Device is a scsi controller engaged dont see what youre looking for. Quiescing the file system prior to taking a snapshot is the best way to go unless there is a specific requirement not to do so. Remove the invalid vm from inventory by right clicking on the vm and choosing remove from inventory. Failing to migrate instant recovered virtual machine to. New snapshot is removed, older ones still showing in datastore but not in snapshot list. Failed to prepare vm for processing from storage snapshot, failing over to using vm snapshot. Before proceeding with the upgrade, two main keynotes should be kept in mind.
An old or orphaned snapshot file is linked to the vmx, and a new snapshot is trying to use that file name. Active snapshots but cant see them in snapshot manager june 2nd, 2010 sanderdaems leave a comment go to comments today i got some problems with. The remote certificate is invalid according to the validation procedure. Error failed to create volume snapshot on veeam agent for. Repair veeam preparing replica vm error replica vm is. Veeam causing snapshots to need consolidation hardforum. Veeam backup error detected an invalid snapshot configuration. Dec 23, 2009 remove the invalid vm from inventory by right clicking on the vm and choosing remove from inventory. The remote certificate is invalid according to the validation.
Howto manually repair a vmware replica created by veeam. Find answers to detected an invalid snapshot configuration from the expert community at experts exchange. Commvault and commvault undertakes no obligation to update, correct or modify any statements made in this forum. Jan 28, 2014 when this happens, a lot of times i find that veeam will have hot added a replica disk to the proxy in order to do its thing, yet since the disruption it hasnt removed it. Solution please be aware that as an alternative to performing the steps below, you may first attempt to clone the faulty replica within vmware, if it succeeds map the replication job to the clone of the replica. Veeam starts a replication job and will take a snapshot of the virtual machine and then replicate the main vmdk disk file to the remote site. Remember to bookmark this page as we will continue t. Detected an invalid snapshot configuration afterwards i tried, among theese things. The age of the latest snapshot for this vm has exceeded the configured threshold. This technique is currently only possible with hp storevirtual and hp storeserv storage solutions. Almost all backup software compatible with vmware vsphere uses vmware vsphere storage apis for data protection, which triggers a snapshot of a vm to backup running virtual machine vm. There is absolutely no cpu or memory contention in this environment. Configuring veeam backup and replication storage snapshots.
Veeam backup server 1 stores configuration backup data on this server. Aug 01, 2016 the issue is that the snapshot directory is hidden. The server powered up fine and vcenter works without issue. I checked snapshots in the vsphere client and there arent any and am not sure what the next step is. So my best practice is to enable the snapshot directory on all volumes that veeam will interact with, including operations for backup from storage snapshot, veeam explorer for storage snapshot, and ondemand sandbox for storage snapshots. From the backup repository list, choose a backup repository on which the configuration backup must be stored. How to properly disaster recover replicate veeam backup server. Error failed to create volume snapshot on veeam agent. Running configuration backups manually veeam software help. Solved veeam snapshot issue vmware forum spiceworks. Vmotion fails with source detected that destination.
Afterwards my veeam replics and backup of vms on that server started failing. Also i installed veeam proxies one proxy for each host and added its into the veeam main server. Removing vmware snapshots with invalid snapshot configuration. Often when you see an invalid snapshot configuration, vmware is no longer. The content of the forums, threads and posts reflects the thoughts and opinions of each author, and does not represent the thoughts, opinions, plans or strategies of commvault systems, inc. Replication job fails with invalid snapshot configuration, and you are able to determine that the error is coming from the. This will cause all subsequent backups to fail, normally with errors around opening vddk. Maybe veeam needed a reboot, since the vss provider was working for dpm, so i rebooted the veeam servers. Creating a new vmsd file resolved it and i can now back up the server in veeam. Disk consolidation needed unable to access file since it is locked after deleting snapshots on a vm either by deleting an individual snapshot or selecting delete all snapshots, you may see the following warning for the vm, stating that disk consolidation is needed.
This shows you the actual snapshot chain from your selected snapshot down to the flat disk. I opened a case with veeam and they act like they have never seen this issue before. Occasionally replications will fail due to specific snapshot issues. Forums virtual server fails to boot after commvault backup. I ensured the datastore is accessable and the configured user has full permission. Vmdk were running several vms on several vsphere 6. Make sure that the enable configuration backup to the following repository check box is selected.
Then i checked the configuration file of the virtual machine i opened the. This issue has never occurred when performing a manual snapshot and removing it. But the backup attempt always fails with these messages. Veeam replication automatically fix detected invalid snapshot. Invalid configuration for device virtual machine is configured to use a device that prevents the snapshot operation. An invalid snapshot configuration was detected also, when reading the virtual machine log file vmware. Veeam how to series video veeam one follow up, here is the next series. If there are any snapshots left in the snapshot manager try using the delete all option in snapshot manager. Jan 09, 2017 veeam how to series video veeam one follow up, here is the next series. If the vm is a linux vm and uses the securityenhanced linux kernel module, exclude the azure linux agent path varlibwaagent from the security policy and make sure the backup extension is installed. If you perform a refresh on the storage of an esx node under configurationstorage, all other nodes will follow to display.
