Part No. 816-4731-11
This document provides late-breaking information not included in the documentation for the Capacity Reporter 6.0.1 software and the File Reporter 2.0.2 software. See the documentation provided with these applications for additional installation and use information.
Capacity Reporter
File Reporter
*** Special Global Reporter Update ***
The following are known installation and configuration issues relating to this release of Capacity Reporter:
Additional Capacity Reporter Software Prerequisites
To check the compatibility setting, run sp_dbcmptlevel against the SQL server. Any returned value <70 is unacceptable.
Prerequisite Check Does Not Fail on Incorrect Windows NT 4.0
Service Packs
The prerequisite
check fails to display an error message when it encounters a Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack lower than SP5, which is the required Service Pack for an installation of Capacity Reporter software.
Upgrade from Capacity Reporter V6.0.0 to V6.0.1 Fails on Veritas Cluster Server V2.0 Clusters
Upgrading from Capacity Reporter V6.0.0 to V6.0.1 software on Veritas Cluster Server V2.0 clusters fails, unless the following additional steps are performed after upgrading both the server and agent software:
Version 6.0.1 UNIX Agent Upgrade on Veritas Clusters
If you upgrade from a 6.0.0 UNIX agent to the version 6.0.1 UNIX agent on a Veritas cluster, subsequent scans cause the cluster alias and virtual servers to appear grayed out. To fix this, rerun the /opt/SUNWsrmag/6.0.0/install/registerca script.
NOTE: You may lose some history as a result of rerunning this script.
Windows NT
file MSINET.OCX may be required for installation of NAS or
NetWare devices
The Windows NT file MSINET.OCX is provided on the product CD at \capacity\i386\MSINET.OCX. If you receive an error message informing you this file is missing, copy it from the product CD into your \WINNT\System32 directory.
Capacity Reporter Database and SQL Maintenance
Upgrade to SQL 7.0 SP2 for SQL maintenance tasks to work properly. If you do
not want to upgrade, use SQL Enterprise Manager to remove the CkCat qualifier
from the SQLMAINT command. Contact Customer Support for more information on editing the SQL maintenance task.
Ksh (Korn Shell) is Required When Installing a Capacity Reporter Agent on a Linux
Machine
As a prerequisite, a Linux machine must have
ksh installed on it before a successful Capacity Reporter Agent installation on that machine can
occur. The latest pdksh rpm
can be downloaded from the Red Hat
web site.
Solaris Agent Upgrade Causes Disks to be Rediscovered
If you upgrade from a version
5.0.5 (or earlier) Solaris agent to the version 6.0.1 Solaris agent, subsequent
scans "rediscover" existing disk drives. The original disk drives are reported
as missing and will be removed by automatic, scheduled maintenance routines.
Solaris Agent Upgrade Installation Directory
When you upgrade a Solaris agent from version 6.0.0 to version 6.0.1, the installation directory remains 6.0.0.
The clusteralias.cfg File Not Always Created When Installing Solaris Agent on Veritas Cluster Member Nodes
When installing Solaris agents on Veritas Cluster member nodes, the clusteralias.cfg file is not always created. If this happens, copy clusteralias.cfg file from a member node that has the file to the member nodes that do not. If no member nodes have the /etc/SUNWsrmag/6.0.0/clusteralias.cfg file, unregister and then re-register the cluster alias from the member node with the lowest LLT number, using the registerca.sh install script (located by default in /opt/SUNWsrmag/6.0.0/install).
Database Scanning: Reporting on a Mirrored Sybase Disk Device
The Capacity Reporter software does not report on Sybase device status or on device mirror status.
Database Scanning:
Reboot Proxy Machine after Installing Oracle PC Client
If you install the Oracle PC client on
the proxy machine, you must reboot the proxy machine before scanning.
Failure to do so may result in database scans hanging.
Database Scanning: Edit the CLASSPATH Environment Variable for Viewing Charts and Graphs (Sybase only)
If a typical Sybase PC Client installation has
been performed on the same machine from which you are browsing to Capacity Reporter
for Database Servers, the charts and graphs do not display properly. This
problem is caused by an older version of the graphing package embedded in
certain Sybase PC Client components. The recommended solution is to browse to
Capacity Reporter for Database Servers from a machine that does not have Sybase PC
Client installed. However, if this is not possible and you want to view charts
and graphs, you must edit the CLASSPATH environment variable, as follows:
The following are known issues relating to this release of Capacity Reporter:
How to Get Adobe Acrobat Reader
The documentation on the CD-ROM is in PDF format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, go to www.adobe.com to obtain a
free copy.
