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5Revision: A01 Release Date: August 2022 Dell EMC PowerStore Release Notes Release Version: 3.0.0.0 (Build: 1732745) Release Type: Major (MA) Contents Revision History ...1 Product Description ...2 New Features...3 Changed Features ...8 Resolved Issues...9 Known Issues...20 Limitations ...33 - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 2
OS o Block, File, and vVols o NVMe Flash and Storage Class Memory (SCM) media support o Front End Connectivity: FC: 32 Gb NVMe-FC, 32/16/8Gb FC iSCSI & File o Compact 2U starting form factor • Enterprise Data Services & Data Reduction: o Inline dedupe and compression o Native async replication - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 3
services are supported with PowerStore T deployments. Note: Hypervisor deployments are not supported on this model. Refer to the PowerStore product support pages (https://www.dell.com/support cluster without completing the prerequisite steps of manually synching the PowerStore OS version on the - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 4
metric archives to help with troubleshooting. PowerStore allows for lower granularity CLI. Improves performance issues handling by both service providers and customers. Using the larger width features like Metro for Block and async replication support for other resource types. You can use two - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 5
to plan storage environments with flexible implementation and varied use cases. Dual 100GbE ports that can be used to serve front-end Ethernet traffic. Provides support for a new Embedded IO Module v2 to be used for PowerStore Gen1 hardware. This new IO Module allows for better performance and - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 6
volumes/volume groups and snapshots/close to assist with storage management. Provides customers and technical support the ability to easily and efficiently troubleshoot performance issues using PowerStore Manager. Improve system capacity reporting by providing detailed representation of metadata - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 7
ESXi, health checks or any available components. Adds network related service scripts: "svc_networkcheck" and "svc_tcpdump" LDAP servers can be added and with troubleshooting of performance issues. Eliminates the need for customers to manually download the newest software from the Dell support site - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 8
appliance to another appliance. Summary of Benefits Significantly reduces support time and leads to quicker resolution. Provides logs for time and effort it takes to perform a manual rescan of paths on VMware ESXi hosts you must plug the cable into the service port on Node B. In previous releases - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 9
the second NVME over FC request because NVME over FC is NOT supported. As both requests come from the same WWPN originator, both connections will reboot automatically, and normal functions will be restored without any manual intervention. PowerStore node may unexpectedly reboot due to a QLogic QED - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 10
both arrays are set to 9000 MTU but the network infrastructure does not support that, IOs between the two appliances can be dropped. This can cause the be manually recovered. Subsequent networking alerts is suppressed if the previous networking alert is cleared by using "svc_alert" service script - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 11
The "svc_cleanup" service script does not panic. During the replication session synchronization (RPO or manual sync), the session state can change to SYSTEM_PAUSED are set to 9000 MTU but the network infrastructure does not support that, IOs between the two appliances can be dropped. This - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 12
situations shutting down or restarting a node may cause a brief IO impact as services failover to the surviving node. Tiers can go offline and cause data to disconnection caused System Manager to keep reloading and may cause data service interruption. One node cannot join back to the cluster after a - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 13
drives as each time BBU goes to 'not ready' state the NVMe drives supported by that BBU will perform backup. Stale BBU information might cause NVRAM to node. Non-disruptive upgrade (NDU) may fail and lead to auto-recovered service interruption if the management port is down on one node during NDU. - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 14
appliance may be lost. A false-positive alert of "Appliance service level is critical. Management and I/O functions are severely restricted" as expected because related events were processed out of order. Fixed a problem that could cause alert 0x00201002 "A storage resource is offline and requires - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 15
is fully functional, either ignore the alert or manually acknowledge and clear the alert. The "svc_ntp_ctl" service script may show an old NTP server that , if alerts about the database space usage are not handled by support, the lack of space on the management database can cause management - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 16
not exceeded 254 (for Windows). And it is not checked if is it set manually. Under certain high latency workloads, performance metrics REST queries time out. In such supported for LDAP. MDT-396137 Serviceability PowerStore MIB does not include Timestamp in imports list MDT-331288 Serviceability - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 17
than 254 to be presented to Windows Hosts, which Windows does not support. The array no longer automatically assigns HLUs higher than 254 to Windows nonprimary appliance due to corruption, leading to nodes rebooting and entering service mode. In rare cases a faulted drive can lead to node inability - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 18
performance statistics exported from PowerStore Manager. The "Unix Directory Services" option is not available while creating a NAS server for File After a request is sent from the REST API with an incorrect GUID, the error message returned displays the invalid UID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000- - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 19
information may be organized in unexpected folders in Data Collections if Node B is the Primary Node. MDT-356926 Support MDT-345925 Support A limit of 500 commands is enforced by the command service that can run before they start queuing up. They will start to queue in the database and not finish - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 20
