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TSM has detected a request to backup a virtual machine replica. The state of the replica 'vmreplicaname', ID='vmid' may differ from the original virtual machine. If the names of the original virtual machine and the replica are identical the same filespace will be used. The data may become unrecoverable because the state of the original virtual machine and the replica may differ.

Explanation

Backups of an original virtual machine and their replica overwrite each other as their name and ID are usually identical. Virtual machine replicas are taken in definite time intervals. Between these intervals the data on the original and the replica may differ. In some occasions the difference may cause data corruption if a backup of the original is followed by a backup of the replica.

System action

A backup request of a virtual machine replica is being processed.

User response

Configure IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager to back up only the original virtual machine or the replica. Alternatively, one can change the name of the replica compared to the original virtual machine; and the replica will back up to a separate filespace.