Veritas Cluster Server Cluster Alias scan completes but virtual servers do not appear and there are obvious error messages
On each member node of the Veritas cluster, verify that the file /etc/SUNWsrmag/6.0.0/trustedhosts exists and contains the IP address for
each member node. If the file exists and contains the correct IP addresses on each member node, create a file named ".trusted" (no quotes)
in the /etc/SUNWsrmag/6.0.0/ directory. In this new file, add the IP addresses (one per line) for every Virtual Server and Member Node
associated with this cluster. After this file has been created on each member node, run a Computer Scan on each. After the Computer Scans
are complete, run the Cluster Alias Scan.
Hitachi Data
Systems HiCommand Server reports Storage Capacity Differently than Capacity
Reporter Software
The HiCommand Server calculates storage space as follows:
| 1 KB = 1000 bytes |
| 1 MB = 1000 KB |
| 1 GB = 1000 MB |
| And so on... |
The Sun StorEdge T3 Array Console Reports Storage Capacity Differently than Capacity Reporter Software
The Sun StorEdge T3 Array console calculates storage space as follows:
| 1 KB = 1000 bytes |
| 1 MB = 1000 KB |
| 1 GB = 1000 MB |
| And so on... |
Import from a Universal Security Group
When importing User or Directory Group members from a Universal
Security Group defined in Domain A, where the Universal Security Group contains
users defined in Domain A and Domain B, only Users or Directories owned by
accounts defined in Domain A will be imported. It is possible that Users defined
in Domain A that are not part of the Universal Security Group may be imported
inadvertently.
When importing User or Directory Group members from a nested Global Group only those Users or Directories listed in the parent group will be imported. Members of any 'sub groups' will not be imported.
Receiving "The page cannot
be displayed" Error Message While Accessing Capacity Reporter
Software
While accessing the product when running IIS 5.0 in conjunction with an anti-virus software
application, you may receive the "The page cannot be displayed" error message.
If you encounter this error, close your browser session, and then shut down
and restart the anti-virus software.
Missing Package May Be the Cause of Linux Agent not Returning SCSI Information
If computer scans on a Linux machine fail with errors such as "sh:/sbin/scsi_info: No such file or directory", the scsi_info utility is not installed or available. To fix this problem, download and install the kernel-pcmcia-cs package from Red Hat or from your Linux distribution CD.
When Uninstalling a Linux Agent, Some Settings Not Removed
When uninstalling a Linux agent, /etc/xinetd.d/srmagent4 remains, and settings from /etc/services are not removed. You can remove the SRM settings manually from /etc/services and delete /etc/xinetd.d/srmagent4. However, you must perform either both operations or neither. Performing only one of these operations can result in scan failures after reinstalling the agent.
File Scanner Ignores Alternate Data Streams
Files on NTFS can have an
arbitrary number of independent data streams. The Capacity Reporter file
scanner ignores all but the primary data stream, as do most programs. Alternate
streams are not well known, but are occasionally used to
hide information or to maliciously fill up a disk. By ignoring the alternate
streams, Capacity Reporter software ignores files that should be on the large
file list and, on Windows 2000, produce
per-user usage that differs from the Windows 2000 quota code.
See the Microsoft web site for more information on working with streams.
File System Scans Fail when Host of an NFS Mount Point is Unreachable
By design, root level NFS mount points are ignored. On UNIX machines, file system scans fail if the host of an NFS mount point below root level is unreachable.
Missing SmartArray Logical Drive
The Capacity Reporter SmartArray plug-in software cannot detect that
a logical drive has failed or disappeared until the system containing the
SmartArray controller is rebooted.
Grown Defects Reporting on the Solaris Operating System
By default, Grown Defects reporting is disabled. This can reduce scan times and also prevent error messages from accumulating in T3 Array message logs.
To enable grown defects reporting, set the SKIP_DEFECTS option to FALSE in /etc/SUNWsrmag/6.0.0/uagent.cfg. If you enable Grown Defects reporting, error messages appear in T3 Array message logs, because T3 Arrays do not support grown defects reporting.
