Sounds like a vcenter error to me, have you changed vcenter versions?

Yes, the backup came from a Virtual Center 5.0, the restore is to a Virtual Center 5.5.

Have you tried to do a saveset recover? You could recover the FULLVM saveset to a folder on local disk and check the files for the string it complains about. I'd also try using vmware converter, it might work.

/tony

cmorrall

I have the same problem, or maybe you already have any solution??

Greg

Since I could restore the VMs from the old virtual VADP Proxy I never investigated further. I have moved to a new virtual center, running 5.5u1 and I have tested restores within this environment. So far I'm happy restores are working.

Probably was asking too much to restore backups using a different version of NetWorker and chaning from a virtual to a physical VADP Proxy and into a newer version of Virtual Center.

Hi,

try to restore just the vmdk file; without the VADP Proxy.

(Save set recoer:  recover -S )

You can mount the restored vmdk file to another virutaal or a new temporay virtual machine, but you must create a config - see the link

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1002511

Regards

mainstorconcept

Revisisting this thread, since the restore issue has come up again. Now with newer versions of NetWorker and Virtual Center / ESX,but I can't restore some VMs. Many work, but some don't.

I tried "recover -S -d temp_folder" but I get an error "91207:recover: Required parameter is not specified; use '-o' option for vadp recovery."

I have also tried the full syntax and the restore starts, but errors out with:

"

82865:nsrvadp_recover: Failed to register the VM.

74854:nsrvadp_recover: The following VMware related error occured: Unable to reconfigure VM 'TESTVM'.  Details: 'An error occurred for task 'ReconfigVM

_Task'.  Details: The operation is not allowed in the current state.'.

I specified the -d paramter, but this folder gets deleted automatically and I never get a chance to examine the details. Also, according to the manual, this staging area is only used for pre 7.6 backups, quote:

"staging-location is the staging location path to recover the FULLVM image to the

proxy. This value is needed only for a recovery to staging location and applies only

to backups taken before NetWorker release 7.6 Service Pack 2."

Hi,

Are you still facing the recover issue, also is the version on proxy NetWorker 8.1.1.2 build 280  on Windows Server 2008R2 ?

This issue was due to non-english characters in the VMs Annotations - Notes field and was resolved by patch NW161303 .