Release of Service Pack 1 of Beefalo V2
Service Pack 1 of Beefalo V2 (4.4.3.84 SP1) is now available. It is highly recommended to install SP1 as it includes various performance, stability, and other key customer fixes not available in the initial release of Beefalo V2.
- Service Pack SP 1 (1716dc3) of Beefalo V2 (4.4.3.84 SP1) - released: 14th of October, 2020. See SEP sesam Release Versions.
Known issues
Hyper-V restore of a virtual machine to a different location with a new name may overwrite the original VM
Problem
With version Beefalo V2 SP1 (4.4.3.84 SP1), Hyper-V restore of a virtual machine to a different location with a new name may overwrite the original VM, resulting in complete loss of data stored on the original VM. This only happens if the original VM is offline (powered off) at the time of a restore. This only happens if the original VM is offline (powered off) at the time of a restore.
Cause
This issue only applies if you are running Beefalo V2 SP1. Hyper-V restore in the previous versions is working fine.
Workaround
Do not perform a Hyper-V VM relocation restore with SEP sesam Beefalo V2 SP1. This issue is already fixed and an official fix will be released soon. We will post a notice as soon as the new service pack is available.
Fixed known issues
GUI
VM restore with vCenter 7 fails
Problem
VM restore with vCenter 7 fails with the API version error, i.e., Version incompatible: apiversion '7.0.0' of vCenter.
Cause
Enhancement: Support for VMware vSphere 7.0 (ESXi and vCenter) .
Archive adjustment by barcode only does not work
Problem
The archive adjustment with the option Adjustment by barcode only does not work.
Cause
The value of the -n parameter was missing.
The sm_cmd hangs
Problem
The sm_cmd hangs and blocks other processes.
Cause
If a system load was very high, the sm_cmd may hung and block other processes.
MS SQL relocation does not work
Problem
The relocation of the MS SQL database via GUI does not work.
Cause
The MS SQL relocation did not provide logical names.
Hyper-V single file restore fails
Problem
Restoring a single file from a Hyper-V (COPY) backup fails.
Cause
The restore wizard drives combo box was empty.
Kernel
Remote command hangs if one line is too long
Problem
Remote command hangs if a line is longer than 16382 bytes.
Backup to tape fails on Linux
Problem
On some Linux systems, a backup to tape fails because of unsupported read block size - errno EBUSY.
Mounting a VM with multiple disks on Linux
Problem
Mounting a VM with multiple disks on Linux mounts only one disk or fails to mount completely.
vSphere restore fails with vmx path has no extension
Problem
vSphere restore fails with vmx path has no extension when the VM name is too long.
Cause
The VM information was cut off.
Deleting obsolete GLBV
Problem
The obsolete global variables (GLBV) are not deleted.
VM backup with integer VM name fails
Problem
VM backup with integer VM name fails with ../sbccom.py", line 134, in closejob: cannot concatenate str and int objects (especially on Proxmox VE and OpenNebula).
Cause
The problem occurred with the backup sources (VM names) that consisted of numbers only.
Restore read size issue with LTO 7/LTO 8
Problem
The restore fails if the SMS data server does not reset a block size to the variable block size after write operation with LTO 7/LTO 8.
Cause
The restore read size is incorrect. Consequently, 2 blocks are read in one read operation. Setting a variable block size for LTO drives resolves the problem.
Selective restore on Windows restores wrong files or fails with the MTF error
Problem
Selective restore of a Windows saveset may restore wrong files or it may fail with MTF error due to ESET after a new segment (mainly on the RDX drives).
Cause
SSET generated false offset2 for ESET.
sm_config_hw changes the device name
Problem
The sm_config_hw changes the device name of tape drive to a wrong value.
VMDK mount operation
Problem
VMDK mount operation uses the savesets from failed migration.
EOM during restore
Problem
When using a tape media pool, during the tape change (Write operation) the next label is not known and the restore fails.
SESAM_BACKUP on Windows ends with warning
Problem
SESAM_BACKUP on Windows ends with warning due to thread exit code STATUS_THREAD_IS_TERMINATING with disaster interface.
Cause
Thread exit code STATUS_THREAD_IS_TERMINATING is not handled properly.
Hyper-V single file restore from RDS fails
Problem
Hyper-V single file restore from RDS fails with the error The system cannot find the path specified.
Cause
Hyper-V backup with an incompatible file system was used for mounting.
Restore from the RDX disk drive stalled
Problem
Restore from the RDX disk drive stalled and the STPD log generates log files in an endless loop.
Concurrent processes created same unique ID
Problem Concurrent processes create the same unique ID. Failure during access to database: SQL query. Compilation with Visual Studio 2019 failed due to unresolved time zone and daylight.
MS SQL backup via ODBC fails
Problem
MS SQL backup via ODBC fails with the protocol error.
Cause
MS SQL backup is not possible, if TLS 1.0, SSL 3.0 and SSL 2.0 are disabled. The problem was the obsolete ODBC SQL Server driver.
Update statement of results fails when the source is too long
Problem
Update SQL statement for DB:results.source fails.
Cause
The size of the SQL command string is too long. Resolved with the correct handling of SQL statements using a backup source longer than 1024 or 2048 characters.