Dell PowerStore 500T Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 2.0.0.0-1397847 - Page 40

PowerStore T and PowerStore X model limitations, PowerStore X model limitations, Functional Area

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PowerStore T and PowerStore X model limitations The following limitations exist in PowerStore T and PowerStore X deployment models. Functional Area Description Importing external storage to PowerStore A maximum of 16 import sessions is supported in the Ready-For-Cutover state during an import. In some cases, when several dozen import operations are run back-to-back, intermittent failures of alternate import sessions may occur. If this occurs, do the following: Remove the remote system and then add it again. Run fewer set of imports (16 or less) at a time. It is recommended to start all these import sessions with automatic cutover turned off. Once all imports have reached the Ready-For-Cutover state, do a manual cutover. PowerStore Clusters PowerStore Management access PowerStore scalability limits Internal migration Security SupportAssist After one set of imports is completed, run the next set of imports after a delay of 10 minutes. This delay allows enough time for the system to cleanup any connections to the source system. PowerStore X and PowerStore T appliances are not supported in the same cluster. Use the PowerStore cluster management IP address to access the PowerStore Manager and the PowerStore REST API. The appliance management IPs are intended primarily for service use. The PowerStore Simple Support Matrix lists the scalability limitations in PowerStore models. The PowerStore Simple Support Matrix is available from PowerStore documentation page at: https://www.dell.com/powerstoredocs Prior to performing an internal migration, please refer to PowerStore:Supported Host OS for Non-Disruptive migration of Storage resources at: https://www.dell.com/support/article/enus/how17129/ for a list of supported configurations and limitations. DNS is not supported for LDAP. SupportAssist cannot be enabled on PowerStore models configured with IPv6 for the management network. SupportAssist is not supported over IPv6. PowerStore X model limitations The following limitations exist in PowerStore X deployment models. Functional Area Description Replication of Virtual Volumes Replication of vVols is not supported (vVols) Storage - File NAS services are not supported in PowerStore X models. Refer to the PowerStore product support pages (https://www.dell.com/support) for detailed user documentation. 40 Limitations

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Limitations
PowerStore T and PowerStore X model limitations
The following limitations exist in PowerStore T and PowerStore X deployment models.
Functional Area
Description
Importing external storage to
PowerStore
A maximum of 16 import sessions is supported in the Ready-For-Cutover state during an import.
In some cases, when several dozen import operations are run back-to-back, intermittent failures
of alternate import sessions may occur. If this occurs, do the following:
Remove the remote system and then add it again.
Run fewer set of imports (16 or less) at a time. It is recommended to start all these import
sessions with automatic cutover turned off.
Once all imports have reached the Ready-For-Cutover state, do a manual cutover.
After one set of imports is completed, run the next set of imports after a delay of 10 minutes.
This delay allows enough time for the system to cleanup any connections to the source system.
PowerStore Clusters
PowerStore X and PowerStore T appliances are not supported in the same cluster.
PowerStore Management
access
Use the PowerStore cluster management IP address to access the PowerStore Manager and the
PowerStore REST API. The appliance management IPs are intended primarily for service use.
PowerStore scalability limits
The
PowerStore Simple Support Matrix
lists the scalability limitations in PowerStore models. The
PowerStore Simple Support Matrix is available from PowerStore documentation page at:
Internal migration
Prior to performing an internal migration, please refer to
PowerStore:Supported Host OS for
Non-Disruptive migration of Storage resources
at:
us/how17129/
for a list of supported configurations and limitations.
Security
DNS is not supported for LDAP.
SupportAssist
SupportAssist cannot be enabled on PowerStore models configured with IPv6 for the
management network. SupportAssist is not supported over IPv6.
PowerStore X model limitations
The following limitations exist in PowerStore X deployment models.
Functional Area
Description
Replication of Virtual Volumes
(vVols)
Replication of vVols is not supported
Storage – File
NAS services are not supported in PowerStore X models.
Refer to the PowerStore product support pages (
) for detailed user documentation.