Teradata BAR Backup Application
Software
Release Definition
Release 15.00
B035-3114-034C
March 2014
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Preface
Purpose
This release definition provides information for:
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Appliance Backup Utility 15.00
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Teradata Data Stream Architecture (DSA) 15.00
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Teradata Extension for NetBackup 15.00
•
Teradata Extension for NetVault Backup 15.00
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Teradata Tiered Archive/Restore Architecture Server for NetVault 15.00
•
Teradata Warehouse BAR hardware
This release definition does not include information for Teradata Extension for Tivoli Storage
Manager 15.00, which is scheduled to be released in May 2014.
Audience
Teradata BAR Backup Application Software Release Definition, Release 15.00 is intended for:
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Database administrators
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System administrators
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Software developers and production users
Supported Releases
You can find detailed information about versions, platforms, and release numbers on the
Teradata Information Products web site.
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Under the Online Publications subcategory, click General Search.
3
Search on 3119 in the Publication Product ID box.
4
Open the version of the Teradata Tools and Utilities ##.# Supported Platforms and Product
Versions associated with this release.
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Additional Information
Additional Information
Additional information that supports Teradata BAR Backup Application Software is available
at the web sites listed in the following table.
Type of Information
Description
Source
Additional product
information
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subcategory, click General Search.
Specific books related to Teradata BAR Backup
Application Software are as follows:
• Teradata Data Stream Architecture User
Guide (B035-3150)
• Teradata Data Stream Architecture
Configuration and Upgrade Guide
(B035-3151)
• Teradata Viewpoint User Guide (B035-2206)
• Appliance Backup Utility Installation and
User Guide (B035-3134)
• Teradata Extension for NetBackup
Administrator Guide (B035-2400)
• Teradata Extension for Tivoli Storage
Manager Administrator Guide (B035-2444)
• Teradata Archive/Recovery Utility Reference
(B035-2412)
• Parallel Upgrade Tool (PUT) Reference
(B035-5713)
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Software Download
Type of Information
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Source
Customer Support
Customer support is available around-theclock, seven days a week through the Global
Technical Support Center (GSC).
Go to http://tays.teradata.com.
Use Teradata @ Your Service to access Orange
Books, technical alerts, and knowledge
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Third Party
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Education
IBM Tivoli
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/tivoli/
education/
Symantec NetBackup
http://www.symantec.com/business/training/
index.jsp
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Table of Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Supported Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Software Download. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Product Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Chapter 1:
ABU Release Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Software Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Release Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Resolved Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 2:
Teradata Extension for NetBackup Release Information . . . . 13
New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Software Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Release Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Deprecated Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Resolved Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Unresolved Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Table of Contents
Chapter 3:
Teradata TARA Server for NetVault Release Information . . . .17
New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Software Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Release Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Resolved Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Unresolved Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Chapter 4:
Teradata Extension for NetVault Backup Release Information
19
New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Software Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Release Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Resolved Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Unresolved Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Chapter 5:
Teradata DSA Release Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Software Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Release Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Resolved Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Unresolved Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Chapter 6:
Teradata Warehouse BAR Hardware Release Information . . .27
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List of Tables
Table 1: ABU 15.0 Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Table 2: ABU 15.0 Resolved Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Table 3: Teradata Extension for NetBackup Improvements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Table 4: Teradata Extension for NetBackup Resolved Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Table 5: Teradata Extension for NetBackup Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Table 6: Teradata TARA Server for NetVault Resolved Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Table 7: Teradata Extension for NetVault Backup Resolved Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Table 8: Teradata Extension for NetVault Backup Unresolved Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Table 9: Teradata DSA Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Table 10: Teradata DSA Resolved Issues (Client) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Table 11: Teradata DSA 15.00 Unresolved Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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List of Tables
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CHAPTER 1
ABU Release Information
This chapter provides the following release information for Appliance Backup Utility 15.00.
•
New Features
•
Software Compatibility
•
Release Notes
•
Improvements
•
Resolved Issues
New Features
The following are new features that enhance the operation of ABU 15.00:
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Object Types SQL-H (SERVER_OBJECT)
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User Installed File (USER_INSTALLED_FILE)
•
Enhanced script viewing
Software Compatibility
•
Teradata Tools and Utilities 15.00 with Teradata Database 15.0, 14.10
•
Teradata Tools and Utilities 14.10 with Teradata Database 14.10, 14.0
Release Notes
There are no release notes for this product for this release.
