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Table of Contents

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Introduction Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time Navigator Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time Navigator Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Your Comments are Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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What’s new in version 3.7.0.4 Service Pack 2 New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 New Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Compatibility Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Command Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Time Navigator Tunables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Bug Fixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Version 3.7.0.4 Service Pack 1 Enhancements and Bug Fixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Version 3.7.0.4 Installation and Upgrading Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Command Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time Navigator Development Toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time Navigator Tunables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bug Fixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Version 3.7.0.3 Installation and Upgrading Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Command Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time Navigator Development Toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Time Navigator Tunables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Bug Fixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Version 3.7.0.2 Installation and Upgrading Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Command Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time Navigator Tunables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bug Fixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Version 3.7.0.1 New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 New Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Command Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Time Navigator Tunables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Upgrading Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Time Navigator Documentation Time Navigator Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Time Navigator Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Introduction

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Dear Customer, The present document outlines the main differences between Time Navigator Versions 3.7.x and Versions 3.6.x. Time Navigator version 3.7.0.4 SP2 brings new features and performance improvements to the product, in order to better meet your requirements. A complete list of the Atempo documentation will allow you to easily locate the information you need. To find out the corrected bugs and known issues in version 3.7.0.4 SP2, see the Time Navigator Bug Fixes and Known Issues guide (KI3704BE.PDF) on the Time Navigator delivery CD-ROM. It is highly recommended to consult the Last Minute Issues available at the root of the CDROM.

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Conventions This guide uses conventions to make information easy to access and understand. ■

Text in Time Navigator graphical application windows is displayed in the following font: Window text.

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Command mode and scripts related to the different operating systems (Unix, Windows, etc.) are displayed in the following font: scripts and commands.

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Cross-references to further information are indicated by the ☞symbol. Procedures indicating the steps to follow to perform an action with Time Navigator are presented as follows: Procedure title

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First step.

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Next step, etc.

Command syntax is presented as follows: ■

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Square brackets [ ] indicate an option. The - sign refers to a parameter. The parameter is either followed by the type of information to provide, or is self-sufficient. The sign | indicates a choice between several parameters.

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Time Navigator Online Help All the Time Navigator graphical interfaces now include a new context-sensitive online help system available for: ■

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Windows (HtmlHelp format), Unix (HTML format). This format is compatible with the Netscape Navigator 4.0 browser, or any other compatible browser.

This online help system allows you to easily and quickly find the information you need: ■

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From any dialog box within the application, click on Help to access context-sensitive information describing the parameters of the dialog box. From any graphical interface, choose Help - Help Topics to get the online help for this interface. You can also search for information through the Contents tab, the Index tab or the Search tab that offers a powerful full-text search.

Time Navigator Tutorials Discover Time Navigator through the Flash-based Tutorials delivered with the product: ■

Backup Tutorial: How to configure an automatic backup.

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Restore Tutorial: How to restore missing files or previous versions of existing files.

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Monitoring Tutorial: How to monitor your backups and analyze problems.

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Architecture Tutorial: How Time Navigator can be integrated with various

architectures (Client/Server, Multi-site, Secured, Firewall and SAN Architectures). To access these tutorials, choose Help-Tutorial from the Administration (tina_adm) or User (tina) interfaces. The tutorials are also available from the Autorun (Windows) or from the CD-ROM index.htm file (Unix). To view these tutorials, you need: ■

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A web browser. A Shockwave Player (or Macromedia Flash Player) program. If needed, download the program corresponding to your machine’s operating system from: http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/alternates/

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The Shockwave Player and Macromedia Flash Player programs are not available for IBM AIX and VMS.

Technical Support Web Support If you have subscribed a maintenance contract and you encounter a problem with Time Navigator, consult the Atempo Web Support at: http://support.atempo.com

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Time Navigator PDF documentation.

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Time Navigator patches.

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Time Navigator Known Issues.

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Technical Notes.

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FAQs.

If you are unable to solve your problem or find the information you need, Atempo and its partners will help you by phone. When calling the Time Navigator Technical Support team, please provide your maintenance contract number. We also recommend that you generate the Time Navigator Environment Report as explained in the next section.

Generating the Environment Report The report is generated by the Time Navigator Environment Report tool which retrieves the information that is essential to address your problems as quickly as possible: ■

Time Navigator version installed.

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Operating system related information.

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Type of platforms and storage devices used.

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Configuration and status of all your Time Navigator catalogs.

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Time Navigator Events and operating system logs.

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To automatically generate the environment report, run the Time Navigator Environment Report tool as follows: ■

On Unix systems, run the $TINA_HOME/tina_env_report.sh script.

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On Windows systems, the user must be part of the Administrator group and choose Start-Programs-Time Navigator-Support-Configuration Report.

The retrieved information is gathered in a compressed file tina_env_report_date_time.tar.gz.uu on Unix and tina_env_report_date_time.zip on Windows. This file is located in the Adm directory of Time Navigator installation directory. You must send it to [email protected]. A README file describing the operating mode is available at the following FTP address: ftp://ftp.atempo.com/private/tina_env_report/README.txt

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Updating the Time Navigator Environment Report Tool

The Time Navigator Environment Report tool is subject to frequent updates. Please regularly download the latest version from the following FTP address: For Unix: ftp://ftp.atempo.com/private/tina_env_report/tina_env_report.sh.Z

For Windows: ftp://ftp.atempo.com/private/tina_env_report/tina_env_report.exe

Your Comments are Welcome We value and appreciate your opinion as a Time Navigator user and reader of our documentation. As we write, revise and evaluate our guides, your comments are the most important input we receive. Please do not hesitate to send us any remarks you have to the following address: [email protected]

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What’s new in version 3.7.0.4 Service Pack 2

1. New Features 1. 1 Time Navigator for Oracle using Recovery Manager RMAN Proxy Copy is now supported by Time Navigator. RMAN Proxy Copy is an extension of the RMAN API allowing a backup software to use Point in Time mechanisms to perform non-disruptive Oracle database backups.

☞ For more information, see the Appendix of the Time Navigator for Oracle using Recovery Manager part of the Time Navigator for Oracle manual.

1. 2 Time Navigator for DB2 Graphical Mode Time Navigator for DB2 Graphical Mode now supports the backup and restore of DB2 aliases. Aliases are now displayed in the User Interface file tree and can be handled as any other DB2 meta-objects.

1. 3 Time Navigator for IBM iSeries Time Navigator now supports the backup and restore of IBM iSeries hosts via a new module Time Navigator for IBM iSeries which uses the NDMP protocol.

☞ See the new Time Navigator for IBM iSeries manual for more information. 1. 4 EMC Centera Time Navigator can now back up or archive data on the EMC Centera, a disk-based Content Addressed Storage (CAS) mainly aiming at archiving fixed contents.

☞ See the Appendix of the Time Navigator User’s Guide for more information.

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2. New Behavior 2. 1 Time Navigator for Mac OS X Setup M24828 The Mac OS X agent setup can now be launched from an icon on the delivery CD-ROM.

2. 2 Storage Node Writing Format M23866 The tar format is now supported in LAN free mode.

2. 3 Operator Requests M24680 An operator request is now issued when a cartridge needed for a reading session (restore, duplication, ...) is located in a disabled slot.

2. 4 New parameters to launch the Web Restore Interface The parameter ?filluser=username allows to pre-select the username. The parameter ?matchplatform=regexp allows to use regular expressions to filter the name of the platforms appearing in the Restore Destination field.

2. 5 Applications FL219

Should an incident occur during the backup of a log file, Time Navigator no longer backs up all the databases again. Only the database containing the log file involved is backed up again. This new behavior applies to the MS-Exchange, MS-SQL Server, DB2 and Sybase applications.

2. 6 Oracle Application M22815 When older archive logs are purged according to the value of the TINA_ORA_LOG_DEST_MAX variable, all the mirror logs specified via the log_archive_dest_n parameters are now also purged.

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2. 7 Sybase Application M22586 The "select into", "parallel sort", "fast bulk copy" Sybase operations allowed by the select into/bulk copy/pllsort Sybase option are unlogged. As a consequence, by default, Time Navigator performs only full backups if this option is enabled, even though an incremental backup is planned. A new environment variable, TINA_ASE_DUMP_TR_SIBC, is now available. It allows to perform an incremental backup even though the select into/bulk copy/pllsort Sybase option is enabled. However, if any of the "select into", "parallel sort", "fast bulk copy" unlogged operations has been actually used, a full backup will be performed.

3. Compatibility Issues Time Navigator 3.7.0.4 does not support NDMP V4 for cartridge and job duplication operations. Only NDMP V3 is supported.

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4. Command Mode This section summarizes the command syntax evolution between the versions 3.7.0.4SP1 and 3.7.0.4SP2 of Time Navigator.

4. 1 New Commands ■

tina_odbcheck

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tina_sidf

4. 2 New Behavior Command

New Options

tina_archive

-error_mode

tina_cart

-block_size

tina_cart_control

-no_empty

tina_del tina_find

Modified Options

-raw becomes -no_decode -format none becomes -format raw

-past becomes -catalog_only -catalog_only -output_format -cvs_separator

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5. Time Navigator Tunables The following tables list the new tunables for Time Navigator version 3.7.0.4 SP2, as well as the tunables that were modified and the obsolete tunables:

5. 1 New Tunables Name

New in Version

Cartridge Size for LAN-free Backups (max_tape_size)

3.7.0.4 P1649

Close Cartridges at End of Job (close_tape_at_end_of_job)

3.7.0.4

Displayed LSM Historic Period (historic_period)

3.7.0.4

Do not Split Files at End of Tape for LAN-free Backups (do_not_split_file_on_eot)

3.7.0.4 P1649

Enable Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) (enable_pam_authentication)

3.7.0.4

Exclude Offline Cartridges from Recycling (exclude_external_cart_from_recycling)

3.7.0.4 SP2

Force Backup Priority (force_backup_priority)

3.7.0.4 SP2

Job Manager Displayed Period (displayed_job_hours)

3.7.0.4

Job Manager Maximum Period (max_days_for_job_filter)

3.7.0.4

Keep Drives Enabled when Nodev Error Occurs (keep_drive_enable_on_nodev_error)

3.7.0.4

LSM History Purging Time (lsm_hist_purge_date)

3.7.0.4 SP2

Number of Accounting Events for Fuzzy Objects (accounting_max_fuzzy_objects)

3.7.0.4

Preferred IP Address for NDMP (ngi_ndmp_data_ip_address)

