Today, Veeam announced the release of Veeam Data Platform v12.2, which extends its cloud support and adds new platform integrations. This new version of the platform provides organizations with a single, comprehensive solution for data backup, recovery, and disaster recovery.
Latest Veeam update broadens platform support including Nutanix Prism integration, Proxmox VE support, MongoDB and broader cloud support while giving customers the freedom to move to new platforms safely and securely
New Veeam Data Platform v12.2 introduces several new features, like:
- Backup for Proxmox VE: Protect the native hypervisor without requiring the management or use of backup agents. Enjoy flexible recovery options, including VM restores from and to VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, oVirt KVM, AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud; as well as restores of physical server backups directly to Proxmox VE (for DR or virtualization/migration).
- Backup for MongoDB: Bolster your cyber resilience with ease by leveraging immutable backups, backup copies, and advanced storage capabilities.
- Enhanced Nutanix AHV integration: Protect critical Nutanix AHV data from replica nodes without impacting the production environment. Benefit from deep Nutanix Prism integration with policy-based backup jobs, increased backup security, and flexibility in network design.
- Expanded AWS support: Extend native resilience to Amazon FSx and Amazon Redshift through policy-based protection and fast, automated recovery.
- Expanded Microsoft Azure support: Extend native resilience to Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 for resilient protection and fast, automated recovery.
These new features make Veeam Data Platform v12.2 a more versatile and powerful platform for data backup, recovery, and disaster recovery.
But it is not only for Veeam B&R, Veeam One has lots of features announced as well. Like:
Veeam Cloud Vault
Introducing full support and visibility for the new one-click immutable offering provided by Veeam,
Veeam Cloud Vault. In Veeam ONE v12.2 you will be able to get all the required information across
different teams, regarding consumption, compliance, and much more.
Proxmox VE, RedHat KVM, and Oracle KVM support
Starting Veeam Data Platform v12.2, Veeam has added additional hypervisors to the extensive list of
workloads data protection. Veeam ONE v12.2 includes full data protection visibility for Proxmox VE,
RedHat KVM and Oracle KVM, including:
- Alarms: Proxmox VE, and oVirt KVM support in Backup Job State, and Job Disabled alarms.
- Reports: A brand new report for Protected VMs for these types of workloads. Additional support in
Workload Protection History, Backup Infrastructure Custom Data, Job History, Backups on Repository,
Immutable workloads, Capacity Planning, and Backup Inventory. - Dashboards and views: The new workloads can be seen on Jobs Calendar to better understand
policies duration and backup windows. Additionally, Proxmox VE and oVirt KVM policies and
workloads can be seen on all widgets on Threat Center in Veeam ONE. - REST API: For customers that are currently extending their observability leveraging Veeam ONE API, in
v12.2 we are exposing these new workload types across virtual machines, and backup jobs endpoints.
Veeam ONE Client: The new workloads can be found under the usual Veeam Backup & Replication
Data Protection, and Veeam Backup & Replication > Repository> Protected Data tabs on Veeam
ONE Client. Making day-2 operations a breath, and making simple to understand jobs, and protected
workloads for these new types.
New Dashboard
The newly introduced, purpose-built dashboard in Veeam ONE v12.2 centralizes critical data about
restoration activities within Microsoft 365, featuring six innovative widgets:
- Top 10 Restore Operations by Initiator: Identifies the most active initiators over a selected timeframe,
offering insights into the nature of restores conducted. - Restore Operations by Application: A chronological stacked chart displaying restoration
activities by application. - Objects by Restore Type: Visualizes the distribution of different types of restore operations.
- Restore Operations by Application and Operator: Dual-dimension widget showing data distribution
by operator and application. - Restore Operators Last Activity: Tracks the latest activities of restore operators for accountability.
- Recent Restored Objects: Lists the ten most recently restored items for quick oversight.
This comprehensive dashboard allows for extensive customization and can be shared via email or
a unique link, ideal for display in Network Operations Centers (NOC).
New Report
Veeam ONE v12.2 introduces a new report tailored for compliance and auditing purposes. This feature is
instrumental for generating historical reports on restoration activities, such as SharePoint sites, mailboxes
and more. The report is structured to provide a detailed overview, including insightful charts and daily
breakdowns of restore operations by application, complemented by Veeam’s traditional, detailed
reporting on the nature of restorations, the operators involved, and the methodologies used.
This report is perfect for any large enterprise where multiple restore operators have been assigned the task of performing restores upon user requests. At the same time, service providers will thrive by automating reports of
restores happening on different organizations and being delivered automatically to the different tenants.
New Alarm
Enhancing its suite of compliance and historical reporting features, Veeam ONE v12.2 also introduces
real-time alarm notifications to alert users on any restore operation. This update offers extensive
customization for alarms related to secure and private sites, including specific SharePoint sites, mailboxes,
OneDrive accounts, or Teams.
Each alarm can trigger notifications through various channels such as emails, SNMP Traps, ServiceNow
incidents, Syslog messages, or custom third-party notifications, enhancing operational security and
immediacy of response.
Veeam ONE Healthcheck
Up to three dedicated alarms that help Customers ensure the correct health of critical components
and functionality is happening:
- New Veeam ONE database cleanup task status alarm: This new alarm triggers when the Veeam
ONE cleanup task is not processed in a timely fashion, which is linked to the Veeam ONE Server
being undersized on resources. The prompt notification ensures that performance remains optimized
and database health is preserved. - Enhanced Veeam Backup & Replication server connection failure and Object properties data
collection failure alarms: Enhanced clarity and comprehension of the alarm text and description,
providing users with a better understanding of the issue.
Overall, Veeam Data Platform v12.2 is a significant update that provides organizations with many new features and benefits. If you need more information about this update, read this article and take a look at the Veeam B&R Release note and Veeam One 12.2 – What’s new. To download the latest version from here.
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