Symptoms

The NetWorker VMware Protection integration is configured with the vProxy Appliance. The backup or recovery operation fails with a VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) vix error code. The following is a reference of the VMware VDDK vix error codes that are also available on the VMware support web site.Source: https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vix-api/vix18_reference/errors/errors.html

Cause

VMware VDDK vix error codes can indicate an issue with the VMware vSphere environment; it is recommended to engage with VMware support to troubleshoot any ongoing VMware vSphere issues.

Resolution

0 VIX_OKThe operation was successful. 1 VIX_E_FAILUnknown error. 2 VIX_E_OUT_OF_MEMORYMemory allocation failed: out of memory. 3 VIX_E_INVALID_ARGOne of the parameters was invalid. 4 VIX_E_FILE_NOT_FOUNDA file was not found. 5 VIX_E_OBJECT_IS_BUSYThis function cannot be performed because the handle is executing another function. 6 VIX_E_NOT_SUPPORTEDThe operation is not supported. 7 VIX_E_FILE_ERRORA file access error occurred on the host or guest operating system. 8 VIX_E_DISK_FULLAn error occurred while writing a file; the disk is full. Data has not been saved. Free some space and try again. 9 VIX_E_INCORRECT_FILE_TYPEAn error occurred while accessing a file: wrong file type. 10 VIX_E_CANCELLEDThe operation was cancelled. 11 VIX_E_FILE_READ_ONLYThe file is write-protected. 12 VIX_E_FILE_ALREADY_EXISTSThe file already exists. 13 VIX_E_FILE_ACCESS_ERRORYou do not have access rights to this file. 14 VIX_E_REQUIRES_LARGE_FILESThe file system does not support sufficiently large files. 15 VIX_E_FILE_ALREADY_LOCKEDThe file is already in use. 16 VIX_E_VMDBThe system returned an error. Communication with the virtual machine may have been interrupted. 20 VIX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED_ON_REMOTE_OBJECTThe command is not supported on remote objects. 21 VIX_E_FILE_TOO_BIGThe file is too big for the filesystem. 22 VIX_E_FILE_NAME_INVALIDThe file name is not valid. 23 VIX_E_ALREADY_EXISTSAlready exists. 24 VIX_E_BUFFER_TOOSMALLBuffer is too small. 25 VIX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUNDThe request refers to an object that no longer exists or has never existed. 26 VIX_E_HOST_NOT_CONNECTEDUnable to connect to the host. 8 VIX_E_INVALID_UTF8_STRINGThe string parameter has incorrect encoding. 31 VIX_E_OPERATION_ALREADY_IN_PROGRESSOperation is already in progress. 29 VIX_E_UNFINISHED_JOBJob has not finished yet. 30 VIX_E_NEED_KEYA decryption key is needed to perform the operation. 32 VIX_E_LICENSEThis operation is not supported with the current license. 34 VIX_E_VM_HOST_DISCONNECTEDUnable to communicate with the virtual machine's host, since it is disconnected. 1000 VIX_E_INVALID_HANDLEThe handle is not a valid VIX object. 1001 VIX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED_ON_HANDLE_TYPEThe operation is not supported on this type of handle. 1002 VIX_E_TOO_MANY_HANDLESToo many handles are open. 2000 VIX_E_NOT_FOUNDInvalid file - a required section of the file is missing. 2001 VIX_E_TYPE_MISMATCHInvalid file - an object has the wrong type. 2002 VIX_E_INVALID_XMLInvalid file - contents may be corrupt. 3000 VIX_E_TIMEOUT_WAITING_FOR_TOOLSTimeout error while waiting for the guest tools to start. 3001 VIX_E_UNRECOGNIZED_COMMANDThe command is not recognized by the virtual machine. 3003 VIX_E_OP_NOT_SUPPORTED_ON_GUESTThe requested operation is not supported on this guest operating system. 3004 VIX_E_PROGRAM_NOT_STARTEDA program could not run on the guest operating system. 3005 VIX_E_CANNOT_START_READ_ONLY_VMCannot power on a read-only virtual machine. 3006 VIX_E_VM_NOT_RUNNINGThe virtual machine needs to be powered on. 3007 VIX_E_VM_IS_RUNNINGThe virtual machine should not be powered on. It appears to be running already. 3008 VIX_E_CANNOT_CONNECT_TO_VMCannot connect to the virtual machine. 3009 VIX_E_POWEROP_SCRIPTS_NOT_AVAILABLECannot execute scripts. 3010 VIX_E_NO_GUEST_OS_INSTALLEDNo operating system installed in the virtual machine. 3011 VIX_E_VM_INSUFFICIENT_HOST_MEMORYNot enough physical memory is available to power on this virtual machine. 3012 VIX_E_SUSPEND_ERRORAn error occurred while suspending the virtual machine. 