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RELEASE NOTES Dell EMC® Unity™ Family, Dell EMC Unity™ Hybrid, Dell EMC Unity™ All Flash, Dell EMC UnityVSA™ Version 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes 302-002-572 Rev 35.1 January 2022 These release notes contain supplemental information about this Unity release. Revision history ...2 Product description - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 2
Release 5.0.2.0.5.009 Release Notes update only. Additional information about password resets. Updated information for fix 1014081. New known issue Release 4.1.0.8940590 Release 4.0.2.8627717 Documentation update only - ESRS Requirements. Release 4.0.1.8404134 2 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 3
rich data services. Unity is Redefining Storage Simplicity and Value 32B Here are some of the features and supporting statements that allows Unity to redefine midrange storage: • Simple: Simplified ordering, all-inclusive software, rack-and-stack in less than 2 minutes, customer installable, a new - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 4
can meet any storage deployment requirement with Unity from virtual to purpose-built to converged infrastructure. All deployment options support the same data unified data services (SAN/NAS and vVols) to support any workload with traditional file (file consolidation, VDI user data, home directories - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 5
into Service Mode. Some scanners which support Distributed File System (DFS) fail to connect to an SMB share on Unity. users belonging to multiple groups. In rare cases, when a heavy load of I/O and a shrink operation are both running, I/O stops responding because no space is available, and a storage - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 6
The Unity management IP connection is lost after an unexpected SP reboot, rendering the UI inaccessible. 5.0.7.0.5.008 5.0.7.0.5.008 5.0.7.0.5.008 5.0.7.0.5.008 Under certain network loads and configurations, storage systems with 10GbE iSCSI SLICS with TLA 303-413-XXXXXX installed, may experience - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 7
pool. The message will now display as: Storage pool p1 has exceeded its user-specified threshold of 70% (used+preallocated: degraded. 5.0.7.0.5.008 5.0.7.0.5.008 On a storage system where the number of drives installed is the maximum allowed, a 5.0.7.0.5.008 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 7 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 8
user is removed from a group. The user still has access to files and folders that belong to the group which this user is no longer a member of. If a file system has the SFTP service with the support of Secure Remote Procedure Call (RPC). 5.0.6.0.5.008 8 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 9
device providers only accept Gratuitous ARP requests. In rare cases, NAS network services became unresponsive, or failed to properly close. 5.0.4.0.5.012 5.0.4.0.5.012 5.0.4.0.5.012 caused the SP to reboot. 5.0.4.0.5.012 5.0.4.0.5.012 5.0.4.0.5.012 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 9 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 10
/ 13290429 UNITYD-37329/ 996308/ UNITYD-7518/ 13311111 Secure Remote Services Security Security Serviceability Software Install and Upgrade Software Install and Upgrade Storage - Block Storage - Block Storage - File Storage - File Configuration of integrated ESRS failed. 5.0.4.0.5.012 The system - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 11
Storage - File Storage - File Storage - File Storage - File Storage - File Storage - File Storage - File Storage - File Storage - File Storage - File Storage - File Storage - File Storage 5.0.4.0.5.012 mapping of the LDAP service status. The NFS server became Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 11 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 12
host scan for iSCSI LUNs sometimes took up to 2 hours. 5.0.4.0.5.012 Issue number Problem summary Description of fix 1032090 / 1026829/ A kernel core dump and system Fixed in 011 5.0.3.0.5.014 4.5.1.0.5.001 5.0.3.0.5.014 4.4.0.1534750794 5.0.3.0.5.014 12 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 13
Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version 1031191/ 1015568/ 12966658 If proactive quota check scripts were being run by the user too large (~14 GB) to fit in the service partition. This prevented it from being cleaned up normally Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 13 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 14
16035681 1031249/ 1038014/ 13983915 Problem summary Description of fix user drives was created, this could have led to system drives going offline and the system RAID hanging. The system may then have gone into Service group, such as 14 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 15
Problem summary Description of fix "dell.emc.sz04f0," could not be configured on the Unity array. Users with specific Kerberos Fixed in code. token sizes had access problems or the file system was manually brought online using fsck was generated in the System → Service → Download → Core Dump, - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 16
Problem summary Description of fix When the array was in Fixed in code. encrypted mode and a dynamic pool was created with system drives and other user drives, and one system drive was replaced, the user SPA failed Fixed in code. 16 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in version - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 17
/ 15671209 NFS access through SPA was The code was updated to down due to blocked threads add a check to prevent a from a specific problem with a file thread deadlock when handle. there is a problem with a file handle. 4.5.1.0.6.107 5.0.2.0.5.009 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 17 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 18
Fixed in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix 1021878/ When editing existing an unexpected storage processor reboot. 1013569 / 1010433 The file system went offline after Fixed in code. the user executed a file system shrink operation. 18 Dell EMC Unity™ Family - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 19
Issue number Problem summary Description of timeout issues. 4.5.0.0.5.096 5.0.1.0.5.011 1013559 Systems originally running Unity Fixed in code. These 4.0.0.7329527 OE 4.0.x that were entered into a non-recoverable error status because the storage pool was full. After the pool was expanded - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 20
number Problem summary the svc_cifssupport Fixed in code. -checkup service command was incomplete. 4.4.1.1539309879 5.0.1.0.5.011 maximum number of of VLANs per port is 32, but VLANs supported per port failure messages are returned is 32. when adding the Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 21
's storage processors (SP) cannot communicate with drive ". Fixed the false alert. 4.3.1.1525703027 5.0.1.0.5.011 1013509 / 9217609 For thinly-provisioned file Fixed in code. / 939271 systems upgraded from an older code version where LD is DLU, 4.2.1.9431428 5.0.1.0.5.011 Dell EMC Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 22
Problem summary Description of fix UFS64 snapshots and related UFS64 snapshots may have been offline. 1001574/ 1012319 / Windows 10 update 1903 is not Fixed in code. 1002639 /13389437 able to access shares from Unity this. If the user ignores the warning specified storage resource Dell EMC Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 23
982723 987334/ 987693 921270 Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version During CIFS import session Fixed in code. cutover, user will see an alert in the following status: Health details = "The NAS 4.2.0.9392909 5.0.0.0.5.116 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 23 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 24
Problem that at least one DNS server is running and the storage system can access it."]}}} 990828/12980528 Multiple LUNS were number (256+) of File Systems in that VDM, user may see error message mentioning at least one replication been transferred 24 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 25
Problem summary Description of fix to the destination will be created on the destination again after the resume operation completes. 2. If a delete replication session operation occurs when syncing data, the user , the system entered service mode. Fixed in Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 25 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 26
