---
title: "Target Location Does Not Match Source Location"
description: "Sent when a user migrates infrastructure objects to a different location. For more information, see Managing Locations. Event ID: 26010 Event message details: Potential data sovereignty violation: target <TargetName> location <TargetLocation> does..."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/events/event_26010.html"
breadcrumb: "Event Reference > Infrastructure Components > General Operations > Target Location Does Not Match Source Location"
dateModified: "2026-10-01"
---

# Target Location Does Not Match Source Location

Sent when a user migrates infrastructure objects to a different location. For more information, see [Managing Locations](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/locations.html).

## General Information

**Event ID**: 26010

**Event message details**: Potential data sovereignty violation: target `<TargetName>` location `<TargetLocation>` does not match source `<ObjectName>` location `<SourceLocation>`

**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">ObjectName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Name of the infrastructure object.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">ObjectName="VMware Server 01"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">SourceLocation</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Source location of the infrastructure object.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">SourceLocation="Italy"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">SourceLocationID</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Source location ID of the infrastructure object.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">SourceLocationID="3719a4bb-78be-514f-4caf-2a3a9a63b17c"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">TargetName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Name of the host in the target location.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">TargetName="esxi01.tech.local"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">TargetLocation</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Target location of the infrastructure object.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">TargetLocation="Germany"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">TargetLocationID</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Target location ID of the infrastructure object.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">TargetLocationID="4260b7cc-35fd-498c-8bef-5e2e8e78a15b"</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="Potential data sovereignty violation: target esxi01.tech.local location (Germany) does not match source VMware Server 01 location (Italy)"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Syslog Message Example

```
1 2026-07-25T11:52:13.085626+01:00 VBRSRV01 Veeam_MP - - [origin enterpriseId="31023"] [categoryId=0 instanceId=26010 ObjectName="VMware Server 01" SourceLocation="Italy" SourceLocationID="3719a4bb-78be-514f-4caf-2a3a9a63b17c" TargetName="esxi01.tech.local" TargetLocation="Germany" TargetLocationID="4260b7cc-35fd-498c-8bef-5e2e8e78a15b" VbrHostName="vbrsrv01.tech.local" VbrVersion="13.1.0.411" Version="1" Description="Potential data sovereignty violation: target esxi01.tech.local location (Germany) does not match source VMware Server 01 location (Italy)"]
```