Virtual TapeServer 6.04.04 for NonStop Servers Release Notes

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Resolved Issues and Enhancements
The following changes have been incorporated into the software since the 6.04.03 release.
Hardware and configuration
 COM2 now enabled. Both COM1 and COM2 may be used to connect a serial console.
Refer to the Quick Start Guide for more information. (TL-4549)
 Initial system password now set to v-<reverse_serial_number>. Previously, the
initial password was set to bbill. Now, it is set to v-<reverse_serial_number>. Refer to the
Quick Start Guide for instructions to change it. (TL-4552)
 Bus numbering did not match physical number for FC VTDs. Slots are now
configured based on a new port numbering scheme. The port numbers are now mapped to
PCI addresses, which allows the port configuration to persist for all ports even when the
virtual/physical configuration is changed. Refer to the online help for more information
about the Manage Connections page. (TL-301)
 Initial configuration of server has been improved. eth0 is now assigned DHCP by
default and eth1 is assigned the static IP address 1.1.1.1 by default. You can use the
netconfig command for initial network configuration, to configure Ethernet interfaces,
assign a system hostname, and configure DNS server IP addresses and domain.
Configuration can be done over a serial, Ethernet, or console connection. Refer to the
Quick Start Guide for complete installation details. (TL-4274)
 Some hosts directly connected to a 2GB Fibre Channel port failed to discover
the virtual devices. Now, you can force the host to discover the virtual devices, using
the engine_DirectConnect parameter in the configuration file. This option should set to
the value of the ports that are directly connected to a host which is unable to discover the
virtual devices. Edt the vts.conf file from the Supervisory Functions page. TapeServer
must be restarted to affect this change. This causes Fibre Channel switch connections to
fail, so it should only be used for directly connected hosts. (TL-4851, EAR 6623)
Example: engine_DirectConnect='1a,3b,4a'
 HBAs used a default SCSI ID of 7. In most cases, SCSI ID 7 may conflict with the SCSI
ID used by host systems, which is also 7. Now, VTS uses default ID 6. (TL-4117)
 Prior to 6.04.04, exports to SCSI physical drives may have failed. When
simultaneously running backups to a VTD and writing to a external SCSI storage device,
various errors could occur that caused the loss of use of the SCSI storage device. Exports
may have failed with an RC9 return code. This was due to a problem with the VTS version
of the Adaptec AIC SCSI driver used for writing to SCSI targets. Now, you can set a VTS
port to virtual mode or physical mode on the Manage Connections page. Setting a port to
physical mode will use the native Linux AIC SCSI driver for that port. This driver will
perform much faster for physical devices. Setting a port to virtual mode will use the VTS
version of the AIC SCSI driver. (TL-3580, EAR 5702, EAR 5744, EAR 4901)