Dell PowerStore 5200T EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 3 - Page 6

Functional Area Import Install or Upgrade Monitoring Monitoring Monitoring PowerStore Manager (GUI) PowerStore Manager (GUI) PowerStore Manager (GUI) PowerStore Manager (GUI) PowerStore Manager (GUI) PowerStore Manager (GUI) PowerStore Manager (GUI) Security Feature Description Summary of Benefits The following user enhancements have been added: • Before migration can begin, the system validates that the selected hosts are supported for the selected source array. • Host firewall settings are validated by the plug-in installer. • Use of FQDN or host names for hosts is allowed for migrations. Provides the ability to update the Pre-Upgrade Health Check (PUHC) independently of an OS upgrade. Enhancement of PowerStore functionality during out-of-space conditions. Optimized PowerStore background processes allow efficient recycling of highly utilized stripes, resulting in improved performance at high capacity utilization, which is higher than 70%. Improved PowerStore appliance performance in application scenarios that require VMware Hardware Accelerated Move (XCOPY), including VDI Full Clone. PowerStore Manager can display the graphical relationship between volumes/volume groups and their associated snapshots/clones. PowerStore Manager can compare performance metrics for resource objects of the same type. System metadata is displayed as used and freed up metadata space is displayed as free system space on the physical capacity chart. PowerStore Manager can display information in multiple languages. PowerStore Manager can display the initiator and initiator paths for all supported protocols at the appliance and cluster level. The number of snapshots created for a specific resource (volume, volume group, file system, or virtual machine) is shown in the resource table and the user can access the details of a specific snapshot. PowerStore Manager includes the option to redirect an HTTP request to HTTPS for users that are trying to access the application without using the https:// prefix. Support for FIPS validation of the NVRAM cache. Provides early detection of whether a selected host is supported for a selected source array in a migration. User is notified whether the firewall settings on the host are valid and, if not, to take corrective action. When an IP address is not given for a host for a migration, the system supports resolving the user-supplied FQDN or host name instead. Any changes in the PUHC scripts can be updated dynamically without the need to release a new OS package. Improves NAS file server stability and support capacity and performance metrics visibility. The user can utilize all the usable capacity with no performance impact. Increased performance. Provides customers the ability to easily and efficiently see the relationship between 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 free capacity on PowerStore Manager. Provides international customers the ability to view PowerStore Manager in their preferred language. Provides customers the ability to view all host initiators to a specific appliance in one location so they can validate if Fibre Channel zoning was setup correctly. Makes it easy to find and access snapshots and perform a quick restoration of the storage object to a previous state. Helps avoid confusion and support calls when customers attempt to access PowerStore Manager without using the https prefix. Enables FIPS validation of the D@RE NVRAM cache card. 6 New Features