V-79-57344-38290 - Backup of a VM fails with "0xe0009592 - An attempt to validate a datastore path failed." when the VM has a VMDK located on the root of a datastore.
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Description
Error Message
Completed status: Failed
Final error: 0xe0009592 - An attempt to validate a datastore path failed.
Final error category: Resource Errors
Backup- VMVCB::\\MEDIASERVERNAME\VCGuestVm\DATACENTER\vm\VM NAME
V-79-57344-38290 - An attempt to validate a datastore path failed.
The disk '[DATASTORE] FILENAME.vmdk' is at the root of the datastore.
Cause
This issue is caused by storing a VMDK on the root of a datastore.
Resolution
To fully protect a virtual machine that has a VMDK located on the root of the datastore use one of the following solutions.
1. Move the VMDK into a directory on the datastore.
2. Install the Backup Exec Remote Agent on the virtual machine and perform backups of the virtual machine as if it were a physical machine.
Note: Currently Backup Exec does not support backing up VMDK files located on the root of a datastore.
Issue/Introduction
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