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Reading Time: 4 minutes As I mentioned in the Veeam Backup & Replication 12.2 upgrade notes article, a Veeam Backup upgrade does NOT upgrade the embedded database (if you are using the embedded database deployment). If you want to upgrade also the embedded database server part, you need to do it manually! Starting with Backup & Replication v12, the default embedded database is PostgreSQL.

Reading Time: 3 minutes Veeam Product Lifecycle is a little different compared to other vendors. When a new major version came out in General Availability (GA) the previous version reach the End of Fix status. Only the End of Support deadline is pre-defined and documented when a product will be released. This, of course, push the upgrade phase to be as faster as possible to still have hotfixes and patches.

Reading Time: 6 minutes Veeam Backup & Replication 12.2 (build 12.2.0.334) has been recently released and it’s already available for download. But before upgrade to this version, it’s better read carefully the related release notes (and the upgrade notes included!).

Reading Time: 3 minutes Veeam® Software today announced the release of Veeam Data Platform v12.2, broadening support for protecting data on an extensive range of new platforms while continuing to advance end-to-end cybersecurity capabilities. This latest release of Veeam Backup & Replication (build 12.2.0.334) combines the most comprehensive data backup, recovery, and security capabilities with the ability to empower customers to migrate and secure data across new platforms.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes you may want to replace an existing Veeam vSphere proxy with a new one, for example because you choose a different Linux distribution (maybe you are looking at some CentOS Linux alternatives). One option is add a new proxy, but you may have already some setting related to the old proxy and you don’t want to reconfigure everything. The other option is replace the proxy with a new with the SAME IP and SAME name!

Reading Time: 2 minutes Like every hardware and software components, before apply a VMware vSphere upgrade or update you have to check all compatibility aspects. One is related to the backup software that can be critical because you may loose the capability to perform backup and/or restore. Of course this apply also to “minor” update, like vSphere 8.0U3. For Veeam Backup & Replication there is a specific Veeam KB (KB 2443) that provides information about compatibility between VMware vSphere and Veeam Backup & Replication. And finally, some weeks after ESXi 8.0.3 become GA, there is an official support for vSphere […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Backup Scan using YARA rule is one of the new feature of Malware detection methods in Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1. During the Scan Backup session, does one of the following:Finds the last clean restore pointAnalyzes the content for specific informationDuring the restore session with the Secure Restore option, detects malware activity as specified in the YARA rule.

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