DYNIX/ptx V4.6.x ->
V4.6.0 Release Notes, 12/01

Backup Toolkit V4.4.4 Release Notes for SAMS:Alexandria®

Document Version

Chapter 1: About This Release

Introduction

  Upgrade Paths

  Overview of These Release Notes

Features and Changes in This Release

  Installation on DYNIX/ptx V4.4.10

  Changes to Support FC-Connected Backup Devices, DLT7000E, and DLT8000

  Changes in Backup Toolkit V4.4.4

  Changes in Backup Toolkit V4.4.3

  Changes in Backup Toolkit V4.4.2

  Changes in Backup Toolkit V4.4.1

  Features in Backup Toolkit V4.4.0

Overview of Backup Toolkit and SAMS:Alexandria

  Backup Toolkit

  SAMS:Alexandria

  COBRA/v4.50 Personality

  ON-Bar Personality

System Requirements

  Platform Requirements

  Software Requirements

  Firmware Requirements

  Network Requirements

  Disk Space Requirements

    Installation Requirements

    Run-Time Requirements

  Backup Device Requirements

  ACSLS V5.4 Requirements for STK Libraries

  Permission Requirements

Software Compatibility

  Compatibility with Previous Versions of Alexandria

  Compatibility with DYNIX/ptx Backup Utilities and Other Backup Products

  Compatibility with ptx/SVM

  Compatibility with ptx/CLUSTERS

  Compatibility with ptx/CTC

  Compatibility with ACL Filesystems

  Compatibility with ptx/EFS Filesystems and Extent Attributes

  Compatibility with Extended Fundamental Types

  Compatibility with International Language Environments

  Compatibility with Large Files and Large Raw Partitions

Backup Toolkit Man Pages

Product Documentation

  Backup Toolkit Documentation

  SAMS:Alexandria Documentation

  Library Hardware Documentation

  SAMS:Alexandria Documentation Exceptions for DYNIX/ptx

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation and First-Time Installations

Hardware Installation

Preparing for First-Time Installations

  Create a Disk Partition for SAMS:Alexandria

  Create the alexbkup User and Group

  Set Aside a Raw Partition for the Transaction Database Log

  Obtain Activation Keys for SAMS:Alexandria

  Set Up Remote Terminal Access for Xalex

Chapter 3: Installation

Software Installation and Upgrade Overview

  Software Installation Process Overview

  Installation Caveats about Backup Toolkit

Prepare for the Upgrade

Install Backup Toolkit

  Install the Backup Toolkit Software

  Understand the Backup Toolkit Directory

Update Backup Toolkit Scripts When SAMS:Alexandria V4.50.70 Is Already Installed

Install SAMS:Alexandria

Install Software Patch for COBRA 4.50.70

Complete the Installation of SAMS:Alexandria

Upgrade Operation Card Template Files From COBRA v4.00 to COBRA v4.50

Chapter 4: Deinstallation

Deinstall SAMS:Alexandria

Deinstall Backup Toolkit

Chapter 5: Problem Report Summary

Fixed Problems in Backup Toolkit V4.4.3 and SAMS:Alexandria V4.50.70

  Fixed Problems in SAMS:Alexandria V4.50.70

  Fixed Problems in SAMS:Alexandria COBRA V4.50.70

Fixed Problems in Backup Toolkit V4.4.2 and SAMS:Alexandria V4.50.53

  Fixed Problems in Backup Toolkit V4.4.2

  Fixed Problems in SAMS:Alexandria V4.50.53

  Fixed Problems in SAMS:Alexandria COBRA V4.50.53

Fixed Problems in Backup Toolkit V4.4.1 and SAMS:Alexandria V4.50.17a

  Fixed Problems in Backup Toolkit V4.4.1

  Fixed Problems in SAMS:Alexandria V4.50.17a

Open Backup Toolkit Problems

  systeminfo Script Does Not Warn About Changes to System Configuration that Require a New Custom Miniroot (228491)

  installalex Incorrectly Reports What Script to Re-run When a Failure Occurs (244709)

Open SAMS:Alexandria Problems Specific to DYNIX/ptx

  SAMS:Alexandria Cannot Back Up Files That Have 32-Bit User IDs and Group IDs (220302)

  SAMS:Alexandria Operations Generate Excessive Auditing Error Messages (227176)

Open SAMS:Alexandria Problems Found on DYNIX/ptx Hosts

  Restore Operation Cards Do Not Define File Filters Relative to Specific Directory Filters, Causing Unexpected Results (214640)

