A2 Release Notes 6.0.1 #7857


Alike v6.0.1

Released: 11/20/2018


A stabilization build for the A2


Bug Fixes

  • Resolves issue with Hyper-V backups which can fail with "The batch file cannot be found"
  • Addresses internal logging issue
  • Fixes issue where VMs could be missing Xen pool ID under certain conditions, causing backups to fail
  • Addresses problem with Alike system account password change which prevented the use of special characters
  • Resolves issue with Alike Free which prevented Q-Hybrid backups
  • Resolves issue with "gfs.db is busy" error during backup commits


Known Issues

  • Importing of Alike v4 Offsite Vaults is not supported yet
  • ADS/ODS can report the available space incorrectly for local/unencapsulated stores
  • Intermittent "Unable to read data from the transport connection" from XenAPI on older XenServer versions
  • Vaulting bandwidth controls not yet available
  • LVM file-level restore not supported for RestoreFS (full restores are supported)
  • Error reporting during "full restore" jobs is limited/unhelpful
  • Deleting an entire VM from the UI will remove it to be lost from any configured jobs
  • Revert (overwrite) restores not available
  • XenCenter console can become unresponsive, use SSH as a workaround if affected
  • Dashboard graph empty on first day after initial install and setup
  • Resolves issue with Hyper-V backups where jobs cannot find batch file
  • Addresses internal logging issue
  • Fixes issue where VMs could be missing Xen pool ID under certain conditions, causing backups to fail
  • Improves logging and error handling
  • Addresses problem with SMB password change if the password contains reserved system characters
  • Resolves issue with Alike Free which prevented Q-Hybrid backups
  • Resolves issue with "gfs.db is busy" error during backup commits