Cannot create a quiesced snapshot if VMware Tools are not installed in the virtual machine
Article ID: 339931
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Products
VMware vSphere ESXi
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
- Cannot quiesce a virtual machine.
- Creating a quiesced snapshot of a virtual machine fails.
Environment
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5
Cause
This issue occurs if the VMware Tools is not installed in the virtual machine. The quiesce snapshot operation requires the VMware Tools to perform a guest level quiescing.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, install VMware Tools in the virtual machine.
For more information, see General VMware Tools installation instructions (1014294).
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