APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
After upgrading IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments - Data Protection for VMware to version 8.1.8.0 or later versions, too many data mover nodes are listed for a VMware data center in the IBM Spectrum Protect vSphere Client plug-in for the VMware vSphere Web Client. ======================= Diagnosing the issue: On the Spectrum Protect Server the erroneously listed node names were configured as proxy nodes for a node which contains the data center node name as a subset of its name. For example, if a node DC_NODE1 was configured for the VMware data center DC01 and the following proxy relations exist on the Spectrum Protect Server: Protect> q proxy DC_NODE1 DM_NODE1 DM_NODE2 OTHER_DC_NODE13 NODE3 NODE4 .... then the plug-in will list the following data mover nodes for the data center DC01: DM_NODE1 DM_NODE2 NODE3 NODE4 .... instead of only: DM_NODE1 DM_NODE2 Taking the example above the following query is logged in the Data Protection GUI host messages.log file in the C:\IBM\SpectrumProtect\webserver\usr\servers\veProfile\logs directory on Windows or the /opt/tivoli/tsm/tdpvmware/common/webserver/usr/servers/veProfile /logs directory on Linux: [DATE TIME] 000000a9 SystemOut O ADMIN CMD START <TSMA2>: SELECT NODE_NAME,TCP_ADDRESS,CLIENT_OS_NAME FROM NODES WHERE PROXY_TARGET LIKE '%DC_NODE1%' ........... [DATE TIME] 000000a9 SystemOut O * Existing datamovers for datacenter node: DC_NODE1 DM_NODE1 DM_NODE1 NODE3 NODE4 This select query surrounds the data center node name with wild cards. ======================= Affected product versions: IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments - Data Protection for VMware version 8.1.8.0 or later versions on Windows and Linux ======================= Initial Impact: Medium ======================= Additional Keywords: tsm tsmve TS004160730 plugin tsmvmwareui | MDVREGR 8.1.8.0 5725TVEVM | | MDVREGR 8.1.9.0 5725TVEVM | | MDVREGR 8.1.10.0 5725TVEVM | | MDVREGR 8.1.11.0 5725TVEVM |
Local fix
Avoid the data center node name being a substring of another proxy target node name.
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * Data Protection for VMware vSphere Plugin 8.1.8, 8.1.9, * * 8.1.10 and 8.1.11 on Windows x64 and Linux x86 platforms. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * See ERROR DESCRIPTION * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * This issue is projected to be fixed in the Data Protection * * for VMware vSphere Plugin version 8.1.12 on Windows x64 and * * Linux x86 platforms. * * Note 1: This is subject to change at the discretion of IBM. * ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
The Data Mover list is now correctly filtered for the target Datacenter.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IT35806
Reported component name
TSM FOR VE DP V
Reported component ID
5725TVEVM
Reported release
81L
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2021-02-05
Closed date
2021-02-24
Last modified date
2021-02-24
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Fix information
Fixed component name
TSM FOR VE DP V
Fixed component ID
5725TVEVM
Applicable component levels
[{"Line of Business":{"code":"LOB26","label":"Storage"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SS8TDQ","label":"Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"81L"}]
Document Information
Modified date:
27 February 2021