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ESXi 5.5

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Hi,

Should i be able to add ESXi 5.5 to a v11 Veeam install? I assumed it would be out of date, but then foudn the below link, which suggests it might be possible?

https://www.veeam.com/kb2443

when trying to add the host i get a generic "the remote server returned an error: (404) Not found." - i do get the certificate prompt prior to this, so its getting their to some extent.

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Re: ESXi 5.5

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Yes indeed. When unsure about supported OS/platform/app versions, it's always best to refer to the System Requirements documentation. While they are always available in the User Guide of course, I personally prefer the Release Notes document just because it accompanies every download (including Previous Versions downloads) and so is always available at your fingertips :)
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Re: ESXi 5.5

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Thanks for the reply, so it should be possible?

any idea on the "the remote server returned an error: (404) Not found"
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Re: ESXi 5.5

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This error message is kind of generic and can be caused by a lot of issues.
For example vShield Plug-ins that were not correctly unregistered, the https server crushed, ...

I would start with rebooting the ESXi 5.5 server and check again.
Run through the wizard in Veeam again (even if you have added the host successfully to check certificates).
Check ESXi log and error reporting on what error this cause.

Maybe update ESXi 5.5 to latest patch level?

Create a support ticket at Veeam or Vmware to check.
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Thanks, figured it, non default port was used.
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Thanks for the valuable feedback. It helps others in the same situation.
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Re: ESXi 5.5

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Good morning.

From what I understand then if it is possible to backup VM of an ESXI 5.5 from a V11 console.
I hope you can help me, since I have an environment like 5.5, and I want to know if it is possible.
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Re: ESXi 5.5

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Hello Victor,
Yes it is possible still with v11, or v11a. You can find the System Requirements here - https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=110 Hope it helps, let us know if you face any problem at all.

Hope you can update that environment soon, it has been long time without VMware support.
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Re: ESXi 5.5

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In fact, what I want to do is to migrate those VMs from that vphere 5.5 infrastructure to vsphere 7.0 u2, the backup issue is clear to me that it is possible to do it, but the replication issue I don't know if someone has already made such a big version jump.
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Re: ESXi 5.5

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VM Replication uses the same technologies as VM backup and restore.
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