Release Notes - Windows File System iDataAgent


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Caveats

The following caveats and open issues remain in this release. Recommended work-around is provided where possible.

Hard link files are not supported by the Data Classification Enabler for Windows

If hard links are known to be in the subclient content, use as a workaround either Change Journal or Classic Scan when running a Windows File System backup.

 

Differential backups do not update the Change Journal

When using only full and differential backups, expect any differential backups after a synthetic full to continue backing up all files that have changed since the first full (rather than all files that have changed since the synthetic full).

 

Wildcard subclient filters are not applied when subclient contents contain file-level wildcard

If you combine file level subclient content (file.*, file*.txt, etc...) with a subclient filter defined with any wildcards, the subclient filter will not be applied. To work around this, use directory level wildcards to define subclient content.

 

Wildcard subclients using range and/or negation for content are backed up twice

During the data protection process, default subclients do not automatically filter wildcard subclients that use range ([ ]) and/or negation (!) wildcards for content. The defined range that the wildcard subclients backs up must be manually filtered for the default subclient.

 

Specifying individual files or file-level wildcards as subclient content will result in the files being backed up with both the user-defined and default subclient

To work around this, define subclients with directories, wildcards that result in directories, or filter these individual files/wildcards from the default subclient.

 

Backups of RSM data may generate error (Windows 2000,  Server 2003)

When upgrading from Windows 2000 to Server 2003, or using any account other than the LOCALSYSTEM account, the upgrade program may attempt to back up RSM even if it is not installed on the client computer. This will result in an error message when backing up the client. (You can ignore the error message.) If backups of the RSM database are generating errors, or causing the job to fail, you can disable backups of the RSM database by creating the filter {RSM} in the subclient that backs up the System State.

 

A partially restored file can be left on the disk, if a job associated with Restore by Jobs is killed

To restore the file, re-run the job using the Unconditional Overwrite option from the Restore Options for All Selected Items dialog box. This will ensure that the file is overwritten and restored correctly. However, care must be exercised while selecting the Unconditional Overwrite option, as all the files in the job will be restored and will overwrite existing versions of the file on the disk.

 

Full iDataAgent Restore of a Windows XP or 2003 client generates an error message after successful restore  (Windows XP and 2003) 

After performing a Full iDataAgent Restore, you will be warned that some system files have been replaced by unrecognizable versions. Select Cancel to accept these restored files.

 

Full iDataAgent Restore may restore mount points with incorrect attributes

To work around this issue, correct the attributes of the mount point, after it is restored.

 

Mount points to free space are not restored correctly when restoring to a different physical disk

Mount points to free space are assigned with Disk GUIDs. If a condition occurs that changes the disk GUID, the mount point will not restore correctly. For example, if the restore is to different hardware, or the existing hardware has been repartitioned with a tool that reassigns disk GUIDs (such as diskpart). This issue does not affect Mount points to drives or folders. To work around this issue:

  1. Delete the Mount point via command line.
  2. Recreate the Mount point
  3. Restore the data via File System Restore.

 

Multiple attempts for index-free restores may result in erroneous displayed information in the progress indicator, error message(s), and statistics

If, after multiple attempts for index-free restores, the progress indicator completes with less than 100%, the restore completes with one or more errors, and the statistics are incorrect, all files are restored with no errors. Checking the list of restored files can verify the restore.

 

Index-free restores run with a time range complete with one or more errors

Despite the error message, all files are restored with no errors. Checking the list of restored files can verify the restore.

 

Index-free restores are incorrectly adding a new mount point when restoring mount point data out-of-place

Mount points created to the out-of-place restore location should be removed using disk management tool.

 

When restoring files that were backed up using data encryption, ACLs will not be restored

Files backed up with data encryption will inherit the ACLs of the folder to which they are restored.

 

Restored Remote Storage files will have the wrong icon  (Windows 2000, Server 2003)

Files are restored with the icon that indicates a link, even when they are not links. The files are successfully restored, only the icon is incorrect.

 

Media Explorer does not restore event logs if the system state was backed up using a legacy backup 

Back up the system state with VSS (for Windows iDataAgents that support VSS) or restore the logs after Media Explorer restore with a restore system database operation.

 

Disk quota entries are not restored during Full iDataAgent and Media Explorer restores 

Use the Restore System Database feature of the iDataAgent to restore the disk quota database.

 

The catalog.wci folder is restored as a non-hidden folder (Windows 2000, Server 2003)

After a full iDataAgent restore, this folder is restored as a visible folder although it was hidden by default.

 

Full iDataAgent restore is not fully supported for Active Directory Application Mode of Windows Server 2003 R2

Full system backups of a created ADAM instance cannot be restored using full system restore.

There is no workaround for this limitation.


Notes

See Also

Review the following Release Notes for additional issues that may be relevant to this Agent:

 

Automated System Recovery (ASR) is not supported for Windows File System iDataAgent

 

User Impersonation for Windows Server 2003 clients requires domain account (Windows Server 2003)

For clients running Windows Server 2003, you must supply a domain account rather than a local account for any user impersonation procedures.

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