Virtual Machines are not visible in backup job selection, if Hyper-V host is configured with Non-English Locale which is not supported by Backup Exec.

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Article ID: 100044206

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Description

Error Message

SGMON log from Backup Exec Server shows below entries against remote agent while browsing Hyper-V host.

BEREMOTE: [Date and Time] [fsys\shared]        - Attach to VRTSRV::\\HYPER-VSERVER\Hyper-V?Guest?Folder
BEREMOTE: [Date and Time] [dsss]               + dsserver.cpp (437):
BEREMOTE: [Date and Time] [dsss]               | DS enum handle: 00000000116B82A0(00000000731AE7F0) opened under parent session 00000000086E7760.
BEREMOTE: [Date and Time] [ndmp]               + ndmp_comm.cpp (513):
BEREMOTE: [Date and Time] [ndmp]               | Failed to find nrds XML in NRDS cache map!
BEREMOTE: [Date and Time] [ndmp]               + ndmp_comm.cpp (531):
BEREMOTE: [Date and Time] [ndmp]               | NRDS XML empty!
BEREMOTE: [Date and Time] [dsss]               + dsdlenum.cpp (1013):
BEREMOTE: [Date and Time] [dsss]               | No more devices
BEREMOTE: [Date and Time] [dsss]               + rpcdssession.cpp (1101):
BEREMOTE: [Date and Time] [dsss]               | ERROR: Begin failed!

 

Resolution

Install the English Language Pack on Media server and Hyper-V host and reboot it.

Issue/Introduction

Virtual Machines are not visible in backup job selection of Backup Exec, if Hyper-V host is configured with Non-English Locale. In environments with any other languages than Backup Exec supported Languages given below, backup job selection may not show Virtual Machines under the Microsoft Hyper-V option. Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish.

Additional Information

ETrack: 2771954