Improvements
Improvements are new features and changes that enhance the operation of ABU 15.00.
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Chapter 1: ABU Release Information
Resolved Issues
Table 1: ABU 15.0 Improvements
Improvement
Description
ABU-94
Need to document DR procedure for ABU.
ABU-158
Support new Data Objects in TD 15.0.
ABU-162
ABU GUI 13.10 - small script name window.
ABU-164
ABU integration with Teradata Systems Management & Services Architecture
Solutions.
ABU-170
Create ABU 64-bit package.
Resolved Issues
Resolved issues are corrections and updates to ABU 15.00 and to documentation affected by
the updates.
Table 2: ABU 15.0 Resolved Issues
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Issue
Description
ABU - 176
Total bytes count on the GUI is different than the logs bytes count.
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CHAPTER 2
Teradata Extension for NetBackup
Release Information
This chapter provides the following information for Teradata Extension for NetBackup 15.00.
•
New Features
•
Software Compatibility
•
Release Notes
•
Improvements
•
Resolved Issues
New Features
Product features include:
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Support for new data objects in Teradata Database 15.0
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TARA GUI stores a history list of previously-connected taraservers
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TARA GUI option generates a separate build step for COPY jobs
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Event automatically triggers TARA support bundle escalation to TVI
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Method overrides the NetBackup Client Read Timeout value on a job basis
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Object Types SQL-H (SERVER_OBJECT)
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User Installed File (USER_INSTALLED_FILE)
Software Compatibility
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Symantec NBU 7.01, 7.1, 7.5.03, 7.6
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Teradata Tools and Utilities 15.00 with Teradata Database 15.00, 14.10, 14.00, 13.10, 13.00
•
Teradata Tools and Utilities 14.10 with Teradata Database14.10, 14.00, 13.10, 13.00
Release Notes
Deprecated Feature
The journal feature is deprecated within ARC. The journal copy will be disabled within TARA.
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Improvements
Improvements
Improvements are new features and changes that enhance the operation of Teradata Extension
for NetBackup. JIRA numbers for improvements are listed in the following table.
Table 3: Teradata Extension for NetBackup Improvements
Improvement
Description
TARA-47
TARA GUI Synchronize feature in Windows: Revised the image search for better
performance.
TARA-91
The TARA GUI log file location changed.
TARA-302
Linux nbubar post-install: The baruser account creation attempt will be skipped
when the id command returns a valid baruser account.
TARA-388
Need TARA to generate a separate build step for copy jobs.
TARA-1084
The TARA GUI synchronize option will set the start-search date to begin before the
image was created.
TARA-1527
Documentation: TARA 14.0 will need a section describing how to migrate from
OpenSSH to TCS.
TARA-1556
Need separate client timeout values for TARA backup and restore jobs
TARA-1557
Documentation: Provide file system space requirements for new TARA installation.
TARA-1583
TARA GUI screen: The script drop-down field is expanded to display long script
names.
TARA-1599
The taragui startup script is updated to query teradata-jre6 for SLES servers.
TARA-1602
The previous TaraDLogFile.txt is saved when the TARA client restarts.
TARA-1616
Add drop down to taragui TARA Server field that lists history of TARA servers that
were connected to.
TARA-1674
Documentation: Add single-stream restriction for Dictionary Only backup job to
NBU and Tiv guides.
TARA-1699
Add event to auto-trigger TARA support bundle escalation to TVI.
TARA-1700
Support new Data Objects in TD 15.0.
Resolved Issues
Resolved issues are corrections and updates to Teradata Extension for NetBackup 15.00 and to
documentation affected by the updates. JIRA numbers for resolved issues are listed in the
following table.
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Unresolved Issues
Table 4: Teradata Extension for NetBackup Resolved Issues
Resolved Issue
Description
TARA-1677
ARC failure 5992 caused by an extra comma added by the TARA GUI.
TARA-1696
taraserver crash when script is manually-edited.
