing. Choose source tapes to copy. To remove one or more tapes from the catalog: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. The cmdlet will return tapes with these IDs. If your tape is write-protected and you want to write data to this tape, you must eject the tape from the drive and drag the write protection switch off. Then perform 'Remove from catalog' in Tape infrastructure node. V-79-57344-33967 - The directory or file was not found, or could not be accessed. In Veeam Backup & Replication under "Tape Infrastrukture" i can create media pools and set the option "add tapes from free media pool automatically when more tapes are required". In the bottom part of Veeam Backup & Replication, find the list of computers that are processed by the selected backup job. 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. To move tapes from one media pool to another: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Import the backup file back to Veeam B&R console via import procedure but instead of selecting vbm, select the vbk file. OverwritePeriod. On the Home tab, click Tape Job and select Backups. To permanently remove backup copies from the target backup repository: Open the Home view. Macrium. This works only for files and folders, NDMP backups are still done at the volume level. it seems to be Ok for a week or two. Backup to disk and then push to VTL. Long-term archiving and compliance are listed as primary reasons for using tape. g. If i go to Tape Infrastructure -> Media Pool - select on of the expired Tapes, i still can see which backup files (VM Backups) are on this tape. 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. Veeam Backup & Replication 9. In the list, right-click the computer with the Failed status. The tape is about a year old. NEW direct‑to‑object storage, expanded cloud‑native support and trusted immutability everywhere for greater. Select a tape located in drive that you want to eject and click Eject on the ribbon. Veeam Data Platform advances enterprise‑grade recovery capabilities that ensure. Looked at the Veeam logs, it looks like both tapes were retired while using the same drive. tape_mediums], choose required medium, and change its "Retired" parameter to 1. by veremin » Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:02 am. Tape Alerts. The backup process is as follows: Veeam will start the configurd pre-freeze script on the HANA system. 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. Your direct line to Veeam R&D. Backup - PRODBU01. 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. In the inventory pane, select the Backups or Replicas node. Posts: 30928. Scenario 1: Veeam B&R and StarWind VTL are located on the same host. 3) When the tape job locks. 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. True. 2 Record have become retired. Tape States Indicators. To copy content of a tape to another one, use the Copy Tapes wizard. A backup to tape job is scheduled to export tapes from the media pool upon job completion. To delete the tape for further use with Veeam using the ITDT utility, do the following: Start ITDT as administrator: Type U for " [ U ] Tapeutil" and Enter. Only tapes stored in a safe place can be considered an air-gapped backup. User Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V > Tape Devices Support > Media Pools > Media Pools > Creating Media Pools > Step 5. Alternatively, you can right-click the files and. With support for a fourth hypervisor in a supported public beta, Veeam Backup & Replication v11a offers reliable integrated backup for Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4. File size doesn't matter, nor does directory level (s). If you specified a local drive or network shared folder as a target for. In the inventory pane, select Backups. As my colleague mentioned. Number of already processed blocks: [11377]. To install the latest update for Veeam Backup & Replication 12, perform the following steps: Go to this Veeam KB article. That gives me Veeam B&R to finish restoring the VMs. Download Trial. Specify restore options. Hi Francois, To let the data be rewritten, set the according retention settings for the media pools. Re: Drive locked successfully messages. Tape appears to be one of the most widely used media for. Processing VM data on the VMware. I rescanned the library a few times. After you have connected tape devices, you need to complete the following steps: Add a tape server to the Veeam backup server. Accepts GUID[] or string[]. 7. You can administer all operations on tapes from your Veeam Backup & Replication console. Open the Veeam ONE Settings Utility. Alternatively, you can right-click selected tape and select Export from the shortcut menu. Type 1 for " [ 1 ] Open a Device" and Enter. Scenario 3: Job Overrun. by Shestakov » Fri Apr 24, 2015 9:48 am. Veritas vs Veeam Veritas vs Acronis Veritas vs Microsoft See All Alternatives. Specify tape copy options. VMware Backup Proxies. WORM Media Pools. 5. If the protected amount of data for the file share is 1000 GB after rounding, Veeam Backup & Replication divides this amount by 500 GB to calculate the number of instances to consume: 1000 GB / 500 GB = 2 license instances. Page updated 3/30/2023. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Alternatively, you can right-click selected tapes and select Erase. 0 update 1 running on a VMware Esxi 5. Simply click the Bare Metal Recovery icon at the start screen of the recovery media. VM Restore from Tape to Infrastructure. This is also known as “Node-scoped NDMP”. Re: Restore Files from Tape after Retention Time has elapsed. ps1” script: Getting Started with Tapes. Tape Libraries Icon Component state Connected tape library Tape library connected over SCSI Tape library in the maintenance mode. Efficiency. Veeam Backup & Replication reads VM or file data, encodes data blocks, transfers them to the target side in the encrypted format and stores the data to a file in the backup repository or archives the data to tape. Create media pool. AbortRecovery. Select tapes you want to move and click Move to on the ribbon. The following predefined media pools can be created: Free — a media pool containing empty tapes. You can also use this. Maybe adding this extreme old Tapes to "Free Media. by krogerss » Thu Sep 07, 2017 1:11 pm. 