TM backups get stuck if Spotlight is enabled on the TM volume

Hi,
I habe a problem with time machine backups. The problems just appeared recently, I don't know why.
The backup gets stuck in the middle of the process (e.g. it stays at "backing up xx MB of zz MB) for hours, even days. In the logs I do not get any error messages, also the nice Time Machine Buddy widget does not give me any errors.
I tried everything. Nothing helps EXCEPT for one thing: If I turn off Spotlight indexing for the TM volume, everything works fine.
So this clearly is a problem with Spotlight interfering with TM.
Any clues what might be wrong?
Of course I tried resetting the spotlight index, deleting the index, turning it off and back on (in that case, Spotlight indexes the volumen forever end never stops). Nothing seems to help, except for turning it off completely.
I found similar posts to this in the forum, but none ever really presented a solution.
Any help appreciated!

Are you running any virtualization software, such as Parallels or vmWare? If so, that may be the culprit. Exclude the vm file from Time Machine (per #10 in theFrequently Asked Questions *User Tip,* also at the top of this forum), and delete all backups of it, per #12 there.
If not, or if that doesn't help, you might be able to find the culprit via the +Activity Monitor+ app, in your Applications/Utilities folder. Examine the various processes associated with Spotlight (mds, mdworker, mdhelper). Select the process, then the Inspect icon in the toolbar (or +View > Inspect Process+ from the menubar), then the +Open Files and Ports+ tab.

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