When restoring from vRanger 5.2.x ; A Fatal Error Popup windows displays:
Fatal Error: An internal error occured doing execution, please contact Vizioncore support if the error persists. Error Message: No such host is known
Host Name Resolution Fail: Reverse lookup fail to hostname: To test perform the following:
ping -a {ip address}
nslookup [ip address]
Create an entry for the following ESX(i) host in DNS Server-. This is environment specfic; below are the requirements. Also if host file is used then create a host file entry.
DNS Requirments for BIND, NAMED, Microsoft DNS AD,
PTR , A, Forward and Reverse.
Microsoft Reference: In Setting up Hosts Files on vRanger Host.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc751132.aspx
vRanger host machine :
flush the dns using the following command ; "ipconfig /flushdns"
register the new dns server settings; "ipconfig /registerdns"
ping the ESXi host using , "ping {IP Address}" - this will generate arp traffic
perform nslookup , "nslookup {ip address}"
stop vRanger service. "powershell.exe "get-service vRanger* | stop-service ; get-service vRanger* | ft -au"
start vRanger service. "powershell.exe "get-service vRanger* | start-service ; get-service vRanger* | ft -au"
Open vRanger GUI, Create Restore Job , Run Restore Job.
Microsoft Reference: In Setting up Hosts Files