3013 VIX_E_VM_NOT_ENOUGH_CPUSThis virtual machine is configured to run with 2 CPUs, but the host only has 1 CPU. The virtual machine cannot be powered on. 3014 VIX_E_HOST_USER_PERMISSIONSInsufficient permissions in host operating system. 3015 VIX_E_GUEST_USER_PERMISSIONSAuthentication failure or insufficient permissions in guest operating system. 3016 VIX_E_TOOLS_NOT_RUNNINGGuest tools is not running. 3017 VIX_E_GUEST_OPERATIONS_PROHIBITEDGuest operations are not allowed on this virtual machine. 3018 VIX_E_ANON_GUEST_OPERATIONS_PROHIBITEDGuest operations are not allowed for the anonymous user on this virtual machine. 3019 VIX_E_ROOT_GUEST_OPERATIONS_PROHIBITEDGuest operations are not allowed for administrative user on this virtual machine. 3023 VIX_E_MISSING_ANON_GUEST_ACCOUNTThe virtual machine configuration must specify guest account name to be used for anonymous guest operations. 3024 VIX_E_CANNOT_AUTHENTICATE_WITH_GUESTThe virtual machine cannot authenticate users with guest. 3025 VIX_E_UNRECOGNIZED_COMMAND_IN_GUESTThe command is not recognized by the Guest OS tools. 3026 VIX_E_CONSOLE_GUEST_OPERATIONS_PROHIBITEDGuest operations are not allowed for console user on this virtual machine. 3027 VIX_E_MUST_BE_CONSOLE_USERThe command can only be run by console user. 3028 VIX_E_VMX_MSG_DIALOG_AND_NO_UIThe virtual machine is blocked waiting for a user operation. 3029 VIX_E_NOT_ALLOWED_DURING_VM_RECORDINGNot allowed while the virtual machine is recording. 3030 VIX_E_NOT_ALLOWED_DURING_VM_REPLAYNot allowed while the virtual machine is replaying. 3031 VIX_E_OPERATION_NOT_ALLOWED_FOR_LOGIN_TYPEThe command is not allowed by this login type. 3032 VIX_E_LOGIN_TYPE_NOT_SUPPORTEDThis login type is not supported. 3033 VIX_E_EMPTY_PASSWORD_NOT_ALLOWED_IN_GUESTThe guest does not support empty passwords. 3034 VIX_E_INTERACTIVE_SESSION_NOT_PRESENTThe specified guest user must be logged in interactively to perform this operation. 3035 VIX_E_INTERACTIVE_SESSION_USER_MISMATCHThe specified guest user does not match the user currently logged in interactively. 3039 VIX_E_UNABLE_TO_REPLAY_VMUnable to replay the virtual machine. 3041 VIX_E_CANNOT_POWER_ON_VMThe virtual machine could not start. 3043 VIX_E_NO_DISPLAY_SERVERCannot launch the UI because no display server is present in the current environment. 4000 VIX_E_VM_NOT_FOUNDThe virtual machine cannot be found. 4001 VIX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED_FOR_VM_VERSIONThe operation is not supported for this virtual machine version. 4002 VIX_E_CANNOT_READ_VM_CONFIGCannot read the virtual machine configuration file. 4003 VIX_E_TEMPLATE_VMCannot perform this operation on a template virtual machine. 4004 VIX_E_VM_ALREADY_LOADEDThe virtual machine has already been loaded. 4006 VIX_E_VM_ALREADY_UP_TO_DATEThe virtual machine is already up-to-date. 6000 VIX_E_UNRECOGNIZED_PROPERTYUnrecognized handle property identifier. 6001 VIX_E_INVALID_PROPERTY_VALUEInvalid property value. 6002 VIX_E_READ_ONLY_PROPERTYCannot change a read-only property. 6003 VIX_E_MISSING_REQUIRED_PROPERTYThis handle is missing a required property. 6004 VIX_E_INVALID_SERIALIZED_DATAA serialized object is invalid and cannot be deserialized. 8000 VIX_E_BAD_VM_INDEXThe index parameter does not correspond to a result set. 10000 VIX_E_INVALID_MESSAGE_HEADERA message header was corrupted or has the incorrect version. 10001 VIX_E_INVALID_MESSAGE_BODYA message body was corrupted or is missing. 13000 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_INVALThe snapshot is incompatible with the current host. 13001 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_DUMPERUnable to open snapshot file. 13002 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_DISKLIBDisk problem. 13003 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_NOTFOUNDThe snapshot does not exist. 13004 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_EXISTSThe snapshot already exists. 13005 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_VERSIONSnapshots are not allowed on this virtual machine. 13006 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_NOPERMInsufficient permissions. 13007 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_CONFIGSomething is wrong with the configuration file. 13008 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_NOCHANGEThe state of the virtual machine has not changed since the last snapshot operation. 