IT40344: VIRTUAL MACHINE DISKS ARE NOT EXCLUDED BY THE EXCLUDE.VMDISK OPTION WHEN DEFINED IN A CLIENT OPTION SET

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After defining EXCLUDE.VMDISK options in a client option set on
  the IBM Spectrum Protect server and assigning the client option
  set to the target node or data center node, the 'query inclexcl'
  
  client command does not list the server defined EXCLUDE.VMDISK
  options.
  A backup will not process the server defined EXCLUDE.VMDISK
  options and the listed disks will not be excluded.
  
  
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  Affected product versions:
  IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection
  for VMware: all 8.1 versions on all supported Windows and Linux
  platforms
  IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection
  for Microsoft Hyper-V: all 8.1 versions on all supported Windows
  
  platforms
  
  
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  Additional Keywords:
  
  TS008621707 tsm tsmve
  

Local fix

• Set the EXCLUDE.VMDISK option in the local client option file
  for the data mover node.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments Data           *
  * Protection for VMware 8.1 versions, running on Windows and   *
  * Linux platforms.                                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * see ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * This issue is projected to be fixed in the IBM Spectrum      *
  * Protect for Virtual Environments Data Protection for VMware  *
  * version 8.1.15 on Windows and Linux platforms.               *
  *                                                              *
  * Note 1: This is subject to change at the discretion of IBM.  *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• After the fix, EXCLUDE.VMDISK option is allowed in server's
  client option set.
  

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

• dsmc
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM FOR VE DP V

• Fixed component ID

  5725TVEVM

Applicable component levels