snapshot error Invalid module format in kernel

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Hi, we have on one our server a error on backup with snapshot a ct (openvz).

Code:
INFO: starting new backup job: vzdump 5400 --quiet 1 --mode snapshot --compress gzip --storage backups
INFO: Starting Backup of VM 5400 (openvz)
INFO: CTID 5400 exist mounted running
INFO: status = running
INFO: backup mode: snapshot
INFO: ionice priority: 7
INFO: creating lvm snapshot of /dev/mapper/pve-data ('/dev/pve/vzsnap-titan-0')
INFO: FATAL: Error inserting dm_snapshot (/lib/modules/2.6.32-16-pve/kernel/drivers/md/dm-snapshot.ko): Invalid module format
INFO:   /sbin/modprobe failed: 1
INFO:   Can't process LV vzsnap-titan-0: snapshot target support missing from kernel?
INFO:   Failed to suspend origin data
ERROR:  Backup of VM 5400 failed - command 'lvcreate --size 1024M --snapshot  --name vzsnap-titan-0 /dev/pve/data' failed: exit code 5
INFO: Backup job finished with errors
TASK ERROR: job errors

What can we do, Please help. Very thanks.
regards
 
Hi, we have on one our server a error on backup with snapshot a ct (openvz).

Code:
INFO: starting new backup job: vzdump 5400 --quiet 1 --mode snapshot --compress gzip --storage backups
INFO: Starting Backup of VM 5400 (openvz)
INFO: CTID 5400 exist mounted running
INFO: status = running
INFO: backup mode: snapshot
INFO: ionice priority: 7
INFO: creating lvm snapshot of /dev/mapper/pve-data ('/dev/pve/vzsnap-titan-0')
INFO: FATAL: Error inserting dm_snapshot (/lib/modules/2.6.32-16-pve/kernel/drivers/md/dm-snapshot.ko): Invalid module format
INFO:   /sbin/modprobe failed: 1
INFO:   Can't process LV vzsnap-titan-0: snapshot target support missing from kernel?
INFO:   Failed to suspend origin data
ERROR:  Backup of VM 5400 failed - command 'lvcreate --size 1024M --snapshot  --name vzsnap-titan-0 /dev/pve/data' failed: exit code 5
INFO: Backup job finished with errors
TASK ERROR: job errors

What can we do, Please help. Very thanks.
regards
Hi,
looks like you have installed a new kernel, but don't reboot yet.
Do an "pveversion -v" to see running an installed kernel-versions.

Udo

BTW. please update ("apt-get dist-upgrade")
 
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Very nice. This was the error. I haven´t reboot the maschine. After reboot its works fine. Very thanks udo.

great job. regards
 

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