ADIC Frozen Dessert Maker 4.3 User Manual

Release Notes

Product: FileServ™ for UNIX®Version 4.3

®

Operating Systems: IRIX

SPARC™ Solaris™ 7and 8

Date: February 2, 2001

NOTE: (1) The operating system must always be run in US_English. (2) FileServ supports the

maintenance (M) version of IRIX 6.5.x, as o pposed to the feature (F) version. (3) To
obtain details on supported application serv er platforms, contact your FileServ sales
representative.

Contents

Page Topic Page Topic

1 Prerequisites 7 Modify I RIX Kernel for SONY DTF-2

2 Purpose of This Release 8 Compatibility with VolServ™

6.5.6M, 6.5.7M, 6.5.8M, 6.5.9M and 6.5.10M

Drive

2 Fixed Pr oblems/Enhancements 9 Operating System Requirements
3 Known Problems 9 OperatingIssues
5 Documentation 11 Installation and Upgrade Issues
6 Supported Drives 16 Contents of Version 4. 2
7 Update sysparm File with Media C apacity 20 Contents of Version 4. 0

Prerequisites

Before installing FileServ, install the software listed in the table below:

Software IRIX Solaris

A valid ANSI C compiler X X
Perl 5 X X
VeritasVxfs Version 3.3. 3 + patch1
VolServ™

-X

XX

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Purpose of This Release

This release contains enhancements and corrections to problems encountered in previous versions. A
summary of major items follows:

NEW DRIVE SUPPORT (#527)

• Additional drives supported by this release of FileServ:

- IBM 3580 LTO - Solaris only until supported by IRIX tpsc device driver

NEW OS SUPPORT (#507)

• Add support for Solaris 8

- Requires Veritas VxFs version 3.3.3 + patch01

• Add support for IRIX 6.5.10m

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TAPE COPIES RAISED(#493)

• The maximum number of tape copies for a file has been raised to four.

FILESTEERING BY DRIVEPOOL(#517)

• The capability to specify which drives are used in making individual tape copies has been added to
the filesteering filesize.config file. This capability allows a user with multiple archives to steer where
different tape copies are made. This can be accomplished by creating different storage drivepools for
each archive and then specifing the drivepool to be used for each copy in the filesize.config file.

Fixed Problems/Enhancements

The following table lists fixed problems:

Operating

System

All 393 Install Script - Change default syslog to 5
All 439 The fs_ bld_maplist s cript fails on upgrade & not run on install
All 456 fileserv started as fsadm does not produce cores

Solaris 486 Cannot map filesystem due to buffer size

IRIX 487 Block reserv ati on is lost after mount

All 488 File create and immediat e rename leaves it unassociated
All 489 Fix me mory leaks

Problem
Number

Description of P roblems Fixed in Version 4.3

All 490 fs_dump command can fail if a file is removed while it is running
All 491 Fix auto_fileserv to work with root shell of sh

IRIX 492 Add a check for DST to verify position

All 493 Changed maximum number of tape copies to 4

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Operating

System

All 495 Crtl-C during a fsretrieve while mo is flipping causes crash
All 496 DTF/DTF2 fs_ sysparm Comment Wrong
All 497 fs_copyman not intializing move requests properly
All 498 Memory overwrite in scsi code when using scsi pass through device
All 499 Policy will trashcan file if db valid tape != disk
All 500 Checkpoint tar comm and needs to follow links
All 503 Mapping has /fs link hardcoded instead of using $FS_HOME
All 504 fs_dump fails if mount point not at root
All 505 fsckp script doesn’t h andle /mnt/vol05 mntpt
All 506 fspolicy not initializing hash lists
All 507 Add support for solaris 8 and irix 6.5.10
All 508 Change f s_bld_maplist to space out fs_map_dir
All 509 Add logf ile to newfslog script

Problem

Number

Description of Problems Fixed in Version 4.3

All 510 mda2 perf poin t causes fs_slave core on bmap
All 511 A Crtl-C causes fs_map_dir to core
All 512 Fix addi tional memory leaks
All 513 For DTF drives check sense for "rec ov er" status and perform a uto recover
All 514 Update install manual errors
All 516 fsup Alias Need To Be Modified for fslock3
All 517 Add d rivepool to file steering
All 518 During install t he fsvsinstall fails with a syntax error
All 519 fsmederr man page out of date
All 520 Verification of drive type names is incorrect
All 521 fsrecover fails - fd leak, mem alignment problems
All 524 fs_cron_template needs to be upda ted
All 525 Install Script - Mapping directory not explained

