I am trying to use vicfg-cfgbackup.pl to backup the configurations of two new hosts running ESXi 5.0 U2. The command is returning this error:
"Restore failed: A general system error occurred: Internal error"
Shortly thereafter, I receive an error via email from the vCenter server:
"Target: 10.1.x.x
Stateless event alarm
Alarm Definition:
([Event alarm expression: Host error] OR [Event alarm expression: Host warning])
Event details:
Issue detected on 10.1.x.x in ABC: Bootbank cannot be found at path '/usr/lib/vmware/hostd/docroot/downloads//firmware-backup.406124'
(2012-11-12T15:05:07.574Z cpu16:406129)"
I have tried using the following two syntaxes:
vicfg-cfgbackup.pl --server 10.1.x.x -s c:\temp
vicfg-cfgbackup.pl –save –server 10.1.x.x –username root –password password backup.bak
Both result in the same errors. Any suggestions? Thanks.