SnapCenter SQL clone lifecycle fails with "Failed to mount disk to mountpoint"
Applies to
SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server (SCSQL)
Issue
SnapCenter SQL clone lifecycle jobs fail with the following errors, however SQL backups of the same resource work fine:
- SnapCenter UI:

- SMCore_<JobID>_<Date_Time>.log:
ERROR SMCore_<JobID> PID=[xxxx] TID=[xxxx] ErrorCode (-1), ErrorMessage (Failed to mount disk <Disk_Serial> to mountpoint [C:\scmnpt\mpdisk0238\].Failed to add access path to the partition. Details: Failed to get disk information [<Disk_Serial>]. Please check if there is SAN connectivity between the host/hypervisor and storage controller.Failed to mount disk 816UG$NTvFf4 to mountpoint [C:\scmnpt\mpdisk0239\].Failed to add access path to the partition. Details: Failed to get disk information [<Disk_Serial>]. Please check if there is SAN connectivity between the host/hypervisor and storage controller.)DEBUG SMCore_<JobID> PID=[xxxx] TID=[xxxx] CloneActivity failed Failed to mount disk <Disk_Serial> to mountpoint [C:\scmnpt\mpdisk0238\].Failed to add access path to the partition. Details: Failed to get disk information [<Disk_Serial>]. Please check if there is SAN connectivity between the host/hypervisor and storage controller.Failed to mount disk <Disk_Serial> to mountpoint [C:\scmnpt\mpdisk0239\].Failed to add access path to the partition. Details: Failed to get disk information [<Disk_Serial>]. Please check if there is SAN connectivity between the host/hypervisor and storage controller.ERROR SMCore_<JobID> PID=[xxxx] TID=[xxxx] Activity (FileSystem Clone) of Workflow (SnapMgrCoreService.SmJobActivity), Failed with error: Failed to mount disk <Disk_Serial> to mountpoint [C:\scmnpt\mpdisk0238\].Failed to add access path to the partition. Details: Failed to get disk information [<Disk_Serial>]. Please check if there is SAN connectivity between the host/hypervisor and storage controller.Failed to mount disk <Disk_Serial> to mountpoint [C:\scmnpt\mpdisk0239\].Failed to add access path to the partition. Details: Failed to get disk information [<Disk_Serial>]. Please check if there is SAN connectivity between the host/hypervisor and storage controller.- SCW_<JobID>_<Date_Time>.log:
Verbose SDW PID=[xxxx] TID=[xxxx] query: select * from MSFT_Disk Where SerialNumber = "<Disk_Serial>"Verbose SDW PID=[xxxx] TID=[xxxx] scope: \\<SQL_Host>\root\Microsoft\Windows\StorageVerbose SDW PID=[xxxx] TID=[xxxx] Failed to get disk information [8<Disk_Serial>]. Please check if there is SAN connectivity between the host/hypervisor and storage controller.Verbose SDW PID=[xxxx] TID=[xxxx] Did not find the correct disk