To disable VSS quiesced application-based snapshots, use one of these options:
- Disable VSS application quiescing using the vSphere Client:
- Power off the virtual machine.
- Log in to the vCenter Server or the ESXi/ESX host through the vSphere Client.
- Right-click the virtual machine and click Edit settings.
- Click the Options tab.
- Navigate to Advanced > General > Configuration Parameters.
- Add or modify the row disk.EnableUUID with the value FALSE.
- Click OK to save.
- Click OK to exit.
- Reboot the virtual machine for changes to take in effect.
- Unregister the virtual machine from the vCenter Server inventory.
To un-register the virtual machine:
- Power off the virtual machine.
- Right-click the virtual machine.
- Click Remove from Inventory.
- Reregister the virtual machine back to the inventory.
- Disable VSS application quiescing using VMware Tools:
- Open the C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Tools\Tools.conf file using a text editor.
- Create the file if it does not exist in the above said location
- Add these entries to the file:
[vmbackup]
vss.disableAppQuiescing = true
- Save and close the file.
- Restart the VMware Tools Service.
- Click Start > Run, type services.msc, and click OK.
- Right-click the VMware Tools Service and click Restart.
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2146204?lang=en_US&queryTerm=quiesced