Hi,
I have a problem with a VMware Snapshot backup (error 156).
This policy has never given problems, obviously until today. The error is the following:
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - Info nbjm (pid=27377) starting backup job (jobid=343423) for client 10.30.3.67, policy P_VMWare_AWP_2, schedule Full_Backup
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - Info nbjm (pid=27377) requesting STANDARD_RESOURCE resources from RB for backup job (jobid=343423, request id:{500EA23E-1B19-11E5-8CD7-E9808416F150})
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - requesting resource STU_media-srvrm-01
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - requesting resource master-srvrm-01.cogetech.it.NBU_CLIENT.MAXJOBS.10.30.3.67
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - requesting resource master-srvrm-01.cogetech.it.NBU_POLICY.MAXJOBS.P_VMWare_AWP_2
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - granted resource master-srvrm-01.cogetech.it.NBU_CLIENT.MAXJOBS.10.30.3.67
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - granted resource master-srvrm-01.cogetech.it.NBU_POLICY.MAXJOBS.P_VMWare_AWP_2
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - granted resource MediaID=@aaaab;DiskVolume=PureDiskVolume;DiskPool=DP_media-srvrm-01;Path=PureDiskVolume;StorageServer=media-srvrm-01.cogetech.it;MediaServer=media-srvrm-01.cogetech.it
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - granted resource STU_media-srvrm-01
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - estimated 12706792 kbytes needed
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - begin Parent Job
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - begin VMware: Start Notify Script
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - Info RUNCMD (pid=10750) started
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - Info RUNCMD (pid=10750) exiting with status: 0
Operation Status: 0
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - end VMware: Start Notify Script; elapsed time 0:00:00
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - begin VMware: Step By Condition
Operation Status: 0
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - end VMware: Step By Condition; elapsed time 0:00:00
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - begin VMware: Read File List
Operation Status: 0
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - end VMware: Read File List; elapsed time 0:00:00
25-giu-2015 11.05.23 - begin VMware: Create Snapshot
25-giu-2015 11.05.24 - Info bpbrm (pid=26645) 10.30.3.67 is the host to backup data from
25-giu-2015 11.05.24 - Info bpbrm (pid=26645) reading file list from client
25-giu-2015 11.05.24 - Info bpbrm (pid=26645) start bpfis on client
25-giu-2015 11.05.24 - Info bpbrm (pid=26645) Starting create snapshot processing
25-giu-2015 11.05.24 - Info bpfis (pid=26651) Backup started
25-giu-2015 11.05.24 - snapshot backup of client 10.30.3.67 using method VMware_v2
25-giu-2015 11.05.24 - started process bpbrm (pid=26645)
25-giu-2015 11.05.26 - Critical bpbrm (pid=26645) from client 10.30.3.67: FTL - VMware_freeze: VIXAPI freeze failed unknown client 10.30.3.67: SYM_VMC_FAILED_TO_GET_OBJECT_PROPERTY
25-giu-2015 11.05.26 - Critical bpbrm (pid=26645) from client 10.30.3.67: FTL - VMware error received: The object has already been deleted or has not been completely created
25-giu-2015 11.05.26 - Critical bpbrm (pid=26645) from client 10.30.3.67: FTL - snapshot processing failed, status 156
25-giu-2015 11.05.26 - Critical bpbrm (pid=26645) from client 10.30.3.67: FTL - snapshot creation failed, status 156
25-giu-2015 11.05.26 - Warning bpbrm (pid=26645) from client 10.30.3.67: WRN - ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES is not frozen
25-giu-2015 11.05.26 - Info bpfis (pid=26651) done. status: 156
25-giu-2015 11.05.26 - Info bpfis (pid=0) done. status: 156: snapshot error encountered
25-giu-2015 11.05.26 - end writing
Operation Status: 156
25-giu-2015 11.05.26 - end VMware: Create Snapshot; elapsed time 0:00:03
25-giu-2015 11.05.26 - begin VMware: Stop On Error
Operation Status: 0
25-giu-2015 11.05.26 - end VMware: Stop On Error; elapsed time 0:00:00
25-giu-2015 11.05.26 - begin VMware: Delete Snapshot
25-giu-2015 11.05.27 - Info bpbrm (pid=26667) Starting delete snapshot processing
25-giu-2015 11.05.27 - Info bpfis (pid=0) Snapshot will not be deleted
25-giu-2015 11.05.27 - Info bpfis (pid=26670) Backup started
25-giu-2015 11.05.27 - Critical bpbrm (pid=26667) from client 10.30.3.67: cannot open /usr/openv/netbackup/online_util/fi_cntl/bpfis.fim.10.30.3.67_1435223123.1.0
25-giu-2015 11.05.27 - Info bpfis (pid=26670) done. status: 1542
25-giu-2015 11.05.27 - end VMware: Delete Snapshot; elapsed time 0:00:01
25-giu-2015 11.05.27 - Info bpfis (pid=0) done. status: 1542: An existing snapshot is no longer valid and cannot be mounted for subsequent operations
25-giu-2015 11.05.27 - started process bpbrm (pid=26667)
25-giu-2015 11.05.27 - end writing
Operation Status: 1542
25-giu-2015 11.05.27 - end Parent Job; elapsed time 0:00:04
Operation Status: 156
snapshot error encountered (156)
Thanks for the support.
Regards.