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CA ARCserve® Backup for Windows r16.5 Readme


1.0 Welcome

2.0 Operating System Support

2.1 Supported Operating Systems for the Base Product

2.1.1 Supported Virtualization Platforms for CA ARCserve Backup

2.1.2 Supported Cloud Vendors for the CA ARCserve Backup Base Product

2.2 Supported Operating Systems for CA ARCserve Backup CA ARCserve Replication (formerly, CA XOsoft) Integration

2.3 CA ARCserve Backup and CA ARCserve D2D Integration Compatibility

2.4 Supported Operating Systems for the CA ARCserve Backup Client Agents

2.5 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Informix

2.6 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Lotus Domino

2.7 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server

2.8 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server

2.9 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Microsoft SQL Server

2.10 Supported Operating Systems for CA ARCserve Backup for Small Business Server Editions

2.11 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Oracle (UNIX/Linux)

2.12 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Oracle (Windows)

2.13 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Open Files

2.14 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Sybase

2.15 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Virtual Machines

2.16 Supported Operating Systems for the Disaster Recovery Option

2.17 Supported Operating Systems for the Enterprise Module

2.18 Supported Operating Systems for the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle (Windows)

2.19 Supported Operating Systems for the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle (UNIX and Linux)

2.20 Supported Operating Systems for the Image Option

2.21 Supported Operating Systems for the NDMP NAS Option

2.22 Supported Operating Systems for the Storage Area Network (SAN) Option

2.23 Supported Operating Systems for SRM

2.24 Supported Operating Systems for the Tape Library Option

2.25 Supported Operating Systems for CA ARCserve Backup UNIX and Linux Data Mover

2.26 Supported Operating Systems for CA ARCserve Backup Dashboard

2.27 Supported Operating Systems for the CA ARCserve Backup Global Dashboard

2.28 Supported Operating Systems for CA ARCserve Backup Infrastructure Visualization

3.0 System Requirements

3.1 System Requirements for the CA ARCserve Backup Base Product

3.2 System Requirements for CA ARCserve Backup and CA ARCserve Replication Integration

3.3 System Requirements for the CA ARCserve Backup Client Agents

3.4 System Requirements for the Agent for Informix

3.5 System Requirements for the Agent for Lotus Domino

3.6 System Requirements for the Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server

3.7 System Requirements for the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server

3.8 System Requirements for the Agent for Microsoft SQL Server

3.9 System Requirements for the CA ARCserve Backup Small Business Server Editions

3.10 System Requirements and Oracle Database Support for the Agent for Oracle (UNIX/Linux)

3.11 System Requirements for the Agent for Oracle (Windows)

3.12 System Requirements for the Agent for Open Files

3.13 System Requirements for the Agent for Sybase

3.14 System Requirements for the Agent for Virtual Machines

3.15 System Requirements for the Central Management Option

3.16 System Requirements for the Disaster Recovery Option

3.17 System Requirements for the Enterprise Module

3.18 System Requirements for the Enterprise Option for IBM 3494

3.19 System Requirements for the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle (Windows)

3.20 System Requirements for the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle (UNIX and Linux)

3.21 System Requirements for the Enterprise Option for StorageTek ACSLS

3.22 System Requirements for the Image Option

3.23 System Requirements for the NDMP NAS Option

3.24 System Requirements for the Storage Area Network (SAN) Option

3.25 System Requirements for the Tape Library Option

3.26 System Requirements for the CA ARCserve Backup UNIX and Linux Data Mover

3.27 System Requirements for CA ARCserve Backup Dashboard

3.28 System Requirements for the CA ARCserve Backup Global Dashboard

3.29 System Requirements for CA ARCserve Backup Infrastructure Visualization

3.30 System Requirements for CA ARCserve Backup Infrastructure Global Visualization

4.0 Installation Considerations

4.1 Installation Considerations for the CA ARCserve Backup Base Product

4.2 Installation Considerations for the Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server

4.3 Installation Considerations for the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server

4.4 Installation Considerations for the Agent for Microsoft SQL Server

4.5 Installation Considerations for the Agent for Open Files

4.6 Installation Considerations for the Media Management Option (MMO)

4.7 Installation Considerations for the Enterprise Module

4.8 Installation Considerations for the UNIX and Linux Data Mover

4.9 Installation Considerations for the CA ARCserve Backup Patch Manager

4.10 Installation Considerations for the CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Virtual Machines

4.11 Installation Considerations for the Client Agents

4.12 Installation Considerations for the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle (UNIX and Linux)

5.0 Upgrade Considerations

6.0 General Considerations

7.0 Supported Upgrade Paths

7.1 Backward Compatibility

8.0 Known Issues

8.1 Known Issues for the Base Product

8.2 Known Issues for Upgrading to CA ARCserve Backup

8.3 Known Issues for the Client Agents

8.4 Known Issues for CA ARCserve Backup Licensing

8.5 Known Issues for the Agent for Informix

8.6 Known Issues for the Agent for Lotus Domino

8.7 Known Issues for the Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server

8.8 Known Issues for the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server

8.9 Known Issues for the Agent for Microsoft SQL Server

8.10 Known Issues for the Agent for Oracle (Windows)

8.11 Known Issues for the Agent for Open Files

8.11.1 Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)

8.11.2 Oracle Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)

8.12 Known Issues for the Agent for Oracle on UNIX and Linux Platforms

8.13 Known Issues for the Agent for Sybase

8.14 Known Issues for the Agent for Virtual Machines

8.15 Known Issues for the Enterprise Option for AS400

8.16 Known Issues for the Enterprise Option for IBM 3494

8.17 Known Issues for the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle (Windows)

8.18 Known Issues for the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle (UNIX and Linux)

8.19 Known Issues for the Enterprise Option for StorageTek ACSLS

8.20 Known Issues for the Disaster Recovery Option

8.21 Known Issues for Dashboard

8.22 Known Issues for the CA ARCserve Backup Global Dashboard

8.23 Known Issues for the Image Option

8.24 Known Issues for the NDMP NAS Option

8.25 Known Issues for the Storage Area Network (SAN) Option

8.26 Known Issues for the Tape Library Option

8.27 Known Issues for Central Agent Admin

8.28 Known Issues for Displaying Non-English Characters

8.29 Known Issues for Documentation

8.30 Known Issues for the CA ARCserve Backup Infrastructure Visualization

8.31 Known Issues for the Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer

8.32 Known Issues for r16.5 SP1

9.0 Included Fixes

9.1 CA ARCserve Backup r16 General Availability

9.2 CA ARCserve Backup r16 Service Pack 1

9.2.1 Additional Information for Included Fixes

9.3 CA ARCserve Backup r16.5

9.3.1 Additional Information for Included Fixes

9.4 CA ARCserve Backup r16.5 Update 2

9.4.1 Additional Information for Included Fixes (Update 2)

9.5 CA ARCserve Backup r16.5 Update 3

9.6 CA ARCserve Backup r16.5 SP1

9.6.1 Additional Information for Included Fixes (SP1)

10 Language Certifications

11 Contact CA


1.0 Welcome

Welcome to the CA ARCserve Backup for Windows r16.5 Readme. This readme contains r16.5 and Service Pack 1 issues and other information that is discovered after publication of the previous release which includes a complete list of the known issues for this release.

For details about how the features and enhancements for this release might affect you, see the CA ARCserve Backup Release Summary. You can access the most up-to-date released product documentation (Online Help and PDFs) from the CA ARCserve Backup website at https://support.ca.com/prodinfo/arcserve.

CA ARCserve Backup supports the following suites:


2.0 Operating System Support

The following topics provide information about the supported operating systems for the CA ARCserve Backup base product, agents and options. For the most current information regarding supported operating systems, see the compatibility matrix on support.ca.com.


2.1 Supported Operating Systems for the Base Product

You can install the CA ARCserve Backup base product on the following operating systems. For the most current information regarding supported operating systems, see the compatibility matrix on support.ca.com.

