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"API return code : 1939" on VM guest backup

Troubleshooting


Problem

The VM backup fails at the snapshot phase with return code 1939

Symptom

The error seen in the client datamover node dsmerror.log will be :


ANS9365E VMware vStorage API error for virtual machine 'xxxx'.
TSM function name : CreateSnapshot_USCORETask
TSM file : vmvisdk.cpp (5259)
API return code : 1939
API error message : An error occurred while quiescing the virtual machine. See the virtual machine's event log for details.

[{"Product":{"code":"SSERB6","label":"IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Data Protection for VMware","Platform":[{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"Version Independent","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB69","label":"Storage TPS"}}]

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

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