Add a new VMware server to Veeam Backup & Replication Free 7.0
Now that I have installed Veeam Backup & Replication 7.0 I need to add the ESX host that contains the VMs. It’s just a few simple steps… 1. Open Veeam Backup & Replication Free Edition 2. Right-click VMware vSphere and…
Installing Veeam Backup & Replication Free 7.0
Today I have downloaded Veeam Backup and Replication Free 7.0 in order to backup my ESXi 5.5 lab. Having read through the features it seems to offer everything I need, and more, to backup the lab VMs (I don’t require…
Virtual Lab – Application group failed to start – running ping test(s) failed
In order to test some major changes to a SharePoint environment I started a SureBackup job using a virtual lab. The lab contains a domain controller, SharePoint 2010 application server and SQL server. I started the job and it failed…
Veeam Backup & Replication fails: Unable to release guest
I am using Veeam Backup & Replication to backup several servers on a small ESX 4.1 cluster. Until recently all has been well and the backups have succeeded every night, but now it fails when trying to backup one of…
Creating a new Backup Repository with Veeam Backup & replication 6
Now that I have installed Veeam Backup & Replication I need a backup repository to store the backups. This is quite easy to create and I’ve documented how I did this below. I will likely create several repositories in different…