Restore error after U4b: Error [MT]SCSI PASS THROUGH DIRECT

[mkretzer]

Hello,

case 03662660.
After update 4b we get:

Error Restore error. Error: [MT]SCSI PASS THROUGH DIRECT ended with Scsi Error Fixed format, current; Sense key: Illegal Request. Additional sense: Invalid field in command information unit

when we try to restore. We tried different media sets, different drives and tapes written by different drives. No restore is working!

Markus

[mkretzer]

Support found something and we verified via backup test: Hardware encryption does not seem to work with 4b!

2 days ago with 4a backups used HW encryption now with 4b it only uses software encryption. Also we cannot restore......

[Dima P.]

Hello Makrus,

The case is being reviewed by RnD folks. Stay tuned.

[mkretzer]

Thank you i see that it was escalated

[Gostev]

QC confirmed this as a bug that happens when the tape library's hardware encryption setting is set to "Application managed". We will issue a KB with the hotfix shortly. The data on tapes is fine, so restore will work fine from the existing tapes once the hotfix is applied.

[mkretzer]

@gostev worst timing ever for us in the middle of an audit

But at least we can show them what a failed restore test looks like. This happens not so often with Veeam...
Do you have an ETA for the patch?

[Dima P.]

Markus,

Sorry to hear that! We've prepared a private fix for Update 4b and now it's being tested by our QA department. Once it's signed - you'll get it via support team.

[mkretzer]

Is the fix only "touching" the restore part? Then we could test now - it cannot get any worse as "unable to restore"

[Dima P.]

Yes, fix will include enable the ability to perform recovery from the previously written tape and correct the accidental failover to application aware encryption during backup (whenever hardware encryption is available it should be used instead of software encryption).

[mkretzer]

... and it works perfectly! Many thanks!

[Dima P.]

Markus,

Glad to hear it and sorry for any inconvenience caused. Cheers!

[Gostev]

Here's a KB article with the hotfix > KB2981

[bucoops]

Had the same (trouser filling) error when trying to restore a 2 year old backup tape. The hotfix worked for me (phew!).

[jsaccomani]

I was having the same problem after the upgrade. I was doing a restore of a June tape, and it gave the error. I installed KB and it worked for me. Thanks !!!

[Uncle.Pete]

In my case the error was slightly different, but the supplied hotfix worked for me also:

Restore error. Error: [MT]SCSI PASS THROUGH DIRECT ended with Scsi Error Fixed format, current; Sense key: Aborted Command. Additional sense: Initiator response timeout