Update History: Version 6.4 Data Protection for VMWare

Data Protection for VMWare is comprised of multiple functional components. The following tables describe the APAR fix history for the various functional components associated with the product.

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vCenter Plug-in APARs in 6.4.x
This table lists APARs associated with the VMware vCenter plug-in.

Recovery Agent APARs in 6.4.x
This table lists APARs associated with the Recovery Agent.

General Data Protection for VMware APARs in 6.4.x
This table lists APARs associated with all Data Protection for VMWare components.

Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) API APARs in 6.4.x
This table lists APARs delivered in the Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Application Program Interface (API) package which may affect TSM for Virtual Environments operations.

Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Backup-Archive Client APARs in 6.4.x
This table lists APARs delivered in the Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Client package which may affect TSM for Virtual Environments operations.


VMware vCenter Plug-in APARs in 6.4.x

APAR	Fixed level	Platforms Affected	Abstract
IC81135	6.4.0	LINUX	CHINESE, JAPANESE, OR KOREAN CHARACTERS ARE NOT DISPLAYED
IC82012	6.4.0	ALL	VMCLI CONNECTING TO THE SERVER WITH PORT 1500 ONCE A MINUTE IF RECONCILE DID NOT END SUCCESSFULLY
IC83575	6.4.0	ALL	POPUP ERROR GVM0125E IN TIVOLI STORAGE MANAGER (TSM) VE PLUGIN
IC84039	6.4.0	ALL	PLUGIN GUI MAY NOT SHOW ALL AVAILABLE DATAMOVERS
IC86553	6.4.0	ALL	RESTORE NOT WORKING IN VCENTER PLUGIN IF ESX SERVER NAME BEGINS WITH 'VMS'
IC88456	6.4.0.1	LINUX	DATAPROTECTION FOR VMWARE: VMCLI DEAMON ON SLES 11 SP 2 IS KILLED BECAUSE OF OUTOFMEMORYEXCEPTION
IC89886	6.4.0.1	LINUX	IF BOTH PRODUCTS FCM AND TSM4VE ARE INSTALLED THE BACKUP WIZARD DISPLAYS THE WRONG TEXT FOR THE SNAPSHOT TYPE.

Recovery Agent APARs in 6.4.x

APAR	Fixed level	Platforms Affected	Abstract
IC78268	6.4.0	LINUX	TDP FOR VE FOR LINUX GOT TDP0043E MESSAGE ON THE INSTANCE RESTORE GUI WHEN RAN SEVERAL INSTANCE RESTORE IN PARALLEL
IC85580	6.4.0	WINDOWS	FBSM5020W MESSAGE WHEN STARTING THE RECOVERY AGENT IS MISLEADING.
IC88455	6.4.0.1	WINDOWS	UPGRADING RECOVERY AGENT IN ANY LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH FAILS

General Data Protection for VMware APARs in 6.4.x

APAR	Fixed level	Platforms Affected	Abstract
IC79640	6.4.0	LINUX	FLASHCOPY MANAGER FOR VMWARE NOT WORKING AFTER UNISTALLATION OF TIVOLI STORAGE MANAGER FOR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS
IC82807	6.4.0	WINDOWS	TIVOLI DATA PROTECTION FOR VMWARE INSTALLATION MIGHT FAIL WITH THE MESSAGE : "PORT IS BUSY"
IC86466	6.4.0	WINDOWS	TSM FOR VE REBOOT AFTER INSTALLATION DELETES INSTALLATION LOGS ON WINDOWS X64
IC86507	6.4.0	LINUX	TSM FOR VE AND FCM FOR VMWARE DON'T RECOGNIZE COMMON COMPONENTS

Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) API APARs in 6.4.x

APAR	Fixed level	Platforms Affected	Abstract
IC82923	6.4.0	ALL	OCCASIONAL BACKUP VM FAILURE WHEN USING CLIENT-SIDE DEDUPLICATION AND COMPRESSION
IC87173	6.4.0.1	ALL	TIVOLI STORAGE MANAGER API HAS A MEMORY LEAK AT VERSION 6.X

For a complete list of APARs fixed in the 6.4.0 API client and each API 6.4.0.x interim fix see
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21608346


Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Backup-Archive Client APARs in 6.4.x