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2008 SP1, SP2

Windows Server 2008 Foundation

Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2003

Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2008

Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2011

Windows Storage Server 2003, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2

The CA ARCserve Backup base product is not supported on Windows XP systems. However, the following CA ARCserve Backup components are supported:

Windows 8, 8.1 (x86, x64)

Windows Vista (x86 and x64) SP1, or SP2

Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise Editions (x86 and x64)


2.1.1 Supported Virtualization Platforms for CA ARCserve Backup

CA ARCserve Backup base product lets you protect virtual machines running on the following virtualization platforms:

Note: All CA ARCserve Backup products that can be installed on physical computers can be installed on the guest operating systems running on the above virtualization platforms.


2.1.2 Supported Cloud Vendors for the CA ARCserve Backup Base Product

The CA ARCserve Backup base product lets you archive data to the following cloud vendor products:


2.2 Supported Operating Systems for CA ARCserve Backup CA ARCserve Replication (formerly, CA XOsoft) Integration

To integrate CA ARCserve Backup with CA ARCserve Replication, install the following:

Master servers

Replica servers

For more information about integration, refer to the CA ARCserve Backup for Windows CA ARCserve Replication Integration Guide.


2.3 CA ARCserve Backup and CA ARCserve D2D Integration Compatibility

To integrate CA ARCserve Backup with CA ARCserve D2D, install CA ARCserve D2D 16.5.


2.4 Supported Operating Systems for the CA ARCserve Backup Client Agents

You can install the CA ARCserve Backup Client Agent for Windows on the following operating systems:

You can install the CA ARCserve Backup Client Agent for UNIX on the following operating systems:

You can install the CA ARCserve Backup Client Agent for Linux on the following operating systems:

You can install the CA ARCserve Backup Client Agent for Mainframe Linux OS/390 on the following operating systems:

You can install the CA ARCserve Backup Client Agent for OpenVMS on the following operating systems:

You can install the CA ARCserve Backup Enterprise Option for AS400 on the following operating systems:

You can install the CA ARCserve Backup Client Agent for Mac OS X on the following operating systems:


2.5 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Informix

You can install the CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Informix on the following operating systems:


2.6 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Lotus Domino

You can install the CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Lotus Domino on the following operating systems:

Note: The Agent for Lotus Domino supports x86 and x64 systems. When installing on x64 systems, the default installation path is:

C:\Program Files (x86)\CA\ARCserve Backup Agent for Lotus Domino\


2.7 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server

You can install the CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server on the following operating systems:


2.8 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server

You can install the CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server on the following operating systems:

For Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

For Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010

For Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2013


2.9 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Microsoft SQL Server

You can install the CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Microsoft SQL Server on the following operating systems:

For 32-bit Systems:

For 64-bit Systems:


2.10 Supported Operating Systems for CA ARCserve Backup for Small Business Server Editions

You can install CA ARCserve Backup for Small Business Server (SBS) Editions on the following operating systems:


2.11 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Oracle (UNIX/Linux)

You can install the CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Oracle on the following UNIX operating systems:

You can install the Agent for Oracle on the following Linux operating systems:


2.12 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Oracle (Windows)

You can install the CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Oracle (Windows) on the following operating systems, running the following versions of Oracle:


2.13 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Open Files

You can install the Agent for Open Files on the following operating systems:

Agent for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)

The CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Open Files now includes functionality for the CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). This agent is not supported on Windows XP.


2.14 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Sybase

You can install the CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Sybase on the following operating systems:

For Sybase ASE 15.0

For Sybase ASE 15.5


2.15 Supported Operating Systems for the Agent for Virtual Machines

You can install the Agent for Virtual Machines on the following operating systems:


2.16 Supported Operating Systems for the Disaster Recovery Option

The Disaster Recovery Option supports the following methods:


2.17 Supported Operating Systems for the Enterprise Module

You can install the Enterprise Module on the following operating systems:

The Enterprise Module includes the following CA ARCserve Backup components, some of which may not be supported on all operating systems:


2.18 Supported Operating Systems for the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle (Windows)

You can install the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle on the following operating systems:

Notes:


2.19 Supported Operating Systems for the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle (UNIX and Linux)

The following table describes the operating system requirements for the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle:

Oracle Version

Operating System

SAP BR* Tools

9i

  • AIX v5.2, RHEL4.x
  • SAP R/3 6.4, 7.0

10g

  • AIX (Physical machine and LPAR) v5.2, v5.3, and v6.1
  • Solaris (SPARC) 9 and 10
  • HP-UX (PA-RISC) 11.23 and 11.31
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x through 5.x (x86/x64)
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.x through 10.x (x86/x64)
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 10.x (x86, AMD64, Intel EM64T)
  • SAP R/3 7.0, 7.1, 7.2

11gR1, R2

  • AIX (Physical machine and LPAR) 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1
  • Solaris (SPARC) 10 and 11
  • HP-UX (PA-RISC) 11.23 and 11.31
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x through 6.3 (x86/x64)
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.x through 11 SP2 (x86/x64)
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server 11, SP1 (AMD64, Intel EM64T)
  • Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.5 through 6.3 (x86/x64)
  • SAP R/3 7.2

Required Patches


2.20 Supported Operating Systems for the Image Option

The Image Option is now supported by the Enterprise Module. For more information, see Supported Operating Systems for the Enterprise Module.


2.21 Supported Operating Systems for the NDMP NAS Option

You can install the NDMP NAS Option on the following operating systems:


2.22 Supported Operating Systems for the Storage Area Network (SAN) Option

You can install the Storage Area Network (SAN) Option on the following operating systems:


2.23 Supported Operating Systems for SRM

The Storage Resource Management features are supported on Windows XP and later.

Note: The Alert when PKI is Reaching Threshold feature is supported on x64 and x86 systems only.


2.24 Supported Operating Systems for the Tape Library Option

You can install the Tape Library Option on the following operating systems:


2.25 Supported Operating Systems for CA ARCserve Backup UNIX and Linux Data Mover

The CA ARCserve Backup UNIX and Linux Data Mover is supported on the following operating systems:

Note: UNIX and Linux Data Mover may not be able to detect libraries that use drivers that do not support Solaris non-global zones.


2.26 Supported Operating Systems for CA ARCserve Backup Dashboard

CA ARCserve Backup Dashboard supports all operating systems listed for the base product and the following email clients:


2.27 Supported Operating Systems for the CA ARCserve Backup Global Dashboard

CA ARCserve Backup Global Dashboard is supported on the following operating systems:

Central Primary Server:

The requirements for a CA ARCserve Backup primary/standalone server to be designated and configured as a Central Primary Server are as follows:

Branch Primary Server:

The requirements for a CA ARCserve Backup primary/standalone server to be designated and configured as a Branch Primary Server are as follows:

Global Dashboard Console:

The requirements for a machine to be designated and configured as a Global Dashboard Console are as follows:


2.28 Supported Operating Systems for CA ARCserve Backup Infrastructure Visualization

CA ARCserve Backup Infrastructure Visualization supports all operating systems listed for the base product.


3.0 System Requirements

The following sections provide information about the minimum system requirements for each CA ARCserve Backup component.


3.1 System Requirements for the CA ARCserve Backup Base Product

The minimum system requirements for CA ARCserve Backup are:

Microsoft .NET Framework

CA ARCserve Backup requires the following versions of Microsoft .NET Framework.

CA ARCserve Backup Database

CA ARCserve Backup supports the following applications to host the CA ARCserve Backup database (ASDB):

Adobe Reader

Internet Browser


3.2 System Requirements for CA ARCserve Backup and CA ARCserve Replication Integration

No additional hardware is required beyond the Minimum Requirements previously listed.

In addition to the file protection, CA ARCserve Backup and CA ARCserve Replication integration supports data protection for the following:

For more information about integration, refer to the CA ARCserve Backup for Windows CA ARCserve Replication Integration Guide.


3.3 System Requirements for the CA ARCserve Backup Client Agents

No additional hardware is required beyond the Minimum Requirements previously listed.

To install the agents, your system must meet the following minimum hardware requirements. For more details, see the CA ARCserve Backup Client Agents Readme.


3.4 System Requirements for the Agent for Informix

The CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Informix requires the following:


3.5 System Requirements for the Agent for Lotus Domino

The Agent for Lotus Domino requires the following:


3.6 System Requirements for the Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server

Note: The Agent now installs the Exchange Database Level Agent with the Exchange Document Level Agent.