3.7.0.4 SP1

Reposition Cartridge when Other Host Accesses Drive (reposition_tape_on_host_change)

3.7.0.4 SP2

Restore without Original Namespace (resto_without_orig_name)

3.7.0.4 SP1

Retention Time for LSM Records (lsm_hist_duration)

3.7.0.4 SP2

Size of DTM Operator In/Out Buffers (dtm_default_block_size)

3.7.0.4

Timeout before Current Jobs free Cache Cells (timeout_cache_quota_reached)

3.7.0.4

Transcode Heterogeneous Data for Restore (transcode_atpr)

3.7.0.4

Truncate Barcode on Double Sided Media (truncate_barcode)

3.7.0.4

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New in Version

Cartridge Size for LAN-free Backups (max_tape_size)

3.7.0.4 P1649

User Accessing Drive during LAN-free Operations (lan_free_drive_auth_user)

3.7.0.4 SP2

Volume Unit Displayed for Jobs (job_volume_unit)

3.7.0.4

5. 1 New Behavior Name

New Behavior

Additional File System (additional_fs_type) -comm_by_pipe (start tunable)

Type New Windows filesystems can now be added. The default value on IBM AIX systems has changed

Operator’s Request Handling Timeout The maximum value is now 72 000 seconds (20 hours) (op_req_timeout_handle) instead of 2 400 seconds (40 minutes). Redirect Operator’s (op_req_handler)

Requests New variable for the library name. The request for putting online spare cartridges is supported

Time Navigator Administration Domain Filter (domain_filter)

Three values are now available for this tunable: No (default value), host and host_user.

5. 2 Obsolete Tunables The start tunable -ndmp_ip_address is now obsolete. It has been replaced by the tunable "Preferred IP Address for NDMP" (ngi_ndmp_data_ip_address).

☞ For details concerning the tunables, see the Time Navigator Tunables guide.

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6. Bug Fixes ☞ For details on bug fixes, see the Time Navigator Bug Fixes and Known Issues Guide. It gives information on all the Critical and High bugs corrected for Time Navigator Version 3.7.0.4. To find out the Medium and Low corrected bugs, consult the Inquiry Tracking section of the Web Support Atempo: http://support.atempo.com

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Version 3.7.0.4 Service Pack 1

Enhancements and Bug Fixes Patch 1566 - new option -error_mode continue|abort for tina_archive A new option -error_mode has been added to the command tina_archive. tina_archive -error_mode continue|abort allows either to continue or abort the archiving when errors occur, making the archiving of some files impossible. The default value is abort.

Patch 1565 - NDMP duplication using a drive located on a SAN Correction of a problem causing the duplication of an NDMP cartridge to fail when the duplication requires a drive connected to a SAN.

Patch 1564 - MACOS bugs fixing (Go through NFS) Go through Network File System was always set for all Unix platforms. Cannot use a remote drive. Restoration using a pipe (tina_stream) failed. tina_cart did not work for tar and cpio formats. Cannot restore backups in tar or cpio formats.

Patch 1563 - ISCSI qc driver for the library Adic Scalar24 An iSCSI QC driver is now available for the library Adic Scalar24. The driver does not manage split nor emulation.

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The device name must begin with the prefix spt_ example : spt_c5b0t0l2.

Patch 1562 - QC and OC installed during an upgrade Correction of a problem whereby the drivers QC and OC were systematically installed during an upgrade, even if they had not been installed during the initial installation.

Patch 1560 - CELL_ALLOCATION_METHOD=2 : new logs during catalog backups If the tunable CELL_ALLOCATION_METHOD is set to 2, the following new logs are displayed : Allocation Engine V2 actived Average number of backup instances per object

Patch 1559 - Catalog backup errors Correction of a problem causing catalog backups to fail with the following log: Vos:winapi32_spawn_old[17]Error creating child process

Patch 1558 - MS-Exchange 2000 application: user mailbox access Correction of an MS-Exchange problem preventing access to some user mailboxes.

Patch 1557 - ASR Application: removal of temporary files and directory The restore of an ASR application is now followed by the removal of unecessary temporary *.dsr files as well as the temporary directory c:\windows\tina_move_files.

Patch 1552 - tina_reporter improvements The tina_reporter command has been improved as follows:

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- Message contents is now clearer. - Alarm collection now works correctly. - Correction of a problem causing the collect of data to stop too early, preventing its completion.

Patch 1551 - tina_report improvements The tina_report process has been modified as follows: - It is now possible to add the computation of the volume backed up for NDMP applications using CLASS or DIR mode. - Irrelevent logs concerning archive folders dedicated to deleted hosts have been removed. - The return code of tina_report was always 1. It now returns O if tina_report works normally.

Patch 1550 - Tunable additional_fs_type for Windows The tunable additional_fs_type is now available for Windows platforms. The file system declared via this tunable is backed up as a VFAT file system, i.e. without ACLs and without case sensitivity for long names. The name of the additional file system assigned as the tunable value, must be the exact name found in the Time Navigator log declaring an unknown file system.

Patch 1549 - LINUX device descriptors defined as symbolic links Linux platforms: A tape device descriptor can now be defined using a symbolic link.

Patch 1547 - tina_stream statically linked UNIX platforms only

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tina_stream is now statically linked, there is no more shared library attached to this executable. It allows to bypass performances issues with backups of some applications in Lan Free mode using the setuid bit of tina_stream.

Patch 1545 - Lotus Domino Application : no more than 850 objects in a single class It is now possible to back up more than 850 objects within a single class with the Lotus Domino application.

Patch 1544 - CELL_ALLOCATION_METHOD=2 catalog full Correction of a problem causing backups to fail due to a catalog full error while there are free cells in the catalog, with CELL_ALLOCATION_METHOD set to 2.

Patch 1543 - Simultaneous recycling and maintenance jobs Correction of the following problem: the simultaneous occurrence of a recycling and maintenance job could corrupt the catalog.

Patch 1542 - Incorrect cartridge format Correction of a problem causing a cartridge to remain in format "none" when the cartridge has already been labelled, closed, reopened and used for a backup.

Patch 1538 - Time Navigator API irrelevent logs Removal of the folowing irrelevent logs displayed by the API: Error

964 DFM

Wed Jan 05 18:21:54 2005

Api:ApiContextUpdateToDate[5] Api Inconsistency

ambre

AUTORITE NT\SYSTEM

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Patch 1536 - Time Navigator available for Linux Kernel 2.6 Time Navigator is now available for Linux Kernel 2.6. The tape driver behavior modification has been taken into account. This is available with the standard Time Navigator for Linux distribution.

Patch 1535 - tina_stk available for Linux libc62 tina_stk is now available for Linux libc62.

Patch 1534 - Failure of LAN Free multiple writing backups Correction of a problem causing LAN Free multiple writing backups to fail and enter in an infinite loop, creating emty tape files on tape.

Patch 1533 - SMS Application synchronization with instances on duplicated cartridges SMS and NDMP applications: Correction of a problem preventing the synchronization with instances of objects located on duplicated cartridges for restore purpose.

Patch 1532 - Performances of the NDMP tape server for Solaris platforms Solaris platforms only: The performances of the Time Navigator NDMP tape server for restore have been increased by a factor of 5.

Patch 1531 - SMS application: Full vs. incremental backups after virus scan SMS application for NetWare platforms only: Correction of a problem causing Time Navigator to perform a full backup rather than an incremental backup after the use of a virus scan program.

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Patch 1530 - tina_stk failure UNIX platforms only: Correction of a problem causing tina_stk to terminate in a core dump.

Patch 1529 - CELL_ALLOCATION_METHOD=2 full catalog Correction of the following bug: Backups failed due to full catalog erre while there were free cells in the catalog with CELL_ALLOCATION_METHOD set to 2.

Patch 1528 - Help update Help update

Patch 1527 - Sybase now available for Solaris 8 64 bits and AIX 4.3 32 bits New platforms for Sybase : Solaris 8 64 bits and AIX 4.3 32 bits Summary : Sybase 12.5 is available for the following platforms: ■

Tru 64 Unix V4

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HPUX 11 32b

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AIX 4.3 32bits

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AIX 5.1 64 bits

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Linux libc62

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Solaris 2.6

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Solaris 8

Sybase 12.0 is available for the following platforms: ■

Windows NT

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AIX 4.3 32 bits

For Sybase 12.0, the name of the library defined by the variable TINA_APP_LIB_PATH when the application is created has been modified. libtina_ase must be renamed as libtina_ase_120

Patch 1526 - Application DB2 V8 available for Linux The application DB2 V8 is now available for Linux. To use this application, a special Linux distibution of Time Navigator must be installed. Only the application DB2 V8 is available in this distribution. To perform this installation run the following command: install.sh -system LinuxforDB2V8

Patch 1525 - replacement Patch P1510 : LAN Free cartridge duplication Correction of the following two problems concerning LAN Free cartridge duplication: - During a duplication the volume read by the reading session was not displayed and was always 0. - Duplication failure when a tape file contains directoires only.

Patch 1523 - Barcode inconsistency after a cartridge recycling and a catalog restore Correction of a barcode inconsistency occurring in the following scenario: - Backups are performed using several cartridges - A catalog backup is performed - Some of the previous cartridges used for the backups are recycled - The previous backup of the catalog is restored

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- A reinit barcode of the library is performed We have the same barcode for different cartridges referenced in the catalog.

Patch 1522 - API and tina_perl improvements New function utl_get_best_volume_unit fix a bug with TNAttGetTypeByName

Patch 1521 - Mac OS improvements The Time Navigator Web interface, the Catalog application and the List application are now available for Mac OS X platforms.

Patch 1520 - Application Lotus Notes logs cleaning Correction of a problem causing the Domino bases to be unusable if the variable TINA_LNT_LOG_MAX is set to 1, and if the logs are purged after a Time navigator backup.

Patch 1519 - VMS platforms : File system browsing and restoration Correction of a problem preventing the use of the browser to define the directory where the restore will be done.

Patch 1518 - Alarm for catalog backup A critical alarm raised during a catalog backup is now associated to the job, the catalog application and the host.

Patch 1517 - Time Navigator available for Linux Opteron Time Navigator is now available for Linux Opteron platforms.

Patch 1516 - Setup for Windows Itanium 64b Setup for Windows Itanium 64b

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Patch 1515 - Replace P1503 for Sybase The P1503 for Sybase was corrupted. This one cancels and replaces P1503.

