Veeam backup errors. ccampbell5 (ccampbell5) August 28, 2019, 6:44am 1.
Veeam backup errors 15. I use the local admin credentials. Basically, a Backup Copy to Cloud job was all right when first created, it will replicate backups without issue. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication Type: REG_DWORD Name: VMwareDisableAsyncIo=1 Value data: 0 Base: Hexadecimal But it did not work. But, I know the target machine for offsite backup got very slow (that was the reason for a restart) so it's also possible that the Veeam data mover (or whatever component is used at that time at a remote repo) either crashed or was forcibly closed during machine shutdown, so that really is not an issue that Veeam would need to resolve. Welcome Rageboom to the forums! There is another thread relating to your issue over here You may want to try and check the drivers or run a scan on the hard drive but the first thing I would suggest is going into the Control Panel of Veeam and submitting a case so they can review the log files of the backups. From the Veeam Backup & Replication console, locate the backup files from the Backup & Replication view > disk. The error can be dismissed by clicking OK. The Jobs are configured in the following way for example for one of them who fails: Sorry for the late feed-back, some stuff got in my way. of Veeam Backup & Replication R&D Forums. 2. 0 to 12. 5001. I am using veeam backup for my hyper v and vmware guests, which works finde. Cannot add a volume to the snapshot set. " So, I went into the registry key at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam and noticed entries for both MySQL and When creating SureBackup jobs there are often VMs which need additional care before their first successful run/test; like tweaking startup times of OS/applications or changing firewall rules. Error: Failed to connect to guest agent. The Veeam Backup Service is unable to start. NO it did do a volume backup and still only the changes as it continued to use CBT. 12 posts • Page 1 of Hello, I am not sure this is a veeam related error, or something that can be fixed inside Windows. Error: Unable to register and start service. Since we have only been using Veeam for a few months perhaps we misconfigured the backup copy job. " Case #01674090 being worked, log files sent, etc. I’m having an issue with backuping up one of my servers using Veeam Backup & Replication Version 12. Widnows patch levels for my 2 particular examples (veeam servers and vm's) are May 15th and the issue started to occur around June 14th (VM's have been up for 44 days or since windows updates). Maximum retry count reached (5 out of 5) Especially on the larger VM's (1 - 1. Symptoms: " Object reference not set to an instance of an object " error is displayed when opening a backup console following V12 upgrade. Error: VSSControl: Freeze state is none Everytime I try to run a backup with Veeam Agent for Windows I get the following error: 12. Host: [{Server-Name}. Anyway, here is my VSS issue. Test the job. This registry value controls whether the Veeam Data Movers will access backup files using a method similar to the Windows net use command. I hope that might help for future releases. If i set backup proxy on auto, backup job switch from hot-add to newtork mode and backup fails. <Job-Name>. Fred. When looking through the event logs of the server in question that had issues with the Veeam backup, I found errors in the event logs for VMware tools service. Top. Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: The operation has timed out - backup failed of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 I got following statement of a level-2 engineer related to "Random backup failures on Veeam Backups with the following error: OSCLT_ERR_SERVER_OFFLINE. It is being used by Veeam Backup. case number: 03017125 Hi there, This issue has been bugging me for a while, I had to create a new job completely but it still happens somehow. Hi @foggy, i opened case # 05077852 and provided logs for further investigation. I am trying to import and restore a VBK full backup (with or without VBM file) and receive the following errors below. 19. HannesK Product Manager Posts: 15127 Liked: 3232 times Joined: Mon Sep Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Error: Unable to get parent path. 5 TB) the jobs would fail about 5 of the 7 times per week. 2. Failed to create VM snapshot. Hi, I have just re-opened this case for the 3rd time. tbeekmans Influencer VSS errors on backup with SentinelOne Anti Virus- Solution, Once I used the server’s local Administrator account (this is a member server, not on a domain) for the physical server in Veeam > Inventory > Physical Infrastructure > Protection Group, it successfully scanned the server and backups now run. Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Processing Error: Failed to connect to guest agent. It is stored within the backup file twice for redundancy, and only one entry is ever modified at a time. The following is the list of top V12 issues either resulting in a significant number of repeating support cases, or critical enough to be aware of (no matter how common). Wasabi Errors. Error: VDDK operation timed out: Read Failed to upload disk. As I have no valid data backed up, I’m going to delete the backup job and re After that, i had deployed 10 more and it was working. 2020 21:58:00 :: Creating VSS snapshot Error: Failed to create snapshot: Backup job failed. 7. I also see errors in the case that look like a metadata corruption (that usually happens through bit-rot when the backup storage is losing data). 