Consistent backup failures after installing vSphere 6.7 U1

Challenge After updating vCenter to 6.7U1, processing of all VMs fails with "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." Cause The issue is triggered by an update to the vSphere API version in vCenter 6.7 U1. Solution The issue affects only Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 3a...