Cannot connect to Virtual Proxy during VMware backup
Challenge
Attempting to connect via RDP to a Veeam Proxy VM in VMware during a Virtual Appliance (hot-add) backup fails.
Cause
This occurs due to a hung backup job utilizing that specific proxy, and that proxy is not configured to have automount disabled.
Solution
In an Administrator Command Prompt run the following commands:
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diskpart
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automount disable
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automount scrub
Example:
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