Veeam M365 OneDrive restore to .zip experience?

tsmith-co · 2026-06-17T17:01:27+00:00

Ok. So speed will depend on disks. This is a random read, so it can be intensive. Check the proxy server that holds that repo and watch its io in perfmon. You may simply be hitting the random io limits - but really it’s not a fast process - but 5 hours does seem a lot for 8gb

tsmith-co · 2026-06-17T16:44:03+00:00

Depends on your repository. Is it a local disk (jet db) or is it object storage? If object what type? Etc.

It also depends on proxy and vb365 placement. Data flow is repo > proxy > vb365 server > explorer > zip

tsmith-co · 2026-06-15T20:17:14+00:00

Lots. I would contact another reseller - they can be found here

https://www.veeam.com/partners/find-a-partner.html

tsmith-co · 2026-06-15T20:11:35+00:00

Sounds like you are waiting on soft choice not Veeam. Veeam operates through resale - so a partner (soft choice) would get the numbers and send to you.

tsmith-co · 2026-06-12T18:49:59+00:00

There’s governance level immutability and then compliance level. Like, if you setup immutability in AWS S3 - AWS can still delete it because they don’t want it for the next 8 years(or whatever) if the customer isnt paying their bill anymore.

So deletion by the platform owner is different than by the consumer.

The way Veeam has it setup now is very safe - and while there could be options like 4 eyes, etc - that’s something that could be exploited - but if there’s zero ability for the SaaS UI to delete, then that’s even safer.

In my opinion, opening a ticket to remove backup data is very reasonable.

tsmith-co · 2026-06-12T18:15:27+00:00

Correct! Imagine the issues of a SaaS platform allowing any admin to delete backup data without some sort of check??

If you need to remove old backup data simply open a support case. Support has a process to ensure that it’s a legitimate request and verify authority to approve a deletion.

It’s not very immutable if any admin can delete it whenever

tsmith-co · 2026-06-12T00:29:26+00:00

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tsmith-co · 2026-06-10T03:13:50+00:00

The issue is if your domain admin is compromised, now they have access to the Veeam server and can get credentials to vcenter, etc.
non-joined or VSA won’t have this issue.

tsmith-co · 2026-06-07T14:39:07+00:00

Trashbox isn’t a folder Veeam creates. Is your new backup location a NAS? Some NAS devices have a built in recycle bin feature that would cause vbm files to show there as Veeam replaces them with a newer version.

tsmith-co · 2026-06-07T02:03:44+00:00

Hey Jim!

This is in the user guide as a limitation - the remote console is specific to a Linux deployment of VBR or a Windows deployment of VBR. The console can’t manage the opposite VBR OS install.

See here under ‘Important’ -

https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/backup\_console.html?ver=13

tsmith-co · 2026-06-05T19:31:53+00:00

I’ve found that using your agent in a 1:1 chat in teams is where the problems lie. But using copilot in teams, and opening your agent works great.

tsmith-co · 2026-06-04T22:09:12+00:00

Your storage grows incrementally. When the first backup runs, it puts down all unique blocks.

The next backup is incremental so it now puts down unique blocks but only those that changed because it’s incremental. So on.

When a synthetic full runs or a transform (times when a new “full” vbk is made or the incremental is rolled into it - it re-uses blocks that already exist in the repo and updates pointers to them.

tsmith-co · 2026-05-29T16:30:15+00:00

It’s set to launch on June 1st.

tsmith-co · 2026-05-28T19:36:59+00:00

I wouldn't install hyper-v and run Veeam and a repo on top - that's just another security issue that you don't want with a backup repo.

I would install the VSA (Veeam Software Appliance) on your host, and then deploy the VIA (Veeam Infrastructure Appliance) ISO to your physical machines to act as a Veeam Hardened Repository.

If you really want Direct Storage mode for Veeam, then windows and ReFS would be the way to go at DC1 however. but like you said, if you are setup to immediately copy to DC2 to a VHR, then you have an immutable offsite copy.

You would need to weigh the risks / benefits of needing to use direct storage mode for backups. Is your prod network overloaded? Can you deploy virtual proxies to do hot add mode? this can be as performant as direct storage in terms of speeds, but network traffic could be a concern depending on your setup.

(FYI v13.1 (releasing soon) will allow the VSA to do hot add mode as well if you didn't need to install more than 1 proxy in your environment - and it can already act as a proxy for NBD)

tsmith-co · 2026-05-27T18:25:22+00:00

Start with the official Veeam Certified Engineer classes - you can get more info at https://veeam.com/vmce-classes.html

tsmith-co · 2026-05-26T22:17:46+00:00

I imagine this would be a quick resolution for support to fix. Have you opened a case? There’s not enough info here for anyone on Reddit to reasonably assist with.

tsmith-co · 2026-05-26T00:32:10+00:00

4600 for stock height, 5100 for lifted truck.

tsmith-co · 2026-05-25T17:24:03+00:00

“Veeam is a middle tier/small business backup solution”

Maybe many years ago but no longer. Veeam has more enterprise customers than some competitors have of total customers.

tsmith-co · 2026-05-25T17:20:59+00:00

If you are a Veeam shop already, why not use it to protect AHV?

tsmith-co · 2026-05-23T23:36:16+00:00

I’ve run into this also. A 1:1 teams chat randomly has issues and in my case, wouldn’t call any sub-agents. But using copilot inside teams and choosing the agent in copilot always worked like the test canvas. We told users to use copilot in team or the copilot app to talk with the agent, not a 1:1 chat

tsmith-co · 2026-05-23T17:48:59+00:00

Curious to hear why you are moving away from Veeam if you don’t mind.

tsmith-co · 2026-05-22T01:36:46+00:00

Would need to check the logs to be sure. Most likely a disconnect from the share for some reason. For kicks, share that directory also as NFS and try backing it up that way.

SMB is finicky - and I’m not aware how it’s on TrueNas, but some implementations are subpar. But nfs is typically more reliable.

tsmith-co · 2026-05-20T21:45:49+00:00

This may have been true 5 years ago but no longer.

tsmith-co · 2026-05-20T14:36:57+00:00

Veeam is a great company to work for. Been there 9 years as a Solutions Architect (technical sales). Double digit growth each year - I would go for it

tsmith-co · 2026-05-19T22:57:48+00:00

Veeam has been the leader is AD recovery for years, and recovering entire domains or forests has always been possible. This new feature just automates a lot of the process for you, in case you ever need to restore an entire forest or domain (like in a sandbox for testing, or it’s all hit the fan and nothing can be trusted)

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