Virtual TapeServer 8.3 Release Notes

Known Issues | 39
 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)
 No warning is given if a job is scheduled without selecting a cartridge. No
warning is provided if a cartridge is not included when a job is scheduled. (TL-7934)
WORKAROUND: Select one or more cartridges before the job is scheduled.
 A failed tape to tape import of encrypted cartridges is reported as successful.
When performing tape to tape imports of encrypted cartridges, the job status will
sometimes be reported as successful even though the job failed. The correct status can be
found in the job log. (TL-7896)
 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.