SRDF SRA: VMware SRM backup tool is requiring credentials when backing up the SRM database

Summary: VMware SRM backup tool is requiring credentials when backing up the SRM database.

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Symptoms

Unable to backup SRM database.

Cause

When migrating from the Windows-based SRM to the SRM appliance, the SRM database backup tool must be used.

The VMware SRM backup tool requires credentials when backing up the SRM database and the SRDF SRA does not require credentials.

Resolution

This is permanently fixed in VMware SRM 8.4.

For earlier versions, follow these steps to alter the script:

Open export-srm-data.bat with a text editor and comment out the following line to skip the process and export it.
:: echo *** Exporting SRA credentials ***

:: % BIN_DIR% \ installcreds.exe --cmd export --cfg% CONFIG% --type sra --file% EXPORT_DIR% \ sraCredentials> nul if% ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 goto abort

Affected Products

SRDF Adapter for VMware Site Recovery Manager
Article Properties
Article Number: 000193628
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 18 Oct 2022
Version:  2
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