Open the Files view, expand the Tape node and browse to the necessary files on tape. Choose backup destination. Footnote added about Veeam Ready – Object with Immutability partner category; 15 Feb 2023. Yup, looks like it's a drive alert received via Veeam B&R tape job. Choose the target media pool from the list. Therefore I wrote a small script that show these jobs. Right click on the tape and select “Restore Content”. Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:46 pm. VSS asynchronous operation is not completed. Agent failed to process method {DataTransfer. Retention period is set by user for media pool and is applied to all tapes in this media pool. » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:54 pm. Allowing for the whole base 10 / base 2 argument, this is what I’d expect. Enable-VBRTapeProtection. Alternatively, you can right-click selected tape and select Export from the shortcut menu. If you choose "Do not protect data", tapes allocated to the pool will be overwritten, starting with the tape that stores the oldest archive. When the tape job starts, Veeam will first check if there are any free/unused tapes available. Eject command is enabled only for tapes that are in drives or for drives with loaded tapes. x = Vlan A. In the update. Not entire VMs. So Veeam thinks, DPM Tapes are all the same media set and that breaks things one the first DPM Tape was read. Long-term archiving and compliance are listed as primary reasons for using tape. 19. Sometimes we get "cleaning tape must be replaces" feedback from library, that means we can put said cleaning tape to Retired pool. Veeam Backup & Replication processes VM data in cycles. . To restore files or NDMP volumes backed up to tape, use the Files from Tape Restore wizard. The media ID defines the tape type. Exception from server: The device is not ready. To restore backups from tape, use the Restore Backup from Tape to. Afterwards choose the VM and restore point you want to export as a standalone full backup. by km5yq » Tue Jun 10, 2014 4:04 pm. 1. You can run this cmdlet to lock a tape library or a standalone tape drive so that Veeam Backup & Replication will not be able to use them for tape jobs. . Launch the Copy Tapes wizard. Re: how to reuse 1 tape. TCP. LTO3 or later tape libraries (including VTL) and standalone drives are supported. To eject a tape: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. All the tapes from the new library are assigned to the pool “Imported”The customer has a LTO-6 tape drive connected to the backup server and LTO-6 tapes. Veeam can see the cleaning cardridge in B&R. Veeam's ransomware backup and recovery software supports this approach, offering multi-layered protection for your data. 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). Tape Alerts. Select the Backups node in the inventory pane. To mark tapes as free: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Media pools are logical containers created in Veeam Backup & Replication to organize and administer tapes. This includes support for virtual workloads, physical workloads, enterprise applications and. 2. Short Description Removes a media pool. A pop-up should appear stating: " Specified host is already added as a tape server to the backup server xyz. Sicherung auf Tape mit Veeam Backup & Replication. vbk and . 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. Short Description Moves a tape to media pool or vault. To remove one or more tapes from the catalog: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Location: Prague. If you have more complex requirements then you can set the file selection via a job script. Navigate to the list of tapes either under the Media Pools or under the Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Offline. Finally insert the tapes back into the library, you'll find them in 'Unrecognized' media pool and may try to use again. 0. The only way i found is to select the. Short Description Removes a media pool. I use Veeam Endpoint to back those up to a different host. Top. Would it be posible to add a column under Files > Tape > [Backup] > [Structure]: To show the name of the tape the backed up file is on. As the WORM tapes cannot be overwritten, you need to treat them differently when using with Veeam Backup & Replication. To move tapes from one media pool to another: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Creating Backup Copy Jobs for VMs and Physical Machines. Correct. If we did the following: 1. Step 7. Veeam Agent backups and backup copy. One licence required per Server. Hello, what makes you think that a Veeam job is the reason for the retired tapes. Veeam B&R /// Retired media in tape infrastructure. * Retention Policy maintenance. Capacity of the tapes are 800gb uncompressed and up to 1,600gb compressed (almost never happens). 2. The following query selects all running Veeam jobs at point or period of. Backup to tape for NAS backups is a secondary backup as it additionally secures already backed up file share data. The tape job looks only for the Veeam backups that are produced by backup jobs running on your console. We just began using an IBM Tape Autoloader with LTO8 tapes. Finish working with the wizard. Yes, for now a workable solution might be to split existing backup job into several ones, create backup to tape jobs (one per backup job), point them to different media pools that are created for different drives. Choose the target media pool from the list. 114 Ratings. 