A connection with the server could not be established (0x00002EFD) - Hyper-V failed to enable reverse replication for virtual machine
Error message
VMM cannot complete the host operation on the host1.contoso.com server because of the error: Hyper-V failed to enable reverse replication for 'SHAREPOINT-VM1': A connection with the server could not be established (0x00002EFD). (Virtual machine ID XXXXXXX-DCEE-XXXX-XXXX-1DC00586XXXX) Hyper-V cannot connect to the specified Replica server 'Host5.contoso.com'. Error: A connection with the server could not be established (0x00002EFD). Verify that the specified server is enabled as a Replica server, allows inbound connection on port '8084', and supports the same authentication scheme. Resolve the host issue and then try the operation again.
Error Code
Service error: 20011 Provider error: 12700
Resolution
The virtual machine couldn't begin reverse replication. Reverse replication can fail if the protecting location isn't ready to receive the replication data from the protected location.