ISSUE: Skipped backing up powered on virtual machine (VMware vCenter / ESXi 7 non-VDDK backup) []

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======  ISSUE: Skipped backing up powered on virtual machine (VMware vCenter / ESXi 7 non-VDDK backup)  ======

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  Article ID:
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 8083
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  Reviewed:
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 04/08/2020
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  Product Version:
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 CloudBacko Pro: 4.3 or above 
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 OS: All
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===== Problem Description =====
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When performing a VMware vCenter / ESXi 7 backup in non-VDDK mode, the following error message is received in the backup report :
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   <td bgcolor="#E8E8E8" style="BORDER-LEFT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #C0C0C0  1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #C0C0C0 1px solid" valign="middle">
    No.
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   <td bgcolor="#E8E8E8" style="BORDER-LEFT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #C0C0C0  1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #C0C0C0 1px solid" valign="middle">
    Type
   </td>
   <td bgcolor="#E8E8E8" style="BORDER-LEFT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #C0C0C0  1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #C0C0C0 1px solid" valign="middle">
    Timestamp
   </td>
   <td bgcolor="#E8E8E8" style="BORDER-LEFT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #C0C0C0 1px solid" valign="middle">
    Log
   </td>
  </tr>
    
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td bgcolor="#ffffff" style="BORDER-LEFT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #C0C0C0 1px solid" valign="top">
    *
   </td>
   <td bgcolor="#ffffff" style="BORDER-LEFT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #C0C0C0 1px solid" valign="top">
    info
   </td>
   <td bgcolor="#ffffff" style="BORDER-LEFT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #C0C0C0 1px solid" valign="top">
    YYYY/MM/DD
     hh:mm:ss
   </td>
   <td bgcolor="#ffffff" style="BORDER-LEFT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #C0C0C0 1px solid" valign="middle">
   ....
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td bgcolor="#ffffff" style="BORDER-LEFT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #C0C0C0 1px solid" valign="top">
    *
   </td>
   <td bgcolor="#ffffff" style="BORDER-LEFT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #C0C0C0 1px solid" valign="top">
    <font color=red>
     erro
    </font>
   </td>
   <td bgcolor="#ffffff" style="BORDER-LEFT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #C0C0C0 1px solid" valign="top">
    <font color=red>
     YYYY/MM/DD
     hh:mm:ss
    </font>
   </td>
   <td bgcolor="#ffffff" style="BORDER-LEFT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #C0C0C0 1px solid" valign="middle">
    <font color=red>
     Skipped backing up powered on virtual machine "VM/virtual_machine_name"
    </font>
   </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td bgcolor="#ffffff" style="BORDER-LEFT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #C0C0C0 1px solid" valign="top">
    *
   </td>
   <td bgcolor="#ffffff" style="BORDER-LEFT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #C0C0C0 1px solid" valign="top">
    ...
   </td>
   <td bgcolor="#ffffff" style="BORDER-LEFT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #C0C0C0 1px solid" valign="top">
    ...
   </td>
   <td bgcolor="#ffffff" style="BORDER-LEFT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #C0C0C0 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #C0C0C0 1px solid" valign="middle">
    ...
   </td>
  </tr>
 </table>
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===== Cause =====
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This issue is related to a current limitation of the VMware vCenter/ESXi 7 backup module when configured for Non-VDDK mode. Any guest VM's which are powered on will not be backed up.
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===== Resolution =====
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If the affected guest virtual machine cannot be shutdown during the backup process, then create another backup set to backup virtual machine in VDDK backup mode. &nbsp;Otherwise, power down all running guest VM before the backup job begins, if you wish to continue the backup in non-VDDK mode.

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===== Keywords =====
VMware, vCenter 7, ESXi, VDDK, non-VDDK, power, down, shut, off
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