To install the Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server, the following hardware must be available and configured according to the version of Microsoft Exchange Server you are running:


3.7 System Requirements for the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server

To install the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server, the following hardware must be available and configured according to the version of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007, 2010, or 2013 that you are running:

Note: You must meet the basic CA ARCserve Backup product requirements before you install the Agent and CA ARCserve Backup on the same machine. For updated information about these requirements, contact CA Support.

The agent does not require the CA ARCserve Backup server component.

The Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server requires at least one of the following:

Note:

If running Microsoft SharePoint Server products, apply the latest service package to the SQL Server or SQL-Express.


3.8 System Requirements for the Agent for Microsoft SQL Server

For the Agent for Microsoft SQL Server, ensure your system meets the minimum system requirements established for the CA ARCserve Backup base product.


3.9 System Requirements for the CA ARCserve Backup Small Business Server Editions

For the CA ARCserve Backup Small Business Server (SBS) Editions, ensure your system meets the following requirements:


3.10 System Requirements and Oracle Database Support for the Agent for Oracle (UNIX/Linux)

The following sections provide the minimum system requirements and Oracle Database support for the Agent for Oracle on UNIX platforms.

Note: To obtain the latest patches and downloads for the CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Oracle on UNIX platforms, see the CA Technical Support site at http://ca.com/support.

Sun Solaris SPARC:

On Sun Solaris SPARC, the agent requires the following:

Sun Solaris x86:

On Sun Solaris x86, the agent requires the following:

IBM AIX (Physical machine and LPAR):

On IBM AIX, the agent requires the following:

HP-UX:

On HP-UX, the agent requires the following:

Database Support on UNIX platforms

You can use the agent with the following databases:

You must install the 6800649 Oracle patch available from the Oracle Metalink website for AIX5L and AIX6L Based Systems (64-bit).

The following sections provide the minimum system requirements and Oracle Database support for the Agent for Oracle on Linux platforms:

Linux x86:

To use the Agent for Oracle on Linux x86 platforms, you must satisfy the following minimum system requirements:

Linux x64:

To use the Agent for Oracle on Linux x64 platforms, you must satisfy the following minimum system requirements:

Database Support on Linux platforms

You can use the agent with the following databases:


3.11 System Requirements for the Agent for Oracle (Windows)

To install the Agent for Oracle, the following hardware must be available and configured according to the version of Oracle Database you are running:

Note: The CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Oracle allows you to perform backups in two modes: RMAN Mode and File-based Mode. In RMAN Mode, you can submit jobs from the interface or from the RMAN command line console. The RMAN mode of the CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Oracle supports Automatic Storage Management (ASM) for backup jobs submitted using both the CA ARCserve Backup Manager Console and the RMAN (Oracle Recovery Manager) Command Line Console. The file-based mode of the CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Oracle does not support this.


3.12 System Requirements for the Agent for Open Files

For the Agent for Open Files, ensure your system meets the CA ARCserve Backup base product requirements. In addition, you should have at least 10 MB of disk space available for this agent.


3.13 System Requirements for the Agent for Sybase

To install the agent, verify that the following requirements are satisfied:


3.14 System Requirements for the Agent for Virtual Machines

For the Agent for Virtual Machines, system requirements depend upon where the Agent is installed:


3.15 System Requirements for the Central Management Option

For the Central Management Option, ensure your system meets the CA ARCserve Backup base product minimum requirements.


3.16 System Requirements for the Disaster Recovery Option

For the Disaster Recovery Option, ensure your system meets the minimum requirements established for the CA ARCserve Backup base product. In addition, you should have at least 70 MB of disk space available.

Note: If you are performing Disaster Recovery using Windows PE Recovery CD, the machine should have a minimum of 1 GB of RAM.


3.17 System Requirements for the Enterprise Module

For the Enterprise Module, ensure that your system meets the CA ARCserve Backup base product minimum requirements.

You must license the Enterprise Module for access to the following options and features:


3.18 System Requirements for the Enterprise Option for IBM 3494

The Enterprise Option for IBM 3494 is now supported by the Enterprise Module.


3.19 System Requirements for the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle (Windows)

To install the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle, the following hardware must be available and configured according to the version of Oracle Database you are running:


3.20 System Requirements for the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle (UNIX and Linux)

The following table describes the minimum hardware requirements for the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle:

Platform

Architecture

RAM

Free Disk Space

Free Disk Space in /tmp

Solaris

SPARC

256 MB

250 MB

400 MB

IBM AIX

Power PC

256 MB

250 MB

400 MB

HP-UX

PA-RISC

256 MB

250 MB

400 MB

Linux

x86 and x64

256 MB

250 MB

400 MB


3.21 System Requirements for the Enterprise Option for StorageTek ACSLS

The Enterprise Option for StorageTek ACSLS is now supported by the Enterprise Module.


3.22 System Requirements for the Image Option

The Image Option is now supported by the Enterprise Module.

For more information, see System Requirements for the Enterprise Module.


3.23 System Requirements for the NDMP NAS Option

For the NDMP NAS Option, ensure your system meets the minimum requirements established for the CA ARCserve Backup base product. In addition, the following software requirements may apply, depending upon the devices you choose:

Note: The NDMP NAS Option supports both x64 and x86 CA ARCserve Backup servers to back up NAS filers.


3.24 System Requirements for the Storage Area Network (SAN) Option

For the Storage Area Network (SAN) option, ensure your system meets the minimum requirements established for the CA ARCserve Backup base product.

You must also install the following applications before installing the CA ARCserve Backup Storage Area Network (SAN) Option:


3.25 System Requirements for the Tape Library Option

For the Tape Library Option, ensure your system meets the minimum requirements established for the CA ARCserve Backup base product.

CA ARCserve Backup for Windows must be installed before you install the CA ARCserve Backup Tape Library Option.

Note: The Tape Library Option includes support for Tape RAID.


3.26 System Requirements for the CA ARCserve Backup UNIX and Linux Data Mover

The CA ARCserve Backup UNIX and Linux Data Mover includes Java 1.6 technology that may require your HP-UX system to be at a specific patch level. For the most current information regarding patches, go to the HP website and apply any required patches before you install the CA ARCserve Backup Data Mover on HP-UX systems.

For AIX systems, the following are required:

For more information, go to the IBM's Fix Central website and search for the version appropriate for your operating system.

The following table describes the minimum hardware requirements for the CA ARCserve Backup UNIX and Linux Data Mover:

Platform

Architecture

RAM

Free Disk Space

Free Disk Space in /tmp

Solaris

SPARC

256 MB

250 MB

400 MB

IBM AIX

Power PC

256 MB

250 MB

400 MB

HP-UX

PA-RISC

256 MB

250 MB

400 MB

Linux

x86 and x64

256 MB

250 MB

400 MB


3.27 System Requirements for CA ARCserve Backup Dashboard

No additional hardware is required beyond the Minimum Requirements listed for CA ARCserve Backup base product.


3.28 System Requirements for the CA ARCserve Backup Global Dashboard

The following section provides information about the minimum system requirements for CA ARCserve Backup Global Dashboard.

System Requirements for the Central Primary Server

The minimum system requirements for CA ARCserve Backup Global Dashboard to be installed as the Central Primary Server are:

CA ARCserve Backup Database

For the Central Primary Server, Global Dashboard must be installed with CA ARCserve Backup using Microsoft SQL Server as its database. (Microsoft SQL Server Express and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 is not supported for the Central Primary Server).

Note: In addition to these requirements, you should consider the disk space necessary for the default CA ARCserve Backup database. Depending upon usage, the database can grow to several GB in size.

System/processor:

Memory:

Disk Space:

Adobe Reader

Email clients

Global Dashboard supports the following email clients on the Central Primary Server:

System Requirements for a Branch Primary Server

No additional hardware or software is required beyond the Minimum Requirements for any CA ARCserve Backup primary server.

CA ARCserve Backup Database

For a Branch Primary Server, Global Dashboard must be installed with CA ARCserve Backup using Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition as its database.


3.29 System Requirements for CA ARCserve Backup Infrastructure Visualization

No additional hardware is required beyond the minimum requirements previously listed.


