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Contents

About this document ....................................................................................................................... 4

Release Notes .................................................................................................................................. 5
Fixes in 5.1.1 .......................................................................................................................... 5
New Features in 5.1.0 ............................................................................................................. 5
Fixes in 5.1.0 .......................................................................................................................... 6
Fixes in 5.0.2 .......................................................................................................................... 8
New Features in 5.0.1 ............................................................................................................. 8
Fixes in 5.0.1 .......................................................................................................................... 8
Changes in 5.0.0 ..................................................................................................................... 9
Known Issues ................................................................................................................................ 10

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About this document

This document describes the changes per release and known issues for the EMC Backup System
Sizer Version 5.x software.

Audience
This document is intended for EMC employees and authorized partners only.

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Release Notes
Fixes in 5.1.1
Change
Data Domain TSM
Calculation Issue
Data Domain Reports show
incorrect capacity
Avamar Replication stats did
not display all data
New Features in 5.1.0
Change
Data Domain Capacity
calculations use 52 weeks
Data Domain Support for
Data Domain OS 5.1
Data Domain Support for
rolling full backups
Data Domain Restore time
calculations supported
Data Domain Backup
provider IBMi commands will
enforce VTL protocol only
policy
Data Domain Incremental
backup size automatically
calculated
Data Domain View dataset
dialog displays Archiver details
Data Domain Adding custom
datatypes in Options/Settings
Data Domain Subsequent
full reduction dynamically
displayed
Avamar Desktop/Laptop will
Description
An issue with TSM retention being calculated too low
has been identified. This fix will update all TSM
datasets and repair retention values based on the
original backup capacity and incremental size.
Values for the raw capacity in the dataset area table
view were incorrect and have been changed to the raw
capacity, before reduction.
Avamar calculations for replication have been fixed to
display the correct replication capacity and bandwidth.
Description
In order to model a sizing more accurately,
calculations will now consider 52 weeks per year and
daily growth.
Support for sizing using Data Domain OS 5.1 has
been added to the application.
A full backup which spans a window over several days
can now be scheduled. On all non-full days, an
incremental will be assumed to run, and the full will be
spread over the selected days of the week.
Restore/read operations for Data Domain has been
added, and can be found under the Restore tab in the
Configuration block of the main page. The time
calculated is if the restore was split evenly across all
systems.
IBMi is strictly VTL, and so it will only display in the
Backup Provider list if all datasets for a sizing use VTL
protocol. If selected, VTL will be the only protocol
available for future datasets added to the sizing.
The incremental backup size will be automatically
calculated based upon the full size and daily change
rate. These three fields will remain synchronized, so if
incremental size is changed, the daily change rate will
also change appropriately.
Archiver details and retention will be displayed in the
dialog when View is selected on a dataset with
Archiver enabled.
The dialog and interface for adding custom datatypes
in the Options/Settings dialog has been designed to be
more intuitive.
When editing a dataset, the subsequent full reduction
ratio/percentage will be dynamically displayed based
on the other field inputs.
If a data set is set to a Desktop/Laptop type for
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ask for number of clients
Avamar services added to
report
Avamar Quarterly copies
retention box removed
Custom datatypes can be
added from the Data Set Editor
Reports are now output in
Word-compatible format
Reports will now contain
warnings
Reports now display the
application version
Bulk import of
Sizings/Accounts
Move and Copy Sizing to new
Account
Edit Notes from main screen
Replication speed limit warning
Fixes in 5.1.0
Change
Avamar overlap for monthly
and annual copies fixed
Data Domain Archiver
checkboxes displaying
inappropriately
Data Domain Import of
Nearline datasets with only
Initial capacity fixed
Data Domain TSM data sets
will not display long-term
retention
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Avamar, the interface will ask for the number of clients
and the average size. The application will enforce a
maximum of 5000 clients per grid during
recommendations calculations.
When selecting to print services, the proper version of
services will be printed depending on the system being
sized.
Quarterly backups for Avamar are not supported; any
existing Sizings with quarterlies selected will have
them converted to monthly copies and the total will