Fixed in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix the CEPP server returned to normal. for one LDAP user or group also deleted the role mapping of all local and LDAP users and groups with the same role. Authentication would 26 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 27
Fixed in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version succeed for other user accounts, then access was denied because the account did relocation error: Fixed in code. 4.4.0.1534750794 5.0.0.0.5.116 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 27 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 28
releases Issue number Problem summary Description of in the domain and could not be reused. 983973/12739819 If a user selected one or more Fixed in code. hosts in NFS Share host access the Unity NAS server's DC list. During the process it was possible that a null pointer was 28 Dell EMC Unity™ - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 29
) directory, running FS recovery on it created a new root directory and made all the user data on it inaccessible. 4.4.1.1539309879 5.0.0.0.5.116 986240 An offline source NAS server andFixed in code. storage pool failed over replication sessions to the destination. Then, the source NAS server and - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 30
previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix CloudIQ data. Knowledge Base Id (Primus ID) 531045 5.0.0.0.5.116 987250 If a user locked a file in a Fixed in code. migrated FLR-enabled file system 4.5.0.0.5.096 5.0.0.0.5.116 30 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 31
properly. 4.4.1.1539309879 5.0.0.0.5.116 990009 If a support contract was Fixed in code. All previous 5.0.0.0.5.116 renewed, two entries appeared in versions. the System → Service → Overview → Support Contracts page. One was Active, while the Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 31 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 32
to sync, the file system on the destination was locked and unlocked. If the statMonitor service tried to fetch some IO stats from that file system just as 32 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in version Fixed in version 4.2.2.9632250 5.0.0.0.5.116 4.4.0.1534750794 5.0.0.0.5.116 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 33
Problem When a user removed host Unity upgrade to 4.5.x failed Fixed in code. during the DB schema upgrade. On the SP that was in service mode, in \mnt\ssdroot\EMC\CEM\log\uem _db_install.log, there was the following error: DBINFRA:dbschema install: INFO: run_sqlscript(): "/EMC/CEM/db/install - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 34
in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix Found /13580384 When the file system was shrunk Fixed in code. manually, or auto-shrink occurred in the background, the file system issue occurred on 34 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 4.4.1.1539309879 5.0.0.0.5.116 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 35
Problem summary 116 998498/10188100 If a user only modified the proxy Fixed in code. password on an integrated ESRS-enabled supported by The updated Unity 5.x All previous UEMCLI client depends on versions. the VC++ 2010 redistributable package and now supports only 5.0.0.0.5.116 Dell EMC Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 36
Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version Microsoft. It supported Windows Windows Sever 2008 and Server 2003 and later. above. 988938/13936747 For a non-thin LUN, when the Fixed in code. user source storage resource was offline. In this 36 Dell EMC Unity™ Family - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 37
1. The first time a user deletes a replication session and the remote side either cannot be connected, or remote storage resource is offline, only the enter Service Mode as well. Found in version Fixed in version 4.2.0.9433914 4.5.0.0.5.096 4.3.0.1522077968 4.5.0.0.5.096 Dell EMC Unity™ Family - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 38
Problem storage processor reboot without creating a dump file or any other noticeable impact due to Unity's high availability features. Refer to Dell EMC Knowledgebase article 531208 for more information. 4.5.0.0.5.096 4.5.1.0.5.001 901631 The replication service 4.5.0.0.5.096 users and groups - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 39
Problem and 4.5.0.0.5.096 SP returns to service. This issue reboot. later user to allocate more storage space for inode. 932944/ 08782403 On Integrated ESRS-enabled Fixed in code. systems, users adding many LUNs (for example, 400 LUNs) to one host. 4.2.0. Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 39 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 40
Problem Unity destination. The user copy will default UNIX user user changes the Fixed in code. customized name of the system and after a DIP successful conversion, for example from a Unity 300F to a Unity 650F, the system still appears as 300F in Unisphere and the service 09378183 User may - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 41
Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version 940712/ 09249807 The default snaplen of Fixed in code. svc_tcpdump displayed in the help text is inconsistent with the real value and it does not support 0 as the default user default may have incorrect UNIX - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 42
Problem later 945570/ 09822862 Unable to create storage pool Fixed in code. with available in enabled state. All versions 4.5.0.0.5.096 947258/ 09968818 User could not scroll down the The code was fixed service mode. 4.2.1.9535982 and 4.5.0.0.5.096 later 42 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 43
Fixed in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Host tab. For example, a user wants to add 400 LUNs to one host. - An error appears when a user tries to add more LUNs in the host access. (Unisphere path: Hosts Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 43 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 44
rescan. If the user reboots UnityVSA after changing the size of a vdisk, UnityVSA will enter service mode. 952687/ 10348411 users do not have a UID/GID. 954886/ 10551463 Several months after array boot Fixed in code. up, the obs_collector could be killed by Linux OOM killer, and 44 Dell EMC Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 45
Problem summary Description of fix the primary SP could reboot unexpectly. 956226/ 10263200 Users QOS license is not installed, a User cannot create LUN/VMFS 958244/ 05919663 User wrongly receives the alert "Storage Processor is by RPO or manually), the consumed Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 46
releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix a null response may be returned, which will result in a Storage Processor to reboot unexpectedly. 964180/ 10864634 SMI-S KBWritten metrics do accept /sys/task/job show failed 46 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in version Fixed - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 47
support website or product forums, or contact your service provider, if available. (Error Code:0x100e000) |1 965041/ 11126696 Users domain output". Need to support special password. character symbols ' and " for domain password. 4.5.0.0.5.096 965598/ Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 47 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 48
releases Issue number Problem summary Description of installed to the array, when the CLI is used to delete a Job by ID, for example: uemcli /sys/task/job -id N-2366 delete the user as the existing one in RAID group. 48 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in version Fixed in version - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 49
storage to the Pool and retry the operation. 967348/ 10550090 When running recovery after FS Fixed in code. offline, the recovery may abort due to some special corruption which could not be handled correctly. This problem 1525703027 4.5.0.0.5.096 and later Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 49 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 50
Problem 982687/ 10800714 The NAS import session remains User can use the - 4.3.1.1525703027 in the FS import NAS import session when session. the user does not want to cancel the whole migration session with a large quantity of checkpoints. When user tries to create an import session, it - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 51