Adding UNIX
directories on the Add Directories page
When adding UNIX directory entries on the Add Directories page, it is possible to create an entry whose path appears to be correct, but whose file system component of the path is incorrect. If this happens, the managed directory will appear to be missing after a scan occurs.
To avoid this problem, take one of the following actions:
Note: The managed directory's path is formed by concatenating the file system with the entered directory. For example, to manage /export/home/mbh , if the correct file system selection is /export , enter /home/mbh as the directory entry.
Or
Importing Capacity Reporter User and Directory Group members from ADS,
In all cases when importing User and Directory Group members from
ADS, "NT Style" naming conventions must be used instead of the Active Directory
names. For example:
SERVERNAME\Administrator is required instead of Administrator@SERVERNAME.DOMAIN
.
Uninstall/Reinstall Capacity Reporter Server Will Reset Capacity Reporter Settings
If you uninstall/reinstall a Capacity Reporter Server, settings such as Remote Install
Scripts and E-mail Alert text changes will be lost.
Do Not Use the Help Window's Refresh Button When Using Internet Explorer 5.5, 5.5 SP1, or 6.0
Clicking
Refresh
while viewing the Help in IE 5.5, IE 5.5 SP1, or IE 6.0 may display a run-time error and a dialog box asking if you want to debug the application. If this dialog box displays, click
No when asked to debug the application.
This problem does not occur on IE 5.0 or IE 5.5 SP2.
Internet Explorer Required for Remote Installation
To perform
remote installations of the Capacity Reporter agent, you must use a supported version of Internet Explorer, with appropriate security patches for that version. Do not use the Netscape browser for remote installations.
Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Must Be Installed to View Charts and
Graphs
Any Internet Explorer browser used to view charts and graphs must have the Java Virtual Machine installed.
Java Developer's Kit (JDK) May Interfere with Display of Charts and Graphs
If you open the application from a computer that also has the Java Developer's Kit installed, charts and graphs may not display. To allow charts and graphs to display, disable the Java plug-in on the browser.
Mounted Volumes without Drive Letters not Reported in File System
Report
In some cases if a volume has been created but not assigned a
drive letter, it may not be reported in the File System Report after a
scan. To ensure that volumes are consistently reported they must be given
a drive letter upon creation.
Capacity Reporter Cannot Determine Disk Controller Type on Systems Using SBUS Architecture
On Solaris systems using the SBUS architecture, the Capacity Reporter software cannot determine the type of disk controller in use. The application reports the controller for the disk as "unknown".
Capacity Reporter Cannot Always Collect Information about Physical Disks on Solaris 6 or Earlier Operating System
The Capacity Reporter software can have problems collecting information about physical disks, such as make, model, firmware, or rotational speed. In these cases, reports display "unknown" for those items.
Solaris Agent Calculations of Space Used
The Solaris agent uses different methods to calculate space used by file systems and space used by users of file systems. For details on these calculations, see the white paper entitled Understanding Used Space in Capacity Reporter (Understanding_Used_Space.htm), located on the product CD-ROM.
Version 6.0.1 NetWare Agent Now Checks Capacity Reporter Setting on Reporting Logical or Physical Size of Files
The NetWare 6.0.1 agent now checks the Capacity Reporter option setting to "report logical size" or "report physical size" and reports space used according to that setting.
Previous versions of the NetWare agent reported logical size only.
For more information, see the white paper entitled Understanding Used Space in Capacity Reporter (Understanding_Used_Space.htm), located on the product CD-ROM.
Capacity Reporter Display Name must Match Network Appliance Device Name
When assigning a Capacity Reporter display name to a Network Appliance device, you must assign the Network Appliance device's true network name. Scans fail if the Capacity Reporter display name does not exactly match the Network Appliance device's true network name.
Date-Time User-Defined Attribute
When using the date-time data type for a user-defined attribute, the following settings are valid:
Users Can Modify Default (Factory) Layouts in Custom Reports
Unlabeled Disks not reported when Veritas Volume Manager is present
When Veritas Volume Manager
is installed, Unlabeled Disks may not be reported, and will not be visible
through Capacity Reporter. Unlabeled disks will be reported and visible in
Capacity Reporter if Veritas Volume Manager is not installed.
