Backup fails with SnapCenter Server is not configured yet for VMware vSphere Plug-in
Applies to
SnapCenter Server
SnapCenter Plug-In for VMware (SCV)
NetApp Data Broker (NDB)
Issue
SnapCenter fails to backup VMDKs due to a storage resolution failure
The following errors might be shown in Job Details page of SnapCenter GUI.
Activity 'Storage Discovery' failed with error: Failed to resolve the storage associated with the VMware virtual disks <VMDK_UUID>.
Activity 'Send EMS Messages' failed with error: Unable to find storage system for given resources. EMS message instead sent to the storage connection accessible by this user:<SVM_NAME>
The vmcontrol.log will indicate that SnapCenter Server is not configured with NDB/SCV althought the host is already added -
ERROR comnr004 --- [ qtp32374789-11] c.n.a.s.u.SnapManagerServiceHelper : SnapCenter Server is not configured yet for VMware vSphere Plug-in. Please check scbr.properties.
ERROR comnr004 --- [ qtp32374789-11] c.n.a.s.c.SnapManagerStorageServiceImpl : com.netapp.nvpf.api.model.ApiException: SnapCenter Server is not configured yet for VMware vSphere Plug-in. Please check scbr.properties.
ERROR comnr004 --- [ qtp32374789-11] c.n.a.m.DatastoreStorageDetailsCache : SnapCenter Server is not configured yet for VMware vSphere Plug-in. Please check scbr.properties.
DEBUG comnr004 --- [ qtp32374789-11] c.n.a.m.DatastoreStorageDetailsCache : Storage footprint not found
ERROR comnr004 --- [ qtp32374789-11] c.n.a.d.VsphereDiscoveryManager : Unable to get storage details for datastore ds_svm1 with managed object reference datastore-21. Storage system(s) may need to be added, also ensure that the associated host is in a connected state