---
title: "Connection to Backup Proxy Lost"
description: "Sent when a backup server fails to connect to a backup proxy. Event ID: 21214 Event message details: Backup server has lost connection to backup proxy <ObjectName> Severity: Warning"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/events/event_21214.html"
breadcrumb: "Event Reference > Infrastructure Components > Proxy Servers > Connection to Backup Proxy Lost"
dateModified: "2026-10-01"
---

# Connection to Backup Proxy Lost

Sent when a backup server fails to connect to a backup proxy.

## General Information

**Event ID**: 21214

**Event message details**: Backup server has lost connection to backup proxy `<ObjectName>`

**Severity**: Warning

## Parameters

<table class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th>
      <p>Parameter Name</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Description</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Example</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">HostID</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Backup server ID.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">HostID="6745a759-2205-4cd2-b172-8ec8f7e60ef8"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">ObjectID</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Backup proxy ID.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">ObjectID="18b661c1-d9dc-4233-90a0-7e7b10dc2d09"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">HostName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Backup server name.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">HostName="VBRSRV01"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">ObjectName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Backup proxy name.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">ObjectName="VMware Backup Proxy"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrHostName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Backup server name. Can be a DNS name, an FQDN or an IP address.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrHostName="vbrsrv01.tech.local"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrVersion</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Veeam Backup & Replication version.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrVersion="13.1.0.411"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Version</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Event version (service parameter).
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Version="1"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Description</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Event message details.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Description="Backup server has lost connection to backup proxy VMware Backup Proxy."</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Syslog Message Example

```
1 2026-07-25T09:15:22.617768+02:00 VBRSRV01 Veeam_MP - - [origin enterpriseId="31023"] [categoryId=0 instanceId=21214 HostID="6745a759-2205-4cd2-b172-8ec8f7e60ef8" ObjectID="18b661c1-d9dc-4233-90a0-7e7b10dc2d09" HostName="VBRSRV01" ObjectName="VMware Backup Proxy" VbrHostName="vbrsrv01.tech.local" VbrVersion="13.1.0.411" Version="1" Description="Backup server has lost connection to backup proxy VMware Backup Proxy."]
```