when i run the command .\ASRDeploymentPlanner.exe -Operation StartProfiling with VMlist Example: VMList.txt contains the following VMs: Host_1\VM_A 10.8.59.27\VM_B Host_2\VM_C I have this error: 10/10/2024 17:57:11:Performing prerequisite checks... 10/10/2024 17:57:11:The special character: \ is invalid in a VM:thinkpad-17\acronis. Remove the special characters from VMName list. 10/10/2024 17:57:11:The special character: \ is invalid in a VM:thinkpad-17\eset2. Remove the special characters from VMName list. Can anyone give me a solution? I used the delimiter as indicated.

Thanks for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum. Instead of using the Host\VM format, use a comma-separated format with the host name and VM name on the same line. For example: Host_1,VM_A 10.8.59.27,VM_B Host_2,VM_C If you need to keep the current format, try escaping the backslashes by using double backslashes. For example: Host_1\\VM_A 10.8.59.27\\VM_B Host_2\\VM_C Please don't forget to close up the thread here by upvoting and accept it as an answer if it is helpful

Hi, do not use the ASRDeploymentPlanner-v3.0 tool, but the previous version 2.52

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hossein jalilian 9,465 Reputation points

2024-10-10T16:27:28.84+00:00
Thanks for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum.

Instead of using the Host\VM format, use a comma-separated format with the host name and VM name on the same line. For example:

Host_1,VM_A 10.8.59.27,VM_B Host_2,VM_C

If you need to keep the current format, try escaping the backslashes by using double backslashes. For example:

Host_1\\VM_A 10.8.59.27\\VM_B Host_2\\VM_C

Please don't forget to close up the thread here by upvoting and accept it as an answer if it is helpful
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Nicola D'Effremo 25 Reputation points

2024-10-11T07:21:12.0933333+00:00

Hi, thank for the support.

The comma partially solved the problem, the vm disks are not found.

VMLIST: thinkpad-17,acronis, thinkpad-17,eset2, thinkpad-17,vm,

10/11/2024 09:17:09:Performing prerequisite checks...

10/11/2024 09:17:09:Finding all clustered nodes

10/11/2024 09:17:09:Saved Physical Disk Volume Details to C:\Users\ndeffremo\Downloads\ASRDeploymentPlanner-v3.0\ProfiledData\PhysicalVolumeDetail.xml)

10/11/2024 09:17:09:Successfully Got HostList for all Clusters

10/11/2024 09:17:09:Finding VMs along with their VHDs....

10/11/2024 09:17:09:Exiting Method FillMapOfVMToVhd()

10/11/2024 09:17:09:Finding VHDs that dont need to be profiled

10/11/2024 09:17:09:Prerequisite checks completed.

10/11/2024 09:17:09:

Total number of profiling virtual machines: 0.

10/11/2024 09:17:09:Exiting.

10/11/2024 09:17:09:

2024-10-11T09:17:09.2180834+02:00 Info: Trace Session Ended

Nicola D'Effremo 25 Reputation points

2024-10-11T07:22:33.2+00:00

Where could the problem be?

SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 47,916 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-10-11T17:27:47.4433333+00:00

@Nicola D'Effremo Check the disk details C:\Users\ndeffremo\Downloads\ASRDeploymentPlanner-v3.0\ProfiledData\PhysicalVolumeDetail.xml). Could it be that the host is clustered and the server from where you are running ASR deployment planner might not have the disk ownership. This could be the reason for disks not being detected. You could run the command on the node which has the disk ownership in the cluster.

Hope this helps!

Nicola D'Effremo 25 Reputation points

2024-10-17T08:27:52.4066667+00:00

Hi,

this file PhysicalVolumeDetail.xml is empty.

What do you mean by "having ownership of the disk"?

I ran the tool, on the same server there are VMs.

Thanks and regards

Nicola

SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 47,916 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-10-17T08:37:40.7666667+00:00

@Nicola D'Effremo We can take this offline. Refer to the instructions from the private message for further discussion.

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AndrzejP 6 Reputation points

2024-12-18T16:24:30.59+00:00

Hi, did you ever got this resolved?

I've got the same issue where "", "\" and "," are not working.

Nicola D'Effremo 25 Reputation points

2024-12-19T08:33:05.75+00:00

Hi,

do not use the ASRDeploymentPlanner-v3.0 tool, but the previous version 2.52
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