4. Problem solved. Error: Failed to validate remote certificate. Error: CreateSnapshot failed, vmRef vm-105, timeout 1800000, snName VEEAM BACKUP TEMPORARY SNAPSHOT, snDescription Please do not delete this snapshot. com/kb1916#:~:text=The%20method%20is%20disabled%20by%20%27vShield_SVM%27%20This%20occurs,occurs%20when%20Site%20Recovery%20Manager%20protects%20the%20VM. I’ve looked in c:\Program Data\Veeam\Backup and the only folder is one called `BackupSearch`. Here it is the support answer: 1. Account: [{Account-Name}]. (Default behavior) 1 = Try VIX first, then failover to Yes, they are. Hello. atakacs Enthusiast Posts: 45 Liked: 4 times Joined: Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:26 pm HannesK Product Manager Posts: 15136 Liked: 3236 times Joined: Mon Sep 01, 2014 11:46 am Full Name: Hannes Kasparick Location: Austria Veeam Backup & Replication. Also if you’re adding custom test scripts & roles then it might require multiple tries before they work Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Error: Job was stopped due to backu of Veeam Backup & Replication The backup destination repository is a volume from an EMC VNX5300 SAN that is configured on the backup server as a windows volume of 16 Tb. This problem occurs when Veeam Backup & Replication attempts to execute a backup or restoration task but cannot locate the Are you using SRM to protect VMs? This flag tends to come from that so Veeam fails backups. With this configuration, if the Veeam Backup Server cannot reach the target proxy, the jobs would fail with "All target backup proxies are offline, outdated or currently being processed. VMware vSphere. These VM's fail to backup with the following error: 6/14/2017 5:03:22 AM :: Failed to prepare guest for hot backup. 1 , so the recommendation is to upgrade the device firmware to the latest – 3. Look in there for errors/warnings pertaining to a given Backup job. Your direct line to Veeam R&D. VEEAM Backup Server (Windows Server 2016, VBR 9. Remove the server from Managed Servers section - this will uninstall the A backup job for a Windows machine being processed using Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows fails during the disk read operation with either of the following errors: The system cannot find the file specified. The NAS repository used for the backup copy is a Synology RS 812+ running the Veeam Linux Agent. Veeam Service Version of a Veeam backup agent is outdated. Removed the affected VM's from the backup job and added them back again. " "VSSControl The VSS Preparation Timeout can be adjusted by creating and setting the following registry value on the Veeam Backup Server. Object Storage as Backup Target. I partially found what I was looking for, and the solution was to check in Windows Event viewer in order to get the full warning messages. For me it looks like network issues that might just be a coincidence and unrelated to the upgrade. Ten to hundred thousands of small files would benefit from multiple backup accounts. Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Backup job failed of Veeam Backup & Replication Below are some common tips for organizations faced with Veeam backup failure. veeam. 2023 22:07:55 Failed Failed to verify backup file Error: Stopped by job '[Name of Backup Copy Job]' (Backup Copy) Agent failed to process method {Signature. The issue described in this article only occurred when using the initial Veeam Backup & Replication 12. of Veeam Backup & Replication 17. Now backup goes successfully. The 3041 errors should not appear. Tasks involving automatic proxy selection failed. No file exists for given path of VMware vSphere After deleting the backup from disk (from the Veeam BR console), the backup task works well. 2 posts • Page 1 of 1. Clean up deleted data, defragment repositories, and check for any errors to optimize storage and backup performance. Failed to recover connection. I'm getting the same certificate errors as well. R&D Forums. SaveSourceBackupMeta}: Well, our "entry point" aka Veeam Backup Starter is just USD 400/yr is it really too high? Top. . Hope this is of some help to others out there in the Veeam Backup & Replication. Failed to upload disk. log”. -> VMware and VEEAM are up-to-date. 5. target backup repository. Guessing errors like the one you post makes little sense on a forum. If you find that the Veeam Backup Service on the Veeam Backup Server is not started, start it. iso. Backup. 1261 (11a) I found it. Cannot connect to target backup repository. Error: Connection problems. All seem to be working perfectly During scheduled scheduling, IO errors occasionally occur. " The troubleshooting for this situation would involve identifying why the target proxy can no longer be contacted by the Veeam Backup Server. All Backups started failing. Support originally thought it might be related "Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager" but I did not have that solution installed. There is no folder, or log file, for the actual backup. Failed to prepare guest for hot backup. Key Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication Hello Robin, I would suggest to open a Windows Event log and try to find any Microsoft KBs regarding VSS errors you will find there. Case #06172180 if this helps. Therefor, i do not currently have a support ID. Removed and reinstalled Veeam Installer Service, Veeam HV integration and Veeam Transporter on the affected host Any else had this problem and came up with a fix? Upgrade object storage (S3) repos -> pk_teams error; Delete all copy jobs and repos used by copy jobs. So others may benefit who have the same issue, we ask you to mark your last comment as ‘Best Answer’. He said it is a known issue in VBR 11 and the solution is "editing the affected backup copy jobs settings, run through the wizard and save them. I just had this after upgrading to Veeam 12. Usually we used to take a reboot when the failure occurs and backup used to run fine post the reboot for a few days. Discussions related to using object storage as a backup target. Elements list is empty. Nice. If you give it the identical name, it will be able to continue the incremental backup chain from the previous backup. 0 = Try RPC (admin$ share) first, then failover to VIX. See below. Veeam brings hardened immutable storage options, dependable cloud-native backup options, Continuous Data Protection, and much more all under one platform, with a single portable license for all workloads. 