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Veeam Backup & Replication – Understand the backup format

4 January 2012
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Compared to other backup software, Veeam Backup & Replication has several formats to save and handle the backup files. As you can see in the Advanced Settings for each backup jobs there are different formats (or mode) where the files are saved: Reversed incremental: the last file is a full version and past files are re-calculated as delta files. Incremental: the first file is a full one and on each backup jobs is created a new delta file. Incremental with synthetic full: similar to the previous but a new full file is periodically re-calculated. Incremental with […]

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Veeam Backup & Replication – SAN Transport Mode

3 January 2012
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The SAN Transport Mode is a way to implement a LAN-free backup solution when the backup server is a physical machine and have a direct access to the VMFS datastores. This method was first provided by the VCB Framework and then ported to the vStorage API related to backup and data protection. In order to use this method in the proper way, some configurations and considerations are required:

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Veeam Backup & Replication 6 – First patch

2 January 2012
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Some weeks ago, Veeam has released the first patch for the Backup & Replication 6. The fixed issues are:  Direct SAN Access processing mode does not work for some virtual machines with certain SAN makes and models. Virtual Appliance (Hot Add) processing mode does not work when backup proxy is installed on non-English version of Microsoft Windows. Upgrade related issues affecting jobs created with v5 – poor incremental backup performance, and large VIB file created on the first incremental run. Also this patch is only available thought the technical support, because is not yet included […]

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January 2012 IT events

1 January 2012
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Interesting European IT events: Dell Storage Forum 2012 (London) 9-12 January Cloud Expo Europe (London) 25-26 January Interesting Italian IT event (most in English): VMUG.IT Hands On Day 2012: ExaGrid (18 Gennaio 2012).

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