Veeam V12

[LWicks]

Morning all,

Do we have an official release date for V12 yet? I know we're currently in beta. But thought it might've come out after VeeamOn.

Does anyone have anymore info?

Thanks!

[Mildur]

Hi Lawrence

No release date yet. RTM in January is a possibility.

We will update this topic once if we have a better estimation.

Thanks,
Fabian

[scott.anderson]

So well into Jan. Any update?

[Mildur]

Hi Scott

No update for a release date yet.

Thanks
Fabian

[juanmachado]

Summer 2022 would be my best guess at the moment.
We will have a much better idea when we reach the beta stage.

Any ETA on the V12 release?
Eagerly waiting for it so we can start multiple projects that rely on being able to send backups directly to object storage.
We miss your blogs, @Gostev, but I know the reasons

[Gostev]

RTM in January is still a possibility... I guess you meant object storage?

[juanmachado]

@Gostev, yes, sorry, Object storage.

Thanks for the reply.

[vladvv]

For the RTM, can we test the SQL to Postgres migration?

[nielsengelen]

Yes, RTM will allow this.

[vladvv]

I'm having trouble finding the docs for this migration. Are there any guides or procedures for this?

[MPG]

Good morning,

is there a download of RTM available?

[Mildur]

@vladvv
Our userguides are in a preview state. I'll send you the link per DM.

@MPG
Our partner and service provider got the download information for RTM yesterday per mail. If you are an end user, you may open a support case if you need access to the RTM. GA is expected in 2 weeks. Then the download will be available to anyone.

Best,
Fabian

[vladvv]

One last question: Does Veeam ONE support Postgres?

[Mildur]

No.
Veeam One relies on Microsoft SQL Reporting Services for it's reports.
So it's still MSSQL for Veeam One v12.

Best,
Fabian

[veremin]

is there a download of RTM available?

Currently, it's available for download for our partners only. But you can reach our support team and become an early adopter this way. Thanks!

[enrique.frisoli]

Hi All!
Taking in account that "File to Tape" will consume instance in v12, I just have a couple of questions:
1- I´m sure we will have big performance improvements on it, I´m right? Could be a good option backup 350TB data on NAS directly to tape with the new performance improvements?
2- Tape Server resources will have some hardware requirements changes from v12?
Thanks!

[Gostev]

From the What's New draft:

Scalable file backup engine – no more struggling with backing up a large number of files directly to tape using a tape out engine designed for exporting a small number of large image-level backup files! The new, redesigned file backup engine in V12 was built to scale to billions of files of petabytes in size, allowing you to back up enterprise scale NAS deployments directly to tape with confidence. This new capability supports all the same data sources and is licensed in the same way as the existing NAS backup to disk functionality. Exporting Veeam backups to tape does not consume a license.

Tape server on Linux – in addition to Windows-based tape servers, you can now register tape libraries and tape drives connected to Linux servers.

And no hardware requirements changes for the tape server AFAIK.

[tmcdaniel]

@Mildur

Can you send me a link to the userguides also? I'm with a CSP and looking to install it to start testing before we upgrade our production.

[rlmicrosa]

@Mildur : I am also a CSP and ProPartner,could I get an RTM link?

[Mildur]

@rlmicrosa
Could you please open a ticket with Veeam support to get the RTM builds then. Unfortunately I won‘t be able to check your partner status till next week.

@tmcdaniel@eatel.com
The entire user guide is still in review phase. It may contain technical errors or critical typos which could lead to issues in your infrastructure.

Best,
Fabian

[Costy]

Will V.11 VCCs support V.12 tenants?

[Mildur]

No, such "forward compatibility" is never possible.
VCC-Server must be on V12 to support clients with V12 backup server.
If not, jobs will fail.

Best,
Fabian

[abdul_bari]

Hi Fabian
I got the v12 RTM but could not find a license (trail or evaluation). v12 Beta3 license does not work with RTM.
I was trying to test move backup feature between repositories but could not find it in community edition state.

[Gostev]

There's no special V12 license. Just use your existing license (from your V10 or V11 install).

[veremin]

Will V.11 VCCs support V.12 tenants?

And as the pro-partner notification email suggests:

- the RTM build must not be shared with the tenant
- your environment must be updated before your tenant

Thanks!