Symptom
The backup job fails with the following error:
Error downloading virtual machine config file.
Resolution
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Check the communication between the vCenter server and the host. If required, restart the management agent on the host. For more information, refer http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003490.
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If you have the 4.0 or 4.1 version of vCenter , ensure that the latest updates are installed on the vCenter. For more information, refer to http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1019286.