NetWorker vProxy: Backups fail with HTTP status 401 "HTTP Get request failed to download config file"
Summary: NVP - vProxy backups failing with "HTTP Get request failed to download config file" HTTP Status code: 401.
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Symptoms
New deployment of vProxy to new vCenter server.
The NetWorker VMware Protection (NVP) integration is being configured with the vProxy appliance. The virtual machine (VM) backups fail to initialize due to a config file download. The vProxy backup session log shows:
The NetWorker VMware Protection (NVP) integration is being configured with the vProxy appliance. The virtual machine (VM) backups fail to initialize due to a config file download. The vProxy backup session log shows:
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YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS ERROR: [@(#) Build number: 127] HTTP Get request failed to download config file '[Datastore_Name] VM_Folder_Name/VM_Name.vmx" using URL "https://vCenter_Server_Name/folder/VM_Folder_Name/VM_Name.vmx?dcPath=DC_Path&dsName=Datastore_Name".'. HTTP Status code: 401.
YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS ERROR: [@(#) Build number: 127] HTTP Get request failed to download config file '[Datastore_Name] VM_Folder_Name/VM_Name.vmx" using URL "https://vCenter_Server_Name/folder/VM_Folder_Name/VM_Name.vmx?dcPath=DC_Path&dsName=Datastore_Name".'. HTTP Status code: 401.
YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS ERROR: [@(#) Build number: 127] HTTP Get request failed to download config file '[Datastore_Name] VM_Folder_Name/VM_Name.vmx" using URL "https://vCenter_Server_Name/folder/VM_Folder_Name/VM_Name.vmx?dcPath=DC_Path&dsName=Datastore_Name".'. HTTP Status code: 401.
YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS ERROR: [@(#) Build number: 127] Failed to download VM config file "[[Datastore_Name] adc64e5e-30e0-12b6-f413-e4434b931070/VM_NAME.vmx" into saveset file "vm-xxx-config-file-0.cfg".
YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS ERROR: [@(#) Build number: 127] Failed to initialize Backup Descriptor.
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Cause
The VMware View account used to register the vCenter resource (NSR Hypervisor) is not assigned to a role which contains the minimum required permissions to perform the backup operations.
Resolution
Review the vCenter Role permissions to ensure it has the minimum required permissions for the NVP solution. The required minimum user role permissions are documented in the "Creating a dedicated vCenter user account and EMC Backup and Recovery role" section of the Dell NetWorker VMware Integration guide. To confirm which permissions the vCenter user account is missing, the ProxyHC utility can be used:
NVP-vProxy: How to use health check tool ProxyHC on vProxy appliance
The syntax to confirm permissions is: ./ProxyHC perm
NVP-vProxy: How to use health check tool ProxyHC on vProxy appliance
The syntax to confirm permissions is: ./ProxyHC perm
Affected Products
NetWorkerProducts
NetWorkerArticle Properties
Article Number: 000172309
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2023
Version: 3
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