Patch 1512 - Setup for Mac OS Modification in the file /etc/rc during the setup to ensure a good management of the shared memory by Time Navigator. sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=536870912 sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmin=1 sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmni=128 sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmseg=32 sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmall=131072

Patch 1511 - Illegal pointer Correction of an illegal pointer during a catalog restoration.

Patch 1510 - LAN Free cartridge duplication Correction of the following two problems concerning LAN Free cartridge duplication: - During a duplication, the volume read by the reading session was not displayed and was always 0. - Duplication failure when a tape file contains directories only.

Patch 1509 - Reduced memory consumption during duplication The amount of memory used by a duplication of cartridges has been reduced. It allows to perform duplications which until then failed due to hardware limitations.

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Patch 1508 - Major alarm for NDMP objects not recorded in the catalog A major alarm is now raised when the objects backed up during an NDMP backup cannot be recorded in the catalog.

Patch 1506 - Setup for Linux platforms Linux platforms only: Correction of a problem causing the setup to fail when several libc.so are available in the directory /lib.

Patch 1505 - COMM_BY_PIPE default for AIX platforms To ensure optimal performances, local communications between processes use pipes for AIX platforms. The tunable COMM_BY_PIPE is set to YES by default.

Patch 1504 - Catalog application TINA_SDB_BOOT_PATH removed Due to the removal of the TINA_SDB_BOOT_PATH environment variable, the boot catalog is now systematically saved in the $TINA_HOME/Data./Boot directory. If you had previously set this variable to ensure that the boot catalog is saved on a disk different from the catalog one, and you are upgrading to Time Navigator version 3704, the value of TINA_SDB_BOOT_PATH will be applied to the variable TINA_SDB_MIRROR_PATH. If TINA_SDB_MIRROR_PATH is already defined, the value of TINA_SDB_BOOT_PATH is not transfered.

Patch 1503 - New variable TINA_ASE_DUMP_TR_SIBC for Sybase New environment variable: Name: TINA_ASE_DUMP_TR_SIBC

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Description: Attempts to perform a dump transaction even if the option "select into/ bulk copy/pllsort" is enabled. However, a full backup (dump database) will be launched if any "select into", "fast bulk copy" or "parallel sort" operations has actually been used. Possible values [default]: yes, [no] Status: Optional

Patch 1502 - Improvements of MMX backup performances on Windows The performances of the backups using Macromultiplexing for Windows platforms have been improved. Warning: the improvement varies with the configuration.

Patch 1500 - tina_archive failure when a previous job is not finished Correction of the following problem: launching on the Time Navigator server a tina_archive -backup for a client while a job concerning the same strategy is not finished, could fail with the following logs: Error2650tina_daemon08/12/2004 10:02Odb:sh_lock_cell[1]nimitzInvalid address, ad=4294967295 (max=2097151984), calling function : job_ctrl line 696

Patch 1499 - Extra cartridges consumed during multiple writing backup Correction of a problem causing multiple writing backups using macromultiplexing to consume additional cartridges.

Patch 1497 - VMS improvements - Correction of a backup problem when the variable TINA_SET_BACKUP_DATE was defined. - It is now possible to back up directories with ghost files

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- It is now possible to open a Time Navigator agent on a VMS host with an identity other than tina. The root tree of the tina windows is the home directory of the user.

Patch 1496 - VLSA improvements VLSA improvements

Patch 1495 - Time Navigator Server supported on MacOS 10.3 Improvements of the drivers qc (Library) and st (tapes) for Mac OS X

Patch 1494 - New tunable ngi_ndmp_data_ip_address for NDMP servers The tunable ngi_ndmp_data_ip_address allows to choose an IP address on which the NDMP server listens, when several IP addresses are allowed. If the chosen address is unsuccessful, the server will listen on the other IP addresses. When the tunable is not set (Default) the NDMP server listens on all the addresses. The tunable accepts all available formats to define the IP address: An hexadecimal of 32 bits An IP address of the type 127.23.48.32 A short hosname alias : daredevil A long hostname alias : daredevil.orsay.atempo.fr The tunable bypasses the localhostname if it is defined in the file Conf/host. A log is displayed in this case. This tunable replaces the old tunable NDMP_IP_ADDRESS.

Patch 1493 - VLSA : useless DOS window Correction of a problem causing a useless DOS windows to be displayed when VLSA was used.

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Patch 1492 - Jobs not purged Correction of a problem preventing the purge of jobs aborted on error with no associated tape files.

Patch 1491 - Improvements of performances during cartridge recycling The performances of a recycling or erasing of a cartridge have been dramatically improved.

Patch 1490 - SAN drives lose their serial number Correction of a problem occuring during the opening of a drive, if it is busy, causing the drive to lose its serial number. The folowing logs were displayed Error opening /dev/rmt/0cn (/dev/rmt/0cn), errno: 16 Function get_serial_id_from_dev failed retcode=TN_ERR_CONFIG Drive "/dev/rmt/0cn" configuration has changed

Patch 1489 - tina_cart failure (Windows) Windows platforms only: Correction of a problem causing the tina_cart command to fail during the management of the paths with the following message : Function app_a8_to_q_obj_name failed retcode=TN_ERR_NOT_PATH

Patch 1488 - Incorrect status for recycled cartridges Correction of the following problem: A backup uses two cartridges, one full and one parly filled. After the recycling of the full one, the second did not become emptied and remained "partly filled".

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Patch 1487 - Setup for some Linux Distributions Correction of a problem causing Time Navigator to fail for some Linux distributions because of the use "head -1" which is obsolete, and must be replaced by "head -n 1 ".

Patch 1486 - Improvements of the tunable op_req_handler The name of the Library has been added TINA_TMR_LIBRARY_NAME A new request for a spare cartridge has been added, when TINA_TMR_CART_NAME and TINA_TMR_CART_LABEL_PREFIX are not defined.

Patch 1485 - New functionalities for tina_perl New functionalities for tina_perl

Patch 1484 - Pending tina_daemons Correction of a problem causing some tina_daemon processes to get stuck in a loop during the purge of the cache after an abort of a job.

Patch 1482 - NetWare : Restoring version 3.6 backups with Time Navigator 3.7 Some files backed up with a Time Navigator 3.6 version cannot be restored with a 3.7 version due to a modification of the encoding of the file names. To perform this operation, the tunable resto_without_orig_must be set to yes. Only objects belonging to the namespaces DOS, MAC, NFS are concerned by this tunable. A side effect could be that the characters / \ : * ?'' < > | are removed of the name of a MAC object and the character * of the name of an NFS object if the restore is performed in another directory. Remove the tunable once the restore is complete.

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Patch 1481 - AIX platforms removing irrelevant logs This path removes the following irrelevant logs when Time Navigator is installed on an unknown file system: Vos:unix_get_fs_list[31](null)(null)Unknown file system type = 11

Patch 1479 - Tunable "truncate_barcode" The tunable truncate_barcode allows to truncate the cartridge barcodes. n characters can be removed from the beginning or the end of the barcode, using the following keywords: BEGIN+n and END+n. The default value for n is 1. If the library name is not specified, the tunable applies to all libraries. In the following example, the first two characters of the barcodes of the cartriges located in the library named rubby are truncated: parameter:truncate_barcode=BEGIN+2 parameter:truncate_barcode=robby

Patch 1477 - tina_cart failed with object path greater than 100 characters Correction of a problem causing tina_cart to fail when there is an object on the cartridge whose path is longer than 100 characters and contains a backslash (\).

Patch 1476 - Avoid to load libacl.so if not necessary Linux paltforms: The libray libacl.so was systematically loaded

Patch 1474 - tina_acct: starting date error Correction of tina_acct problem causing some job starting date to be incorrectly displayed as "NOT STARTED."

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Patch 1473 - Suspending export jobs Export jobs can now be suspended and restarted. The tunable suspend_write_jobs_on_mount_error can be used for these jobs.

Patch 1472 - Driver qc for ATL P4000 Correction of a problem causing driver qc to fail during cartridge mounting with the following logs: Rob:rob_ll_read_elt_status[4]bupsrv155513p4000: unable to read element status, E=0 (QC_ERRNO UNKNOW) Rob:read_elt_status[6]bupsrv155513p4000: command QCIOC_GET_ELT_STATUS error,

Patch 1471 - Setup for Windows Itanium Setup for Windows Itanium

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Version 3.7.0.4

1. Installation and Upgrading Issues 1. 1 Upgrading from version 3.5.0.1 When upgrading from Time Navigator version 3.5.0.1 to 3.7, you must first upgrade to version 3.6.0.2 then to version 3.7. Please contact the Atempo Technical Support.

1. 2 Upgrading from version 3.6 or 3.7.0.1 If you are upgrading from Time Navigator version 3.6 or 3.7.0.1 to version 3.7.0.4, you must perform a catalog restore using the tina_init command once the upgrade is completed. Make sure the catalog is backed up prior to upgrading.

1. 3 From stand alone Disk Drives to Virtual Library System If you are using stand alone Disk Drives created with an earlier version of Time Navigator 3.7, you can add the cartridges in a Virtual Library System to manage them via the Library Management Interface.

☞ For more information on Time Navigator Virtual Library System, see “Backup to Disk with Time Navigator Virtual Library System”, page 48.

Note

➤

Unlike the old stand alone Disk Drives, all the VTL Disk Drives defined in a Virtual Library System use the same filesystem. The backups are all performed in the same directory.

To upgrade a stand alone Disk Drive to a Virtual Library System

1.

Create a Virtual Library System as described in Chapter 5 of the Administrator’s Guide. In the Number of Cartridges field, enter as many cartridges as there are stand alone Disk Drive cartridges.

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Cartridge files appear in the CART_DIR/DiskDrives/catalog_name/ device_descriptor directory. Where: ■

CART_DIR is the cartridge directory you specified at Virtual Library System

creation. ■

catalog_name is the name of the catalog where the Virtual Library System

has been created. ■

device_descriptor is the device descriptor of the Virtual Library System.

The name of the files corresponds to their barcode. It consists of the library name followed by a number. 2.

Move the old stand alone Disk Drive cartridge files into the same directory: CART_DIR/DiskDrives/catalog_name/device_descriptor

3.

Rename each stand alone Disk Drive cartridge files with the barcode of a new cartridge file. The new cartridge files are overwritten.

