Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays Firmware Version - Page 4

SCSI Extended Copy (XCopy) now supports VVol-based datastores. This feature is typically used in live migration of VMs by the ESX server. XCopy enables the storage arrays to make full copies of data within the array without having the host read and write the data. This operation reduces the time and network load when cloning virtual machines, provisioning from a template, or migrating with vMotion. NOTE: The following requirements apply to XCopy for VVol datastores: • ESXi issues the XCopy only when the VM is powered on. • To use XCopy, the members must be part of the same group. • The datamover supports VAAI offload using XCopy for migrations from VMFS to VVols but does not support migrations from VVols to VMFS. The XCopy feature is enabled by default. To disable XCopy, use the following ESX CLI command: esxcli system settings advanced set --int-value 0 --option /DataMover/HardwareAcceleratedMove. Active Directory Search Path Optimization PS Series v10.0 provides the option to disconnect the Base DN from search paths and adds two search paths, group-search-dn and user-search-dn. These two options enable Active Directory to perform recursive object search within a specified path. If you do not specify either of these two new parameters, the behavior of this command will be the same as earlier releases. Deprecated Features SHA-1 - The SHA-1 hash algorithm is no longer secure for certificates and certain other digital signatures. SHA-1 has been disabled in PS Series v10.0 and later. SSLv2 - The SSLv2 protocol is no longer supported, starting with PS Series v10.0. Java on Mac OS - Group Manager applet is no longer supported in the MacOS environment due to the operating systems' updated security preferences. Workaround: To make the Group Manager applet work in a Mac OS environment, open the Java Control panel, Java Security Settings, and add the Group IP address from which the Group Manager is being accessed (downloaded) to the list of trusted sites. Adding wildcard entries (like 100.84.*.*) does not work in this case, specific IP address must be added separately. To open the Group Manager applet itself, the MAC OS Gatekeeper has to be bypassed. This can be done by clicking on the downloaded Group Manager applet while holding the CTRL key (or right clicking the icon) and choosing open > open anyway. CLI Commands - The following commands displayed the password in plain text. These commands have been removed and replaced with new commands that do not display the passwords. Old commands grpparams target-auth-password chapuser create chapuser select passwd partner create partner select inbound-password partner select outbound-password New commands grpparams target-auth-password-new chapuser create-new chapuser select passwd-new partner create-new partner select inbound-password-new partner select outbound-password-new Enhancements Maintenance Pool When you update the group to PS Series firmware to v10.0, a pool named maintenance is created by default. You no longer have to remove the member from the group to perform updates or maintenance of EqualLogic members. You can move the member to the maintenance pool to perform any maintenance activity. The maintenance pool behaves like the default pool, but it does not support any data operation. The default name of the pool created by the system is maintenance. You can rename the pool, but you cannot delete it. You can see information about this pool by invoking any of the following commands: • member vacate • pool show • pool rename • pool select show NOTE: Maintenance pool space cannot be used by user because no data operation is allowed in the maintenance pool. Maintenance pool capacity, however, is added to total group capacity. 4 Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays Firmware Version 10.0.3 Release Notes