Backup failure with error code 156 .Failure on VM backup as Snapshot job is getting failed. Kindly confirm if this is something to be done @VM end itself.
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - Info nbjm (pid=10211) starting backup job (jobid=5530957) for client wpdbasn001, policy PROD_VMWARE_VW_Adhoc, schedule Differential-Inc
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - Info nbjm (pid=10211) requesting STANDARD_RESOURCE resources from RB for backup job (jobid=5530957, request id:{C195FC52-9AC4-11E4-A7F2-03215F26AE7F})
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - requesting resource STU_DDR1_DALMEDIA4
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - requesting resource nbutx2.NBU_CLIENT.MAXJOBS.wpdbasn001
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - requesting resource nbutx2.NBU_POLICY.MAXJOBS.PROD_VMWARE_VW_Adhoc
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - granted resource nbutx2.NBU_CLIENT.MAXJOBS.wpdbasn001
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - granted resource nbutx2.NBU_POLICY.MAXJOBS.PROD_VMWARE_VW_Adhoc
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - granted resource MediaID=@aaae7;DiskVolume=ddr1_vw;DiskPool=DDR1_DP;Path=ddr1_vw;StorageServer=ddr1;MediaServer=dalmedia4
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - granted resource STU_DDR1_DALMEDIA4
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - estimated 0 kbytes needed
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - begin Parent Job
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - begin VMware: Start Notify Script
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - Info RUNCMD (pid=26895) started
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - Info RUNCMD (pid=26895) exiting with status: 0
Operation Status: 0
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - end VMware: Start Notify Script; elapsed time 0:00:00
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - begin VMware: Step By Condition
Operation Status: 0
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - end VMware: Step By Condition; elapsed time 0:00:00
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - begin VMware: Read File List
Operation Status: 0
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - end VMware: Read File List; elapsed time 0:00:00
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - begin VMware: Create Snapshot
01/12/2015 19:37:38 - started process bpbrm (pid=4016)
01/12/2015 19:37:39 - Info bpbrm (pid=4016) wpdbasn001 is the host to backup data from
01/12/2015 19:37:39 - Info bpbrm (pid=4016) reading file list for client
01/12/2015 19:37:39 - Info bpbrm (pid=4016) start bpfis on client
01/12/2015 19:37:39 - Info bpbrm (pid=4016) Starting create snapshot processing
01/12/2015 19:37:40 - Info bpfis (pid=7756) Backup started
01/12/2015 19:37:41 - snapshot backup of client wpdbasn001 using method VMware_v2
01/12/2015 19:37:59 - Info bpbrm (pid=4016) INF - vmwareLogger: WaitForTaskCompleteEx: Unable to access file since it is locked <232>
01/12/2015 19:37:59 - Info bpbrm (pid=4016) INF - vmwareLogger: WaitForTaskCompleteEx: SYM_VMC_ERROR: TASK_REACHED_ERROR_STATE
01/12/2015 19:37:59 - Info bpbrm (pid=4016) INF - vmwareLogger: ConsolidateVMDisks: SYM_VMC_ERROR: TASK_REACHED_ERROR_STATE
01/12/2015 19:37:59 - Info bpbrm (pid=4016) INF - vmwareLogger: ConsolidateVMDisksAPI: SYM_VMC_ERROR: TASK_REACHED_ERROR_STATE
01/12/2015 19:37:59 - Critical bpbrm (pid=4016) from client wpdbasn001: FTL - VMware_freeze: VIXAPI freeze (VMware snapshot) failed with 36: SYM_VMC_TASK_REACHED_ERROR_STATE
01/12/2015 19:37:59 - Critical bpbrm (pid=4016) from client wpdbasn001: FTL - VMware error received: Unable to access file since it is locked
01/12/2015 19:38:00 - Critical bpbrm (pid=4016) from client wpdbasn001: FTL - vfm_freeze: method: VMware_v2, type: FIM, function: VMware_v2_freeze
01/12/2015 19:38:00 - Critical bpbrm (pid=4016) from client wpdbasn001: FTL -
01/12/2015 19:38:00 - Critical bpbrm (pid=4016) from client wpdbasn001: FTL - vfm_freeze: method: VMware_v2, type: FIM, function: VMware_v2_freeze
01/12/2015 19:38:00 - Critical bpbrm (pid=4016) from client wpdbasn001: FTL -
01/12/2015 19:38:00 - Critical bpbrm (pid=4016) from client wpdbasn001: FTL - snapshot processing failed, status 156
01/12/2015 19:38:00 - Critical bpbrm (pid=4016) from client wpdbasn001: FTL - snapshot creation failed, status 156
01/12/2015 19:38:00 - Warning bpbrm (pid=4016) from client wpdbasn001: WRN - ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES is not frozen
01/12/2015 19:38:00 - Info bpfis (pid=7756) done. status: 156
01/12/2015 19:38:00 - end VMware: Create Snapshot; elapsed time 0:00:22
01/12/2015 19:38:00 - Info bpfis (pid=7756) done. status: 156: snapshot error encountered
01/12/2015 19:38:00 - end writing
Operation Status: 156
01/12/2015 19:38:00 - end Parent Job; elapsed time 0:00:22
01/12/2015 19:38:00 - begin VMware: Stop On Error
Operation Status: 0
01/12/2015 19:38:00 - end VMware: Stop On Error; elapsed time 0:00:00
01/12/2015 19:38:00 - begin VMware: Delete Snapshot
01/12/2015 19:38:00 - started process bpbrm (pid=10372)
01/12/2015 19:38:01 - Info bpbrm (pid=10372) Starting delete snapshot processing
01/12/2015 19:38:02 - Info bpfis (pid=6292) Backup started
01/12/2015 19:38:02 - Critical bpbrm (pid=10372) from client wpdbasn001: cannot open C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\online_util\fi_cntl\bpfis.fim.wpdbasn001_1421113058.1.0
01/12/2015 19:38:02 - end writing
Operation Status: 4207
Operation Status: 156
01/12/2015 19:38:03 - Info bpfis (pid=6292) done. status: 4207
01/12/2015 19:38:03 - end VMware: Delete Snapshot; elapsed time 0:00:03
01/12/2015 19:38:03 - Info bpfis (pid=6292) done. status: 4207: Could not fetch snapshot metadata or state files
snapshot error encountered (156)