4.

Select the library in the Administration Interface and choose Library-OperationsReinitialization-Label.

5.

Choose Drive-Delete to delete the old stand alone Disk Drives.

6.

Choose Cartridge-Edit Pool to associate the cartridge pools that were linked to the old Disk Drives to the new VTL Disk Drives.

1. 4 Time Navigator for MS-Exchange Due to a name format modification (see “MS-Exchange Application”, page 37), mailbox instances backed up with a prior version of Time Navigator cannot be accessed in the Present Time. To view and restore such backup instances, use the depth of field or display your file tree in the Past.

☞ For details on restore operations, see the Time Navigator User’s Guide.

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2. New Features 2. 1 Time Navigator Reporter Time Navigator Reporter is a storage management reporting tool designed to simplify the task of reporting on an organization’s Time Navigator activities. This version of Time Navigator Reporter is a stand-alone product that can be used in a Time Navigator 3.6 or 3.7 environment and supports Windows, Linux and Solaris platforms.

2. 2 Linux Time Navigator now supports the backup and restore of ACLs on Linux RedHat 3.0.

2. 3 Time Navigator Agent for Mac OS X Time Navigator now supports the backup and restore of Mac OS X clients.

2. 4 Unix Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)

PAM allows the integration of various authentication technologies (for instance UNIX, Kerberos, RSA ...) into system entry applications such as Time Navigator, without modifying the applications. To enable PAM for Time Navigator, do the following: 1.

Create an atempo file in etc/pam.d and configure it using the appropriate syntax.

☞

For details on the PAM syntax, use the man pam command or read your operating system documentation.

2.

Set the "Enable Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)" tunable (enable_pam_authentication) to yes to enable the feature.

☞

For details on tunables, see the Time Navigator Tunables guide.

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2. 1 Time Navigator for SQL Server It is now possible to restore an SQL Server database with a name different from the original name. The new name is specified via the TINA_SQL_DB_DEST environment variable. If this variable is set, the TINA_SQL_MOVE_DATE_TO variable specifying the absolute path of the destination directory becomes mandatory.

2. 2 Virtual Library System Application The Virtual Library System Application allowing to export data from disk to tape has been improved: Duplication/Removal Parameters

Some duplication/removal parameters have been added: ■

■

You can now run several duplication jobs simultaneously, provided that the physical library contains several drives. You can now set a deadline after which no duplication can be started. This prevents duplication jobs to overlap with some other scheduled operations.

Automatic Cartridge Closing

The Virtual Library System Application now allows to close cartridges automatically according to various criteria that you specify. The criteria are the cartridge filling rate and the last backup date. Metapool Priority

If there are not enough drives in the library to perform parallel duplications of all your metapools, you can now sort the metapools in order of priority. Monitoring Window

The monitoring window is now organized in fields and columns. It provides two types of information: ■

Global information on the Virtual Library System.

■

Detailed information on each meta-pool.

This monitoring report can be exported to a file on your disk.

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3. New Behavior 3. 1 Administration M20257 When a job is stopped on error, it remains in the Active job list after all automatic retries are exhausted, until you manually abort or restart it. If you abort it, the job moves to the Historic list and its status becomes "Aborted on error." M21725 It is now possible to filter historic jobs according to their status.

3. 2 Backup M21013 It is now possible to back up files up to 8 GB in the tar format and to restore them properly. For files larger than 8 GB, use one of the other backup formats available (cpio, TiNa, sidf ...). M22205 The Continue Backup if one of the Multiple Writing Sessions Fails backup option now ensures that a backup job starts even if one of the writing sessions composing the job cannot be started. For instance, if one of the drives fails before the backup is triggered, only one of the sessions fails. The other sessions run normally.

3. 3 Restore Parameters FL210 ■

■

Two new restore parameters have been added: The Restore Data and Attributes Including Attributes of Existing Directories option allows to restore all data and all attributes, even the attributes of directories that already exist in the Present time file tree. The option Restore Object Data and Attributes has been renamed into Restore Data and Attributes Except Attributes of Existing Directories. The Rename Restored File adds a suffix to the name of the restored file (ex: file.doc is renamed into file.doc_rest1). Files already present on disk keep their original names.

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3. 4 Catalog Application ■

■

The "Catalog Parameters and Events" directory has been renamed to "Configuration" and now allows to back up the whole contents of the Conf and Adm directories of the Time Navigator installation folder. As a result, the TINA_SDB_SAVE_EVENTS environment variable has been removed. To indicate whether or not to back up the events file, you may use a backup class on the Adm directory with an exclusion filter. Restoring these directories creates a Conf.restored and Adm.restored directories. The location of the boot directory is now forced to: $TINA_HOME/Data./Boot. As a result, the TINA_SDB_BOOT_PATH environment variable has been removed.

3. 5 List Application M21144 The MOUNT keyword has been added to the List application. It allows to back up and restore file systems with the List application.

3. 6 Web Restore FL196

The Web restore interface nows allows to perform cross-restore and restore from an archive folder.

3. 7 Oracle Application M20780 The send channel command can now be used to send system commands to Time Navigator via RMAN. The syntax is as follows: send channel

The first character in the command field is interpreted by Time Navigator and can take one the following values: ■

■

■

"#" The command field is interpreted as a string to be logged in the Oracle trace files and the Time Navigator Events. "?" The command field is interpreted as a system command to be run with a return code control. If the return code is different from 0, the RMAN script exits on error. "!" The command field is interpreted as a system command to be run without a return code control.

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3. 8 Filesystem Application M19151 A new environment variable is created: TINA_FS_DEST_DIR. This variable specifies the access path of a directory on the destination host file system to be used as the root directory of the file tree for restore. The Filesystem application now contains an Information meta-directory. This directory contains useful system and parameter information.

3. 9 MS-Exchange Application M20768 Namesakes are no longer allowed in the User Interface file tree. The objects representing mailboxes in the file tree are now named as follows: First_Name Surname (logon). For example, the mailbox of user John Smith is now John Smith (jsmith).

☞

See “Time Navigator for MS-Exchange”, page 32 to restore instances backed up with a prior version of Time Navigator.

3. 10 Lotus Domino Application M20150 Active transaction logs are now backed up in V5 mode from Lotus Notes version 5.0.4 on. M20224 The critical files which are not physically located on the disk are no longer displayed in the file tree of the User Interface (tina). A warning event message replaces the red icon that was located on the left of these files. M20413/M20471 Inactive transaction logs are now purged automatically when you use the TINA_LNT_MAX_LOG environment variable. M20543 Two new environment variables: TINA_LNT_SKIP_EXIST_DATABASE: allows to skip existing databases on restore. TINA_LNT_RESTORE_WITHOUT_RECOVER: allows to restore the database without

recovery. M21291 Two new environment variables: TINA_LNT_BACKUP_LOGS_ON_FULL: allows to back up transaction logs during full

backups. The variable is used only when the Domino server is in Transactional Logging Archive mode. TINA_LNT_RESTORE_POINT_IN_TIME: allows to choose a specific date (rather than a backup session date) to perform a database restore.

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☞ For more details on these environment variables, see the Time Navigator for Lotus Domino guide. M21291 By default, transaction logs are now always backed up during a full backup in Transactional Logging Archive mode (see TINA_LNT_BACKUP_LOGS_ON_FULL variable). Databases are also backed up during an incremental backup in Transactional Logging Archive mode if one of the following conditions applies: ■

A new database has been created and was never backed up before.

■

The database DBIID (DBID and LogID) has changed since the last backup.

■

The logging mode has switched from "Non-Transactionnal" to "Transactionnal".

Modifications in the file tree of the Time Navigator User interface: ■

Warning

■

Two metadirectories have been renamed in order to implement new features and change the backup order of these metadirectories: Backup Session Dates becomes Session Dates. Log Files becomes Transaction Log Files.

If backup classes were previously defined on the renamed metadirectories, it is necessary to adjust the class definition.

Files from the Transaction Log Files metadirectory are no longer displayed with their full pathname in the Time Navigator file tree. The pathname remains available via the Tree-Selection-Instances menu.

3. 11 Virtual Library System M21591 It is now possible to delete a Virtual Library System from the Administration interface of a remote platform, in cases where the platform hosting the Virtual Library System is unreachable. However, the drives will not be automatically deleted, you must delete them manually.

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4. Command Mode This section summarizes the command syntax evolution between the versions 3.7.0.3 and 3.7.0.4 of Time Navigator.

4. 1 New Commands ■

tin@

■

tina_listjob

4. 2 New Behavior Command

New Options

tina tina_archive

Modified Options -run_local

-file_list_dest file_path]

tina_cart

-files

tina_library_control

-known_cart

tina_restore

-file_list_dest file_path]

4. 3 tina_start_backup The necessary permissions to use this command are: Platforms in the Administration tab and in the Backup tab, Allowed Strategies must include the ones the user intend to use.

4. 4 tina_cart When restoring segmented tape files containing data in the TiNa format, each segment now receives the following suffix: .SEGMENT_XX, where XX is a two digit number incremented for each restored tape file.

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5. Time Navigator Development Toolkit The API Evolution appendix of the Reference guide summarizes the API evolution between the different versions of Time Navigator.

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6. Time Navigator Tunables The new tunables for Time Navigator version 3.7.0.4 are as follows:

6. 1 New Tunables Name

New in Version

Close Cartridges at End of Job (close_tape_at_end_of_job)

3.7.0.4

Disable Catalog Status Check on Start (do_not_check_catalogs_on_start)

3.7.0.3 P1365

Disable Unreachable Catalog Status Refresh (do_not_check_unreachable_catalog)

3.7.0.3 P1228

Displayed LSM Historic Period (historic_period)

3.7.0.4

Enable Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) (enable_pam_authentication)

3.7.0.4

Filesystem Backup with SGI Backup API (bapi_fs)

3.7.0.3 P1166

Job Manager Maximum Period (max_days_for_job_filter)

3.7.0.4

Keep Drives Enabled when Nodev Error Occurs (keep_drive_enable_on_nodev_error)

3.7.0.4

Number of Accounting Events for Fuzzy Objects (accounting_max_fuzzy_objects)

3.7.0.4

Prefer Multiple Writing Cartridge Pool for Restore (prefer_secondary_pool_for_restore)

3.7.0.3 P1282

Size of DTM Operator In/Out Buffers (dtm_default_block_size)

3.7.0.4

Timeout before Current Jobs free Cache Cells (timeout_cache_quota_reached)

3.7.0.4

Volume Unit Displayed for Jobs (job_volume_unit)

3.7.0.4

Transcode Heterogeneous Data for Restore (transcode_atpr)

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6. 1 New Behavior Name

New Behavior

abort_write_job_on_mount_error

It is replaced by "Suspend Writing Job if Cartridge Mounting Error Occurs" (suspend_write_job_on_mount_error )

inactive_mmx_percent_in_dk_cache

It is replaced by "Disk Cache Allocation for macromultiplexed Jobs" (mmx_reserve_in_dk_cache)

localization_on

It is replaced by "User’s Localization" (localization)

odb_translation_path_n

The number of odb_translation_path_n tunables you can set has been raised to 32

☞ For details concerning the tunables, see the Time Navigator Tunables guide.

