vCenter vpxd service crash when trying to restore a VM

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

• You are trying to restore a VM with Commvault.
• During the restoration the vCenter vpxd crashes and creates a dump file under /var/core/core.vpxd-worker.xxx and the VM does not get restored.

 

Environment

vCenter 8.x

VCF 9.0

Resolution

Workaround: 

• If the VM still appears in VC inventory, unregister the VM (Click "Remove
  from VC inventory")
• Register the VM back (from vmx file on Datastore) without involving
  Commvault.