• Cannot create a quiesced snapshot of a Windows 2008 virtual machine.
• Creating a quiesced snapshot of a Windows 2008 virtual machine fails.
• In the vmware.log file of the affected virtual machine, you see entries like this:
  
  XXXX-03-08T04:10:09.790Z| vmx| SnapshotVMXTakeSnapshotComplete done with snapshot 'test4': 0
XXXX-03-08T04:10:09.790Z| vmx| SnapshotVMXTakeSnapshotComplete: Snapshot 0 failed: Failed to quiesce the virtual machine. (40).
XXXX-07-01T15:30:43.244Z| vmx| ToolsBackup: not enough empty nodes (needed 9, found 6)
  
  where the values provided in the errors can vary.
• You may also see these errors when attempting a clone operation, as this process starts with creating a snapshot.
  

To resolve this issue:

1. Create a new thin virtual disk. This allows you to add a new SCSI Controller.
2. Ensure the new thin virtual disk is attached to SCSI1:0 node.
3. Retry creating the quiesced snapshot. You are now able to create the snapshot successfully.

Alternatively, for virtual machines with more than 7 disks on a single SCSI controller, instead of creating a new thin disk and adding this to a new SCSI controller (SCSI1:0):

1. Shut down the virtual machine.
2. Spread out the existing disks between multiple SCSI controllers.
   
   To do this:
   
   
   1. Right-click the virtual machine and click Edit Settings.
   2. Change the Virtual Device Node to your new desired SCSI controller.
      
      
3. Power on the virtual machine.
   
   Note: Use this method if there is limited storage space or limited authority to create new disks.