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7. Bug Fixes ☞ For details on bug fixes, see the Time Navigator Bug Fixes and Known Issues Guide. It gives information on all the Critical and High bugs corrected for Time Navigator Version 3.7.0.4. To find out the Medium and Low corrected bugs, consult the Inquiry Tracking section of the Web Support Atempo: http://support.atempo.com

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Version 3.7.0.3

1. Installation and Upgrading Issues 1. 1 Upgrading from version 3.5.0.1 When upgrading from Time Navigator version 3.5.0.1 to 3.7, you must first upgrade to version 3.6.0.2 then to version 3.7. Please contact the Atempo Technical Support.

1. 2 Upgrading from version 3.6 or 3.7.0.1 If you are upgrading from Time Navigator version 3.6 or 3.7.0.1 to version 3.7.0.3, you must perform a catalog restore using the tina_init command once the upgrade is completed. Make sure the catalog is backed up prior to upgrading.

1. 3 From stand alone Disk Drives to Virtual Library System If you are using stand alone Disk Drives created with an earlier version of Time Navigator 3.7, you can add the cartridges in a Virtual Library System to manage them via the Library Management Interface.

☞ For more information on Time Navigator Virtual Library System, see “Backup to Disk with Time Navigator Virtual Library System”, page 48.

Note

➤

Unlike the old stand alone Disk Drives, all the VTL Disk Drives defined in a Virtual Library System use the same filesystem. The backups are all performed in the same directory.

To upgrade a stand alone Disk Drive to a Virtual Library System

1.

Create a Virtual Library System as described in Chapter 5 of the Administrator’s Guide. In the Number of Cartridges field, enter as many cartridges as there are stand alone Disk Drive cartridges. Cartridge files appear in the CART_DIR/DiskDrives/catalog_name/ device_descriptor directory. Where:

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■

CART_DIR is the cartridge directory you specified at Virtual Library System

creation. ■

catalog_name is the name of the catalog where the Virtual Library System

has been created. ■

device_descriptor is the device descriptor of the Virtual Library System.

The name of the files corresponds to their barcode. It consists of the library name followed by a number. 2.

Move the old stand alone Disk Drive cartridge files into the same directory: CART_DIR/DiskDrives/catalog_name/device_descriptor

3.

Rename each stand alone Disk Drive cartridge files with the barcode of a new cartridge file. The new cartridge files are overwritten.

4.

Select the library in the Administration Interface and choose Library-OperationsReinitialization-Label.

5.

Choose Drive-Delete to delete the old stand alone Disk Drives.

6.

Choose Cartridge-Edit Pool to associate the cartridge pools that were linked to the old Disk Drives to the new VTL Disk Drives.

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2. New Features 2. 1 Security and Administration Storage Node

The new Storage Node functionality allows you to: ■

Perform multiple backup and archive operations in LAN-free mode

The "Multiple writing" feature is now available with the storage node. New Tunable Interface

A new graphical interface is now available in the Time Navigator Configurator to edit the Time Navigator tunables. It displays the list of all the tunables along with their descriptions, and allows you to add a tunable or to modify a tunable’s value. Each tunable has been given an obvious name that helps you understand what it can be used for. The tunables fall into two categories:

➤

■

Basic tunables that can be used without help from Customer Services

■

Advanced tunables that must imperatively be used with help from Customer Services.

To graphically set or edit a tunable

1.

Launch the Time Navigator Configurator: On Windows, choose the Start-Programs-Time Navigator-Configurator menu. On Unix, run the tina_cfg command.

2.

Choose the Edit Tunables operation and click on Next. The list of the tunables that are already set is displayed.

3.

Use the Add Tunable or Edit Tunable buttons depending on whether you want to set a tunable or to modify a tunable’s value. To view and set Advanced tunables, check the Show Advanced Tunables box.

☞ For more information on the Time Navigator Configurator, see Chapter 7 in the Time Navigator Installation Guide.

2. 2 Events In order to improve performances, the Events interface is now organized in pages. The user can choose whether to use pages or not, and how many events should a page contain.

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2. 3 Backup to Disk with Time Navigator Virtual Library System In addition to backup to tape, Atempo now also offers a disk-based backup functionality, Time Navigator Virtual Library System (VLS), that uses external disks rather than

cartridges as the backup target. Time Navigator Virtual Library System emulates traditional tape library behavior and can be managed via the Time Navigator Library Management Interface (tina_library). The virtual cartridges are handled as standard cartridges would be. The data backed up on disk can later be exported to a tape library on a scheduled basis for longer storage via the Time Navigator Virtual Library Application. If you are using stand alone Disk Drives created with an earlier version of Time Navigator 3.7, you can convert them into a Virtual Library System.

☞ For details, see “From stand alone Disk Drives to Virtual Library System”, page 45. 2. 4 Time Navigator for MS-Exchange 2003 Time Navigator for MS-Exchange 2003 backs up and restores MS-Exchange 2003 databases and mailboxes. It uses the Recovery Storage Group feature that allows you to restore MS-Exchange mailbox databases on the production server in a location different from the original one. This feature can be used to recover or extract lost mailboxes while the original database remains available to all users.

2. 5 Time Navigator for Sybase Graphical Mode Atempo developed a graphical module, Time Navigator for Sybase Graphical Mode, designed to back up and restore Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise databases. This module offers a graphical view of the Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise objects, and allows users to configure and schedule backups graphically. In addition, users have access to all the Time Navigator features including the Time Navigation, to easily select and restore objects. Backup control is available via the Time Navigator monitoring tools, such as the events and alarms viewers. Time Navigator Database Toolkit for Sybase is still available to implement more advanced features such as striping (backup on several disks at the same time).

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2. 6 Oracle Restore Relocation It is now possible to restore Oracle objects into a directory different from the original one on the local host or on another host (cross-restore). This feature is implemented via a text file in App meta-language defining the destination tree with the absolute paths to be used for a restore operation. The path of the file is specified through the TINA_AML_DEST_FILE environment variable.

2. 7 NDMP FL154

It is now possible to duplicate cartridges that were backed up through NDMP with Time Navigator as of version 3.7.0.1.

Warning

An Atempo or Network Appliance NDMP server is required to perform an NDMP duplication.

When duplicating through NDMP, a backup class is duplicated as a whole: if the backup of a class starts on the cartridge to be duplicated and ends on a second cartridge, the second cartridge will also be mounted and partly duplicated. The tina_cart_control command can also be used. 16419

Time Navigator now supports Network Appliance snapshot feature. It is managed via the NDMP_SNAPSHOT and NDMP_MAX_SNAPSHOT environment variables set in the NDMP application.

16602

Time Navigator now supports Network Appliance’s SnapMirror technology, which allows entire volumes (including filesystem view as well as the snapshots) to be mirrored on a remote file server. Time Navigator is able to back up the full volumes located on the remote file server for distaster recovery purposes. Time Navigator SnapMirror to Tape feature requires the use of Network Appliance SnapMirror and SnapRestore softwares.

2. 8 Unix Cluster Setup The Unix cluster setup has been improved. It is no longer necessary to manually add the local_hostname information in the $TINA_HOME/Conf/hosts.txt file.

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3. New Behavior 3. 1 Administration M16398 It is now possible to use a dash "-" in the privileged user name.

3. 2 Cartridge Information A Jobs tab has been added to the Cartridge Information window. This tab contains information concerning all the jobs written on the cartridge, including the recycling status of the data, either "Yes" if the data can be recycled, "Data integrity" if the data is necessary to garantee that the restore of a backup folder can be performed, or "Data in retention time period" if the data is not recyclable yet.

3. 3 Installation Program M17278 For Unix, a new option -create_batch has been added, allowing to graphically create a configuration file. This file is then used to install Time Navigator in batch mode on machines without a X terminal. M16276 For Windows, a new option -create_batch has been added, allowing to graphically create a configuration file.

3. 4 Configurator M17505 Devices are now supported on all operating systems (except SGI) by the Configurator. It is also possible to modify the library share once it has been defined. However, when editing a non-shared library into a shared library or vice versa, it is recommended to delete the library in tina_adm, the administration interface, then to redeclare it via the Configurator.

3. 5 Drive Diagnosis in a SAN environment When performing a drive diagnosis in a SAN environment, where a drive can be accessed by several hosts, you can now choose which host access you want to use to perform the test.

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3. 6 NDMP M16419 There is no more limitation concerning the Direct Access Restore feature (DAR): it is now possible to restore directories and a number of files greater than 1024.

3. 7 Catalog Application M16019 The Catalog application now backs up the /Conf/parameters and the Adm/events files. They appear in the User Interface under the Catalog parameters and events directory. If you do not want to back up these files, set the TINA_SDB_SAVE_EVENTS environment variable to no.

Note

To reduce the backup volume, it is recommended that you define a specific backup class on this directory with the Compressed option enabled.

M17796 The name of the catalog application automatically created when a catalog is created is now .cat rather than .cat.

3. 8 Catalog Restore It is now possible to trigger a read-label reinitialization of a non-barcode library in the catalog restore process. See “tina_init: catalog restore”, page 54.

3. 9 List Application M16904 The new PIPE keyword allows to back up a dump via a named pipe. The GENBY option specifies that the pipe is created by the script or the program specified by exec_path. The USEDBY option specifies that the pipe is created by the List application. M16642 The new INFO keyword allows to display and back up comments in the file tree of the List application in the User interface (tina). M17038 The new TINA_AML_IO_TIMEOUT environment variable is used to specify a timeout allowing an external program to create the pipe. The variable is useful when using the PIPE keyword (GENBY option). M16978 The List File textbox in the Create Application window of the tina_adm interface is no longer mandatory. You can now specify the List file either in this textbox, or using the TINA_AML_SOURCE_FILE environment variable. If a List file is specified at both locations, Time Navigator will take into account the List file specified in the List File textbox (see M16961).

