I am trying to replicate a VM called TEST from one ESXi to a another, however the job fails. Did anyone succeed in replicating a VM in vRanger 5.2? I know that they just added the capability to do this with ESXi in this version. Here is some information on my environment:
- ESXi 4.1 U1 on the hosts
- vCenter 4.1 U1 Essentials Plus
- vRanger Pro 5.2
- virtual appliances are vzva 1.1.3
I followed all the instructions in the documentation but yet it fails. For specfics look at the log bellow:
[2011-07-22 13:22:09.332]: -------------------------------------------------------
[2011-07-22 13:22:09.367]: vRanger Backup & Replication - v5.2.0.22058
[2011-07-22 13:22:09.370]: Selected Options: Check destination for free space. | Update notes with the latest replication results. | Selected ReplicationTechnologyType: Differential Replication | Mapped Networks: [Mapped networks: Source Key 4000 -> NetworkName:VM Network] | Mapped Disks: [Mapped disks: Source Key 2000 -> DatastoreUuid:4e25924b-b004fc3e-2028-001e0bcd6f14]
[2011-07-22 13:22:09.372]: -------------------------------------------------------
[2011-07-22 13:22:09.758]: Loading latest data for virtual machine host 192.164.80.71.
[2011-07-22 13:22:19.427]: Host 192.164.80.71 found: Version 4.1.0
[2011-07-22 13:22:19.432]: Searching host for virtual machine data for Uuid: 564de945-7733-498a-9fbf-56fffc2de484.
[2011-07-22 13:22:19.435]: Found virtual machine data for TEST [vmx-07].
[2011-07-22 13:22:19.438]: VirtualMachine:TEST | Uuid:564de945-7733-498a-9fbf-56fffc2de484 | Vc: 127.0.0.1, Host: 192.164.80.71
[2011-07-22 13:22:19.441]: Loading latest data for virtual machine host 192.164.80.72.
[2011-07-22 13:22:19.749]: Host 192.164.80.72 found: Version 4.1.0
[2011-07-22 13:22:19.751]: Loading latest data for virtual machine host 192.164.80.71.
[2011-07-22 13:22:20.030]: Host 192.164.80.71 found: Version 4.1.0
[2011-07-22 13:22:20.032]: Searching host for virtual machine data for Uuid: 423d626d-e92c-af14-f6f7-508513b11067.
[2011-07-22 13:22:20.034]: Found virtual machine data for vRanger VA on 71 [vmx-04].
[2011-07-22 13:22:20.035]: VirtualMachine:vRanger VA on 71 | Uuid:423d626d-e92c-af14-f6f7-508513b11067 | Vc: 127.0.0.1, Host: 192.164.80.71
[2011-07-22 13:22:23.628]: Loading latest data for virtual machine host 192.164.80.72.
[2011-07-22 13:22:23.923]: Host 192.164.80.72 found: Version 4.1.0
[2011-07-22 13:22:23.925]: Searching host for virtual machine data for Uuid: 423dfb28-608e-491d-0376-19638d2fb7ae.
[2011-07-22 13:22:23.928]: Found virtual machine data for vRanger VA on 72 [vmx-04].
[2011-07-22 13:22:23.930]: VirtualMachine:vRanger VA on 72 | Uuid:423dfb28-608e-491d-0376-19638d2fb7ae | Vc: 127.0.0.1, Host: 192.164.80.72
[2011-07-22 13:22:23.979]: Could not find target virtual machine by UUID [423d0c06-d1df-03c5-8a3e-61624c5dc422].
[2011-07-22 13:22:23.992]: Unable to use transport ServiceConsole as the source host is an ESXi host.
[2011-07-22 13:23:06.194]: Loading virtual machine 'TEST' information completed.
[2011-07-22 13:23:06.204]: Checking to see if host 192.164.80.71 is in maintenance mode completed.
[2011-07-22 13:23:06.209]: Checking to see if host 192.164.80.72 is in maintenance mode completed.
[2011-07-22 13:23:06.279]: Loading virtual machine 'TEST' information completed.
[2011-07-22 13:23:06.307]: Checking minimum space needed on host 192.164.80.72 completed.
[2011-07-22 13:23:08.709]: Creating a snapshot for vRanger completed.
[2011-07-22 13:23:11.791]: Loading virtual machine 'TEST_Replica' information completed.
[2011-07-22 13:23:11.798]: Creating virtual machine 'TEST_Replica' completed.
[2011-07-22 13:23:12.993]: Creating a snapshot for vRanger completed.
[2011-07-22 13:23:13.091]: Loading virtual machine 'TEST_Replica' information completed.
[2011-07-22 13:23:13.104]: Attempting to replicate files with transport VirtualApplianceHotAdd
[2011-07-22 13:23:34.053]: Preparing mappings for device 2000 completed.
[2011-07-22 13:23:55.819]: Processing binaries on 192.164.80.72 completed.
[2011-07-22 13:24:41.018]: Replicating TEST from 192.164.80.71 to 192.164.80.72 completed.
[2011-07-22 13:25:13.841]: An exception occurred while attempting to replicate files with transport VirtualApplianceHotAdd, retrying with transport VirtualApplianceNetwork
[2011-07-22 13:25:15.409]: Reverting snapshot for TEST_Replica completed.
[2011-07-22 13:25:15.413]: Attempting to replicate files with transport VirtualApplianceNetwork
[2011-07-22 13:25:36.302]: Preparing mappings for device 2000 completed.
[2011-07-22 13:25:37.313]: Processing binaries on 192.164.80.72 completed.
[2011-07-22 13:26:01.606]: Replicating TEST from 192.164.80.71 to 192.164.80.72 completed.
[2011-07-22 13:26:48.302]: Reverting snapshot for TEST_Replica completed.
[2011-07-22 13:26:51.059]: Removing snapshot for vRanger completed.
[2011-07-22 13:26:51.479]: Removing snapshot for vRanger completed.
[2011-07-22 13:26:51.666]: Loading virtual machine 'TEST_Replica' information completed.
[2011-07-22 13:26:51.685]: Updating CID mapping for VM TEST_Replica completed.
[2011-07-22 13:26:51.766]: An internal error occurred during execution, please contact Vizioncore support if the error persists. Error Message: 3201 - can't open [datastore1] TEST/TEST.vmdk
The errors I see are: "An exception occurred while attempting to replicate files with transport VirtualApplianceHotAdd, retrying with transport VirtualApplianceNetwork" and "An internal error occurred during execution, please contact Vizioncore support if the error persists. Error Message: 3201 - can't open [datastore1] TEST/TEST.vmdk ".
Any ideas why these errors pop up? Thanks in advance for helping.
-AMC