IT25223: ONDEMAND VM RESTORE (LOCAL OR REMOTE) FAILS OVER A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• During IBM Spectrum Protect Plus ondemand restore
  operations, some VMs may fail with the following:
    Failed to create VM. Error = (HypervisorVMReconfException)
    Failed to reconfigure VM. Exception
      (com.catalogic.ecx.serviceprovider.common.hypervisor.
      exception.HypervisorVMReconfException) reports: (Required
      property switchUuid is missing from data object of type
      DistributedVirtualSwitchPortConnectionwhile parsing
      serialized DataObject of type vim.dvs.PortConnection
  Spectrum Protect and Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
    IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.1
  Customer/L2 Diagnostics (If Applicable)
    Look for error messages as reported above.
  
  Initial Impact:
    Medium
  Additional Keywords:
    HYPER
  

Local fix

•   Potential workaround is to Restore to original location or
    pick non-distributed network to restore to.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus levels 10.1.1.*                    *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
  * projected to be fixed in level 10.1.1 patch 1. Note that     *
  * this is subject to change at the discretion of IBM.          *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus has an improved algorithm with
  Distributed Virtual Switchport group to VM that
  should correct this restore failure condition.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

Modules/Macros

•    HYPER
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SP PLUS

• Fixed component ID

  5737SPLUS

Applicable component levels