https://community.hpe.com/t5/general/storage-mirror-and-sql/m-p/4270602#M3727 <!--!*#-->We use Storage Mirror in a VM Ware environment.<BR /><BR />Storage mirror keeps sharpshooting continually and then over night we get corruption with the VMDK file and cannot start the Sql server.<BR /><BR />The log below shows an error but I am not able to work out if this problem is caused by VMware or Storage Mirror.<BR /><BR />My understanding is Storage Mirror removes the last snapshot so i should only ever have one snapshot at any time. Last night I had 150 snap shots. Then the error log below has 100 approx of these entries.<BR /><BR />09/17 08:13:30.82 127 Retry: Retrying GetRecentTasks (Recent task(s) still in progress)<BR />09/17 08:13:32.16 127 Esx : EsxSource: connected to esx1.tascorp.internal: 1338 ms, host time: 09/17/2008 8:13:21<BR />09/17 08:13:32.16 127 Retry: GetRecentTasks failed, host: esx1.tascorp.internal, host time: 09/17/2008 8:13:21, vim time: 16/09/2008 10:13:32 PM, details: EsxException: Recent task(s) still in progress<BR /> at GetRecentTasksOp.TryRun()<BR /> at RetryOpBase.Run()<BR /><BR /> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:30:39 GMT JRD_1 2008-09-17T00:30:39Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/general/storage-mirror-and-sql/m-p/4270602#M3727 <!--!*#-->We use Storage Mirror in a VM Ware environment.<BR /><BR />Storage mirror keeps sharpshooting continually and then over night we get corruption with the VMDK file and cannot start the Sql server.<BR /><BR />The log below shows an error but I am not able to work out if this problem is caused by VMware or Storage Mirror.<BR /><BR />My understanding is Storage Mirror removes the last snapshot so i should only ever have one snapshot at any time. Last night I had 150 snap shots. Then the error log below has 100 approx of these entries.<BR /><BR />09/17 08:13:30.82 127 Retry: Retrying GetRecentTasks (Recent task(s) still in progress)<BR />09/17 08:13:32.16 127 Esx : EsxSource: connected to esx1.tascorp.internal: 1338 ms, host time: 09/17/2008 8:13:21<BR />09/17 08:13:32.16 127 Retry: GetRecentTasks failed, host: esx1.tascorp.internal, host time: 09/17/2008 8:13:21, vim time: 16/09/2008 10:13:32 PM, details: EsxException: Recent task(s) still in progress<BR /> at GetRecentTasksOp.TryRun()<BR /> at RetryOpBase.Run()<BR /><BR /> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:30:39 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/general/storage-mirror-and-sql/m-p/4270602#M3727 JRD_1 2008-09-17T00:30:39Z