IT45936: CTGGA1148, CTGGA0939 (NUMBERFORMATEXCEPTION) ON VMWARE VCENTER RESTORE WITH OPTION "ESX HOST IF VCENTER IS DOWN"

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The restore of a VMware vCenter with the option
  "ESX host if vCenter is down" in the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
  GUI can stop with the job log messages :
  
     INFO,<timestamp>,CTGGA1204,Loading data from VMware vCenters.
    ERROR,<timestamp>,CTGGA1148,Failed to load management server
          (<VMName>) configuration.
          Error = (NumberFormatException).
    ERROR,<timestamp>,CTGGA0939,Failed to load management server
          (<VMName>) information. Exception
          (java.lang.NumberFormatException)
          reports: (For input string: "")
  
  |MDVREGR 10.1.13.1 5737SPLUS|
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Versions Affected:
  IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.14 and later
  
  Additional Keywords: SPP, SPPLUS, TS015934685
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.14 and later till to          *
  * 10.1.16.2                                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * 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 10.1.16.3. Note that this is subject to change at the  *
  * discretion of IBM.                                           *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• While restoring the snapshot the newly created ESXI host user
  information was missing. The fix has been added and now
  NumberFormatException will not occur.
  

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