Version 10.4 provides new features and enhancements.
For Release Notes documents that accompanied previous 10.x releases, visit the PlateSpin Protect 10 Documentation Web Site and go to Previous Releases in the Table of Contents at the bottom of the main page.
The PlateSpin boot ISO now uses Linux RAM disk instead of Microsoft WinPE.
Workloads running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 Support Pack 2 (SP2) and Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 11 SP1/SP2 are now supported.
SLES 11 SP3 workloads are technically enabled (in preview of future product releases) but have not been formally tested.
PlateSpin Protect can now use non-root accounts to manage VMware containers (that is, it supports VMware multi-tenancy)
Microsoft Windows workloads can now be replicated using block-based transfers without requiring the installation (and associated reboot) of the Block Based Transfer (BBT) file system driver.
A plug and play hardware ID translation feature is now included in the PlateSpin Driver Manager. The feature applies a standard transformation to the Linux plug and play ID to determine the Windows plug and play ID.
Documentation Localization: Product documentation and the integrated WebHelp system accompanying this release is not localized to languages other than English. Future releases will be localized. Note that the English version of product documentation is located at the PlateSpin Protect 10.4 Documentation Web Site.
Upgrade: Upgrading from previous versions has been disabled in this release. It will be re-enabled in future releases.
File-based replication: File-based replication has been disabled in this release. It will be re-enabled in future releases.
Some Workload OS support: Support for Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 SP0 workloads has been disabled in this release. Support for these workload operating systems might be re-enabled in future releases.
No software RAID support for Linux workloads: PlateSpin Protect does not support Linux workloads with volumes on software RAID.
558937 Failure of block-level replications that use VSS (Windows): If you are using third-party VSS-based backup software, block-level replications might occasionally fail.
Workaround: Use blackout windows (see “Protection Tiers” in your User Guide).
590635 Inconsistent failover results after upgrading: Following an upgrade to PlateSpin Protect, a failover operation might fail to complete or might not apply the correct failover parameters, such as the proper hostname and workgroup settings.
Workaround: Before performing a failover, run a replication.
595490 Preserving boot partition on failback causes failback to stall: In some failback scenarios, the system improperly allows you to preserve an active (or boot) partition on the target, preventing the target from booting properly. This issue is under investigation.
Workaround: In Failback Details, do not opt to preserve any boot partitions on the target.
610918 Unresponsive Expand and Collapse icons in integrated help: On some systems with enhanced browser security settings (such as Internet Explorer 8 on Windows Server 2008), the Expand and Collapse icons (+ and -) in the Table of Contents might fail to work. To fix the issue, enable JavaScript in your browser:
Internet Explorer: Click tab > zone > , then select the option for the feature.
Firefox: Click tab, then select the option.
638392 ESX 4.1: Direct host discovery results in missing VM port groups if dvSwitch port groups share the same name.
Workaround: Ensure that port group names are unique.
680259 (VMware 4.1) Poor networking performance by traffic-forwarding VMs: In some scenarios, the replica of a workload that is forwarding network traffic (for example, if the workload’s purpose is to serve as a network bridge for NAT, VPN, or a firewall) might show significant network performance degradation. This is related to a problem with VMXNET 2 and VMXNET 3 adapters that have LRO (large receive offload) enabled.
Workaround: Disable LRO on the virtual network adapter. For details, see the VMware vSphere 4.1 Release Notes. Scroll down to the bulleted item Poor TCP performance....
698611 Full cluster replication failure under certain circumstances: If a Windows 2008 R2 Cluster protection contract is set up through the sync to an existing VM method, and if the active cluster node flips prior to the full replication, the full replication job fails.
See KB Article 7008771.
702152 Protection over a WAN takes a long time if VM container has a large number of datastores: Under some circumstances the process of locating the appropriate ISO image required for booting the target might take longer than expected. This might happen when your PlateSpin Server is connected to the VM container over a WAN and your VM container has a large number of datastores. This issue is under investigation.
737715 Unable relocate failover VM using Storage vMotion: In some circumstances, where your protection container is a VMware DRS Cluster in vSphere 5 and the initial replica of the workload is created incrementally, Storage vMotion might be unable to relocate the failover VM’s disk files across shared storage locations.
Workarounds: To work around the issue, use one of the following:
Use the VMware vSphere Client to unregister and re-register the failover VM, then attempt to relocate the VM using Storage vMotion.
- OR -
Apply the VMware ESXi 5.0 Patch ESXi500-201109401-BG, which addresses an underlying issue. Reboot the host (required), then attempt to relocate the VM using Storage vMotion.
For further technical information about the issue, see VMware Knowledge Base article 2005740.
756454 (vSphere 5) Recovery points are stored in the same datastore as the target virtual machines’ VMDK files: When protecting a workload to a vSphere 5 DRS Cluster or ESXi Server container, indicating a location only determines the storage location of the failover VMs’ .VMX file, but not the storage location of Recovery Point snapshots. This might result in inaccurate free space calculation, impacting validation.
For further information, see KB Article 7005494.
781217 (SLES 9) Issue with volumes mounted using UUIDs: An issue with how mount points on SLES 9 workloads are looked up and how PlateSpin Protect handles Linux volumes might negatively impact the protection of SLES 9 workloads with volumes that are mounted by UUIDs. This issue is being investigated.
Workaround: Modify the workload’s /etc/fstab configuration file to use device names instead of UUIDs for storage devices and partitions. See KB Article 7010812.
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