IT43102: "THE SIZE OF THIS INCREMENTAL BACKUP" SHOWS 0 BYTES IN THE "DSMC QUERY VM -DETAIL" COMMAND OUTPUT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using IBM Spectrum Protect Data Protection for Virtual
  Environments Data Protection for VMware, Trying to query the
  server for the size of the VMs Incremental backups using the
  "Query VM -detail" command, The size of all the incremental
  backups will show as "0 Bytes" for example:
  
  dsmc query vm VM_Name -detail
  
  #      Backup Date           Mgmt Class         Size
  Type   A/I  Location    Virtual Machine
  ---  -------------------      ----------        -----------
  ------  ---   --------        ---------------
  1    <Date> <Time>       mgmtclass    160.00 GB   IFINCR  A
  SERVER        VM_Name
         The size of this incremental backup: 0  B
         The number of incremental backups since last full: 1
         The amount of extra data: 0
         The IBM Spectrum Protect objects fragmentation: 0
         Backup is represented by: 0 IBM Spectrum Protect objects
         Application protection type: Vmware
         Backup is compressed: No
         Backup is deduplicated: No
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect Versions Affected:
  IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection
  for VMware version 8.1.11 and Higher on all Supported Linux and
  Windows Platforms.
  
  Additional Keywords: SPVE,TSMVE, Spectrum, Protect, TSM,
  TS011815801, query vm, -detail, dsmc, incremental backup size,
  zero, virtual, environments, vmware
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments Data           *
  * Protection for VMware versions 8.1.11.x - 8.1.17.x running   *
  * on Windows x64 and Linux x86_64 platforms                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply the fixing level when available. This problem is       *
  * projected to be fixed in Data Protection for VMware level    *
  * 8.1.19.                                                      *
  * Note that until the fixing level is actually available, this *
  * information is subject to change at the discretion of IBM.   *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The "dsmc query vm <vm_name> -detail" command now shows the
  correct size of the incremental backup
  

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

  TSM FOR VE DP V

• Fixed component ID

  5725TVEVM

Applicable component levels