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. At the Restore Mode step of the wizard, choose the necessary restore mode and backup proxy to transfer VM data: Choose a restore mode: Select Restore to original location to restore VMs with their initial settings and to their original location. Finish working with the wizard. 41057 Topics 280724 Posts Last post Re: Use per-machine backup fi. Veeam Backup & Replication may consume high amounts of CPU and RAM while processing backup or replication jobs. Now you’d like to configure a backup task for your virtual Domain Controller. 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). Backup Infrastructure. In the working area, select the necessary machine in the backup or VM replica and click Application Items > Microsoft Active Directory on the ribbon. 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. foggy Veeam Software Posts: 21031 Liked: 2104 times Joined: Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:22 am Full Name: Alexander Fogelson. Veeam Backup & Replication uses the block cipher encryption algorithm. I rescanned the library a few times. Data written to tape remains intact. Watch. Synthetic Full (Sundays) Restore Points to keep on disk: 14. Retired state of tape doesn't have anything to do with a free space. Note. A pop-up should appear stating: " Specified host is already added as a tape server to the backup server xyz. Veeam Backup & Replication processes VM data in cycles. Jackal Lear. To remove one or more tapes from the catalog: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. by sasilik » Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:24 am. Free, full functionality for 30 days. That reads and backs up the file system. You can set explicit backup windows for the tape job. Update 4 adds exclusions masks as well. Hinsichtlich Backup-Speicherstrategien empfiehlt Veeam, die anfängliche Backup-Kette kurz zu halten (7–14 Punkte) und eine Allzweckfestplatte zu verwenden, von der aus Wiederherstellungen in sehr kurzer Zeit vorgenommen werden können. This happens because restore points records are not being removed from the SQL database. Now how the monthly backups operate into tapes is: Layer 1: We have daily backups of VMs to local server -> Layer 2: we have weekly Archiving jobs which is a backup and compression of the first layer -> Layer 3: Monthly backup to tape which is a backup from the second layer into the tape. The second job is run daily at 8PM. Alternatively, you can right-click selected tapes and select Erase. Per Veeam documentation I should be able to choose a specific file to restore from the Objects to Restore screen. On Wednesday night the tape backup job started and retired the tape (faulty tape I presume). Integration with Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV. If I want to inventory the other tapes, I have to follow the same process, move the existing tape in the drive to de magazine, move another tape from the magazine to the drive and inventory it. VHS tapes stopped being produced in 2008 and VHS players have not been made since 2012. 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). Veeam Software Overview **For latest information on this product please use HPE Veeam Software QuickSpecs** HPE Complete – Veeam Software. However, it can be unclear when a tape should be retired from rotation. Recommended Action: Ensure that the job is not disabled for the next day that a Full is scheduled to be created. by Dima P. To add more libraries, click Manage. Its stop the job and you shall proteck the tape if you want the job to run again. 5. Keep in mind that tapes are marked as retired in case tape device sends the corresponding alert. Own, control, backup and recover all your data, anywhere in the hybrid cloud. Remove it from VBR console ('Remove' option now is not grayed out as you've noticed). Or what would be the best practice? You can restore all the backup files from LTO-6 media to a temporary repository and then use File to tape job to write your backup files to LTO-7 media. Choose Tape > Restore Files. For WORM tapes, you need to create separate media pools. Add Tapes to Media Pool. Detailed Description. Setup is as follows : 10. . Free, full functionality for 30 days. The latest version supported by Veeam Backup & Replication 12 is LTO-9. Navigate to the list of tapes either under the Media Pools or under the Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Offline. Navigate to the list of tapes either under the Media Pools or under the Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. Exhausted or broken tapes are placed into the Retired pool and are not used further. Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Code: Select all. 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. However, it seems we can't delete single VBKs from the Files tab or the Files pane, the latter only showing a "Restore from Tape" option in the context menu. Storage System Snapshot Integration. Hand up who has had a failed Tape Drive - probably a resounding "We all have". Gostev. Re: Take out tape from library. Instances are units (or tokens) that you can use to protect your virtual, physical or cloud-based workloads. Avec Veeam, les administrateurs IT disposent de différentes possibilités pour créer des copies des. Asynchronous read operation failed Failed to upload disk. - VM-Backups of a Windows VM with guest filesystem indexing enabled. Last post by sasilik. All tapes are grouped to service or user-created media pools available under the Tape Infrastructure > Media Pools node. 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. ps1” and save it on the C: drive (file’s location can be changed if required). 20. Not a support forum! R&D Forums. Of course this is as long as the backup files. 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). Veeam Backup & Replication supports Linear. From the list in the Tape library field, select the tape device that you want to use in this media pool. Create new Job "Files to Tape". Select offline tapes you want to remove from the catalog and click Remove on the ribbon. Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Currently run Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Endpoint Protection to the same NAS box backup storage. Click Latest to archive only the latest backup chain to tape.