1. Further I was expected the VEB software to take a new full backup as part of a file level backup. Failed to perform transforming backup data Error: Agent: Failed to process method {NasMaster. Go back in to Veeam and configure a backup job using settings noted in step 1. On 2024-12-16, a new Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Is there a way to ignore restore errors? of Veeam Backup & Replication 4. See here - https://www. Been with support trying to resolve for the last couple of weeks. LANs are seperated by Sophos Firewall. veeam version: 10 The Veeam Backup Service is set with the startup type "Automatic (Delayed Start)," this means that when the OS has just booted, it may take up to 3-5 minutes before the service starts. vcDr' The errors are indicated as shown below The connection to the SP Veeam Backup Server will not be authenticated unless the Tenant Veeam Backup Server can validate a certificate that ends with a Root CA certificate. Error: Socket has been forcibly closed. Err: -1404:" HP: "The backup failures seen are a known issue that is fixed in 3. VMware Tools and guest processing Veeam when it runs against your guest virtual machines in VMware vSphere will use a guest interaction process that allows it to perform the backup of the virtual machine with Hi @ozgurarm -. Task failed. 7 Host (Build 11675023) and vCSA 6. The Sharepoint List Item Count was above a million with many small files. Key Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication\ Value Name: NetUseShareAccess Value Type: DWORD (32-Bit) Value Value Last updated: April 14th @ 180K downloads < tracking unique email addresses, multiple downloads from the same user are not counted. Any-Any FW Rule doesn't change the result. The storage metadata is akin to an MFT (master file table) for the Veeam Backup & Replication backup file. 310_20241201. So, in addition to what I shared above, in C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup\<Job-Name-folder>, you should then see a log file named something like “Job. Eventually turned out to be a coincidence where we were running ESET Antivirus. Not a support forum! Log Name: Veeam Backup Source: Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Error: VSSControl: Failed to prepare guest for freeze of Veeam Backup & Replication Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Error: DiskLib error: [16]. 3 ISO named VeeamBackup&Replication_12. Egor Yakovlev Product Manager Posts: 2595 Liked: 715 times Joined: Fri Jun 14, 2013 9:30 am Full Name: Egor Yakovlev Location: Prague, Czech Republic Hi Vitaliy, this night i have setup my secondary backup proxy to work ONLY on network mode. ExecuteBackupProcessor}: Cannot find object in corrupted objects of File Shares and Object Storage Veeam Backup & Replication Registry Value. Unless you have Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager, you should disable guest indexing during backups. Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Win32 error:Access is denied. 5. 19 posts • Page 1 of 1. FireExit Influencer Usually, when we see different offsets in CRC errors, it means that there is a CRC mismatch due to a network-related issue: Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Error: Agent: Failed to process method {NasMaster. These techniques and tools can help detect and correct failures, as well as provide methods to Since backups were to a Synology NAS using NFS we had to add the veeam server ip to the nas NFS share to allow it to write to it. Code: Select all. 1TB). 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Agent failed to process method {DataTransfer. As you sound new to Veeam, I also recommend the quick start guide: I get Error: Access is Denied within seconds of starting a backup job. " Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Code 1072: Failed to prepare guest for hot backup. The virtual backup proxy must be registered on an ESX(i) host that has a direct connection to the target datastore. VSS errors on backup with SentinelOne Anti Virus- Solution. by #1: Non-blocking error message when opening a backup console. AgentProvider. NetUseShareAccess. Discovery phase failed. Still pk_teams error; Reimport the backup repo: Delete the teams backup job, delete the repo, re-add the repo, resync, reindex; The restore points were unavailable. of Veeam Backup & Replication Random jobs fail w/ "Error: Exception of type 'Veeam. ? Veeam Backup & Replication. ; When using a Socket-based license, if a hypervisor host is rebuilt, it may cause a duplicate entry to appear in Dear all, The support has reply the solution to me. Like Shane said - more details the better - version, Veeam, Agent, etc. You can wait for support to answer or just check c:\programdata\veeam\backup (I usually use notepad++ with "find in files"). Cannot connect to the host's administrative share. I can't see any log files uploaded to the case, and our customer support team won't be able to help without them. 4 posts • Page 1 of 1. 10/6/2019 9:47:43 AM :: Failed to offload backup Error: Amazon REST error: '<ErrorResponse xmlns="https: Veeam staff in this forum cannot assist in investigating technical issues. 1st case: #03174367 2nd case: #03229052 3rd case: # 03262558 (current) Issue: I have a weekend tape job which creates a full backup of VM's from B2D jobs (4 jobs, 8 VM's total, total size 2. The other day one of the hard drives failed in my finance server (raid 5) so replaced the drive everything was 'green' and the raid rebuilded fine. The following registry value exclusively controls whether Veeam Backup & Replication will attempt to use Fast Clone with Windows Repositories and has nothing to do with SMB/CIFS repositories. However, To do so, create the following registry value on the Veeam Backup server: Key Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication\ Value Name: AgentMaxReconnectRetries Value Type: DWORD (32-bit) Value Value Data (Default): 30. So, the steps to fix it are as follows - Remove the Proxy from the Veeam console using Delete. 0. 1 Upgrade fails of Veeam Backup & Replication These errors are most common when going across a WAN network. I checked the disk and the windows event viewer and found no special exceptions. Enabling guest indexing can significantly extend backup times. Reverse routing from backup repository to new proxy was missing. Additionally, please make sure to provide a log collection within the support case. AgentClosedException' was thrown. I have one Win 10 client (guest), which is not domain joined, I have problems to get a backup of the machine running (file indexing enabled). 7 (Build 11726888) are running in LAN B. Veeam backup agent cannot be patched or updated because it is already up-to-date. Win32 error:The user name or password is incorrect. 