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M16961 Two new environment variables have been created: TINA_AML_SOURCE_FILE and TINA_AML_DEST_FILE. The TINA_AML_SOURCE_FILE environment variable allows to define the absolute path of an App meta-language text file defining the source tree with the absolute paths to be used for a backup operation (see M16978). The TINA_AML_DEST_FILE environment variable allows to define the absolute path of an App meta-language text file defining the destination tree with the absolute paths to be used for a restore operation. The variable is used to restore List application objects in a different location from the source location (standard restore) or on another machine with a different disk configuration (cross-restore). This feature is called "relocation".

Note

Between Time Navigator versions 3.6 and 3.7.0.2, a relocation method was available provided that all links were defined with environment variables representing the mount points before the backup operation. This method is no longer supported in version 3.7.0.3. You must now use the TINA_AML_DEST_FILE environment variable.

3. 10 Time Navigator Web Restore Interface M17692 In order to restore data easily in a multi-catalog environment and to avoid having a too long platform list, the user can now choose the working catalog: ■

Either by specifying the catalog name at the end of the URL using the ?catalogname=catalog_name parameter (where catalog_name corresponds to the parameter value). Unix: http://http_server_name/cgi-bin/tina_environment_name/scripts/ tinaw_rest_login.pl?catalogname=DocCata

Windows: http://http_server_name/scripts/tina_environment_name/scripts/ tinaw_rest_login.pl?catalogname=DocCata ■

Or by entering the URL below, then selecting a working catalog in the list of available catalogs before starting Time Navigator Web Restore : Unix: http://http_server_name/cgi-bin/tina_environment_name/scripts/ tinaw_rest_catlogin.pl

Windows: http://http_server_name/scripts/tina_environment_name/scripts/ tinaw_rest_catlogin.pl

3. 11 Time Navigator Web Supervision Interface M17718 The administrator can now hide supervision information from users. The tinaw_supervisor_limited.pl script allows the administrator to deny access to the configuration page and hide certain catalogs (see Appendix in Installation Guide).

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3. 12 Events M17962 The Adm/log_acct. files are no longer used by Time Navigator and have been removed. If you used these files for whatever purpose, you have the option to redirect events in order to recreate similar files.

☞

See the "Time Navigator Configuration Files" chapter in the Installation Guide for details concerning the redirection of events.

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4. Command Mode 4. 1 tina_config The tina_config command output now includes the following information: ■

For all applications: the application owner

■

For NDMP applications: the NDMP server name

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For NetDisk applications: the NetDisk server name

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For List applications: the List file name

4. 2 tina_init: catalog restore Some new options are available with the tina_init command: -force_reinit and -close_cart. -force_reinit can be used either in interactive or non-interactive mode. ■

■

The interactive mode is used for creating, modifying or restoring the catalog and is accompanied by a questionnaire used to set the parameters of the catalog operation to be performed The non-interactive mode only allows to restore a catalog and is specific to the tina_init -file; tina_init -boot or tina_init -pipe options.

The -force_reinit option is used to include a read-label reinitialization of the nonbarcode libraries associated to the catalog as part of the restore process. This option can only be used for non-barcode libraries (for libraries supporting barcodes, a barcode reinitialization is automatically performed). -close_cart can only be used in non-interactive mode. It allows to close all cartridges in

the catalog upon restoring it.

4. 3 tina_find A new option is available with the tina_find command: -long. This option specifies the display of file names in long format.

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6. Time Navigator Tunables The new tunables for Time Navigator version 3.7.0.2 are as follows:

6. 1 New Tunables Name

New in Version

Job Manager Update Frequency for LAN-free Jobs (lan_free_interval_update_job)

3.7.0.3

LSM Log File Maximum Size (lsm_log_size)

3.7.0.3

Oracle 9iRAC OCFS Backup (is_direct_mode)

3.7.0.3

6. 1 New Behavior Name

New Behavior

op_req_timeout_handle

The value is now an integer in hours and the default value is now 20 hours

raw_device_share

It is replaced by "Do not Back up Raw Device containing Locked Files" (do_not_share_raw_devic)e. The tunable must be set to Yes to allow the backup of a shared raw device

☞ For details concerning the tunables, see the Time Navigator Tunables guide.

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7. Bug Fixes This section provides a list of the bugs corrected for Time Navigator Version 3.7.0.3. Time Navigator Version 3.7.0.3 known bugs and limitations are listed in a separate document, named Time Navigator Known Issues (ki3703be.pdf). The list is sorted by categories. The main bug categories are: ■

Administration Interface (tina_adm)

■

User Interface (tina)

■

Setup

■

Operating System

■

Backed up Application

■

Command mode, ...

7. 1 Administration 4145

Empty lines are now supported in the alarms_filter file.

4153

On Unix platforms, the help_path tunable can now be declared in the parameters file.

4355

The "cfg not initialized" message no longer appears when the Time Navigator service is started.

7. 2 Administration-Backup 3979

The backup of a SUN Solaris 64 bits platform no longer generates a core dump.

4274

Backing up data of a Windows NT agent from a Unix server no longer fails due to permission errors on MS-Outlook backup files.

4276

On HP-UX plarforms, some deadlock occurred during backups and caused the job to stop. This bug has been fixed.

4319

The ERR_MAG_NO_DEV error no longer causes a general abort of a multiple backup.

4360

The algorithm allocating empty cells when backing up the Time Navigator catalog has been simplified.

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4381

The problem causing some directories to be left out of a backup has been fixed. This was due to the similarity between the name of the excluded directory and the name of the directory where the Time Navigator catalog is located.

4414

The problem causing LAN-Free backups to fail has been fixed.

4510

The problem occurring when backing up the registry file has been fixed.

4537

When performing a multiple backup, the job no longer fails when an operator request on one of the session is ignored and the "Continue Backup if one of the Multiple Writing Sessions Fails" option is set. Only one of the session fails.

4546

To improve local backup performances on AIX 5.1 Kernel 64 bits, the "TCP socket buffer size" default value is set to 64 KB. It remains to 32 KB for all the other OS configurations.

4727

The backup class filters now work properly.

4879

On Linux platforms, the backup of files greater than 4 GB was systematically performed even in the case of incremental backups.

4884

Backups no longer fail if the read_data return errors that are different from TN_ERR_PROG_INCONS or TN_ERR_COM.

7. 3 Administration-Backup Wizard 4295

Closing the Backup Wizard does no longer display error messages.

7. 4 Administration-Backup-Macromultiplexing 3714

A macromultiplexed job is no longer suspended when only non macromultiplexed jobs are waiting.

4308

The problem causing macro-multiplexed backups to freeze and the following tina_backup process to remain pending has been fixed. Windows platforms only.

7. 5 Administration-Backup-Synthetic 4108

A cartridge is no longer mounted in a drive that is not associated to the proper cartridge pool.

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7. 6 Administration-Catalog 3997

On Windows platforms, the problem causing errors when opening the memory cache has been corrected.

4050

When running the tina_init option 2 command, the management of the disk cache files has been improved.

4109

It is now mandatory to be ROOT to back up the catalog.

4184

The boot catalog is now created when the catalog backup job is complete.

4324

The tina_init command now allows to restore several backed up catalog files.

4477

The problem causing catalog inconsistency following a library reinitialization was corrected.

4555

The problem causing "Incorrect directory type" events to appear and preventing a catalog to be properly restored has been corrected.

4556

The limit is now set to 1024 folders on HP 32 bits platforms. It is 4095 folders for all the other platforms.

4676

Catalog backups no longer generate messages of type "Administration object of 0 type not backed up: 6299872".

4778

Drive physical errors no longer generate cache inconsistencies.

7. 7 Administration-Diagnosis 4204

On Windows platforms, the Start - Programs - Time Navigator - Support - Configuration Report now correctly launches the Time Navigator Environment Report tool.

7. 8 Administration-Events 4028

The concurrent event purging problem has been corrected. There are now two separate events files for tina_daemon and ndmpd.

4143

When scanning requests in the catalog, pointers are now correctly refreshed.

4205

The problem generating events of "Illegal pointer" type is now corrected: pointers are now correctly refreshed.

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4234

The lists of job IDs and PIDs filtered in the Events window are now sorted by number (not by alphabetic order).

4237

A minor alarm is now triggered if there is a full file system when backing up the catalog in a Unix environment.

4343

No more polluting events appear with automount filesystems.

4379

Correction of a message content in SAP logs.

4398

Events concerning writing statistics during a duplication have been corrected.

4400

The message "The current user X cannot be found again in the list" is now a Debug message.

4433

The memory used by the Events interface has been reduced: the events can now be organized in pages and performances are improved.

4479

"Removal of the following repetitive log on AIX 5 platforms: Unknown file system type = 6"

4777

The many useless events of type "no iobj chain for cache cell xxxxx" no longer appear.

4873

For Windows 2003 platforms: removal of the following polluting log "Function BitBlt failed, errno=6".

7. 9 Administration-Graphical Task Viewer 4359

The Graphical Task Viewer interface no longer fails when it detects a job with an incorrect TNJobMode.

7. 10 Administration-Jobs 3689

Time Navigator Events now display consistent Job IDs for jobs that are associated to alarms.

4120

The major alarms associated to a job are now associated to the relevant host and displayed in the Network area.

4147

The Suspend Writing Job if Cartridge Mounting Error Occurs (suspend_write_job_on_mount_error) tunable now is taken into account for three write jobs types: backup, synthetic backup and archiving.

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4352

Color management for the waiting strategies has been improved.

4439

"Removal of the following useless log on SUN Solaris platforms when mounting cartridges using autofs: fstype=autofs, mntopts=direct,ignore,dev=4600002, mountp=/ tr1a, special=/etc/auto_direct9/9/03 07:35:49"

4515

Duplicating a cartridge is now possible if a first duplication attempt failed.

7. 11 Administration-Operator Requests 4811

The maximum value of the "Operator’s request handling timeout" tunable (op_req_timeout_handle) has been increased.

7. 12 Administration-Users 4141

When performing an upgrade of the server to Time Navigator 3.7 on Windows platforms, the privileged user is now correctly managed.

