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Veeam | kb3000
Processing configuration Error: The operation is not allowed in the current state. (The VM is in invalid state.)
Last update date:
10/14/2022
Affected products:
Veeam Backup & Replication
Affected releases:
ALL
Fixed releases:
No fixed releases provided.
Description:
Challenge
A Replication job for a VMware VM fails during the Processing stage with the error: Processing configuration Error: The operation is not allowed in the current state. (The VM is in invalid state.)
Cause
When this error occurs during the "Processing configuration" stage of a VMware Replication job, it is most often related to an incompatibility between the VM being replicated and the destination ESXi host. For example, when attempting to replicate a VM from a host/cluster running vSphere 7.0 to a host running vSphere 6.7, the error will occur because the source VM's Compatibility Level (also known as HW Version) is incompatible with vSphere 6.7.
Solution
Investigate Within a vSphere Client, review the Compatibility level reported by the VM added to the Replication job and ensure that the ESXi host added as the destination is compatible. *If the destination ESXi host is running a version compatible with the source VM's compatibility level, please collect logs and open a case with Veeam Support to continue the investigation. Resolve The VM incompatibility can be resolved in the following ways: Upgrade the target ESXi host to the same version or higher than the source ESXi host. (Recommended)or Reconfigure the replication job to use a destination ESXi host that is running a version compatible with the VM.or Downgrade the compatibility level of the VM being replicated to be compatible with the destination ESXi host version. Reference: VMware KB1028019: Downgrading the virtual machine hardware version in ESXi
More Information
VMware KB2007240: ESXi/ESX hosts and compatible virtual machine hardware versions list VMware KB1027707: Snapshot using a Snapshot Manager fails with the error: Operation not allowed in current state Veeam KB1296: Job fails with error "The operation is not allowed in the current state."