TARA-1697
Password failure when the password is 30 bytes in length.
TARA-1698
The TARA GUI displays incorrect table sizes.
TARA-1708
Missing comma for archive DBC(ALL) syntax when creating the script from the
TARA GUI.
TARA-1718
A blank script may be created when creating a dbc restore from the TARA GUI.
Unresolved Issues
The following table lists JIRA numbers for unresolved issues.
Table 5: Teradata Extension for NetBackup Issues
Issue
Description
TARA-1661
post arcmain upgrade, tarajobquery causes taraserver to crash.
TARA-1687
TARA Synchronization not deleting any entries. Taraserver interpreting "all dataset
instances as valid"
TARA-1704
Restore/copy job with "catalog on" created large .ctg files.
TARA-1712
Extra parenthesis before exclude on a copy job with exclude tables.
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Unresolved Issues
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CHAPTER 3
Teradata TARA Server for NetVault
Release Information
This chapter provides the following information for Teradata Tiered Archive/Restore
Architecture Server for NetVault.
•
New Features
•
Software Compatibility
•
Release Notes
•
Improvements
•
Resolved Issues
New Features
There are no new features.
Software Compatibility
Teradata Tiered Archive/Restore Architecture Server for NetVault is compatible with:
•
Dell NetVault 9.2 or later
•
Teradata Database 13.10, 14.00, 14.10, 15.0
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Teradata Extension for NetVault Backup 15.0 or later
•
Teradata Tools and Utilities 14.10, 15.0
Release Notes
There are no release notes.
Improvements
There are no improvements for this release.
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Resolved Issues
Resolved Issues
Resolved issues are corrections and updates to Teradata TARA Server for NetVault and to
documentation affected by the updates. JIRA numbers for resolved issues are listed in the
following table.
Table 6: Teradata TARA Server for NetVault Resolved Issues
Issue
Description
TARA-1725
Automatic configuration failure during install.
Unresolved Issues
There are no unresolved issues.
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CHAPTER 4
Teradata Extension for NetVault Backup
Release Information
This chapter provides the following information for Teradata Extension for NetVault Backup
15.00.
•
New Features
•
Software Compatibility
•
Release Notes
•
Improvements
•
Resolved Issues
New Features
Product features include support for the objects SQL-H and User Install File (UIF) that are
available in Teradata Database 15.0 and later versions.
Software Compatibility
Teradata Extension for NetVault 15.0 is compatible with:
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Dell NetVault 9.2 or later
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Teradata Database 13.10, 14.00, 14.10, 15.0
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Teradata Tools and Utilities 14.10, 15.0
Release Notes
Release notes for the Teradata Extension for NetVault are posted on the Teradata Service
Documentation Library.
Improvements
There are no improvements for this release.
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Resolved Issues
Resolved issues are corrections and updates to Teradata Extension for NetVault Backup 15.00
and to documentation affected by the updates. DR numbers for resolved issues are listed in the
following table.
Table 7: Teradata Extension for NetVault Backup Resolved Issues
Issue
Description
152050
Job is not queued if the tape needed for restore is in use - fails with "Failed to find
suitable client"
165055
NetVault Restore: Search: TD tables with STATISTICS are listed twice.
166215
NetVault binary NVJOBABORT should wait for completion of all multistream jobs
and return a status code.
Unresolved Issues
The following table lists DR numbers for unresolved issues.
Table 8: Teradata Extension for NetVault Backup Unresolved Issues
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Issue
Description
106826
NetVault: when you modify the selection tab, the backup options are reset to
default values.
111256
NetVault restore of Data Copy savesets under 'Backups' does not select latest
saveset.
111274
NetVault backup job reports "No plugin selected" on Backup Options tab in GUI.
124756
Problems encountered with NetVault tape cleaning feature.
125344
Netvault Cannot copy vtl copy of cluster backup to a different Teradata system.
131448
NetVault Restore Options tab reverts to default settings when Selections tab is
changed.
132897
NV core losing backup request record when multiple requests are sent at the same
time.
136150
Drives not shown in Drive Selection Tab of Library.