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. Open the Home view. User Guide for VMware vSphere > Tape Devices Support > Media Pools > GFS Media Pools > Creating GFS Media Pools > Step 3. So to say, Code: Select all. But if a tape run out of protection, there is no way back like "move free or unprotected media to the free media pool". Not a support forum! Skip to content. When restoring entire tapes, Veeam Backup & Replication creates a separate folder for each host whose files are backed up on the tapes. As my colleague mentioned. If the tape stores several file versions of the same file or folder, older versions get date. This will take a lot of time, because the content of each (or nearly each tape) is read. What Veeam B&R version are you running? Can you perform a drive cleaning and if possible test this tape with any native tools (to make sure that tape media is not retired)? Thanks! Top. Specify Secondary Repository Settings. The list contains all tape libraries managed by this Veeam backup server. 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). 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. 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. Backup to tape is exactly that it copies the backup files to tape. At least in my environments tapes are not rewritten at once after expiring. But all Tapes on "online". mis Influencer Posts: 16 Liked: never Joined: Thu Dec 20, 2018 3:56 pm Full Name: Eris Bleta. 1. • At the. . The tape that you selected when launching the wizard is added to the list of tapes to copy by default. You can also view tapes under the Tape Infrastructure. Automated, Secure AWS Backup and Recovery. Getting back to your request, we already have built-in retry mechanism inside GFS backup to tape job. 22 in combination with an HP MSL4048. The following predefined media pools can be created: Free — a media pool containing empty tapes. Open the Tape Infrastructure view. When I delete a VM, I’ll. Backup & Recovery. VBM file's and offsite bac. Open the Tape Infrastructure view. AbortRecovery. In SVM-scoped configuration, add each cluster node to the backup user interface on their own data LIF IP/DNS address. Solution. 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. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. And if there are neither free nor expired tapes, it will ask you to insert one with 'waiting for tape' status. foggy Veeam Software Posts: 21032 Liked: 2104 times Joined: Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:22 amVeeam Backup & Replication can be licensed by the number of instances. To move the tapes manually: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. 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. Location: Baar, Switzerland. Imported — a media pool containing non-empty tapes. All the tapes from the new library are assigned to the pool “Imported”TS3100 Tape Library with one LTO6 tape drive for VEEAM EMC DD6200 Data Domain in Primary Site 15. Today Veeam Tape Backup shows the following Warning : 02. Gain secure and compliant protection for your data. 1、先决条件：需要备份的对象已经纳入Veeam管理，例如file share已创建，服务器已经添加到Managed Servers： 2、创建File to tape 类. 1 Replies. Veeam supports medium changers that have no Microsoft Windows drivers available. for not compatible one (I use tapes LTO7, he installed drive for LTO5). File backup to Tape compression. Veeam Backup & Replication has the following types of media pools: Service Media Pools are created automatically and are used for automatic tape administration. 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. To get this object, run the Get. Hybrid Mode – With the value “2” both of the above situations occur. To add more libraries, click Manage. 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 libraries. In the working area, right-click the backup copy or a workload in the backup copy and select Delete from disk. 8 Reasons to Choose Veeam Over Commvault. While this operation is happening, the tape drive is locked and unavailable until the. may have. MySQL. Select a tape you want to verify and click Verify on the ribbon. Create a PowerShell script, name it “automate_retention. If I understand correctly, you are asking whether the Backup-to-tape job also backs up the entire Veeam backup server config. Hi Josh. Veeam Data Platform 23H2 Update. the tape 7 was marked as retired. In the working area, right-click the tapes you want to move and select Move to Vault. 5. Quick links. First, start- (tStart) and end-date/time (tEnd) are asked for input. For more information, see Service Media Pools. Then, naturally, there is the possibility that corrupt or improper data can be. Then go in the Veeam Console to the “Tape Infrastructure” section. Specify restore options. Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Select a tape located in drive that you want to eject and click Eject on the ribbon. Select tapes you want to move and click Move to on the ribbon. Finish working with the wizard. remove/delete, are greyed out. This is really poor planning. Re: Tape wear. To restore files or NDMP volumes backed up to tape, use the Files from Tape Restore wizard. 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. We use physical data movers wherever possible, usually retired ESXi hosts, etc. Save settings. Specify restore options. Remove the backup from Veeam B&R configuration. Veeam Backup & Replication has the following types of media pools: Service Media Pools are created automatically and are used for automatic tape administration. 6162. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. Alternatively, you can right-click the tape and select Properties. The casing on VHS tapes is mostly made. Retired state of tape doesn't have anything to do with a free space. 4. Add Tapes to Media Pool. Imported — a media pool containing non-empty tapes. 