Query Veeam Version

[Talom]

Hi,
i have just a simple request. I want to query the actual Veeam Version with Powershell. Is there a Powershell Command for it or is it possible to query it from DB directly?
I found nothing in the reference and also in the forum.

[PTide]

Hi,

Please try this piece of code

(Get-PSSnapin VeeamPSSnapin).Version

Thank you.

[Talom]

thx, so simple...
this should cover all my needs.
I checked the powershell output against Versionoutput from Veeam B&R GUI and they are different Powershell: 8.0.0.0 and GUI:8.0.0.2021

[PTide]

If you need an exact version (including build) please use the following code:

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$corePath = Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication\" -Name "CorePath"
$depDLLPath = Join-Path -Path $corePath.CorePath -ChildPath "Packages\VeeamDeploymentDll.dll" -Resolve
$file = Get-Item -Path $depDLLPath
$version = $file.VersionInfo.ProductVersion

[Gve]

Hello
How it s possible to read the Veeam Server Version with powershell ?
I would like to know if it's V8 ou V9, and the update version (0-2)

If it's not possible in powershell how can we do that (registry ?) ?

Regards

[edward.cossett]

I know this is an old post, but I just wanted to post an update for anyone who may run across this post needing an answer. Running this command in powershell:" [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo("C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Console\veeam.backup.shell.exe").FileVersion " should return the Current version number of the veeam backup shell.

[veremin]

There is an alternative way to do that:

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$Path = "Path to Veeam.Backup.Core.dll" # Path to Veeam.Backup.Core.dll by default it's located in C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup\Veeam.Backup.Core.dll
$Item = Get-Item -Path $Path
$Item.VersionInfo.ProductVersion
$item.VersionInfo.FileVersion
$item.VersionInfo.Comments

The last line should even mention hot fixes, if any is installed.

Thanks.

[JTT]

We are planning to implement Veeam deployments version check across many servers.
So what is the latest and the most confident way to implement this with Powershell?

[veremin]

Honestly I think the script I've provided should be a way to go. The other ones work as well, but I don't believe they catch the hot fixes installed (and hot fixes do affect backup console compatibility). Thanks!

[tom_nl]

What is the difference between these two?:

$Item.VersionInfo.ProductVersion
$item.VersionInfo.FileVersion

[oleg.feoktistov]

The best explanation I encountered so far:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/752 ... uctversion
Thanks,
Oleg

[jtaft]

I am curious if there is a way to get more information than just the Veeam 11.x.x.x. We are an MSP and utilize Power Shell for a lot of tasks. one of the biggest issues we run into is we have to remote into each Server we manage to see the patch that is installed related to Veeam backup and replication. Would be nice if there was an Automated way to pull the Patch version that I could run a script against. Let me know if anyone has done this or also wants the feature added.

[PetrM]

Hi Jesse and Welcome to Veeam R&D Forums!

I moved your question to an already existing topic, please review the suggestions above. Also, you may have a look at these examples.

Thanks!