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Snapshot Creation Failed

purdue
Level 3
The client I'm trying to backup is a VMWare client running Red Hat Linux 32 bit. I'm using VMWare policy.
 
 
5/30/2012 9:30:09 AM - Info nbjm(pid=1512) starting backup job (jobid=2555) for client testjob, policy Banner-Test, schedule Full
5/30/2012 9:30:09 AM - Info nbjm(pid=1512) requesting STANDARD_RESOURCE resources from RB for backup job (jobid=2555, request id:{52195313-213F-42DD-9A23-EA5A024956D8})
5/30/2012 9:30:09 AM - requesting resource STS-Media-1
5/30/2012 9:30:09 AM - requesting resource backup-master.NBU_CLIENT.MAXJOBS.testjob
5/30/2012 9:30:09 AM - requesting resource backup-master.NBU_POLICY.MAXJOBS.Banner-Test
5/30/2012 9:30:10 AM - granted resource backup-master.NBU_CLIENT.MAXJOBS.testjob
5/30/2012 9:30:10 AM - granted resource backup-master.NBU_POLICY.MAXJOBS.Banner-Test
5/30/2012 9:30:10 AM - granted resource MediaID=@aaaas;DiskVolume=PureDiskVolume;DiskPool=MSDP-Media-1;Path=PureDiskVolume;StorageServer=bac...
5/30/2012 9:30:10 AM - granted resource STS-Media-1
5/30/2012 9:30:18 AM - started
5/30/2012 9:30:19 AM - estimated 0 Kbytes needed
5/30/2012 9:30:19 AM - begin Parent Job
5/30/2012 9:30:19 AM - begin VMware, Start Notify Script
5/30/2012 9:30:19 AM - Info RUNCMD(pid=4192) started          
5/30/2012 9:30:19 AM - Info RUNCMD(pid=4192) exiting with status: 0       
Status 0
5/30/2012 9:30:19 AM - end VMware, Start Notify Script; elapsed time: 00:00:00
5/30/2012 9:30:19 AM - begin VMware, Step By Condition
Status 0
5/30/2012 9:30:19 AM - end VMware, Step By Condition; elapsed time: 00:00:00
5/30/2012 9:30:19 AM - begin VMware, Read File List
Status 0
5/30/2012 9:30:19 AM - end VMware, Read File List; elapsed time: 00:00:00
5/30/2012 9:30:19 AM - begin VMware, Create Snapshot
5/30/2012 9:30:20 AM - started process bpbrm (5396)
5/30/2012 9:30:46 AM - end writing
Status 156
5/30/2012 9:30:47 AM - end VMware, Create Snapshot; elapsed time: 00:00:28
5/30/2012 9:30:47 AM - begin VMware, Stop On Error
Status 0
5/30/2012 9:30:47 AM - end VMware, Stop On Error; elapsed time: 00:00:00
5/30/2012 9:30:47 AM - begin VMware, Delete Snapshot
5/30/2012 9:30:49 AM - started process bpbrm (4000)
5/30/2012 9:30:52 AM - end writing
Status 1542
5/30/2012 9:30:52 AM - end VMware, Delete Snapshot; elapsed time: 00:00:05
Status 156
5/30/2012 9:30:52 AM - end Parent Job; elapsed time: 00:00:33
5/30/2012 9:36:59 AM - Info bpbrm(pid=5396) testjob is the host to backup data from   
5/30/2012 9:36:59 AM - Info bpbrm(pid=5396) reading file list from client      
5/30/2012 9:36:59 AM - Info bpbrm(pid=5396) start bpfis on client       
5/30/2012 9:37:01 AM - begin Create Snapshot
5/30/2012 9:37:02 AM - Info bpfis(pid=3356) Backup started         
5/30/2012 9:37:13 AM - snapshot backup of client testjob using method VMware_v2
5/30/2012 9:37:24 AM - Critical bpbrm(pid=5396) from client testjob: FTL - snapshot creation failed, status 156 
5/30/2012 9:37:24 AM - Warning bpbrm(pid=5396) from client testjob: WRN - ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES is not frozen  
5/30/2012 9:37:27 AM - begin Delete Snapshot
5/30/2012 9:37:27 AM - Info bpfis(pid=0) Snapshot will not be deleted      
snapshot error encountered(156)
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Nicolai
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Pls see this technote:

Status 156 : VMware backups fail with "snapshot creation failed, status 156 WRN - ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES is not frozen " Quiescing

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH160314

 

purdue
Level 3