IT13987: RENAMED VM GUEST FILESPACES APPEAR IN THE CLIENT GUI 'RESTORE VM' WINDOW

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Renaming VM guest filespaces is not supported but remains
  possible as seen from the 'rename filespace' command
  documentation page. Once such a filespace is renamed, it should
  not appear in the Client GUI 'Restore VM' window at all as it
  is not usable for restore.
  
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
  Tivoli Storage Manager Client 7.1.1 and higher on Windows and
  Linux
  
  | MDVREGR 7.1.1.0 5698ISMCL 52488 |
  
  Initial Impact: Low
  
  Additional Keywords: spectrum protect restore VM wizard
  filespace renaming RTC 52488 TSM
  

Local fix

• Rename the needed filespace back to its original name to be
  able to restore the VM guest data from it.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments Data         *
  * Protection for VMware and Data Protection for Microsoft      *
  * Hyper-V versions 7.1 and 6.4 running on all Microsoft        *
  * Windows x64 and Linux x86_64 platforms                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * This issue is projected to be fixed in the Tivoli Storage    *
  * Manager Client on Windows x64 and Linux x86_64  in level     *
  * 7.1.6                                                        *
  * Note 1: The Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Client is a         *
  * prerequisite to using the Data Protection for VMware and     *
  * Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V. In Data Protection    *
  * for VMware and Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V         *
  * environments, the TSM Client is also known as the data       *
  * mover.                                                       *
  * Note 2: This is subject to change at the discretion of IBM.  *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Renamed vm guest filespaces don't appear in Backup-Archive
  Client GUI any more.
  Renamed vm guest filespaces still appear in TSM for VE GUI -
  this is currently a limitation.
  

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

• dsmagent
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM CLIENT

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMCL

Applicable component levels

• R71W PSY

     UP

• R71L PSY

     UP