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Preferred Network Rule for Hyper-V Host Not Using IP Specified
| KB ID: | 3140 |
| Product: | Veeam Backup & Replication | 9.5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3.1 | 12.3.2 | 13 | 13.1 |
| Published: | 2020-04-06 |
| Last Modified: | 2026-04-09 |
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Challenge
Cause
Solution
To configure Veeam Backup & Replication to collect the IP addresses of all NICs on the Microsoft Hyper-V server(s), create the following registry value on the Veeam Backup Server:
Key Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication\
Value Name: HvCollectAllHostAddresses
Value Type: DWORD (32-Bit) Value
Value Data: 1
After this registry value is created on the Veeam Backup Server, rescan the Hyper-V Hosts to update the recorded IP addresses for the rescanned host.
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication\' -Name 'HvCollectAllHostAddresses' -Value "1" -PropertyType DWORD -ForceIf this KB article did not resolve your issue or you need further assistance with Veeam software, please create a Veeam Support Case.
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