Virtual TapeServer 6.04.04 for NonStop Servers Release Notes

Known Issues | 34
AutoCopy and Instant DR
 Adding backup host fails if ICMP is blocked. When adding a backup host, VTS
attempts to ping the backup server name. If ICMP is blocked, adding the backup host fails
even if SCP is configured and functioning properly. (TL-4371,
EAR 6359)
 Unlabeled cartridges are not copied to target server. Cartridges that are unlabeled
and have been written to from the host server are not copied to the target server during
AutoCopy. (TL-4286)
 Instant DR allows the creation of cartridges with invalid names. Instant DR can
create a cartridge on the target server that contains an underscore or other special
character in the cartridge name. The Instant DR job succeeds and the pool with the
cartridge is created on the target. However, you cannot expand the pool on the web
interface; it disappears. (TL-4287)
 Aborted error message listed in debug log when Instant DR job is dispatched.
When an Instant DR job is dispatched, the debug log displays this message, though
Instant DR function properly. (TL-3940)
Tue Dec 01 13:39:06 2009: IDR Backup Set "/usr/local/tape/etc/IDR/
IDR_JOB1.syncjob" already running; execution aborted!
 Autocopy locks the source cartridge but not the target. The user should be able to
configure cartridge locking, with the default that remote cartridges are locked. (TL-2529)
 AutoCopy may create pools on a server that could not otherwise be created.
AutoCopy may be used to create pools on a VTS server that could not otherwise be
created, such as having both a 'TEST' and a 'test' pool. (TL-868)
WORKAROUND: When using AutoCopy, you may need to review of all AutoCopy pools
to ensure that there are no duplicate pool names and correct for any such occurrences.
 Labeling a virtual tape in an Autocopy pool logs error messages in ems.log.
Messages similar to the following are logged when a tape in an Autocopy pool is labeled.
Sat May 26 07:28:36 2007 DEV4: 07-05-26 13:20:09 \DEV4.
TANDEM.TAPE.G06 000659 : STATUS 1512 - TOOL14 TAPE DISMOUNTED FROM
DRIVE
Sat May 26 07:28:36 2007 DEV4: DISMOUNT Cartridge: TOOL14,
doAutoCopy: 2.
Sat May 26 07:28:36 2007 DEV4: ems_telnet.AUTOCOPY Error
autocopy_Host for TOOL14 is not configured.
The tape is mounted and dismounted during labeling, which causes AutoCopy to copy the
tape to the backup system. AutoCopy should copy a tape to the backup system only when
a tape is used, not labeled. (TL-405)
 Online help incorrectly describes the All Files option. In the online help provided
on the Instant DR page, the All Files option is described as follows:
“This option pertains to the use of wildcards in the source cartridge name. If All Files is
not checked, then only the most recently modified file in the set of cartridges identified
with the wildcard will be backed up. Checking All Files bypasses this selection process
and causes all of the wildcard identified files to be backed up.”
The description should read as follows: “Select the All Files checkbox if you want to send
all the files listed in the job to the remote system. If you do not select this checkbox, only
the newest virtual tape (determined by the timestamp) is transmitted.” (TL-369)