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VMware backups failing with status 6 using SAN menthod

Venu_S1
Level 3
Certified

Hi,

 

My VMware backups failing with status 6 using SAN transport method.

 

1/21/2015 6:19:49 PM - Info bpbrm(pid=25004) torcer1.Foresters.local is the host to backup data from     
1/21/2015 6:19:49 PM - Info bpbrm(pid=25004) reading file list for client        
1/21/2015 6:19:49 PM - Info bpbrm(pid=25004) starting bpbkar on client         
1/21/2015 6:19:49 PM - Info bpbkar(pid=25042) Backup started           
1/21/2015 6:19:49 PM - Info bpbrm(pid=25004) bptm pid: 25044          
1/21/2015 6:19:50 PM - Info bptm(pid=25044) start            
1/21/2015 6:19:51 PM - Info bptm(pid=25044) using 1048576 data buffer size        
1/21/2015 6:19:51 PM - Info bptm(pid=25044) using 512 data buffers         
1/21/2015 6:19:54 PM - Info bptm(pid=25044) start backup           
1/21/2015 6:20:27 PM - Error bpbrm(pid=25004) from client torcer1.Foresters.local: ERR - Error opening the snapshot disks using given transport mode: Status 23
1/21/2015 6:20:29 PM - Critical bpbrm(pid=25004) from client torcer1.Foresters.local: FTL - cleanup() failed, status 6    
1/21/2015 6:20:31 PM - Error bptm(pid=25044) media manager terminated by parent process       
1/21/2015 6:20:40 PM - Info fhm5220(pid=25044) StorageServer=PureDisk:fhm5220; Report=PDDO Stats for (fhm5220): scanned: 3 KB, CR sent: 0 KB, CR sent over FC: 0 KB, dedup: 100.0%, cache disabled
1/21/2015 6:20:40 PM - Info bpbkar(pid=0) done. status: 6: the backup failed to back up the requested files 
1/21/2015 6:33:41 PM - Info nbjm(pid=3225) starting backup job (jobid=2967335) for client torcer1.Foresters.local, policy mdc_PROD_esx_b2_NO_DUP_T2, schedule Daily  
1/21/2015 6:33:41 PM - estimated 4130094 Kbytes needed
1/21/2015 6:33:41 PM - Info nbjm(pid=3225) started backup (backupid=torcer1.Foresters.local_1421883216) job for client torcer1.Foresters.local, policy mdc_PROD_esx_b2_NO_DUP_T2, schedule Daily on storage unit stu_disk_fhm5220
1/21/2015 6:33:42 PM - started process bpbrm (25004)
1/21/2015 6:33:42 PM - connecting
1/21/2015 6:33:42 PM - connected; connect time: 0:00:00
1/21/2015 6:33:55 PM - begin writing
1/21/2015 6:34:33 PM - end writing; write time: 0:00:38
the backup failed to back up the requested files(6)

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RiaanBadenhorst
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Hello,

 

Is this a new error? Has it worked before?

 

Have you zoned the luns hosting the vmfs to your backup host?

Are you sure the vm guest is actually residing on those luns and not maybe on NFS / Local Datastore?