[VCL-668] VMware fails to copy image under ESXi 5.1

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.4
• Component/s: vcld (backend)
• Assignee: Andrew Kurth
• Reporter: Andrew Kurth
• Created: 22/Jan/13 17:22
• Updated: 23/Jan/15 21:55
• Resolved: 23/Jan/15 21:55

Description

The behavior of the vmkfstools utility included with VMware ESXi has changed in 5.1. While it is copying a vmdk, it displays output such as:
Clone: 0% done.
Clone: 77% done.

In previous versions, the last line of output was:
Clone: 100% done.

With 5.1, the 100% line is not always displayed. The last line of output may be something like "Clone: 96% done." and the utility exits with the vmdk being successfully copied. VMware.pm is checking for the "100%" string. As a result, the code assumes the copy failed even though it is successful. There is no output displayed by vmkfstools indicating it was successful even though it was.