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small migration issue Update 4

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Hi everybody.

After some tests I used the RTM-build of Update 4 in our production. Suddenly SureBackup was failing and I didn't understand why (error message: failed to extend swap file 0 from .....). I noticed that local disk space of veeam server was getting low during SureBackup and took a look at the folder where the NFS cache files are stored but couldn't find anything.

I checked which folder used more space during SureBackup than before and found the following folder:

C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup\NfsDatastore

This confused me a bit because I was always using a different folder in the past so it looks like this has been caused by the update. I also checked my VirtualLab-Settings and saw that the "redirect write cache" option was unchecked which has not been done by myself and seems to be due to the update too.

So for me it was an easy task to just check the box and now everything seems to be as before. I just wannted to make life easier for others in case somebody else is having issues which are caused by the deactivated write cache.
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Re: small migration issue Update 4

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Hi Michael, thanks for reporting. We will try to reproduce this behavior and fix the issue, if it is caused by update.
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Re: small migration issue Update 4

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The issue was confirmed and will be addressed in one of the following updates.
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[MERGED] VBR 9.5 U4 creates another new directory

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Hello,

I noticed that upgrading Veeam Backup & Replication U3 to U4 creates another directory (with sub-directories) ...

D:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup\NfsDatastore

.. allthough the original path ...

D:\VEEAM\Backup\NfsDatastore

... still exists and was orginally created (path customized) during the initial VBR 9.5 installation.

Where can this path be configured or influenced?

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Re: small migration issue Update 4

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Known issue; will be fixed down the road. Thanks!
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Re: small migration issue Update 4

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The question is ...

How can I configure the path to the old one and delete the new path?

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Re: small migration issue Update 4

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I think you should go to the setting of your backup repository - > Mount Server -> Folder and explicitly set original path there. Then, you can remove the unneeded folder. Thanks!
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Re: small migration issue Update 4

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Hello v.Eremin,

if I do this and set the path back to the original path and ...

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Enable vPower NFS service on the mount server (recommended)
... is selected, I get the following errors during Apply ...

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1/24/2019 5:54:18 PM Error    Reconfiguring vPower NFS service Error: Failed to call RPC function 'Reconfigure': The system cannot find the file specified. Failed to open registry key [SOFTWARE\VeeaM\Veeam NFS\ItemsCache]. RPC: Failed Reconfigure.
                              Failed to call RPC function 'Reconfigure': The system cannot find the file specified. Failed to open registry key [SOFTWARE\VeeaM\Veeam NFS\ItemsCache]. RPC: Failed Reconfigure.

1/24/2019 5:54:18 PM Error    Failed to save Backup Repository: Failed to call RPC function 'Reconfigure': The system cannot find the file specified. Failed to open registry key [SOFTWARE\VeeaM\Veeam NFS\ItemsCache]. RPC: Failed Reconfigure.

1/24/2019 5:54:18 PM Error    Infrastructure item save failed Error: Failed to call RPC function 'Reconfigure': The system cannot find the file specified. Failed to open registry key [SOFTWARE\VeeaM\Veeam NFS\ItemsCache]. RPC: Failed Reconfigure.
Deselecting 'Enable vPower NFS service on the mount server (recommended)' applies without errors, but the changed path ...

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%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Veeam\Backup\NfsDatastore or D:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup\NfsDatastore
... is restored again!

Drive D:\ has 153GB free available disk space!

Any ideas?

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Re: small migration issue Update 4

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Ok, I found out what's the problem here ...

Veeam B&R 9.5 U4 upgrade creates a new path, here in my environments on 2 different systems ...

D:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup\NfsDatastore (or %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Veeam\Backup\NfsDatastore)

%ALLUSERSPROFILE% = C:\ProgramData

On one server, drive C:\ has more than 200GB free, but path is corrected from C:\ to D:\ drive.

I had to edit the registry key ...

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam NFS\RootFolder

... manually to my old path and when I finally reopened VBR and enable ...

Enable vPower NFS service on the mount server (recommended)

... to my originally configured path, the path is accepted and Apply works without errors.

And D:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup\NfsDatastore (created by upgrading to VBR 9.5 U4) can finally be deleted!

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Re: small migration issue Update 4

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Btw, after resolving the issue with the NfsDatastore path above, I created a new customized Backup Repository and at 'Mount Server' the path D:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup\NfsDatastore is proposed again but it can be overwritten again and Apply works without errors.

Strange!

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Re: small migration issue Update 4

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Yeah confirmed, this happened in our environment too.

37 virtual labs all lost the tick in 'redirect write cache' which caused many failures last night
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Re: small migration issue Update 4

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We're currently working on a hotfix that should allow to bring the setting and paths back for those labs that haven't yet been re-deployed manually.
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Re: small migration issue Update 4

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Hi,
Could you confirm that this issue is resolved?

I have a fresh install of VBR and I can not add a repository. Also in a registry I do not have key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam NFS\, just HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication\NFS

Thanks.
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Re: small migration issue Update 4

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Hi Tim.kh,

it depends on how you open the Registry Editor. Have you looked, if you have the following key …

HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Veeam\Veeam NFS\

… instead?

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Re: small migration issue Update 4

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Here's the hotfix for this issue.
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