Dontload
x86_64 Linux® clients can use the dontload option to suppress specific plug-in libraries from being loaded when the backup-archive client is started.
The TIVsm_BAhdw.x86_64 package provided in Linux x86_64 distributions contains software that is required to support snapshot incremental
backups for NetAPP and N-Series file servers. When this package is installed on a Linux x86_64 system that is used to perform data mover operations for a
virtual machine, the files in this package cause all VMware backup operations to fail. When these
failures occur, the following message is
displayed:
ANS8811E
VMware operations cannot be run when
the hardware plug-in product TIVsm-BAhdw is installed and loaded. Either uninstall the hardware
product TIVsm-BAhdw, or set the option DONTLOAD PIHDW in the options file to prevent the hardware
plug-in from being loaded.Use this option to prevent the plug-in library from being loaded into RAM when the client is started. Alternatively, you can uninstall the TIVsm_BAhdw package if it is not needed for snapshot operations.
Supported Clients
This option is only valid for Linux x86_64 clients.
Options File
Place this option in the client system-options file (dsm.sys) within a server stanza.
Syntax
Parameters
- PIHDW
- Specifies that
the hardware plug-in (TIVsm-BAhdw) is not loaded
into RAM when the client is started. Use this option on backup-archive
clients that have the hardware plug-in installed, to prevent the plug-in
from causing failures when performing backup-archive operations on
VMware virtual machines. There is no default for the dontload option. To determine whether the plug-in is installed, enter the following command and examine the output.
rpm -q -a | grep TIV
If the output contains a package starting with
TIVsm-BAhdw
(followed by a version string), the hardware plug-in package is installed.
Examples
- Options file:
DONTLoad PIHDW
- Command line:
- Does not apply. Do not use this option on the command line.