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@Dashrender said:

The question from me is, Is the effected version of VMware 6 an effected version because of a patch they released or an RTM problem?

Isn't every version patched at some level? There isn't just one version.

Got back to this myself.. http://mangolassi.it/topic/4681/veeam-endpoint-backup-is-out-of-beta-and-available/13

Very cool, thanks!

@DenisKelley said:

To be honest, I've never (after close to 20 years in IT) gotten passionate about a backup software before Veeam. It's weird.

Same here.

Finally got back around to this.

Updated all my clients that use Veeam to the current version over the last couple days.

Today I setup the first endpoints using the current EndpointBackup.1.1.1.212

It works great for making backups using the the existing Veeam repositories. The plus side to using the Repository is that I get to see it in the VBR panel and status email from existing setup just like if a main backup fails.

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Note: Rebooted the user's machine and initiated a backup again. running perfectly.

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Nice update to Veeam, thanks.

@art_of_shred said:

@NetworkNerd said:

@ajstringham said:

@NetworkNerd said:

Maybe I could use the HP DL 385 G5 I have with the MSA 70 and run something like FreeNAS on it for another datastore option?

That's one option. Something that would be good for, to be honest, would be your StorageCraft server, if you go with that.

I was thinking use it as a NFS datastore and a place to store the VM files for my current physical machines like was mentioned above. That saves money on a secondary backup solution.

Actually, that would be a tertiary backup solution, as you have Veeam and BE already. The original decision seemed to be "buy hardware or buy another backup solution". It seems that utilizing current hardware like that could avoid both?

I'd get rid of BackupExec with the P2V of the physical boxes and be able to use Veeam. That eliminates cost of software. But, I cannot avoid some investment in increasing backup storage. So this does not completely eliminate a need for more hardware but does decrease the cost of the hardware needed by a large factor.

@Vladimir-Eremin said:

@Dashrender It's not a message, but rather a simple tag. When support contract is expired, e-mail notifications will have [SUPPORT EXPIRED] tag at title. Thanks.

OK that cool. Thanks for the explanation.

Typically, we recommend grouping VMs with similar guest OS into the same job, as it guarantees better deduplication rates. Also, it's worth indeed deploying Veeam ONE, since it provides you with up-to-date information regarding your Virtual, as well as, Backup Infrastructure.

Thanks.

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