13009 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_CHECKPOINTUnable to save snapshot file. 13010 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_LOCKEDA snapshot operation is already in progress. 13011 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_INCONSISTENTThe snapshot files are in an inconsistent state. 13012 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_NAMETOOLONGThe filename is too long. 13013 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_VIXFILECannot snapshot all metadata files. 13014 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_DISKLOCKEDOne or more of the disks are busy. 13015 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_DUPLICATEDDISKThe virtual disk is used multiple times. 13016 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_INDEPENDENTDISKPowered on snapshot are not allowed on virtual machines with indpendent disks. 13017 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_NONUNIQUE_NAMEThe name does not uniquely identify one snapshot. 13018 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_MEMORY_ON_INDEPENDENT_DISKFailed to take a memory snapshot, since the virtual machine is configured with independent disks. 13019 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_MAXSNAPSHOTSExceeded the maximum number of permitted snapshots. 13020 VIX_E_SNAPSHOT_MIN_FREE_SPACEAvailable free space is less than configures minimum free space. 14003 VIX_E_HOST_DISK_INVALID_VALUEThe specified device is not a valid physical disk device. 14004 VIX_E_HOST_DISK_SECTORSIZEDisk sector size check failed. 14005 VIX_E_HOST_FILE_ERROR_EOFRead beyond the end of file. 14006 VIX_E_HOST_NETBLKDEV_HANDSHAKEError in protocol. 14007 VIX_E_HOST_SOCKET_CREATION_ERRORUnable to create socket. 14008 VIX_E_HOST_SERVER_NOT_FOUNDThe specified server could not be contacted. 14009 VIX_E_HOST_NETWORK_CONN_REFUSEDThe server refused connection. 14010 VIX_E_HOST_TCP_SOCKET_ERRORThere was an error in communication. 14011 VIX_E_HOST_TCP_CONN_LOSTThe connection was lost. 14012 VIX_E_HOST_NBD_HASHFILE_VOLUMENBD_ERR_HASHFILE_VOLUME. 14013 VIX_E_HOST_NBD_HASHFILE_INITNBD_ERR_HASHFILE_INIT. 16000 VIX_E_DISK_INVALOne of the parameters supplied is invalid. 16001 VIX_E_DISK_NOINITThe disk library has not been initialized. 16002 VIX_E_DISK_NOIOThe called function requires the virtual disk to be opened for I/O. 16003 VIX_E_DISK_PARTIALCHAINThe called function cannot be performed on partial chains. Please open the parent virtual disk. 16006 VIX_E_DISK_NEEDSREPAIRThe specified virtual disk needs repair. 16007 VIX_E_DISK_OUTOFRANGEYou have requested access to an area of the virtual disk that is out of bounds. 16008 VIX_E_DISK_CID_MISMATCHThe parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created. 16009 VIX_E_DISK_CANTSHRINKThe specified virtual disk cannot be shrunk because it is not the parent disk. 16010 VIX_E_DISK_PARTMISMATCHThe partition table on the physical disk has changed since the disk was created. Remove the physical disk from the virtual machine, then add it again. 16011 VIX_E_DISK_UNSUPPORTEDDISKVERSIONthan the version supported by this program. 16012 VIX_E_DISK_OPENPARENTThe parent of this virtual disk could not be opened. 16013 VIX_E_DISK_NOTSUPPORTEDThe specified feature isn't supported by this version. 16014 VIX_E_DISK_NEEDKEYOne or more required keys were not provided. 16015 VIX_E_DISK_NOKEYOVERRIDEWon't create unencrypted child of encrypted disk without explicit request. 16016 VIX_E_DISK_NOTENCRYPTEDNot an encrypted disk. 16017 VIX_E_DISK_NOKEYNo keys supplied for encrypting disk. 16018 VIX_E_DISK_INVALIDPARTITIONTABLEThe partition table is invalid. 16019 VIX_E_DISK_NOTNORMALOnly sparse extents with embedded descriptors may be encrypted. 16020 VIX_E_DISK_NOTENCDESCNot an encrypted descriptor file. 16022 VIX_E_DISK_NEEDVMFSFile system isn't VMFS. 16024 VIX_E_DISK_RAWTOOBIGThe physical disk is too big. The maximum size allowed is 2TB. 16027 VIX_E_DISK_TOOMANYOPENFILESThe host's limit for open files has been exceeded. 16028 VIX_E_DISK_TOOMANYREDOToo many levels of redo logs. 16029 VIX_E_DISK_RAWTOOSMALLThe physical disk is too small. 