7. 13 Applications 4451

Correction of a problem with the NetWare SMS application preventing browsing in the past of an SMS application folder if the application was created with a Time Navigator version prior to version 3.7.

7. 14 Applications-ASR 4096

A log pollution due to file backup with the ASR application has been fixed.

4377

Deletion of two error messages that were displayed in the events while the ASR application backup was correctly performed.

7. 15 Applications-Catalog 4342

The problem with the Catalog application causing a catalog backup to fail while backing up the boot catalog has been fixed.

7. 16 Applications-DB2 3941

The restore of a DB2 database in command mode no longer fails on a timeout problem. The "DB2 Input/Output Timeout" tunable (timeout_io) was created to correct the problem.

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7. 17 Applications-Disaster Recovery 4628

Time Navigator Disaster Recovery for Windows 2000 now manages the default access rights and user access rights properly .

4753

Backing up a Windows 2000 system disk in Raw mode now works properly.

7. 18 Applications-List 4353

"The raw device backup could fail on Windows when the device was in use during the backup. The name of the tunable controlling the shared device backup behavior has changed from ""raw_device_share"" to ""do_not_share_raw_device"". By default backing up a shared raw device is now always allowed. Set the tunable to ""yes"" to prevent the backup of shared raw devices."

7. 19 Applications-Lotus Notes 4056

On HP-UX 11 with the Lotus Notes V5 application, performances have been improved for backups in multiple writing mode.

4269

It is now possible to back up Lotus Notes databases whose names are in UNICODE accented characters.

4613

The default value of the TINA_LNT_MAX_OBJ_SIZE environment variable has been changed to 50 MB, which is better supported by Domino servers.

7. 20 Applications-MS-Exchange 4516

For the MS-Exchange 2000 application on Windows 2000, the "/" character is now supported in the user department name.

7. 21 Applications-MSSQL Server 4735

An alarm is now generated during the backup of an MS-SQL Server Application whenever the backup is "fuzzy".

4853

The MS-SQL Server application is no longer case sentitive: a database renamed with lower-case characters is now properly backed up.

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7. 22 Applications-NDMP 3994

The problem causing events of type "Incorrect element conversion" to appear during the backup of a Celerra file server has been corrected.

4001

It is now possible to view the Present time on Network Appliance file servers even when /vol/* is not shared.

4036

It is now possible to view the Auspex Celerra file server file tree in the Present time properly.

4040

If the first backup of a strategy is defined as an incremental backup, a full backup is performed.

4066

When restoring files with a Celerra file server, "pure" UTF8 characters no longer cause the restore to fail.

4076

It is now possible to view the Network Appliance file server file tree in the Present time and to create backup classes that do not start with "/vol*".

4369

The number of shared directories is no longer limited to 100.

4389

The problem concerning the present time display of an NDMP application with a Network Appliance or EMC² Celerra File Server has been corrected.

4443

NDMP backups no longer generate a core dump when exclusion filters are activated.

4549

A drive connected to a storage node and an NDMP filer now allows to back up NDMP data.

4627

It is now possible to back up a Windows agent when the server is a 64 bit platform and there is an NDMP application attached to the server.

7. 23 Applications-NDMP Data Server 4476

Performing backups with the NDMP Data Server in a SAN environment no longer causes cartridge overwriting.

7. 24 Applications-NetDisk 4335

Empty passwords are now supported by Time Navigator NetDisk applications.

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7. 25 Applications-Oracle 4193

The problem occuring when Time Navigator User interface (tina) fails after synchronizing with Oracle backups has been fixed.

4208

The archive redo logs are now properly backed up when the "mandatory reopen" parameter is set in the INIT.ORA file.

4210

The management of the Oracle SIGCLD signal has been improved.

4471

The Time Navigator User Interface now displays Oracle 9iRAC objects properly on Windows.

7. 26 Applications-Oracle-RMAN 4911

The character "-" was unauthorized for files issued from RMAN. It is now allowed to take into account the control file autobackup mode of RMAN which uses file names such as "c-98446334-20031208-00".

7. 27 Applications-SAP R/3 4034

It is now possible to perform grouped backups of SAP/R3 via a new parameter, mass_backup, set in the private Parameter File.

4543

"On Windows 2000, performance when starting SAP backups has been improved.

4682

The performance problem concerning SAP R/3 restore operations has been corrected.

7. 28 Applications-System State 4397

The problem causing the restore of the COM+ base in the System State to fail has been fixed.

4713

On Windows 2003 platforms, the System State application backup now ends properly without messages of "IIS meta-base not found on the host" type.

7. 29 Command mode 2221

The restore of a Windows NT4 Terminal Server with the tina_restore command now works properly. You must set the "Disable Environment Variable Translation" tunable (do_not_expand_env_var).

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4014

Correction of a problem concerning the loss of instances with the tina_find command.

4103

Correction of a problem concerning the loss of instances with the tina_find command.

4107

The use of a hyphen in the name of the privileged user is now allowed when creating or editing a catalog with the tina_init command.

4115

The tina_archive -backup command can now be run without the -user and -password options if the user is allowed to trigger backups.

4156

Correction of incorrect logs in the tina_stat command.

4202

For Windows platforms only: The Time Navigator binaries are now usable in preprocessing and postprocessing commands.

4348

"The problem preventing the creation of an application or a host using the ""ApplicationHostGroup"" attribute, with tina_shell or the API has been fixed.

4354

"Using the tina_cart_control command with the new ""-spare"" option triggers a core dump on SUN Solaris 64 bits. The ""-spare"" option is renamed ""-new_spare"".

4447

Performance improvement for the tina_find command. Searching for objects is now ten times faster than before.

4484

The tina_library_control -reinit_read_label command now works properly.

4490

The tina_cart_control command no longer fails if the specified drive does not exist.

4576

The tina_library_control command now works properly.

4581

An error message now appears when the | character is defined as a separator via the csv_separator option in the tina_acct command.

4626

The tina_cart_control command now allows to recycle off-line cartridges.

4653

The tina_acct command now returns the server name for the archive jobs and catalog maintenance jobs.

4708

The tina_acct command now returns the correct writing format for an archiving job if the writing format of an archive folder is different from TiNa.

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4765

The tina_mount command now works properly when the "Use Serial Number to Determine Device Descriptor" tunable (check_device_descriptor_from_serial_number) is set.

4852

The tina_init command (option 2) is now followed by a reinitialization of the libraries supporting barcodes. For other types of libraries, the reinitialization is performed if the force_reinit option is set.

4874

The XML reports of the tina_acct and tina_report commands are now always encoded in UTF8, even in the standard output.

4895

The -back_hour option of the tina_acct command now displays only the jobs performed during the specified time phase.

7. 30 Display 4301

+ B4322 By default, events related to display problems are no longer displayed in the Event Manager. To view these events, set the Low Layers Graphical Interface Errors (graphic_errors) tunable to Yes.

7. 31 Library Management 4211

Tru 64 Unix platforms only: The qc driver is now usable for libraries equipped with mailboxes.

4481

On IBM AIX platforms, the Resource Name is now correctly updated in the system logs.

4483

The library diagnostic tool (qcdiag) can now be properly run on IBM AIX platforms.

4606

The new Bull FCP driver is now supported.

4650

The "Use Serial Number to Determine Device Descriptor" tunable no longer causes inconsistencies generating a Dr Watson.

7. 32 Library Management-Cartridges 4410

The problem of an illegal pointer when deleting a cartridge after a duplication has been fixed.

4748

The sorting order of the Retention column in the Cartridge Information window is now consistent.

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7. 33 Library Management-Cartridges-Duplication 4859

Successful duplication jobs are now the only ones to be considered as instances in the catalog. Jobs that fail are ignored.

4870

On Windows and IBM AIX platforms, duplication on storage nodes is now working properly.

7. 34 Library Management-Cartridges-Recycling 4488

The first step in the recycling of a cartridge, namely, marking all the objects to be removed from the catalog, is now performed faster. The second step (the actual removal of recycled data) remains unchanged.

7. 35 Library Management-Drives 3702

In the Edit Drive window, the "Cleaning managed by Navigator" box is no longer checked following an upgrade (3.6>3.7) if the "Max. Use between Cleaning" value is set to 0.

3850

When a cartridge is stuck in a drive and a TN_ERR_MAG_PHYS error occurs, the cartridge is now closed and the drive is disabled.

4226

It is now possible to create a drive attached to a SAN in the Administration Interface if the drive is physically connected to a file server.

4286

Useless events appeared when a drive connected to a SAN was linked to an agent that did not support serial number detection. These events have been removed.

4297

The problem preventing Time Navigator from getting the serial ID of a remote drive has been fixed. This problem is particularly accurate for a SAN configuration.

4426

By default, Time Navigator no longer checks whether the drive is likely to be used soon before dismounting a cartridge.

4469

It is now possible to use a symbolic link as a device descriptor for a drive connected to a SAN, provided the link is not created in the /dev/rmt directory.

4619

+ B4810 et B4831 In the Edit Drive window of the Administration interface, setting the Use before Next Cleaning (Hr) parameter to 0 now disables the drive automatic cleaning.

4721

It is now possible to back up a machine on a drive directly attached to a file server.

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4744

The Seagate LTO drive now supports the READ POSITION command generated by the Linux qc driver.

4749

On Windows platforms, the device descriptor of a drive attached to a SAN now supports capital letters (Ex: C1B5T0L1).

4868

The useless event occuring after a tape drive cleaning no longer appears.

7. 36 Library Management-Drives-Disk Drive 4098

Backing up data on a Disk Drive of an IRIX agent with DMF (Data Migration Facility) no longer fails.

4128

Time Navigator now allows to create Disk Drives over 4 GB on Linux (64 bit file systems supported).

4420

"Tru 64 Unix Platforms only: It is now possible to perform backups using Disk Drives greater than 4 GB.

4760

The Disk Drive recycling problem has been corrected. You must now use the Virtual Library System (VLS).

7. 37 Library Management-Library 3252

Correction of a problem concerning the refresh of the Library properties window.

4317

On HP-UX platforms, the library driver opening now generate more logs when the 'test unit ready' and 'inquiry' SCSI commands are run.

7. 38 Library Management-Library Sharing Module 4366

The license key problem that occurred for the Library Sharing Module has been corrected.

4468

It is now possible to monitor the drives through the Library Sharing Module interface for the LSM/info file can properly be accessed.

