Release Notes

New in this Release
Active System Manager 8.2.1 is focused on expanding capabilities around workload
deployment, adding new capabilities around managing existing environments, and improving
the granularity of information shown around the current state of environments under
management.
The highlights of Active System Manager release 8.2.1 include the following:
• Support for Dell Hybrid Cloud Platform with VMWare that includes
o Discovery, automated deployment and lifecycle management of Dell PowerEdge
R730xd based node with H730 PERC controller
o Updates to support the latest version of vRealize Automation for enabling ASM
VSAN templates to provision and scale VSAN nodes
• Compatibility Upgrades for vRealize Automation Suite
o ASM plugin updates to support the latest version of VMWare vRealize
Orchestrator (v 7.0.1)
o Discontinuing ASM plug-in support for vRealize Orchestrator v 5.0 version and
below
• Enabling Intel NICs to be supported for iSCSI network in a diverged environment.
This release also includes compatibility support for the following:
• Support for Dell PowerEdge R730xd server with Virtual vSAN ready node 6.2 (HY-6
Series).
ASM release 8.2.1 build 6018 is an update to ASM release 8.2. It also includes the following fixes
and enhancements:
• Added pre-populated NTP field with the NTP server information in the templates.
• Added field to input service tag for the ASM appliance. This number is displayed in the
user interface and logs. The numbers makes it easier when working with support.
• Resolves an issue where read and write cache are not enabled on Compellent volumes
in some cases.
• Resolves an issue where selecting a specific IP address from a static network range was
not possible without setting the gateway.
• Resolves an issue where passwords with special characters caused problems with
firmware update.
• Resolves an issue where specifying the same name for multiple storage volumes when
cloning a sample template caused subsequent deployments from that template to fail.
Important Notes
To support interoperability, ASM 8.2.1 requires:
• The following resource locales are set to English:
o Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
o VMware vCenter
o Dell EqualLogic
o Dell Compellent
o Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC)
o Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)
o NetApp
• All Physical server OS installations must be in English to support unattended installation
process.