Challenge
The alarm “Storage connection failure” is displayed in Veeam ONE when performing either of the following activities in Veeam Backup & Replication:
Backup from Storage Snapshots
Restore from Storage Snapshots
Cause
Veeam ONE tracks the events that occur in the VMware Environment to determine what alarms should be displayed. Veeam ONE triggers the "Storage connection failure" alarm when the following events occurs within the VMware Environment.
Solution
Backup from Storage Snapshots
To prevent the ESXi hosts from seeing the Storage Snapshots that are exported to the Veeam Backup Proxy, it is advisable to create a separate initiator group for backup proxies only.
More Information
Should you have any questions, contact Veeam Support.
