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IC99000: "ANS0324E PARTIALOBJLENGTH VALUE ... IS INVALID" ERROR ON 'RESTORE VM'

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • A 'RESTORE VM' operation for VM guests with incorrect backup
    images might return the following errors :
    
    ANS0324E partialObjLength value for partial object retrieve is
             invalid.
    ANS4177E Full VM restore of VMware Virtual Machine 'vmname'
             failed with RC=34 target node name=
             '<target node name>',
             data mover node name='<agent node name>'
    
    The problem was found for VM guest backups performed with the
    testflag VMRESTORE_INCVMDKSIZE.
    
    The 'RESTORE VM' error will be seen with any available VMware
    transport mode (VMVSTORTRANSPORT SAN, HOTADD,NBD,NBDSSL)
    When one backup image using the Incremental Forever backup mode
    was generated using the above testflag, and even if following
    image backups are correctly done, the 'RESTORE VM' still might
    fail.
    
    Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
    Tivoli Storage Manager Client 6.4 and later on Windows and Linux
    
    Initial Impact: High
    
    Additional Keywords: restore VMware TDP4VE corruption
    partialObjLength
    
    | MDVPARTL 6.4.1.0 5698ISMCL |
    | MDVPARTL 7.1.0.0 5698ISMCL |
    

Local fix

  • 1. Contact support to get the needed VM guest restored
    and
    2. Start new series of backups for that VM guest with a IFFULL
       VM backup to avoid future occurrences
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: * Backup-Archive client versions 6.3 on      *
    *                   Microsoft Windows                          *
    *                 * Backup-Archive client versions 6.4 and     *
    *                   7.1 on Microsoft Windows and Linux         *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See ERROR DESCRIPTION                   *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available. This      *
    *                 problem is currently projected to be fixed   *
    *                 in levels 6.4.2 and 7.1.1. Note that until   *
    *                 the fixing levels are available, this        *
    *                 information is subject to change at          *
    *                 the discretion of IBM.                       *
    ****************************************************************
    *
    

Problem conclusion

  • The backup-archive client now verifies each disk before vm
    restore and if the testflag is set fixes the disk size.
    
    The error message is still issued to indicate there was
    an issue before the client fixed the disk size to restore it.
    In the future, we will consider whether a warning message
    instead of an error message would be a better design.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IC99000

  • Reported component name

    TSM FOR VE DP V

  • Reported component ID

    5725TVEVM

  • Reported release

    64W

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2014-01-27

  • Closed date

    2014-04-21

  • Last modified date

    2014-05-02

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

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

Modules/Macros

  • DSMAGENT
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    TSM CLIENT

  • Fixed component ID

    5698ISMCL

Applicable component levels

  • R64L PSY

       UP

  • R64W PSY

       UP

  • R71L PSY

       UP

  • R71W PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
02 May 2014