Derek Loseke
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Derek Loseke
@dloseke.bsky.social
· Oct 8
Object First Introduces the Ootbi Mini, Honeypot and Fleet Manager - Tech Notes & Dad Jokes
While Veeam may be getting a lot of publicity with VBR v13's release of the Veeam Software Appliance (VSA) and the upcoming VBR v13 Windows release, promised by end of year, let's not forget about Object First who builds some of the best immutable repositories specifically for Veeam. While there haven been varying sizes of
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Derek Loseke
@dloseke.bsky.social
· Sep 4
Veeam Backup & Replication Virtual Software Appliance v13 – Available Today! - Tech Notes & Dad Jokes
Welcome to September - one of my favorite months as my birthday is tomorrow. And as a present, Veeam has decided to roll out the highly anticipated Linux-based Virtual Software Appliance (VSA). This new "early release" v13.0 is now generally available to the public and its fully supported! There are of course several caveats with
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Derek Loseke
@dloseke.bsky.social
· Jul 14
Recycled Hardware – The Veeam290, a Veeam Hardened Repository - Tech Notes & Dad Jokes
Several months ago I came across an old Barracuda 290 backup appliance from a former client that was no longer in use. These old appliances don't generally have a lot of power, but I like to repurpose things for the lab or for experimentation when I can. For instance, I've previously repurposed a Datta ALTO
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Derek Loseke
@dloseke.bsky.social
· Jun 26
Veeam Hardened Repository – Device is not authorized for usage - Tech Notes & Dad Jokes
When you reference the Veeam Hardened Repository ISO, you'll note that the word "hardened" is in there. What makes the VHR "hardened"? I've touched on this before, but Veeam makes use of STIG's to harden the OS to the DISA recommendations. One of those functions used to harden the OS is USBGuard. And what is
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Derek Loseke
@dloseke.bsky.social
· Jun 11
503 (ServiceUnavailable) when Adding a Local S3-Compatible Object Repository to an Offline VBR Server - Tech Notes & Dad Jokes
I have this client - they're in the manufacturing vertical and utilize me for projects and maintenance of their SCADA environment. Because this is a secured environment, the network is segmented with no internet access for nearly all machines and very restricted access for those that require it. Running Veeam Backup & Replication segmented from
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Derek Loseke
@dloseke.bsky.social
· Jan 29
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8.1 Error Resolved: “Cannot change WebPart ExportMode to ‘All’. WebPart will be skipped” - Tech Notes & Dad Jokes
Cannot change WebPart ExportMode to ‘All’. WebPart will be skipped (WebPart ID: ) I've been overlooking the above error with the intention to address it (and have attempted a couple times), but never found enough time to dedicate to a final resolution. However, with Veeam releasing Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8.1 last week, this
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Derek Loseke
@dloseke.bsky.social
· Jan 14
Using Veeam Agents with Xen Orchestra (Vates XCP-NG and XenServer) - Tech Notes & Dad Jokes
While I haven't recently ventured into the world of XenServer and XCP-NG, there have been a lot of requests for Veeam support since the Broadcom takeover of VMware, primary on Reddit but also in the Veeam Community Hub for official support. Yesterday Veeam published KB 4703 providing guidance on how to use the Veeam Agent
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Derek Loseke
@dloseke.bsky.social
· Dec 21
Deploying the Veeam Hardened Repository ISO – as a Synology Virtual Machine - Tech Notes & Dad Jokes
Let's have a quick conversation about a few things you can do -- but probably shouldn't. Eat gas station sushi Leave important tasks for the last minute Believe everything on the internet Date a coworker Get a tattoo of the name of a significant other - at least early in the relationship - especially it
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Derek Loseke
@dloseke.bsky.social
· Nov 26
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Derek Loseke
@dloseke.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Derek Loseke
@dloseke.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Derek Loseke
@dloseke.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Derek Loseke
@dloseke.bsky.social
· Nov 26