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VMware Consolidated Backup Cannot Create Quiesced Snapshots of Virtual Machines Running Microsoft Windows Vista

Details

The sync driver, which is responsible for creating quiesced snapshots, is not present in virtual machines with Microsoft Windows Vista. As a result, when you back up virtual machines with Microsoft Windows Vista using Consolidated Backup, the file system consistency for backup snapshots cannot be guaranteed.

Solution

There is no workaround.

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  • KB Article: 1003074
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware ESX
    VMware VirtualCenter
  • Product Versions:
    VMware ESX 3.5.x
    VMware ESXi 3.5.x Embedded
    VMware ESXi 3.5.x Installable
    VMware VirtualCenter 2.5.x