I just downloaded and installed new newest version of VDP on Vsphere 5.1. I had it back up two linux VMs....no probem. I then tried to have it back up a Windows 2008 R2 VM (twice)....both times it failed.
Vecenter recorded this error:
Description,Type,Date Time,Task,Target,User
VDP: Backup job (Computer1) failed to backup client Computer1 - Win 2008 R2. Execution error: E10055:Failed to attach disk.. Job Id: Computer1-1365371752743. (Full client path: ),error,4/7/2013 5:56 PM,,vSphere Data Protection,root
The event viewer of the Windows VM has tons of errors all bunched together.
Log Name: System
Source: partmgr
Date: 04/07/2013 5:56:18 PM
Event ID: 58
Task Category: None
Level: Warning
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: COMPUTER1.tup.com
Description:
The disk signature of disk 5 is equal to the disk signature of disk 1.
Log Name: System
Source: Ntfs
Date: 04/07/2013 5:56:22 PM
Event ID: 57
Task Category: (2)
Level: Warning
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: COMPUTER1.tup.com
Description:
The system failed to flush data to the transaction log. Corruption may occur.
Log Name: System
Source: Ntfs
Date: 04/07/2013 5:56:23 PM
Event ID: 137
Task Category: (2)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: COMPUTER1.tup.com
Description:
The default transaction resource manager on volume \\?\Volume{d1e58670-9fa0-11e2-8d19-000c298adffd} encountered a non-retryable error and could not start. The data contains the error code.