Configure Veeam N2WS copies to S3 and export them via backup copies
In my previous post, I talked about Veeam N2WS Backup and Recovery (known previously as CPM) and how to configure it to protect different AWS accounts. Now that the configuration is ready, it's time to...
View ArticleBuilding my own virtual lab in vCloud Director with Terraform
In a previous blog post I started to study Terraform, and how to connect it to vCloud Director. This time, I will build my entire lab using the same automation tool. The original post of this article...
View ArticleI wrote another book! This time, about Veeam Availabiliy Console
If you are subscribed to this blog via RSS, you may have noticed that May and June have been two empty months in terms of writing, and tobe honest the entire 2019 has not been so prolific as usual....
View ArticleVeeam Availability Console and standalone computers
Veeam Availability Console has been designed for multiple use cases, and one of them is to manage large fleets of computers. But what about those standalone machines we have lying around? It could be...
View ArticleVeeam Availability Console and agent automatic installation
Last week, I explained how to manually connect standalone computers to Veeam Availability Console. This time we will try to automate this process as much as possible. The original post of this article...
View ArticleQuick Tip: how an end user can find out which version of vCloud Director is...
For my tests, I use a couple of vCloud Director services thanks to some really generous service providers which are also Veeam customers. From time to time, I see they upgrade their installations but...
View ArticleNew year, new Let’s Encrypt automation: goodbye ACMEsharp, hello Posh-ACME!
The beginning of each year, lately seems to be the time when I have to update my scripts that control the automatic management of SSL certificates. I started three years ago by learning first about...
View ArticleUsing AWS credentials in Powershell scripts
Lately I was updating a couple of my scripts, and when I re-used my script that automatically updates AWS records for Let's Encrypt DNS challenges, I realised that I never stored my AWS credentials...
View ArticleSet a static IP in VeeamPN appliance
For a new chapter of my book on Veeam Availability Console, I created a second virtual datacenter and I needed to connect the two of them together with a vpn. I have many options, like using the...
View ArticleUpgrading Veeam Availability Console to the new Veeam Service Provider...
Last week, Veeam released the new Veeam Service Provider Console v4, the latest version of what was previously called Veeam Availability Console. I run my own VAC (now VSPC) environment, so I decided...
View ArticleQuick fix: install manually the Veeam Service Provider Console agent on Cloud...
Learn how to install manually the Veeam Service Provider Console managementagent on a Veeam Cloud Connect server. The original post of this article is here: Quick fix: install manually the Veeam...
View ArticleSizing Veeam Cloud Connect using Big Data
One of the most common question I receive in regard to Veeam Cloud Connect, is "What's the size I should configure for my Veeam server"? Usually, we answered this question using our sizing tools and...
View ArticleTest your jekyll website locally on Windows 10
Learn how to install Jekyll on your Windows 10 computer, so you can see how your markdown websites will look like without the need to publish them. The original post of this article is here: Test your...
View ArticleInstalling Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Platform
I received a few weeks ago a preview of this software from my colleagues that are developing it, and I wanted to try it out and show it to other people. The original post of this article is here:...
View ArticleMy first backups with Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Platform
In yesterday's article we have installed and configured Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Platform. In this article, we will run the first backup and restore operations. The original post of this article...
View ArticleVeeam Backup for GCP and Multi-tenancy
Since we released Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Platform (can we call it VB4GCP from now on, do you mind?) a few weeks ago, many users have immediately started to use it. The use case of a single user...
View ArticleRun your small DNS server with MaraDNS
For a new project I started last week I needed a DNS server in my home office. Usually, my router is my dns resolver, but it doesn't allow to create authoritative zones. Windows 10 running on my...
View ArticleBack to blogging, with a new object-ive!
After two years since my last article, I'm back blogging as at the beginning of 2023 I found a new topic that I like a lot: Object storage. The original post of this article is here: Back to blogging,...
View ArticleCreate a S3 Bucket with Object Lock in Scality Artesca for Veeam
Veeam Backup & Replication v12 is capable of writing backups directly to a Object storage. In my lab I use Scality Artesca as my S3-compatible object storage, so I created some new buckets to be...
View ArticleA first look at the new Veeam SOSAPI
Veeam Backup & Replication v12 is all about Object storage. Not just because it can write data directly to it, but also because - thanks to the introduction of a new set of API called SOSAPI- Veeam...
View ArticlePlaying with the new Veeam SOSAPI for Object Storage
In my previous article I introduced the new Veeam SOSAPI. In this following post, I will show you a bit more how it works under the hood. Using the filesytem as an the SOSAPI endpoint Veeam took an...
View ArticleEnable EVC mode in an existing vSphere Cluster with VCSA and VSAN in it
In my home lab I did the usual mistake of forgetting to enable EVC mode before adding my second NUC to the VSAN cluster. I got stuck for a day trying to find a solution for it, but I finally managed to...
View ArticleA new whitepaper: Veeam Backup & Replication V12 enhanced security and...
I just published a new whitepaper: Veeam Backup & Replication V12 enhanced security and scalability with object storage Secure Mode. Check it out! The original post of this article is here: A new...
View ArticleCalculate space savings of a XFS volume with reflink and Veeam fast clone
One of the most common questions I get in regards to Veeam and the usage of XFS filesystem with its reflink capabilities is "how do I measure the real used space?". There are some techniques and some...
View ArticleMy Automated Lab project: #1 Install and configure the needed tools
Raise your hand if you love to rebuild everytime your home lab manually! Noone, right? you either end up trying to not breaking it, thus defeating the purpose of the lab, or you spend insame amount of...
View ArticleMy Automated Lab project: #2 Create a Ubuntu template in VMware vSphere with...
In my previous post I explained the tools I use in my lab automation. Today, we'll talk about creating Ubuntu templates into VMware vSphere. For this, I will use Packer. The original post of this...
View ArticleMy Automated Lab project: #3 Create a Windows Server 2019 template in VMware...
In my previous post I've created a Ubuntu template into VMware vSphere using Packer. Time to build now a Microsoft Windows template. The original post of this article is here: My Automated Lab project:...
View ArticleMy Automated Lab project: #4 Deploy the VMs from templates using Terraform
After I have created my templates with Packer in the previous posts, I can now use them every time as a quick source for creating my own virtual machines. Thanks to Terraform, I'll be able to deploy...
View ArticleMy Automated Lab project: #5 Deploy a Linux vSphere VM with Terraform and...
After deploying a Windows VM in the previous article, this time I will deploy a Linux VM to be used as a Veeam Hardened Repository. Since I need some more space for storing the backup, I will use this...
View ArticleMy Automated Lab project: #6 Create a S3 Bucket with Terraform
To complete my setup, once I deployed all my virtual machines in the previous articles, I also need a S3 bucket to be later used in Veeam as an object storage. And obviously, I can also automated this...
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