Virtual TapeServer 8.4 Release Notes

Known Issues | 20
• ems_telnet.pl
•hsmdelete.pl
•hsmget.pl
•hsmput.pl
• vtsisc_cancel.pl
• vtsisc_mount.pl
• vtsisc_unmount.pl
• vts_scratch_erase.pl
The most common symptom of this problem is that VTS
will not be able to log into a host
server. Log messages may make it appear as if a password has not been set, though it has
been set since encrypted passwords cannot be decrypted. (TL-3377)
To determine if the problem is present, execute the
following as root or bill and verify that
one or more files is owned by root: ls -l /home/bill/.gnupg
WORKAROUND: To
correct the problem, execute the following command as root:
chown bill.bill /home/bill/.gnupg/*
 Corrupt virtual tape causes system to become unresponsive. If VTS loses power
during a backup, causing the corrupt cartridge, the backup will fail. (It is likely that the
host running the backup will log a failure message.) As a result, VTS may become
unresponsive. (TL-3512)
WORKAROUND: E
rase the resulting virtual tape and rerun the backup.
 Interrupt requests are disabled while the system is idle. VTS may broadcast to all
terminals that it is disabling unused interrupt requests (IRQs). These warnings may be
safely ignored. (TL-1997)
 Cartridge mounted too quickly after enabling TapeServer results in error code
102 and cartridge will not mount. After starting the TapeServer service on the
Manage System Tasks page, navigating to Virtual Tapes and mounting a cartridge fails
with an error of rc=102. (TL-1804)
WORKAROUND: W
ait of 60 seconds or more to prevent error messages.
 Tape label not checked when writing to the tape. VTS does not check to ensure that
the label being written on the tape is the same as the name of the tape, thus allowing for
the possibility for a mislabeled tape. (TL-1051)
WORKAROUND: Delete the
tape on the VTS host and recreate it with the correct label.
 Cartridges created in a batch show the same creation time in the event log.
(TL-996)
 Request to mount cartridge fails if a currently mounted cartridge is unmounted
by another process while processing the mount request. If a request is issued to
mount a cartridge in a virtual tape drive where another cartridge is mounted, the request
is ignored if the mounted cartridge is unmounted while VTS is processing the mount
request. (TL-0368)
WORKAROUND: At
tempt to mount the cartridge again.