3.30 System Requirements for CA ARCserve Backup Infrastructure Global Visualization

For the CA ARCserve Backup Infrastructure Global Visualization, ensure your system meets the CA ARCserve Backup Global Dashboard requirements.


4.0 Installation Considerations

The following sections provide information about installation prerequisites, configurations, and issues to consider before installing CA ARCserve Backup and its agents and options.


4.1 Installation Considerations for the CA ARCserve Backup Base Product

The following section provides information about installation prerequisites, configurations, and issues to consider before installing the CA ARCserve Backup base product.


4.2 Installation Considerations for the Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server

The following section provides information to consider when installing the Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server.


4.3 Installation Considerations for the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server

The following section provides information to consider when installing the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server:


4.4 Installation Considerations for the Agent for Microsoft SQL Server

The following section provides information about installation prerequisites, configurations, and issues to consider before installing the Agent for Microsoft SQL Server.


4.5 Installation Considerations for the Agent for Open Files

The following section provides information to consider when installing the Agent for Open Files on Vista machines, Windows Server 2008 Core and Windows 2012 Core:


4.6 Installation Considerations for the Media Management Option (MMO)

The Enterprise Module is a prerequisite component for the Media Management Option (MMO) and you must install it in order to use the MMO option.

Note: MMO is not supported on ARCserve member server.


4.7 Installation Considerations for the Enterprise Module

The following section provides information about installation prerequisites, configuration, and issues to consider when installing the CA ARCserve Backup Enterprise Module.


4.8 Installation Considerations for the UNIX and Linux Data Mover

Ensure that you complete the following prerequisite tasks before installing UNIX and Linux Data Mover.


4.9 Installation Considerations for the CA ARCserve Backup Patch Manager

The following section provides information about general considerations while installing the current release for Patch Manager.


4.10 Installation Considerations for the CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Virtual Machines

The following section provides information to consider when installing the CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Virtual Machines.


4.11 Installation Considerations for the Client Agents

The following section provides information about installation prerequisites, configurations, and issues to consider before installing the CA ARCserve Backup Client Agents.

Agent for Windows


4.12 Installation Considerations for the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle (UNIX and Linux)

To back up and restore SAP R/3 for Oracle data on UNIX and Linux Data Mover, consider the following:


5.0 Upgrade Considerations

The following section provides information about upgrade prerequisites, configurations, and issues to consider before upgrading the CA ARCserve Backup base product.


6.0 General Considerations

The following section provides general information to consider when using CA ARCserve Backup:

The following provides general information to consider when using the CA ARCserve Backup Global Dashboard:

The following provides general information to consider when using the CA ARCserve Backup Agent for Virtual Machines:

The following section provides general information to consider when integrating CA ARCserve Backup and CA ARCserve D2D:


7.0 Supported Upgrade Paths

If you are currently using one of the following releases of CA ARCserve Backup, you can upgrade to this release from the following products:

Important! If you want to upgrade from BrightStor ARCserve Backup v9, BrightStor Enterprise Backup v10.5, BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.1, or BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.5, you must uninstall the previous release and then install this release of CA ARCserve Backup. However, if you wish to retain the database information from your previous implementation, you must upgrade the previous implementation to CA ARCserve Backup r12.5 GA release (with no SP), and then upgrade from CA ARCserve Backup r12.5 to this release. To obtain CA ARCserve Backup r12.5 installation media, contact CA Support. For all other previous releases of BrightStor ARCserve Backup or BrightStor Enterprise Backup earlier than v9, you must uninstall the previous release before you install this release.

Please also note the following:


7.1 Backward Compatibility

This release of the CA ARCserve Backup server component can back up data using agents from the following releases:


8.0 Known Issues

The following sections provide information about issues known to exist in CA ARCserve Backup for this release.


8.1 Known Issues for the Base Product

The following issues relating to the CA ARCserve Backup base product are known to exist in this release:

To adjust CA ARCserve Backup services

  1. Determine SQL Server service name.

    Find the following registry key:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSSQLXXXX, where XXXX is the unique name of the SQL Server and MSSQLXXXX is the SQL Server Service name.

  2. Set CA ARCserve Backup services to depend on SQL Server service to start up by using the Microsoft sc utility (see Using Utility steps a through c, below) or by manually setting the registry keys (see Manually editing the registry, below).

    Using the utility:

    1. Install the Windows support tool, "SUPTOOLS.MSI" from your Windows installation CD. Go to the <CD-ROOT>\SUPPORT\TOOLS\ directory.
    2. Run the Command Prompt: Start, All Programs, Windows Support Tools, Command Prompt.
    3. Type the following in the open Command Prompt window:

      sc config CASDBEngine depend= MSSQLXXXX

      sc config CASMgmtSvc depend= MSSQLXXXX

      sc config CASUniversalAgent depend= MSSQLXXXX

      sc config CASTapeEngine depend= MSSQLXXXX

    4. Go to step 3.

    Edit the registry manually:

    Create a Multi-String value named "DependOnService" under each of the following keys and set its value to your SQL service name (see step 1).

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CASDBEngine

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CASMgmtSvc

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CASUniversalAgent

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CASTapeEngine

  3. Reboot the computer. The errors should not reappear.

r16.5 SP1


8.2 Known Issues for Upgrading to CA ARCserve Backup


8.3 Known Issues for the Client Agents

The following issues relating to the Client Agents are known to exist in this release:


8.4 Known Issues for CA ARCserve Backup Licensing

The following issue is known to exist in this release:


8.5 Known Issues for the Agent for Informix

The following issues relating to the Agent for Informix are known to exist in this release:


8.6 Known Issues for the Agent for Lotus Domino

The following issues relating to the Agent for Lotus Domino are known to exist in this release:


8.7 Known Issues for the Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server

The following issues relating to the Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server are known to exist in this release:


8.8 Known Issues for the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server

The following issues relating to the Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Server are known to exist in this release:


8.9 Known Issues for the Agent for Microsoft SQL Server

The following issues relating to the Agent for Microsoft SQL Server are known to exist in this release:


8.10 Known Issues for the Agent for Oracle (Windows)

The following section provides information on support for the Agent for Oracle:


8.11 Known Issues for the Agent for Open Files

The following issues relating to the Agent for Open Files are known to exist in this release:


8.11.1 Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)

The Agent for Open Files now includes support for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). The following issues relating to Microsoft VSS are known to exist:


8.11.2 Oracle Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)

The following issues relating to the Oracle VSS are known to exist:


8.12 Known Issues for the Agent for Oracle on UNIX and Linux Platforms

The following issues relating to the Agent for Oracle (UNIX/Linux) are known to exist in this release:


8.13 Known Issues for the Agent for Sybase

The following issues relating to the Agent for Sybase are known to exist in this release:


8.14 Known Issues for the Agent for Virtual Machines

The following issues relating to the Agent for Virtual Machines are known to exist in this release:

r16.5 SP1


8.15 Known Issues for the Enterprise Option for AS400

The following issues relating to the Enterprise Option for AS400 are known to exist in this release:


8.16 Known Issues for the Enterprise Option for IBM 3494

When using the Enterprise Option for IBM 3494 with the Storage Area Network (SAN) Option, the Tape Engine on the distributed machines may fail. To prevent this failure, ensure that the most current IBM tape driver is installed on the primary and distributed machines. To do so, perform the following procedure on each machine:

  1. Find the type of IBM drive installed:
  2. Find the registry key for this drive in the directory:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\type of IBM drive.

    For example, for an Ultrium drive, find the registry key for the drive in the following directory:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ibmlto

  3. Create the DWORD value DisableReserveUponOpen and set it to 1.
  4. Exit regedit and restart your computer.

    Note: For information on installing SAN distributed servers, see the Storage Area Network (SAN) Option Guide.