The following GPO settings triggered this problem: 4.3.1.1525703027 4.5.0.0.5.096 and later 4.5.0.0.5.096 and later 969769/ 11723904 User creates a pool using large Fixed in one or more PVDs are part of a supporting RAID group and are in the wrong state, Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 51 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 52
operation is complete, you can then connect your hosts to the source storage resource. Before you begin, you should block writes to the destination storage resource because it will be placed in read-only mode. 52 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in version Fixed in version All versions - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 53
progress causing the failure. There are also data unavailability problems reported such as unable to find an existing share. Array will have rolling unexpected reboots, finally getting into service mode Fixed in code. 973185/ 11568165 FS remote async later Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 53 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 54
in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix (a). not get the KRB tickets. Fixed in code. 974911/ 11457053 User is unable to create Fixed in code. snapshot for vVol based system is taken when the NAS 54 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in version Fixed - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 55
under a rare set of circumstances. 977061/ 11803254 User received alerts about failed Fixed in code. snapshot . 977396/ 12422982 When a Unity has DNS problems, "Collection Service Information" at "System > Service > Service Task" may time out and and later Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 56
releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version 979458/ 12171413 Error messages are unhelpful Fixed in code when incorrect password is attempted with sudo command. All versions 4.5.0.0.5.096 979989/ 12544079 Array will panic if user dump Fix source - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 57
Problem summary Description of fix user quotas later to see whether the operation has completed. (Error Code:0x9000234) The quota configuration may display out-of-date information and appear disabled from CP DB. Authorization of an LDAP user 096 later Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 57 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 58
previous releases Issue number 957546 957614 957667 957799 957972 958576 958860 Problem summary Description of fix Setting up a custom MTU value replication exists and some NAS servers are misconfigured, the 58 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in version Fixed in version 4.4.0. - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 59
Issue number 959675 960767 960872 964805 964846 964932 964948 965089 965258 965526 Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version following generic a session immediately after a Fixed in code. 4.4.0.1534750794 4.5.0.0.5.096 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 59 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 60
Fixed in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version . This error indicates that XCOPY is not being used. 4.4.0.1534750794 4.5.0.0.5.096 966538/ 969822 User tries to add a synchronous Fixed in code. snapshot schedule to a file system that - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 61
Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version operation fails with the following error: The system could not synchronize assignment of the protection schedule to the storage , and the destination SPs 4.4.0.1534750794 4.5.0.0.5.096 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 61 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 62
Issue number Problem summary Description of fix are also in failover or failback, if a user-defined destination is set to 5 years. The longest retention currently supported is 5 years minus 1 day. 968788 While setting misleading error message: 62 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 63
Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version The system could not find the candidate software during software upgrade. Reboot your Primary storage source storage resource. Before you begin, you should block writes to the destination Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 64
Fixed in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix storage resource because it will be placed in read-only search for the error code on the support website or product forums, or contact your service provider, if 64 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in version - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 65
947558 947676 947720 Problem summary Description of fix during this time, the following error may display The user quota object cannot be found. For tree quotas, while. A configured support proxy Fixed in code. server port is wrongly displayed as default port 3128 for HTTP Dell EMC Unity™ Family - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 66
936263 937683 937827 943932 Problem summary Description of fix will fail, and the ESRS state will turn to 400unknown after several minutes. User may see a LUN move Fixed in code. session stay at a certain when the Fixed in code. 66 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in version - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 67
941903 Problem summary fails. If a new VDM was created on the source storage system or an existing one was renamed, the migration of for the error code on the support website or product forums, or contact your service provider, if available. (Error Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 67 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 68
Problem accounts is enabled. 4. A Windows user without a mapping in the UNIX Directory Service attempts to connect to the share visible in the Drive Firmware upgrade wizard even after installation is complete. 944983 If a LUN or file recovery operation. 68 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 69
946045 Problem summary users list. Same for the allowed or denied group. If a @ or a \ is entered, the editbox becomes red and the 'add' button becomes disabled. If the Management Interface IPv4Fixed in code. address is not available when the SP reboots into service Dell EMC Unity™ Family - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 70
releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix set up in Support Configuration > Proxy Server, unless the proxy server can provide service when credentials is configured with at least one host or one 70 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in version Fixed in version - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 71
Fixed in previous releases Issue number 933222 937878 945664 Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version Netgroup with customized although it should be "This replication session has 4.3.0.1522077968 4.4.0.1534750794 and later Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 71 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 72
946289 947287 945910 946080 937771 Problem summary Description of fix been . An unnecessary error message Fixed in code. The storage server detected an internal failure in the VMware hypervisor. of VMware host when the ESXi 72 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in version Fixed - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 73
number 928421 926382 925993 925993 Problem summary Description of fix Found you perform the initial Fixed in code. license installation process on a new Unity system, and you have completed all of the :spb_eth2 targetResPool pool_136 -name Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 73 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 74
support website or product forums, or contact your service provider, if available. (Error Code:0x4) When either Unity Storage Fixed in code. Processor (SP) is in Service /import/session show function, the indicated Source 74 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in version Fixed in version - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 75
Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version resource and Target values are blank. A file system recovery process is Fixed in code. interrupted and Unity . The error message is not clear. 4.2.0.9392909 and 4.3.0.1522077968 later Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 75 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 76
Fixed in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix 907141 A dynamic pool shows that it vVol objects are unbound and then re- bound. On the Unity Unisphere performance page, the datastore 76 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in version Fixed in version 4.2.0. - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 77
Problem summary into an error state at the start of a sync (manual/auto) operation. 895621 After an import session is cut Fixed . race condition when accessing the mount point vnode to get user file system information if the file system had been unmounted. 967410 1539309879 Dell EMC Unity™ - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 78
number Problem summary Description of fix cannot be recovered by a pause or resume operation. 974990 If KMIP servers are reconfigured, Fixed in code. but the KMIP configuration settings on the storage system are not also updated, a dual-SP reboot will result in both SPs going into Service Mode - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 79
systems, Fixed in code. refer to DTA 525499 before upgrading or installing any new software on your storage system. 4.2.1.9535982 4.4.1.1539309879 If a traditional pool has been created . session was cutover, if the import 4.2.2.9632250 4.4.1.1539309879 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 79 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 80
Fixed in code. provider, the VSS fails to create snaps or import snaps. This problem is found only during a re-install (uninstall and reinstall). Either the HwProvider.log file missing from C:\Program Files\EMC\Unity\VSS Hardware Provider\log or the HwProvider.log file doesn't get updated during the - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 81
failed with a Completed with problems message. 4.3.0.1522077968 4.4.0.1534750794 The datastore on the Unity side was successfully resized, but updated to 4.2.1.9535982 Unisphere with AD LDAP users allow dashes in AD LDAP that started with 4.4.0.1534750794 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 81 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 82
Issue number Problem summary Description of (for instance, without Link Aggregation or FSN), users were unable to modify the NAS server interface. services were configured on the array. When more than 49 IPs of the same family (IPv4, IPv6) were configured total on both SPs. 82 Dell EMC Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 83
Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version This meant about 40 NAS or more on an array - LDAP, DNS, NIS or other external services 4.4.0.1534750794 946502/ 9362228 2. The storage processor Fixed in code. sometimes rebooted Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 83 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 84
in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix have circumstances, Fixed in code. increased latency occurred on LUNs while a storage processor was shutting down (for example, during an upgrade). 949740/ 9392909 4.4.0.1534750794 84 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 85
Fixed in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version EndOfFile errors from a destination file systems, if quota items were present which had hard/soft Fixed in code. 4.2.1.9535982 4.4.0.1534750794 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 85 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 86
Fixed in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version limits set to zero, those quota items were not migrated to Unity. 952576/ 9378183 A delay occurred when adding a Fixed in code. LUN to a host. This delay was longer for hosts that had - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 87
Fixed in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix Found in in code. v1.0 was disabled and Directory Services were configured to use LDAP S, LDAP users were unable to log into Unisphere with the domain avoid SM restarts and to Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 87 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 88
previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix a software upgrade to OE version 4.3.0.1522077968, the system entered Service Mode. 4.3.0.1522077968 4.4.0.1534750794 964866/ 10917579 During an SMB NAS by a rare event. 4.3.1.1525703027 88 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 89
/ 09809669 956750 Problem summary Description of 1525703027 When the user runs many async times, as it was going into service mode SPB rebooted and came up in user or journal LUNs via SPB. 4.1.2.9257522 4.3.1.1525703027 If user source VNX to Unity after File destination 1. User executed NDMP - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 90
957187 / 09331417 945310 / 90461130 Problem summary Description of fix Found User configured only NDMP backup for destination 2. User run NDMP on destination 3. The session failed over and resumed 4. User executable versions from installing in Windows Server Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 91
releases Issue number Problem summary Description support 64TB or greater may experience the max size file system 957077 / 10490455 memory corruption followed by 256T. storage processor reboot when attempting to shrink file systems automatically or manually Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 91 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 92
Fixed in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version committed may get lost resulting in file log of the source VNX contained limit is reached. However, to avoid the problem the 4.3.0.1522077968 92 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 93
947696 / 06643167 / 06643167 936499 / 09849174 Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in Fixed in code. over, there was a window during which the user's application read pass EOF of a file. This caused one of 4.3.0.1522077968 later Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 93 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 94
in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix error of INVALID_PARAMETER displays). 892673 / 838496 / 895056 When the user changes the The incorrect name does 4.0.1.8194551 and 4.3.0.1522077968 name fault. 4.3.0.1522077968 94 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 95
will send 4.2.0.9392909 due to the number of checks of Health & Alert only for the Unity LDAP service. "User" container, all others warnings are recorded inside Unity logs. 4.3.0.1522077968 When doing a failover with sync, Fixed in code. a data unavailability situation may have occurred - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 96
Fixed in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version who should 921205 / 8221126 The creation or removal of an I/O Fixed in code. limit for a storage volume where 96 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 4.1.2.9257522 4.3.0.1522077968 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 97
search for the error code on the support website or product forums, or contact your service provider, if available. (Error Code: users were unable to Fixed in code. rename files on an NFS mounted share after the system was rebooted or a NAS server was 4.1.2.9257522 4.3.0.1522077968 Dell EMC Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 98
Problem recovered and no user action was svc_nas -ldap service command could be storage processors cannot unnecessary alert. communicate with FSN port %2 was generated, and this alert was shown in Unity UI Alert page. However, FSN behaved 4.2.1.9535982 4.3.0.1522077968 98 Dell EMC Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 99
Problem they either timed out or were manually cleaned up. 4.3.0.1522077968 932027 / 8584747 and within an IP namespace (tenant) different than the default. TCP port 22 was not seen as opened by ECOM restart, both Storage Processors would reboot. Fixed Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 99 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 100
releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix Properties > Naming Services > LDAP, the password field did not appear to be empty (contained ******). If Apply was selected because a password was not configured 4.2.0.9433914 4.3.0.1522077968 100 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 101