137114
Netvault: ACSLS: Allocating incorrect number of tapes causes Netvault to
malfunction.
140290
Netvault 8.5 Teradata plugin 12.1: Can't modify restore jobs if saveset is expired or
has been deleted.
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Table 8: Teradata Extension for NetVault Backup Unresolved Issues (continued)
Issue
Description
141078
Reopening DR 118687: When a NetVault job is aborted, arcmain does not
terminate.
145188
Netvault: Need the "Modify PPI Expression" function in the NetVault GUI Restore
screen without TD plugin on NV Server.
151837
Netvault: Selection of media and drives failing in multiple library environment.
152050
Job is not queued if the tape needed for restore is in use - fails with "Failed to find
suitable client".
152606
Configuration parameters for drives revert to original settings when library is
modified to add drives.
153502
Logs indicate job finished with exit code 0 but the Job status is Failed.
153512
NVsetcreate issue.
155469
Netvault: Teradata COPY uses a different job for stream 1 (multistream) causing
DBS 3807 Error.
156189
Netvault: need to avoid endless loop of Move Failed messages.
156680
Netvault- "the trigger name is already in use" (happens even if the trigger name is
unique).
159035
Netvault not seeing devices after qlogic re-installation.
162199
Wrong option on nvjobdelete will produce error but will go aheead and delete all
jobs.
163825
Netvault Backup Abnormal Termination.
164821
Netvault secondary copy jobs (triggered started) are not reported in the joblog.
165055
NetVault: Restore: Search: TD tables with STATISTICS are listed twice.
165342
Logs flooded with 'Cannot find a home for media' messages.
167050
Undetected loss of NV saveset when tape header is overwritten. Tape being marked
as 'Other' at restore time.
168017
NetVault/Linux: secondary localhost IP 127.0.0.2 prevents new NV client from
being added into NV server domain.
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Teradata DSA Release Information
This chapter provides the following information for Teradata Data Stream Architecture (DSA)
15.00.
•
New Features
•
Software Compatibility
•
Release Notes
•
Resolved Issues
New Features
The following are new features that enhance the operation of Teradata Data Stream
Architecture (DSA):
•
Object Types SQL-H (SERVER_OBJECT)
•
User Installed File (USER_INSTALLED_FILE)
•
Support for TMSB DSC Server with non-TMSB Media Server
•
Support for NetBackup 7.6
•
Changes to ensure compatibility with Viewpoint 15.0
Software Compatibility
Teradata DSA 15.00 is compatible with:
•
NetBackup 7.5, 7.6
•
Teradata Database 15.0, 14.10
•
Teradata Viewpoint 15.00
Release Notes
There are no release notes for this product for this release.
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Improvements
Improvements
Improvements are new features and changes that enhance the operation of Teradata DSA 15.0.
JIRA numbers for improvements are listed in the following table.
Table 9: Teradata DSA Improvements
Improvement
Description
TDBAR-627
Documented guidelines for customer (Enterprise Fit) to be available at initial release of NewBAR.
TDBAR-6504
Aster integration requires TableKind ='Z'. We need to handle this new object into job_status,
job_status_log.
TDBAR-8719
Update DSC and portlets to support localization of DSC messages.
TDBAR-8754
Modify BAR Setup portlet to conform to new specs for Viewpoint 15.00.
TDBAR-8755
Modify BAR Operations Portlet to conform to new specs for Viewpoint 15.00.
TDBAR-8757
BAR DSC, list_jobs for repository should be allowed, even when operational jobs are running.
TDBAR-8775
Update SSL script to restrict PKCS12 certificate password & PEM passphrase to be the same.
TDBAR-8821
DSC should retrieve the information regarding the media server and policies in ASC order during
the job plan creation.
TDBAR-8826
Improve install of DSA packages to do more front end error handling.
TDBAR-8836
Backup job plan should automatically exclude reserved database "SYSUIF".
TDBAR-8852
Add support for AMQ plugin to look inside AMQ objects for subscriber/performance information.
TDBAR-8882
DBS SQL-H feature requires new object tablekind "k" to be added.
TDBAR-9654
Restore DATA phase should provide accurate average rate based on the data phase interval by
eliminating the part of the BUILD phase.
