Veeam Backup Error: ‘Failed to prepare guest for hot backup’
KB ID 0000799 Problem While backing up a couple of servers (SBS box and a TS/RDP Server) I got this error; Failed to prepare guest for hot backup. Error VSSControl Failed to prepare guest for freeze, wait timeout 900 sec Solution This is common if the target server is a ‘busy’ server (like SBS or SQL). You may need to make a registry change on the Veeam Server. 1. Start > Run >regedit {enter}. 2. Navigate to;...
Veeam – Error ‘Traffic block header is corrupted’
KB ID 0000865 Problem Seen on Veeam Backup and Replication 6.5 Error: Client error: Traffic block header is corrupted, traffic block index ‘14537045829806812737’. Unable to retrieve next block transmission command. Number of already processed blocks: [188511]. Solution I struggled to find any decent info on this error on the internet, so I picked up the phone and called Veeam. First line asked me to apply the latest...
Creating a ‘Seeded’ Veeam Replication Job
KB ID 0000912 Problem If you have a slow connection, and you are trying to replicate servers from one site to another you may struggle to do the initial replication. I’ve had an ongoing problem with a client who was trying to do this, we set it up, and the link was too slow. The client upgraded his internet connections at both sites, still the replication window would have been longer than 24 hours. In the end we chose to...