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Backup VM fails with Quiescing errors and RC 2094 during snapshot creation

Troubleshooting


Problem

The VM backup fails with the following errors reported in the datamover error log (dsmerror.log).
ANS9365E VMware vStorage API error for virtual machine 'VM_NAME'.
IBM Spectrum Protect function name: CreateSnapshot_USCORETask
IBM Spectrum Protect file: ..\..\common\vm\vmvisdk.cpp (6857)
API return code: 2094 API error message: An error occurred while quiescing the virtual machine. See the virtual machine's event log for details.

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Modified date:
07 June 2021

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