Jan 04

Step by Step Guide Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager 9 Upgrade (v8 to v9)

In a few days, Veeam should release Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager version 9. Final version should be available by mid-January 2016. If your server contains both Veeam B&R and Veeam Enterprise Manager, it is required that you install Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager first.

This article provides a step by step guide for an upgrade from Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager 8 to Veeam Enterprise Manager 9 (version 8.0.0.807, 8.0.0.817, 8.0.0.831, 8.0.0.917, 8.0.0.2018, 8.0.0.2021, 8.0.0.2029, 8.0.0.2030 and 8.0.0.2084). You can follow the article for Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager 7 but verify that you are running at least v7 patch 4 (7.0.0.871).

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Dec 14

Windows Server 2016, Pricing & licensing

Microsoft announced that it would change licensing for Windows Server 2016, “Standard” and “Datacenter” version. Licences is moving to per core, not per socket.

New - Windows Server 2016

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Dec 13

Step by Step Guide Veeam B&R 9 Upgrade (v8 to v9)

In a few days, Veeam should release Veeam Backup and Replication version 9 RTM, which contains some significant improvements such as Veeam Explorer for Oracle, EMC integration, Veeam Cloud Connect Replication, remote console, On-Demand Sanbox for storage snapshots and more. Final version should be available by mid-January 2016.

This article provides a step by step guide for an upgrade from Veeam B&R 8 to Veeam B&R 9 (version 8.0.0.807, 8.0.0.817, 8.0.0.831, 8.0.0.917, 8.0.0.2018, 8.0.0.2021, 8.0.0.2029, 8.0.0.2030 and 8.0.0.2084). You can follow the article for Veeam B&R 7 but verify that you are running at least v7 patch 4 (7.0.0.871).

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Oct 15

Step by Step Guide Veeam B&R 8 Update 3 Installation!

Veeam released Veeam B&R 8 Update 3, which contains some significant improvements such as vSphere 6 Update 1 support and Windows 10 as guest VMs integration. You can find more information about the release here.

This article provides a step by step guide for an update from Veeam 8 (version 8.0.0.807, 8.0.0.817, 8.0.0.831, 8.0.0.917, 8.0.0.2018, 8.0.0.2021, 8.0.0.2029 or 8.0.0.2030) to Veeam 8 Update 3 (version 8.0.0.2084).

Veeam B&R 8 Update 3

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Sep 16

Veeam VMCE8 to VMCE9 certification update rules!

Veeam published the upgrade rules from VMCE v7 & VMCE v8 certification to VMCE v9. VMCE 8 Certified Engineers will be provided, with a specific restricted access, to the free “What’s new V9” course online on the Veeam.com website. Then they will automatically upgrade their status to VMCE v9 once completed!

VMCE 9

VMCE 7 certified engineers who did not upgrade to VMCE v8 will exceptionally be provided with a free “What’s new V9” online course. These students will then need to pass the VMCE 9 proctored exam at an available Pearson Vue test center to upgrade their certificate from VMCE v7 to VMCE v9. This must occur in the allowable certification maintenance time according to the certification rules below. Good luck. 🙂

VMCE8 to VMCE9 certification update rules guide