Dell PowerStore 500T PowerStore Bulletin - August 2021 - Page 2

• Adds the ability to access the PowerStore Metro Node from PowerStore Manager. • Double Drive failure protection support to PowerStore. Hardware • Added support for 1.5 TB NVMe SCM drives. • Automated Intelligent Metadata Tiering provides improved system performance by ensuring that the metadata is prioritized over data and is always placed on the highest available tier. • The PowerStore 500T model is introduced with this release and serves block and file services, and the software stack is deployed directly on the system. The PowerStore 500T hardware consists of a 2U, two node storage solution. Between the front and rear of the enclosure, a mid-plane distributes power and signals to all the enclosure components. Additionally, PowerStore 500T model appliances also offers dedicated low line power (less than 220V) in a native fashion. Internal Migration • Provides the ability to non-disruptively move storage resources to another appliance in the cluster. This feature is applicable if you want to evacuate space from an appliance, power off an appliance, or remove an appliance from a cluster. Security • Provides an additional level of security by implementing a complete security check from the bootloader to the OS. • Provides the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol provides the ability to secure communications across networks. PowerStore supports TLS 1.2 by default but includes the ability to reenable TLS 1.1 as necessary. Storage-Block • Provides support for NVMe over Fabrics (NVMeoF) extends the NVMe protocol from the drive level to the network fabric with NVMe over Fibre Channel (NVMe-FC) support. • Provides additional Intelligent Data Reduction capabilities with enhancements to inline deduplication and background deduplication. Storage-File • Provides more flexibility for setting Tree Quotas for File Systems being used for different functions or organizations • New metrics for performance of file storage operations at the appliance and cluster level with an option to break down by protocol and node. Virtualization • Provides support up to four PowerStore X model appliances that are running the same version of PowerStore software. • The PowerStore software upgrade for PowerStore X model clusters includes a required ESXi update for the internal nodes of the clusters. The internal nodes of an existing PowerStore X model cluster must be upgraded to VMware ESXi 6.7 P05, Patch Release ESXi670- 202103001 (Build: 17700523) before the cluster can be upgraded to the latest version of the PowerStore OS. In addition to the ESXi update, other PowerStore X model components must be upgraded as well. • PowerStore model clusters support online migration of vVols for vVol-based VMs to another appliance in the cluster. • All PowerStore models now support automatic vCenter Server and VASA Provider registration. PowerStore Manager displays the vCenter Server connection status and VASA Provider status on the vCenter Server Connection page. PowerStore Upgrade Readiness The following should be adhered to when planning for a non-disruptive upgrade (NDU) within the PowerStore environment. Pre-Upgrade Health Check • Perform a Health Check of the PowerStore appliance(s) being upgraded at least 7 days prior to the scheduled upgrade event. • Consult the Dell EMC PowerStore Upgrade Guide for procedural details of how to perform a Health Check. • Review the overall health state for each node in the appliance even if a green check mark is present indicating health of the node is OK. See https://PowerStoreHealthCheck Page 2