16030 VIX_E_DISK_INVALIDCHAINInvalid disk chain: cannot mix hosted and managed style disks in the same chain. 16052 VIX_E_DISK_KEY_NOTFOUNDThe specified key is not found in the disk data base. 16053 VIX_E_DISK_SUBSYSTEM_INIT_FAILOne or more required subsystems failed to initialize. 16054 VIX_E_DISK_INVALID_CONNECTIONInvalid connection handle. 16061 VIX_E_DISK_ENCODINGDisk Encoding error. 16062 VIX_E_DISK_CANTREPAIRDisk is corrupted and unrepairable. 16063 VIX_E_DISK_INVALIDDISKThe specified file is not a virtual disk. 16064 VIX_E_DISK_NOLICENSEHost is not licensed for this feature. 16065 VIX_E_DISK_NODEVICEDevice does not exist. 16066 VIX_E_DISK_UNSUPPORTEDDEVICEOperation is not supported on this type of device. 17000 VIX_E_CRYPTO_UNKNOWN_ALGORITHMSecurity library error. 17001 VIX_E_CRYPTO_BAD_BUFFER_SIZESecurity library error. 17002 VIX_E_CRYPTO_INVALID_OPERATIONSecurity library error. 17003 VIX_E_CRYPTO_RANDOM_DEVICESecurity library error. 17004 VIX_E_CRYPTO_NEED_PASSWORDPassword required for this operation. 17005 VIX_E_CRYPTO_BAD_PASSWORDIncorrect password. 17006 VIX_E_CRYPTO_NOT_IN_DICTIONARYSecurity library error. 17007 VIX_E_CRYPTO_NO_CRYPTOSecurity library error. 17008 VIX_E_CRYPTO_ERRORSecurity library error. 17009 VIX_E_CRYPTO_BAD_FORMATSecurity library error. 17010 VIX_E_CRYPTO_LOCKEDSecurity library error. 17011 VIX_E_CRYPTO_EMPTYSecurity library error. 17012 VIX_E_CRYPTO_KEYSAFE_LOCATORSecurity library error. 18000 VIX_E_CANNOT_CONNECT_TO_HOSTCannot connect to host. 18001 VIX_E_NOT_FOR_REMOTE_HOSTThis feature can only be supported on local host. 18002 VIX_E_INVALID_HOSTNAME_SPECIFICATIONMalformed hostname parameter. For the given service provider, the hostname must be a URL, in the form https://:/sdk. 19000 VIX_E_SCREEN_CAPTURE_ERRORCould not capture screen. 19001 VIX_E_SCREEN_CAPTURE_BAD_FORMATRequested unsupported format. 19002 VIX_E_SCREEN_CAPTURE_COMPRESSION_FAILCould not compress screen capture. 19003 VIX_E_SCREEN_CAPTURE_LARGE_DATAThe screen capture data is larger than the given maximum size. 20000 VIX_E_GUEST_VOLUMES_NOT_FROZENDrives are not frozen. 20001 VIX_E_NOT_A_FILEThe object is not a file. 20002 VIX_E_NOT_A_DIRECTORYThe object is not a directory. 20003 VIX_E_NO_SUCH_PROCESSNo such process. 20004 VIX_E_FILE_NAME_TOO_LONGFile name too long. 21000 VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_NO_IMAGENo tools image exists for the guest operating system. 21001 VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_IMAGE_INACCESIBLEThe tools image is inaccessible. 21002 VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_NO_DEVICEThe guest operating system does not have a device configured for the tools install to use. 21003 VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_DEVICE_NOT_CONNECTEDThe guest operating system tools install device is not connected. 21004 VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_CANCELLEDThe tools installation was cancelled. 21005 VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_INIT_FAILEDThe tools installation failed to initialize. 21006 VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_AUTO_NOT_SUPPORTEDThe tools installation cannot be auto-upgraded. 21007 VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_GUEST_NOT_READYThe guest operating system tools are not running; auto-upgrade not possible. 21008 VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_SIG_CHECK_FAILEDThe tools image failed a signature check, the image may be corrupt. 21009 VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_ERRORThe tools install failed with an unknown error. 21010 VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_ALREADY_UP_TO_DATEThe tools are already up to date. 21011 VIX_E_TOOLS_INSTALL_IN_PROGRESSA tools installation is already in progress. 22001 VIX_E_WRAPPER_WORKSTATION_NOT_INSTALLEDService type VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_WORKSTATION was specified, but not installed. 22002 VIX_E_WRAPPER_VERSION_NOT_FOUNDThe specified version was not found. 22003 VIX_E_WRAPPER_SERVICEPROVIDER_NOT_FOUNDThe specified service provider was not found. 22004 VIX_E_WRAPPER_PLAYER_NOT_INSTALLEDService type VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_PLAYER was specified, but not installed.

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