Solaris 527 Add LTO support

All 531 Add check for were perl is installed
All 532 Wrong mak efile included for api examples

Known P roblems

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The following table lists unresolved problems:

Operating

System

IRIX
Solaris

IRIX
Solaris

Problem

Number

588
936
958

When

fsundelete command is executed, occasionally it does not compl etely

undelete all the files on the undelete list because of a t iming issue.
Workaround: To overcome this problem, run the

on the unrestored file(s). The fsundelete comm and does not retrieve any
secondary copies of files that were del eted , only the primary copy is retrieved.
Do not use the
disk only. The command will fail and an error message will appear instructing
you ho w to correctly execute the c ommand.

904 Occasionally, the

removed a file. This happens if the file is open and fsrmdiskcopyis run on that
file.

Workaround: To ensure that the file was removed, run
successfully run the
write or execute permissions.

Description of Know n Problems in Version 4.3

fsundelete com mand again

-f option (force) with the command on a file that resides on

fsrmcopy command incorrectly reports that it successfully

fsfileinfo again. To

fsrmcopy command on a file, the user must h ave read,

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Documentation

In addition to the FileServ software, the distribution CD contains the FileServ technical documentation as
PDF files as well as an Adobe® Acrobat® Reader. The Reader allows you to view and navigate the
electronic book files yet preserves the page design and graphics from the printed books.

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Supported Drives

FileServ supports the following drives on the specified platforms:

Drive Type

Ampex DST 310.
Ampex DST 312.
See NOTE below.

Fujitsu M8100 . Configure this drive as an IBM 3590B1A. Yes Yes
HP 2600 FX MO.

HP 5200 EX MO.
IBM 3590B1A.

IBM 35 90E1A. Do not configure these drives on an RS-422
port.

IBM 3580 LTO No Yes
Quantum DLT 4000.

Quantum DLT 7000. Co nfigure this drive as a DLT 4000.
Quantum DLT 8000. Co nfigure this drive as a DLT 4000.

Sony AIT-1 SDX -300.
Sony AIT-2 SDX -500.

Supported

on IRIX

Yes

Yes

Yes Yes

Yes Yes

Yes

Supported

on Solaris

No

No

Yes

Sony GY-10.
Sony GY-2120.
Sony GY-8240.See “M odify IRIX Kernel for SONY DTF-2

Drive” on page 7 of these"Release Notes."

During initial configuration on VolServ, set these drives up to
support both DTF1 and DTF2 media types.

Storage Technology 44 80.
Storage Technology Timberline 9490-E.
Storage Technology 98 40.

NOTE: To t une the kernel for D ST drives, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Login as root.
Step 2: Run
Step 3: E nter
Step 4: E nter
Step 5: Reboot the system.

systune -i.

maxdmasz 513.
quit.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Update sysparm File with Media Capacity

After an initial installation, if you add or change a Sony AIT-2, IBM 3590E1A, Quantum DLT 7000, or
Quantum DLT 8000 drive type, update the system parameters to reflect the new media capacity by
following the steps below:

Step 1. Log in as

root.

Step 2. Edit the fs_sysparms file.

# vi /$FS_HOME/sysparms/fs_sysparms

Step 3. If you are adding an AIT-2 drive, update the DEF_MED_SPC_AIT parameter definition to be as

shown below if you are using 170m tape:

DEF_MED_SPC_AIT=35000000000;

Step 4. If you are adding an AIT-2 drive, update the DEF_MED_SPC_AIT parameter definition to be as

shown below if you are using 230m tape:

DEF_MED_SPC_AIT=50000000000;

If you are adding an 3590E1A drive, update the

DEF_MED_SPC_3590 parameter definition to

be as shown below:

DEF_MED_SPC_3590=20000000000;

If you are adding a DLT 7000 drive, update the

DEF_MED_SPC_CTIV parameter definition to be

as shown below:

DEF_MED_SPC_CTIV=35000000000;

If you are adding a DLT 8000 drive, update the

DEF_MED_SPC_CTIV parameter definition to be

as shown below:

DEF_MED_SPC_CTIV=40000000000;

Step 5. Save the changes and quit the edit session.

Modify IRIX Kernel for SONY DTF-2 Drive

IRIX only: Update the SGI kernel to be aware of the SONY DTF-2 drive, by following the steps below:
Step 1. Log in as root.

# su root

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