{"id":67184,"date":"2025-09-01T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T07:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=67184"},"modified":"2025-08-29T08:37:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T06:37:56","slug":"veeam-worker-on-proxmox-ve-cannot-access-a-closed-stream-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/veeam-worker-on-proxmox-ve-cannot-access-a-closed-stream-error\/","title":{"rendered":"Veeam Worker on Proxmox VE: \"Cannot access a closed Stream\" error"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67186 size-full\" title=\"veeam-worker-on-proxmox-ve-cannot-access-a-closed-stream-error-01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/veeam-worker-on-proxmox-ve-cannot-access-a-closed-stream-error-01.jpg\" alt=\"veeam-worker-on-proxmox-ve-cannot-access-a-closed-stream-error-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you try to deploy a <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/veeam-v12-2-proxmox-ve-backup-configuration\/\">Veeam Worker<\/a> in a Proxmox VE environment, you might encounter the error \"<em>Cannot access a closed Stream<\/em>\".<\/p>\n<p>This error prevents the Worker from deploying correctly and, consequently, stops you from backing up the <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/proxmox-ve-configure-a-ceph-storage-cluster\/\">Proxmox VE<\/a> platform.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Cannot access a closed Stream error<\/h2>\n<p>The \"<em>Cannot access a closed Stream<\/em> error\" typically appears during the <strong>Worker's deployment<\/strong>. This issue arises when the <b>local storage<\/b> is not enabled in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxmox.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proxmox VE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67188\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/veeam-worker-on-proxmox-ve-cannot-access-a-closed-stream-error-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"450\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>To check status of the local storage, go to <strong>Datacenter &gt; Storage<\/strong> and check if the local storage is <strong>Enabled<\/strong>. In this example the storage is disabled.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-67190\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/veeam-worker-on-proxmox-ve-cannot-access-a-closed-stream-error-03-600x217.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"217\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How to fix the error<\/h2>\n<p>To successfully deploy the Veeam Worker, the local storage <strong>must be enabled<\/strong>. Select the <b>local<\/b> storage and click <b>Edit<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67193\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/veeam-worker-on-proxmox-ve-cannot-access-a-closed-stream-error-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"209\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Check the <b>Enable<\/b> box and click <b>OK<\/b> to save the changes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-67195\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/veeam-worker-on-proxmox-ve-cannot-access-a-closed-stream-error-05-600x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"219\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Once you have enabled the local storage, return to the Veeam console and try to <strong>deploy the Worker again<\/strong>. Right-click the worker and select <b>Test<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-67197\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/veeam-worker-on-proxmox-ve-cannot-access-a-closed-stream-error-06-600x329.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"329\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The Worker should now <strong>deploy successfully<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67199\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/veeam-worker-on-proxmox-ve-cannot-access-a-closed-stream-error-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"448\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>You can confirm the successful deployment by checking the <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/create-a-proxmox-cluster\/\">Proxmox VE<\/a> environment, where you'll see the newly deployed Worker.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-67201\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/veeam-worker-on-proxmox-ve-cannot-access-a-closed-stream-error-08-600x335.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>While it may seem like a good idea to disable or hide local storage from the Proxmox console, if you are using <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/migration-from-vmware-to-proxmox-with-veeam\/\">Veeam Backup &amp; Replication<\/a> as your backup solution, the local storage object <strong>must be enabled<\/strong> for the Veeam Worker to deploy and function correctly avoiding the error \"<em>Cannot access a closed Stream error<\/em>\".<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you try to deploy a Veeam Worker in a Proxmox VE environment, you might encounter the error \"Cannot access a closed Stream\". 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