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Veeam: Snapshot creation failed: Could not quiesce file system


 

A couple of days ago, I was testing with Veeam backup and a new created VM. The backup stops with the following error:

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In the Veeam Backup release notes (veeam_backup_2.0.1_release_notes.pdf) and the known errors section, you’ll find the following text:

If you attempt to backup a VM with VMware Tools VSS support module installed with Veeam Backup job having VSS option enabled, the backup would fail with the following error: VCB error: Error: Other error encountered: Snapshot creation failed: Could not quiesce file system. An error occurred, cleaning up…. To resolve this, disable VMware Tools quiescence in the backup job properties, or uninstall VSS support module.

So I checked de VM and uninstalled the VSS option.

Go to Control Panel –> Add/Remove Programs –> VMware Tools. The VMware Tools Setup starts and in this screen press modify.

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Disable the VSS Support feature in the VMware Tools.

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Finish the setup wizard and reboot the VM.

 

After a reboot, the following error might popup:

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The fix was a little bit funny. When I pressed the right mouse button on My Computer or any other directory, the Symantec Antivirus installer starts with a repair job.

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After the repair job is done and the VM is back online after a reboot, the VM acts normal again :-S

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SQL Query: Total time for a Veeam Backup job



I’m using Veeam Backup for while now, and one thing I can’t find is the total time for a backup job. The only two values are start and end time. I wanted to see what the total time for a backup job is, so I created the following query:

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The query will generate the following output:

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You can download the SQL file here:

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Veeam Backup: VM “vmname” (ref: “vm-##”) is “invalid”


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I had a strange problem with one of my VM’s. The VM-ID was changed and this change was not forwarded to my vCenter server. I use Veeam Backup for creating backups and the job skipped this VM with the following error:

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This problem can be solved by restarting the services on the ESX server and the vCenter server.

The following command will do this on the ESX Server.

service mgmt-vmware restart

For vCenter (Windows) you can do this from the command line:

net stop "VMware VirtualCenter server"

net start "VMware VirtualCenter server"

After restarting the services, the backup job completed successfully.