3 on W2019. Default port used to communicate with Veeam Hyper-V Integration Service. at least it does in our environment. An example would be select drive 3, grab a scratch tape, write a bit, then read it back then delete it as a drive test. While tape server role remains on Veeam B&R machine, VTL is running on a debian machine and tape emulation is connected to the Veeam B&R over iSCSI (so no extra license Windows is required for tape server. Meet recovery objectives with confidence. Veeam Availability Suite Veeam is an industry leader within the data-protection market. Example for “automate_retention. Choose the type of erase and click OK. But Veeam seems not touching this old Backups and only cares for the "2 Weeks Protection" using always the same Tapes. To add more libraries, click Manage. Veeam Backup & Replication connects to Veeam Data Movers and starts the data transfer process. Alternatively, you can right-click the selected tape and select Verify from the drop-down menu. Alternatively, you can right-click selected tapes and select. Since that point the push has been used again or has held no keep problems. Alternatively, you can right-click selected tapes and select Erase. To resolve this issue, reclaim the Tape Server with the Veeam Backup Server where errors occur. In the inventory pane, select the Backups or Replicas node. Free, full functionality for 30 days. Each barcode label used for marking LTO tapes supported by Veeam Backup & Replication consists of eight characters: a six-character volume serial ID and a two-character media ID. Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: new V12 license fees of Tape R&D Forums. This opens a wizard, follow the directions of the dialog to proceed. Other forum links and Veeam doc. IBM Lotus Domino restores. 2 posts • Page 1 of 1. The tape is about a year old. 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. Tape library logs show that drive required cleaning a couple of times on that day. Select tapes you want to move and click Move to on the ribbon. Code: [0x80042306]. Veeam B&R obtains information about tapes from your tape library/drive. Operation. Applies to Platform : VMware, Hyper-V Product Edition : Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License Syntax Remove-VBRTapeMediaPool -MediaPool. Macrium Reflect is a great alternative to Veeam because of its speed and reliability. Another possible way for a tape backup to fail occurs when the tape drive is inserted or used incorrectly. Select the necessary tapes in the list and click Inventory on the ribbon. The process of configuration is rather simple (see figure 1 below): Launch a Backup Job creation wizard. V-79-57344-33967 - The directory or file was not found, or could not be accessed. After this, all tapes becomes "Retired" with. Applies to Platform : VMware, Hyper-V Product Edition : Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License Syntax Remove-VBRTapeMediaPool -MediaPool. 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. Note. The server is usually hosted by a third-party service provider , who charges the backup customer a fee based on capacity, bandwidth or. by rboynton » Tue Mar 12, 2019 2:36 pm. On the Key Management tab, select the Enable encryption password loss protection check box. Retired — a media pool containing retired tapes that. Disable-VBRTapeProtection. This appears to have gone in V12. Launch New Backup to Tape Job Wizard. by importantchicken562 Wed Nov 22, 2023 12:24 am. Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Respond and recover faster from ransomware. Since that point the drive has been used again and has had no further problems. Ejects a tape from a drive. 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. by APL_Ian » Mon Feb 27, 2023 8:10 am. Specify Retention Settings. The tape jobs are currently configured to the selected. Accelerate your move to the hybrid cloud. The cmdlet will return tapes with these IDs. It just seems like the behavior has changed when running a tape job for a second time. Jul 27th, 2016 at 11:06 AM. pool B) requests a tape, there are no free tapes left. - Set the retention (overwrite protection period) for the desired value of two weeks. Policy-based, backup copy management with Veeam’s three intelligent storage tiers: performance, capacity and archive. The HPE Complete Veeam configuration are as follows: HPE Complete Veeam solutions – Select Appropriate Licence (s) Step-1 Select License. Re: Take out tape from library. Veeam Backup & Replication uses the block cipher encryption algorithm. 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. e. The following PowerShell script snippet is quite simple. Choose the type of erase and click OK. Backup Infrastructure. Tape read errorFile-level recovery from VM-data copied to tape. Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. Microsoft Exchange Restore. To instruct Veeam Backup & Replication to automatically clean the drives: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. This should resolve your issue. Using backup to tape for NAS backups has the following benefits: It allows avoiding excessive load on the production NAS storage. Open the Home view, right-click the Jobs node and select Tape Job > Backups to Tape. For more information, see Service Media Pools . Default range of ports used as transmission channels for jobs. To remove all weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly backups from disk, select the Include archived full. In the bottom part of Veeam Backup & Replication, find the list of computers that are processed by the selected backup job. This always works absolutely perfect and reliable: - Disk Backup runs at specified time. It’s also being used during importing backups or mapping. by Dima P. Automated data movement from hot to cold object. The worn-out cleaning tapes are moved to the Retired media pool automatically. If you create or remove backup jobs that use this repository, or if you change. Integration with Veeam Backup for AWS. I'm runnning Backup & replication 9. From VTL backup files is then push to physical tape library. Viewing Data on Tapes. It let me chose all the old restore points, as long as the tape hasn't been written over or erased. For backups created with Veeam Backup & Replication 9. ConnectToIsolatedNetwork. To view data contents that is currently stored on tape: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. Search. However, if your tape server reports that your tape is weary then Veeam server will automatically place it in the "retired" pool. Create a PowerShell script, name it “automate_retention. The retired cassette can be either a physically destructed medium or just a medium with exceeded number of acceptable rewrite cycles. This command returns all "Backup Copy" sessions with incremental backups. 