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VMware backup - API error message : The server refused connection

Troubleshooting


Problem

Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments is used to backup VMware virtual machines. The backup fails for some machines with the ANS9365E message.

Symptom

The schedule log (dsmsched.log) shows the following messages :


04/05/2014 19:33:38 TSM for Virtual Environments TDP VMware 6.4.0.00
04/05/2014 19:33:38 Creating snapshot for virtual machine 'MYGUEST'
04/05/2014 19:33:53 Backing up Full VM configuration information for 'MYGUEST'
04/05/2014 19:34:02 17,855 VM Configuration [Sent]
04/05/2014 19:34:20
04/05/2014 19:34:20 ANS4174E Full VM backup of VMware Virtual Machine 'MYGUEST' failed with RC=-1 mode=Incremental Forever - Incremental, target node name='MYDC', data mover node name='MYDM'
04/05/2014 19:34:20
04/05/2014 19:34:20 ANS1228E Sending of object 'MYGUEST' failed
04/05/2014 19:34:20 ANS5283E The operation was unsuccessful.

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

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