Dell™ PowerVault™ Data Protection Solution Information Update
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Critical System Information Table 1-1 lists the known issues with the Dell™ PowerVault™ Data Protection Solution. Table 1-1. Known Issues Issue Description Workaround/Solution The replica is inconsistent if the first sync occurs while the initial replica is being created. The following message appears in the DPM console: "The replica on is inconsistent with the protected data source. All protection activities for data source will fail until the replica is synchronized with consistency check.
Table 1-2. Installation and Setup Issues (continued) Issue Description Workaround/Solution Instructions on the Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server 2003 R2 with SP2 recovery media may be incorrect. The Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 with SP2 recovery media instructs the user to use the Dell® PowerEdge® Installation and Server Management CD to reinstall the Operating System.
provided with those devices. Then follow the steps below to replace the tape drive's device driver with the device driver supplied with the operating system. NOTE: Make sure that you only replace the device driver for the tape drive and not the device driver for the medium changer. To install the native operating system tape device driver, follow these steps: 1 Display the System Properties by clicking Start > Control Panel > System. 2 On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.
DPM 2007 and Tape Cleaning DPM (Data Protection Management) 2007 has issues with managing tape cartridges and cleaning functions on certain tape devices. Possible side effects include a failed inventory of the tape device and the inability to successfully run a tape cleaning operation.
Autoloaders and Tape Libraries In addition to the display panel error messages listed above, autoloaders and libraries such as the TL2000/TL4000 have a RMU (Remote Management Utility), which is a web-based configuration utility to configure and monitor the device. The RMU is accessed from a web browser and provides information about the health of the device. See the autoloader or tape library Hardware Owner's Manual for information on how to use the Remote Management Utility.
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