IT36826: WHEN HYPERVISOR IS DELETED, ASSOCIATED BACKUPS WILL NOT BE VISIBLE, UNLESS USER IS THE NATIVE SUPERUSER

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Description:
  If a hypervisor provider is deleted from IBM Spectrum Protect
  Plus
  the associated backups which are still in retention will not
  show   up in the restore wizard.
  
  These versions can still be seen by the native superuser account
  and role.
  
  | MDVPARTL 10.1.6.0  5737SPLUS |  IT36304
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Versions Affected:
  IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.7 and higher version
  
  Initial Impact: High
  
  Additional Keywords: SPP, SPPlus, restore, catalog, api,
  TS004843672
  

Local fix

• Log in using the 'superuser' account to restore these Virtual
  Machines (VMs).
  The 'native superuser' is the user (belonging to the
  superuser role) that was set at IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
  installation time.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus levels 10.1.7 and 10.1.8.          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See Error Description.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply the fixing level when available. This problem is       *
  * projected to be fixed in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus levels    *
  * 10.1.8 patch1 and 10.1.9. Note that this is subject to       *
  * change at the discretion of IBM.                             *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A change was made to ensure that backups associated with
  hypervisors which have been deleted show up as expected for all
  users with proper access rights.
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SP PLUS

• Fixed component ID

  5737SPLUS

Applicable component levels