PowerProtect Data Manager: TSDM Configuration Job for a VM Fails with Error Code: ABV0025

Summary: PowerProtect Data Manager backup for a VM fails when attempting to configure the VM for TSDM backup by enabling the LWD filter driver on the VM. The error received is "Unable to ENABLE LWD on VM1 - SPIF filters change failure: Not enough resources..Failed to attach I/O Filter vmwarelwd." ...

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Symptoms

PowerProtect Data Manager backup for a VM fails when attempting to configure the VM for TSDM backup by enabling the LWD filter driver on the VM. 
ABV0025: VM Direct engine is unable to configure protection for the virtual machine 'VM1' on vCenter 'vc70'. Unable to ENABLE LWD on VM1 - SPIF filters change failure: Not enough resources..Failed to attach IO Filter vmwarelwd:

The failing VMs reside on NFS data store backed by Pure Storage

Cause

API failure at the storage level

Resolution

For the failing VMs, 'storage vMotion' the VM to a VMFS datastore and retry the PowerProtect Data Manager backup job. If there are no VMFS datastores available to migrate the VMs to, then engage the storage Vendor Support or VMware Support to root cause the failure. 
 
NOTE: This issue has also been seen on NFS Datastores on Cisco Hyper-Flex storage.

Affected Products

PowerProtect Data Manager
Article Properties
Article Number: 000219551
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 30 Nov 2023
Version:  2
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