Veeam V8 - Patch 1

[darryl.crossley]

Morning all,
I can see there have been a few minor bugs raised for V8, overall it seems like a very stable release so well done Veeam team.

Most BEarena customers wait for a Patch 1 release before implementing an upgrade, can you advise if the bug fixes are to be rolled into a Patch 1 release and if so what is the expected date?

Thanks

Darryl

[Gostev]

Hi, Darryl.

Yes, all the current hot fixes (for about 150 bugs in total) and even a few new features will be rolled into the Patch #1. I will have an update on the currently estimated date tomorrow after our all-hands weekly meeting, however the original plan was to release around December 20.

And you are right - looking at our support statistics, this release is one of the most stable major releases we have ever had. After the first 3 full weeks, v8 caused just +180% support load spike on 120'000 user base, when v7 caused +250% spike on 70'000 user base, and v6... well, I don't want to remember this one we are certainly getting better!

Thanks!

[Gostev]

As promised, I double checked and December 18 is the currently planned date. There is a small chance it may slip - not because we suck at planning, but only if some terrible new issue is found last minute that we cannot release patch without adding a fix for. And even though it's pretty unlikely to find out about this kind of issue at this time, when it's been 4 weeks after GA, there is always a chance. Thanks!

[Didi7]

I must 2nd that. Veeam B&R v8.0.0.817 is already very very stable and simply offers more features than it's predecessor, so for me there's simply no excuse not to use the current release.

Regards,
Didi7

[brupnick]

Good afternoon-

Is Patch 1 still on schedule for today?

Thank you!

[mmonroe]

+1

[Flammenmeer]

Where is it?

[sibinsam]

Any update on patch 1? Was it released yesterday?

[veremin]

Not it's been released yet, but it should be soon. Thanks.

[sibinsam]

Any update? Is it going to be delayed?

[NightBird]

I think terrible issue was found last minute so patch release is delayed

See Gostev post abode :p

[Gostev]

No issues actually. The patch was released yesterday (shortly after v.Eremin's post), and we've been doing pilot deployments since then with the customers who have support cases open on some issues the patch resolves. This is the standard procedure before rolling out a patch to the masses.

[sibinsam]

Great. When will this be GA?

[Gostev]

Usually after a few days of pilot deployments, depending on the results (if no unexpected issues are found).

[Pete411]

What fixes are in Patch 1 for Veeam 8?

[foggy]

Full list of fixes and new functionality will be available in the corresponding sticky topic right after the patch goes GA.

[acasanovanex]

Any update about when Patch 1 will be generally available?

[mmonroe]

+1

[johndoe10110]

Heh, you guys are relentless.

[ceez]

you people are desperate to run an installer...

check for patches here http://www.veeam.com/patches.html

[Gostev]

Usually we want to do at least 3 business days of pilot deployments, so expect general availability mid this week (if all goes well).

The link above is actually the last to be updated, as web site updates are consolidated and do not happen ad hoc.
Subscribing to the corresponding sticky forum topic is best, also those on Twitter may want to follow @VeeamKB.

[scott.anderson]

+1

[Gostev]

Patch #1 is now generally available. Thank you for your patience and Merry Christmas!

[MrBero]

Good job....
But I can't install this patch

[Gostev]

Please do what the message box says.

[krogerss]

Hello all, I am attempting to install Patch 1, but am having an issue. After launching the installer, I get the following message. Any ideas? Thanks.

"This Veeam Backup & Replication installation cannot be updated automatically. Please contact Veeam customer support for assistance with manual update."

[Dima P.]

Please contact Veeam customer support for assistance with manual update.

[justind]

Might be worth mentioning in the release notes the fact that you need to install new certificates to run the update...

[Gostev]

Thing is, you should not need to install any "new" certificates. Whatever comes with Windows out of box works fine. All of our test labs run clean installs of plain vanilla Windows. Also, out of about 5000 patch 1 downloads, we had only 5 support cases open with customers having some certificate issues.

[paygah.azad]

I want to install Patch 1, but am having an issue. After launching the installer, I get the following message. Any ideas? Thanks a lot
Im running version 8.0.0.817
Prior to installing this patch I'm reboot the Veeam server to clear any locks on the Veeam services and when the reboot is done, stop all the Veeam services and apply the patch, but...


Error
"This Veeam Backup & Replication installation cannot be updated automatically. Please contact Veeam customer support for assistance with manual update."