01-14-2022 09:26 AM. Veeam Backup & Replication will forward you to the Renewals page of Veeam website, where you can select your new maintenance plan. We are able to use retired DPM written Data, that was already tested, but we didn't want to keep DPM as retired solution, as we are switching the complete Backup server, and that DPM would have access to Tapes we would need. User Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V > Tape Devices Support > Backup to Tape > Creating Backup to Tape Jobs > Step 1. You can also right-click the necessary library in the working area and select Properties. To enable Enterprise Manager keys, do the following: In Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager, open the Settings section of the Configuration view. Tape library logs show that drive required cleaning a couple of times on. Select a necessary item in the working area and click Remove Library on. To copy content of a tape to another one, use the Copy Tapes wizard. Instances are units (or tokens) that you can use to protect your virtual, physical or cloud-based workloads. " The cleaning tapes I use can be used 50 times before they need to be disposed of. At the Secondary Target step, click Add and choose a backup to tape job to which the backup job should be linked. This job uses a tape from a media pool named "Thur". 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. You will need to perform the following steps: Run Get-VBRJob to get the backup job. by Dima P. 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. Re: Restore Files from Tape after Retention Time has elapsed. Backup - PRODBU01. Before You Begin; Step 1. Tape Servers - User Guide for VMware vSphere. Re: Access Denied. Not a support forum!. Its metadata is deleted from the Veeam database – and this can be recreated. 7) The cleaning process usually takes several minutes. Backup to disk and then push to VTL. VBK, . From the list in the Tape library field, select the tape device that you want to use in this media pool. . So Veeam thinks, DPM Tapes are all the same media set and that breaks things one the first DPM Tape was read. Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Tape mismatch imported/pool of Tape. Your direct line to Veeam R&D. Over the last few months, Veeam technical support has gathered enough cases to. FAQ; Main. 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. VMware Backup Proxies. The tape is physically not in the machine. This media pool may also contain tapes with some hardware malfunction. Backups, inventory, library operations all work. In the working area, select the Veeam Agent backup job. So i'm not able to directly restore a vm from this expired tape to the vmware infrastructure. Over the last few months, Veeam technical support has gathered enough cases to see what are the main issues that customers. Specify job name and description. So the job pauses, with a status of "Waiting Tape". Navigate to the list of tapes either under Media Pools or under Libraries > LibraryName node > Media > Online. If tapes are stored in the library, they can still be erased in case of a hacker attack. Per the LTO barcode standard, a barcode that begins with the prefix CLN is considered a cleaning tape. Veeam uses hardware encryption if it is provided by the tape device and enabled in Veeam Backup & Replication. None of the files or subdirectories contained within will be backed up. I already spend some time looking in to this issue but I can't find a solution, so any help would be appreciated. Curtis Preston, TechTarget executive editor and independent backup expert, answers common questions about reusing backup tapes in this Q&A. Specify the retention policy for the backup chain. , I wanted "Daily 1" to go before "Daily 2") so I hit the Protection button on the "Daily 2" tape. Veeam initiates drive cleaning, tape device does it for us. To erase tapes: Open the Tape Infrastructure view. At the Tapes step of the wizard, you can select tape libraries and allocate tapes for the pool. For this. Encryption works at the source side. Created a job with compression enabled that would go over the limit of the tape to see how Veeam reacts. Simply click the Bare Metal Recovery icon at the start screen of the recovery media. Options. Solution. SyncDisk}. Both Veeam servers have. Migrating from tape storage to cloud backups is no easy task. 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). 119 Views. To permanently remove backup copies from the target backup repository: Open the Home view. 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. With this wizard, you can create a backup to tape job or a GFS job. Moving tape from assigned media pool to another media pool unfortunately remains manual procedure, but we are investigating this request. Veeam Backup & Replication provides advanced statistics about the data flow efficiency and lets you identify bottlenecks in the data transmission process. At the Restore Point step of the wizard, select the necessary restore point.