Restore virtual machine to SAN mode: operation system not found

[enzo]

I have a media Server BE 2010 R3 on the windows 2008 x64.

I have the VMware infrastructure with SAN in FC.

I have run a policy VM Backup for Full backup and differential backup Strategy whit 'transport mode: SAN'.

I have scheduled a Full backup at Saturday and other day's the differential backup.

if I restored the Full backup in 'transport mode: SAN' ... message "Clear lazy zero" is repeated in VMware vCenter task .

The restore job finish without errors but if I run the virtual machine I have the error: operation system not found.

if I restore VM in transport mode NBD the VM run without error.

same for the differential restore

I have several VM's also TB and the restore in NBD is not for me.

what could be the problem?

[ArulPrasad · Accepted solution]

There is some issues Identified with SAN transport Mode communication.

After restoring a virtual machine using SAN transport mode that was backed up to a tape device using AVVI the virtual machine may not boot or may blue screen during the boot process

 http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH173567
 

Please use NBD mode as an alternate.

[enzo]

Thanks,

but  i have several VM's also TB and the restore in NBD is slow.

Thanks for reply.

[teiva-boy]

Short of SAN snapshots, until VMware fixes their API, Symantec is doing the right thing in removing the feature via a HF/patch