A restore job fails with the following error:
Failed to add VM to target server's inventory.
Fault string is 'Invalid configuration for device '3'.
When this error occurs, enable trace and run the restore job again. When the job completes, open the file named vmw<nnn>_soaprecv.log, and check if it contains an XML message <WaitForUpdatesExResponse> with contents similar to the following:
If so, it indicates that the backup contains an invalid configuration for a CD or DVD drive.
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Open the file vmware.cfg in a text editor. |
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To retain the original type for the drive during the restore process, make sure that the Enable Change Block Tracking for virtual machine option is enabled for the backup job. For more information, see Defining a backup strategy.
To back up and restore virtual machines that are using legacy fault tolerance, reconfigure the virtual machines to use a newer version of vSphere FT. Using the vSphere Web Client, turn off fault tolerance for the virtual machine, and then turn it on again. During the reconfiguration process, FT protection is not available for the virtual machine that you are reconfiguring.
RDM disks in virtual compatibility mode are restored to flat “.vmdk” files and not to the original RDM.
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