SureBackup Job Failure: "The resource 'VeeamBackup_' is in use."

Challenge A SureBackup job in a vSphere environment fails with the error: The resource 'VeeamBackup' is in use. The error as found in the SureBackup Job log%programdata%\Veeam\Backup\SureBackup\Job.SureBackup.log: Error Failed to connect backup datastore to the ESXi host "esx01.domain.tld"...

Datastore Named 'VeeamBackup_' Listed as Inaccessible

Challenge A Datastore with the name 'VeeamBackup' is found within the vSphere environment and is marked inaccessible. The will be the hostname, FQDN, or IP of a server assigned as the Mount Server for a Repository in Veeam Backup & Replication. Cause The datastore appears "inaccessible" because t...

VMware Instant Recovery Times Out

Challenge Instant VM recovery of a VMware VM fails after at least 30 minutes with the error: Failed to publish VM Cause Veeam Backup & Replication implements timeouts for most operations to protect against hangs. However, even when no process is hung, timeouts may occur due to significant...

Failed to lock file on VM PowerOn (SureBackup\Instant Recovery)

Challenge SureBackup or Instant VM Recovery fails with an error relating to failure to power on. The SureBackup log file contains the following error: Info VimApi PowerOffVM, type "VirtualMachine", ref "vm-xxxx" Error SureBackup operation has been failed Info VimApi PowerOffVM, type...

Mount host is not specified for backup repository “Repository name”

Challenge When attempting to perform an Instant Recovery, Multi-OS FLR, or SureBackup the following error is thrown. Mount host is not specified for backup repository "" Multi-OS Restore: Instant Recovery: SureBackup: Solution Within the settings for the repository specified in the error there is...

Unable to Mount VPower NFS Specified Key Name or Identifier Already Exists

Challenge During a Veeam vPower NFS-based operation SureBackup, Instant Recovery, Instant Disk Recovery, or Other-OS FLR, the following errors may occur: Unable to mount vPower NFS volume :/VeeamBackup. Fault "AlreadyExistsFault", Error The specified key, name, or identifier already exists. Unabl...

SureBackup fails: Failed to call RPC function - Access is Denied

Challenge When the Veeam vPower NFS Service on the Mount Server used by the SureBackup job is set to use any account other than Local SystemThe default configuration is for the Veeam vPower NFS Service to "Log On As" the 'Local System' account., and that account is not a member of the Local...

Patch 3 Release Notes for Veeam Backup & Replication 6.0.0.153

More Recent Version Available Please find the latest version of Veeam Backup & Replication here: Veeam Downloads - Latest Version Challenge These are the issues resolved by the Patch 3 for Veeam Backup version 6.0.0.153. All patches are cumulative so each below fix is contained in this patch...

fault.RestrictedVersion.summary

Challenge Getting an error when running a SureBackup job: Unable to mount vPower NFS volume fault.RestrictedVersion.summary Failed to connect backup datastore to the ESX host "hostname".\n Unable to mount vPower NFS volume BACKUP1:/VeeamBackupBACKUP1. Backup1: fault.RestrictedVersion.summary\n...

How to Test Manually Mounting the Veeam vPower NFS Datastore

Purpose This article documents manually mounting the vPower NFS Datastore using the vSphere Web Client. The steps of this article are only intended as a troubleshooting step to help investigate and isolate an issue with vPower NFS-based restores failing. Solution This article's solution is split...

Troubleshooting vPower NFS Datastore Mounting Issues

Challenge During SureBackup, Instant Recovery, Instant Disk Recovery, or Other-OS FLR operation, the following error is seen in the VMware environment: Error during the configuration of the host: NFS Error: Unable to Mount filesystem: Unable to connect to NFS server. or An error occurred during...