A Replication Fails Immediately after the Step Revert to Snapshot Begins

  • Document ID:7020872
  • Creation Date:09-Jun-2017
  • Modified Date:01-Aug-2017
    • Micro Focus Products:
      PlateSpin Forge
      PlateSpin Protect

Environment

NetIQ PlateSpin Forge  11.x
NetIQ PlateSpin Protect 11.x

Situation

A replication fails immediatly after the step revert to snapshot begins with this error message.
ERROR: "An error occured in the server:
                 Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: containedMachine"

Resolution

Remove the workload, re-add it, and run a first full replication.

Cause

The target VM cannot be found in the target container. 

Additional Information

Using vSphere, login to the ESX server being used as the target container and verify that the target VM doesn't exist.