Thanks for the info.
When a virtual machine level backup begins, the backup system informs vCenter Server to disable Storage vMotion for that virtual machine to ensure that the backups can complete successfully. If Backup is in progress and you try to storage vMotion the VM, as storage vMotion is disabled by backup solution, you will get error message " method is disabled by xXXXX". This is expected behavior.
1. In order to check whether storage vMotion is really disabled. We can confirm this from Managed object browser(MOB) .. You will have to find this VM on MOB to know the same.
Steps:
>Go to browser type this URL ::: https://<Your VC IP>/mob
> Click on Content>>click on link corresponding to "root Folder" (Other way is link near word "Datacenters)>>Click on the link corresponding to "Child entity" i.e you will find your Datacenter name>>>Scroll down and find "VM Network">> Click on that link "network-xxx">>You will get VM list >>Find your VM name>> click on link near by it i.e vm-xxx it is a MOB id>>>>Find row "disabledMethod">> find "vim.VirtualMachine.relocate" entry. If this entry is there, it is mean that storage vMotion is disabled.
Refer: Refer: VMware KB: Looking up Managed Object Reference (MoRef) in vCenter Server
2. If you are sure that backup is NOT in progress, it is mean that backup solution did not inform vCenter to re-enable the storage vMotion on VM to be backed. In this case : This KB is applies : VMware KB: Storage vMotion migration fails with the error: The method is disabled by 'SYMC-INCR dd-m...
3. If you need some more details on this issue: : Refer :VMware KB: An orphaned VMDK is created when a system or user generated vSphere Storage vMotion task ... & my blog on this : http://vthinkbeyondvm.com/crucial-fixes-on-sdrs-in-vmware-vcenter-server-5-5-u2-part-i/
As you are on VC 5.0, above resources are not applicable to you but worth to read as those are related.
Let me know if you need any help
Message was edited by: Vikas
Message was edited by: Vikas
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