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Veeam Backup Proxy VM goes invalid and terminates

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This is the error message we seen on the Veem proxy "Configuration file has unexpected changes. Virtual machine has been terminated. Unregister and re-register virtual machine if the configuration file is correct." The VM was powered off and showing an invalid state in VMware. Veeam case# 03283276

We found this KB https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/56453 as steps for a workaround. This KB also states that this is an known issue with ESXi 6.5 U2 and ESXi 6.7 . We are currently running ESXi 6.5 U1. See below our current ESXi build number and Veeam Backup & Replication version .

ESXi, 6.5.0, 8294253
Veeam B&R Version 9.5.0.1536
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Re: Veeam Backup Proxy VM goes invalid and terminates

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Hi,

Have you contacted VMware regarding the issue? Did the workaround from the KB help?

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Re: Veeam Backup Proxy VM goes invalid and terminates

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We see the same behavior although we are running vCenter 6.5 U2, Veeam case#03283864

The workaround works, removing and adding to inventory or running a services.sh restart, however sometimes the disk of the machine it was backing up is still attached and you have to remove that before you're able to boot the server again.
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Re: Veeam Backup Proxy VM goes invalid and terminates

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Leo,
<...>We are currently running ESXi 6.5 U1.<...>
ESXi, 6.5.0, 8294253
If I am not mistaken, 8294253 is 6.5 U2, not U1, isn't it?

nvdwansem,

Probably you should also open a case with VMware as you're running exactly the ESXi version that the KB is reporting to be affected.

Thanks!
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Workaround on the Veeam side for this issue is to change from hotadd to network based. It worked for me. Until a patch from VMware arrives.
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Re: Veeam Backup Proxy VM goes invalid and terminates

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Just ran into this myself with proxies randomly crashing; our last vSphere patch go-round was a week prior to the ESXi 6.5 P03 update, so guess that's what we'll be doing this weekend. You'd think Veeam would look out for compatibility issues and point them out; I'm on my first experience with the enterprise Backup & Replication product for a fairly large environment, and it has now had two critical failures just during the first backup job we've run.
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Re: Veeam Backup Proxy VM goes invalid and terminates

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Hi,
<...>You'd think Veeam would look out for compatibility issues and point them out;
Actually, we do that. 6.5 U2 row:
Note:

Supported with the exception of issues caused by a regression introduced in ESXi 6.5 U2 that causes its API to fail randomly under heavy host load.
There is a known issue where a Veeam Proxy running on a VM may become listed as (invalid) in vSphere. More information here: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/56453
Thanks!
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