Virtual TapeServer 8.4 Release Notes

Known Issues | 28
 Filter by Pool drop-down list on the External Data page is disabled if a pool
with no replicated tapes is selected. If a pool has no replicated virtual tapes, the
Filter By Pool drop-down list is disabled if selected. Use this feature only when there are
virtual tapes to be displayed. (TL-6755)
WORKAROUND: Na
vigate away and then back to the External Data page.
 Selecting Back button on External Data page does not allow drop-down devices
to be selected directly. From the External Data page, selecting to view jobs and then
clicking back causes the drop-down to become non-functional, and the library cannot be
directly selected. The Please Select button must be selected first before you can then
reselect the library. (TL-5850)
 External Data import job includes cleaning tapes. If a physical library has a
cleaning tape with the same barcode as a virtual tape, the tape can be selected for import.
The import of that cleaning tape will fail appropriately, but depending on job settings,
such as “Stop on Error” may terminate the rest of the import job. (TL-5998)
Manage Virtual Devices (Manage Connections)
 Poor performance accessing Virtual Devices page. When there are a large number
of virtual devices configured (over 30), the Manage Virtual Devices page is slow to load.
(TL-7256, TL-7343, TL-7409)
 Cancel button when creating a VTL does not work. This occurs when using Firefox
on upgraded systems only. (TL-7350)
WORKAROUND: Na
vigate away and return to the page.
 Changing the port on a VTD after it has been created results in duplicate serial
numbers. (TL-6429)
WORKAROUND: Del
ete the VTD before changing ports, then recreate it on the correct
port.
 VTDs not detected by AIX if more than 31 VTDs are created on single port. If
more than 31 VTDs are created on a single port, AIX will only detect the first one. (TL-
5179)
 Writing to VTD fails if you attempt to create a VTD on same bus. If data is being
written to a VTD and you attempt to create a VTD on the same bus, writing fails with this
error: Cannot write: Input/output error. (TL-4464)
 Too many values displayed when an error occurs with a LUN during VTD
creation. When creating a VTD and an error occurs with an existing LUN, the array of
possible values that is displayed can be very large. Instead, the first five possible values
should be presented. (TL-3117)
 VTD names and serial numbers should not be case-sensitive. When creating VTDs,
the web interface checks the case of the specified VTD name and serial number. However,
VTD names and serial numbers are not case-sensitive on the host server. For example,
you can create VTAPE01 and vtape01 on VTS, but the host server only sees VTAPE01.
(TL-3212)
WORKAROUND:
Do not specify VTD names or serial numbers that have the same
combination of letters, no matter the case.
 Cannot edit VTD named “0”. If you create a VTD named “0”, you cannot edit the VTD,
though you can delete it. The following error message is displayed. (TL-3721)
The name 0 is already in use by virtual 0 51314695