releases Issue number Problem summary Description of 4.2.0.9433914 specifying the auto- tiering policy updated so the default value in vSphere Storage Policy, auto-tiering policy for vVols or using the 908592 / 7483146 4.1.0.8959731 4.3.0.1522077968 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 101 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 102
buffer. The Unity VSS Hardware provider log will show the wmic command hanging. Fixed in code. 4.2.0.9392909 4.3.0.1522077968 908689 / 7314967 When the contact refresh flag The code has been was not specified, the Automatic updated to set the correct support contracts update default state in - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 103
'Service mode' when enabling CEPP after setting an invalid password in the local /.etc/ passwd file. User password has to be less than 15 characters, else the problem might operations failed to execute in extreme cases. 4.2.1.9535982 4.3.0.1522077968 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 103 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 104
previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix other materials. 921084 / 8175018 When running the svc_cifssupport service command with the -setspn option, the arguments of compname Utilization: Unable to connect to 104 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in version - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 105
using the initially configured account. They could only log in with the default administrator credentials. 929125 When creating remote system Fixed in code. between Unity 4.2 and 4.3 systems, if TLS 1.0 was disabled on the Unity 4.3 system, the creation will fail with errors such as the following - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 106
manual reboot, system upgrade, or a VDM local move), the system may reboot and go into Service values will Unity now reports the SCSI result in labels, file system protocol support level as default settings derived from these values. 4.3.0.1522077968 106 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 107
releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix user/ account 4.2.1.9535982 command was updated to allow an administrator to manually unlock the service account. For example: uemcli -u admin / user/account -id service 9535982 4.3.0.1522077968 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 107 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 108
Issue number Problem summary Interface is currently used by NAS server services". 4.3.0.1522077968 922039 Queued jobs can freeze Unity systems can return error messages such as Internal Error or Storage server unavailable. Fixed in code. 4.2.1.9535982 4.3.0.1522077968 108 Dell EMC Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 109
Problem summary Description of fix When a storage storage pool is out of space. Users cannot Unity storage processor (SP) Fixed in code. reboots while a NAS Server is being moved, Unity returns the following error message: Failed to initialize NAS server replication service Dell EMC Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 110
If the user creates a user Quota Fixed in code. and tree Quota at the same time, sometimes the user Quota creation Storage Pool. 916645 When FASTCache transitions to Fixed in code. any state other than OK, when the issue is resolved Unity does not return a message indicating 110 Dell EMC Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 111
Problem task is already running for the storage pool. 4.2.1.9535982 4.3.0.1522077968 Retry other than the default, clients cannot join to the domain, and Unity returns the following message and 4.2.3.9670635 systems, both SPs went into to Dell EMC Technical later rescue mode due to the power - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 112
/user/account -id service set -locked no. 934809 / 935568 / 944536 / The SSD tier capacity utilization Fixed in code. was less than it should have been. For example, the tier included two RAID groups and only 90% of a single RAID group 4.2.1.9535982 4.2.2.9632250 112 Dell EMC Unity™ Family - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 113
Problem summary 8649395 / 8953389 In some circumstances, a NAS Contact your service 4.2.1.9535982 Server import session could not provider for a workaround be that experienced retrying the import, some users known differences. prefer to continue or Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 113 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 114
Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version 940199 / 944533 / 9411285 A file system sometimes went Fixed in code. offline after a user deleted a file with more than 1000 file data streams. This usually happened on CIFS, but NFSv4 also supports users Users experienced - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 115
Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version 934988 / 944539 / 9012099 On an idle system with LUNs/file This fix dampens the 4.2.1.9535982 systems based on hybrid pools, background space maker a user went into Service Mode after Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 115 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 116
Problem summary Description of fix rare instances, which resulted in this issue. 914537 Consistency group back up Fixed in code. operations to CTA are supported only if all the member LUNs are of the same size. Member LUNs with different sizes will be supported in a future Unity services - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 117
907269 905905 904946 902538 897788 Problem summary Description of fix Found trying to create a thin clone in Unisphere where there is no parent storage resource snapshots created, in the first step of the Create Thin Clone wizard 9392909 4.2.1.9535982 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 117 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 118
. 891311 AIX hosts could not boot when Fixed in code. their boot LUN is on Unity system. 892354 When disabling FAST Cache on Fixed in code. a pool exposed to heavy I/O, 118 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in version Fixed in version 4.2.0.9392909 4.2.1.9535982 4.1.1.9138882 and - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 119
Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version FAST Cache was disabled but Unity services DNS/NIS/LDAP. were not accessible. 4.0.1.8404134 4.2.1.9535982 Illegal Fiber Channel commands Fixed in code. received by Unity storage Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 120
releases Issue number Problem summary Description of code. 907120 When many clients accessed a Unity NAS server on which IPreflect was enabled, a Unity storage processor reboot could occur and interrupt SMB/CIFS code. Fixed in code. 120 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in version - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 121
Storage Processor reboot could occur if a restore file or directory had a Security Descriptor (SD) with an empty Discretionary ACL (DACL). 4.1.2.9257522 4.2.1.9535982 When a Unity file system configured within a quota was Fixed in code. 4.2.0.9322169 4.2.1.9535982 Dell EMC Unity™ Family - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 122
releases Issue number Problem summary Description of in code. 4.2.0.9361957 4.2.1.9535982 Under some circumstances, users could not perform any other snapshot operations until UMASK is only used when the 122 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Updated text on Unisphere 4.2.0. - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 123
in previous releases Issue number 911959 911997 912021 912115 912419 912583 912590 Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version access policy is Unix, even tab (online help will be though Unity supports UMASK revised in next release). for both Unix and Native access - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 124
number Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version available drive count for expanding the pool showed as "0", even though drives were available for the expansion. 912730 When a storage processor (SP) The time out duration for a 4.2.0.9361957 rebooted on a Unity system - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 125
remained in Service mode. Under particular conditions, if heavy I/O occurred during a Unity OE upgrade, this caused LUNs to go offline. Fixed in code. When a Unity NAS server or file Fixed in code. system went offline, this caused a temporary Unity storage pool problem. After the storage pool - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 126
