Virtual TapeServer 8.2 Release Notes

Known Issues | 43
Scan/Cleanup
 Scan/Cleanup cannot erase cartridges in VTLs. When running Scan/Cleanup, locked
cartridges in a VTL will not be erased after migration even though they meet the criteria
to be erased. (TL-4326)
WORKAROUND: Disable the VTL or remove the virtual tape from the VTL.
 Retention time is not displayed correctly on Scan/Cleanup page. Retention is
shown in weeks until retention time exceeds a year, then it is shown in years. Time is
stored as a number of seconds but incorrectly converted for display. (TL-2629)
 Scan/Cleanup page performance is slow. Loading the Scan/Cleanup page is slow if a
large number of cartridges exists. It takes about a minute for a pool containing 1,000
cartridges. (TL-2358)
 The Written metadata date option on the Scan/Cleanup page displays Never
instead of the correct date/time. On the Meta Data Control Panel on the Scan/
Cleanup page, the Written metadata option displays Never instead of the correct date/
time if you change the cartridge size or write to a cartridge. (TL-264)
 Scan/Cleanup is not enabled though the web interface indicates that it is.
scanat.log includes the “Scan/cleanup configuration error - auto erase not enabled.”
message, but the web interface shows that auto erase is enabled, and Scan/Cleanup did
not run. (TL-3702)
WORKAROUND: If necessary, enable and configure Scan/Cleanup as described in the
Installation Guide.
 Cartridges are not erased when expected if cleanup_autoerase is configured.
Scheduled erasures do not occur when scheduled, though they are eventually erased.
(TL-2388)
 Scan/Cleanup page size column reports size on disk of cartridges rather than
data size. The size column on the Scan/Cleanup page shows the file size on disk. Thus,
cartridge data is different on this page than on other pages in the web interface. (TL-2158)
 Scan/Cleanup menu option may not be available. Customers using the Scan/
Cleanup feature should confirm that the VTS configuration file contains the
menu_ScanCleanup=”YES” parameter, which displays the scan/cleanup option from
the window drop-down list on the Configure Tapes and Pools page (TL-505).
WORKAROUND: Add this line to the VTS configuration file. To edit the VTS
configuration file, click Configuration > System > Edit Configuration File.
 Cartridge having less than minimum size is listed as erasable in Scan/Cleanup
after migration. If a cartridge is below the size specified by the cleanup_minimum_size_
MB parameter, the cartridge is scheduled to be erased by Scan/Cleanup after migration.
This is incorrect behavior; it should not be scheduled for erasure. (TL-444)
Tape-to-tape export and import (native export and import)
 Canceling an import leaves an empty virtual tape that can no longer be
mounted. Trying to load the tape displays “Failed to mount, unable to turn off
compression /VAULT02/6000L4/TT0116 “. (TL-6723)
WORKAROUND: Delete the virtual tape and then recreate it.