8.17 Known Issues for the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle (Windows)

The following issues relating to the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle (Windows) are known to exist in this release:


8.18 Known Issues for the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle (UNIX and Linux)

The following issues relating to the Enterprise Option for SAP R/3 for Oracle (UNIX and Linux) are known to exist in this release:


8.19 Known Issues for the Enterprise Option for StorageTek ACSLS

The following issues relating to the Enterprise Option for StorageTek ACSLS are known to exist in this release:


8.20 Known Issues for the Disaster Recovery Option

The following issues relating to the Disaster Recovery Option are known to exist in this release:


8.21 Known Issues for Dashboard

The following issues related to Dashboard are known to exist in this release:


8.22 Known Issues for the CA ARCserve Backup Global Dashboard

The following issues are known to exist in this release:


8.23 Known Issues for the Image Option

The following section provides information regarding issues known to exist in this release of CA ARCserve Backup for the Image Option:


8.24 Known Issues for the NDMP NAS Option

The following issues relating to the NDMP NAS Option are known to exist in this release:

The following items relating to the NAS Restore backup sessions are not supported in this release:


8.25 Known Issues for the Storage Area Network (SAN) Option

The following issues relating to the SAN Option are known to exist in this release:


8.26 Known Issues for the Tape Library Option

The following issues relating to the Tape Library Option are known to exist in this release:


8.27 Known Issues for Central Agent Admin

The following issues regarding CA ARCserve Backup Central Agent Admin are known to exist in this release:


8.28 Known Issues for Displaying Non-English Characters

The following issues are known to exist in this release:


8.29 Known Issues for Documentation

The following section provides information about issues relating to the documentation for CA ARCserve Backup that are known to exist in this release.

Note: You can access the most up-to-date product documentation (PDFs) from the CA ARCserve Backup website at https://support.ca.com/prodinfo/arcserve

Alert Manager Help

Job Scheduler Wizard


8.30 Known Issues for the CA ARCserve Backup Infrastructure Visualization

The following issues related to Infrastructure Visualization are known to exist in this release:


8.31 Known Issues for the Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer

The following issues relating to the Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer is known to exist in this release:


8.32 Known Issues for r16.5 SP1

The following issues relating to CA ARCserve Backup SP1 are known to exist in this release:


9.0 Included Fixes

The following topics display lists of included fixes for each CA ARCserve Backup release. If you do not see a specific fix listed in the respective section, contact CA Technical Support for more information.


9.1 CA ARCserve Backup r16 General Availability

The following table lists the fixes included in the general availability (GA) release of CA ARCserve Backup. If you do not see a specific fix listed in this section, contact CA Technical Support for more information.

T16C883

T245641

T2D2809

T36A664

T5E5093

T5KC036

T5LD053

T5PY045

T16C884

T245642

T2D2810

T46B305

T5E5094

T5KC038

T5LD054

T5PY046

T16C886

T245643

T30A229

T46B307

T5E5096

T5KC041

T5LD055

T5PY048

T16C887

T245644

T31A551

T46B308

T5E5098

T5KC042

T5OV033

T5PY049

T16C888

T245645

T31A553

T46B309

T5E5104

T5KC044

T5OV037

T5PY050

T16C889

T245649

T31A554

T46B311

T5E5105

T5KF064

T5OV038

T5PY052

T16C890

T245652

T31A556

T46B312

T5HP043

T5KF066

T5OV039

T5PY053

T16C891

T245655

T31A557

T46B314

T5HP048

T5KF068

T5OV040

T5PY054

T16C892

T245659

T31A558

T46B315

T5HP050

T5KF072

T5OV041

T5QO003

T16C893

T245660

T31A559

T46B316

T5HP051

T5KF073

T5OV042

T5QO004

T16C894

T245661

T31A561

T46B317

T5HP052

T5KF076

T5OV043

T5QO007

T16C895

T245662

T31A564

T46B322

T5HP056

T5KF077

T5OV044

T5QO009

T16C896

T245666

T36A624

T46B323

T5JS059

T5KF080

T5OV046

T5QO016

T16C897

T245667

T36A625

T46B324

T5JS060

T5KM052

T5OV048

T5QO019

T16C902

T245671

T36A626

T46B325

T5JS061

T5KM053

T5OV051

T5R3001

T16C905

T254659

T36A627

T46B326

T5JS062

T5KM054

T5OV052

 

T16C908

T2D2771

T36A628

T46B332

T5JS063

T5KM055

T5OV054

 

T16C910

T2D2773

T36A629

T46B334

T5JS065

T5KM057

T5OV055

 

T16C911

T2D2775

T36A630

T46B335

T5JS066

T5KM058

T5OV058

 

T16C913

T2D2777

T36A631

T46B336

T5JS067

T5KM061

T5OV068

 

T16C914

T2D2780

T36A632

T4C4078

T5K7071

T5KM062

T5OV072

 

T16C915

T2D2781

T36A633

T4C4095

T5K7079

T5KM064

T5OV073

 

T16C917

T2D2782

T36A634

T50V058

T5K7080

T5KM066

T5PY016

 

T16C918

T2D2783

T36A635

T512162

T5K7081

T5KM068

T5PY018

 

T16C919

T2D2784

T36A636

T5DY032

T5K7082

T5KM069

T5PY019

 

T16C923

T2D2785

T36A637

T5DY034

T5K7083

T5KZ041

T5PY020

 

T16C924

T2D2786

T36A638

T5DY035

T5K7084

T5KZ042

T5PY021

 

T16C928

T2D2787

T36A639

T5DY037

T5K7086

T5KZ043

T5PY022

 

T245627

T2D2788

T36A640

T5E5071

T5K7088

T5KZ044

T5PY023

 

T245628

T2D2789

T36A642

T5E5075

T5K7089

T5KZ045

T5PY026

 

T245629

T2D2790

T36A644

T5E5078

T5K7090

T5KZ046

T5PY027

 

T245632

T2D2791

T36A648

T5E5080

T5K7091

T5KZ047

T5PY028

 

T245640

T2D2807

T36A662

T5E5089

T5KC035

T5LD051

T5PY042

 


9.2 CA ARCserve Backup r16 Service Pack 1

The following fixes were included in CA ARCserve Backup r16 Service Pack.1. If you do not see a specific fix listed in this section, contact CA Technical Support for more information.

RO24705

T16C945

T245693

T2D2840

T36A687

T5DY074

T5KC047

T5KZ062

T5OV079

T5SO004

RO28635

T16C946

T245694

T2D2844

T36A691

T5DY077

T5KC050

T5KZ064

T5OV082

T5SO005

RO28850

T16C947

T245695

T31A566

T36A692

T5DY080

T5KC051

T5KZ065

T5OV083

T5SO006

RO31295

T16C949

T245696

T31A568

T36A694

T5DY084

T5KC052

T5KZ066

T5OV084

T5SO009

RO31571

T16C951

T245699

T31A570

T36A696

T5DY086

T5KC053

T5KZ067

T5PY038

T5SO010

RO31785

T16C952

T245701

T31A571

T36A700

T5DY087

T5KC054

T5KZ068

T5PY055

T5SO012

RO33528

T16C953

T245702

T31A572

T36A703

T5DY088

T5KC055

T5KZ069

T5QO022

T5SO013

RO35207

T16C955

T245703

T31A574

T36A706

T5DY089

T5KC057

T5KZ072

T5QO023

T5SO014

RO35223

T16C956

T245704

T31A576

T36A707

T5DY093

T5KC058

T5KZ074

T5QO025

T5SO015

RO35289

T16C957

T245705

T31A577

T36A709

T5DY097

T5KC059

T5KZ075

T5QO026

T5SO016

T146539

T16C961

T245707

T31A579

T36A710

T5DY098

T5KF082

T5KZ076

T5QO029

T5SO017

T146543

T16C962

T245708

T31A580

T36A711

T5E5106

T5KF083

T5KZ077

T5QO041

 

T146544

T16C964

T245709

T31A581

T36A712

T5E5107

T5KF084

T5LD056

T5R3005

 

T146545

T16C968

T2D2812

T36A667

T36A713

T5E5108

T5KF085

T5LD059

T5R3006

 

T146547

T245671

T2D2813

T36A669

T36A714

T5E5111

T5KF086

T5LD061

T5R3009

 

T146551

T245673

T2D2814

T36A670

T439134

T5E5116

T5KF087

T5LD063

T5R3003

 

T146552

T245675

T2D2815

T36A671

T46B341

T5E5117

T5KF088

T5LD065

T5R3010

 

