This article applies to:
Product edition: Phoenix
Problem description
Virtual Machine (VM) becomes unresponsive only during the snapshot removal operation after the Phoenix backup.
Error
No Error, Backup completes successfully in Druva Console.
Cause
If the target VM is on an NFS datastore, the VM might become unresponsive when if the backup appliance mounts the virtual disk using HOTADD on the backup host and NFSv3 protocol is used to mount the datastores.
A limitation in the NFSv3 locking method causes a lock timeout that pauses the VM being backed up. This is a VMware limitation.
Resolution
This is a known issue with VMware. This issue is resolved by using the NFSv4 protocol for mounting NFS volumes.
VMware Reference Article: VMware Knowledge Base
Workaround
To use the NBD transport mode as a default (until NAS array is upgraded to NFSv4), keep the Phoenix proxy running or configured and run the following steps mentioned in the article