Cannot connect to the OBEngine service

Azure backups are not running. 

I have firstly upgraded to the lastest MARSAgent today. Still issues.

Then unin\reinstalled the agent. Same 

The services "RecoveryServicesManagementAgent" & "Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent" are both running.

Error in Job Details:

E:\

The Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent cannot connect to the OBEngine service. Verify that the OBEngine service is present in the Services Control Panel and that the port NO_PARAM is available. (0x186D4)

Errors in event log:

1.

Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          21/11/2017 13:52:54
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      HADES
Description:
Faulting application name: cbengine.exe, version: 2.0.9099.0, time stamp: 0x5a055114
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 6.3.9600.18666, time stamp: 0x58f33794
Exception code: 0x80070057
Fault offset: 0x00000000000095fc
Faulting process id: 0x1d08
Faulting application start time: 0x01d362ca3e79f499
Faulting application path: E:\AZURE\Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent\bin\cbengine.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: 458a9a50-cec3-11e7-80f9-0050560100b5
Faulting package full name: 
Faulting package-relative application ID: 
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Application Error" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>100</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2017-11-21T13:52:54.000000000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>72940</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>HADES</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>cbengine.exe</Data>
    <Data>2.0.9099.0</Data>
    <Data>5a055114</Data>
    <Data>KERNELBASE.dll</Data>
    <Data>6.3.9600.18666</Data>
    <Data>58f33794</Data>
    <Data>80070057</Data>
    <Data>00000000000095fc</Data>
    <Data>1d08</Data>
    <Data>01d362ca3e79f499</Data>
    <Data>E:\AZURE\Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent\bin\cbengine.exe</Data>
    <Data>C:\Windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll</Data>
    <Data>458a9a50-cec3-11e7-80f9-0050560100b5</Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>

2. 

Log Name:      System
Source:        Service Control Manager
Date:          21/11/2017 13:53:17
Event ID:      7034
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      HADES
Description:
The Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent service terminated unexpectedly.  It has done this 2 time(s).
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Service Control Manager" Guid="{555908d1-a6d7-4695-8e1e-26931d2012f4}" EventSourceName="Service Control Manager" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="49152">7034</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>0</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8080000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2017-11-21T13:53:17.107806500Z" />
    <EventRecordID>138367</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="612" ThreadID="8960" />
    <Channel>System</Channel>
    <Computer>HADES</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data Name="param1">Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent</Data>
    <Data Name="param2">2</Data>
    <Binary>6F00620065006E00670069006E0065000000</Binary>
  </EventData>
</Event>