Vmware backup fails immediately with the binary log dump showing:
TaskID Failed to snapshot VM
Worker process has exited prematurely
Will mark any backups handled by worker process as failed
Failed to backup selected VM(s)
Context shows:
VMWVIM :608220 207 0 95125 Task to create VM snapshot failed with reason 'Unable to communicate with the remote host, since it is disconnected.'
VMWSLAVE:608220 204 0 95125 Failed to snapshot VM
When browsing the VMware plugin the VM in question has a red sign showing it is inaccessible.
Looking at the vCenter server via vSphere client, the VM is also seen as DISCONNECTED