Adding HyperV VM

[arunrf]

Hi
Im new to Veeam and trialling the software. I have a simple Hyper-V environment:

Windows 2016 Host - on Workgroup
3 HyperV guest - on Domain A

Ive installed Veeam on the host but when I try and add the VM guests I keep getting:

Failed to connect to....hostname
Invalid namespace
Possible reasons:
Invalid Credentials
Specified host is not a hyperv server

The host is definietly a hyperv server

In terms of credentials im not clear what I need to use. Since the host is not on the domain I cannot use domain\username. I have identical local accouts on the host as the domain accountson the guest. What should I use to get this working?

[foggy]

It is not entirely clear what are you trying to add - are you adding Hyper-V host? Or have you already added Hyper-V host and try to add VMs to backup in the backup job wizard?

[arunrf]

Im trying to add a Hyper-V Host under Managed Server - Add server....

[foggy]

Then please make sure you're following this procedure. You should use the account with Local Administrator permissions on the Hyper-V server.

[arunrf]

But the only accounts that have local administrator permissions on the Hyper-V server are domain\user accounts. Is Veeam able to see domain\user accounts when it isn't connected to the domain? I already tried one of the domain\user accounts that has local admin rights and had the same error....

[arunrf]

Just a side note, if I add a Microsoft Windows server under managed servers with domain\user credentials that works fine - its only if I add Hyper-V standalone with the same credentials that I get the error

[foggy]

I suggest asking support to review the steps you're performing, that would be more effective. Thanks!