Veeam updated this KB that explains how to protect the VBR server using the Configuration backup and restore process.
Protecting the Veeam Backup & Replication server
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Thanks Chris, more than a KB this looks like a white paper/best practice.
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Yes it seems that way.
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For short: use config-backup and do not backup/replicate VBR server 
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