To obtain better support for Veritas Volume Manager, check www.sunsolve.sun.com for the availability of Patch #113880-01. Then download and install that patch.
Veritas Volume Manager and SDS/Solaris Volume Manager RAID Sets May Not Report ProperlyTo obtain better support for Veritas Volume Manager, check www.sunsolve.sun.com for the availability of Patch #113880-01. Then download and install that patch.
Section Size on Disk and Section Start on Disk May Not Report Properly When Veritas Volume Manager and SDS/Solaris Volume Manager Are PresentTo obtain better support for Veritas Volume Manager, check www.sunsolve.sun.com for the availability of Patch #113880-01. Then download and install that patch.
Data and Trend Chart Information Displays Incorrectly on Forecast of File System Space Used Page
Data and Trend Chart information may display incorrectly on the Forecast of File System Space Used page. This problem can be fixed by downloading and installing Patch #114061-01 from www.sunsolve.sun.com.
Database Scanning: Use a Single
Capacity Reporter Proxy Server to Scan Sybase Databases on the Same Database
Server Instance
Do not set up two different Capacity Reporter Proxy Servers to scan Sybase databases on the same database server instance. This may cause a temporary database deadlock situation, which could result in Sybase terminating the connection, thereby causing a scan failure.
Database Scanning: Scan Requests Not Functioning
Database scans may timeout. Subsequent scans should continue
to function. If you want to increase the timeout value, contact Sun Support.
Remote Scanning: Scanning Limitations on Windows NT if Disk Administrator Has Not Run
If the disk administrator has not run at least once on a Windows NT computer, the Capacity Reporter proxy agent does not report:
Note that the disk drives will be assigned signatures based on index. When the disk registry does become available, it generates true signatures. The user interface reports the new drives while the signatures based on index appear as lost.
Remote Scanning: Download Failures Function Might Be Unreliable with Earlier Versions of Internet Explorer
The Download Failures function of CSV bulk registration behaves reliably with Netscape and Internet Explorer Version 5.5, Service Pack 2. If you use an earlier version of Internet Explorer, you might see unexpected results, which can include "Page not found" messages or unexpected values written to the failure.csv file.
Norton AntiVirus Scanner can Interfere with Capacity Reporter Scanning
The Norton AntiVirus scanner can interfere with Capacity Reporter scanning. To avoid this problem,
disable Norton AntiVirus on the Capacity Reporter Server machine.
Event Log will Fill Quickly if Computer Groups are Left Empty and Scanned on Schedule
If a computer group is intended to be left empty, its scan schedule should be set to scan on demand only. This will prevent the application log filling quickly.
LDAP Lookup Does Not Function if Capacity Reporter Server Is Not In Same or Trusted Domain as Exchange Server
In order for the LDAP lookup to work correctly (allowing directory aliasing), the Capacity Reporter Server needs to be in the same, or a trusted domain as the Exchange Server. If it isn't, then other email alert functionality continues to work as expected, making it possibly difficult to troubleshoot the LDAP not working. The Capacity Reporter server can send email by sending it out port 25 (SMTP) and then uses a DNS server to lookup the Exchange Server. The Exchange Server's LDAP directory is configured with access permissions, which will be denied if the Capacity Reporter Server is not in the proper domain.
If the 9900 Series RAID Array Contains an ESCON Card, Some Scan Details May Be Incorrect
Due to limitations
of the Hitachi Data Systems HiCommand Server 2.0 API, if the 9900 Series RAID
Array being scanned contains an ESCON card, then the mainframe Parity Groups and
mainframe LDEVs will list the following discrepancies:
Removing a Failed 9900 Series Device From the RAID Report
Does Not Do an Implicit Full Unregister Of The BVO
If you have a failed 9900 Series Device in your RAID Report
and you click on the device then Remove it, this will remove the device from the
RAID Report in Capacity Reporter but will leave the Link and Launch Button in
the HiCommand interface. For more information, see the topic entitled "Unregistering a Managed Object" in the plug-in document 9900 Series RAID Array Plug-In Notes.
File Details
Report and Directory Details Report icons on the Summary Report for File
System page for NAS and NetWare devices may not launch
correctly
The File and Directory Details Reports may not launch
correctly from the Summary Report for File System page, even when the "Collect
file details on these file systems" check box was checked.
