However, I can't figure out Quick Migration. I got it to work one time out of 5 attempts and I don't know why it worked the one time as I followed the exact same steps for subsequent attempts that failed. Here is what I am doing:
1. Create a Test VM on host (Linux)
2. Backup Test VM with Veeam via Backup Job
3. Delete Test VM on host
4. Initiate Instant Recovery of VM
Up until this point, everything works as expected - No error messages. I can use the VM in instant recovery and everything is running smoothly.
6. Initiate Quick Migration. Select the VM I want to Migrate (Test VM), point it to my single host, give the Migration wizard the same datastore/resource that the Test VM was running on before the deletion. Hit Finish and things begin to go badly...
I see the Veeam spins up a duplicate VM of the Instant VM and begins taking snapshots/copying data. So far so good. It then suspends the 'original' VM. Ok that is good too. Here is where it gets strange. Veeam also begins (according to Vcenter) reconfiguring the VM that Veeam itself is on (Windows 2012 R2 VM). It wants to add a second hard disk and this is where the error occurs. Here is the error message:
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5 (Input/output error)
Cannot open the disk '/vmfs/volumes/02c6b605-f03f047c/Test VM_6e3f53fe-9512-473b-942a-2410bf8c6ca5/Test VM-000001.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.
Failed to power on scsi0:1.
Failed to add disk scsi0:1.Once that error message starts, I basically have to hard reset the Windows 2012 R2 VM. Any thoughts? Why is Veeam not able to attach the disk it needs to the Windows VM properly?