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VM Snapshot fails with vendor specific error

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Applies to

  • Virtual Storage Console (VSC)
  • vSphere APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA)
  • Virtual Volumes (VVols)

Issue

Taking a VMware snapshot of a VM that resides on a VVOL datastore fails with the following error:

"An error occurred while taking a snapshot. The VVol target encountered a vendor specific error"

 

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