Del,

I figured it out, well, not why it went wrong but it is working now.

1)I created a new environment so a new SP server and new datamover.
2)I forgot to configure the datamover as tagging datamover in the VE
webwizard wizard the first time.
3)I removed this configuration and created the datamover again, this time
as a tagging datamover.

The process of removing the old datamover configuration and services has a
problem somewhere because even if the services and opt file look exactly
like they do now after a totally fresh install of the datamover and VE, now
it works out of the box because I created the datamover right the first
time.

The tag feature is great.
I think the configuration in the Web Client works well, even if you
reinstall the datamover you can reattach it to the new datamover very
quickly and get things running again. The restore wizard is good and it all
works rather fast as well.
I'm sure most vSphere admins will prefer this way of working above
maintaining the datamover .opt files

Good job IBM!




On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 4:44 PM, Del Hoobler <hoobler AT us.ibm DOT com> wrote:

> Hi Stefan,
>
> In that case, you should open a PMR since we don't want to get into a
> debugging session on ADSM-L.
>
>
> Del
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 03/15/2017
> 11:24:17 AM:
>
> > From: Stefan Folkerts <stefan.folkerts AT GMAIL DOT COM>
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Date: 03/15/2017 11:25 AM
> > Subject: Re: digging deeper with VE tagging support possible?
> > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> >
> > That is good to know Stefan, it makes sense to so thank you!
> > I used the schedule again and it returns the same ANS9377E.
> > And Del, I am editing the correct .opt file, i made a typo and restarted
> > the dm cad but that gave an error, fixed the typo and it worked again so
> I
> > know it's working and the correct stuff is in the correct .opt file.
> > I created the .opt files and tag-related stuff for the .opt file with
> the
> > VE gui and it matches the documentation.
> > A manual VM backup doesn't start either with nothing in the logs.
> >
> > The vCenter appliance is 6u2 so supported.
> >
> > It's very strange and log entries are so limited that I don't know where
> to
> > look.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 3:43 PM, Stefan Bender
> <stefan.bender AT de.ibm DOT com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Stefan,
> > > these tags are to configure backup schedules. Not to configure "ad
> hoc"
> > > backups via "dsmc backup vm".
> > > If you want to use tags, please set up your scheduler service to
> execute
> > > the backups.
> > >
> > > When you look at your command below it contains the domain statement
> for
> > > using tags: -domain.vmfull="Schedule-Tag"
> > > The tag in VMware is the schedule name, like "DAILY_VM_INCR_BACKUP".
> The
> > > dsmc command does not have any linkage to the schedule name.
> > >
> > > Only the scheduler service knows the schedule name, when it is
> started. It
> > > gets that information from the Spectrum Protect server.
> > >
> > > Mit freundlichen Grüßen / best regards
> > >
> > >                 Stefan Bender
> > >
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> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From:   Stefan Folkerts <stefan.folkerts AT GMAIL DOT COM>
> > > To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > Date:   15.03.2017 14:42
> > > Subject:        [ADSM-L] digging deeper with VE tagging support
> possible?
> > > Sent by:        "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I'm having some issues running 8.1.0.1 and VMware tagging support.
> > > I keep getting the message "ANS9377E No virtual machine is specified
> on
> > > the
> > > Back VM command or the virtual machine domain list could not be
> processed"
> > >
> > > dsm.opt has "vmtagdatamover yes" set and can log into vCenter and see
> all
> > > the VM's
> > > I can select the datamover and compatible schedule in vCenter
> webclient
> > > I attached the schedule to a folder that contains a VM that is not
> > > excluded
> > > from this backup.
> > >
> > > I backup using the schedule created via the OC (attached to datamover)
> > > and a .cmd script on the datamover:
> > >
> > > dsmc backup vm -domain.vmfull="Schedule-Tag" -vmbackuptype=FULLVM
> > > -asnodename=<DCNODE> -MODE=IFINCR
> > >
> > > I can't get it to work and there is no log information that will help
> me,
> > > has anybody seen this before?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> >
>