NetVault Plug-in for SQL Server 10.0.6 - Release Notes

Known issues

The following is a list of issues, including issues attributed to third-party products, known to exist at the time of release.

 

Table 3. General known issues

Known issue	Issue ID
SQL Server® 2005 SP2 is required for Windows Server® 2008 (32/64-bit): For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2005/en/us/system-requirements.aspx#ws. If SP2 is not installed, you might encounter errors when performing differential backups (using either the Virtual Device Interface [VDI] or VSS backup methods) as described in this article, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921106/.	17108 (MSG‑321)
Restoring SQL Server® instances with filestream data fails if the database name is changed or relocated: If the database contains filestream data or files and you rename or relocate the database during the restore, an error message appears and the restore fails. On VSS-based restores, the message is “File <filestreamGroupName> cannot be restored to <originalFilestreamGroupDirectory>. Use WITH MOVE to identify a valid location for the file.”	17196 (MSG‑402)
If you use the Copy files to Target Directory feature, restoring database files from VSS-based backups that contain filestream data does not retain folder structure: Restoring a VSS-based backup of a database that contained subfolders restores all files to the same folder (that is, the directory structure is “flattened”). Because the folder structure of the database is not recreated, a file-activation error appears when you try to access the database.	17200 (MSG‑406)
The plug-in name has been changed to use the “Plug-in for <product>” naming convention (that is, Plug‑in for SQL Server). If you upgrade the plug-in for a system that is managed by a NetVault Backup Server 9.2, savesets created with the upgraded plug-in are not displayed in the NVBU Restore window when the Selection Method is set to Plugin; only savesets created with an earlier version are displayed. Workaround for NetVault Backup Server 9.2: On the Selections tab of the NVBU Restore window, select Job in the Selection Method list to view savesets or backups created with a previous version or the upgraded plug-in. This issue was corrected in NetVault Backup 10.0.0.	23470
NetVault Backup 9.2 creates separate backup savesets for each node contained in an All Instances node of an AlwaysOn Availability Group: If you use the plug-in with NetVault Backup 9.2, selecting the All Instances node as the backup target creates a backup saveset for each instance included in the node. To restore a backup, follow the guidelines and steps in “Restoring data to a Virtual Client” in the user's guide.	27273

 

Table 4. Third-party known issues

Known issue	Issue ID
If you upgrade to SQL Server® 2012 or later, you can create a database by restoring a backup that was created using SQL Server 2005 or later; however, you cannot restore backups of master, model, or msdb.	25048

Software requirements

Before installing Plug‑in for SQL Server 10.0.6, ensure that your system meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements.

 

Table 5. Requirements

Platform	Application
Windows Server® 2003 SP1 (32-bit)	SQL Server® 2005 (32-bit)
Windows Server® 2003 SP1 (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2005 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2003 SP2 (32-bit)	SQL Server® 2008 (32-bit)
Windows Server® 2003 SP2 (32-bit)	SQL Server® 2008 R2 (32-bit)
Windows Server® 2003 SP2 (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2008 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2003 SP2 (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2008 R2 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2003 R2 SP2 (32-bit)	SQL Server® 2008 R2 (32-bit)
Windows Server® 2003 R2 SP2 (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2008 R2 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2008 (32-bit)	SQL Server® 2005 SP2 (32-bit)
Windows Server® 2008 (32-bit)	SQL Server® 2008 (32-bit)
Windows Server® 2008 (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2005 SP2 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2008 (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2008 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2008 SP2 (32-bit)	SQL Server® 2008 R2 (32-bit)
Windows Server® 2008 SP2 (32-bit)	SQL Server® 2012 (32-bit)
Windows Server® 2008 SP2 (32-bit)	SQL Server® 2014 (32-bit)
Windows Server® 2008 SP2 (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2008 R2 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2008 SP2 (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2012 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2008 SP2 (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2014 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2008 R2 (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2008 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2008 R2 (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2008 R2 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2008 R2 SP1 (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2012 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2008 R2 SP1 (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2014 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2012 Full Server and Server Core (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2008 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2012 Full Server and Server Core (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2008 R2 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2012 Full Server and Server Core (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2012 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2012 Full Server and Server Core (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2014 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2012 R2 Full Server and Server Core (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2008 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2012 R2 Full Server and Server Core (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2008 R2 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2012 R2 Full Server and Server Core (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2012 (32/64-bit)
Windows Server® 2012 R2 Full Server and Server Core (64-bit)	SQL Server® 2014 (32/64-bit)

Upgrade and compatibility

Plug‑in for SQL Server® 10.0.6 requires NetVault Backup 9.0 or later. For complete supported-platform information, see the Dell NetVault Backup Compatibility Guide.

Pure64 Builds

Starting with NetVault Backup 8.6, a new build type named “LinuxX86Pure64” has been added, while the pure 32-bit Linux® version has been retired. To understand the impact of this change, review the following:

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Hybrid 32/64-bit Build: The hybrid 32/64-bit build has been retained. However, the platform type has been renamed from “LinuxX8664” to “LinuxX86Hybrid.” This build functions as the standard build for Linux users who do not have a pure 64-bit-only requirement. This build lets you upgrade from pure 32-bit as well as from hybrid builds of NetVault Backup.

The LinuxX86Hybrid build retains binary compatibility with all previous versions of plug-ins, including plug-ins marked as 32-bit and plug-ins designated 64-bit. Additionally, this build works on 32-bit systems that do not have 64-bit capability.

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Pure 64-bit Build: A new type of build named “LinuxX86Pure64” has been introduced for pure 64-bit Linux distributions. If you have a specific reason that you cannot use any 32-bit components (for example, you are using a Linux distribution that does not run 32-bit code), use this type. You cannot use this new type to upgrade existing NetVault Backup installations; remove the existing version and install the pure 64-bit version separately. To reduce confusion, warning messages have been added to both the upgrade and installation packages to ensure that you understand that they are not compatible.

 

Table 6. Pure64 builds

OS	Core Build	Plug-in
		32-bit	64-bit	Hybrid	Itanium	Pure64
32-bit	32-bit	X		X
	Hybrid	X		X
64-bit	Itanium				X
	64-bit		X	X
	Hybrid		X	X
	Pure64					X

 

NOTE: X = Compatible Some plug-ins do not support Pure64-bit builds.

Product licensing

To obtain the license key for your NetVault Backup Server environment, determine the NetVault Machine ID of your main NetVault Backup Server. Also identify the machine IDs of any clients running application plug-ins, such as Oracle®, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server®, and Exchange.

You can use the NetVault Configuration Wizard to install the product license keys. Alternatively, you can install the license keys from the Manage Clients page.

To obtain a machine ID:

1	Start the NetVault Backup WebUI.

2	In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients.

3	In the NetVault Backup Clients list, select the applicable machine, and click Manage.

4	On the View Client page, note the machine ID exactly as it appears in the Client Summary table.

To install a license key using the configuration wizard:

1	In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration.

2	On the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Install Licenses.

3	In the NetVault Backup Clients list, select the applicable machine, and click Next.

4	In the Enter the license key string box, type or copy and paste the license key, and click Apply.

After the key is applied successfully, a message is displayed.

To install a license key from the Manage Clients page:

1	In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients.

2	In the NetVault Backup Clients list, select the applicable machine, and click Manage.

3	On the View Client page, click Install License.

4	In the Install License dialog box, type or copy and paste the license key, and click Apply.

After the key is applied successfully, a message is displayed.

5	To dismiss the dialog box, click Close.