Backup/Replication jobs fail with:
VDDK error: 13.You do not have access rights to this file
Below is a list of possible solutions to this issue sorted by what transport mode was being using when this error occurred.
Note: There are many causes for VDDK 13, this list is not intended to be all encompassing.
Using Transport Mode: Network Mode
Using Transport Mode: Hotadd Mode
diskpart automount disable automount scrub exit
[time stamp] < threadID> Info VM VeeamProxy _replica(vm-100001) has the same bios uuid as proxy VeeamProxy.local in the DBAgent.Job_name.VM_name.Hotadd.Attacher.log:
[time stamp] < threadID> vdl| [vddk] time stamp error -[07132] [Originator@6876 sub=transport] Cannot use mode hotadd to access [datastore_name] VM_name/VM_name.vmdk: Cannot mount using this method. (Mounting VM vm-101 using transport hotadd failed : Cannot access datastore for one of the disks of Virtual Machine VM_name..)The behavior is observed when a Veeam Proxy is replicated with Veeam B&R, the replication process preserves the original VM bios UUID for restore purposes. To work around the issue setup a dedicated VM as a Veeam Proxy, replicating Veeam Proxies is not usually necessary due to ease of deployment.
Using Transport Mode: Direct SAN
Additional Troubleshooting(All versions):
Additional Troubleshooting (vSphere 5.1 and below):
http://www.veeam.com/kb1777
Backup via Standalone host – Configure backup job to backup via Standalone host rather than through vCenter; this will isolate vCenter as the point of failure. If backup via standalone host is successful, you can attempt restarting the vCenter as well as the management agents on the host(s) where the proxies/VM(s) reside.
Information: Hotadd will only work when the proxy is on the same host as the object being backed up
Additional Troubleshooting (vSphere 5.5):
When attempting to hotadd leveraging a standalone host configuration (that is managed by a vCenter object) with vSphere 5.5 you will receive VDDK Error 13, as well as the error listed below:
Error message: [00680 error 'transport'] Reconfigure attempt failed for VM "2" with Vmomi::MethodFault::Exception ("vim.fault.HostAccessRestrictedToManagementServer")\n
To resolve this particular issue, please leverage Network Mode or Direct SAN transport mode as this configuration is not supported due to limitations of VMware
Information: For more information regarding ‘HostAccessRestrictedToManagementServer’ please see below VMware documentation.
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.wssdk.apiref.doc%2Fvim.fault.HostAccessRestrictedToManagementServer.html