334. I could get things going again breifly by checking the proxy properties as per R2D2’s suggestion, - I could backup 1 vm OK then the full job would start failing again. Below are the images of the errors I get when i tried launching the Veeam Backup & Replication console. In this case, the backup proxy will be able to use the Virtual Appliance transport mode for writing replica data to target. After updating VBR to 11. Its been 15 days and I keep on getting this error:Processing nServer NAME] Error: Connection problems. Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Veeam 12. Support directed me to check the certificate in the (Postgres) VeeamBackup database, remove it from the database, start and accept the Certificate. I did a teams backup targeting the repo for a specific team. Errors: ‘Cannot connect to the host’s administrative share. But, this time, post multiple reboot too backup is failing. Not a support Product: Veeam Backup & Replication Severity: 3 Opened: March 20, 2014 17:18 During the process, I encountered the following errors: "unknown exception occurred vmaGetPropertiesFromRegistry" and then "Failed to uninstall Veeam Backup & Replication Server component. In the Veeam Service Provider Console REST API, errors are returned with the following HTTP status codes: All client errors ( 400–499 ) Help Center. But it seemed pretty straightforward. Cannot add volumes to the snapshot set. VSS Errors, again. amf. It was for a initial backup of 1 TB Data. 01. 03. It seems indeed a known issue which sometimes can occur when the Analytics with Veeam ONE are activated. ESXi 6. It was created for those rare situations where a ReFS-backed repository is in use, and a user does not want Veeam Backup & Replication to use Fast Clone at all. The permissions on the volume are set correctly and the repository permissions are set also to allow everybody. of VMware vSphere R&D Forums. 1 . I thereafter re-configured the backup to do a Volume Backup and i rechose the specific volume again and now works. CBT has been reset, file locks, temp data, Hello! Please contact our technical support team and post your case ID over here. CRC errors when backing up one VMDK. , memory False, quiesce False Error: The method is disabled by 'com. This first one happens immediately when I try importing just the VBK file by itself. Then right click the EP restore points and click remove from disk. The storage metadata informs Veeam Backup & Replication which blocks within the backup file belong to which file that was backed up. so this includes Veeam backups. In a second step, the solution was to change the key to: Hello, Currently run Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Endpoint Protection to the same NAS box backup storage. ccampbell5 (ccampbell5) August 28, 2019, 6:44am 1. Cannot connect to target backup The cause of most NFC errors fall into 4 primary categories: DNS (The proxy or Veeam server cannot resolve the ESXi host) Port (902) (The proxy can resolve the IP, but port 902 is blocked) With a Socket License, during every job run, as a VM is processed, Veeam Backup & Replication will determine which host the VM is on and check to see if that host is already licensed or if there are available socket licenses to be assigned to that host. SyncDisk}. I deleted from disk the replica from veeam B&R interface, that didn't work, all VM for which I deleted the replica VMs, had their replication job failing with with "task failed error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object" will the following fix the issue ? - edit replication job - seeding / replica mapping / detect Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Can't backup, Error: Failed to open VDDK disk of VMware vSphere. A few things found in logs pointing to Oracle servers and VMware workstation, neither of which do we have here. Not a support but that case involved backups on Veeam Cloud Connect, so the root cause may be different. A Backup or Replication tasks fails with the following errors: "VSSControl: Failed to prepare guest for freeze, wait timeout 900 sec. Hi Everyone, We recently set up Veeam Backup Agent for Windows on a few of our PC’s. Please note that topics about technical issues without support case ID will be eventually deleted by moderators, according to the forum rules provided when you click New Topic. local]. Code: 1326 ‘ Failed to prepare guest for hot backup. I don't know the reason. We reported this at Veaam support. Create the following registry value on the Veeam Backup & Replication server: Key Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication\ Value Name: InverseVssProtocolOrder Value Type: DWORD (32-Bit) Value Value Data: 1. For a few hundred big files should one backup account be enough. Also, if you check the log folder here - C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup this might also help to determine the issue. Veeam Backup & Replication. Summary Hi Foggy, Yes I have one snapshot called "Veeam Replica Working Snapshot" at the end of the chain, then 2 restores point and finally the base image of the VM at the top. Scope: Backup servers with existing tape backups. To streamline the replication process, you can deploy a backup proxy on a VM. When you get an One of the most frequent issues faced by users is the “VBM file not found” error. Data Storage, Backup & Recovery. data-backup, question. Agent-based backup of Windows, Linux, Max, AIX and Solaris machines. Ensure that the certificate chain, which includes both subordinate (intermediate) and root CA certificates, is installed on the SP Veeam Backup Server. vmware. Also, check that all writers are in the stable state. Can anyone give me some advice? thanks veeam is installed on vmware, and the storage of freenas is mounted to vmware. Host-based backup of VMware vSphere VMs. So if Veeam writes nothing to the windows logs, how would I monitor the jobs without having to log into 97 customers servers and actually looking at veeam logs? It sounds really lacking to not write failures and or events to the actual event logs of Veeam Backup errors. 1 post • Page 1 of 1. 3. 2615) and Backup Target (QNAP NAS) are running in LAN A. Glad you were able to solve the issue you were having. Servers & Workstations. FullRecheckBackup}. pcqgubtrltkjtjgpfenujdfqedfnumsqbltvyhkahdjiwgezhfrazgezergqhuxfgujjyykvlkndxqm
