IT43295: DATA PROTECTION FOR VMWARE CONFIGURATION WIZARD FAILS WITH 8.1.16 AND ABOVE SERVER

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Running the Data Protection for Virtual Environments for VMware
  Configuration Wizard for a new install fails on Register nodes
  on the IBM Spectrum Protect Server step when connecting to IBM
  Spectrum Protect Server 8.1.16 and above.
  
  The required nodes, for example:
  PREFIX_VMCLI_NODE, PREFIX_DATACENTER_NODE, and
  PREFIX_DATACENTER_DM_NODE are created but VMCLI and Datamover
  option file and service are not created.
  
  See IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments documentation:
  
  
  Manually setting up the data mover nodes in a vSphere
  environment
  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spfve/8.1.7?topic=act-manually-setti
  ng-up-data-mover-nodes-in-vsphere-environment
  
  Affected levels: Data Protection for VMware 8.1
  

Local fix

• To complete the setup, run the Configuration Wizard multiple
  times, one for each node that must be created or complete the
  setup of the client option files and services manually.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Data Protection for VMware levels 8.1.0 till 8.1.22 running  *
  * on all Microsoft Windows x64 and Linux x86 platforms         *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * see Error description                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply the fixing level when available. This problem is       *
  * currently projected to be fixed in Data Protection for       *
  * VMware Data Mover levels 8.1.23.                             *
  * Note that this is subject to change at the discretion of     *
  * IBM.                                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The IBM Storage Protect Data Protect for VMWare configuration
  wizard is fixed to configure the IBM Storage Protect Sever
  8.1.16 and later version successfully.
  

Temporary fix

• NA
  

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

  TSM FOR VE DP V

• Fixed component ID

  5725TVEVM

Applicable component levels