4742

Some LSM synchronization problems have been corrected.

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7. 39 Setup 4045

Only the following characters are allowed in the TINA start tunable: "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz", "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ", "0123456789" and "_".

4473

When the Time Navigator installation CD-ROM used does not match the operating system of the machine, a relevant message now appears, asking the user to insert the proper CD-ROM.

7. 40 Setup-Configurator 4117

Configuring libraries in several Time Navigator environments via the Configurator is now possible.

4384

On Tru64 platforms, the configurator now specifies correct drive device descriptors.

4393

On Linux libc6.2 platforms, if the /sbin directory does not exist, the qc_stinit file is now copied in the /usr/sbin directory.

7. 41 Setup-Unix 4333

On HP-UX 11 64-bit platforms, upgrading from version 3.6 to version 3.7.0.3 now works properly.

4386

While installing Time Navigator with the Virtual Library Manager option, the start script now includes the ssi and mini_el daemons.

4534

The PERL_PATH field of the Web interface configuration files is now correctly managed.

4571

The setup can now detect if the operating system has been upgraded.

7. 42 Setup-Upgrade 4614

When upgrading a Time Navigator Agent version 3.7 on Unix, the setup no longer fails if the catalogs file includes the "console" line.

7. 43 Setup-Windows 4445

The setup program now works properly on Windows XP machines.

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On Windows platforms, the setup program now recommends to update the Windows library driver as described in the Time Navigator Drivers Documentation, so that the qc driver installs properly.

4499

A warning message is now displayed if some Time Navigator environment variables are already set on the host when the installation is performed.

4558

On Windows NT4 platforms, the setup now works properly in batch mode when launched from a service.

4698

The Time Navigator setup program now works properly on Korean Windows platforms.

7. 44 Systems-NDMP Tape Server 3963

The root password no longer appears in the events when diagnosing a drive if an NDMP Tape Server host is declared in the Administration Interface.

4262

The Time Navigator NDMP Tape Server now works properly on 64 bit platforms.

7. 45 Systems-NetWare 4133

The last modification date of the files is now correct when the files are backed up HOST mode.

4289

On NetWare, the alarm_filter.txt has been renamed into a_filter.txt and it now works properly.

7. 46 Systems-NetWare-SMS 4328

Lost files are now properly detected following an upgrade from version 3.6 to 3.7.0.3.

7. 47 Systems-Windows 4049

Correction of a problem concerning the group policy management (when the RestrictRun key is empty).

4165

"On Windows XP platforms, correction of a problem that prevented the Time Navigator service from starting when Microsoft patch Q811493 was installed.

7. 48 User Interface 4176

The Search for Objects feature is now available on all types of applications.

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The files/directories exclusion filter for backup classes now works properly.

7. 49 User Interface-Archiving 4403

If an archive folder is open, a login must be systematically entered when a synchronization is performed.

7. 50 User Interface-Restore 4729

A cross-restore with an SGI machine as the destination machine now works properly.

4797

While displaying instances associated to an object, a process caused the graphical interface to core. This problem has been corrected.

4883

The user performing an inter-catalog cross-restore is no longer allowed to restore data from the folders for which he has no cross-restore rights.

7. 51 Web Interface 4033

In the Web Supervision interface, restarting a historic job that was stopped on error is no longer allowed.

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Version 3.7.0.2

1. Installation and Upgrading Issues 1. 1 Upgrading from version 3.5.0.1 When upgrading from Time Navigator version 3.5.0.1 to 3.7, you must first upgrade to version 3.6.0.2 then to version 3.7. Please contact the Atempo Technical Support.

1. 2 Upgrading from version 3.6 or 3.7.0.1 If you are upgrading from Time Navigator version 3.6 or 3.7.0.1 to version 3.7.0.2, you must perform a catalog restore using the tina_init command once the upgrade is completed. Make sure the catalog is backed up prior to upgrading.

1. 3 From Disk Files to Disk Drives In Time Navigator 3.7, the Disk Files are replaced by Disk Drives. Make sure you take the following size and path issues into account after upgrading: Size

The minimum size for a Disk Drive is now 256 MB. When you upgrade from Time Navigator 3.6 (Disk File) to 3.7 (Disk Drive), the Disk File size you defined remains the same. If you edit your Disk Drive after upgrading, make sure you modify its size to a value greater than 256 MB. Path and device descriptor

When upgrading Time Navigator to version 3.7, a default value is assigned to the Disk Drive device descriptor and to the cartridge path: ■

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The Disk Drive device descriptor is set to the $TINA_HOME value (installation path of the Time Navigator Server). The default path of the old Disk File cartridges is kept: $TINA_HOME/Data.catalog_name/DiskFiles/label_prefix,

where $TINA_HOME is the

installation path of the Time Navigator Server. If the default values are not correct (use of the path_dkf tunable on Windows, Disk Drive located on a Time Navigator Agent ...), they must be modified as follows: ■

Modify the Disk Drive device descriptor in the General tab of the Drive-Edit window.

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Example

Modify the existing cartridge paths in the catalog via the tina_cart_control command to ensure that the catalog will be able to access those cartridges.

If the Disk File path was D:\data, you must update the catalog (which contains the C:\Program Files\Atempo\tina default path) with the correct value: tina_cart_control -chgpath -path "/c/Program Files/Atempo/tina" -path_dest /d/data

The catalog cartridge path C:\Program

Note

Files\Atempo\tina

is replaced by D:\data.

The cartridge path must be entered with the POSIX syntax, not the operating system syntax.

☞ For more information about the tina_cart_control command, see the Time Navigator Command Mode guide.

2. New Features 2. 1 Security and Administration Catalog Format

To enhance the tina_odbsave catalog backup command performances, the catalog format has changed between versions 3.7.0.1 and 3.7.0.2. As a result, you must restore the catalog using the tina_init command when performing an upgrade. Make sure the catalog is backed up prior to upgrading. Agents in version 3.6 and 3.7.0.1 remain compatible with a Time Navigator Server version 3.7.0.2. Storage Node

The new Storage Node functionality allows you to: ■

Back up and restore data bypassing the cache

Data can now be transferred directly from the hard disk to the drive without transiting through the cache space on the backup server (this avoids sending data back and forth on the network). A host with a locally attached drive can therefore be declared as a "Storage Node" and send data directly to tape. ■

Share drives within a single catalog

It is now possible to share drives that can be accessed by several hosts via a SAN, within the same catalog.

Version 3.7.0.2

Note

Warning

07/18/03

With version 3.7.0.2, it is now possible to: Perform cartridge duplication directly on the storage node, without sending data through the cache on the server. Use the tina_stream command (RMAN, DB2).

The following features are not available with the storage node: - Multiple writing - Synthetic backup - Macro-multiplexing - Only the sidf format can be used (tar, cpio and TiNa formats are not supported) - The tina_export command within the same catalog, is not supported

Redirecting Operator Requests

This feature allows to migrate backed up data from a Disk Drive to a cartridge, and to restore it automatically regardless of the location of the data. Implementing this solution requires assistance from the Atempo Professional Services.

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2. 2 ASR Application The new ASR application for Windows 2003 is designed to manage the Disaster Recovery for a Windows 2003 server using the ASR feature.

2. 3 Oracle Application M15608 The Oracle 8i application is now supported on ALPHA VMS version 7.2 and later.

2. 4 Oracle Application on Network Appliance M15164 The Time Navigator for Oracle on Network Appliance application is now supported on Windows platforms.

2. 5 SAP R/3 Application M15356 Two new parameters are available: backup_parallelism_index and restore_parallelism_index to limit the number of drives available for Backint backup and restore operations. The backup_parallelism_index parameter replaces the old parallelism_index parameter for the backups. In an effort to maintain backward compatibility, parallelism_index can still be used in this version.

2. 6 Libraries M15630 The Spectra Logic 20K library is now supported. M15105 The IBM 3600 R20 library is now supported.

2. 7 NDMP M15657 Disk Drives can be used with the Time Navigator NDMP Tape Server product. The Disk Drive must be attached to a Time Navigator host that supports the tina and NDMP protocols. Backups must be managed by Time Navigator Client for NDMP.

2. 8 NetWare M15236 Data can be restored in command mode from the NetWare console.

2. 9 Setup On Unix, installing Time Navigator in batch mode replaces the text mode.

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☞ For more information about installing Time Navigator in batch mode, see Appendix A of the Time Navigator Installation guide.

2. 10 Tutorial A brand new Flash-based tutorial is now delivered with the product. It allows you to discover Time Navigator through four tutorials: ■

Backup Tutorial: How to configure an automatic backup.

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Restore Tutorial: How to restore lost files or previous versions of existing files.

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Monitoring Tutorial: How to monitor backups and analyze encountered problems.

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Architectures Tutorial: How Time Navigator can be integrated in the Client/Server,

Multi-site, Secured, Firewall and SAN architectures. To access these tutorials, choose Help-Tutorial from the Administration (tina_adm) or User (tina) interfaces. The tutorials are also available from the Autorun (Windows) or from the CD-ROM index.htm file (Unix). Pre-requisites: ■

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A web browser A Shockwave Player (or Macromedia Flash Player) program. If needed, download the program corresponding to your machine’s operating system from: http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/alternates/

Note

The Shockwave Player and Macromedia Flash Player are not available for IBM AIX and VMS.

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2. 11 VMS M15550 Dynamic libraries are now supported under VMS.

2. 12 Web Support The Atempo Web Support can be accessed from the Help menu of all the Time Navigator interfaces.

2. 13 Windows M15626 Windows XP Professionnal (Agent) and Windows 2003 Server (Server and Agent) are now supported.

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3. New Behavior 3. 1 Administration M14933 In the Other tab of the Access Control window, the Choose Working Strategy via the User Interface access right has been removed. M15155 The Max Use between Cleaning parameter can be set to 0 to prevent drive cleaning. M15460 In the Cartridge Information window, a Job tab has been added to list the jobs contained within the cartridge has been added. For each job, the recycling status of the data written by the job is indicated: data is either recyclable, within the retention period, or required to maintain the integrity of a backup. M15344 An alarm is displayed when the retention for a cartridge has expired if the cartridge contains critical data. M15548 The hosts names are no longer case-sensitive. You cannot create two hosts with the same name except for the case, anymore. When upgrading a catalog, hosts with names that differ only by the case are renamed, as well as their associated backup folder (_XXX_ with 0