Problem summary Description of fix 917271 A Unity Storage Processor could Fixed in code. go into service mode if the reverse password encoding set in local file for CEPP was longer than 15 characters. 917983 An unexpected Unity storage Unity, occasionally unexpected storage 126 Dell EMC Unity™ - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 127
in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version processor reboot would occur and the file system would be temporarily inaccessible. 923256 Installing Unity OE 4.2 software Fixed in code. caused high Storage Processor CPU utilization and - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 128
. amounts of allocated storage (greater than 500 TB), multiple storage processor reboots could occur when manual or scheduled re-balancing was initiated. 4.2.0.9433914 4.2.1.9535982 930652 After installing the initial license Fixed in code. on a new Unity system, occasionally specific features - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 129
850971 Problem summary Description Installing Unity OE 4.2 software Fixed in code. caused high Storage storage pool. 4.2.0.9392909 4.2.0.9476662 Under particular conditions, if IO Fixed in code. occurred during a Unity . Unity OE upgrade failed and one Storage Processor remained in Service mode - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 130
Issue number Problem summary Description time can cause the Storage Processor to reboot. 895276 Under particular conditions, Fixed in code. users cannot assign RecoverPoint host code. session, the storage processor rebooted. The migration health 130 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 131
Fixed in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version was in a failed state and migration could not recover automatically. 05748033/ 882346 When a primary storage Fixed in code. processor entered service mode, the real-time performance - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 132
888423 871640 865863 872071 Problem summary Description of fix . When using local files as Unix Fixed in code. Directory Service (UDS), a multiprotocol NAS server cannot be configured using the be used for I/O. Fixed in code. 132 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in version Fixed - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 133
code on the support website or product forums, or contact your service provider, if available problems, the Completed with problems link does not work and will not go to the detailed error message. 4.1.0.8940590 and 4.2.0.9392909 later When the route type is changed Fixed in code. from default - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 134
Issue number Problem summary Description C$, access to .etc directory was rejected, even if the user role was administrator. File extension filtering behavior could not be configured occurred, the ESX host Fixed in code. 134 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes Found in version Fixed in version - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 135
previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix with a LUN that is in the process of being deleted, the storage system failed and transitioned to a rolling SP reboot loop. 4.0.2.8627717 and code. 4.1.0.9058043 and 4.2.0.9392909 later Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 135 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 136
When the Support Credentials The code has been 4.0.1.8320161 and 4.2.0.9392909 password contained some undated to handle special later special characters, the validation characters. sometimes failed. Refer to KB article 000496776 for more information. 136 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 137
Problem 4.1.0.9058043 and 4.2.0.9392909 updated to support special later unicode characters for CLI Unity NAS file system. If the copy operation pulls data rather than attempts to preserve the stub files, there is no issue with this operation. 4.1.1.9138882 and 4.2.0.9392909 later Dell EMC Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 138
in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix Found call home or ESRS). 902923 / 85658194 When an operator user account was created in Unisphere, the user was able to change tree quotas values. The code has 4.2.0.9392909 later 138 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 139
. NAS servers, there were noticeable delays, especially during low checking activity period (problem was not visible when many files have to be checked). 4.1.1.9138882 and 4.2.0.9392909 metrics charts generated versions with a Top contributor 4.2.0.9392909 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 139 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 140
code. Amount of Storage step, if drives are selected which include system drives, the warning message (This selection includes the system drives. Please refer to the Best Practices Guide on the Unity Support page for details about using them.) will 140 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 141
9392909 later When doing a data-in-place Fixed in code. conversion and a problem exists on the system, a general Internal error message displays, rather than a loses connectivity to the VNX system, the Unity system will not be able to connect to any Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 141 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 142
Fixed in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in , only the oldest 100 alerts will be shown in the Unisphere CLI output due to the default maximum limit. 4.1.0.8940590 and 4.2.0.9392909 later 871647 After the port commit process Fixed in code. - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 143
Problem ACE is required. By default, all Authenticated Users have this permissions set to those VMs were deployed on other storage systems. All previous versions 4.2.0.9392909 under Configure DNS server address manually, the Add button became disabled Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 143 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 144
Problem tree path, user, or storage system failed Fixed in code. to connect to EMC web services due to a timeout, the management service service Fixed in code. script to set the Unisphere login banner, if a Windows format file was used, only the first line of the banner was shown. 144 Dell EMC Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 145
Issue number Problem summary Description Unity system were deleted if the ESXi hosts became inaccessible (for example, due to network outages). Storage could reboot or Fixed in code. transition into service mode if the management cable was pulled or if Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 145 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 146
a Storage Processor can problems" messages and reported Error Code: 0x5c0000c if ESXi hosts registered on the Unity Unity CLI system username and password command does not fail with the Unity Unity VMware host failed. 4.1.0.8940590 and 4.1.2.9257522 later 146 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 147
Canceling a LUN Move operation Fixed in code. sometimes would not cancel the operation or would cause a Storage Processor reboot. 890859 893778/05811148 896087/05811148 After a Unity software OE Fixed in code. upgrade, Replication remote system entries were not visible in Unisphere or the - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 148
Problem /83346816 Naming for manual and scheduled snapshots use Unity warning message was generated on a daily basis: UDoctor alert: Root partition crossed 80% space utilization. Fixed in code. 4.1.0.8940590 and 4.1.2.9257522 later 892205 Storage Processor could go to Fixed in code. service - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 149
previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version 893572/84979828 caused Unity to transition to Service Mode. 892284/05952835 File system became inaccessible Fixed in code. until access was restored by a Storage Processor reboot. 4.1.0.8940590 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 150
releases Issue number Problem summary Description of Unity OE Active Directory domains software, if the Active Directory not containing dot domain name did not contain a characters accepted as dot character CIFS clients could valid domains. not access the SMB storage because directory services - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 151
