NVP/vProxy: Unable to start backup on vProxy. Error while parsing JSON object "BackupResponse": "Object item not found: QuiesceTimeout"

Summary: The NetWorker VMware Protection (NVP) integration is configured with the vProxy appliance. After upgrading NetWorker, vProxy backups begin to fail with error Unable to start backup on vProxy. Error while parsing JSON object "BackupResponse": "Object item not found: QuiesceTimeout"​. ...

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Symptoms

The NetWorker server was upgraded and an older vProxy version is still being used in the environment.

The NetWorker VMware Protection (NVP) integration is configured with the vProxy appliance. After upgrading NetWorker, vProxy backups begin to fail with error Unable to start backup on vProxy. Error while parsing JSON object "BackupResponse": "Object item not found: QuiesceTimeout" .
 
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS Action backup vmware-vproxy 'Backup' has initialized as 'vproxysave job' with job id 390781
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS Saving the backup data in the pool 'vproxy_backups'.
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS Saving the backup data in the pool 'vproxy_backups'.
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS Received the media management binding information on the host 'storagenode001.testlab.dellemc.com'.
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS Received the media management binding information on the host 'storagenode001.testlab.dellemc.com'.
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS Connected to the nsrmmd process on the host 'storagenode001.testlab.dellemc.com'.
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS Connected to the nsrmmd process on the host 'storagenode001.testlab.dellemc.com'.
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS jumpbox01: Perform incremental backup.
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS jumpbox01: Using backup mode 'VSS'.
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS jumpbox01: Perform incremental backup.
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS jumpbox01: Using backup mode 'VSS'.
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS jumpbox01: Unable to start backup on vProxy 'proxy005.testlab.dellemc.com': Error while parsing JSON object "BackupResponse": "Object item not found: QuiesceTimeout" on at 1-94: {"Config":{"SessionId":"07b5e1c5-b195-46ca-879f-8e01a7382504","LogTag":"@(#) Build number: 163","LogLevel":"TRACE","IdleTimeout":300,"AcceptedLanguage":"en","TransportModeRequested":"hotadd","Parallelism":1,"UseCbt":true,"VimServerRef":{"HostName":"vcenter001.testlab.dellemc.com","TcpPort":0,"UserName":"dellemclab\\testuser01","UserPassword":"********","ThumbPrint":""},"VmSpec":{"Name":"jumpbox01","VmMoref":"vm-6905","VirtualDisks":[{"Label":"Hard disk 1","Key":2000},{"Label":"Hard disk 2","Key":2016},{"Label":"Hard disk 3","Key":2017},{"Label":"Hard disk 4","Key":2032},{"Label":"Hard disk 5","Key":2048},{"Label":"Hard disk 6","Key":2001},{"Label":"Hard disk 7","Key":2002}],"CustomFieldName":"Last EMC vProxy Backup","CustomFieldValue":"Backup Server=networkersrv001, Policy=VMs01, Workflow=1100PM_VMs, Action=Backup, JobId=390785"},"SnapshotSpec":{"Name":"NetWorker Backup Snapshot","Description":"Snapshot is created as part of protecting this VM by EMC NetWorker VProxy.","Quiesce":false,"DumpMemory":false,"RemoveAll":false,"Consolidate":false},"TargetSpec":{"DeviceType":"DataDomain","HostName":"dd01.testlab.dellemc.com","UserName":"ddboost","UserPassword":"********","BackupMode":"VSS","BackupPath":"networkersrv001/VMs01//networkersrv001/VMs01/06/96/d2625095-00000006-7e70c5cb-5a70c5cb-07835000-457c8c56","PreviousBackupPath":"/networkersrv001/VMs01/96/50/6f232198-00000006-9e65e05a-5a65e05a-59645000-457c8c56","CurrentBackupPath":"/networkersrv001/VMs01/active/d2625095-00000006-7e70c5cb-5a70c5cb-07835000-457c8c56","VBABackup":{"VBABackupPath":"","VBATempPath":""}},"ZeroFillUnusedSectors":false,"AutoEnableCbt":true,"AutoRepairCbt":true,"FallbackCbtThreshold":0,"FallbackTransportMode":"","DeprecatedREST":false,"ReadBufferMB":0,"WriteBufferKB":0,"BufferCount":0},"Actions":{"ChangeSession":"","DeleteSession":"/api/v1/BackupVmSessions/07b5e1c5-b195-46ca-879f-8e01a7382504","CancelActivity":"/api/v1/BackupVmSessions/07b5e1c5-b195-46ca-879f-8e01a7382504/activity","GetSession":"/api/v1/Backu .
