Backup process fails while restoring virtual machine

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• Backup process fails while restoring a virtual machine.
• Virtual machine fails when calling VixDiskLib_Disconnect.

Environment

Virtual Disk Development Kit 6.5

Cause

In parallel backup/restore scenario, due to deadlock in the code path that attempts to connect to VC/ESXi, call to VixDiskLib_Disconnect fails.

Resolution

This is known issue affecting:

• VMware Virtual Disk Development 6.5, and is fixed in VMware Virtual Disk Development 6.5.1
• VMware Virtual Disk Development 6.0.1, and is fixed in VMware Virtual Disk Development 6.0.3
• VMware Virtual Disk Development 6.0.2, and is fixed in VMware Virtual Disk Development 6.0.3