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2011—06Rev. A00
Critical System Information
Before troubleshooting issues with your system, ensure that the appliance
software is up to date by running the CommVault Automatic Updates and
the Dell PowerVault DL Backup to Disk Appliance Recovery and Update Utility at support.dell.com.
Table 1. Critical System Information and Workarounds
IssueDescriptionWorkaround/SolutionApplies to
The system stops
responding.
Error message is
reported while
updating very
large files (1
terabyte or 2
terabytes) in
Microsoft
Windows Server
2008.
The system may
experience
significant
performance
degradation.
The system stops
responding under
certain backup loads.
The system may be
encountering a known
issue with the Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
operating system.
The problem occurs
because the NT file
system has reached
the maximum
number of extents.
While running very
large backups with
Simpana 8.0, the
system may run out of
free physical memory
and become
unresponsive.
Update the Window Server
2008 x64 Standard operating
system to SP2 or later.
Update the Microsoft
Window Server 2008 x64
Standard operating system to
SP2 or later.
Download and install service
pack 3 (SP3) or higher from
your CommVault
Maintenance Advantage
account at
dell.commvault.com/support.
DL2000
DL2000
DL2000
DL2100
Release Notes
3
Table 1. Critical System Information and Workarounds (continued)
IssueDescriptionWorkaround/SolutionApplies to
The Disk
subsystem status
may display an
error in the
Appliance
Console.
If a SCSI controller is
installed, a storage
subsystem status error
may appear on the
Home tab of the
Appliance Console. The
appliance status in the
left-lower corner of the
console window may
also display an error.
Download and run the Dell
PowerVault Recovery and
Update Utility (RUU) from
support.dell.com.
DL2000
Installation and Setup Issues
Table 2. Installation and Setup Issues and Workarounds
IssueDescriptionWorkaround/SolutionApplies to
Microsoft
Windows displays
amessage
prompting the user
to format a disk.
The Windows Device Manager
may show a yellow
exclamation mark
next to the device
named Microsoft 6to4 Adapter.
When a new virtual disk
is detected on the
appliance (whether
created manually or
automatically based on
Disk Configuration Policy
settings), Windows
prompts the user to
format the virtual disk.
This is a known issue.
See the Microsoft
Support article 932520 at
support.microsoft.com.
CAUTION:
the option to format
the disk may result in
loss of data.
Click Cancel. The backup
application configures the
new virtual disk. To disable
the alerts, click Start→ Run and type
command prompt type
MOUNTVOL/n
You can safely ignore this
error. To remove the
warning, right-click this
device and select
Uninstall.
Selecting
cmd
.
DL2000
. At the
DL2100
DL2200
4
Release Notes
Table 2. Installation and Setup Issues and Workarounds (continued)
IssueDescriptionWorkaround/SolutionApplies to
Drive configuration
corrupted if
appliance is shut
down during
automatic disk
provisioning.
The Dell
PowerVault DL
Backup to Disk
Appliance
Configuration
Wizard displays an
error while
configuring Simple
Network
Management
Protocol (SNMP).
The Microsoft
Windows Server
2008 Share and
Storage
Management
wizard fails while
configuring storage.
If the LUN is created
and the system is shut
down prior to Simpana
8.0 renaming the LUN,
the unconfigured LUN
remains as
VDS_CREATED_00x.
The DL Backup to Disk
Appliance
Configuration Wizard is
unable to stop the
SNMP service.
Share and storage
management is
not supported.
Delete the unconfigured
LUN in Dell OpenManage
Server Administrator and
let Simpana 8.0
autoprovision the
remaining available
physical disks.
Navigate back in the DL
Backup to Disk Appliance
Configuration Wizard
and de-select Configure
SNMP on this appliance.
After the installation is
complete, manually
configure SNMP.
Use Dell OpenManage
Server Administrator to
configure storage.
DL2000
DL2100
DL2200
DL2000
DL2100
DL2200
DL2000
DL2100
DL2200
Release Notes
5
Table 2. Installation and Setup Issues and Workarounds (continued)
IssueDescriptionWorkaround/SolutionApplies to
The Simpana
software needs to
be installed or
reinstalled.
