Today, Veeam released v12.2.0.334 of its Backup and Replication (VBR) core product and v12.2.0.4093 of Veeam ONE. Veeam also introduced v6.2 of the Veeam Agent for Windows and the Veeam Agent for Linux. Additionally, the latest version of Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV is v6 since today,

The focus of these releases is on new workloads support, both in the datacenter and in the cloud, but these releases also offer various other features and enhancements.  Not every feature is as interesting as other features, so I decided to provide you with the five features that sparked my interest as an Identity admin:

New built-in role: Security Administrator

The Security Administrator role is new for Veeam Backup and Replication v12.2. This new role is tailored towards security teams, enabling organizations to delegate certain sensitive tasks, such as managing saved credentials, backup encryption passwords and four-eyes authorization requests, without providing the ability to manage other backup server settings, backups and restores.

By empowering designated personnel to perform these functions, organizations can ensure internal compliance with security best practices such as zero trust.

New built-in role: Incident API Operator

The Incident API Operator role is new for Veeam Backup and Replication v12.2. This user role is designed exclusively for interaction with the Veeam Incident API REST endpoint.

It’s ideal for automated systems or users who only need to create or manage incidents without having broader access to the backup server, which enhances the overall security posture by adhering to the principle of least privilege.

Additional LSASS and NetBIOS checks in the Security & Compliance Analyzer

In Veeam’s ongoing effort to bolster security, they have expanded the analyzers checks to include LSASS and NetBIOS configuration on network interfaces of the backup server.

These enhancements ensure your system adheres to best practices for protecting credentials in memory, securing against unauthorized access, and managing legacy network protocols.

Gmail and Microsoft 365 support email notifications for Veeam Backup for Nutanix v6

V12.1 brought notifications for Veeam Explorers, in addition to basic SMTP servers. This change did not find its way to the then current version of Veeam Backup for Nutanix, but it has now!

In addition to basic SMTP servers, v6 now supports Google Gmail and Microsoft 365 with their OAuth 2.0 protocol-based secure authorization and access-token-based authentication.

Database authentication for Oracle

The Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN integrates Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) with Veeam Backup & Replication. It enables application consistent backup and recovery operations for Oracle databases, ensuring flexible recovery options to minimize downtime and maximize data integrity.

This plug-in now supports database authentication in both standalone and managed modes. This capability is particularly beneficial for Oracle environments where OS authentication is disabled.

In addition to enhanced authentication capabilities, it also improves Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) processing because the previous requirement of adding the grid user to the oradba group is no longer necessary.