IT39939: VM BACKUP FAILED ON FILE CATALOG DUE TO SKIPPED DISKS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If disks are skipped for a VM, which has file cataloging
  enabled,
  
  it will report a false error. File cataloging should otherwise
  work
  
  correctly for the disks which were not skipped.
  
  The following errors can be seen from job logs:
  CTGGA0567,Skipping VDisk Hard disk 1 is excluded from backup
  CTGGA0559,skipped vol for cataloging
  CTGGA0420,Catalog file discovery results failed. Skipping
  
  file catalog volume not found in VDisk List
  CTGGA0489,File Catalog completed with status ::: FAILED
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Versions Affected:
  IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.9.x
  
  Additional Keywords: SPPLUS, TS008311024 , file catalog,
  
  skipped, excluded
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus level 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 10.1.10. Note that this is subject to change at the    *
  * discretion of IBM.                                           *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this issue was to correct checking for excluded disk
  for file indexing operation.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• Hypervis
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SP PLUS

• Fixed component ID

  5737SPLUS

Applicable component levels