Error. VimSdk component failed on the agent machine
Summary:Description of and steps to resolve the issue when a disaster recovery image backup fails with error 'VimSdk component failed on the agent machine' if using the legacy disaster recovery engine.
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Error message
Message logs in the Management Console of the cloud failover appliance (CFA) show the following error:
DR Image Backup Engine Error:
- VimSdk component failed on the agent machine. Win32 error: 0x00000040 The specified network name is no longer available
- Application 'Volumes' was failed and should be excluded from the current task
Steps to resolve
Change the engine used to create the DR image backups to Standard.