SCV backup fails to quiesce VMs with the error "'VssSyncStart' operation failed"
Applies to
- NetApp SnapCenter Server (SC) 4.6
- SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere (SCV) 4.6
- NetApp ONTAP 9.X
Issue
- When running SCV backups, some VMs fail to have a VMware consistent snapshot
- Checking the VMware logs for the affected VM you can see the following errors:
YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ vmx - The error code was: 5
YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ vmx - The error message was: 'VssSyncStart' operation failed: IDispatch error #8451 (0x80042303)