IT16076: UNEXPECTED 'BACKUP VM -PREVIEW' OUTPUT FOR EXCLUDED GUESTS

Download Information: Version 8.1.0 IBM Spectrum Protectâ„¢ for Virtual Environments

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• The client command 'BACKUP VM -PREVIEW' unexpectedly displays
  applied rules for excluded VMware guests.
  For example, assuming there are two guests in the domain :
  'dummy1' and 'dummy2'. If in the client option file the
  following rules are set :
    domain.vmfull "ALL-VM;-VM=dummy1"
    include.vmdisk "*" "Hard Disk 1"
  
  the output of the command 'dsmc backup vm -preview' will
  display a line for excluded guest 'dummy1' :
  
  Virtual machine: 'dummy2' disk: 'hard disk 1' is included by
  user.
  Virtual machine: 'dummy1' disk: 'hard disk 1' is included by
  user.
  
  1. vmName: dummy2
       DomainKeyword:  vmhost=<ESXi host>
       toolsRunningStatus: guestToolsNotRunning
       toolsVersionStatus: guestToolsNotInstalled
       consolidationNeeded: No
       Change Block Tracking: On
       managementClassName: VM_DATA
       managementClassLocation: VMMC option
  
       VMDK[1]Label:   'Hard disk 1' (Hard Disk 1)
       VMDK[1]Name:    '[datastore] dummy2/dummy2.vmdk'
       VMDK[1]Status:  Included
  
  This happens because the include.vmdisk rule applies to all
  guests.
  The same will be true if using a wildcard for the guest name
  with option exclude.vmdisk.
  Since the 'dummy1' guest is excluded with the domain.vmfull
  option, it should not appear in the output.
  
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
  Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments - Data
  Protection for VMware 6.4.x and higher for Windows and Linux
  
  Initial Impact: Low
  
  Additional Keywords: spectrum protect tsm sp backup query
  output include exclude
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments Data         *
  * Protection for VMware versions 7.1 and 6.4 running on all    *
  * Microsoft Windows x64 and Linux x86_64 platforms             *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
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Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• If there is a next release of IBM Spectrum Protect after 7.1,
  this APAR will be fixed in that next release.
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM FOR VE DP V

• Fixed component ID

  5725TVEVM

Applicable component levels

• R71W PSN

     UP

• R71L PSN

     UP

• R64W PSN

     UP

• R64L PSN

     UP