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 Backup & Disaster Recovery appliance 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.