Hello Flashbackup Gurus,

No success in searching the archives for this answer, but maybe someone has the quick answer or can point me to it.   Trying to setup FlashBackup for Windows for the first time, using VSS.  No instant recovery/array snapshots etc.  I think I may be running into a VMWare limitation/restriction, but would like to confirm my setup was correct (I’m trying to test this method as a proof-of-concept for a physical machine, not a VM).

 

Environment:

Master = Solaris 10, NBU 6.5.3.1

Client = W2k3, 32-bit, NBU 6.5GA, VM guest on ESX cluster

 

Install/Config steps performed:

1.       Install Snapshot Client from the UnixOptions CD on the master (was this even necessary? )

2.       Install Snapshot Client license on master server, cycled services.

3.       Installed NBU 6.5 GA on Windows client

4.       Enabled Shadow Copies on the D: volume of the client, confirmed I can take manual shadow copies.

5.       Created a policy of “FlashBackup-Windows” type.

a.       Snapshot method = VSS, with default values 0-0-1

b.      Backup Selections = \\.\D:

6.       Ran a manual backup that failed with SC 11.

7.       Logging into the client, a C++ Runtime error appears during every backup attempt.

 

Looking at the bpfis log on the client,  I’m thinking the fact that it’s a VMWare client is the issue:

 

14:01:32.861 [632.3536] <2> onlfi_vfms_logf: snapshot services: devicefi:Mon Mar  1 2010 14:01:32.861000 <Thread id - 3536> libscsitool: ERROR: sending SCSI CMD - ScsiStatus: 0x2

14:01:32.861 [632.3536] <2> onlfi_vfms_logf: snapshot services: devicefi:Mon Mar  1 2010 14:01:32.861000 <Thread id - 3536> libscsitool: ERROR: CScsiTool::SendCdbToDevice() failed.

14:01:32.861 [632.3536] <2> onlfi_vfms_logf: snapshot services: devicefi:Mon Mar  1 2010 14:01:32.861000 <Thread id - 3536> libscsitool: ERROR: sending SCSI CMD - ScsiStatus: 0x2

14:01:32.861 [632.3536] <2> onlfi_vfms_logf: snapshot services: devicefi:Mon Mar  1 2010 14:01:32.861000 <Thread id - 3536> libscsitool: ERROR: CScsiTool::SendCdbToDevice() failed.

14:01:32.861 [632.3536] <2> onlfi_vfms_logf: snapshot services: devicefi:Mon Mar  1 2010 14:01:32.861000 <Thread id - 3536> libscsitool: ERROR: sending SCSI CMD - ScsiStatus: 0x2

14:01:32.861 [632.3536] <2> onlfi_vfms_logf: snapshot services: devicefi:Mon Mar  1 2010 14:01:32.861000 <Thread id - 3536> libscsitool: ERROR: CScsiTool::SendCdbToDevice() failed.

14:01:32.877 [632.3536] <2> onlfi_vfms_logf: snapshot services: fivsp:Mon Mar  1 2010 14:01:32.877000 VspFiCoordinator::interpose cant interpose due to volume [\\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1] infn not found

14:01:32.877 [632.3536] <2> onlfi_vfms_logf: snapshot services: fivsp:Mon Mar  1 2010 14:01:32.877000 VspFiCoordinator::interpose cant interpose due to open volume [UDID##VMWARE##VIRTUAL_DISK##\\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1@<removed>] failed

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Any thoughts on my setup?  Did I botch something?

 

Cheers,

Jon

 

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