VMWare VCB Troubleshooting ‘ non-zero return code’
I recently came across the following error when running a VCB via HP DataProtector 6.0:
“Creating a quiesced snapshot failed because the (user-supplied) custom pre-freeze script in the virtual machine exited with a non-zero return code”
The following steps resolved the issue:
> Perform a ‘repair’ of the VMWare tools installed on the Virtual Machine
> Restart the Virtual Machine
The error is generated because the VCB fails to execute a script on the VM due to an issue with the VMWare tools on the guest.