Volume Level Cluster MS

[sarapinho]

Hello everybody,

I have a microsoft cluster and would like to backup only the specific path example: j:\databackup.

But when configuring this way I get a warning of "ensure the specified path represents a mounted volume otherwise this folder will be ignored by the volume-level"

Is this setting supported by Veeam Agent?

[Mildur]

Hi Amauri

For Failover Cluster Jobs, only Entire Computer or Volume Level Backup is possible.
Have a look at this kb article how to configure veeam Agent Jobs for a Failover cluster:

https://www.veeam.com/kb2463

[sarapinho]

Hi Fabian

I performed a backup of volume level, it read all nodes in the cluster, but did not back up the data from the path I mentioned.

[Dima P.]

sarapinho,

Yes you can backup a volume mounted to a folder, however, if path represents regular folder with the data it will be ignored. Is that a backup job with a 'cluster' type or regular backup jop? For regular server job you can go to a file level backup mode, add needed volume and need the path to the folder. Thanks!

[sarapinho]

Hi Dima,

Backup is at the cluster level.

Problem of pointing to a single node, when the disk is moved, backups fail.

[Dima P.]

Thanks sarapinho! For cluster level backup, unfortunately, there is no exclusion logic. I'll note your post as a feature request!

[CraigL2112]

Bringing this thread back from the dead....

Is this still an issue 3 years later with protecting a cluster? We would like to protect specific folders on file server cluster volumes, but not the -ENTIRE- volume.

We are trying to convert from Netbackup to 100% Veeam and this may end up being a show-stopper for us if it is not possible; NBU allows for specific folders in addition to multiple streams per job....

-Craig