T16C898

T245676

T2D2817

T36A672

T46B342

T5E5119

T5KF091

T5OV059

T5R3011

 

T16C925

T245677

T2D2818

T2D2816

T46B343

T5E5123

T5KM073

T5OV061

T5R3013

 

T16C926

T245678

T2D2822

T36A664

T46B346

T5E5126

T5KM076

T5OV062

T5R3014

 

T16C928

T245679

T2D2823

T36A673

T46B347

T5E5128

T5KM077

T5OV063

T5R3015

 

T16C930

T245680

T2D2824

T36A675

T46B349

T5E5130

T5KM078

T5OV066

T5R3017

 

T16C931

T245682

T2D2826

T36A678

T46B351

T5HP059

T5KM079

T5OV068

T5R3021

 

T16C932

T245683

T2D2828

T36A679

T46B352

T5HP061

T5KM081

T5OV069

T5R3022

 

T16C934

T245684

T2D2829

T36A680

T46B353

T5JS061

T5KM082

T5OV070

T5R3024

 

T16C935

T245685

T2D2830

T36A681

T5DQ092

T5JS068

T5KM083

T5OV071

T5R3025

 

T16C936

T245687

T2D2831

T36A682

T5DQ095

T5JS069

T5KM085

T5OV072

T5R3026

 

T16C938

T245690

T2D2832

T36A683

T5DQ097

T5JS071

T5KM086

T5OV073

T5SO001

 

T16C939

T245691

T2D2834

T36A684

T5DQ094

T5JS073

T5KZ060

T5OV075

T5SO002

 

T16C940

T245692

T2D2836

T36A686

T5DQ098

T5JS074

T5KZ061

T5OV078

T5SO003

 

Note: Some test fixes require changes to the registry key. To implement these changes for a specific test fix, see Additional Information for Included Fixes.


9.2.1 Additional Information for Included Fixes

The following table contains additional information about specific test fixes for CA ARCserve Backup r16 SP1.

Fix Number

Registry Key changes

T16C898

Set this registry for the fix on the server

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Tapeengine\Config

Value Name: (DWORD) EjectTape

Value: 1

Note: The value of 1 ejects the tape after inventory.

T16C940

Set this registry for the fix on the server

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Merge

Value Name: (DWORD) RecoverCatalogSpan

Value: 1

Note: The value of 1 lets the catalog merge and span on a standalone tape device.

T2D2816

Set this registry for the fix on the server

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Common\SRMREPORTTIME

Value Name: (DWORD) Enable

Value: 0

Note: The value of 0 disables SRM Probing.

T31A571

Set this registry for the fix on the server

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Common\PrePostAllow64

Value Name: N/A

Value: N/A

T31A577

Set this registry for the fix on the server

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\ASMgr

Value Name: (DWORD) MaxNASSessionSize

Value: The number of files displayed in the NAS session.

T31A581

Set this registry for the fix on the server

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\UniversalClientAgent

Value Name: (DWORD) RemoveRegEntry

Value: The path of the database where it is currently being used and saved.

Note: If the 'RemoveRegEntry' exists, then the tool deletes the restore path that is currently used after a successful restore job.

T36A681

Set this registry for the fix on the server

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\SQLPAAdp\Instances\dbasql@<<ENTER_SQL_INSTANCE_NAME>>

Value Name: (DWORD) SkipBKSQLDRElements

Value: 0 or 1

Important! If the value is set to 1, the agent skips the ASDB DR Element. This key is for specific use only and is not recommended to set this value; otherwise you cannot restore your CA ARCserve Backup database from Disaster Recovery.

T36A684

Set this registry for the fix on the server

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Backup

Value Name: (DWORD) BlockAllNotifyPopups

Value: 1

Note: The value of 1 displays a message.

T36A710

Set this registry for the fix on the agent.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve BackupSPS12Adp\Parameters

Value Name: (REG_SZ) AlterLogLocation

Value: The location where the new log writes to.

T46B349

Set this registry for the fix on the server

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Backup

Value Name: (DWORD) AllowPreserveAccessTime

Value: 1

Note: The value of 1 lets UNIX or Linux Agent prevent the "last access time" from being modified in a differential or incremental rotation job.

T46B353

Set this registry for the fix on the server

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\ClientAgent\Parameters\DisableW0009

Value Name: (DWORD) DisableW0009

Value: 0 or 1

Note: If the value is set to 1, the AW0009 warning message in the activity log is not displayed.

T5E5106

Set this registry for the fix on the server

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Tapeengine\Config

Value Name: (DWORD) UseRootDir

Value: 1

Note: The value set to 1 allow users to create devices under specific root directories except the C drive.

T5E5107

Set this registry for the fix on the server

For x86 OS = Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Tapeengine\Config

For x64 OS = Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Tapeengine\Config

Value Name: (DWORD) SkipDuplicateFM

Value: 1

Note: The value set to 1 skips the adjacent file marks. When the required files have been restored then remove the registry value. This fix is a rare case.

T5JS068

Set this registry for the fix on the agent.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\UniversalClientAgent\Options\2000\1067

Value Name: (REG_DWORD) DisabledPublicFolder

Value: 1

Note: The value set to 1 disables the public folder database.

T5KF083

Set this registry for the fix on the server

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\UniversalClientAgent\Options\1060

Value Name: (DWORD) EnableCheckNullFolder

Value: 1

Note: The value of 1 lets the Exchange Doc Level Agent skip blank public folder names during backup.

T5KM081

Set this registry for the fix on the server

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\ClientAgent\Parameters

Value Name: (DWORD) VssAsyncTimeOut

Value: The value of the timeout session of the VSS operation.

Note: The value is in seconds. If the value does not exist in the registry, then the default value is 20 x 60 = 1200 seconds.

T5KZ065

Set this registry for the fix on the server

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\ClientAgent\Parameters

Value Name: (DWORD) VimTimeout

Value: 60

Note: The value is set in minutes. Anything greater than 10 is advised. If the registry key is not specified, then the default timeout value is 10 minutes.

T5LD063

Set this registry for the fix on the server

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\TapeEngine\Image

Value Name: (DWORD) SupportLargeDataSet

Value: 1

Note: The value of 1 slows down the backup performance

T5LD065

Set this registry for the fix on the server

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Common\IgnoreNASError

Value Name: N/A

Value: N/A

T5OV059

Set this registry for retaining the MAC address while recovering the VM

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\ClientAgent\Parameters\

Value Name: (DWORD) RetainMACForVDDK

Value: 1 (to retain MAC address)

T5PY055

Set this registry for the fix on the server

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\SPS12Adp\Internal

Value Name: (DWORD) IsValid

Value: 1

Note: The value is set to 1 to allow the program to verify other registry settings for this fix. If the value is set to 0, the other registry settings for this fix are ignored.

 

Value Name: (REG_DWORD) SkipGetSQLServerServiceInfo

Value: 1

Note: The "Get SQLServer service" account name is omitted.

 

Value Name: (REG_SZ) AdditionalAccountForBackupRestoreSharedFolder

Value: The account name

Note: The account name runs the SQLServer instance.

T2D2832, T5R3003, T5R3010

Set this registry for the fix on the server

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\ClientAgent\Parameters

Value Name: (DWORD) DisableRecursiveHugeSystemState

Value: 0

Note: By default, this registry key is not present. However, if the system state backup increases to a large amount, then create this registry with the value set to 1.


9.3 CA ARCserve Backup r16.5

The following fixes were included in CA ARCserve Backup r16.5. If you do not see a specific fix listed in this section, contact CA Technical Support for more information.

