Veeam failed jobs service is misconfigured

Last Modified

Thu Nov 12 18:00 GMT 2020

Description

  • Veeam service misconfigured:
201 C:\Windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe : Unable to load the VeeamPSSnapIn make sure you have the plugin is registered with powershell - Full Error is:

Environment

  • N-able N-central
  • Veeam Backup solution

Solution

  • Veeam Snapin is not installed or is corrupted (Version 10 or earlier).
  • Install the Veeam Powershell Snapin. Please refer to their Getting Started guide.
    • For more information, refer to How to Monitor Veeam Data Backup.
    • You can test a number of Veeam commands that would replicate the service manually, as well as temporarily add the Snap-in to a PowerShell console (through the tools menu in N-able N-central) via the following:
  • Command Prompt Method
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.C:\Windows\system32>powershellWindows PowerShellCopyright (C) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.PS C:\Windows\system32> Add-PSSnapin VeeamPSSnapIn -ErrorVariable scriptErrorPS C:\Windows\system32> Get-VBRJob
  • This list of commands will enter PowerShell, add the Snap-in, and then ask for a list of VBR jobs as an example.