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ESXi configuration backup error: Failed to determine the boot disk of the ESXi server

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I constantly get following error while trying to backup ESXi 5.5 host configuration:

The backup operation has failed on ESXi host '10.10.1.244'.
Additional info: 
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Error code: 13
Module: 458
LineInfo: 60d54fe10d95ecf8
Fields: 
Message: The backup operation has failed on ESXi host '10.10.1.244'.
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Error code: 28
Module: 458
LineInfo: 268dac6975739e8e
Fields: 
Message: Failed to determine the boot disk of the ESXi server.
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ESXi installed on USB stick on server motherboard

strange that another host with same hardware configuration backed up successfully

Any help appreciated

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Hi Vadim,

In general backing up ESXi host configuration is supported for ESXi hosts running from USB flash drive. The error you get is unique to particular host configuration (for example we've seen such problem when the /bootbank link was referring to /tmp which is non-standard setup) and in order to investigate it we'll need to get an image of your ESXi host flash drive captured with 'dd' utility for example. If this is not possible then capture ESXi system logs from vSphere client (File->Export->System logs) and contact our support team for further assistance.

Thank you.

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Best regards,

Vasily

Acronis Virtualization Program Manager

After deeper investigation i noticed that host required reboot.  After reboot backup succeed