RO40595

T16C973

T245760

T2D2881

T36A737

T51H005

T5DQ123

RO41569

T16C974

T245761

T2D2883

T36A738

T51H006

T5E5136

RO43161

T16C975

T245764

T2D2884

T36A741

T51H007

T5E5137

RO44950

T16C977

T245768

T2D2885

T36A743

T51H008

T5E5142

RO45010

T16C978

T245770

T2D2888

T36A744

T51H009

T5E5143

RO46151

T16C980

T245771

T2D2889

T36A745

T51H010

T5E5148

RO46943

T16C983

T245772

T2D2890

T36A746

T51H011  

T5E5149

RO47850

T16C985

T245773

T2D2897

T36A747

T51H012

T5E5154

RO48324

T16C987

T245775

T2D2898

T36A748

T51H014

T5E5160

RO48534

T16C989

T245776  

T2D2901

T36A750

T51H015

T5E5162

RO49750

T16C991

T245778  

T2D2902

T36A751

T51H017

T5E5163

RO51196

T16C992

T245779

T2D2905

T36A754

T51H018  

T5E5165

RO51649

T16C993

T245781  

T2D2909

T36A755

T51H020

T5E5167

T146554

T16C996

T245782  

T2D2911

T36A756

T51H021

T5E5171

T146555

T16C998

T245783  

T2D2913  

T36A758

T51H023

T5E5178

T146558

T245722

T245788  

T2D2919  

T36A761

T51H025

T5E5179

T146559

T245729

T245789

T2D2926  

T36A762

T51H026

T5LE097

T146560

T245736

T245790 

T2D2931

T36A763  

T58E140

T5LE098

T146561

T245737

T245792

T2D2934

T36A765

T58E143

T5LE102

T146563

T245739

T245793

T2D2936

T36A766

T58E145

T5LE103

T146565

T245740

T245794

T36A717

T36A767  

T58E147

T5LE106

T146566

T245743

T2D2854

T36A720

T36A768  

T5DQ101

T5LF177

T146567

T245744

T2D2859

T36A721

T36A770  

T5DQ106

T5SO022

T146568

T245745

T2D2862

T36A723

T36A771  

T5DQ110

T5SO025

T146571

T245750

T2D2863

T36A725

T36A772  

T5DQ111

T5SO027

T146572

T245751

T2D2866

T36A728

T36A775

T5DQ112

T5TM081

T146573

T245752

T2D2869

T36A729

T36A776

T5DQ113

 

T146575

T245754

T2D2870

T36A731

T36A779

T5DQ114

 

T146576

T245756

T2D2872

T36A734

T36A780

T5DQ115

 

T146581  

T245757

T2D2874

T36A735

T48E142

T5DQ119

 

T146582  

T245758

T2D2879

T36A736

T51H001

T5DQ121  

 

Note: Some test fixes require changes to the registry key. To implement these changes for a specific test fix, see Additional Information for Included Fixes.


9.3.1 Additional Information for Included Fixes

The following table contains additional information about the specific test fixes for CA ARCserve Backup r16.5.

Fix Number

Registry Key changes

T146555

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Backup

Value Name: CheckFullSession (0: Disable the fix, default; 1: Enable the fix)

T16C974

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Backup

Value Name: "SAPBackup"=dword:00000001

Value: 0 by default. If task does not wait, then else !0 (non-zero). Task waits for 150 seconds.

T16C992

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

For x64 and x86:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Backup

Value Name: AllowExportForFailedJob

Value: 1

T245751

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

For 32-bit:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\Alert\CurrentVersion\Applications\ARCserve Value Name:Community.Type:String Value: (Length = 6 bytes)

Note: The required length for this value is 6 bytes. The default Community string is 'public'.

Value Name: N/A

Value: 6 bytes (required length)

T245771

Add JCLI.CLIENT.XRS=1 to the [common] section in the following file:

PROGRAM FILES\CA\SHAREDCOMPONENTS\ARCSERVE BACKUP\JCLI\CONF\CLISHELL.CFG

T2D2866

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Client\Agent\Parameters

Value Name: (DWORD) "ShowRemovableDisk"

Value: 0

T2D2897

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Client\Agent\Parameters

Value Name: VSSFORCEMSFTPROVIDER

Value: 1

T2D2902

Set this registry for the fix on the Exchange server.

Key: HKEY_LOCALMACHINE_SOFTWARE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\ExchangeDBAgent\Parameters

Value Name:ServerName

Type:String

Value: Exchange Server Hostname

T36A725

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\SPS12Adp\parameters\EnableResetCredential

Value Name: N/A

Value: 0: not Enable Reset Credential, 1: Enable Reset Credential

T36A751

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\ASMgr\

Value Name: RememberSessionRecordFromLastnDays

Value: <number of days>

T36A763

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Backup

Value Name: SkipWriters

Value: Skip writers name. One or more writers can be added. You delimit writers using ',' or ';' (comma or semicolon). For example, SqlServerWriter;WMI Writer.

T36A772

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Database

Value Name: (DWORD) "DisSepAuth"

Value: 1

T36A776

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\ASMgr\Common

Value Name: (DWORD 32-bit) bSkipUbrowserDebug

Value: 1

T36A779

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Database\

Value Name: (DWORD) "SkipMediaRecords"

Value: 1

T36A780

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

For x86:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\GlobalDashboard

For x64:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\GlobalDashboard

Value Name: (DWORD) "AutoSync"

Value: 1

T51H021

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\TapeEngine\CONFIG

Value Name: (DWORD) "FSDNOBUFFER"

Value: 0

T5E5149

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\NASAgent\Parameters

Value Name: BackupStubFileOnly

Value: 1 = Backs up only the stub files on the primary storage (default option).

Value: 0 = Backs up file content on the secondary storage with the stub files on the primary storage.

T5E5165

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCServe Backup\ClientAgent\Parameters

Value Name: CIMObjEnumTimeout

Value: Timeout value in millisecond


9.4 CA ARCserve Backup r16.5 Update 2

CA ARCserve Backup r16.5 Update 2 contained the published fixes and included fixes described in the following table. If you do not see a specific fix listed in this section, contact CA Technical Support for more information.

RO56002

T2D2970

T5E5200

RO56479

T2D2985

T5E5202

RO56821

T2D2990

T5E5205

RO57533

T36A807

T5TM121

RO57650

T36A809

 

RO58906

T36A817

 

RO58909

T51H054

 

RO59589

T51H055

 

RO62168

T51H057

 

T245815

T58E150

 

T245821

T58E151

 

T245823

T58E156

 

T245834

T5E5189

 

T245843

T5E5195

 

T2D2968

T5E5197

 

Note: Some test fixes require changes to the registry key. To implement these changes for a specific test fix, see Additional Information for Included Fixes (Update 2).


9.4.1 Additional Information for Included Fixes (Update 2)

The following table contains additional information about the specific test fixes for CA ARCserve Backup r16.5 Update 2.

Fix Number

Registry Key changes

T5E5197

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: VMIPMap

T5E5200

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: NBDForDiskSig

T58E151

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

For x64:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Backup

For x86:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Backup

Value Name: (DWORD) CloseEnumConnection

Value: 0

 

For x64:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Common

For x86:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Common

Value Name: (DWORD) ForceRefreshCache

Value: 1

 

For x64:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Common

For x86:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Common

Value Name: (DWORD) CacheMediaInfo

Value: 3


9.5 CA ARCserve Backup r16.5 Update 3

CA ARCserve Backup r16.5 Update 3 contained the published fixes and included fixes described in the following table. If you do not see a specific fix listed in this section, contact CA Technical Support for more information.

RO63365

T2D2976

T2D2984

T2D2996

T2D2997

T2D2998

T36A823

T51H036

T51H063

T51H065

T51H070

T58E162

T58E167

T5E5188

T5E5196


9.6 CA ARCserve Backup r16.5 SP1

CA ARCserve Backup r16.5 SP1 contained the published fixes and included fixes described in the following table. If you do not see a specific fix listed in this section, contact CA Technical Support for more information.

