When attempting a LAN-free backup it fails with "Error Message: 3201 - can't open [DATA_STORE] VM/VM.vmdk"
There could be a number of reasons for this, but one frequently seen / known reason could be that EMC Powerpath 5.5 is not installed on the vRanger server when using EMC storage arrays for one's VMFS datastores.
Install Powerpath 5.5 on the vRanger server.
