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Title
EMC SAN & LAN-free backup fails with "Error Message: 3201 - can't open [DATA_STORE] VM/VM.vmdk" -
Description
When attempting a LAN-free backup it fails with "Error Message: 3201 - can't open [DATA_STORE] VM/VM.vmdk"
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Cause
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.
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Resolution
Install Powerpath 5.5 on the vRanger server.