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Sysback Fixhist 3.3.1.0 - 3.3.1.23
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\# AIX System Backup & Recovery/6000 \#
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\# The change history below indicates the specific fixes applied to the
\# current version of Sysback. Each time a fix is applied, the last digit
\# (FIX ID) will be incremented by 1. This may be cosmetic, enhancement
\# or defect fix.
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\# To tell whether a fix has been appiled, run "lslpp -l sysback.obj" and
\# look at the last portion of the version number (i.e. 3.3.1.12 = "12").
\# Any changes listed below prior to and including this number have been
\# applied to the level installed.
FIX DATE DESCRIPTION
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0 11/30/95 Initial Release
1 12/12/95 Process hangs when configuring remote services when
"Verifying configuration ...". The process fails only
when client and server are the same, which is the case
verifying the config. Verify procedure no longer performed.
Workaround: Press CTRL-C to abort, then type
"mv /usr/lpp/sysback/.remote_access.sv
/usr/lpp/sysback/.remote_access". The process need not
be repeated.
2 12/21/95 System Backup Tapes not bootable on AIX 4.1 systems.
System backup writes boot images on tape, then overwrites
them with the rootvg backup. This occurs only on AIX 4.1.
Workaround: If a non-bootable tape has already been
created, it may be reinstalled after booting from another
tape in the same drive, then switching to the failing
tape before selecting the EDIT or INSTALL options.
3 12/28/95 Process hangs when creating remote bootable tapes from
an AIX 4.1 client.
Workaround: Locate the line "sbclient $hostname ..." in
the /usr/sbin/mkboottape.sh file, and change to
"sbclient -i $hostname ...".
4 1/2/96 On AIX 3.2.3 and earlier systems, the message
"cannot retrieve quorum attribute for rootvg" appears
when performing a system or volume group backup.
Workaround: Either apply this fix to Sysback or apply
AIX PTF for turning on/off quorums.
5 1/5/96 Unset all environment variables such as COMP, VERSION
and DESC when executing Sysback commands to prevent
Sysback from interpreting variables set by other
applications.
Workaround: If a variable is found to cause a problem,
simply unset it before running any sysback commands.
6 1/5/96 After installing from backup onto same machine, message
appears indicating that the backup originated from
another machine. This only occurs if /tmp was added to
exclude list.
Workaround: None. This is not a problem.
7 1/8/96 When attempting to verify a logical volume backup, the
message "Invalid argument index" appears and the command
aborts.
Workaround: this is not a problem with the backup. To
verify, use the lvrestore command and specify the
logical volume name at the end of the command.
8 1/8/96 Syntax error produced when performing filesystem or
logical volume backup and "file list" was selected for
SMIT output option. Changed "Report Output TYPE" prompt
to "Show process indicator?", since the "file list"
option is not valid during filesystem or logical volume
backups.
Workaround: perform backup without using "file list"
option in SMIT.
9 1/8/96 Progress indicator displays incorrect value, sometimes
negative number if size of backup exceeds 2 Gigabytes.
Caused by korn shell limitation on arithmatic values
exceeding 2 gigabytes. sbfilespace program modified to
convert bytes to megabytes instead of the shell.
Workaround: none. Does not affect backup or restores.
10 1/8/96 Unable to configure server access on the client to
show remote disk file options unless root user has
also been configured for disk file access by the server.
Workaround: define a file backup directory on the server
for access by the root user on the client.
11 1/8/96 Error when recreating a logical volume or filesystem
from logical volume or filesystem backup:
checkppmap[15] 00000601522D9b6c: bad number
Logical volume information file did not contain required
PV records. This is only necessary when recreating
an LV using PP maps.
Workaround: ignore error and recreate without using the
physical partition map.
12 1/9/96 Remote backup file options sometimes to not appear as
SMIT backup option. This only occurs if client setup one
or more servers not to allow file options.
Workaround: On the client, configure all servers to
show file options.
13 1/10/96 Bad route is set during network installs if user selects
to change the gateway address and does not enter a value.
Workaround: reboot and try again.
14 1/10/96 Installation process changed to prevent sysback from
being removed with installp -C, as this removes the
/usr/lpp/sysback directory and any backup image files.
Due to prior workaround for this problem, a failure
with "sysback.Do_Not_Remove" may be returned by the
"lslpp -h" command.
Workaround: none - not a problem on current installs.
15 1/10/96 Function keys do not work on progress indicator display
screen. This occurrs only on terminals with function
keys which send a CR (\\r) at end of line. Due to
curses limitations/bugs, function keys ESCa\\r, ESCb\\r,
etc are hard-coded. This covers the IBM ascii ascii
terminals (3151, 3163, etc).
Workaround: Use ESC 1 for F1, ESC 2 for F2, etc.
16 1/11/96 When executing remote commands, the sbclient command
exits with the error "Unable to get local user name".
Occurs only at a specific AIX PTF level on the server.
sbserver command updated to circumvent the problem.
Workaround: none
17 1/12/96 Hostname/domain name limited to 32 characters in
sbclient command. Results in the message
"Cannot find ip address for {hostname}" if hostname
too long. Extended hostname to 256 characters.
Workaround: none
18 1/16/96 Unable to install from remote tape if installing multiple
volume groups. Message "Error reading install options
from server for volume groups: VGname!" appears after
selecting to install.
Workaround: assign a valid disk file option to the client
19 1/16/96 Suppress error messages from lsdev and rm commands during
network boot on AIX 4.1.4 systems.
Workaround: none - does not affect install operation
20 1/17/96 Syntax error in SMIT when recreating a volume group
from a System Backup.
Workaround: Use F6 to get command SMIT is using and
execute at the command line, substituting an 'n' for 'N'.
21 1/17/96 Sysback command ignoring user description field. When user
enters a description, it is not put in the backup label.
WORKAROUND: none - this does not affect the backup.
22 1/18/96 AIX 4.1.4 Sysback tapes will not boot properly if all
device support was installed on the system prior to
creating the backup. Results in numerous "out of space"
messages in the installation menus.
Workaround: Change the following file prior to performing
the backup. A new boot tape may also be created which
will allow restoration from an older tape.
/usr/lib/boot/{platform}.tape.proto (where platform is
the platform type)
Change line 1, "13312" to "16384". This will increase
the size if the RAM filesystem used in maintenance
mode to restore the installation files.
23 1/23/96 Above change applied also to network boot images.
If all device support installed on server, client
gets error messages from "lsdev" command before the
menus appear.
Workaround: Change first line in
/usr/lib/boot/network/*.*.proto files from 8196 to
16384, then rebuild network boot images.
Support Line: Sysback Fixhist 3.3.1.0 - 3.3.1.23 ITEM: BH0224L
Dated: March 1996 Category: N/A
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