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IC99324: VMHOSTCLUSTER VALUE IS TRUNCATED WHEN PERIODS(FULL STOPS) ARE USED IN THE NAME

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • The domain.vmfull option provides the vmhostcluster parameter to
    specify a specific VMware cluster to process during backup.  If
    the value specified with this parameter contains periods(full
    stops), the name will be truncated to the value before the first
    period(full stop).
    For example, if the cluster name is 'TSM.Lab.Cluster.01' during
    processing it will be truncated to 'TSM'.
    
    Versions Affected:Tivoli Storage Manager Backup/Archive client
    7.1.0
    
    Customer/L2 Diagnostics: A preview of the dsmc backup will show
    the following for each machine:
     'dsmc backup vm
     -domain.vmfull="vmhostcluster=TSM.Lab.Cluster.01" -preview'
    
           vmName: TestVM01
           DomainKeyword:  vmhostcluster=TSM
           toolsRunningStatus: guestToolsRunning
           toolsVersionStatus: guestToolsCurrent
           consolidationNeeded: No
    
    A service level trace will show the following entries against
    the vmVcbGetVMList:
    vmVcbGetVMList: VM Backup Domain keyword processing vmList
                    option value - First
                    loop='vmhostcluster=TSM.Lab.Cluster.01;-VM=*'
    vmVcbGetVMList: Keyword (semicolon) parsing
                    value='vmhostcluster=TSM.Lab.Cluster.01'
    vmVcbGetVMList: VM Backup domain keyword vmhostcluster specified
                    value='vmhostcluster=TSM.Lab.Cluster.01'
    vmVcbGetVMList: Striping off keyword 'vmhostcluster=',
                    value='TSM.Lab.Cluster.01'
    vmVcbGetVMList: Parsing vmhostcluster list (comma)
                    value='TSM.Lab.Cluster.01'
    vmVcbGetVMList: Saving shorten DSN name for search hostname=TSM
    vmVcbGetVMList: Adding vmhostcluster to vmhostclusterLinkList
                    vmhostcluster='TSM'
    
    Initial Impact: Medium
    
    Additional Keywords: tsm4ve ve fullstop
    

Local fix

  • Specify the individual machines in the cluster if they need to
    be processed separately from other machines in the environment
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: Backup-archive client versions 6.4.0,        *
    *                 6.4.1, 7.1.0 and 7.1.1 running on all        *
    *                 Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms        *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The domain.vmfull option provides the   *
    *                      vmhostcluster parameter to specify a    *
    *                      specific VMware cluster to process      *
    *                      during backup.  If the value specified  *
    *                      with this parameter contains periods,   *
    *                      the name will be truncated to the       *
    *                      value before the first period.          *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    If the cluster name is 'TSM.Lab.Cluster.01' during
    processing it will be truncated to 'TSM'.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Removed code that was scanning for periods in the
    clster name.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IC99324

  • Reported component name

    TSM CLIENT

  • Reported component ID

    5698ISMCL

  • Reported release

    71W

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2014-02-12

  • Closed date

    2014-02-28

  • Last modified date

    2014-02-28

  • 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 CLIENT

  • Fixed component ID

    5698ISMCL

Applicable component levels

  • R64L PSY

       UP

  • R64W PSY

       UP

  • R71L PSY

       UP

  • R71W PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
23 September 2021