Veeam Backup: Broker Service Status

Veeam.Backup.VeeamBrokerSvc.Monitor (UnitMonitor)

Monitors the health of the Veeam Backup Broker Service

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The Veeam Broker Service is not running. This service is responsible for communicating with virtual infrastructure, collecting and caching its topology and object state data.

If the Veeam Backup Broker Service is stopped, the backup server may not be able to perform some operations with the virtual infrastructure (for example, it will be unable to enumerate VMs for backup jobs).

Causes

Resolutions

Check the service status: it should be running. If the service is not running, try to start it.

Check event logs for errors.

Check the status of the service account used for the Veeam Broker Service: it may be locked or expired.

Use the Alerts View to see all current open issues for this object. Use the Events View to review any error and warning events for this object. Open a Performance View to see the performance metrics for this object and all contained objects. Open a Diagram View to analyze the relationships of this object to other components.

External

Check the Veeam Backup & Replication resources for more information, in particular:

Community Forums

Online Knowledge Base

Technical Documentation

Element properties:

TargetVeeam.Backup.VeeamBrokerSvc
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.AvailabilityState
CategoryAvailabilityHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeVeeam.Backup.ServiceMonitor.2StateMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
Veeam Backup: Broker Service Status
Veeam Backup Broker Service is not running
RunAsDefault