Service Provider Console displays duplicate entries for machines when Veeam Agent is installed on Citrix VM.

KB ID: 4269
Product: Veeam Service Provider Console
Published: 2022-01-05
Last Modified: 2022-02-03
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Challenge

When VMs on Citrix Hypervisor (formerly known as XenServer), orchestrated by Cloudstack Apache or Azure Stack Hub, using Veeam Agent (for Microsoft Windows or for Linux) are managed by Veeam Service Provider Console (VSPC), reporting, licensing, and management functionality may have unpredictable results.

Cause

When a VM on XenServer, on Cloudstack Apache or Azure Stack Hub, is shutdown or rebooted, that VM's hardware IDs may change. The VSPC Management Agent uses the hardware IDs of the machine where it is running to generate a unique system identifier to track the machine. When that unique identifier (UUID) generated by the Management Agent is reported to the Veeam Service Provider Console, if it does not match the UUID previously assigned to the VM, VSPC registers the VM as a new object.

Solution

This issue remains under investigation by the Veeam R&D team, and this KB article will be updated as further information becomes available. If you are experiencing this issue, we welcome you to create a support case and mention this KB.


At this time, the following workarounds have been developed:

Option 1: Create a registry value on each VM to force a specific UUID

To work around the hardware changes that occur and cause the generated UUID to change, the Management Agent can be forced to use a specific value using the following registry setting. While the UUID that the Management Agent is forced to use could theoretically be set to any value, Veeam recommends that you use the VM's BIOS UUID.

  1. Determine the current BIOS UUID of VM where Veeam Agent is installed.

    Run the following PowerShell command from within the VM:
    wmic path win32_computersystemproduct get uuid
    
Screenshot of example of PowerShell command
PowerShell Example
  1. Create the following Registry Value on that same VM

    Key Location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Veeam\VAC\Agent\
    Value Name: UUID
    Value Type: String Value
    Value Data: <current_bios_uuid>
Screenshot of registry value
Registry Value Example

Option 2: Manage the VMs through a Veeam Backup & Replication server

An alternate way to prevent this mistracking issue is to manage the VMs through a protection group in Veeam Backup & Replication. Then, add that Veeam Backup & Replication server to Veeam Service Provider Console. This option works because, unlike the VSPC Management Agent that generates a tracking UUID based on various hardware identifiers within the VM, Veeam Backup & Replication only tracks the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows deployments based on the VM's BIOS UUID.

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