Snapshot technology has evolved over time and the latest version of vmware vsphere 6. Running configuration backups manually veeam backup. If the vm is in a transient state between running and shut down, wait for the state to change. Disk consolidation needed unable to access file since it. Jun 07, 2017 veeam one community free edition 10 download now. If so, can you do a consolidate snapshot on the server then take a snapshot and delete it once the snapshot take task is complete. Solution please be aware that as an alternative to performing the steps below, you may first attempt to clone the faulty replica within vmware, if it. Jul 11, 2014 maybe veeam needed a reboot, since the vss provider was working for dpm, so i rebooted the veeam servers.
If i examine the datastore files of the replica, i have this files. Veeam backup temporary snapshots sometimes not getting. Once the copy of the snapshot is made, veeam deletes the vmware snapshot consolidating the vmdk with the delta changes that occurred during the backup operation. Detected an invalid snapshot configuration solutions. Veeam backup and replication community free edition 10 protects up to 10. Windows volume shadow copy services vss problem determination. The issue is that the snapshot directory is hidden. Active snapshots but cant see them in snapshot manager. This is the warning veeam had been throwing when it failed the snapshots. Use an ssh client with putty or some other method to login to the esx host from step 1 use the cd command to move into the datastore volume from step 1 rename the vmname. The size of the latest snapshot file for this vm has exceeded the configured threshold.
This is not to sat that there is a problem with veeam. Could not quiesce file system posted on february 2, 2009 by afokkema a couple of days ago, i was testing with veeam backup and a new created vm. A virtual machine fails to respond when using backup software and vmware vsphere replication 2040754 vmware esxi 5. The veeam backup and replication 7 upgrade procedure to version 8 is pretty simple and allows the administrators to take advantage of new features. Troubleshoot backup errors with azure vms azure backup. Detected an invalid snapshot configuration solutions experts. Apr 03, 2017 almost all backup software compatible with vmware vsphere uses vmware vsphere storage apis for data protection, which triggers a snapshot of a vm to backup running virtual machine vm.
Waldo book could be a few hundred pages enter powercli man. Invalid drive error when installing vmware workstation esx. Veeam shows that the snapshot was removed successfully. I removed the vmware snapshots of the running hosts, and ran a. I ran into an very interesting issue today with a client who is using veeam backup and replication to keep their virtual machines replicated to a remote esx server for disaster recovery. I removed the vmware snapshots of the running hosts, and ran a consolidation. Synology active backup for business licensefree, unlimited. However veeam still wont take a backup and when i look at the snapshot manager of the vm the 3 previous snapshots are still listed even though they dont. There is no rhyme or reason as to when the veeam temporary snapshot is not removed. From the main menu, select configuration backup make sure that the enable configuration backup to the following repository check box is selected from the backup repository list, choose a backup repository on which the configuration backup must be stored in the restore points to keep field, specify the number of restore points that you want to.
This will cause all subsequent backups to fail, normally with errors around opening vddk disks andor invalid snapshot configurations. Optimizing server configuration is always one of biggest challenges for virtual environments administrators. The most recent issue is related to a replica job for a win2k3 domain controller. An invalid snapshot configuration was detected posted on february 23, 2010 february 23, 2010 by arjan jorink while trying to create a snapshot on a host i received an error. What it actually does is when a vm is being processed, it creates a snapshot like before and simultaneously creates a storage snapshot of the lun where the vm is living on.
When this happens, a lot of times i find that veeam will have hot added a replica disk to the proxy in order to do its thing, yet since the disruption it hasnt removed it. May 02, 2017 this shows you the actual snapshot chain from your selected snapshot down to the flat disk. Booted from acronisclonezilla and tried to disk to disk clone, failed with disk errors. Use the consolidate function to consolidate any orphaned snapshots. Vm name detected an invalid snapshot configuration. The administrators always trying to provide best performance by changing configurations on hypervisor, virtual machines or other components or virtual infrastructure.
How to fix invalidgreyed out virtual machines in vmware. Tried copy, migrate and backup jobs, all fail with accessing block failures. Veeam backup and replication community free edition 10 protects up to 10 instances vms or computers, laptops for free. Veeam replication automatically fix detected invalid snapshot configuration. Invalid drive error when installing vmware workstation. Failing to migrate instant recovered virtual machine to production.
Apr 08, 2014 this technique is currently only possible with hp storevirtual and hp storeserv storage solutions. When you receive a failure move on to the next step. Netapp nfs volumes and veeam configuration best practices. From here i manually deleted the snapshots and edited the vmx file so it was pointing at the actually vhds and not the snapshots. Detected an invalid snapshot configuration post by einar wed apr, 2016 9. Detected an invalid snapshot configuration vmware communities. After the initial release about 3 months ago veeam received a lot of positive feedback and resolved more issues and added some additional features. Veeam backup of vmware esxi vms is it a snapshot backup.
When the backup job finishes veeam will tell vmware to remove the. Active snapshots but cant see them in snapshot manager june 2nd, 2010 sanderdaems leave a comment go to comments today i got some problems with backing up one of my vms using vmware data recovery. Repair veeam preparing replica vm error replica vm is running. Veeam backup and replication 7 upgrade to version 8. With the release of veeam backup and enjoy these recent posts.
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