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SCV backup fails with java.lang.NullPointerException after SCV upgrade

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Applies to

SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere (SCV)

Issue

  • SCV backup that was successful before upgrade fails with error:
Storage discovery failed, received error during operation: java.lang.NullPointerException. Please refer to operation logs for more details.
  • vmcontrol_<JobID>.log reports error:

DEBUG <HOSTNAME> --- [qtp474675244-16] c.n.a.d.StorageDiscoveryManager          : [JobId:<JOB_ID>] Starting Discovering Datastores
DEBUG <HOSTNAME> --- [qtp474675244-16] c.n.a.d.StorageDiscoveryManager          : SmObject is Datastore:datastore-<MoRef_ID> Name:<DATASTORE_NAME>
DEBUG <HOSTNAME> --- [qtp474675244-16] c.n.a.d.StorageDiscoveryManager          : SmObject is SmVMWareNASDataStore
DEBUG <HOSTNAME> --- [qtp474675244-16] c.n.a.d.StorageDiscoveryManager          : [JobId:<JOB_ID>] Retrieving Datastore by moref: Datastore:datastore-<MoRef_ID>
DEBUG <HOSTNAME> --- [qtp474675244-16] c.n.a.d.StorageDiscoveryManager          : [JobId:<JOB_ID>] Did not find the Datastore by Moref: Datastore:datastore-<MoRef_ID>, returning null
DEBUG <HOSTNAME> --- [qtp474675244-16] c.n.a.m.DatastoreStorageDetailsCache     : JobId + <JOB_ID> count reduced to 0, removing from cache
ERROR <HOSTNAME> --- [qtp474675244-16] c.n.a.s.p.DiscoverResourcesManager       : [JobId:<JOB_ID>] Storage discovery failed, received error during operation: java.lang.NullPointerException. Please refer to operation logs for more details.

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