Avamar: DPE Backups Fail with 'avvbimage Error 5062: Invalid Identify: '--hard-quota-limit'

Summary: VCP:DPE Backups fail with "avvbimage Error <5062>: Invalid flag: "--hard-quota-limit"

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Symptoms

Environment:
DPE version is 19.7.
Avamar proxy is 19.3.

Avamar VCP:DPE Backups fail with avvcbimage Error <5062>: Invalid flag: "--hard-quota-limit".

avvcbimage Error <5062>: Invalid flag: "--hard-quota-limit"
avvcbimage Error <5062>: Invalid flag: "--soft-quota-limit"

Cause

The DPE version is 19.7.
The Avamar proxy is version 19.3.

Because it is a lower version, the Avamar proxy does not understand the new flags which the vApp plug-in passes to it.

Resolution

Upgrade the Avamar proxy to 19.7.

Affected Products

Avamar, vCloud Director Data Protection Extension
Article Properties
Article Number: 000202564
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 05 May 2026
Version:  3
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