The Dell
PowerVault DL
Backup to Disk
Appliance
Configuration
Wizard displays an
error while
installing
CommVault
Simpana.
The Simpana software
is preinstalled on
the PowerVault
DL2xxx system.
This issue may occur
if the Internet browser
(such as Microsoft
Internet Explorer)
is running.
NOTE:
To reinstall
Simpana software on Dell
PowerVault DL2xxx system,
use the Dell PowerVault DL
Backup to Disk Appliance
Recovery and Update Utility
(RUU).
See the Dell PowerVault
DL Backup to Disk
Appliance Powered by
CommVault Simpana
User’s Guide at
support.dell.com/manual.
Perform the following steps:
1
Exit all applications,
including the browser,
before continuing with
DL Backup to Disk
the
Appliance
Configuration Wizard
2
Select
Back
to repeat
the step in the wizard.
DL2000
DL2100
DL2200
DL2000
DL2100
DL2200
.
6
Release Notes
Deployment Issues
Table 3. Deployment Issues and Workarounds
IssueDescriptionWorkaround/SolutionApplies to
A delay may occur
during the startup
of the:
• Dell PowerVault
DL Backup to
Disk Appliance
Console
• Dell PowerVault
DL Backup to
Disk Appliance
Configuration
Wizard
• Dell PowerVault
DL Backup to
Disk Appliance
Recovery and
Update Utility
If a user without
administrative
rights sets the disk
configuration policy
to Automatic with confirmation, disk
configuration does
not occur.
A network timeout
while downloading the
Certificate Revocation
List (CRL) may delay
the launch of the
applications. This issue
occurs if the appliance
is connected to a
network with internet
access through a
proxy server.
Setting the
configuration policy
to Automatic with confirmation requires
appropriate account
permissions.
For the DL2000, allow
sufficient time for the DL
application to launch.
For the DL2100, download
and run the latest version
of RUU available at
support.dell.com.
This feature is working as
designed. Log on to the
DL2xxx system with
administrative privileges.
DL2000
DL2100
DL2000
DL2100
DL2200
Release Notes
7
Table 3. Deployment Issues and Workarounds (continued)
IssueDescriptionWorkaround/SolutionApplies to
The Simpana
software reports:
Attempted an
unsupported
operation
Launching the Dell
PowerVault DL
Backup To Disk
Appliance Console
may generate the
following error:
Please
complete the
CommVault
Software setup
before running
the Dell
PowerVault DL
Backup to Disk
Appliance
Console
This issue occurs when
you attempt to join the
DL2xxx system to an
earlier version of the
CommServe.
This error message
occurs because an
unexpected system
shutdown or power
failure on the DL2xxx
system interrupts the
remote installation of
an agent. Use the
CommVault installer
located on the
installation media
to deploy the
remote agents.
The Simpana software
version of the Media Agent
can only join a
CommServe installed at
the same version. Go to
documentation.commvaul
t.com and under Release
Books Online, click
Simpana→ Upgrades→
Backward Compatibility.
Launch the Windows
registry editor and delete
the GalaxyInstaller subkey
and its contents from the
following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHI
NE\SOFTWARE\CommV
ault Systems.
DL2000
DL2100
DL2200
DL2000
DL2100
DL2200
8
Release Notes
Management Issues
Table 4. Management Issues and Workarounds
IssueDescriptionWorkaround/SolutionApplies to
USB device is not
recognized.
The CommVault
Simpana software
reports:
Invalid or
missing
device id
When a USB storage
device is plugged into the
system, a device drive
letter does not
automatically appear in
the Windows explorer or
within an application that
uses the USB device.
Occurs when you enable a
library within the storage
resources of the
CommVault CommCell
console, and one or
more mount paths
associated with that
library are offline.
Use the Windows Storage
Manager to manually
assign a device letter. Click
Start→ Administrative
Tools→ Computer
Management. Under
Storage, click Disk
Management. Right-click
the associated disk and
select Change Drive Letter and Paths to assign
an available drive letter to
the USB device.
Before enabling the library,
select the library in the
CommCell console and
verify that all the mount
paths are online.
Right click any offline
mount path, if present,
and select Properties.
In the General tab,
under Status,
check the Enable Mount Path option.
