Release Notes
Table Of Contents
- Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays Firmware Version 10.0.3 Release Notes
- Revision History
- About PS Series Storage Arrays
- PS-M4110 Precaution
- Firmware Update Kit
- What’s New in Version 10.0.2
- What’s New in Version 10.0
- System Limits and Compatibility
- PS Series Known Problems and Limitations
- Issues Corrected in Version 10.0.3
- Issues Corrected in Version 10.0.2
- Issues Corrected in Version 10.0
- Product Documentation
- Contacting Dell
- Copyright
Table 1. Supported PS Series Firmware Update Paths
Starting Versions Supported Update Versions
10.0.x
● Later 10.0 releases
9.1.x
● Later 9.1.x releases
● 10.0.x releases
9.0.x
● Later 9.0.x releases
● 9.1.x releases
8.1.x
● Later 8.1.x releases
● 9.0.7 or later; cross-platform replication requires v9.0.9 or later
8.0.x
● Later 8.0.x releases
● 8.1.x releases
● 9.0.x releases
NOTE: If you are updating from a version earlier than v8.0.x, contact Dell Technical Support for assistance.
What’s New in Version 10.0.2
End-User License Agreement was revised
Starting with v10.0.2, the following portions of the End-User License Agreement (EULA) were revised:
● Commercial Terms of Sale (US) includes a table that shows where to get a local language version of the CTS. This provides
all the commercial terms such as payment, taxes, warranty, limitation of liability.
● EULA is no longer country-specific, and contains the software license grant, restrictions, and other terms that apply just to
software products.
If you perform a firmware update within the same compat level, close the GUI browser window and log in again in order to
accept the new EULA changes.
What’s New in Version 10.0
PS Series Array v10.0 provides the following new features and enhancements:
New Features
Secure Erase
CAUTION: If you are not decommissioning your PS Series array, then this feature should be disabled.
This feature is used to decommission a PS Series array. Secure erase enables the PS Series array to securely erase data so that
it cannot be recovered. Secure erase writes zeroes to the data that is on the disk when a volume is deleted or moved from the
array. The Secure Erase feature supports member delete, member vacate, and page move. You can enable or disable this feature
by selecting the Enable secure erase data checkbox from the Group Configuration Advanced tab.
The following limitations apply if Secure Erase is used when not decommissioning an array:
● The Secure Erase process may impact system resources and I/O timings while the data is being cleared.
● The deleted blocks are not immediately available for reallocation until they are cleared by the secure delete process.
● Under certain conditions, such as FST (free space trouble), when old snapshots are deleted automatically, or if some pages
are moved out of the system, clearing the data might delay recovery from the FST process.
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