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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Failed to create a new instance from backup with Veeam using vSAN storage","articleBody":"\n### Discussed in https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/discussions/11886\n\n\u003cdiv type='discussions-op-text'\u003e\n\n\u003csup\u003eOriginally posted by **leolns** October 21, 2025\u003c/sup\u003e\n### problem\n\nCloudstack 4.21.0.0 + VMware 8u3g + vSAN + Veeam 12 environment. \n\nWhen trying to create a new instance from an existing backup, an error occurs because the datastore cannot be found. The datastore lookup is using the CloudStack UUID instead of the volume name.\n\n`$ds = Find-VBRViDatastore -Server:$server -Name \"0f2b59684453331eb366a6d7036bae96\"`\n\nFind-VBRViDatastore doesnt accept uuid, it needs vmware volume name\n\n\n\n```\nERROR [c.c.u.s.SshHelper] (API-Job-Executor-120:[ctx-e94e8dfc, job-58501, ctx-8df14098]) (logid:d58f3113) SSH execution of command PowerShell Import-Module Veeam.Backup.PowerShell -WarningAction SilentlyContinue;$ProgressPreference='SilentlyContinue';$points = Get-VBRRestorePoint;foreach($point in $points) { if ($point.Id -eq '4bf0faea-53e5-4d3f-bf2c-8f83a2104e7d') { $restorePoint = $point; break; } };$server = Get-VBRServer -Name \"10.10.10.103\";$ds = Find-VBRViDatastore -Server:$server -Name \"0f2b59684453331eb366a6d7036bae96\";$job = Start-VBRRestoreVM -RestorePoint:$restorePoint -Server:$server -Datastore:$ds -VMName \"i-8-662-TESTEDEMOBKPRESTORE\" -RunAsync;while (-not (Get-VBRRestoreSession -Id $job.Id).IsCompleted) { Start-Sleep -Seconds 10 } has an error status code in return. Result output: Find-VBRViDatastore : Cannot convert 'System.Object[]' to the type 'Veeam.Backup.Core.Common.CHost' required by ^M\nparameter 'Server'. Specified method is not supported.^M\nAt line:1 char:342^M\n+ ... -Name 10.254.254.10;$ds = Find-VBRViDatastore -Server:$server -Name 0 ...^M\n+                                                           ~~~~~~~^M\n    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Find-VBRViDatastore], ParameterBindingException^M\n    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConvertArgument,Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Cmdlets.FindVBRViDatastore^M\n ^M\nStart-VBRRestoreVM : Cannot convert 'System.Object[]' to the type 'Veeam.Backup.Core.Common.CHost' required by ^M\nparameter 'Server'. Specified method is not supported.^M\nAt line:1 char:451^M\n```\n\n### versions\n\nCloudstack 4.21.0.0 + VMware 8u3g + vSAN + Veeam 12\n\n### The steps to reproduce the bug\n\nTry to create a new instance from backup\n\n### What to do about it?\n\nFind-VBRViDatastore doesnt accept uuid, it needs vmware volume name\u003c/div\u003e","author":{"url":"https://github.com/abh1sar","@type":"Person","name":"abh1sar"},"datePublished":"2025-10-22T11:48:59.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":2},"url":"https://github.com/11888/cloudstack/issues/11888"}