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Discuss the error messages with the back vendor.
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Great help -Thanks, yes , we are following the same and further looking more into dsmsched and dsmerror file<br />
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need to understand if there are any more best practise &nbsp;like for service &nbsp; to be verified &nbsp;or any more prechecks as you mentioned above and further vendor can be involved
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Hi,<br />
you may want to read this:<br />
<a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21662673" rel="ugc nofollow">http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21662673</a><br />
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although please note that it is not very accurate (diagnoses as i said are not always unique but might depends on something else): you need to map it nto your environment.<br />
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max
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I am looking for best practice to be followed &nbsp;to understand TSM -Server/Client Error Messages and RC Codes<br />
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Like ANS4174E and RC=-1 or RC=4379..there are many messages and code needs to be looked further for appropriate solution /fixed @ Windows/VMware level<br />
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Recently error i am facing is &nbsp;VM Backup is failed due to <br />
<i>ANS4174E Full VM backup of VMware Virtual Machine 'VMName' failed with RC=4379 mode=Incremental Forever - Incremental, target node name='nodename', data mover node name='movername</i><br />
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So how can we fix such issues by following best practise &nbsp;and check marks.
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I am looking for best practice to be followed  to understand TSM -Server/Client Error Messages and RC Codes

Like ANS4174E and RC=-1 or RC=4379..there are many messages and code needs to be looked further for appropriate solution /fixed @ Windows/VMware level

Recently error i am facing is  VM Backup is failed due to 
ANS4174E Full VM backup of VMware Virtual Machine 'VMName' failed with RC=4379 mode=Incremental Forever - Incremental, target node name='nodename', data mover node name='movername

So how can we fix such issues by following best practise  and check marks.

To troubleshoot TSM Errors and Codes started with RC= and ANS/ANE ?

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