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Hi all

I get the following error both when running cron or command directly

Command from CRON:

/vmfs/volumes/Datastore1/xsi-dir/xsibackup --time="Mon 20:00|Tue 20:00|Wed 20:00|Thu 20:00|Fri 20:00|Sat 20:00" --backup-point=/vmfs/volumes/Backup --backup-type=running --date-dir=yes --mail-from=xx@xx.xx --mail-to=xx@xx.xx --smtp-srv=mail.xx.xx --smtp-port=587 --smtp-usr=xx --smtp-pwd=xx

Cron Log:
2018-05-15T20:00:06|  --backup-point found at [1m/vmfs/volumes/Backup[0m
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2018-05-15T20:00:06|  Getting list of all VMs...
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2018-05-15T20:00:06|  1      SERVER.xx.local   [Datastore1] SERVER.xx.local/SERVER.xx.local.vmx   windows7Server64Guest   vmx-13             
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2018-05-15T20:00:08|  VMs to backup:
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2018-05-15T20:00:08|  1      SERVER.xx.local   [Datastore1] SERVER.xx.local/SERVER.xx.local.vmx   windows7Server64Guest   vmx-13             
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ls: /vmfs/volumes/406984e4-03e13517-bd9f-97387cb15ab7: Input/output error
ls: /vmfs/volumes/5acf14db-5a4338e1-ca54-509a4c7ebfdb: Input/output error
ls: /vmfs/volumes/db650dec-b44f9b39-938a-58ef2d0a6d43: Input/output error
vmfs/volumes/Datastore1/xsi-dir/xsibackup: line 3445: arithmetic syntax error

I get what the error means, datastores mentioned is not accessible. BUT here it comes, I only have theese two Datastores:

/vmfs/volumes/5acf5920-2027ac1b-faef-509a4c7ebfdb     (Datastore1)
/vmfs/volumes/5acf592d-9192fd4e-9148-509a4c7ebfdb    (Backup)

Where does XSI gets these Datastores from?

I rebooted the Server completly and re-installed XSI backup twice. The only thing I can think of is completly reinstalling vmware esxi. But wanted to ask here first if theres a solution to this

Hello XSIBackup Team

First a big thanks to your software! I use it very succesfully on multiple servers to backup data.
Recently I ran into the following issues, see the log:

Clone: 96% done.
Clone: 97% done.
Clone: 98% done.
Clone: 99% done.
Clone: 100% done.
Opening port 587 for SMTPout service...
220 mail.XXX.ch Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service ready at Fri, 29 Sep 2017 01:21:37 +0200
250 mail.XXX.ch Hello [12.123.12.123]

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WARNING

XSIBackup was launched from the cron file without user input
But another XSIBackup process is still running. Only one
XSIBackup process is allowed at a time.
This execution request will be ignored.

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The Problem occurs on multiple servers with different mailservers.
From what I get, XSIBackup opens the connection to the mailserver and then somehow gets stuck.
What I usualy do is delete the .pid file and backup works again the following day (including mail).

My suggestion:
The function that sends the mail should have some sort of a "timeout" that if it failed to send the mail after 60 seconds, it should skip and continue so it does not block the backup on next day to run again

I hope you understand what I mean. English is not my main language

Thanks again for this great piece of free software

Chris