The script is heavily commented and very readable with numerous usage examples in the script itself. On the backup repository, encrypted data blocks are stored to a resulting backup file. Veeam Backup & Replication encrypts data blocks in the backup proxy, either the dedicated or default one, and transfers them to the backup repository already encrypted. So with the release of Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE imminent (yes the word ‘FREE’ is part of the product name), I thought I would write a blog about my experience of using the beta version of the product. I previously wrote about VEB when it was originally released a year ago, and while I have been very happy with the product, this update brings us some much clamored for features. Veeam Backup & Replication generates the necessary keys to protect backup data. First impressions: A review of Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE. Support for file or volume-based backup, running jobs when a backup drive is connected, and the Windows RE-based recovery environment are all pluses, and the package is well presented and easy to use. If you have issues with it, please let me know and I will make changes as necessary. Veeam released a fairly enhancement-heavy update to its free Veeam Endpoint Backup (VEB) to bring us up to version 1.5. Veeam EndPoint Backup is a simple backup tool which concentrates on the basics only, but it does that very well. I have tested this extensively using NCPA, although NRPE and other agents would likely work. And if you choose to only send email on failure, what happens if email isn't working - spam blocks, authentication failures, etc? Too many possibilities to assume email notifications are even remotely reliable and Nagios is able to consolidate all alerts to a central location. Yes, I also realize Veeam has the built-in capability to email, but that doesn't scale well with any significant number of machines. Note: This uses built-in Windows event logs to check for Veeam backup codes and it does *not* utilize the Veeam PowerShell snap-in because I had far too many issues on far too many systems. If you have the full-blown version of Veeam, please use the check_veeam_eventlogs script instead as it allows for job names. Check_veeam_endpoint_eventlogs is a PowerShell script to check if Veeam Endpoint jobs ran properly.

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