[RELEASE] Managed Hardened Repository ISO by Veeam

[gmajestix]

Installation also works on Dell R760 < PERC H965i Front for DATA / BOSS-N1 for OS, Broadcom Adv. Dual 25Gb.

[HannesK]: thanks, I added the server to the list

[mattskalecki]

We're excited to move our managed Hardened Repository project to the next step and upgrade its status from Community Preview to experimentally supported. This means hardened repositories provisioned from this ISO build are now officially supported for use in production environments, and you can open support cases normally in case of any issues (experimental support SLA disclaimer applies only to issues with the ISO Installer and the Configurator Tool specifically).

Am I interpreting this correctly?
[*] Support cases involving issues with backup/restore/etc jobs targeting a repository built from the "Managed Hardened Repository ISO" are given full support as if the target was any other supported repository.
[*] Support cases involving issues with installing or configuring the repository with the "Managed Hardened Repository ISO" are given the lower "experimental support SLA".

If that is correct, I'm very excited to give this a try with our next repo server. Manually hardening these servers is not trivial.

[PTide]

Hi,

Yes, that's correct.

The Veeam bits running inside the Hardened Repo are the same regardless of the nature of the repository, hence all issues related to the actual usage of the repo are treated with the same level of dilligence.

At the same time, issues related to installation/configuration process of the ISO-based Hardened Repo will have lower priority due to the novelty of the deployment method.

Thanks!

[MOBO]

when the repair option arrives , will it be able to upgrader/replace VHR that is installed following the blog posts of Hannesk from 2023 or will i need to start over ?

[HannesK]

Hello,
"repair" as it was developed today (internal builds) only works for systems installed with a Hardened Repository ISO. But we are evaluating alternative options that require manual user interaction to allow migrations.

Best regards
Hannes

[Jneau]

Hello everyone,

I have a question about the VHR image published by Veeam.

In the event that a client saturates its VHR repository, what are the possibilities of being able to remove the flags and delete files to free up space? Do we have to go through veeam support?

I'll admit I've tested it, and the solution is functional and hardening .

Have a nice day,
Julian,

[Gostev]

Yes, you can always remove flags yourself under root, after which backup files can be deleted... no need to go through support.