display in the monthly copies field.
Custom datatypes can be added by clicking on the
reduction ratio/percentage in the Data Set Editor and
modifying the reduction directly. The application will
create the custom datatype and assign It upon saving
the data set.
The reports printed by the application are now in a
Word-compatible text format so they will be easier to
edit and modify to customize for individual situations.
If a sizing generates warnings or errors during
calculation, those will be printed into the report. This is
a selectable option when printing, and they will be
added to their own section.
The application version will be printed to generated
reports so that it is easier to identify the version used
to perform a given sizing.
Multiple Sizing and/or Account XML files can be
selected during an import operation, and all will be
processed and imported.
A Sizing can now be moved and/or copied from one
account to another when it is selected by clicking the
Move or Copy button.
A Notes button has been added to the Results
viewblock for easy editing of the selected Sizings
notes.
If the selected sizing hits the replication speed limit per
system, a red warning will display in the Replication
Statistics block to announce this.
Description
The overlap will now occur correctly for Avamar
sizings which contains monthly and annual copies
retained.
The Archiver checkboxes for Data Domain sizings will
now only display and be enabled under the
appropriate conditions.
The schedule of Nearline data sets which only
contained an initial backup capacity has been fixed so
calculations will use an appropriate schedule.
Long-term retention with TSM data sets is not a valid
configuration, and has been fixed so that it will no
longer display.
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Fixes in 5.0.2
Change
Data Domain - issues with
importing sizings with custom
datatypes
Data Domain - added a
validator to check for longterm
retention when there is no
full backup
New Features in 5.0.1
Change
Data Domain - Archive Period
master control added to
Capacity Configurations
Fixes in 5.0.1
Change
Data Domain - Archive Tier
calculation
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Description
Issues with importing sizings/accounts which include
custom datatypes have been fixed, including:
an issue with importing an account with
multiple sizings each with custom datatypes
an issue opening the application when a
sizing with invalid datatypes is selected
an issue where exporting a sizing would mark
a custom datatype as belonging to an
Unknown sizing type
If a pre-existing export file contains invalid data for a
custom datatype the app will attempt to import what it
can and not hault execution. After importing, the
dataset will appear disabled and the datatype column
will display a value of **INVALID** in the dataset tab.
It will be necessary to repair the datatype manually.
Long-term retention (weekly, monthly, quarterly,
annual) applies to the full and is not valid without a full
backup, so this situation has been flagged as an error
in the dataset editor.
Description
The number of years to archive for every dataset is
determined by the Archive Period selection.
Description
Archive capacity will now consider the Period of
Interest selected and the Archive Period when
calculating required capacity.
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Changes in 5.0.0
Change
Data Domain Archiver
support
Data Domain Data set input
interface updated
Data Domain Sizing
selection dialog context menus
Avamar New datatype: AV-
DD Metadata
Avamar license calculation
for non-RAIN systems
All graphs will print to report
correctly
Replication statistics includes a
buffer
Restricted Archiver
functionality
Description
Data Domain Archiver sizing is supported in this
release.
NOTE: All Archiver sizings need to be approved by
BRS CTS, and are not valid for customer sizing
without input from the BRS CTS team.
Updated UI for data set editing to a new layout with
support for long-term retention and Archive support.
Added context menus (via right-click) in the Sizing
Selection Dialog for all operations on a selected
account or sizing
The new AV-DD Metadata datatype has been added
so users can account for metadata overhead sizing
Avamar with Data Domain on the backend
Updated the algorithm used to determine licenses
required for non-RAIN systems
Previously, graphs would only print if you selected the
Charts/Environmental tab first; now they will always
print correctly
A WAN utilization buffer was added to calculations for
all data in this area
When using the partner login, Archiver functionality
will be viewable, but not enabled (i.e. the state cannot
be changed)
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Known Issues
Issue Description
The Enter key does not activate UI
components such as Back, Next, etc.
Cannot change upper limit for sizing
systems
Help may not display properly in browsers
other than Internet Explorer or Safari
Archiver years limited to 3 years
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Explanation and Workaround (if any)
This is an Adobe Flex limitation, but the Spacebar is recognized
and can be used for selection/activation
All systems sized will make sure the required storage doesn't
exceed:
80% of useable capacity for Data Domain
90% of useable capacity for Avamar
Due to some of the coding used by Adobe, the help files may not
display/render properly in alternate browsers such as Google
Chrome, Firefox, etc. If this is an issue, view the help in Internet
Explorer or Safari.
The number of years for Archiver has been limited to 3. It will be
increased when EMC Backup System Sizer is updated to handle
52 weeks per year.