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Backup fails Snapshot creation issue for GCP VM

  • November 3, 2025
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waqasali
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Hi,


My backup job, for instance, XYZ fails with these messages: 

 

 

Question:

 

What could cause snapshot creation to fail in Veeam Backup for Google Cloud, and what should I check first?

 

 

 

9 comments

Tommy O'Shea
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  • November 3, 2025

Is there some kind of other job running that might be locking the backup? Perhaps some kind of backup-copy job?


waqasali
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  • November 4, 2025

There is no copy job running. This is only a standalone job. 


kira.bezhanova
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  • November 12, 2025

To isolate the issue, I would try creating a snapshot manually. If issue persist, to see why snapshot cannot be created 


waqasali
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  • November 17, 2025

To isolate the issue, I would try creating a snapshot manually. If issue persist, to see why snapshot cannot be created 

 

from google console snapshot can take manual with zero error. 


kira.bezhanova
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  • November 17, 2025

Was it while the job was failing? 


waqasali
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  • November 18, 2025

Was it while the job was failing? 

 

yes 


Jean.peres.bkp
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@waqasali , Have you checked if the machine has any stuck processes?

Is it possible to restart the machine and perform a new full backup to test?


waqasali
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  • November 28, 2025

Hi ​@Jean.peres.bkp , the machines have already restarted, and the case is open with Veeam and MS for further troubleshooting. 


waqasali
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  • November 30, 2025

this case is still under support observation.