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Before installing Hitachi Plug-In v2.2.271, make sure that you are running Veeam Backup & Replication build 13.0.1.180 or higher. You can check the build number in the Veeam Backup & Replication Console's Main Menu (≡) under Help > About. Hitachi Plug-In v2.2.271 supports integration with the following storage systems: VSP E series (93-03-01-60/00 or later) VSP F series (88-07-01-x0/00 or later) VSP G series (88-07-01-x0/00 or later) VSP 5100 and VSP 5500 (90-05-01-00/00 or later) VSP 5200 and VSP 5600 (90-08-01-00/00 or later) VSP One Block series (A3-03-01-x0/01 or later | A0-05-21-00/xx or later for the VSP One Block 85 model) Follow detailed instructions on configuring the Hitachi Plug-in and the storage system in the Hitachi Documentation.
Added support for: Veeam Backup & Replication v13.0.1 Immutable snapshots New VSP One Block High End storage platform Registering multiple WWNs of a single proxy server in one host group
The following is a list of known major issues for Hitachi Plug-In for Veeam Backup & Replication. If you experience any issue listed below, please contact Hitachi support directly. Thin Image Advanced feature is only supported for volumes with the DRS attribute. The attribute must be inherited by snapshots. When backing up a Global Active Device (GAD) volume, note that the copy group name to which the volume belongs must be prefixed with "VBR_" otherwise, backup jobs will fail. This requirement applies even if only one volume from a GAD replication relationship is added to a Veeam Backup & Replication instance. When adding Hitachi storage to the Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure, the following addresses should be used: For the VSP One Block series, use the Service IP address. For the VSP 5000 series, use the Service Processor (SVP) IP. For all other storage models, use one of the CTL1/CTL2 IP addresses. DNS names (hostnames/FQDNs) cannot be used to add the storage; only IP addresses are allowed. Additionally, IPv6 can only be used if the IPv4 management address is not configured on the storage. Hitachi Plug-In does not return information about volumes that are not mounted to a host. To restore from snapshots residing on such volumes, mount a volume to a host and perform a rescan in the Veeam Backup & Replication console. For details, see Rescanning Storage Systems. This plug-in version does not support Freeze-only snapshots (application-aware processing performed without creating a VMware snapshot — see Configuring Snapshot-Only Jobs). In some cases, this processing mode can exceed the Windows VSS timeout, which may result in inconsistent backups. To switch to VM processing using VMware snapshots instead of Freeze-only processing, contact Veeam support to change the value of a dedicated registry key. After deleting a snapshot, logical device (LDEV) records with the _DEL suffix may remain on storage until the subsequent automatic maintenance. However, such snapshots can occasionally be exported and displayed in the storage infrastructure UI as regular volumes if the storage rescan fails to purge them - in this case, they can be unexported or deleted manually. The same applies to clones that are purged during rescan only if synchronization between the source snapshot and its clone is not underway. Retention-based snapshot removal may fail if synchronization between the snapshot and its clone has not been completed or is still running. If jobs and rescan operations are running in parallel or at the moment when the storage system is processing other tasks, the operations may fail. Ensure at least two FC ports are available on the storage; configurations with a single FC port are not supported. Hitachi Plug-In does not support backing up failover clusters using Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows. [New for v2.2.271] Information about the snapshot immutability period is not collected during storage rescan. As a result, snapshots created outside of Veeam Backup & Replication, or those collected after removing and re-adding the storage in Veeam Backup & Replication, do not display the 'Immutable Until' date in the UI. Additionally, such snapshots cannot be deleted manually because they are actually immutable. [New for v2.2.271] The Immutability feature is only available for volumes that have the DRS attribute. If jobs reference volumes without the DRS attribute but have immutability enabled, they will display the snapshot immutability expiration time, which matches the snapshot creation time.
For Veeam Backup & Replication on Windows
Hitachi Plug-In for Veeam Backup & Replication [2.1.225] - 2025-03-17 Requirements Hitachi Plug-In v2.1.225 supports all version 12.x builds Veeam Backup & Replication build 12.0.0.1420 P20230718 or higher (version 13+ not supported by this plug-in version). You can check the build number in the Veeam Backup & Replication Console's Main Menu (≡) under Help > About. Hitachi Plug-In v2.1.225 supports integration with the following storage systems: VSP E series (93-03-01-60/00 or later) VSP F series (88-07-01-x0/00 or later) VSP G series (88-07-01-x0/00 or later) VSP 5100 and VSP 5500 (90-05-01-00/00 or later) VSP 5200 and VSP 5600 (90-08-01-00/00 or later) VSP One Block series (A3-03-01-x0/01 or later) Follow the detailed instructions on configuring the Hitachi Plug-in and the storage system in the Hitachi Documentation. What's New This update resolves the most commonly reported support issues. Support for TIA (Thin Image Advanced) snapshots. Support for VSP One Block storage model line. Preparation If you are upgrading the Hitachi Plug-In or if a previous version of the Hitachi Plug-In was used with the Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) deployment at any time in the past, a private fix may be required depending on the version of VBR that is currently installed. 12.0.0.1420 P20230718 — Install Private Fix TF630101. 12.1.0.2131 — Upgrade to 12.1.1.56, then install Private Fix TF630102. 12.1.1.56 — Install Private Fix TF630102. 12.1.2.172+ — No private fix required. Note: These private fixes have been included with Veeam Backup & Replication build 12.1.2.172. You may upgrade to that version rather than install the listed private fix.
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