Master Veeam Tricks Volume 1
Master Veeam Tricks Volume 1
About the Book
This book is a compilation of Veeam topics written by experts from around the world. Topics include troubleshooting, installation, vendor configurations (Nutanix, Amazon Web Services, StarWind, Microsoft Azure, and NetApp), and much more. The authors in the list are some of the most widely respected Virtualization professionals in their industry and the fact that they all came together for a book like this is impressive. Each of them is a member of the prestigious Veeam Vanguard program that has a mere 50+ members worldwide.
What you will learn by reading this book is some of their Master Tricks for working with Veeam Software. We know that you will enjoy the book and be left wondering “When is Volume 2 or 3 coming out”.
Table of Contents
Foreword by: Rick Vanover iii
Acknowledgments iv
From Dave iv
About the Authors v
Dave Kawula – MVP / Veeam Vanguard v
Cristal Kawula – MVP / Veeam Vanguard vi
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Ian Sanderson – VMware vExpert / Veeam Vanguard vii
Karl Widmer – VMware vExpert / Veeam Vanguard viii
Rhys Hammond – VMware vExpert / Veeam Vanguard ix
Markus Kraus – VMware vExpert / Veeam Vanguard x
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Mike Conjoice – VMware vExpert / Veeam Vanguard xi
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Craig Dalrymple – VMware vExpert / Veeam Vanguard xii
Didier Van Hoye – MVP / Veeam Vanguard xiii
Eugene Kashperovetskyi – MVP / Veeam Vanguard xiv
Technical Editors xv
Emile Cabot - MVP xv
Cary Sun – Microsoft MVP / Cisco Champion xvi
Contents xvii
Introduction 23
North American MVPDays Community Roadshow 23
Sample Files 24
Additional Resources 24
Chapter 1 26
Upgrading a Veeam Backup Repository from Server 2016 to Server 2019 + ReFS DeDuplication 26
Upgrading to Windows Server 2019 27
Install and Configure Windows Deduplication 37
Tweak Windows Deduplication 43
Chapter 2 49
Veeam RESTful API and Postman 49
Postman 49
Veeam Enterprise Manager 51
RESTful API Authentication 52
Using Postman GET to obtain login sessions 52
Using Postman POST to obtain login session authentication token 55
Adding a header 59
Example of making API call and information 61
Summary 61
Chapter 3 62
Sizing Veeam for Office 365 Backup Storage 62
Background 62
Getting Started 62
Calculation 67
Chapter 4 68
HTML Report of all Veeam Backup Copy Jobs in PowerShell 68
Chapter 5 73
Troubleshooting Veeam B&R Error Code: 32768 Failed to create VM Recovery Snapshot 73
Chapter 6 80
Install Veeam Backup and Replication using PowerShell 80
Chapter 7 97
Veeam for Nutanix AHV 97
Background 97
Before you begin 97
Appliance Setup 97
Veeam and Nutanix Integration 103
Creating a Backup Job 109
Chapter 8 118
Veeam Backup and Replication and SMB MultiChannel 118
Introduction 118
Proving Veeam Backup and Replication leverages SMB Multichannel 118
Conclusion 121
SMB Direct Support 122
More SMB3 and Windows Server 2016 Goodness 122
Items to investigate further 122
Chapter 9 124
Veeam Backup and Replication Preferred Subnet and SMB Multichannel 124
Introduction 124
Veeam Backup and Replication Preferred Subnet & SMB Multichannel 125
So how do we control the NICs used with SMB Multichannel? 133
Some additional things to note 133
Conclusion 136
Chapter 10 137
Using StarWind Cloud VTL for AWS and Veeam 137
How does the Solution Work? 138
Download the Software 139
Installation of StarWind VTL 140
The configuration of StarWind VTL 147
Creating an Amazon S3 Bucket 157
Setup Cloud Replication 161
Configure Microsoft ISCSI Initiator 164
Installing HPE StoreEver Tape Drivers 171
Add the Virtual Tape Library to Veeam 176
Configure a Tape backup Job 179
Conclusion 195
Chapter 11 196
Configure Azure Direct Restore with Veeam 9.5 196
Setup your Azure Proxy VM 197
Restore a VM to Azure 212
Chapter 12 226
Configure 2 Factor Authentication (2FA) for Veeam with DUO 226
Important Notes 228
Creating a DUO Account 228
Configuring DUO 235
Installing the DUO Client 237
Adding DUO Users 241
Chapter 13 247
The Secret Life of VBM Files 247
What do VMB files do? 247
Why do we create VMBs? 247
When are VMB files Created? 247
Where are VBM files stored? 248
What is inside of a VBM file? 248
When do we use VBM files? 249
What happens if I don’t have a VBM file? 249
Chapter 14 250
Efficient Veeam NetApp Backups from Storage Snapshots 250
Storage Design for NetApp Backup from Storage Snapshots 251
Storage Snapshot procedure 252
Storage Snapshot Configuration 253
Veeam Setup 254
VSphere Infrastructure 263
Chapter 15 264
Sizing your Backup Storage and Saving Money 264
Step One – Assess the Job Setup and Key Requirements 265
Step Two – Make sure the backup Windows Align with RPO/RTO 266
Step Three – Make Sure the network can handle the Backup Jobs 267
Step Four – Calculate Total Backup Storage Requirements 267
Step Five – Map your Provisioning Plan 271
Step Six – Plan How to Spend your Savings 271
Chapter 16 273
Join us at MVPDays and meet great MVP’s like this in person 273
Live Presentations 273
Video Training 273
Live Instructor-led Classes 274
Consulting Services 274
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