Failed to clone disk: Insufficient permission to access file (38).

LUIGI_TAMAGNONE — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:30:57 GMT

Hi all,

i tried to clone a vmdk disk on my server vmware esxi5.5.0 on NFS disk from Clustered Data ONTAP with VAAI enabled. But i receiving an error:

~ # vmkfstools -i /vmfs/volumes/nm016_1000/testLinux.replycloud.prv/testLinux.replycloud.prv.vmdk /vmfs/volumes/nm016_1000/testLinux.replycloud.prv/clone13testLinux.replycloud.prv.vmdk -v verbose

DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/nm016_1000/testLinux.replycloud.prv/testLinux.replycloud.prv-flat.vmdk" : open successful (285) size = 16106127360, hd = 0. Type 3

DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/nm016_1000/testLinux.replycloud.prv/testLinux.replycloud.prv-flat.vmdk" : closed.

DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/nm016_1000/testLinux.replycloud.prv/testLinux.replycloud.prv-flat.vmdk" : open successful (14) size = 16106127360, hd = 4464273. Type 3

DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened [0]: "testLinux.replycloud.prv-flat.vmdk" (0xe)

DISKLIB-LINK : Opened '/vmfs/volumes/nm016_1000/testLinux.replycloud.prv/testLinux.replycloud.prv.vmdk' (0xe): vmfs, 31457280 sectors / 15 GB.

DISKLIB-LIB : Opened "/vmfs/volumes/nm016_1000/testLinux.replycloud.prv/testLinux.replycloud.prv.vmdk" (flags 0xe, type vmfs).

Destination disk format: Thin

Cloning disk '/vmfs/volumes/nm016_1000/testLinux.replycloud.prv/testLinux.replycloud.prv.vmdk'...

Failed to clone disk: Insufficient permission to access file (38).

I tried from another server without netapp plug-in and all function well.

Otherwise i try to copy vmdk from vmware vsphere client and i receive the follow error:

Does anyone have an idea?

Thx,

Luigi

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