Scheduled backup task in VCF Lifecycle do not appear in the Tasks UI

Products

• VMware Cloud Foundation

Issue/Introduction

- The Tasks UI shows no record of backup execution after scheduled backup configured 

- Fleet logs confirm the task of backup schedule is completed without issue

- Verification via Restore UI and SFTP confirms the backup metadata and physical files exist

Environment

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1

Resolution

Query the status of scheduled backup via Fleet Management API refer to below command:

export VSP_ADDR='<your vsp fqdn>'
export VSP_PASS='<vmsp password>'

export VSP_TOKEN=$(curl -ks -X POST "https://$VSP_ADDR/api/v1/identity/token" -H 'content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded'  --data grant_type=password  --data username=[e-mail] --data password=$VSP_PASS | jq -r '.access_token');

curl -ks "https://$VSP_ADDR/api/v1/system/backups" -H "Authorization: Bearer $VSP_TOKEN" | jq

or

Check backup folder in SFTP server directly