Veeam backup errors 15. I use the local admin credentials. Basically, a Backup Copy to Cloud job was all right when first created, it will replicate backups without issue. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication Type: REG_DWORD Name: VMwareDisableAsyncIo=1 Value data: 0 Base: Hexadecimal But it did not work. But, I know the target machine for offsite backup got very slow (that was the reason for a restart) so it's also possible that the Veeam data mover (or whatever component is used at that time at a remote repo) either crashed or was forcibly closed during machine shutdown, so that really is not an issue that Veeam would need to resolve. Welcome Rageboom to the forums! There is another thread relating to your issue over here You may want to try and check the drivers or run a scan on the hard drive but the first thing I would suggest is going into the Control Panel of Veeam and submitting a case so they can review the log files of the backups. From the Veeam Backup & Replication console, locate the backup files from the Backup & Replication view > disk. The error can be dismissed by clicking OK. The Jobs are configured in the following way for example for one of them who fails: Sorry for the late feed-back, some stuff got in my way. of Veeam Backup & Replication R&D Forums. 2. 0 to 12. 5001. I am using veeam backup for my hyper v and vmware guests, which works finde. Cannot add a volume to the snapshot set. " So, I went into the registry key at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam and noticed entries for both MySQL and When creating SureBackup jobs there are often VMs which need additional care before their first successful run/test; like tweaking startup times of OS/applications or changing firewall rules. Error: Failed to connect to guest agent. The Veeam Backup Service is unable to start. NO it did do a volume backup and still only the changes as it continued to use CBT. 12 posts • Page 1 of Hello, I am not sure this is a veeam related error, or something that can be fixed inside Windows. Error: Unable to register and start service. Since we have only been using Veeam for a few months perhaps we misconfigured the backup copy job. " Case #01674090 being worked, log files sent, etc. I’m having an issue with backuping up one of my servers using Veeam Backup & Replication Version 12. Widnows patch levels for my 2 particular examples (veeam servers and vm's) are May 15th and the issue started to occur around June 14th (VM's have been up for 44 days or since windows updates). Maximum retry count reached (5 out of 5) Especially on the larger VM's (1 - 1. Symptoms: " Object reference not set to an instance of an object " error is displayed when opening a backup console following V12 upgrade. Error: VSSControl: Freeze state is none Everytime I try to run a backup with Veeam Agent for Windows I get the following error: 12. Host: [{Server-Name}. Anyway, here is my VSS issue. Test the job. This registry value controls whether the Veeam Data Movers will access backup files using a method similar to the Windows net use command. I hope that might help for future releases. If i set backup proxy on auto, backup job switch from hot-add to newtork mode and backup fails. <Job-Name>. Fred. When looking through the event logs of the server in question that had issues with the Veeam backup, I found errors in the event logs for VMware tools service. Top. Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: The operation has timed out - backup failed of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 I got following statement of a level-2 engineer related to "Random backup failures on Veeam Backups with the following error: OSCLT_ERR_SERVER_OFFLINE. It is being used by Veeam Backup. case number: 03017125 Hi there, This issue has been bugging me for a while, I had to create a new job completely but it still happens somehow. Hi @foggy, i opened case # 05077852 and provided logs for further investigation. I am trying to import and restore a VBK full backup (with or without VBM file) and receive the following errors below. 19. HannesK Product Manager Posts: 15127 Liked: 3232 times Joined: Mon Sep Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Error: Unable to get parent path. 5 TB) the jobs would fail about 5 of the 7 times per week. 2. Failed to create VM snapshot. Hi, I have just re-opened this case for the 3rd time. tbeekmans Influencer VSS errors on backup with SentinelOne Anti Virus- Solution, Once I used the server’s local Administrator account (this is a member server, not on a domain) for the physical server in Veeam > Inventory > Physical Infrastructure > Protection Group, it successfully scanned the server and backups now run. Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Processing Error: Failed to connect to guest agent. It is stored within the backup file twice for redundancy, and only one entry is ever modified at a time. The following is the list of top V12 issues either resulting in a significant number of repeating support cases, or critical enough to be aware of (no matter how common). Wasabi Errors. Error: VDDK operation timed out: Read Failed to upload disk. As I have no valid data backed up, I’m going to delete the backup job and re After that, i had deployed 10 more and it was working. 2020 21:58:00 :: Creating VSS snapshot Error: Failed to create snapshot: Backup job failed. 7. I also see errors in the case that look like a metadata corruption (that usually happens through bit-rot when the backup storage is losing data). 