Virtual TapeServer 6.04.02.01 for NonStop Servers Release Notes

Known Issues | 5
 Trace messages may be displayed on the console. These messages can be ignored.
(TL-3032)
General operations
 Ownership of files is changed if encryption software is run by root. If a program
that uses encryption software is run by the root account, ownership of critical files is
changed, which will prevent programs from running correctly under normal user
authority. The programs that must not be started as root include the following:
• ems_master.pl
• ems_mounts.pl
• ems_send.pl
• ems_telnet.pl
•hsmdelete.pl
•hsmget.pl
•hsmput.pl
• vtsisc_cancel.pl
• vtsisc_mount.pl
• vtsisc_unmount.pl
• vts_scratch_erase.pl
•xml_socket.pl
The most common symptom of this problem is that VTS will not be able to log into a host
server. Log messages may make it appear as if a password has not been set, though it has
been set since encrypted passwords cannot be decrypted. (TL-3377)
To determine if the problem is present, execute the following as root or bill and verify that
one or more files is owned by root:
ls -l /home/bill/.gnupg
WORKAROUND: To correct the problem, execute the following command as root:
chown bill.bill /home/bill/.gnupg/*
 Segfaults occur during shutdown and reboot. A performance monitoring agent may
segfault during shutdown. This causes no system impact. (TL-3320)
 Metadata is corrupt. Metadata is being corrupted for virtual tapes. As a result, a tape
might not be migrated due to inaccurate metadata indicating that there is no data in the
tape (when there is). This could cause the user to delete a tape that they think was
migrated but wasn't. Or, export might skip a tape because the tape appears to be empty,
when it was not.(TL-3332)
WORKAROUND: View the backup application log for migration and exports to confirm
that desired tapes were acted upon. Then, if possible, manually move the tapes out of
VTS.