Forgive me but I'm not that familiar with vCenter. Apparently we use DRS that moves VM's around to different clusters when it see that resources are over-taxed to load balance.
Could this be a reason I'm seeing this error and will setting up a storage pool for the control information resolve it? Thanks again. Eric McWilliams IT Systems Administrator II -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of David Ehresman Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 7:02 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] ANS4174E error We backup about 350 VMs with a retention period of 30 days. We have a 400G VMCTL storage pool which is 50% utilized. David -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of McWilliams, Eric Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 2:11 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] ANS4174E error Thanks for the information, Wanda. It must be that they are migrating to tape. We migrate to tape rather often. Do you know how large the control information is? I need to estimate how large to make the disk pool. Thanks again. Eric McWilliams IT Systems Administrator II www.medsynergies.com -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Prather, Wanda Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 12:32 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] ANS4174E error Each backup session backs up some control information, and that information is restored for use during the next backup. (You can see the restores happening if you watch the server during the backup, or if you look in the accounting info.) I'm just guessing, but I suspect that the "data unavailable on server" is because it can't restore that control info. Perhaps some volumes in your disk pool are offline, or the control information has migrated off to tape? If the latter, you need to put these keywords in the dsm.opt on your datamover: VMMC your-mgmt-class-for-data-goes-here VMCTLMC your-mgmt-class-for-control-info-goes-here The control info mgmt. class should point to a small disk pool that can't migrate to tape. Wanda Prather TSM Consultant ICF International Enterprise and Cybersecurity Systems Division -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of McWilliams, Eric Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 11:16 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] ANS4174E error I'm trying to back up some VM's using DP for VM 7.1.1.0 and am getting an error on some of the VM's and the backup is failing. I've asked Uncle Google and can't find much. I would contact IBM support but I get very little help from them as well. 02/25/2015 09:35:07 ANS9351E Data was not available on server and was skipped. 02/25/2015 09:35:07 ANS4174E Full VM backup of VMware Virtual Machine 'Hamilton' failed with RC=14 mode=Incremental Forever - Incremental, target node name='VCENTER_COTX', data mover node name='VCENTER_COTX_DM' 02/25/2015 09:35:08 02/25/2015 09:35:08 ANS1228E Sending of object 'Hamilton' failed. 02/25/2015 09:35:08 ANS1314E File data currently unavailable on server Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Eric ********************************************************************** *** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE *** This message and any included attachments are from MedSynergies, Inc. and are intended only for the addressee. The contents of this message contain confidential information belonging to the sender that is legally protected. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail or contact MedSynergies, Inc. at postmas...@medsynergies.com.
