Dell Unity 300 EMC Unity Quarterly Support Highlights - July 2021 - Page 2

Are you Code Current? Dell EMC Unity Storage Newsletter -July 2021 Are You Code Current? Being code current is defined as running code that is less than 12 months old. If you are not sure how to check, then a good indicator is your OE revision. 5.0.3 was released >12 months ago. If you are running 5.0.3 or older, not only are you missing out on new features, functionality and fixes, but you are also not taking advantage of current security enhancements. Being code current is important. Customers on newer code enjoy greater functionality, fewer outages, and fewer service requests. Recommended Drive Firmware Bundle The latest version of the drive firmware bundle in V17. Customers are advised to regularly update their drive firmware using the latest drive firmware bundle. Drive firmware is customer upgradable using the Drive Firmware upgrade wizard in Unisphere. You will see a Unisphere alert when new firmware is available for your specific drives. The wizard will download and install the latest firmware. You can also download the firmware from the link here: DL71718 You can read the drive release notes from the link here: 000021322 End of Standard Support (EOSS) The updated Dell Infrastructure Solutions Group Software Standard Support Policy is available here: docu102223 These tables provide the upcoming hardware and OE software EOSS* dates for all Unity products: Unity System End of Standard Support dates: Model Dell EMC Unity 300 Dell EMC Unity 300 DC Dell EMC Unity 300F Dell EMC Unity 350F Dell EMC Unity 350F DC Dell EMC Unity 400 Dell EMC Unity 400 DC Dell EMC Unity 400F Dell EMC Unity 450F Dell EMC Unity 450F DC EOSS* Date July 31, 2025 TBD July 31, 2025 July 31, 2025 TBD July 31, 2025 TBD July 31, 2025 July 31, 2025 TBD P a g e 2 | 11