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS jumpbox01: Unable to start backup on vProxy 'proxy005.testlab.dellemc.com': Error while parsing JSON object "BackupResponse": "Object item not found: QuiesceTimeout" on at 1-94: {"Config":{"SessionId":"fbd227a3-aeff-4870-8043-ce13d21c9c6e","LogTag":"@(#) Build number: 163","LogLevel":"TRACE","IdleTimeout":300,"AcceptedLanguage":"en","TransportModeRequested":"hotadd","Parallelism":1,"UseCbt":true,"VimServerRef":{"HostName":"vcenter001.testlab.dellemc.com","TcpPort":0,"UserName":"dellemclab\\testuser01","UserPassword":"********","ThumbPrint":""},"VmSpec":{"Name":"jumpbox01","VmMoref":"vm-76906","VirtualDisks":[{"Label":"Hard disk 1","Key":2000},{"Label":"Hard disk 2","Key":2016},{"Label":"Hard disk 3","Key":2017},{"Label":"Hard disk 4","Key":2032},{"Label":"Hard disk 5","Key":2048},{"Label":"Hard disk 6","Key":2001},{"Label":"Hard disk 7","Key":2002}],"CustomFieldName":"Last EMC vProxy Backup","CustomFieldValue":"Backup Server=networkersrv001, Policy=VMs01, Workflow=1100PM_VMs, Action=Backup, JobId=390784"},"SnapshotSpec":{"Name":"NetWorker Backup Snapshot","Description":"Snapshot is created as part of protecting this VM by EMC NetWorker VProxy.","Quiesce":false,"DumpMemory":false,"RemoveAll":false,"Consolidate":false},"TargetSpec":{"DeviceType":"DataDomain","HostName":"dd01.testlab.dellemc.com","UserName":"ddboost","UserPassword":"********","BackupMode":"VSS","BackupPath":"networkersrv001/VMs01//networkersrv001/VMs01/79/96/6cb308b3-00000006-7d70c5cb-5a70c5cb-07845000-457c8c56","PreviousBackupPath":"/networkersrv001/VMs01/89/11/fe541b04-00000006-9f65e05a-5a65e05a-59635000-457c8c56","CurrentBackupPath":"/networkersrv001/VMs01/active/6cb308b3-00000006-7d70c5cb-5a70c5cb-07845000-457c8c56","VBABackup":{"VBABackupPath":"","VBATempPath":""}},"ZeroFillUnusedSectors":false,"AutoEnableCbt":true,"AutoRepairCbt":true,"FallbackCbtThreshold":0,"FallbackTransportMode":"","DeprecatedREST":false,"ReadBufferMB":0,"WriteBufferKB":0,"BufferCount":0},"Actions":{"ChangeSession":"","DeleteSession":"/api/v1/BackupVmSessions/fbd227a3-aeff-4870-8043-ce13d21c9c6e","CancelActivity":"/api/v1/BackupVmSessions/fbd227a3-aeff-4870-8043-ce13d21c9c6e/activity","GetSession":"/api/v1/Backu .
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS Final Summary of VMs: 
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS 0 canceled backups
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS 2 failed backups
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS 0 successful backups
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS 0 waiting backups
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS 0 running backups
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS 0 savesets output to next action
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS Action has finished with failures.
MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS Action backup vmware-vproxy 'Backup' with job id 390781 is exiting with status 'failed', exit code 1Thomas

Cause

The vProxy is unable to identify the QuiesceTimeout value in the NetWorker backup work order.  The vProxy version does not contain the code to recognize the new feature that is available on the NetWorker server.

Resolution

This issue was observed in the vProxy 2.x. release (2018). If you are using a 2.x vProxy, upgrade the vProxy appliance to the latest vProxy release supported by your NetWorker server.

NVP vProxy: How To Upgrade the NVP vProxy Appliance using nsrvproxy_mgmt

Affected Products

NetWorker

Products

NetWorker
Article Properties
Article Number: 000033899
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 03 Nov 2023
Version:  3
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