RO56002

T245824

T2D2968

T36A824

T51H063

T55W005

T58E185

RO56107

T245825

T2D2969

T36A826

T51H064

T55Z005

T58E186

RO56479

T245828

T2D2970

T36A827

T51H065

T55Z008

T58E192

RO56821

T245832

T2D2972

T36A828

T51H067

T55Z014

T58E193

RO57533

T245834

T2D2973

T36A829

T51H070

T55Z018

T58E194

RO57650

T245835

T2D2976

T36A830

T51H073

T55Z020

T58E195

RO58906

T245840

T2D2977

T36A831

T51H074

T55Z024

T58E196

RO58909

T245841

T2D2981

T36A834

T51H075

T55Z026

T5DQ130

RO59057

T245843

T2D2984

T36A835

T51H076

T55Z027

T5DQ138

RO59589

T245845

T2D2985

T36A837

T51H077

T56P001

T5E5188

RO62168

T245846

T2D2988

T36A838

T51H079

T56P002

T5E5189

RO63365

T245858

T2D2990

T36A840

T51H080

T56P003

T5E5195

RO64363

T245861

T2D2996

T36A842

T51H081

T58E150

T5E5196

RO64565

T245864

T2D2997

T36A843

T51H082

T58E151

T5E5197

RO64580

T245866

T2D2998

T36A845

T51H085

T58E153

T5E5200

RO64979

T245867

T2D2999

T36A846

T51H086

T58E156

T5E5202

T146599

T245871  

T36A794

T36A848

T51H087

T58E158

T5E5205

T146601

T245872

T36A796

T36A849

T51H088

T58E161

T5LE127

T146602

T245873

T36A798

T36A850

T51H089

T58E162

T5TM121

T146603

T245874

T36A802

T4C4119

T51H090

T58E166

T5TM144

T146605

T245875

T36A803

T51H034

T51H091

T58E167

T5Y4001

T245813

T245876

T36A807

T51H035

T51H092

T58E168

T5Y4003

T245814

T245878

T36A808

T51H036

T51H093

T58E170

T5Y4005

T245815

T245880

T36A809

T51H045

T51H094

T58E173

T5Y4007

T245817

T245881

T36A810

T51H051

T51H095

T58E174

T5Y4010

T245819

T245883

T36A817

T51H052

T51H096

T58E176

 

T245820

T2D2949

T36A818

T51H054

T51H097

T58E177

 

T245821

T2D2957

T36A820

T51H055

T55W001

T58E182

 

T245822

T2D2958

T36A822

T51H057

T55W002

T58E183

 

T245823

T2D2965

T36A823

T51H062

T55W004

T58E184

 


9.6.1 Additional Information for Included Fixes (SP1)

The following table contains additional information about the specific test fixes for CA ARCserve Backup r16.5 SP1.

Fix Number

Registry Key changes

RO56479

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\ClientAgent\Parameters\FileBufferSize

CDefault: 512k

CRange: Up to 2048k (based on the available system resources)

T146601

Create LBP registry value and set the value to 1 on a drive that supports LBP (LTO 6 for example).

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\TapeEngine\DEVICE<#>

T245815

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Backup

Value Name (DWORD): SuppressAlertMountFinish

Value: 0 (default 1)

T245824

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

For 32 bit machines:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Copy

For 64 bit machines:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Copy

Value Name (DWORD): MaxDioBuffer

Value: 1 or larger value (default = 1:16384 bytes)

T245841

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Database

Value Name: LogFileNum

Value: <max number of log files> (default=3)

 

Value Name: DebugLogFileSize

Value: <max MB size for a log file> (default=300)

 

Value Name: Debug

Value: 1 or greater

T245843

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

For 32 bit machines:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Backup

 

For 64 bit machines:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Backup

Value Name: DisableDynamicCredentialForNode

Value: 1 or greater

T245875

Set this registry to 1 to complete the job for the Complete status.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\ClientAgent\Parameters

Value Name (DWORD): IgnoreW0224

Value: 1 (default is 0)

T245880

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\ClientAgent\Parameters

Value Name: StopIfVolumeMapFail

Value: 0 (default is 1: Job fails with AE0521)

T2D2958

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Set DebugFileSize to 10000000 (10MB)

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\QueueSystem\DebugFileSize Set JobQueueMaxFiles to 5.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Common\JobQueueMaxFiles Set DebugLevel to 5

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\\QueueSystem\DebugLevel

T2D2985

From the ARCserve client agent, add the following registry value:

AllowRedundantD2DBackups set to 1 under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\ClientAgent\Parameters

T36A803

Set this registry to run regedit.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\SPS12Adp\Configuration

Value Name (DWORD): RestoreOriginalDateOwner

Value: 1

T36A807

 

T36A808

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\GlobalDashboard

1. Create a DWORD registry value called "DebugLogFileSize(MB)"

2. Set number of MB of "DebugLogFileSize(MB)" in decimal to control how big you want AglfProb.exe.log to grow.

T36A817

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\ASMgr\Common

1. Create a DWORD (32 bit) registry value called "SaveEncoding"

1.1 Set "SaveEncoding" to 1 = To enable the option.

1.2 Set "SaveEncoding" to 0 or delete "SaveEncoding" = To disable the option.

T36A818

Set this registry to run regedit.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\SPS12Adp\Configuration

Value Name (STRING): CatalogLocation

Specify the new location where you want the "catalog" folder to be created. (For example, X:\Repository)

T36A822

Set SkipDSAFiles to 0 in the following registry:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\ClientAgent\Parameters

T36A845

Set the registry value:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\SQLPAAdp\Instances\dbasql@<<SQL_INSTANCE_NAME_HERE>>

Value Name (DWORD): "CloseConnectionsBeforeRestore"

Value: 1

T51H052

Add DWORD "AllowNASUseMuxTape" to:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Tapeengine\CONFIG and set the value to 1.

T51H057

To enable this fix, add DWORD "InfinitIncBackup" to:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Backup and set the value to 1.

T51H070

Add DWORD "KeepStatusForIncJob" to the following registry key:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Backup and set the value to 1.

T51H073

To enable this fix, add "String Value" to the following registry for machine_B called "PrimaryFromDifferentDomain":

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Database

Value Name: "machine_A"

Note: After setting this registry, CA ARCserve Backup uses the key of machine_A for encryption and decryption.

T51H077

Set the registry value:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\ClientAgent\Parameters

Value Name (DWORD): BackupVHDUsingVHDRead

Value: 1

T58E151

A. DWORD Key: CloseEnumConnection Value = 0

X64 OS: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Backup

X86 OS: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Backup

 

B. DWORD Key: ForceRefreshCache Value = 1

X64 OS: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Common

X86 OS: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Common

 

C. DWORD Key: CacheMedianInfo Value = 3

X64 OS: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Common

X86 OS: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Common

T58E158

Set this registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\TapeEngine\CONFIG

1, DWORD UseForceBlockSize = 1 turn on use force block size.

2. DWORD BlockFactor =

0 block size is 512

1 block size is 1024

2 block size is 2048

3 block size is 4096

4 block size is 8192

5 block size is 16384

UseForceBlockSize = 0 turn off use force block size

The correct block size can be obtained from the tape.log file.

Search for a log message similar to:

Default Tape Block Size for Device [6] is [512] different from the current block size [256].

T58E193

Set the registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\Base\Task\Remote

Value: ReceiveTimeOut

Type: DWORD

Data: 3600

 

Value: SentTimeOut

Type: DWORD

Data: 2400

T5DQ138

Add "ENV LOCAL_CRYPT_LIB=1" to /opt/CA/ABcmagt/agent.cfg

Uncomment the following lines:

[36]

# [BABcmagt]

NAME BABcmagt

HOME / opt / CA / BABcmagt

# TCP_PORT 6051

# UDP_PORT 6051

# DOS_MAXITEMS 1000

# 30 DOS_DEFAULTTIMEOUT

ENV LOCAL_CRYPT_LIB=1

T5E5200

Set the registry for the fix on the server.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\ClientAgent\Parameters

Value Name: NBDForDiskSig

Value Type: DWORD

Value: 1

T5E5196

Set the registry to delete obsolete virtual machines during auto-population.

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCserve Backup\ClientAgent\Parameters

Value Name (DWORD): DisableRetainVMInDB

Value: 1

 


10 Language Certifications

An internationalized product is an English product that runs correctly on local language versions of the required operating system and required third-party products and supports local language data for input and output. Internationalized products also support the ability to specify local language conventions for date, time, currency, and number formats.

A translated product (sometimes referred to as a localized product) is an internationalized product that includes local language support for the product's user interface, online help and other documentation, as well as local language default settings for date, time, currency, and number formats.

For CA ARCserve Backup for Windows, this release has been internationalized and translated into the following languages, in addition to the English release:

If you run this product on a language environment not included in the list, you may experience problems.


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