Real-Time Hypervisor 3.0 Known Issues

Overview

This document contains the Real-Time Hypervisor known issues that were discovered before and since the release of Real-Time Hypervisor 3.0. Not every issue known to NI will appear on this list; it is intended to only show the severe and more common issues that can be encountered.

The LabVIEW 2013 Platform Known Issues contains a full listing of known issues, including LabVIEW toolkits and modules.

Document Organization

The Known Issues Document is divided into two separate tables. The section linked below displays the issues by category.

Known Issues by Category

Please refer to Developer Zone Article: LabVIEW Known Issues Categories Defined for a detailed explanation of categories and the types of issues listed in each category.

For those who wish to locate newly reported issues or issues by date, the section linked below displays the issues sorted by date the issue was reported.

Known Issues by Date


Contacting NI

Feel free to contact NI regarding this document or issues in the document. If you are contacting NI in regards to a specific issue, be sure to reference the ID number given in the document to the NI representative. The ID number contains the current issue ID number as well as the legacy ID number (use the current ID number when contacting National Instruments). You can contact us through any of the normal support channels including phone, email or the discussion forums. Visit the NI website to contact us. Also, consider contacting us if you find a workaround for an issue that isn't listed in the document so that we may update the document.


Known Issues by Category

The following items are known issues in Real-Time Hypervisor 3.0 sorted by Category.

Compatibility
253522Real-Time Hypervisor systems hang at boot when certain USB devices are connected
346635Hypervisor systems do not support the NI-IEEE 1394 driver
408140Acronis® True Image™ software does not run properly on Hypervisor 3.0
Functions, VIs, and Express VIs
367469Hypervisor system crashes when RT Debug String.vi is repeatedly called in a loop
Miscellaneous
391482Unable to open Hypervisor shared memory blocks with long names
426984Hypervisor configuration manager incorrectly routes interrupt lines for NI-8234
NI Services
385227Hypervisor shared memory service does not start automatically on first boot after software installation

 

IDKnown Issue
Compatibility
253522

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Real-Time Hypervisor systems hang at boot when certain USB devices are connected
Certain models of USB devices (keyboards, mice, USB hubs, etc) cause Real-Time Hypervisor systems to hang at boot.

Workaround: Do not use Hypervisor systems with USB hubs, try replacing offending keyboard/mice with different makes/models.

Reported Version: 2.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/12/2010
346635

Return
Hypervisor systems do not support the NI-IEEE 1394 driver
Installing the NI-IEEE 1394 driver on the Real-Time side of a Real-Time Hypervisor system is not supported and may cause the system to hang on boot.

Workaround: Do not install NI-IEEE 1394 drivers on a Real-Time Hypervisor system.

Reported Version: 1.4.4  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/30/2012
408140

Return
Acronis® True Image™ software does not run properly on Hypervisor 3.0
Previous versions of Hypervisor were compatible with the Acronis® True Image™ recovery software, however there is a problem with Hypervisor 3.0 that prevents the software from imaging properly.

Workaround: Do not use Acronis® True Image™ software on Hypervisor 3.0 systems.

Reported Version: 3.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/15/2013
Functions, VIs, and Express VIs
367469

Return
Hypervisor system crashes when RT Debug String.vi is repeatedly called in a loop
Hypervisor 3.0 systems may crash when repeatedly calling RT Debug String.vi inside a loop that runs for an extended period of time

Workaround: Be selective when calling the VI based on the string it would output and / or decimate the number of calls to the VI within the loop

Reported Version: 3.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 11/11/2013
Miscellaneous
391482

Return
Unable to open Hypervisor shared memory blocks with long names
When a shared memory block is created on one operating system and given a name longer than 61 characters, it will fail to open on the other operating system, though it can be opened on the operating system that created the block.

Workaround: Use names for shared memory blocks less than 61 characters in length.

Reported Version: 3.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 02/14/2013
426984

Return
Hypervisor configuration manager incorrectly routes interrupt lines for NI-8234
When the NI-8234 is set to run in RT with Hypervisor 3.0, the configuration manager incorrectly routes the interrupt lines in the chassis

Workaround: Manually configure the cards in the chassis to route the triggers correctly to use the NI-8234 in RT

Reported Version: 3.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 11/11/2013
NI Services
385227

Return
Hypervisor shared memory service does not start automatically on first boot after software installation
There is an intermittent problem with Hypervisor 3.0 that causes the shared memory service to fail to startup on the first boot after installing Hypervisor software. This problem occurs relatively infrequently but is easily resolved.