DL2000
DL2100
DL2200
DL2100
DL2200
Release Notes
9
Table 4. Management Issues and Workarounds (continued)
IssueDescriptionWorkaround/SolutionApplies to
Log collection in
the Appliance
Console fails.
Software RAID is
not supported.
Attempting to capture
log files on the Support
tab of the Appliance
Console with this error
condition causes the log
capture to fail.
Only hardware RAID
is supported.
Download and run the
Dell PowerVault RUU
available at
support.dell.com. Select to
option to install the DL
Appliance applications.
Restart the Server
Administrator DSM SA Data Manager services. For
more information, see the
OpenManage Server
Administrator User’s Guide
at
support.dell.com/manuals.
For information about
supported RAID
controllers, see the DL
Backup to Disk Appliance
Interoperability Guide at
support.dell.com/manuals.
DL2000
DL2100
DL2000
DL2000
DL2100
DL2200
10
Release Notes
Table 4. Management Issues and Workarounds (continued)
IssueDescriptionWorkaround/SolutionApplies to
The Windows
Event Log may
report application
error event 33.
Windows Event Log may
report this error:
"Activation
context
This error can be safely
ignored.
DL2000
generation
failed for
"C:\Program
Files\Commvault\
Galaxy\B
ase\AddPrePostDr
iveCmd.exe".
Dependent
Assembly
Microsoft.VC80.D
ebugCRT,
processorArchite
cture=
"amd64",publicKe
yToke=
"1fc8b3b9a1e18e3
b",typ=
"win32",version=
"8.0.50727.762"
could not be
found."
The Appliance
Management
Console
Compatibility
Manager displays
the status as
Wa rn in g after the
system reboots.
The Broadcom firmware
version field is blank on the
Appliance Compatibility
Manager tab.
Download and run the Dell
PowerVault Recovery and
Update Utility (RUU) from
support.dell.com to update
the Dell applications.
DL2100
DL2200
Release Notes
11
Table 4. Management Issues and Workarounds (continued)
IssueDescriptionWorkaround/SolutionApplies to
A foreign drive
warning is
displayed after an
internal Logical
Unit Number
(LUN) is
migrated to an
external array.
System stops
responding.
The Server
Administrator 6.2
stops responding.
When the disk
configuration
policy is set to
Automatic with
confirmation,
Simpana does not
prompt the user
to confirm the
creation of a
hotspare in slot 0.
Automatic disk
configuration fails
if the Media
Agent services on
the appliance
are stopped.
Internal LUNs and
external LUNs reside in
separate libraries and as a
result cannot be
automatically migrated.
Moving internal LUNs to
an external enclosure, and
vice versa, is not
supported.
When the system is
configured with NIC
teaming, non-paged pool
utilization continues to
increase until the system
stops responding.
This occurs when the
Server Administrator
DSM SA Data Manager
stops responding.
The system automatically
creates a hotspare without
prompting the user.
An internal LUN can only
be migrated to the internal
slots of another PowerVault
DL appliance within the
same CommCell.
Update the Broadcom
teaming driver contained in
the Broadcom NetXtreme II
Family of Adapters driver
14.1.5 or later.
Download and install
Open Manage Server
Administrator 6.4 or later
located at
support.dell.com/support/
downloads.
This feature is working
as designed.
Start the Media Agent
services.
DL2100
DL2200
DL2000
DL2100
DL2000
DL2100
DL2000
DL2100
DL2200
DL2000
DL2100
DL2200
12
Release Notes
Table 4. Management Issues and Workarounds (continued)
IssueDescriptionWorkaround/SolutionApplies to
The backup
application may
generate two
notifications if a
hot spare disk is
removed from the
enclosure.
The Books Online
documentation
supplied with the
CommVault
installation media
may be outdated.
Acknowledge both
notifications. No other
action is necessary.
See the CommVault
support website at
documentation.commvaul
t.com/dell for the latest
information.
DL2000
DL2100
DL2000
DL2100
DL2200
Upgrade Issues
Table 5. Upgrade Issues and Workarounds
IssueDescriptionWorkaround/SolutionApplies to
Upgrading from
Simpana 8.0 to 9.0
fails with the error
message:
An upgrade
script
returned an
Error. Setup
cannot
continue...
