ERROR: " Failed to acquire the shared resources. Failure creating VM datastore lock Host....." (4047309)

When trying to backup a VM on an NFS datastore (i.e. NetApp) storage, the backup immediately fails with this error. Upon inspection in the VMware client, the "Summary" page for the VM, under the "Resources" section shows that the VM has no datastore associated with it. Browsing the datastore reveals that the VM is indeed present. Downloading (via the Datastore Browser) the "{machine name}.vmx" file and opening it in a text editor reveals the VMTools .iso image mapped to IDE 0:0, as if a VMTools installation is running. However, inspecting the "Edit Settings" page of the VM within the VMWare client shows no such mapping present.