Xen (ABD) backup fails with "there were no servers available to complete the specified operation"
If you run a backup of a Xen VM using the ABD method, and job fails with the message:
There were no servers available to complete the specified operation.
Error processing VM: XT Returned 1
Then is this means that your ABD is not ready. The following root causes could be at play:
- The ABD is assigned to an SR that is disabled or no longer available
- The ABD has a network that is no longer valid
- The ABD cannot be booted because there is not enough memory on the Xen host
- The ABD cannot be provisioned from the template because there is not enough storage on the SR
- You are running the ABD on a pool with more than one host, but no no shared storage
Check ALL of the above carefully before proceeding. Make sure 1-5 are FULLY corrected before proceeding after that:
- Enable "view hidden objects" in XenCenter. Power off and delete all ABDs on the affected host. DO NOT DELETE templates.
- Try to run an ABD diagnostic job.
- If it fails, change the network of the ABD in the ABD settings page and then repeat steps from 1.
- If 3 fails, delete the ABD template from the affected Xen host. Repeat from step 1.