NTP server addresses are invalid: 'NTP_SERVER_FQDN'. (0xE0E400701002)". Contact your service provider if you change the password on an appliance by mistake mounting the Storage Container. Alternatively, mount the Storage Container manually only to available hosts using the vSphere. None NTP servers - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 21
your service provider for instructions to manually restore the vCenter connectivity to the host. None Contact your service provider 9. Wait 5-10 minutes before doing any other network reconfigurations. To avoid the problem, use separate VLANs for Storage networks and networks that contain a lot of - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 22
Issue ID MDT-240072 MDT-429595 MDT-416804 MDT-414572 MDT-359082 MDT-322339 MDT-316424 MDT-312619 MDT-309462 Functional Area Description Workaround/Resolution Data Collection Uploaded data collections can be duplicated on massive file transfers. In this case make sure to take the largest of the - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 23
Issue ID MDT-242915 MDT-220994 MDT-133408 MDT-333618 MDT-362662 MDT-362070 MDT-289908 MDT-286236 MDT-263147 MDT-190232 MDT-117061 Functional Area Description Workaround/Resolution Data Protection Data Protection Data Protection Discovery Hardware Hardware Hardware Hardware Hardware Hardware - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 24
is not supported by PowerStore. Import of a volume failed with the error "Import failed because the mirror service could not be enabled on the Destination volume". A PowerStore software upgrade may fail when an appliance contains the maximum number of volumes. The Quick Start Guide - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 25
startup automatically, and the PowerStore X model VM will require a manual recovery. If a drive failure occurs and the data path unexpectedly data unavailability occurs after the software upgrade is complete, contact your service provider. Apply the next/upcoming PowerPath 7.1 patch, and then run - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 26
, however, deletion during cutover is not supported and the migration session is not deleted. is not balanced between appliances. Workaround/Resolution Manually fail back the NAS servers from PowerStore Manager your service provider for assistance if issue occurs. None Contact your service provider - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 27
. Ensure that the selected SMTP server is valid and supports the selected port. None If access to PowerStore Manager through the Service LAN port is required, contact your service provider for assistance Run the service script "svc_container_mgmt restart" to reboot the ControlPath (CP) container - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 28
to open a certificate file would require manual removal of the line end. Use a different browser such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or clear the browser cache in Firefox. For instructions, see "How to clear the Firefox cache" on the Mozilla Firefox support site. None After replacing a node, wait - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 29
from the system. None Unmap the non-working LUN and map it again. For VMs, delete the non-working VM and recreate it. Contact your service provider for the procedure to delete the snapshots. Rename the destination NAS server before setting up remote protection for the new NAS server that has - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 30
] was not found on the system and cannot be exported.]" Under rare circumstances, NAS services could be disrupted, if the appliance is close to reaching the maximum used data capacity. Storage - File Support Support Support SupportAssist The "NAS node is down," major alert may be seen - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 31
with remote access may fail. Attempts to upload Support Materials fail. SupportAssist is unable to upload with remote access type. If the issue persists, contact your service provider. Delete old Data Collections to increase the available space instructions on recovering the VMs. Known Issues 31 - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 32
examining namespace /vmfs/volumes// Recreate the ISOs folder using the following PowerStore CLI command: pstcli -service storage_container -id create_directory -size 100G -name ISOs By default PowerStore creates a 500 GB - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 33
turned off. Once all imports have reached the Ready-For-Cutover state, do a manual cutover. After one set of imports is completed, run the next set of imports service use. The PowerStore Simple Support Matrix lists the scalability limitations in PowerStore models. The PowerStore Simple Support - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 34
Cluster. The PowerStore Software Upgrade Guide can be downloaded from: https://www.dell.com/powerstoredocs. Note: A PowerStore Non-disruptive upgrade (NDU) is supported with Solaris native MPxIO starting at 11.4 SRU 35. Contact your service provider for NDU support on earlier Solaris versions or - Dell PowerStore 5200T | EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 35
section of the PowerStore Software Upgrade Guide to upgrade your PowerStore T model cluster. Where to Get Help The Dell Technologies Support site (https://www.dell.com/support) contains important information about products and services including drivers, installation packages, product documentation
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Dell EMC PowerStore Release Notes
Revision: A01
Release Date: August 2022
Dell EMC PowerStore Release Notes
Release Version: 3.0.0.0 (Build: 1732745)
Release Type: Major (MA)
Contents
Revision History
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Product Description
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New Features
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Changed Features
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Resolved Issues
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Known Issues
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Limitations
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Environment and System Requirements
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Installation and Upgrade Considerations
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Where to Get Help
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Revision History
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A00
July 2022
Original release version 3.0.0.0 (Build: 1732745)
A01
August 2022
Updated the list of Resolved Issues, list of Known Issues, and Limitations.