ADIC 5.4 manual Known Issues, Volume group key errors, Ref count negative error, Lst

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Known Issues

Known issues in this release of AMASS for UNIX Version 5.4 are listed in the table below. In addition to the following known issues, be aware of the setup and operational guidelines. For more information, refer to “Installation Guidelines,” “Fibre Channel Guidelines,” and “Operating Guidelines” in this document.

Operating

Change

 

 

Request

Description

Workaround

System

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All

4682

After reboot, AMASS database

This problem only occurs rarely.

 

 

check fails with “missing

Run sysdbchk -yto correct the

 

 

volume group key” errors.

 

 

problem.

 

 

 

 

 

5729

The libsched command core

This problem only occurs rarely.

 

 

on invalid volume ID.

Stop and restart AMASS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6580

The mqverify command leaves

This problem only occurs rarely.

 

 

the “ReleaseReq” flag on the

Run drivestat -rto reset the

 

 

drive.

 

 

drive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7864

The kill -9command on

This problem only occurs rarely.

 

 

BEAWeblogicProcesses causes

Stop and restart AMASS.

 

 

AMASS to hang the system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8864

UNIX command, ls, does not

Run dirfilelist to resolve the

 

5898

report all files in all sub-

problem.

 

directories.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8934

System crashed with “vnode

Reboot and start AMASS.

 

30898

ref count negative” error.

 

 

 

 

 

 

17340

Scattered write algorithm causes

Disable scattered writes.

 

 

AMASS to thrash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

17952

SAMBA files stop copying with

Use an alternative method to

 

 

ret blk not lst on dirty

copy files to AMASS.

 

 

lst.”

 

 

22288

IFL inconsistencies occur in

Use the volstat command

 

 

AMASS 5.3.

instead of the volmedia

 

 

 

command to resolve the problem.

 

 

 

 

 

24790

No explicit AMASS error

Use other messages in the log

 

 

message when jukebox fails on

indicating drive failure to resolve

 

 

second try.

the problem.

 

 

 

 

 

24797

Can not write more than 119,999

Use the volstat command with

 

 

MB to 9940B media.

the -soption to resolve the

 

 

 

problem.

 

 

 

 

 

34562

The vgimport command fails on

Edit the metadata file.

 

 

duplicate entries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

34640

The volgroup command

Messages are only warnings.

 

 

generates bad values message.

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Purpose of this Release ContentsUsage amasstat -aicfswuy -t sec New FeaturesDecember 2004, Adic Usage volstat -aifFsuy volume-number where AIT-3 Worm Additional SupportSystem Requirements Software InstallationRequired Operating System Patch Levels System/Component RequirementOperating System Command or Path Amass 5.4 is compatible with DataMgr 3.6.2 and later Compatibility MatrixDescription Firmware Level Library Library InterfaceA4EF Description Firmware LevelConfigure Compression Tape Automatic Optional Block Size Tape FeaturesTape Drives Life3Sony SDX-700C Requires AIT-3 Operating Upgrade Guidelines System Upgrade GuidelinesUpgrade Instructions Authorization String HP-UX Fibre Fibre Channel GuidelinesSolaris Fibre SGI Irix 6.5 FibreMappings Irix Tape Support TS system Operating GuidelinesSolaris Shared Memory Solaris FTPVolume group key errors Known IssuesRef count negative error Ret blk not lst on dirtyVoldelete Amassrecovery with -v optionLibio and amassmain cores Mutexenter callOperating Change Request Description System Number Resolved IssuesDocument Number Document Title Documentation

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