IT42748: RESTORE FAILS WITH ERROR WHILE MOUNTING DATASTORE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• During a VM restore operation with Spectrum Copy Data Management
  (SCDM) on a VMware environment, the restore is failing with
  error:
  
  ERROR,Failed to find VMFS datastore (<DS_Name>).
  ERROR,Mount VMFS datastores: Snapshot of datastore (<DS_Name>)
  with target vmfsUuid (<UUID>) on ESX (<Hostname>) is not mounted
  and not unresolved/marked for resignature.
  
  This failure occurs when the restore operation contains more
  than 100 FlashCopies to be mounted. The default page size of the
  recovery REST API was limited to 100 copies when loading Catalog
  data.
  
  
  Affected versions: Spectrum Copy Data Management 2.2.16 and
  earlier
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management level 2.2.16, 2.2.17, and  *
  * 2.2.18.                                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * see Error description                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply the fixing level when available. This problem is       *
  * currently projected to be fixed in IBM Spectrum Copy Data    *
  * Management level 2.2.18.1 and 2.2.19. Note that this is      *
  * subject to change at the discretion of IBM.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management has been enhanced to handle up
  to 4000 datastores for restore jobs.
  

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

  SPECTRUM COPY D

• Fixed component ID

  5737B3400

Applicable component levels