Avamar: PDM failed to upgrade proxy with error 'Error deleting proxy' in version 7.3
Summary: Proxy Deploy Management (PDM) failed to upgrade proxy with error 'Error deleting proxy' in version 7.3
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Symptoms
Proxy Deploy Management (PDM) tool failed to upgrade Avamar proxy from old version(7.2) to new version (7.3), with error report "Error deleting proxy" in the console.
Cause
The error can be found in the deploy management log, which indicate the proxy disks acorss multiple datastores caused this issue.
/usr/local/avamar/var/log/vcs/deploymentmanager.log
2017-02-03T05:57:24.229+0530 TRACE [pool-3-thread-6][ impl.ConnectionManagerService# releaseSession]: Releasing connection manager session: id=...1dc854f2ba11
2017-02-03T05:57:24.229+0530 TRACE [pool-3-thread-6][ impl.ConnectionManagerService# waitForVcSession]: Requesting connection manager vsphere session
2017-02-03T05:57:24.299+0530 TRACE [pool-3-thread-6][ impl.ConnectionManagerService# waitForVcSession]: Acquired vsphere session: ...03d7372986e8
2017-02-03T05:57:24.329+0530 ERROR [pool-3-thread-6][ domain.Update# getUpdateParams]: Unsupported configuration (proxy disks over multiple datastores)
2017-02-03T05:57:26.351+0530 TRACE [pool-3-thread-6][ util.VcConnection# close]: Logging out of VC session
2017-02-03T05:57:26.351+0530 TRACE [pool-3-thread-6][ impl.ConnectionManagerService# releaseSession]: Releasing connection manager session: id=...03d7372986e8
2017-02-03T05:57:26.352+0530 ERROR [pool-3-thread-6][ worker.UpdateWorker# run]: Error updating proxy
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.emc.avamar.vmware.deploymanager.domain.Update.update(Update.java:68)
at com.emc.avamar.vmware.deploymanager.worker.UpdateWorker.run(UpdateWorker.java:139)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
2017-02-03T05:57:26.352+0530 DEBUG [pool-3-thread-6][ worker.TaskWorker#teTaskDescription]: Updating task description:
2017-02-03T05:57:26.358+0530 INFO [pool-3-thread-6][ worker.TaskWorker# sendTaskError]: Sending fault com.emc.avamar.vmware.vcs.deploymanager.delete_proxy_fault
Sample of Avamar proxy disks located on different datastores
Attached Disk : [VMFS-Production-Tier2-12] proxydisk.vmdk
Attached Disk : [VMFS-Production-Tier2-70] proxydisk_3.vmdk
/usr/local/avamar/var/log/vcs/deploymentmanager.log
2017-02-03T05:57:24.229+0530 TRACE [pool-3-thread-6][ impl.ConnectionManagerService# releaseSession]: Releasing connection manager session: id=...1dc854f2ba11
2017-02-03T05:57:24.229+0530 TRACE [pool-3-thread-6][ impl.ConnectionManagerService# waitForVcSession]: Requesting connection manager vsphere session
2017-02-03T05:57:24.299+0530 TRACE [pool-3-thread-6][ impl.ConnectionManagerService# waitForVcSession]: Acquired vsphere session: ...03d7372986e8
2017-02-03T05:57:24.329+0530 ERROR [pool-3-thread-6][ domain.Update# getUpdateParams]: Unsupported configuration (proxy disks over multiple datastores)
2017-02-03T05:57:26.351+0530 TRACE [pool-3-thread-6][ util.VcConnection# close]: Logging out of VC session
2017-02-03T05:57:26.351+0530 TRACE [pool-3-thread-6][ impl.ConnectionManagerService# releaseSession]: Releasing connection manager session: id=...03d7372986e8
2017-02-03T05:57:26.352+0530 ERROR [pool-3-thread-6][ worker.UpdateWorker# run]: Error updating proxy
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.emc.avamar.vmware.deploymanager.domain.Update.update(Update.java:68)
at com.emc.avamar.vmware.deploymanager.worker.UpdateWorker.run(UpdateWorker.java:139)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
2017-02-03T05:57:26.352+0530 DEBUG [pool-3-thread-6][ worker.TaskWorker#teTaskDescription]: Updating task description:
2017-02-03T05:57:26.358+0530 INFO [pool-3-thread-6][ worker.TaskWorker# sendTaskError]: Sending fault com.emc.avamar.vmware.vcs.deploymanager.delete_proxy_fault
Sample of Avamar proxy disks located on different datastores
Attached Disk : [VMFS-Production-Tier2-12] proxydisk.vmdk
Attached Disk : [VMFS-Production-Tier2-70] proxydisk_3.vmdk
Resolution
Suggest engaging vCenter admin to do a Storage vMotion to a complete different datastore for that proxy VM.
Affected Products
AvamarProducts
Avamar, Avamar Client for VMwareArticle Properties
Article Number: 000170538
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 23 Oct 2025
Version: 4
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