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VM backup issue

Updated: 23 May 2010 | 1 comment
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getting the follow error message when running browse-start.bat on proxy box to backup VM in backup exec 11d SP3

 

[2008-09-12 15:43:05.507 'vcbMounter' 944 error] Error: Cannot open disk blklst
:///vmfs/volumes/48c93202-6e9289f0-a32c-001ec9b5a4f9/VM4_1/VM4.vmx-snapshot-8[ES
X Cluster 2] VM4_1/VM4-000001.vmdk@XXX.XXX.lcl:443?xxxx/xxxx. Cannot ope
n disk file: Error : Disk library failed (Cannot access a SAN/iSCSI LUN backing
this virtual disk. (Hint: If you are using vcbMounter you can use the option "-m
 ndb" to switch to network based disk access if this is what you want.) If you w
ere attempting file-level access, stop the vmount Service by typing "net stop vm
ount2" on a command prompt to force vmount to re-scan for SAN LUNs and re-try th
e command.). Unable to open 'blklst:///vmfs/volumes/48c93202-6e9289f0-a32c-001ec
9b5a4f9/VM4_1/VM4.vmx-snapshot-8[ESX Cluster 2] VM4_1/VM4-000001.vmdk@XXX.XXX.lcl:443'. Failed to configure disk scsi0:0.
[2008-09-12 15:43:05.507 'vcbMounter' 944 error] An error occurred, cleaning up
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Stuart Green's picture
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2009
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Incremental backups failing with error after extending vmdk

Just experienced the same error on my Proxy server for a specific VM.

All other VM's performed Full and Incremental backups.
This VM successfully performed a Full but gave the "Cannot open disk blklst" and "Cannot open disk file: Error : Disk library failed" error message when performing a Incremental.

I did a restart of the VMware Vmount Service and now successful Incremental backups.

This specific VM started to fail Incremental file-level backups just after having a vmdk extended. This might have something to do with it.

This technote on NetBackup also helped me.

All Incremental VMware Consolidated Backups (VCB) are failing with error 156 and bpfis reports the error "Cannot open disk file: Error : Disk library failed (Unspecified error)"
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/320310.htm

Tip: Get overview/document your NBU environment. Run 'nbsu' and review the output.

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