VMsources has created a Virtual Appliance in OVA format, following Veeam Best Practices as nearly as possible for a Virtual Machine, making it easy for anybody to mount an iSCSI LUN as a Veeam Hardened / Immutable Repository. Not everybody is fond of Linux or the CLI, so we have created an OVA Virtual Appliance based on Ubuntu 22.04LTS server, with all of the requirements baked-in. Then documented the step-by-step instructions to getting Veeam Immutable Backups working with a Hardened Repository.
- Updated to Ubuntu 22.04LTS on 10/25/2022
- NTP is configured
- User accounts (with passwords) for root and vbruser (yes, root is enabled, but we'll disable it after we're finished!)
- Netplan configuration is ready-to-go (template for you to use)
- Mount point for repository is created and correct ownership assigned
- iSCSI and open-vm-tools installed
PLEASE NOTE: This Virtual Appliance is provided without warranty of any kind. You must change the passwords to very strong, disable SSH, and the VM must run on secure, firewalled networks in order for any of this to amount to a hill of beans.
Get the updated PDF instructions here: https://www.johnborhek.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/A-VMsources-Whitepaper-Immutable-Backup-OVA-2204lts.pdf
Hi, I was reading through the steps in the .pdf but was not able to download the OVF is it available? or should I apply this to a newly downloaded ubuntu iso from Distrowatch.
Thank you
I fixed it.
Thanks,
-John
Hi John,
I’m unable to download the OVA. The link is giving the following error:
Invalid File Type (/var/www/clients/client1/web7/web/wp-content/uploads/download-manager-files/immutable-repo-updated.ova)!
I fixed it.
Thanks,
-John
Dear John,
The Download link doesn’t work:
Invalid File Type (/var/www/clients/client1/web7/web/wp-content/uploads/download-manager-files/immutable-repo-updated.ova)!
Now fixed. OVA allowed.
Thanks!
-John
It is now fixed.
Wow!!, hats off to you!. Thank you very much for your hard work!
Thanks! THere’s an updated OVA now using Ubuntu 22.04LTS
Hi John,
I’m unable to download the OVA. The link is giving the following error:
No file is attached with this package!
Thanks!
I was uploading an updated OVA at the time – try now.
Hi, sorry I didn’t let you know. I was able to download it. Thank you very much!!!