If a Capacity Reporter Agent Has no Admin Shares, Change .csv File Path Names
To synchronize partition information between File Reporter and Capacity Reporter Agents that have no Admin shares, edit the agent's .csv file path names.
To do this, perform the following on the Capacity Reporter Agent computer:
The File Reporter Service Account Must Have Local Admin Privileges on Monitored Capacity Reporter Agents
To collect detailed file information on a Capacity Reporter Agent, File File Reporter needs access to the agent's administrative shares. To gain access, File Reporter's Service Account must have Local Admin privileges.
Use a 'Regular Identifier' for File Reporter Database
During the install process, when entering the name of the File Reporter database, it is necessary to use a 'regular identifier'. See SQL Server documentation for details on identifiers and naming conventions.
Windows NT Local Language Must be Set to US English
Windows NT local language must be set to US English for .CSV file creation, or file import will fail.
Microsoft SQL Server Performance Tuning Guide
The Microsoft SQL Server Performance Tuning Guide, contained on the product CD-ROM (sqlServerPerfTuning.doc) can be used to tune both SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000. For more information, check the Microsoft web site.
Manually Starting a File Collection Starts Scheduled File Collections
If a partition group file collection is started manually, file collections for
other partition groups scheduled for the current day will start once the manually
scheduled collection is complete. If you run partition group file collections
manually, disable the day's other currently scheduled partition group file collections.
Once the manual collection is complete, re-enable the scheduled collections.
Read-only .csv Files Not Deleted After Import
If an SRMFileData.csv file on a Capacity Reporter Agent machine’s partition is Read-only,
it will not be deleted from the File Reporter software’s Staged File directory after
import into the SRMFC SQL Server database. This will cause the CopyFile in next
processing run of the same .csv file to fail. Ensure that SRMFileData.csv files
are not Read-only on the Capacity Reporter Agent machine partitions.
Do not Open Multiple Sessions of the File Reporter Console
Opening multiple sessions of the File Reporter Console on the same or on different
machines can cause database access problems.
Use Certain Operators and Values When Performing Query Builder Date Queries
On the Query Builder page, the second date Value field for each date type (Creation, Access, or Modified) is only applicable to queries using the
Between
operator. For all other date queries, use only the first date Value field with any of the remaining operators (=,<,>,<>).
Enter the Drive Letter with a Colon When Performing Query Builder Partition
Queries
On the Query Builder page, when performing a search on a partition name, you must enter the partition's drive letter along with a colon in the Partition Name's Value field. Otherwise the query may fail.
SQL Server Setup Can Cause Query Builder "All File" Report to Display No Data
If the SQL Server has been configured to restrict tempdb file growth and if insufficient space has been allocated for the tempdb file, the Query Builder all file report may display "No records meet your report criteria", even though data was collected. You may also find error #1105 in the application Event Viewer log.
To correct this problem, Sun suggests that you select the tempdb parameter Unrestricted File Growth.
The File Size (MB) Field on the Query Builder Page Cannot Accept Multiple Values
On the Query Builder page, the File Size (MB) field cannot support multiple values entered in its Value field.
How Query Builder Interprets File Names that Use Multiple Extensions
Query Builder interprets everything before the last period in a file name as the file name. It interprets everything after the last period as the file extension.
This interpretation affects query results for UNIX files. For example, when searching for file FOO.tar.z:
If the File Reporter Machine's SQL Server Service is Stopped, Stop and Restart the FCService Service
If the File Reporter machine containing the SRMFC database stops its SQL Service, the File Reporter Service must be stopped and restarted. Otherwise, .csv file collection will not continue.
How to Restart FCService
If the FCService does not start up, use the script \filerep\Documentation\DB_Best_Practices\DeleteJobQueue.sql, located on the product CD-ROM, to delete the job queue. Then manually restart the FCService.
NOTE: If you change the default database name, you must edit the script to reflect the changed name.
References to Previous Application Names in Event Log and Registry
Any references to previous names of the File Reporter application, such as File Central or Prospector, actually refer to the File Reporter Software.
Patch for Quota Used Percentage Errors
If you receive error #80040e57 or #2147749463 while running the Global Reporter software, download and install Patch ID#114062-01 from www.sunsolve.sun.com.