Clicking on the View
Log File link indicates an
issue with SQL during
the upgrade process.
This issue is due to a
change in the database
used in Simpana 8.0
when upgrading to
Simpana 9.0.
Prior to upgrading from
Simpana 8.0 to 9.0 first
ensure your appliance has
been updated to Simpana
8.0 Service Pack 5 (SP5).
The service pack can be
found at
dell.commvault.com/supp
ort or can be installed
using Simpana automatic
updates. See the Simpana
documentation for
additional information on
applying updates.
DL2000
DL2100
DL2200
Release Notes
13
Table 5. Upgrade Issues and Workarounds (continued)
IssueDescriptionWorkaround/SolutionApplies to
When creating a
deduplication
storage policy a
pop-up message
displays the
following text:
This occurs when trying
to create a deduplication
storage policy in
CommVault Simpana
8.0 SP4 after upgrading
from Simpana 7.0.
Install a CommVault
Simpana 8.0
deduplication license.
DL2000
DL2100
Failing to
allocate
Deduplicatio
n license
when
creating SID
Store for
copy [Dedup]
The Configuration
Status is Unknown
in the Dell
PowerVault DL
Backup to Disk
Appliance Console.
While running the
RUU to update the
appliance, a pop-up
window appears:
This feature is only
available in CommVault
Simpana 8.0 SP4 and
later. For earlier versions,
the Configuration Status can be ignored.
This issue occurs when
the Virtual Disk Service
(VDS) is shut down by
the RUU.
Upgrade to CommVault
Simpana 8.0 SP4 or later.
This message is routine
and does not affect the
stability of the appliance.
DL2100
DL2000
DL2100
DL2200
COM
Surrogate
stopped
working and
was closed
The RUU may
display an error
when run during
initial deployment.
The RUU fails if it is run
before the DL Backup to
Disk Appliance
Configuration Wizard
has completed
successfully.
Perform the following steps:
1
Run the
Disk Appliance
Configuration Wizard
2
Run the RUU to update
the appliance.
DL Backup to
DL2000
DL2100
DL2200
.
14
Release Notes
Table 5. Upgrade Issues and Workarounds (continued)
IssueDescriptionWorkaround/SolutionApplies to
The RUU option to
reinstall the backup
application is
disabled.
If the RUU detects that
the backup application is
already installed on the
system, the option to
install the backup
application is disabled.
To repair the CommVault
software installation, see
the Dell PowerVault DL
Backup to Disk Appliance
Powered by CommVault
Simpana User’s Guide at
support.dell.com/manuals.
DL2000
DL2100
DL2200
Recovery Issues
Table 6. Recovery Issues and Workarounds
IssueDescriptionWorkaround/SolutionApplies to
The following
message appears
during the restore
database step of
disaster recovery:
The path(s)
for the data
files to be
restored is
not vaild.
Please enter
a valid
restore path
This occurs due to the
change in the location of
the database after
upgrading from Simpana
8.x to 9.x.
Navigate to the Restore
Database tab in the
CommserveDisasterRecov
eryGUI window. Click the
... to change the Restore
Pat h from the original
restore path to the
location of the Simpana
9.x database. For example,
C:\Program
Files\MSSQL2008DATA\
Data\CommServe
DL2000
DL2100
DL2200
Release Notes
15
Table 6. Recovery Issues and Workarounds (continued)
IssueDescriptionWorkaround/SolutionApplies to
Recovery
installation of the
Simpana 9.0
software fails in
the Appliance
Configuration
Wizard
recovery mode.
The Windows application
event log reports a sideby-side error on
VC90.CRT. This issue is
due to missing support
files on the system
necessary to complete the
reinstallation of Simpana.
Table 6. Recovery Issues and Workarounds (continued)
IssueDescriptionWorkaround/SolutionApplies to
SNMP Services fail
to configure during
a recovery
installation of the
appliance using the
Recovery and
Update Utility. The
Configuration
Wizard reports:
In order for the
Appliance
Configuration Wizard
to configure SNMP
services the Dell
OpenManage Server
Administrator
application must first
be installed.
If you choose to not
install Server
Administrator during the
recovery, uncheck the
option to automatically
configure SNMP during
the Appliance Configuration Wizard.