4. Problem solved. Error: Failed to validate remote certificate. Error: CreateSnapshot failed, vmRef vm-105, timeout 1800000, snName VEEAM BACKUP TEMPORARY SNAPSHOT, snDescription Please do not delete this snapshot. com/kb1916#:~:text=The%20method%20is%20disabled%20by%20%27vShield_SVM%27%20This%20occurs,occurs%20when%20Site%20Recovery%20Manager%20protects%20the%20VM. I’ve looked in c:\Program Data\Veeam\Backup and the only folder is one called `BackupSearch`. Here it is the support answer: 1. Account: [{Account-Name}]. (Default behavior) 1 = Try VIX first, then failover to Yes, they are. Hello. atakacs Enthusiast Posts: 45 Liked: 4 times Joined: Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:26 pm HannesK Product Manager Posts: 15136 Liked: 3236 times Joined: Mon Sep 01, 2014 11:46 am Full Name: Hannes Kasparick Location: Austria Veeam Backup & Replication. Also if you’re adding custom test scripts & roles then it might require multiple tries before they work Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Error: Job was stopped due to backu of Veeam Backup & Replication The backup destination repository is a volume from an EMC VNX5300 SAN that is configured on the backup server as a windows volume of 16 Tb. This problem occurs when Veeam Backup & Replication attempts to execute a backup or restoration task but cannot locate the Are you using SRM to protect VMs? This flag tends to come from that so Veeam fails backups. With this configuration, if the Veeam Backup Server cannot reach the target proxy, the jobs would fail with "All target backup proxies are offline, outdated or currently being processed. VMware vSphere. These VM's fail to backup with the following error: 6/14/2017 5:03:22 AM :: Failed to prepare guest for hot backup. 1 , so the recommendation is to upgrade the device firmware to the latest – 3. Look in there for errors/warnings pertaining to a given Backup job. Your direct line to Veeam R&D. VEEAM Backup Server (Windows Server 2016, VBR 9. Remove the server from Managed Servers section - this will uninstall the A backup job for a Windows machine being processed using Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows fails during the disk read operation with either of the following errors: The system cannot find the file specified. The NAS repository used for the backup copy is a Synology RS 812+ running the Veeam Linux Agent. Veeam Service Version of a Veeam backup agent is outdated. Removed the affected VM's from the backup job and added them back again. " "VSSControl The VSS Preparation Timeout can be adjusted by creating and setting the following registry value on the Veeam Backup Server. Object Storage as Backup Target. I partially found what I was looking for, and the solution was to check in Windows Event viewer in order to get the full warning messages. For me it looks like network issues that might just be a coincidence and unrelated to the upgrade. Ten to hundred thousands of small files would benefit from multiple backup accounts. Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Backup job failed of Veeam Backup & Replication Below are some common tips for organizations faced with Veeam backup failure. veeam. 2023 22:07:55 Failed Failed to verify backup file Error: Stopped by job '[Name of Backup Copy Job]' (Backup Copy) Agent failed to process method {Signature. The issue described in this article only occurred when using the initial Veeam Backup & Replication 12. of Veeam Backup & Replication 17. Now backup goes successfully. The 3041 errors should not appear. Tasks involving automatic proxy selection failed. No file exists for given path of VMware vSphere After deleting the backup from disk (from the Veeam BR console), the backup task works well. 2 posts • Page 1 of 1. Clean up deleted data, defragment repositories, and check for any errors to optimize storage and backup performance. Failed to recover connection. I'm getting the same certificate errors as well. R&D Forums. SaveSourceBackupMeta}: Well, our "entry point" aka Veeam Backup Starter is just USD 400/yr is it really too high? Top. . Hope this is of some help to others out there in the Veeam Backup & Replication. Failed to upload disk. log”. -> VMware and VEEAM are up-to-date. 5. target backup repository. Guessing errors like the one you post makes little sense on a forum. If you find that the Veeam Backup Service on the Veeam Backup Server is not started, start it. iso. Backup. 1261 (11a) I found it. Cannot connect to target backup repository. Error: Connection problems. All seem to be working perfectly During scheduled scheduling, IO errors occasionally occur. " The troubleshooting for this situation would involve identifying why the target proxy can no longer be contacted by the Veeam Backup Server. All Backups started failing. Support originally thought it might be related "Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager" but I did not have that solution installed. There is no folder, or log file, for the actual backup. Failed to prepare guest for hot backup. Key Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication Hello Robin, I would suggest to open a Windows Event log and try to find any Microsoft KBs regarding VSS errors you will find there. Case #06172180 if this helps. Therefor, i do not currently have a support ID. Removed and reinstalled Veeam Installer Service, Veeam HV integration and Veeam Transporter on the affected host Any else had this problem and came up with a fix? Upgrade object storage (S3) repos -> pk_teams error; Delete all copy jobs and repos used by copy jobs. So others may benefit who have the same issue, we ask you to mark your last comment as ‘Best Answer’. He said it is a known issue in VBR 11 and the solution is "editing the affected backup copy jobs settings, run through the wizard and save them. I just had this after upgrading to Veeam 12. Usually we used to take a reboot when the failure occurs and backup used to run fine post the reboot for a few days. Discussions related to using object storage as a backup target. Elements list is empty. Nice. If you give it the identical name, it will be able to continue the incremental backup chain from the previous backup. 0 = Try RPC (admin$ share) first, then failover to VIX. See below. Veeam brings hardened immutable storage options, dependable cloud-native backup options, Continuous Data Protection, and much more all under one platform, with a single portable license for all workloads. 