DPM agent push to 2008 Fails 0x80990a1c

Install protection agent on node.node.com failed:


Error 347: An error occurred when the agent operation attempted to create the DPM Agent Coordinator service on node.node.com.


Error details: Unknown error (0x80990a1c)


Recommended action: Verify that the Agent Coordinator service on node.node.com is responding, if it is present. Review the error details, take the appropriate action, and then retry the agent operation.






Googling the error indicates that KB975759 may be missing.


This KB is not installed on the trouble server.






Manually installing the update MSU package says "update does not apply to your system".






Expand the update into a folder.


Expand –F:* c:\kb975579\Windows6.1-KB975579-x64.msu c:\temp\expandkb975579\






Run the installer (this takes a while!)


Start /w pkgmgr /ip /m:”c:\temp\expandkb975579\Windows6.0-KB975579-x64.cab






Reboot






Re-push the DPM protection agent.

ESXI 6.7 - Clone vmdk fails on change tracker error code 5948

vmkfstools -i /vmfs/volumes/ssd-ds1/filer/filer.vmdk /vmfs/volumes/ssd-ds2/filer/filer.vmdk
Destination disk format: VMFS zeroedthick
Cloning disk '/vmfs/volumes/ssd-ds1/filer/filer.vmdk'...
Clone: 100% done.Failed to clone disk: Invalid change tracker error code (5948).

Resolution:

1. rm the change tracker file (filer-ctk.vmdk)
2. vi /vmfs/volumes/ssd-ds1/filer/filer.vmdk , comment out the change tracker line. 
3. Repeat clone (vmkfstools -i)