VMware Backup, Replication and Recovery
Troubleshooting: AppAware Folder Creation Failed Inside the Guest Machine in BDRsuite
KB ID: 115076 Issue: During the operation of BDRSuite, an issue may arise when the BDRSuite application attempts to create the AppAware folder inside a guest VM running Windows. This folder is essential as it contains executables and DLL files ...
Troubleshooting: AppAware Folder Deletion Failed Inside Guest Machine in BDRSuite
KB ID: 115075 Issue: When configuring a VM with the ApplicationAware option in BDRSuite Backup Server, an issue may arise where the BDRSuite Backup Server attempts to check and manipulate the Windows\Appware folder inside the guest VM. Specifically, ...
Troubleshooting: Invalid Guest Credentials Error in BDRSuite
KB ID: 115073 Cause: When running a VM backup or replication job with app-aware options enabled, you may encounter the "Failed::Invalid guest credentials" error. This error occurs when the guest credentials provided for the guest machine are ...
Backup Performed with Checksum due to VMware CBT Tracking Failure
KB ID: 105977 Cause: In VMware backup and replication, you may encounter a situation where the backup is marked as complete with the note that it was performed using checksum. This occurs when VMware's Changed Block Tracking (CBT) mechanism fails. ...
Incompatibility of 32-bit Windows System as VMware Backup Proxy
KB ID: 117054 Issue: When attempting to add a 32-bit architecture Windows machine as a Proxy agent (specifically for VMware Proxy), the user interface (UI) displays the message "Backup Proxy for VMware is not supported for this Windows System." ...
VM Not Found Issue during Incremental Job in BDRSuite
KB ID: 105035 Summary: This knowledge base article addresses the "VM Not Found" error encountered while attempting to execute an incremental backup job within the BDRSuite application. The error arises due to the unavailability or corruption of the ...
Error in Re-configuring VM Disk after Replication in BDRSuite
KB ID: 105034 Symptom: When attempting to re-configure virtual machine (VM) disks following replication using BDRSuite, an error occurs. Cause: The error arises when a replication job is configured for a VM with more than two hard disks. ...
Unable to Access Datastore in Source ESXi/vCenter Server in BDRSuite Backup Server/ BDRSuite Client
KB ID: 105020 Summary: This knowledge base article addresses the issue of being unable to access the datastore within the source ESXi/vCenter Server environment in the context of BDRSuite Backup Server/ BDRSuite Client. The problem can arise from ...
Troubleshooting VM Snapshot Operation Failure in BDRSuite
KB ID: 105009 Summary: This knowledge base article addresses the issue of VM snapshot operation failure in Vembu-VMBackup. When encountering this error message, the backup process may fail due to reasons related to snapshot file size exceeding ...
VMware Backup Limitation for Free ESX(i) Server Versions in BDRSuite
KB ID: 105004 Summary: This knowledge base article addresses the limitation in BDRSuite when attempting to back up virtual machines from free ESX(i) Server versions. The article explains that BDRSuite does not support the backup of virtual machines ...
Troubleshooting: Error Encountered While Fetching VM Configuration Files
KB ID: 105026 Issue Users may encounter an error when attempting to retrieve virtual machine configuration files from the datastore, leading to a failure in the process. Cause The error typically arises during the attempt to fetch virtual machine ...
CBT Not Enabled for Incremental VM Backup in BDRSuite for VMware
KB ID: 105008 Issue: CBT (Changed Block Tracking) not being enabled can lead to errors during VMware backups. This error message may arise if CBT is disabled after a Full Backup or the preceding incremental backup. Various scenarios can trigger this ...
Troubleshooting - Error When Opening VMDK File
KB ID: 105606 Summary: This knowledge base article provides guidance on resolving an error encountered while attempting to open a VMDK file, which is commonly associated with disk access from the datastore for read operations. Cause: The error ...
VMware Backup Failure: Unable to Retrieve queryChangedDiskAreas
KB ID: 105017 Issue: During VMware backups, encountering the error message "Unable to retrieve queryChangedDiskAreas even after CBT query retry" indicates a failure to track Changed Blocks of a virtual machine (VM) within BDRSuite. Cause: The error ...
VMware Backup Limitation: Free ESX(i) Server Not Supported
KB ID: 105004 Summary: This knowledge base article addresses the limitation in BDRSuite when attempting to back up virtual machines from free ESX(i) Server versions. The article explains that BDRSuite does not support the backup of virtual machines ...
Error: CBT Not Enabled for VM
KB ID: 105007 Problem: When attempting to back up a virtual machine using BDRSuite, users may encounter an error message indicating that Changed Block Tracking (CBT) was not enabled for the VM. This prevents the successful backup of the virtual ...
Unable to Create VM Snapshot. Failed to Quiesce the VM.
KB ID: 105130 Details: BDRSuite utilizes VMware snapshots for VM Backup & Replication. During the snapshot initiation for backup or replication, BDRSuite ensures VM quiescing to maintain on-disk data consistency. However, users may encounter an error ...
Virtual Machine Disks Consolidation Needed in BDRSuite
KB ID: 24 Description Virtual machine disk consolidation may be required when encountering the error message "Virtual machine disk consolidation is needed" in BDRSuite. This issue occurs when the redo logs for the disks have not been properly removed ...
"Error: Target VM Name Already Exists" in BDRSuite
KB ID: 105023 Cause 1: If a full Replication job gets interrupted during its progress, and at the same time, an incremental job is scheduled for the same replication task, an error message may appear: "Target VM Name already exists." Solution 1: To ...
Failed to Backup: VMware Tools Not Running in Guest OS
KB ID: 115074 Issue: When attempting to back up a virtual machine (VM) using BDRSuite, the backup process fails due to VMware Tools not running in the guest operating system (OS). Cause: The failure may be caused by one of the following reasons: 1. ...
"Module MonitorLoop Power On Failed" Error during VM Failover and Failback
KB ID: 105964 Issue: The error message "Module Monitor-loop Power On Failed" appears in reports when attempting to power on a replicated Virtual Machine (VM) on the destination host after reverting a snapshot during failover. This error may also ...