topic Re: Empty volume on SFR destination host. in VMware Solutions Discussions

Empty volume on SFR destination host.

ssjothun_1 — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:17:13 GMT

When doing SFR, the backup that we are mounting appears as an empty volume on the destination host.

ssjothun_1 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:43:03 GMT

Sorry,,, SMVI single file restore... vSphere 4.

amritad — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:55:19 GMT

When you try to mount the backup (restore page->mount button) are you able to see the contents correctly?

Regards

Amrita

ssjothun_1 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:05:04 GMT

No. The volume appears empty.

amritad — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:09:19 GMT

Could you take another backup? Try to mount the backup from restore tab by selecting mount. Verify the contents on the ESX server and then try SFR.

Regards

Amrita

ssjothun_1 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:26:13 GMT

When we try to do that we get the following error now...

amritad — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:31:50 GMT

Is FlexClone licensed? For SFR SMVI needs that. So when you run a backup you see this error? Or is this when you mount a backup?

Regards

Amrita

ydk — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:39:39 GMT

Couple of questions:

1. Are you using self-restore or limited restore?

2. Is the source VM same as destination VM?

3. Was the disk you are trying to mount (as part of SFR) formatted with NTFS? Were there more than one partitions on the disk by chance?

ssjothun_1 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:43:52 GMT

Yes, flexclone is licensed and it is when we mount the backup.

ssjothun_1 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:53:37 GMT

using self restore

Source is not the same as destination

yes ntfs and yes more than one partition

thanks for your time!

amritad — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:20 GMT

The restore agent only supports the first partition on the virtual disk. For other partitions you need to manually use the diskpart tool.

REgards

Amrita