Surebackup with the Domain Controller role enabled causes Windows crash (the “blue screen” error) on the Veeam Backup server.
| KB ID: | 2010 |
| Product: | Veeam Backup & Replication |
| Version: | 6.x, 7.x, 8.x |
| Published: | 2015-02-24 |
| Last Modified: | 2020-08-13 |
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Challenge
During a SureBackup (or SureReplica) job that processes a VM that has been configured to use the Domain Controller role, a Windows “blue screen” error occurs on the Veeam Backup Server.
Cause
Veeam Backup & Replication software mounts the VM’s VMDK using VDK which can cause some anti-virus solutions to crash the Veeam Backup Server.
Solution
First, isolate the behavior by temporarily disabling anti-virus to confirm this is the root cause of your problem.
If the system does not bluescreen after disabling the anti-virus please review:
KB1999: How to configure antivirus exclusions to prevent interaction with Veeam Backup & Replication
You will also want to exclude the installation folder, typically "C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication" and "C:\Program Files (x86)\Veeam", on your Veeam Backup Server.
If the system does not bluescreen after disabling the anti-virus please review:
KB1999: How to configure antivirus exclusions to prevent interaction with Veeam Backup & Replication
You will also want to exclude the installation folder, typically "C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication" and "C:\Program Files (x86)\Veeam", on your Veeam Backup Server.
More information
The issue was detected specifically with Trend Micro Worry-Free Edition Business Security Standard 7.0. The above solution should work for any anti-virus software.
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