Thanks for the info. As a workaround can I use the OPT file to manually
exclude the templates like this??

DOMAIN.VMFULL -VM=*VSE*,server1,server2,server3,server4

where server1-4 are the templates?


On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Omar Vargas <ovargas AT us.ibm DOT com> wrote:

> Hi Tom,
>
> This APAR looks to be applicable to your scenario.
> The fix, per the link below, is slated for 642 and 711.
>
> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC98136
>
> With the fix, once you specifically have VMENABLETEMPLATEBACKUPS NO
> in the options file, the template is not processed and
> not counted as inspected or failed.
>
> Regards,
> Omar
>
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 08/27/2014
> 11:07:29 AM:
>
> > From: Tom Alverson <tom.alverson AT GMAIL DOT COM>
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU,
> > Date: 08/27/2014 11:17 AM
> > Subject: [ADSM-L] TSM for VE failures on templates
> > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> >
> > I am getting failures with TSM for VE 7.1.0.0 where it is trying to back
> up
> > templates even though I have them disabled in the OPT file:
> >
> > VMENABLETEMPLATEBACKUPS NO
> >
> > I get errors like this:
> >
> > 08/26/2014 19:13:56 ANS2045E The VMENABLETEMPLATEBACKUPS option is not
> > specified. The virtual machine template 'W2K8_EE_R2' can not be backed
> up.
> >
> > 08/26/2014 19:13:57 ANS1228E Sending of object 'W2K8_EE_R2' failed.
> >
> > 08/26/2014 19:13:57 ANS5226E The virtual machine backup operation failed.
> >
> >
> > Do I also need to exclude each VM name that is a template from the OPT
> > file?  Right now I am just using this:
> >
> >
> > DOMAIN.VMFULL -VM=*VSE*
> >
>