/vmfs/volumes/50c1f60a-44220c15-cfcb-000c29cea4f5 # ./ghettoVCB.sh -f /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/vms_to_backup -d debug -l /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ghettoVCB.log
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: ============================== ghettoVCB LOG START ==============================
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- debug: Succesfully acquired lock directory - /tmp/ghettoVCB.work
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- debug: HOST VERSION: VMware ESXi 5.1.0 build-799733
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- debug: HOST LEVEL: VMware ESXi 5.1.0 GA
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- debug: HOSTNAME: localhost
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - VERSION = 2013_01_11_0
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - GHETTOVCB_PID = 325448
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - VM_BACKUP_VOLUME = /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VM-backups
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - VM_BACKUP_ROTATION_COUNT = 3
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - VM_BACKUP_DIR_NAMING_CONVENTION = 2013-01-22_05-55-02
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - DISK_BACKUP_FORMAT = thin
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - POWER_VM_DOWN_BEFORE_BACKUP = 0
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - ENABLE_HARD_POWER_OFF = 0
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - ITER_TO_WAIT_SHUTDOWN = 3
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - POWER_DOWN_TIMEOUT = 5
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - SNAPSHOT_TIMEOUT = 15
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - LOG_LEVEL = debug
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - BACKUP_LOG_OUTPUT = /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ghettoVCB.log
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - ENABLE_COMPRESSION = 0
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - VM_SNAPSHOT_MEMORY = 0
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - VM_SNAPSHOT_QUIESCE = 0
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - ALLOW_VMS_WITH_SNAPSHOTS_TO_BE_BACKEDUP = 0
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - VMDK_FILES_TO_BACKUP = all
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - VM_SHUTDOWN_ORDER =
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - VM_STARTUP_ORDER =
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info: CONFIG - EMAIL_LOG = 0
2013-01-22 05:55:03 -- info:
2013-01-22 05:55:10 -- debug: Storage Information before backup:
2013-01-22 05:55:10 -- debug: SRC_DATASTORE: datastore1
2013-01-22 05:55:10 -- debug: SRC_DATASTORE_CAPACITY: 595.0 GB
2013-01-22 05:55:10 -- debug: SRC_DATASTORE_FREE: 217.5 GB
2013-01-22 05:55:10 -- debug: SRC_DATASTORE_BLOCKSIZE: 1
2013-01-22 05:55:10 -- debug: SRC_DATASTORE_MAX_FILE_SIZE: 256 GB
2013-01-22 05:55:10 -- debug:
2013-01-22 05:55:10 -- debug: DST_DATASTORE: datastore1
2013-01-22 05:55:10 -- debug: DST_DATASTORE_CAPACITY: 595.0 GB
2013-01-22 05:55:10 -- debug: DST_DATASTORE_FREE: 217.5 GB
2013-01-22 05:55:10 -- debug: DST_DATASTORE_BLOCKSIZE: 1
2013-01-22 05:55:10 -- debug: DST_DATASTORE_MAX_FILE_SIZE: 256 GB
2013-01-22 05:55:10 -- debug:
2013-01-22 05:55:10 -- info: ###### Final status: ERROR: No VMs backed up! ######
2013-01-22 05:55:10 -- debug: Succesfully removed lock directory - /tmp/ghettoVCB.work
2013-01-22 05:55:10 -- info: ============================== ghettoVCB LOG END ================================
/vmfs/volumes/50c1f60a-44220c15-cfcb-000c29cea4f5 # cat /tmp/vms_list
"10";"2003 R2 Std x64";"[datastore1]";"2003 R2 Std x64-2/2003 R2 Std x64.vmx"
"12";"2099";"[datastore1]";"2099/2099.vmx"
"13";"server 2012";"[datastore1]";"server 2012/server 2012.vmx"
"14";"xp";"[datastore1]";"xp/xp.vmx"
"18";"egg";"[datastore1]";"VM-backups/2099/2099-2013-01-16_14-07-49/2099.vmx"
"19";"Symantec Messaging Gateway Virtual Edition";"[datastore1]";"Symantec Messaging Gateway Virtual Edition/Symantec Messaging Gateway Virtual Edition.vmx"
"21";"egg2012";"[datastore1]";"egg2012/server 2012.vmx"
"9";"server2012.TEST2012.LOCAL";"[datastore1]";"server2012.TEST2012.LOCAL/server2012.TEST2012.LOCAL.vmx"
/vmfs/volumes/50c1f60a-44220c15-cfcb-000c29cea4f5 # cat vms_to_backup
xp
old version can work for me