1. Further I was expected the VEB software to take a new full backup as part of a file level backup. Failed to perform transforming backup data Error: Agent: Failed to process method {NasMaster. Go back in to Veeam and configure a backup job using settings noted in step 1. On 2024-12-16, a new Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Is there a way to ignore restore errors? of Veeam Backup & Replication 4. See here - https://www. Been with support trying to resolve for the last couple of weeks. LANs are seperated by Sophos Firewall. veeam version: 10 The Veeam Backup Service is set with the startup type "Automatic (Delayed Start)," this means that when the OS has just booted, it may take up to 3-5 minutes before the service starts. vcDr' The errors are indicated as shown below The connection to the SP Veeam Backup Server will not be authenticated unless the Tenant Veeam Backup Server can validate a certificate that ends with a Root CA certificate. Error: Socket has been forcibly closed. Err: -1404:" HP: "The backup failures seen are a known issue that is fixed in 3. VMware Tools and guest processing Veeam when it runs against your guest virtual machines in VMware vSphere will use a guest interaction process that allows it to perform the backup of the virtual machine with Hi @ozgurarm -. Task failed. 7 Host (Build 11675023) and vCSA 6. The Sharepoint List Item Count was above a million with many small files. Key Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication\ Value Name: NetUseShareAccess Value Type: DWORD (32-Bit) Value Value Last updated: April 14th @ 180K downloads < tracking unique email addresses, multiple downloads from the same user are not counted. Any-Any FW Rule doesn't change the result. The storage metadata is akin to an MFT (master file table) for the Veeam Backup & Replication backup file. 310_20241201. So, in addition to what I shared above, in C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup\<Job-Name-folder>, you should then see a log file named something like “Job. Eventually turned out to be a coincidence where we were running ESET Antivirus. Not a support forum! Log Name: Veeam Backup Source: Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Error: VSSControl: Failed to prepare guest for freeze of Veeam Backup & Replication Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Error: DiskLib error: [16]. 3 ISO named VeeamBackup&Replication_12. Egor Yakovlev Product Manager Posts: 2595 Liked: 715 times Joined: Fri Jun 14, 2013 9:30 am Full Name: Egor Yakovlev Location: Prague, Czech Republic Hi Vitaliy, this night i have setup my secondary backup proxy to work ONLY on network mode. ExecuteBackupProcessor}: Cannot find object in corrupted objects of File Shares and Object Storage Veeam Backup & Replication Registry Value. Unless you have Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager, you should disable guest indexing during backups. Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Win32 error:Access is denied. 5. 19 posts • Page 1 of 1. FireExit Influencer Usually, when we see different offsets in CRC errors, it means that there is a CRC mismatch due to a network-related issue: Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Error: Agent: Failed to process method {NasMaster. These techniques and tools can help detect and correct failures, as well as provide methods to Since backups were to a Synology NAS using NFS we had to add the veeam server ip to the nas NFS share to allow it to write to it. Code: Select all. 1TB). 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. Agent failed to process method {DataTransfer. As you sound new to Veeam, I also recommend the quick start guide: I get Error: Access is Denied within seconds of starting a backup job. " Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Code 1072: Failed to prepare guest for hot backup. The virtual backup proxy must be registered on an ESX(i) host that has a direct connection to the target datastore. VSS errors on backup with SentinelOne Anti Virus- Solution. by #1: Non-blocking error message when opening a backup console. AgentProvider. NetUseShareAccess. Discovery phase failed. Still pk_teams error; Reimport the backup repo: Delete the teams backup job, delete the repo, re-add the repo, resync, reindex; The restore points were unavailable. of Veeam Backup & Replication Random jobs fail w/ "Error: Exception of type 'Veeam. ? Veeam Backup & Replication. ; When using a Socket-based license, if a hypervisor host is rebuilt, it may cause a duplicate entry to appear in Dear all, The support has reply the solution to me. Like Shane said - more details the better - version, Veeam, Agent, etc. You can wait for support to answer or just check c:\programdata\veeam\backup (I usually use notepad++ with "find in files"). Cannot connect to the host's administrative share. I can't see any log files uploaded to the case, and our customer support team won't be able to help without them. 4 posts • Page 1 of 1. 10/6/2019 9:47:43 AM :: Failed to offload backup Error: Amazon REST error: '<ErrorResponse xmlns="https: Veeam staff in this forum cannot assist in investigating technical issues. 1st case: #03174367 2nd case: #03229052 3rd case: # 03262558 (current) Issue: I have a weekend tape job which creates a full backup of VM's from B2D jobs (4 jobs, 8 VM's total, total size 2. The other day one of the hard drives failed in my finance server (raid 5) so replaced the drive everything was 'green' and the raid rebuilded fine. The following registry value exclusively controls whether Veeam Backup & Replication will attempt to use Fast Clone with Windows Repositories and has nothing to do with SMB/CIFS repositories. However, To do so, create the following registry value on the Veeam Backup server: Key Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication\ Value Name: AgentMaxReconnectRetries Value Type: DWORD (32-bit) Value Value Data (Default): 30. So, the steps to fix it are as follows - Remove the Proxy from the Veeam console using Delete. 0. 1 Upgrade fails of Veeam Backup & Replication These errors are most common when going across a WAN network. I checked the disk and the windows event viewer and found no special exceptions. Enabling guest indexing can significantly extend backup times. Reverse routing from backup repository to new proxy was missing. Additionally, please make sure to provide a log collection within the support case. AgentClosedException' was thrown. I have one Win 10 client (guest), which is not domain joined, I have problems to get a backup of the machine running (file indexing enabled). 7 (Build 11726888) are running in LAN B. Veeam backup agent cannot be patched or updated because it is already up-to-date. Win32 error:The user name or password is incorrect. 