SystemLink 2020 R2 Known Issues

Overview

This document contains the SystemLink known issues that were discovered before and since the release of SystemLink 2020 R2. Known issues are performance issues or technical bugs that NI has acknowledged exist within this version of the product.

 

Not every issue known to NI appears on this list; it is intended to show the most severe and common issues that you may encounter and provide workarounds when possible. Other technical issues that you may encounter could occur through normal product use or system compatibility issues. You may find more information on these issues in NI’s Product Documentation, Knowledgebase, or Community.

Bug Number

Legacy ID

Description

Details

966801

Asset self-calibration status does not update after unlocking a locked system

Attempting to start an asset self-calibration on a locked system will correctly show "System Locked (changes suspended)" under Status. If the system is subsequently unlocked, the status will change to "Self-Calibrating" but will not update further. This issue is cosmetic only, and the self-calibration completes correctly.

Workaround:

Run the self-calibration again with the system unlocked to reset the status.

Reported Version:

SystemLink: 20.0

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

Feb 27, 2020

211182

Using the browser navigation buttons does not correctly change a query

On pages with a query panel (Assets, Calibrated Assets, Reports, etc.), the browser back button does not work as expected. When a user presses the back button, the URL in the browser changes, but the filters do not.

Workaround:

Remove the filter using the X button next to the property selection field instead.

Reported Version:

SystemLink: 19.5

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

Feb 27, 2020

1077654

User must have create and modify permissions to import dashboards

To import a dashboard through the Dashboards web application, the user must have both "Create dashboards" and "Modify dashboards" privileges.

Workaround:

There is currently no known workaround for this issue.

Reported Version:

SystemLink: 20.1

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

Jul 16, 2020

2266174

SystemLink Client performance degradation over time

The SystemLink TrayApp on the client system starts a tcp-server in order to get job notifications. This mechanism enables pop-up notifications informing the current user that a job started/completed. This has to work for any user that can login to that system and for Windows Server we have to support the use-case of multiple users being logged-in simultaneously; each user has their own tcp-server on its own port.

The ports are persisted on the disk in this location: C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\Systems Management\NIMinionConfig\ports

Over time, this list may grow and will include users that are no longer active on the system. For each port that fails to connect, there is a 2 second timeout when attempting to connect. This results in delays of 2 seconds multiplied by the number of inaccessible ports for each job.

Knowledge Article associated with this issue: 

    Workaround:

    Manually delete the files corresponding to the users that are no longer logged in to that system.

    Reported Version:

    SystemLink Client 2020 R1

    Resolved Version:

    SystemLink Client 2022 Q1 Patch 4, SystemLink Client 2023 Q1

    Added:

    Mar 7, 2023

    2395617, 2435241

    TDM DataFinder Optimize Database function does not reduce database footprint when run after data is deleted from MariaDB

    In version of DataFinder Server Editions prior to 2014, executing the TDM DataFinder Optimize Database function would reduce the database footprint roughly proportional to the volume of records deleted from the database. This function could be used to help cleanup database after archiving old data. This does not function as expected when run after data is deleted from MariaDB

    Workaround:

    Setup multiple DataFinder instances and archive the entirety of the oldest database at a time, cycling through several instances to achieve desired volume of historical data storage.

    Reported Version:

    SystemLink: 19.5

    Resolved Version:

    N/A

    Added:

    Jul 27, 2023

    Final Time Issue Listed

    Issues found in this section will not be listed in future known issues documents for this product.

    There are currently no issues to list.

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    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).