  Disk Full Error During Recovery Not Reported as Such (215373, 215381)

  Store Operation Cards Do Not Have Options to Skip a Day or Temporarily Edit the Card (217444)

  Cannot Change the Retention Dates for a Completed Backup (219376, 220338)

  Media Location Remains in a Tape Drive After the Drive Is Deleted (221132)

  Database Pack Operations Fail When Permissions on Pack Directory Do Not Match Those on /usr/alexbkup/Database Directory (221230, 221457)

  Media in Tape Drives When a Library is Power-Cycled Are Marked as Unknown by SAMS:Alexandria (226222)

  SAMS:Alexandria Calculates the Estimated Storage Space Based on Uncompressed Data (226703)

  No Warning That Failed or Incomplete Stacks Have Been Requested for a Restore Operation (227359)

  Manual Access to Library Can Cause SAMS:Alexandria Operations to Fail (228824)

  GenOp Does Not Output Information About the Distribution of Filesystems to Child Operation Cards (229828)

  Detailed Alien Scan Can Silently Prevent Data from Being Recovered When Some Tapes Are Not Scanned (229971)

  Restore Operations from a Client Fail When Required Media Is in a Tape Drive and the Tape Drive Name on the Server Differs from That on the Client (231292)

  Cleaning Tapes Inserted Directly into SAMS:Alexandria Cleaning Slot by Using the Front Panel of the Library Can Cause Subsequent Operations to Fail (231293)

  Cannot Specify Large File in STORE-ROOT Keyword (231555)

  Shutdown of SAMS:Alexandria Server Daemons Gives "Trying to terminate process UNKNOWN" Message (239825)

  Exiting the SAMS:Alexandria Java GUI Generates Multiple Error Messages (244560)

  SAMS:Alexandria Database Can Become Corrupted after a Restore from a DATABASE Tape When the Partition Used for the Transaction Logging Database Contains Residual Data (244662)

  Alexandria NT/Client Registry Backup Fails to Store Some Keys (245757)

  Network Store Operations Can Hang During the First Cluster Build (249837)

  Message Queue IDs Might Not Be Unique, Which Causes Random Failures (255207)

  buildmini Utility Cannot Obtain SAMS:Alexandria Bits When Fastpatch 255438 is Installed (255538)

Open SAMS:Alexandria Problems that Only Impact ACSLS-Connected Library Usage

  Inserting Media from the CAP to a Pool or Logical Library Sometimes Fails (234796)

  Unmounting Tapes with alex-cntrl Can Access Reserved Slots 1 and 2 (235439)

  Recovery Pool Does Not Correctly Identify Managed Database Tapes (235441)

  Device Configuration Does Not Check for Existence of Pools (235443)

  Early Termination of alex-cntrl -i with CAP Insert Causes Problems (235444)

  Early Termination of alex-cntrl -e with CAP Eject Causes Problems (235446)

Open SAMS:Alexandria Problems That Only Impact IBM 3494 Library Usage

  SAMS:Alexandria Cannot Use 3590 Tapes Marked UNKNOWN (255470)

  SAMS:Alexandria Incorrectly Reports Amount of Tape Remaining for ME Tapes (255471)

  Custom Miniroot Does Not Contain Support for IBM 3494 Tape Libraries (255534)

  lmcpd Daemon Must Be Started Manually When Booted From Custom Miniroot (255534)

Open COBRA Problems

  COBRA Documentation Has Incorrect Syntax for OPS-DB-INSTANCE Command (245499)

  SAMS:Alexandria Java-Based Interface Always Sets BACKUP-READ-ONLY ON When COBRA Store Operation Cards Are Saved (245715)

  COBRA Documentation Is Missing Information about Copying Parameter Files for Remote OPS Instances to the Local Node (245815)

  COBRA Parameter Files Fail to Restore When OPS SIDs are the Same on Remote Nodes (245819)

  The Daily Summary Report Mail Does Not Include Stack Details for Store Operations Executed by the Transfer Manager (246557)

  DYNIX/ptx Does Not Support SAMS:Alexandria with EMC TimeFinder as Indicated in the COBRA Personality Release Notes (248802)

  COBRA Restore Operations Do Not Create Missing Directories (248886)

  COBRA Store Operations Involving Databases that Track Numerous Archive Logs Are Delayed When They Write to the Input FIFO (249621)