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Title
Backups Failing Part Way Through with Error: 3208 - can't read [Datastore] vmname/vmname.vmdk -
Description
Backups will start to show throughput and failing part of the way through with Error: 3208 - can't read [Datastore] vmname/vmname.vmdk.
In a documented case, the error was only happening on Windows VMs. It did not seem to affect Linux VMs.
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Cause
The Intrusion Prevention System was cutting off backup data transfer between the VA and the repository and the vRanger server and the repository after a certain point. -
Resolution
To resolve the issue, data transfer between the VA and the repository and the vRanger server and the repository needed to be whitelisted within the Intrusion Prevention System.