Dell DL4300 Appliance Release Notes - Page 6

Known issues and limitations - storage server

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2 Known issues and limitations Appliance provisioning fails with an error message Description Workaround/ Solution Appliance provisioning is designed such that all the storage volumes or VDs in the storage pool are created in a sequential manner. If there are gaps in the storage pool, provisioning fails with the following error: return code 4. Gaps in the storage pool may be due to manual storage manipulation which results in deletion of storage volume. Use OpenManage Server Administrator to manually configure the storage to fill the gaps in the storage volume layouts. However, it is recommended to contact support. RUU stops responding when you double-click RUU window several times Description Workaround/ Solution This issue occurs when you double-click the RUU window several times after you have clicked the Proceed button when installing the RUU. This issue occurs if the RUU continues with final configurations before exiting. Click Wait for the program to respond and wait for the RUU to close automatically. Some alerts are not displayed on Alerts tab Workaround/ Solution Review alerts on the Home tab. Repository creation fails when you try provisioning on an external controller Description Workaround/ Solution This issue occurs because the external controller is available for selection in the Add new repository dialog box even though the external adapter is not connected to any supported enclosure. This is a UI design error. Connect supported enclosures to the external controller and then try provisioning. Estimated capacity and Controller available space are displayed as editable fields in the Add New Repository dialog box Description Workaround/ Solution Though the content in these fields is shown as information only, it is displayed in an editable layout. This is a UI error. 6

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Known issues and limitations
Appliance provisioning fails with an error message
Description
Appliance provisioning is designed such that all the storage volumes or VDs in the storage pool are created
in a sequential manner. If there are gaps in the storage pool, provisioning fails with the following error:
return code 4
. Gaps in the storage pool may be due to manual storage manipulation which results in
deletion of storage volume.
Workaround/
Solution
Use OpenManage Server Administrator to manually configure the storage to fill the gaps in the storage
volume layouts. However, it is recommended to contact support.
RUU stops responding when you double-click RUU window several
times
Description
This issue occurs when you double-click the RUU window several times after you have clicked the
Proceed
button when installing the RUU. This issue occurs if the RUU continues with final configurations before
exiting.
Workaround/
Solution
Click
Wait for the program to respond
and wait for the RUU to close automatically.
Some alerts are not displayed on Alerts tab
Workaround/
Solution
Review alerts on the
Home
tab.
Repository creation fails when you try provisioning on an external
controller
Description
This issue occurs because the external controller is available for selection in the
Add new repository
dialog
box even though the external adapter is not connected to any supported enclosure. This is a UI design error.
Workaround/
Solution
Connect supported enclosures to the external controller and then try provisioning.
Estimated capacity and Controller available space are displayed as
editable fields in the Add New Repository dialog box
Description
Though the content in these fields is shown as information only, it is displayed in an editable layout.
Workaround/
Solution
This is a UI error.
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