Resolve error 'Datastore not found' when using ghettoVCB backup script on VMWare ESXi 5.0

My ghettoVCB backup script was running fine (at least my backups were performed) but that error message 'Datastore not found' stung my eyes every time I ran the backup manually.

In fact, the fix was easy : I had to use the datastore name (a symbolic link) in the path of the backup instead of the GUID of the datastore.
So, I changed my configuration file from :
[...]
VM_BACKUP_VOLUME=/vmfs/volumes/53af15fa-cd616a94-e1a4-9ee2ba7c8e2c/backups
[...]
to :
[...]
VM_BACKUP_VOLUME=/vmfs/volumes/DS1_R5_4_8TB/backups
[...]
 And voilà...

Comments

Lucvdv said…
Funny, in my case this change did just the opposite.
When I replaced the UID with the symlink name (nas), I still got a couple of "Datastore not found" messages, and after those the script quit with "Unable to create directory /volumes/nas/backups/vmname"
28 January 2025 at 13:35
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