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SnapCenter repository backup fails to connect to server

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Applies to

  • SnapCenter Server
  • Protect-SmRepository cmdlet

Issue

After migrating SnapCenter to a different server, SnapCenter repository backups (configured via the Protect-SmRepository cmdlet) fail with error:
 
Unable to connect to the remote server ---> System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond <OLD_SNAPCENTER_IP>:8145

 

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