From 46f4bedd0294d0d20ff10f97c3a046b5c8aae03c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shruti Deshpande Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:09:53 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] added warning for windows vm backup fail Signed-off-by: Shruti Deshpande --- .../installing/installing-oadp-kubevirt.adoc | 1 + snippets/oadp-windows-vm-backup-fails.adoc | 10 ++++++++++ 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 snippets/oadp-windows-vm-backup-fails.adoc diff --git a/backup_and_restore/application_backup_and_restore/installing/installing-oadp-kubevirt.adoc b/backup_and_restore/application_backup_and_restore/installing/installing-oadp-kubevirt.adoc index 3758e89141ae..55051bfd8662 100644 --- a/backup_and_restore/application_backup_and_restore/installing/installing-oadp-kubevirt.adoc +++ b/backup_and_restore/application_backup_and_restore/installing/installing-oadp-kubevirt.adoc @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ include::modules/install-and-configure-oadp-kubevirt.adoc[leveloffset=+1] * xref:../../../disconnected/using-olm.adoc#olm-restricted-networks[Using Operator Lifecycle Manager in disconnected environments] include::modules/oadp-installing-dpa-1-3.adoc[leveloffset=+1] +include::snippets/oadp-windows-vm-backup-fails.adoc[] include::modules/oadp-configuring-client-burst-qps.adoc[leveloffset=+1] include::modules/oadp-configuring-node-agents.adoc[leveloffset=+2] include::modules/oadp-incremental-backup-support.adoc[leveloffset=+1] diff --git a/snippets/oadp-windows-vm-backup-fails.adoc b/snippets/oadp-windows-vm-backup-fails.adoc new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..be90a1d69017 --- /dev/null +++ b/snippets/oadp-windows-vm-backup-fails.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ + +//This snippet appears in the following assemblies: +// +// * backup_and_restore/application_backup_and_restore/installing/installing-oadp-kubevirt.adoc + +:_mod-docs-content-type: SNIPPET +[WARNING] +==== +If you run a backup of a Microsoft Windows virtual machine (VM) immediately after the VM reboots, the backup might fail with a `PartiallyFailed` error. This is because, immediately after a VM boots, the Microsoft Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) and Guest Agent (GA) service are not ready. The VSS and GA service being unready causes the backup to fail. In such a case, retry the backup a few minutes after the VM boots. +====