VCSA 7.0 restore issue

[maksh84]

I am restoring VCSA 7.0 from Backup which is on FTP. while Step 1 is completed successfully step 2 is getting the error with below statement

Metadata and system validation failed.

Error: Unknown system resource type vtsdblog

Error: Unknown system resource type vtsdb

and so on attached.

I have installed the VCSA 7.0 with default settings and backup taken on FTP. Now when restoring it from backup it throws these errors any clue please ?

Thanks

Manish

[ryanrpatel]

Try this...

1. Shut down the VCSA created during stage 1 of restore.
2. Edit settings of virtual machine.
   
   Ensure the following settings match the vCenter Server Appliance which was backed up:
   - CPU Hot Add
   - Memory Hot Add
   - Memory assigned
   
3. Once settings have been changed and saved, power on virtual machine.
4. Connect to restored vCenter Server Appliance on port 5480 and continue with restore.

[maksh84]

Thanks for reply.

I have tried all these setting and tried again but no luck.

It has same problem popping up everytime.

Thanks

Manish Sharma

[Raudi]

Did you created the backup with the same version and same build of the VCSA?

[maksh84]

Yes, all versions are same. However as I am testing the backup and restore, I am now reconfiguring the VCSA (as it's in my test lab) and again take the backup and will try to restore.

I will update here my result once I repeat the same.

Thanks

[jefftse]

what happened to this?  I'm getting the same thing.  These Vcenter updates are terrible.  It screwed me up every time. 

[Raudi]

A few days ago i restored a VCSA 7.0.0a from my backup, firtst i got the metadata validation error too, and a additional info that i should increase the memory from 12 to 16 gb, after i had done that and tryed the restore again all works fine.

So it is important that the new VCSA VM is identical to the source VM...