Virtual TapeServer 8.4 Release Notes

Known Issues | 42
 Backup Exec 2012 incorrectly reports VT sizes for SDLT and DLT7000. Backup
Exec 2012 incorrectly reports VT sizes for SDLT and DLT7000 tapes. Blank VTs show up
with 16MB of free space. Tapes with data report the wrong amount of space left and space
used. (TL-8063)
WORKAROUND: Use the
Ultrium, or Ultrium 3-SCSI drive types for correct tape usage.
 Restoring individual files from export that spanned files using CA ARCserve
fails. (TL-6517)
WORKAROUND: Rest
ore the entire backup to obtain the single file.
 TSM running on a host system fails to label tapes when the VTDs are Ultrium.
Though the drives are detected and associated with the library, when it tries to load the
tapes for labeling, an error is displayed indicating it cannot label the volume. (TL-4670)
AutoCopy, Instant DR, and Replication
 If a replication job containing six or fewer cartridges is started and then
canceled, the job status may be incorrectly reported as Failed instead of
canceled on the Manage Jobs page. (TL-8525)
 Error reported when replication jobs are unable to communicate with the
target system. A message similar to the following may be seen in the job log when
replication jobs are unable to communicate to the target system: “2012/06/04 12:23:07
[16392] ERROR> source_locator.rb:157 send_request - Received 'NoMethodError' while
connecting with '[e-mail]' for file, '/VAULT01/
M6000MAG/DT0005': private method `chomp' called for nil:NilClass”. (TL-7988)
WORKAROUND: E
nable or reconfigure the replication target.
 If Instant DR fails it may leave a piece behind in the pool. If Instant DR fails, a file
with the .out extension may be left behind. These files are harmless and can be ignored.
(TL-8046)
 Unusable hostname displayed on Hosted Data page if hostname cannot be
resolved. An appliance with an unresolved hostname has the name
“ip_address.confluence-networks.com” on the Hosted Data page. (TL-7595)
 Replicate jobs that use WAN Acceleration delete the file on the target before
transferring the file. The file is saved with a partial suffix until the transfer is
completed. Until the transfer is completed, the file will not be usable for tape
operations.(TL-7272)
 Replicate jobs with a large number of cartridges can cause failures. (TL-7372,
TL-8082)
WORKAROUND: Do not replicat
e more than 200 cartridges per job.
 SSH login fails during Autocopy or Instant DR if Data Replication has been
setup. The reverse is true, too; SSH login fails during Data Replication if Autocopy or
Instant DR is setup. (TL-7003)
WORKAROUND: D
elete the entries from the known_hosts file and then setup SSH
again.
 Replication jobs fail to run if a source has been removed from a target
configuration. The error message will be similar to the following. (TL-6646)
“/DATA01/d00001-01-01-AS400/CMP178 : Received nil reply from location
request
for '/DATA01/d00001-01-01-AS400/CMP178' “