TDBAR-10573
Change default log level to "info" and improve the log line info.
TDBAR-10592
Support generic java for DSAMS.
TDBAR-10622
Add HARD dependency on rpm pkg for BAR portlets.
TDBAR-10886
BARPortlets rpm changes to work with Viewpoint non-root user.
Resolved Issues
The following table lists resolved issues for Teradata DSA.
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Table 10: Teradata DSA Resolved Issues (Client)
Issue
Description
TDBAR-8720
export_config not exporting tdpid because waiting for discovery amps.
TDBAR-8721
formatting error for job_id and job_execution_id
TDBAR-8738
Upgrade of the Clienthandler package doesn't retain the default value for the NFS master server
TDBAR-8756
Upgrade of the Portlets using TDput fails to deploy the portlets
TDBAR-8759
Job History does not always showing data for some jobs
TDBAR-8777
Target Groups: Icons bunched up (In IE9)
TDBAR-8782
Description field not saving user input in Create/Edit Job window
TDBAR-8786
hide ln error during dsc installation as it confused the user
TDBAR-8790
Repository Backup Target Group flag to be hidden in XML file
TDBAR-8791
Phase log Message overflows window
TDBAR-8800
Error in portlet when save button pressed more than once
TDBAR-8803
BAR DSC, dictionary phase start and stop time reported same, for larger backup job
TDBAR-8806
Admin Tools - changeDBSPassword.sh changes to the password need to propagate to the data base level
TDBAR-8808
BAR DSC, upgrading BARCmdline package removed link for 'tdbackex -> /opt/teradata/client/14.11/
dsa/commandline/config/tdbackex' on netbackup/bin
TDBAR-8810
BAR Setup Portlet, Time stamp and size for last successful repository backup is showing from
Operational jobs, while operational backup is running
TDBAR-8811
BAR BARCmdline, after config_system, message for tpareset need to change, which should be as shown
in BAR Setup Portlet
TDBAR-8816
BAR DSC, after disaster recovery of DSA, bar backup repository does not have entry for media server
TDBAR-8817
dsc list_repository_backup_settings accepting invalid parameters (No Parameters for this command.)
TDBAR-8831
BAR Portlet, in case of upgrade of bar portlet, it does not clear files (BARSetup, BAROperations) from
/var/opt/teradata/viewpoint/portal/work/Catalina/localhost'
TDBAR-8834
Operation Portlet - Abort button is gray out in the job status screen for not responding job.
TDBAR-8842
Last backup date/time incorrect; only shows last full backup timestamp and not the last delta backup
timestamp
TDBAR-8851
tvi.entry doesn't work, dsc sends TVI error message during 1st try
TDBAR-8860
Renaming of Join Index and Hash Index available in portlet after job is created via command line
TDBAR-8864
BAR Operations Portlet, need to report error on the screen for run job in case save set on backup is
expired
TDBAR-8870
Analyze Read Job causing defunct NCShell processes and crashes
TDBAR-8871
BAR BARNC remove saveset generated within last 24hours if job failed or got aborted.
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Table 10: Teradata DSA Resolved Issues (Client) (continued)
Issue
Description
TDBAR-8874
BAR DSC, issue with dsc inserting object status for more than 5 minutes and changing job status to
failed afterwards
Unresolved Issues
The following table lists unresolved issues for Teradata DSA.
Table 11: Teradata DSA 15.00 Unresolved Issues
Issue
Description
TDBAR-10855
BANC media server consumer messages selector does not support UTF8 character set.
TDBAR-10918
Portlet is not allowing objects with space in between name to be selected.
TDBAR-10924
Job count category doesn't add up.
DR 170783
Backup job aborted due to untranslated character error (6706) returned from SHOW STATS statement.
DR 170834
When an online archive job was aborted, we did not turn off online logging for the unprocessed tables.
DR 170875
Database ID was not found returned when restoring and copying objects belong to the same DB.
DR 171015
Online archive job hung at the end of job while turning off online logging.
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Teradata Warehouse BAR Hardware
Release Information
There have been no BAR-specific hardware products that have been released since November
2013.
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