NetBackup VMware - getnameinfo failed

[Ramkumar_S]

Hi All,

While adding Clients in Vmware policy, i'm getting the Request time out (95).

bpVmutil logs in below.

15:54:44.723 [14136.5048] <8> retry_getnameinfo: [vnet_addrinfo.c:1147] getnameinfo() failed 11001 0x2af9
15:54:44.723 [14136.5048] <8> vnet_cached_getnameinfo: [vnet_addrinfo.c:1918] retry_getnameinfo() failed RV=11001 IPSTR=192.168.80.1 PORT=0

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Verify your DNS names and VM names follow requirements:

NetBackup character restrictions for virtual machine display names and other vSphere objects

[Marianne]

You can also disable reverse IP lookup on the Backup Host.

See http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH176196