334. I could get things going again breifly by checking the proxy properties as per R2D2’s suggestion, - I could backup 1 vm OK then the full job would start failing again. Below are the images of the errors I get when i tried launching the Veeam Backup & Replication console. In this case, the backup proxy will be able to use the Virtual Appliance transport mode for writing replica data to target. After updating VBR to 11. Its been 15 days and I keep on getting this error:Processing nServer NAME] Error: Connection problems. Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Veeam 12. Support directed me to check the certificate in the (Postgres) VeeamBackup database, remove it from the database, start and accept the Certificate. I did a teams backup targeting the repo for a specific team. Errors: ‘Cannot connect to the host’s administrative share. But, this time, post multiple reboot too backup is failing. Not a support Product: Veeam Backup & Replication Severity: 3 Opened: March 20, 2014 17:18 During the process, I encountered the following errors: "unknown exception occurred vmaGetPropertiesFromRegistry" and then "Failed to uninstall Veeam Backup & Replication Server component. In the Veeam Service Provider Console REST API, errors are returned with the following HTTP status codes: All client errors ( 400–499 ) Help Center. But it seemed pretty straightforward. Cannot add volumes to the snapshot set. VSS Errors, again. amf. It was for a initial backup of 1 TB Data. 01. 03. It seems indeed a known issue which sometimes can occur when the Analytics with Veeam ONE are activated. ESXi 6. It was created for those rare situations where a ReFS-backed repository is in use, and a user does not want Veeam Backup & Replication to use Fast Clone at all. The permissions on the volume are set correctly and the repository permissions are set also to allow everybody. of VMware vSphere R&D Forums. 1 . I thereafter re-configured the backup to do a Volume Backup and i rechose the specific volume again and now works. CBT has been reset, file locks, temp data, Hello! Please contact our technical support team and post your case ID over here. CRC errors when backing up one VMDK. , memory False, quiesce False Error: The method is disabled by 'com. This first one happens immediately when I try importing just the VBK file by itself. Then right click the EP restore points and click remove from disk. The storage metadata informs Veeam Backup & Replication which blocks within the backup file belong to which file that was backed up. so this includes Veeam backups. In a second step, the solution was to change the key to: Hello, Currently run Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Endpoint Protection to the same NAS box backup storage. ccampbell5 (ccampbell5) August 28, 2019, 6:44am 1. Cannot connect to target backup The cause of most NFC errors fall into 4 primary categories: DNS (The proxy or Veeam server cannot resolve the ESXi host) Port (902) (The proxy can resolve the IP, but port 902 is blocked) With a Socket License, during every job run, as a VM is processed, Veeam Backup & Replication will determine which host the VM is on and check to see if that host is already licensed or if there are available socket licenses to be assigned to that host. SyncDisk}. I deleted from disk the replica from veeam B&R interface, that didn't work, all VM for which I deleted the replica VMs, had their replication job failing with with "task failed error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object" will the following fix the issue ? - edit replication job - seeding / replica mapping / detect Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Can't backup, Error: Failed to open VDDK disk of VMware vSphere. A few things found in logs pointing to Oracle servers and VMware workstation, neither of which do we have here. Not a support but that case involved backups on Veeam Cloud Connect, so the root cause may be different. A Backup or Replication tasks fails with the following errors: "VSSControl: Failed to prepare guest for freeze, wait timeout 900 sec. Hi Everyone, We recently set up Veeam Backup Agent for Windows on a few of our PC’s. Please note that topics about technical issues without support case ID will be eventually deleted by moderators, according to the forum rules provided when you click New Topic. local]. Code: 1326 ‘ Failed to prepare guest for hot backup. I don't know the reason. We reported this at Veaam support. Create the following registry value on the Veeam Backup & Replication server: Key Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication\ Value Name: InverseVssProtocolOrder Value Type: DWORD (32-Bit) Value Value Data: 1. For a few hundred big files should one backup account be enough. Also, if you check the log folder here - C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup this might also help to determine the issue. Veeam Backup & Replication. Summary Hi Foggy, Yes I have one snapshot called "Veeam Replica Working Snapshot" at the end of the chain, then 2 restores point and finally the base image of the VM at the top. Scope: Backup servers with existing tape backups. To streamline the replication process, you can deploy a backup proxy on a VM. When you get an One of the most frequent issues faced by users is the “VBM file not found” error. Data Storage, Backup & Recovery. data-backup, question. Agent-based backup of Windows, Linux, Max, AIX and Solaris machines. Ensure that the certificate chain, which includes both subordinate (intermediate) and root CA certificates, is installed on the SP Veeam Backup Server. vmware. Also, check that all writers are in the stable state. Can anyone give me some advice? thanks veeam is installed on vmware, and the storage of freenas is mounted to vmware. Host-based backup of VMware vSphere VMs. So if Veeam writes nothing to the windows logs, how would I monitor the jobs without having to log into 97 customers servers and actually looking at veeam logs? It sounds really lacking to not write failures and or events to the actual event logs of Veeam Backup errors. 1 post • Page 1 of 1. 3. 2615) and Backup Target (QNAP NAS) are running in LAN A. Glad you were able to solve the issue you were having. Servers & Workstations. FullRecheckBackup}. pcqgubt rltkjt jgpfenu jdfqe dfnu msqblt vyhkah djiwge zhf razgez ergq huxf gujjyyk vlknd xqm