Workaround: Reboot into Windows, reapply settings and boot back into Hypervisor.

Reported Version: 3.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/29/2013


Known Issues by Date

The following items are known issues in Real-Time Hypervisor 3.0 sorted by Date.

253522Real-Time Hypervisor systems hang at boot when certain USB devices are connected
346635Hypervisor systems do not support the NI-IEEE 1394 driver
391482Unable to open Hypervisor shared memory blocks with long names
408140Acronis® True Image™ software does not run properly on Hypervisor 3.0
385227Hypervisor shared memory service does not start automatically on first boot after software installation
367469Hypervisor system crashes when RT Debug String.vi is repeatedly called in a loop
426984Hypervisor configuration manager incorrectly routes interrupt lines for NI-8234

 

IDKnown Issue
253522

Return
Real-Time Hypervisor systems hang at boot when certain USB devices are connected
Certain models of USB devices (keyboards, mice, USB hubs, etc) cause Real-Time Hypervisor systems to hang at boot.

Workaround: Do not use Hypervisor systems with USB hubs, try replacing offending keyboard/mice with different makes/models.

Reported Version: 2.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 10/12/2010
346635

Return
Hypervisor systems do not support the NI-IEEE 1394 driver
Installing the NI-IEEE 1394 driver on the Real-Time side of a Real-Time Hypervisor system is not supported and may cause the system to hang on boot.

Workaround: Do not install NI-IEEE 1394 drivers on a Real-Time Hypervisor system.

Reported Version: 1.4.4  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/30/2012
391482

Return
Unable to open Hypervisor shared memory blocks with long names
When a shared memory block is created on one operating system and given a name longer than 61 characters, it will fail to open on the other operating system, though it can be opened on the operating system that created the block.

Workaround: Use names for shared memory blocks less than 61 characters in length.

Reported Version: 3.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 02/14/2013
408140

Return
Acronis® True Image™ software does not run properly on Hypervisor 3.0
Previous versions of Hypervisor were compatible with the Acronis® True Image™ recovery software, however there is a problem with Hypervisor 3.0 that prevents the software from imaging properly.

Workaround: Do not use Acronis® True Image™ software on Hypervisor 3.0 systems.

Reported Version: 3.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 05/15/2013
385227

Return
Hypervisor shared memory service does not start automatically on first boot after software installation
There is an intermittent problem with Hypervisor 3.0 that causes the shared memory service to fail to startup on the first boot after installing Hypervisor software. This problem occurs relatively infrequently but is easily resolved.

Workaround: Reboot into Windows, reapply settings and boot back into Hypervisor.

Reported Version: 3.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 07/29/2013
367469

Return
Hypervisor system crashes when RT Debug String.vi is repeatedly called in a loop
Hypervisor 3.0 systems may crash when repeatedly calling RT Debug String.vi inside a loop that runs for an extended period of time

Workaround: Be selective when calling the VI based on the string it would output and / or decimate the number of calls to the VI within the loop

Reported Version: 3.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 11/11/2013
426984

Return
Hypervisor configuration manager incorrectly routes interrupt lines for NI-8234
When the NI-8234 is set to run in RT with Hypervisor 3.0, the configuration manager incorrectly routes the interrupt lines in the chassis

Workaround: Manually configure the cards in the chassis to route the triggers correctly to use the NI-8234 in RT

Reported Version: 3.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 11/11/2013

Document last updated on 11/7/2014

Glossary of Terms

 

  • Bug ID - When an issue is reported to NI, you may be given this ID or find it on ni.com.  You may also find IDs posted by NI on the discussion forums or in KnowledgeBase articles.
  • Legacy ID – An older issue ID that refers to the same issue.  You may instead find this issue ID in older known issues documents.
  • Description - A few sentences which describe the problem. The brief description given does not necessarily describe the problem in full detail.
  • Workaround - Possible ways to work around the problem.
  • Reported Version - The earliest version in which the issue was reported.
  • Resolved Version - Version in which the issue was resolved or was no longer applicable. "N/A" indicates that the issue has not been resolved.
  • Date Added - The date the issue was added to the document (not the reported date).