APAR	Fixed level	Platforms Affected	Abstract
IC74964	6.4.0	WINDOWS	VIRTUAL MACHINE FAILS TO START AFTER TSM 6.2.3 WINDOWS CLIENT RESTORE TO AN ESX SERVER. RESTORES TO VCENTER WORK CORRECTLY.
IC77163	6.4.0	WINDOWS	MULTIPLE VMWARE TOOL VERSIONS AFTER UPGRADE TO 6.2.2 CLIENT
IC77498	6.4.0	WINDOWS	VMWARE BACKUPS NOT COMPRESSED AND MESSAGE ANS4164W LOGGED WHEN NON-DEFAULT MANAGEMENT CLASS USED
IC78092	6.4.0	WINDOWS	BACKUP VM MAY TAKE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME TO START THE BACKUP
IC78100	6.4.0	WINDOWS	THE BACKUP VM WINDOW TREE VIEW CANNOT BE REFRESHED CORRECTLY WHEN FILTER IS ADDED OR REMOVED FROM "ESX SERVER" NODE.
IC78732	6.4.0	WINDOWS	FAILED RESTORE VM USING LAN-FREE INTERMITTENTLY COMPLETES WITHOUT ERROR.
IC78794	6.4.0	ALL	Full Restore VM using Java or Web GUI reports archive statistic
IC79243	6.4.0	ALL	ANS1026E SEEN WHEN USING GUI TO RESTORE A VM
IC79692	6.4.0	ALL	AFTER SOME INCREMENTAL VM BACKUPS WITH THE TSM FOR VE PRODUCT, THE BACKUPS OF THE VSTORE CAN BECOME FULL BACKUPS INSTEAD
IC79842	6.4.0	WINDOWS	BACKUP OF A VIRTUAL MACHINE WITH AN INDEPENDANT/PERSISTENT VIRTUAL RDM DISK CAN FAIL DUE TO VMWARE LIMITATION
IC79885	6.4.0	ALL	RESTORE VM FAILS WITH ANS4177E, RC=4389, ANS9404E AND REPORTING INVALID DATASTORE FORMAT
IC80440	6.4.0	ALL	OUTPUT OF BACKUP VM CRASH IF VMCUSER DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ALL VMWARE CLUSTERS
IC80661	6.4.0	ALL	RESTORE VM CAN FAIL WHEN RESTORING A USB CONTROLLER.
IC80972	6.4.0	WINDOWS	"OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND" AFTER RESTORE VM AND REBOOT.
IC81092	6.4.0	WINDOWS	FILE LEVEL BACKUP OF VIRTUAL MACHINE FAILED WITH ANS4156E AND ANS4150E WITH RC 922
IC81728	6.4.0	WINDOWS	CLIENT CRASH DURING VM BACKUP
IC81946	6.4.0	ALL	SNAPSHOTS MIGHT NOT GET REMOVED PROPERLY FROM THE DATASTORE AFTER BACKUP OF A VIRTUAL MACHINE
IC82014	6.4.0	ALL	VMWARE RESTORES FAIL, LOGGING ANS4177E WITH RC=-1
IC82383	6.4.0	LINUX	BACKUP VM COMPLETES WITH DESTROY MUTEX FAILED: 16.
IC82562	6.4.0	WINDOWS	BACKUP VM FAILS WITH ANS1715E WITH VMNAME OPTION WITH RESTORE
IC82749	6.4.0	ALL	RESTORE OF AN API OBJECT THAT WAS BACKED UP WITH COMPRESSION CAN ABORT WITH "END-TO-END DIGEST VALIDATION FAILED"
IC82752	6.4.0	ALL	BACKUP VM ERROR ANS1715E
IC83143	6.4.0	ALL	ANS1535E NOT ALWAYS ISSUED WHEN ASNODENAME AND NODENAME ARE IDENTICAL WITH BACKUP VM
IC83196	6.4.0	WINDOWS	SELECTING A VM TO RESTORE IN JAVA GUI CAN LEAD TO 'THIS NODE CANNOT BE SELECTED' MESSAGE.
IC83567	6.4.0	ALL	PROXY BACKUP FAILS WITH RC=53 WHEN THE NODE HAS NO ASSOCIATED "CLIENT OWNER" ADMIN
IC84000	6.4.0	WINDOWS	'AN ATTEMPT TO LOAD DATA FOR THE WIZARD FAILED' WHEN INTEGRATING FASTBACK WITH BA CLIENT.
IC85707	6.4.0	ALL	'RESTORE VM' GENERATES EMPTY DISKS IF THE VM GUEST'S NAME CONTAINS THE WORD 'JOB'.
IC85810	6.4.0	ALL	TCP CONNECTION TIME OUT ON BACKUP VM

TSM Backup-Archive client 6.4.0.1
contains following APARs affecting Data Protection for VMWare:

APAR	Platforms Fixed	Abstract
IC84544	ALL	OUT OF BOUNDS MESSAGE ANS9365E VMWARE VSTORAGE API ERROR WITH RC 16007 WHEN RESTORING WINDOWS 2000 OR 2003 VMS
IC88083	ALL	TSM 6.4 WINDOWS, LINUX X86 CLIENTS USED AS TSM FOR VE DATAMOVERS DO NOT EXCLUDE INDIVIDUAL DISKS FROM BACKUP IN SOME LOCALES
IC88237	LINUX	V6.4 LINUX CLIENT MAY FAIL WHEN INITIATING VMWARE BACKUPS ANS4015E ERROR PROCESSING 'XXXXXX': UNEXPECTED TSM ERROR (115)
IC88270	ALL	TSM 6.4 WINDOWS B/A CLIENT PREFERENCES EDITOR CAN INTRODUCE EXTRANEOUS INCOMPLETE VMDISK STATEMENTS TO OPTIONS FILE
IC88933	ALL	DSMERROR.LOG MAY BE CLEARED ON EACH BACKUP/RESTORE VM SESSION RUN WHEN DATEFORMAT NOT SET TO DEFAULT
IC89340	WINDOWS	DYNAMIC DISKS DETACHED AFTER VM BACKUPS ON MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2008 AND MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2008 R2.

When upgrading to Data Protection for VMWare version 6.4.0.1 it is recommended to upgrade the backup-archive client also.

For a complete list of APARs fixed in the 6.4.0 B/A client and each B/A 6.4.0.x interim fix see
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21608346



For downloading Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMWare version 6.4.0, see the download information document at
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24033103
In the Download Information document, search for installation instructions.

Interim fixes are available from the Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments Version 6.4.0 interim fix page:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24034277