Falko Banaszak

Falko is a Consulting Field Solutions Architect for Modern Data Protection based in Germany working at Pure Storage Inc. In the last 12 years he has built a strong focus on virtualization, BCDR and has a passion for Microsoft 365 & storage systems. He's a Veeam Vanguard, a Veeam Certified Engineer, Veeam Certified Architect and a Veeam User Group founder and leader in Germany.

Veeam Backup Validator PowerShell GUI

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About two weeks ago i remembered a very underestimated feature from Veeam. The Veeam Backup Validator ! So I decided to create a Veeam Backup Validator PowerShell GUI out of it. This command line tool helps you with checking your Veeam Backups. It checks your backup files via CRC at …

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Veeam Backup for Office 365 through HTTP Proxies

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I recently came across the case, to use Veeam Backup for Office 365 with a HTTP Proxy. Due to a corporate security policy there was no way around it. Fortunately there is a Veeam Knowledge Base article for configuring Veeam Backup for Office 365 with a HTTP Proxy. In this …

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How to use Veeam with custom VM attributes

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Introduction Today i’m writing about a Veeam feature which i haven’t seen a lot out in the field. In my opinion, you can use this feature to easily sort and evaluate the backup state of virtual machines backed up with Veeam Backup & Replication. During the creation of a Veeam …

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Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 v2 cumulative patch released

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On the 29th of December a cumulative patch for Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 v2 has been released. This patch intends to deliver optimizations to SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business interactions. It also includes a set of bug fixes regarding SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business and Exchange Online …

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How to reset the vCenter Server Appliance root password

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I recently had the case, that the VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) root password was missing and we couldn’t log in to the appliance. VMware published a Knowledge Base article on how to reset the lost or forgotten password in a vCenter Server Appliance. I wanted to share this with you …

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How to patch the vCenter Server Appliance via CLI

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There are several ways for patching your VMware vCenter Server Appliance. In this article i’d like to show how i do it with the CLI. Preparation First of all log in to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface to check which updates are available for your VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance). …

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