number Problem summary systems can become inaccessible after a Storage 889194/06384087 Processor reboot. 889352/06393738 . 4.1.0.8940590 and 4.1.1.9138882 later 84365598/ 888130 A user experienced a system bug check with a buffer cache 4.0.1.8194551 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 151 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 152
Problem summary presented itself in several ways: • A user was unable to access file shares. The used for I/O processing. 4.1.0.8940590 • Storage processors entered a bug check phase after before an upgrade will need manual purging, which is normally Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 153
Fixed in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version . A reboot necessary. of the storage processor was 4.1.0.8940590 required to restart the splitter. 4.0.2.8627717 4.1.1.9138882 4.0.1.8404134 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 153 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 154
Issue number Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version 4.0.1.8320161 4.0.1.8194551 4.0.0.7329527 81914690/ 872873 When a user executed an sz The code has been 4.1.0.9058043 command in svc_service_shell to updated to disallow sz in retrieve a file from the storage - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 155
in previous releases Issue number Problem summary Description of fix 8627717 4.0.1.8404134 4.0.1.8320161 4.0.1.8194551 4.0.0.7329527 873870 A user was unable to create a VMware vVol data store the error. 4.1.0.8940590 4.0.2.8627717 4.1.1.9138882 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 155 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 156
NAS server, a user was able to updated to deny access to access a CIFS server using the the share c$ during the 4.1.0.8959731 share c$ and access file-system initialization phase of a mountpoint. NAS server. 4.1.0.8940590 4.0.2.8627717 4.1.1.9138882 4.0.1.8404134 156 Dell EMC Unity™ Family - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 157
releases Issue number Problem summary Description of using a client certificate. All previous versions 4.1.0.8959731 866056 / 865456 The user is no longer able to set Fixed in code. the consistency group access 8959731 4.1.0.8940590 4.1.0.9058043 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 157 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 158
Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version 881932 When moving a LUN, the operation could hang. Refer to Knowledgebase article 000492043 for details. This issue has been resolved in the code. 4.1.0.8959731 4.1.0.8940590 4.1.0.9058043 877558 Some storage processors - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 159
to the secondary storage processor, an SMTP server configuration failed with the error: Cannot configure an IPv4 SMTP server without first configuring a management port IPv4 address. All previous versions 4.1.0.8940590 If a user uploaded a passwordprotected certificate using the Service command - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 160
a failed over resolved in the code. VDM from returning to its default storage processor when that storage processor came back online. All previous versions 4.1.0.8940590 849334 Both storage processors entered This issue has been Service Mode due to a large resolved in the code. number of - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 161
storage processor resolved in the latest hung instead of rebooting with a firmware in the code. CPU IERR error. All previous versions 4.1.0.8940590 802882 There is an extra Configure step This issue has been when installing storage processor enters service Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 161 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 162
811803 816362 Problem summary Description was not able to create a snapshot. Please check that the storage pool is not faulted or out of space, or that the source for the error code on the support website or product forums, or contact your service provider, if available. (Error Code Dell EMC Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 163
. If the problem persists, search for the error code on the support website or product forums, or contact your service provider, if an attempt to create a replication session on the storage resource may fail with an internal error. 4.0.2. 4.1.0.8940590 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 163 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 164
search for the error code on the support website or product forums, or contact your service provider, if available. (Error Code problem is triggered. /nas/log/webui/ apl_tm.log: This issue has been resolved in the code. webui-N: [root@localhost]: 0:3681:S:1926601-Execute 164 Dell EMC Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 165
819524 823778 828444 Problem summary Description of Pools with associated vVols, This issue has been storage that is taken up by vVols resolved in the one minute for users to see some support links the first time they access the Support page. This issue Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 165 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 166
Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version operation continues to fail, search for the error code on the support website or product forums, or contact your service 4.0.1.8404134 4.1.0.8940590 On a Unity 300 system, the progress percentage upgrade from Unity 4.0.0.x to - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 167
Problem summary Description of fix iSCSI protocol endpoints This issue has been appeared in Unisphere as resolved in the code. assigned to a host, but did not appear in vSphere after an ESXi host HBA rescan. 863861 If a storage only) When a user opens the Performance Dell EMC Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 168
the issue with the subcomponent. If the problem persists, contact your service provider. 801562 / 812461 After configuring LDAP server resolved in code. account to Use custom realm on a Master User Profile (MUP) NAS server, a dialog box confirming deletion of Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 169
number Problem summary marked as faulted. 4.0.0.7329527 4.0.1.8194551 811890 A user pool creation operation may fail with the error code 4.0.1.8194551 813509 (physical In Unisphere the Support page The Support page now deployments only) may have taken Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 169 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 170
Problem summary Description of fix Found in version Fixed in version 813764 (physical The user storage processor was restarted. 4.0.0.7329527 4.0.1.8194551 814562 When ESRS was enabled, audit The audit logs report the logs indicated that a service user Remote Support. This to Manual resolved - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 171
. 4.0.0.7329527 Support page of Unisphere did not always load. 4.0.1.8194551 823446 (physical deployments only) The storage processor's mode took several minutes to update after a secondary storage processor was placed into or recovered from service mode. The storage processor 4.0.0.7329527 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 172
Problem root resolved in code. user. 4.0.0.7329527 4.0.1.8194551 835464 Support page in Unisphere This issue has been showed "No License Installed" resolved in code. after license installation storage processor becoming full. 4.0.1.8194551 4.0.1.8320161 172 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 173
Unity 5.x.x by using Unity_Drive_Firmware_PackageV17 or greater. Firmware update instructions are provided in KB article 000021322. Issue Problem characters. The Unisphere CLI client is not supported on VMware ESXi hosts running ESXi 6.7 and above. Install the Unisphere CLI client on a VMWare All - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 174
server is Re-enter the password in the new Source Service - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 175
Problem description number Workaround / Resolution netstat -aon |findstr ":445" Exists in version 1035849 1036763 1037185 4) update the cava server ip used by unity to the filter one by GUI or EMC Unity User the Refresh button manually on the Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 175 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 176
