VeeamZip API action on SCVMM returns error "..Must be one of VMware's ViTypes.."

[ddeyoung]

I'm attempting to create a VeeamZip via the REST API. This works for VM's on VMware but not for VM's on SCVMM.

When executing the action on a VM on SCVMM I get this error in the job history, "Error: Invalid object's ViType. It must be one of VMWare's ViTypes":



Here is the payload of the API Request:

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curl -X POST \
  'http://x.x.x.x:9399/api/backupServers/07716702-fde4-425e-8821-ce301eb964f1?action=veeamzip' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/xml' \
  -H 'X-RestSvcSessionId: <apiToken>' \
  -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
  -d '<VeeamZipStartupSpec xmlns='\''http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0'\'' xmlns:xsd='\''http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema'\'' xmlns:xsi='\''http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'\''>
    <VmRef>urn:HyperV:Vm:06349b01-9125-42ed-852f-82d4faa0a4ac.165faf17-27cd-4a8a-b62d-e6c7e43e46a2</VmRef>
    <RepositoryUid>urn:veeam:Repository:8586ce4e-ac53-4825-b2b8-371c5857f925</RepositoryUid>
    <BackupRetention>Never</BackupRetention>
    <Compressionlevel>3</Compressionlevel>
</VeeamZipStartupSpec>'

I've attempted this action through be veeam console. It results in an error regarding no resources available to execute the job, but it is able to queue up the job for processing unlike the API results.

[foggy]

Hi Dustin, VeeamZip via the REST API is not supported for Hyper-V. We will update the documentation to reflect this, thanks for the heads up!

[ddeyoung]

Is there a way to do a Hyper-V single VM backup without an existing full backup?

[nmdange]

Assuming you don't want to do it through the GUI, you can use PowerShell
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... l?ver=95u4

[ddeyoung]

oh, I guess I was assuming VeeamZip wouldn't work on Hyper-V via the CLI either. I'll give that a go.