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IT39886: VM RESTORE FAILS UNDER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS WITH CTGGA0939 WHEN A VM HAS COMBINATION OF IDE AND ISCSI DISKS

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • An IBM Spectrum Protect Plus restore job fails when a VM has
    both IDE and SCSI disks, where an IDE disk has the same
    controller key as another SCSI disk's controller key.
    
    In the restore job log the following errors can be seen:
    ERROR,<timestamp>,CTGGA0939,Failed to register VM <VM_name>.
    Exception (com.catalogic.ecx.serviceprovider.common.hypervisor.
    exception.HypervisorVMReconfException)reports: (Invalid configur
    
    IBM Spectrum Protect Versions Affected:
    IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.X
    
    Additional Keywords: SPP, SPPLUS, TS005488778, IDE, iSCSI
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus level 10.1.8 and 10.1.9.           *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * See error description.                                       *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    * Apply the fixing level when available. This problem is       *
    * currently projected to be fixed in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus *
    * level 10.1.9.3 and 10.1.10. Note that this is subject to     *
    * change at the discretion of IBM.                             *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • The fix for this issue was to save the disk controller type
    along with address.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT39886

  • Reported component name

    SP PLUS

  • Reported component ID

    5737SPLUS

  • Reported release

    A18

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2022-02-07

  • Closed date

    2022-02-15

  • Last modified date

    2022-02-15

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

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

Modules/Macros

  • Hypervis VMware
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    SP PLUS

  • Fixed component ID

    5737SPLUS

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSNQFQ","label":"IBM Spectrum Protect Plus"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"A18","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB26","label":"Storage"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
01 February 2024