Problem can fail if Unity has previously the value of Service is VASA_HTTP using the replication service might correct username and password for the remote using file MetroSync, the user may experience non-transparent planned Unity while migrating a and later replication file system on Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 177
under Service → Service tasks. Reboot the primary SP using the svc_shutdown -r service command. 5.0.0.0.5.116 and later 5.0.0.0.5.116 and later 996157/ If vMotion operations are in progress, a user may FS session again after it is in a All versions. Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 177 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 178
Problem . If a user configures host access for file storage using a Select password provided are correct, check if the CIFS shares of this VDM are accessible on VNX. If the shares are not accessible, recreate the CIFS share on VNX, then retry the resume CIFS migration operation. 178 Dell EMC Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 179
1001250 999164 1000114 1001453 1001765 998814 999780 Problem description Workaround / Resolution Exists in version If . svc_shutdown service command to reboot the resource owner SP. SFTP group authorization will not work for CIFS users in Make Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 179 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 180
than the VSI. Refer to the following Knowledgebase articles for details: • UnityVSA: KB# 529580 • Unity All Flash: KB# 529700 All versions supported on Unity All Flash systems. For UnityVSA systems, 4.3 and later. User is not able to create VMFS datastore on UnityVSA Create VMFS datastore from - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 181
Problem not correct, manually modify it storage Service supported". The CIFS migration process fails when the CIFS Server Do not use a whitespace in the password for All versions local user is created using a password with a preceding a CIFS server's local user Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 181 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 182
Problem service account password will not be reset to the default password. Unlock the service account using the uemcli /user/account command before resetting the password. SRM user Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes There is no fix in this release. After changing the configuration the user - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 183
the preserve operation. After resetting the admin and service account passwords Use the svc_service_password --set All versions to their default values using the NMI button, the admin command to update the service password. will be prompted to update their password on the next GUI login. If they - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 184
Problem description Workaround / Resolution Exists in version If user migrates VM on vSphere when Unity Unity during IMT because of a known VNX cutover, user can manually create the lost system bug. The exact missing CIFS share numbers CIFS share in unity SP for the storage resource for which the - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 185
, and a local user account with the same name exists, the array will report that the LDAP Configure LDAP and reboot the SP Then, add the LDAP user (role) again. This will be allowed even if a local user with the same account name exists. 4.4.0.1534750794 and later Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 186
software. If the problem persists, contact your service provider. 4.4.0.1534750794 and and later 968227 In rare circumstances, when a user creates a snapshot Ignore the error if the Unity array. Although the migration session can resume and complete after expanding the 186 Dell EMC Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 187
, and then resuming the replication session. If the problem persists, delete and then create the replication session again. 4.3.0.1522077968 and later Health state = Critical failure (25) Health details = "This replication session has encountered an error Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 187 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 188
later. When the user has their mouse Support can help check whether or not there are problems with any of the underlying file system imports using the svc_imt --show- imports --failed service during migration. Manually restart the Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 6. - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 189
system has run out of space. Allocate more storage space to the storage resource." File system = fs_9880 Extend the file the following is displayed. System XXX has experienced one or more problems that have had a minor impact With a detailed description of Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 189 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 190
license installation process on a new Unity system, user name instead of the HOME share name when connecting to file systems that use the HOME directory feature. 4.2.1.9535982 and later When configuring VMFS synchronous replication Wait 1-2 minutes, then resume I/O. sessions, if the Unity Storage - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 191
and second group, retry the cutover, then manually and later attempts user provided same new source CIFS servers restore the can fail No workaround. after a storage processor reboot. This is a known vSphere problem described in KB: https:// kb. 40 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes 191 - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 192
the problem persists, search for the error code on the support website or product forums, or contact your service provider, on the (physical storage system cannot simultaneously operate User Do not use CAVA/CEPA NAS servers for regular host IO. 192 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes All versions. - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 193
resuming the session usually fixes the problem. However, when the replication discover the snapshots. Manually configure iSCSI target discovery All versions of the storage systems iSCSI addresses Unity systems are in Table 4. Table 5 UnityVSA-only known issues Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 194
SSE4.2 or greater. Then retry the upgrade. When upgrading the UnityVSA to Unity 4.3 4.3.0.1522077968 or deploying a new 4.3 UnityVSA on an and later older server that does not support CPU instruction set SSE4.2, migrate the VSA offline to another VMware ESXi server or cluster. If the upgrade - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 195
Installation Guide. When configuring a NAS server for replication from a Unity system to a UnityVSA system, the user can choose a storage it is recommended that you do not deploy VDI desktops using Unity vVol datastores. Support and issue resolution will not be available for this integration. - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 196
VE. Unity Hybrid and All Flash support both the Centralized and Integrated versions of ESRS VE. UnityVSA supports the install, maintain, and service your product. It also entitles you to software updates, installation tools, and more. • Ensure that you have the following: 196 Dell EMC Unity - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 197
access the product page on the support website, and download the license install the license file on the storage system. The license file is installed on the storage system. For sites with restricted internet access, or for more information on obtaining your license, go to the Unity Info Hub at dell - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 198
Management REST API Programmer's Guide introduces the API and describes the headers, parameters, and URI patterns used to make requests. This guide is available on Support and on the storage system at https:///apidocs/programmers-guide/index.html . 198 Dell EMC Unity™ Family Release Notes - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 199
Add Alert. For the individual product or All Dell Products, enable the DTA's and/or DSA's toggle. Troubleshooting 43B For information about Dell EMC products, software updates, licensing, and service, go to EMC Online Support (registration required) at: dell.com/support. After logging in, go to the - Dell Unity XT 680 | EMC Unity Family 5.0.8.0.5.007 Release Notes - Page 200
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