Virtual TapeServer 8.4 Release Notes

Known Issues | 27
 VTL may be loaded with too many cartridges. When a VTL is edited and more
virtual tapes are placed in the VTL than number of slots available, the library may fail to
startup and remain in the disabled state. (TL-3624)
 Unmount button for virtual tapes in a virtual library does not work. You cannot
manually unmount a virtual tape that resides in a virtual library. (TL-1384)
WORKAROUND: Use
the Manage Virtual Tapes page and remove the cartridge from the
VTL instead of trying to unmount it.
 Manage Virtual Drives page does not differentiate between cartridges mounted
read-only and cartridges mounted read/write. (TL-5034)
WORKAROUND:
View the Configure Tapes and Pools page and hover over each drive's
status indicator.
 Selecting All from the Filter By Pool drop-down list automatically changes the
selection to Please Select. The correct cartridges are displayed, though. This is simply
a display problem with the drop-down list. (TL-4469)
 opwin_ configuration file parameters are not enforced on the Manage Virtual
Tapes page. If opwin_ShowReadOnly, opwin_ShowLimits, opwin_ShowCompression, or
opwin_ShowLastWritten is set to YES in the vts.conf file, the Manage Virtual Tapes page
does not recognize the settings. (TL-4447)
 Manage Virtual Tapes page becomes unresponsive when trying to display a VTL
whose name begins with the first part of a pools name. If you create a VTL using
the first part of a name that is used by an existing pool, the page hangs when you try to
filter by cartridge or pool. For example, if you create a VTL named DVTAPE16 and an
existing pool is named DVTAPE16Pool, the page hangs when you try to filter by cartridge
or pool. The production log shows that the page is looking for the original VLM that would
have been created if a pool by that name did not already exist. (TL-4456)
WORKAROUND: Delete the VTL and
either remove or rename the pool that was created
and recreate the VTL. Or, choose another name when recreating the VTL.
 Insert and remove actions are not available if you show all cartridges and filter
by pool. If you select ALL from the Show Cartridges In drop-down list and select ALL or
a VTL name from the Filter By Pool drop-down list, the Insert into library and Remove
from library options are not available on the Choose Action drop-down list. This is
working as designed, though the web interface should provide a list of all VTLs to insert
into or remove from. (TL-4398)
 Login button always displayed on Manage Virtual Tapes page. If you log in to the
web interface after accessing the Manage Virtual Tapes page, the Login button is
displayed until you navigate away from the page and then navigate back. (TL-4429)
External Data
 Deleting all cartridges on External Data page may fail. (TL-7370)
WORKAROUND: Delet
e cartridges individually.
 No rescan available on External Data page. (TL-6604)
WORKAROUND: Use the
browser's Clear Cache option to rescan the drive to read its
current tape information.