CA ARCserve® D2D for Linux r16.5 SP1 Release Notes

1.0 Welcome

Welcome to the CA ARCserve D2D for Linux r16.5 SP1 Release Notes. This Release Notes includes important information for the SP1 release. These information are in addition to the CA ARCserve D2D for Linux r16.5 Release Notes.

2.0 Description

The SP1 release includes several modifications and enhancements to improve the quality and performance of CA ARCserve D2D for Linux r16.5:

• New Platform Support
  • SLES 10.x and 11.x as backup node
  • SLES 11.x and Oracle Linux 6.x as D2D Server
• New File System
  • ReiserFS 3.x on SLES 10.x
• Enhancements
  • d2dnode: Supports a non-root user
  • d2dnode: Secure mechanism to provide the password
  • Database performance improvement: One D2D Server can manage 200 nodes. (Previous limit was 100 nodes)
• New Features
  • SSH public/private key authentication (Supports root permission users only)
  • SSH non-default port configuration
  • Supports upgrade from the CA ARCserve D2D for Linux r16.5 GA build
  • makelivecd.centos: Creates a Live CD based on the CentOS Live CD and allows you to include device drivers.
  • d2djobhistory: Query job history information and generate reports
  • d2drestorevm: Restores CA ARCserve D2D for Linux recovery point to an existing VM in a fully automatic process.
  • d2dverify: Verifies if a recovery point is useable by restoring the recovery point to a VM in a fully automatic process.

3.0 System Information

This section describes the system requirements and supported operating systems. Review this information before installing and using CA ARCserve D2D for Linux.

3.1 Backup Node

Review the following system requirements for the backup source node:

Operating System and Architecture

For a complete list of all supported server operating systems for physical and virtual machines, see the CA ARCserve D2D for Linux r16.5 Compatibility Matrix.

Memory

• 512 MB minimum

File System

• Ext 2/3/4
• ReiserFS v3

3.2 Target Node

Review the following system requirements for the target node where the data is restored.

Architecture

• 32 bit
• 64 bit

Virtual Machine

• VMware ESX 4.x and 5.x
• Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.x
• Citrix XenServer 6.x
• Oracle VM 3.x

4.0 Issues Fixed

The following issues were fixed in CA ARCserve D2D for Linux r16.5 SP1:

• If you have added a node using the FQDN name, then, when you perform a file-level restore you have to select the Restore to alternative location option in the Target Machine page of the Restore Wizard and then remove the domain name in the Host Name/IP field.
• You cannot use the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) to add an NFS share as a backup storage. CA ARCserve D2D for Linux does not support adding an NFS share using the FQDN.
• If your backup node is a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and it contains multiple disks of different sizes, then before the BMR, ensure that the order of disks on the BMR target machine is the same as that of the backup node.
• Backup Read Throughput is Less When an NFS v3 Share is Used as a Backup Destination.
• Removed dependency on 32-bit glibc on 64-bit Linux.
• The CA ARCserve D2D for Linux web UI now displays the Operating System name for Oracle Linux Server.

5.0 Known Issues

The following issues that are related to CA ARCserve D2D for Linux are known to exist in this release:

• If you open CA ARCserve D2D for Linux in Google Chrome, then the rows in the Job Status tab do not align with the corresponding column header.
• In Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, PXE-BMR in a DHCP environment does not work.
• Encrypted volume is not supported. You cannot back up an encrypted volume.
• FakeRAID is not supported for BMR. If your backup node is RHEL 6.4 or CentOS 6.4 and the backup node includes Linux Software RAID, then you must use the CentOS-based Live CD to perform a BMR from such recovery points.
• When you restore files from RHEL 5.x or CentOS 5.x recovery points using RHEL 6.x or CentOS 6.x D2D Server, some SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux) attributes may not get restored.
• When you download the two installation package files to a local folder, the full path of this local folder must not contain any special characters except blank spaces and the path should only include the following characters: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, - and _.
• If you submit a File-level restore job or a BMR job using Local as the backup destination and then if you want to modify the backup destination to NFS share or CIFS share, you must first add the NFS share or CIFS share to the backup storage. After adding the NFS share or CIFS share, open the Restore Wizard and select the NFS share or CIFS share from the Session Location drop-down list, and then submit the job again.
• Only the Red Hat compatible kernel is supported with Oracle Linux. You must select the Red Hat compatible kernel as the default boot kernel. The Oracle Unbreakable kernel is not supported and it should not be the default boot kernel.
• If your backup node is a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, then CA ARCserve D2D for Linux does not support performing a BMR in the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization platform.
• If you boot a PVM in the Citrix XenServer 6.x using a Live CD, the CA ARCserve D2D for Linux Server is not available in the Live CD.

6.0 Acknowledgements

The following license agreements are available in the \Bookshelf_Files\TPSA folder in the CA Bookshelf:

• Tomcat 7.0.32
• Oracle (former Sun) JRE 1.7.0_09
• Bootpd 4.3
• BusyBox 1.19.4
• CENTOS 6.2
• Jansson 2.3
• libarchive 3.0.4
• Libfuse v. 2.8.5
• Libssh2 v.1.4.0
• LINUX KERNEL 3.2.40
• OpenSSL 1.0.1
• parted 3.0
• syslinux 4.0.5
• TFTP-HPA 5.2
• udev 175
• FusionCharts Free v2.2
• GWT 2.4
• jaxws 2.2.7
• Log4j 1.2.15
• lzlib 2009.06
• Quartz 1.6.5
• zlib 1.2.3
• sqlite-jdbc 3.7.15
• sqlite 3.7.15

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7.1 CA Support Links

Support Links for CA ARCserve D2D:

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• Understanding your Support

  This link provides information about maintenance programs and support offerings, including terms and conditions, claims, and service hours.

  https://support.ca.com/prodinfo/d2dsupportofferings

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  This link takes you to the CA Support Online registration form which is used to activate your product support.

  https://support.ca.com/prodinfo/supportregistration

• Accessing Technical Support

  This link takes you to the One-Stop Product Support page for CA ARCserve D2D.

  https://support.ca.com/prodinfo/arcserved2d

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