SCVMM Server Component Upgrade Fails After Upgrading to Veeam Backup & Replication 13
| KB ID: | 4870 |
| Product: | Veeam Backup & Replication | 13 |
| Published: | 2026-06-08 |
| Last Modified: | 2026-08-21 |
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Challenge
After upgrading Veeam Backup & Replication to version 13, attempts to upgrade the remote components on a highly available System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) management server using the Veeam Backup & Replication Console fail with the following error:
Failed to create persistent connection to ADMIN$ shared folder on host. The network path was not found. (ERROR_BAD_NETPATH).
Cause
This issue occurs because the method for communicating with SCVMM changed in Veeam Backup & Replication 13.0.1.
In Veeam Backup & Replication 12.x, SCVMM communication was handled by the SCVMM console and its PowerShell snap-in, both of which were installed locally on the Veeam Backup Server. With all communication being handled locally through the installed snap-in, highly available SCVMM deployments were supported without additional configuration.
Because the SCVMM console is available only on Windows, a new method for communicating with SCVMM was needed when the Linux-based Veeam Backup Server (Veeam Software Appliance) was introduced. To that end, starting in Veeam Backup & Replication 13.0.1, a Veeam management component is installed directly on the SCVMM management server. That component acts as a proxy for SCVMM communication. In a highly available SCVMM deployment, the management role is hosted by more than one server, and the remote component upgrade cannot be completed against such a configuration.
Solution
This procedure is intended only for Windows-based Veeam Backup & Replication Deployments.
The Veeam Software Appliance does not support the SCVMM High Availability feature.
Setting the SCVMMUseLocalPSManager registry value instructs Veeam Backup & Replication to communicate with SCVMM through a PowerShell management service installed locally on the Veeam Backup Server, rather than through a component installed on the SCVMM management server. Both the SCVMM console and the VeeamPsManagementSvc service must therefore be present on the Veeam Backup Server before the registry value is created.
- Upgrade to Veeam Backup & Replication 13.0.2.29 or higher.
- Ensure the System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) console is installed on the Veeam Backup Server.
- Using an Administrative PowerShell terminal, install the following package on the Veeam Backup Server:
C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup\Packages\VeeamPsManagementSvc.msi
- Using the Registry Editor, create the following registry value:
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication
Value Name: SCVMMUseLocalPSManager
Value Type: DWORD (32-bit) Value
Value Data: 1
PowerShell Registry Value Creation
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