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#1 2023-05-20 13:46:40

Ste6202
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Registered: 2023-05-20
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Backups fail on esxi 7U3 installed on SD card

Hi

Backups fail on esxi 7U3 installed on SD card

io ho installato xsibackup-free 1.6.0.10

The errors are as follows:

cannot create dir '/vmfs/volumes/20230520130012', response: Operation not permitted
can't create backup folder
cannot create dir '/vmfs/volumes/cfgbak', response: Operation not permitted
cannot create dir '/vmfs/volumes/data', response: Operation not permitted

Is there a configuration file where I can change the path ?
Is there any solution to this problem?

Thank you!

Stefano Pesaresi

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#2 2023-05-22 09:00:38

admin
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Re: Backups fail on esxi 7U3 installed on SD card

Please, post the full job and output when you need some support.

Don't use an SD card to install (c)ESXi. It is discouraged by (c)VMWare:
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/85685

You are trying to create a backup repository in /vmfs/volumes, which is a non existent path, therefore the error you are receiving.
Use some subfolder in a datastore, per instance:

/vmfs/volume/backup-ds/repo01

You are not even allowed to create the repo in the root of a datastore which is one level up.

/vmfs/volume/backup-ds/

The path above would also be an illegal target for (c)XSIBackup. Do use some subfolder in a real datastore.

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#3 2023-06-03 07:53:21

Ste6202
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Re: Backups fail on esxi 7U3 installed on SD card

Thanks for the reply

I'll try to rebuild the installation on hd

In this case, how should I proceed to re-enable the license ?


Thank you!

Stefano

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#4 2023-06-04 12:39:59

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Re: Backups fail on esxi 7U3 installed on SD card

The license will still be valid with a new hard disk. Contact suppport if you need some help.

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