Virtual TapeServer 8.3 Release Notes
Known Issues | 26
Cannot cancel pending mounts. The web interface indicates “Cancelled 0 pending
mounts” but pending mounts are re-queued and given new reqnums every six seconds.
The clearmount process attempts to match the reqnum of the pending mount. If they
match, the pending mount is cancelled. If they do not match, the pending mount is not
cancelled, as indicated by this message in the interface and log: “Error: clearmount found
no match in mount queue for reqnum 000000663”. (TL-3304)
WORKAROUND: Cancel the pending mount within six seconds of the page or refresh the
web interface and then cancel.
Long pool names cause cartridge creation to fail but report success. If you try to
create cartridges in a pool with a path name of 255 characters or greater, the cartridge
creation reports success but it fails. (TL-1869)
WORKAROUND: Create pools with path names less than 255 characters.
Firefox improperly renders Cartridge Maintenance page when Multiple Select
checkbox is unchecked. If you use Firefox to view the interface and you deselect the
Multiple Select option on the Cartridge Maintenance page, the browser renders the page
incorrectly, displaying items in the wrong place and not preserving information. (TL-346)
WORKAROUND: Click the Clear Form button to correct the display problem.
Pool is restored to a cartridge resulting in data not being stored as expected. If
an exported pool is restored to a cartridge, the data will not be restored as separate
cartridges but will be stored as regular data on one cartridge. (TL-1041)
WORKAROUND: Restore pools to pools, not cartridges.
Importing a pool into a different pool can create duplicate cartridges. When a
pool is imported, the cartridges are created. If the pool that is being used to import the
pool already has cartridges of the same name as the imported ones, duplication of
cartridges will result. This could cause other pools to disappear, cartridges to display
incorrectly or not appear. (TL-1039)
WORKAROUND: Review cartridges restored in this manner when there might be
conflicts with existing cartridges. You can rename the cartridges from the command line
(log in as the bill user) or delete duplicate cartridges.
Virtual tape names must be unique. If virtual tape names are not unique, unexpected
results can occur in the VTS interface. For example, an error message might be displayed
after attempting to mount one of the tapes whose name is not unique. (TL-199, TL-219)
Exporting a pool using a 5190 tape drive fails. The following error message is
generated. (TL-4073)
Fri 2010-01-08 13:26:35: V01POOL:* /usr/bin/star -c f=/dev/nst0 C=/
VAULT00/V01POOL H=pax bs=256k V10001 V10002 V10003 V10004
000000007: Fri 2010-01-08 13:26:35: V01POOL:* Exporting pool...
000000007: Fri 2010-01-08 13:26:35: V01POOL:* Failure writing data to
/dev/st0, rc=22
Last Mounted time incorrect for new cartridges on Manage Virtual Tapes page.
The Last Mounted time is the same as the creation time for new cartridges that have
never been mounted. (TL-4859)