First published on TECHNET on Apr 28, 2016
Here’s a quick tip for you in case you’re using Microsoft Azure Backup for infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and a scheduled VM backup fails with the following error message in the job error details in the Azure Portal:
Could not communicate with the VM agent for snapshot status - Snapshot VM sub task timed out.
There are four common causes for this error:
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The VM does not have Internet access.
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The Microsoft Azure VM agent installed in the VM is out of date (for Linux VMs).
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The backup extension failed to update or load.
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The snapshots status cannot be retrieved or the snapshots cannot be taken.
To read about the solutions for each of these, please see the following:
Azure VM Backup fails: Could not communicate with the VM agent for snapshot status - Snapsh...
J.C. Hornbeck
, Solution Asset PM
Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Group
