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When adding the standalone ESXi host to Veeam Backup & Replication, if you receive the error:
VMware ESXi with name '<hostnme/fqdn/ip>' already exists.
Please try an alternative method to connect to the server. For instance, if you attempted to add the ESXi host using its hostname/FQDN, try using the ESXi server's IP address instead. Conversely, if you initially used the IP address, add the ESXi host using its hostname/FQDN. If the DNS functionality is not operational during the attempt to add the standalone ESXi by its hostname, create a temporary hosts file entry for that alias on the Veeam Backup & Replication server and any VMware Backup Proxy that will be utilized for the restore.
Information regarding the IP and Hostname of a standalone ESXi 6.0 or newer server can be found:
Information regarding the IP and Hostname of a standalone ESXi 5.5 or older server can be found here:
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