IC95555: CLIENT IS UNABLE TO RESTORE A VIRTUAL MACHINE USING THE -PICK OPTION WHENTHE VMNAME HAS CHANGED.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The Tivoli Storage Manager client command line is unable to
  restore a virtual machine (VM) that has been renamed under the
  following conditions:
  
  1) The virtual machine VMNAME has been renamed to include
  different casing.
   Example "windows 2003" to WINDOWS 2003" or "WinDows 2003"
  
  This issue will not be seen if the VMNAME has had no
  additional characters added or removed, and the casing of
  the name has not changed as shown in the prior example.
  
  Steps to recreate:
  1) Backup a VM in all lower case.
  Example: 'backup vm "windows 2003'
  2) Rename the VM to be all upper case or mixed case.
  3) Backup the VM again.
  Example:  'backup vm "windows 2003"'
  Note: It will not matter if the name of the VM is in
  upper,lower, or mixed case.
  Query VM output:
   #      Backup Date       Mgmt Class  Size         Type   A/I
  Virtual Machine
  ---  -------------------  ----------  -----------  ------ ---
    1  08/08/2013 10:12:15  7X-VM          39.06 GB  IFINCR  A
  windows 2003
    2  08/27/2013 12:33:44  7X-VM          39.06 GB  IFFULL  A
  WINDOWS 2003
    3  08/27/2013 12:47:35  7X-VM          39.06 GB  IFFULL  A
  WinDows 2003
  4) Attempt to restore the VM using the '-pick' option:
  example: 'restore vm "windows 2003" -pick'
  Note:  Running  'restore vm "WINDOWS 2003" -pick" will produce
  the same results
  The output will only show the lower case version.
  #    Backup Date/Time             Size  Type         A/I
  Virtual Machine
  
  ----------------------------------------------------------------
  1. | 08/08/2013 10:12:15      39.06 GB  IFINCR        A
  Windows 2003
  The local Java GUI (dsm.exe) will show all three versions with
  the
  different casing.
  Initial impact: Medium
  Versions Affected: 6.3/6.4
  Platforms Affected: Windows/Linux
  

Local fix

• Use the local GUI (dsm.exe)
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Backup-archive client version 6.4 running    *
  *                 on all Microsoft Windows and Linux           *
  *                 platforms.                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See ERROR DESCRIPTION                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available. This      *
  *                 problem is currently projected to be fixed   *
  *                 in level 6.4.2. Note that until the fixing   *
  *                 level is available, this information is      *
  *                 subject to change at the discretion of IBM.  *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• Restore vm command is now case sensitive.
  

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

• DSMC
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM CLIENT

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMCL

Applicable component levels

• R64L PSY

     UP

• R64W PSY

     UP