Change Log: SMS Developer Components for OES LINUX

February 2008

Binaries:

  • No change

Doc:

Changed the following in SMS API documentation:

  • Updated the definition of Data Set Name Functions section (page 198) with the maximum limit of 255 for names and paths.
  • Added new error code NWSMUT_BUFFER_OVERFLOW to the NWSMPut functions in the Data Set Name Functions section (page 198).

Sample:

  • No change

August 2007

Binaries:

  • No change

Doc:

Changed the following in SMS API documentation:

  • Corrected the following values in the Remarks section of the NWSM_SCAN_CONTROL function (page 162):
    • 0xFFFFFFFB with 0xFFFFFFFAL
    • 0xFFFFFFFA with 0xFFFFFFF9L
    • 0xFFFFFFF9 with 0xFFFFFFF8L

Sample:

  • No change

June 2007

Binaries:

  • Updated the binaries with the OES 1 SP 2 version.
  • Updated binaries with the OES 2 beta version, which supports 64 bit harware.
  • SMDR is SSL enabled to enhance the security for remote backup connections

Doc:

Changed the following in SMS API documentation:

  • Added the flag NWSM_AUTH_CASA_TOKEN in the Remarks section of the NWSMTSConnectToTargetServiceEx function (Page 68).
  • Added new scan types NWSM_OR_DATE_TIME_FILTER, NWSM_EXCLUDE_SECONDARY_DATA_STREAMS, NWSM_INCLUDE_SOFTLINK_CHILD in the Remarks section of the NWSM_SCAN_CONTROL function (page 162).
  • Replaced the datatype UINT32 to SMS_HANDLE for the pointer variable handle in Data Set Name Functions section (page 198).
  • Replaced the datatype HUGE to SM_HUGE for the pointer variable handle in the Extension Functions section (page 218).
  • Deleted error strings prefixed with SMERR in the TSAPI and SMDR Return Values section (Page 339).
  • Modified the definition of the error string NWSMTS_DATA_SET_NOT_FOUND(page 342).

Changed the following in the Recommendation document:

  • Added information on support for backup applications on 64 bit hardware in the Appendix - SMS binaries on OES Linux (page 25).

Sample:

  • Demonstration Engine and TSATEST are enabled to support backup applications on 64 bit hardware.

April 2006

Binaries:

  • No change

Doc:

Changed the following in SMS API documentation:

  • Updated the Remarks sections of the following APIs: NWSMTSGetTargetServiceAPIVersion (page 49), NWSMTSScanDataSetContinue (page 57), NWSMTSGetTargetResourceInfoEx (page 116), NWSMTSConfigureTargetService (page 101) and NWSMTSGetSupportedNameTypes (page 110).
  • Replaced the error string NWSMTS_INVALID_CONNECTION_HANDLE to NWSMTS_INVALID_CONNECTION_HANDL.
  • Updated sample code to resolve formatting errors.
  • Fixed broken links.

Replaced SLES with OES Linux in Recommendation document.

Sample:

  • Updated the readme of Demonstration Engine and TSATEST samples.
  • Modified statistics for the histogram buckets of primary SMS APIs (scan, open, read and close) for TSATEST sample.
  • Added Message file framework to Demonstration Engine sample.
  • Added session management information on the tape for Demonstration Engine sample.

March 2006

Binaries:

  • No change

Doc:

Changed the following in SMS API documentation:

  • Deleted NWSMTSGetTargetServiceAddress function.
  • Deleted return value 0xFFFDFFB0 in NWSMTSScanDataSetContinue function.
  • Added new definition for 0xFFFDFFB0 value in TSAPI and SMDR Return Values section.
  • Replaced otherInfo to other_info in the NWSM_NAME_LIST function.
  • Changed NWSMFreeString to NWSMFreeNameList in the Remarks section of NWSMListSMDRs.
  • Deleted error code NWSMSD in the Remarks section of NWSMConvertError.
  • Replaced references of scanPattern to pattern wherever applicable.

Sample:

  • No change

June 2005

Binaries:

  • Updated the binaries with the OES 1.0 version.
  • Added emulating NetWare NSS data streams on OES Linux. This feature enables quick backup application support.

Doc:

  • Updated the API documentation (sms_docs.pdf) and the recommendations document (sms_reco.pdf).

Sample:

  • Removed SMSUNI library and added relevant code to the sample code. As a result, DE and TSATEST no longer depend on smuni.a for compilation. The sample code provides a complete and working sample that can be replaced with more comprehensive implementations.
  • Enhanced DE to support cluster backup on OES Linux.

19 October 2004

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Doc:

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NOTE:

October 2004

Updated the license.txt file.

17 August 2004

Added as a new NDK component.