vSphere Update Manager: Database temporarily unavailable or has network problems.
I have just installed the vSphere Update Manager on my vCenter server (running version 6.5) and when I click the Update Manager tab in the vSPhere Web Client I get this message: Database temporarily unavailable or has network problems. Cause: Database…
Veeam Backup & Replication – exclude SQL databases from application-aware processing
There are some SQL databases in our environment that have log shipping enabled. When the Veeam backup job runs, with application-aware processing enabled, it truncates the logs which upsets the log shipping. I have been asked by our DBA if…
vSphere 6.0 – Increase database settings for task and event retention
By default, vSphere 6.0 keeps information about tasks and events for 30 days. This can easily be changed if required in a few simple steps: Log in to the vSphere Web Client Navigate to the vCenter Server instance Select…
Veeam Backup & Replication – Cannot use tape Tape 1: unknown media (possibly in use by another application)
One of my tape jobs in Veeam Backup & Replication has failed with the following error: Cannot use tape Tape 1: unknown media (possibly in use by another application) The tape in the drive was previously used by Symantec BackupExec. …
Veeam backup job warning – Unable to truncate Microsoft SQL Server transaction logs
I have created a new backup job in Veeam Backup & Replication that contains a VM running Microsoft SQL server. I have enabled application-aware processing. However, the job completes with the following warning: Unable to truncate Microsoft SQL Server transaction…