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Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays

Firmware Version 10.0.3 Release Notes

This document describes important product information and restrictions for Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage arrays running PS Series

firmware version 10.0.

This version of the firmware includes all corrections and enhancements made in prior releases. Unless otherwise noted, all information in

this document applies to version 10.0 of the PS Series storage arrays and all future maintenance releases for version 10.0.

Topics:

• 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

Revision History

Document number: 110-6294-EN-R5

Revision

Date Description

R1 April 2018 EPA release of PS Series Storage Arrays firmware version 10.0.0

R2 May 2018 Initial release of PS Series Storage Arrays firmware version 10.0.1

R3 October 2018 Added supported browser information

R4 December 2018 End User License Agreement (EULA) update

Bug fixes

R5 July 2019 Maintenance release v10.0.3

R6 August Corrections for maintenance release v10.0.3

About PS Series Storage Arrays

Dell EqualLogic PS Series arrays optimize resources by automating capacity, performance, and network load balancing.

Additionally, PS Series arrays offer all-inclusive array management software and firmware updates. Dell EqualLogic PS Series arrays, when

combined with FS Series appliances, offer a high-performance, high-availability, scalable NAS solution.

NOTE:

PS Series storage arrays version 10.0 are compatible with FS Series appliances version 4.0 or later.

For product information about FS Series appliances, see the Dell EqualLogic FS Series Appliances Release Notes, available at

eqlsupport.dell.com.

Document Number: 110-6294-EN

Rev. R6

Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays Firmware Version 10.0.3 Release Notes 1

Summary of content (15 pages)

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Document Number: 110-6294-EN Rev. R6 Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays Firmware Version 10.0.3 Release Notes This document describes important product information and restrictions for Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage arrays running PS Series firmware version 10.0. This version of the firmware includes all corrections and enhancements made in prior releases. Unless otherwise noted, all information in this document applies to version 10.
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PS-M4110 Precaution The PS-M4110 chassis contains a locking mechanism that was engineered for smooth operation and will engage without the need to apply a large amount of force. Using excessive force to close the drawer is not necessary and could result in physical damage to the chassis. Firmware Update Kit NOTE: If you use the Dell Storage Update Manager to update to firmware v10.0, this tool takes care of the update for you.
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Starting Versions Supported Update Versions 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.
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SCSI Extended Copy (XCopy) now supports VVol-based datastores. This feature is typically used in live migration of VMs by the ESX server. XCopy enables the storage arrays to make full copies of data within the array without having the host read and write the data. This operation reduces the time and network load when cloning virtual machines, provisioning from a template, or migrating with vMotion.
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Time-to-Live This feature is applicable for SC to PS cross-platform replication only. Prior to this release, PS did not honor the Time-to-Live (TTL) field and replica snapshots were never deleted from PS no matter what the TTL value was. TTL now deletes the replica snapshots on the PS array based on the TTL value sent by the Storage Center during the creation of a replica snapshot. Only the expired snapshots are deleted.
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Control Module Description Drive Type and Maximum Quantity Array Models1 Type 13—One 10Gb Ethernet port, connected through the backplane. One additional port labeled MANAGEMENT, restricted to management network use. 14 x 2.5" PS-M4110 Model 70-0450 (No Label) Type: SAS, Nearline SAS, or SSD Type 12—Two Ethernet ports. One additional port labeled MANAGEMENT, restricted to 12 x 3.5" or 24 x 2.5" management network use.
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Configuration Groups of PS4XXX Arrays Only All Other Groups Persistent Reservation registrants per volume 512 per pool 1024 per pool 1024 per group with 2 pools 4096 per group with 4 pools Replication partners per group 16 16 Replication partners per volume 1 1 Members per group 2 16 8 if using VVols Members per pool 2 8 Pools per group 2 4 Recommended minimum free space per pool 5% of total pool capacity or 100GB per pool member, whichever is less 5% of total pool capacity or 100GB
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Replication Partnerships Replication is supported only between certain firmware versions. The following table shows whether replication is supported between any two partners running different firmware versions: NOTE: If you are running firmware earlier than version v8.0, contact your support provider. Table 4. Replication Support – PS Series to Other PS Series Firmware on Primary Group Firmware on Replication Partner v10.0 v9.0.x, v9.1.x, v10.0 v9.1 v8.0.x, v8.1.x, v9.0.x, v9.1.x, v10.x v9.0 v8.0.
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Product Supported Versions Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) for VMware Site Recovery Manager v2.4 Virtual Storage Manager (VSM) for VMware v4.7 and v5.0 PS Series vRealize Operations (vROps) Management Pack v1.3 NOTE: The following software versions are not supported in firmware version 10.0: • SAN HQ v3.0.x • SRA v2.2.x • vCenter Operations Management Pack v1.1 (replaced by vRealize Operations Management Pack) Some of the new features in version 10.
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Creating PS to SC Replication Might Generate Mapping Server Alerts Replicating from a PS array to a Storage Center volume succeeds, but generates a mapping server alert on the Storage Center regarding connectivity. You can ignore these mapping server alerts. Cross-Replication From a Storage Center to a PS Group Replication Fails Due to Insufficient Space Delegated space must be at least 1GB greater than the reserved space allocated for all volumes.
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Update the Pool Mapping Entry If You Move Delegated Space When you move delegated space from one pool to another pool for a partner, the pool mapping entry (if any) does not automatically get updated. You must manually change the pool mapping. User Interface Launching Group Manager as an Application Generates Exception If you launch Group Manager as an application, when you click Run, the following error might display: Error. Click here for details.
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Unmap support requires the use of the command line utility esxcli in order to perform unmap operations on VMFS Datastores. This includes ESXi v6.5 Datastores. ESXi does not support unmap with PS series arrays in the following three cases: • • • • The EQL volume is replicated. (SYNC or ASYNC). This restriction is true for all operating systems supporting unmap. The VMFS Datastore was updated from VMFS v3.x to VMFS v5.0. It must be formatted at VMFS v5+ in order to support unmap ESXi v6.
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Volumes • A volume administrator that was created using radius server was erroneously given maintenance pool access. Issues Corrected in Version 10.0 This version of PS Series firmware includes all bug fixes that were incorporated into earlier releases. Hardware • The NMC batteries in PS4210, PS6210, and PS6610 arrays were programmed to learn capacity and a temperature threshold at 40C. This value was too low for normal ambient conditions and was changed to 55C.
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This correction affects the following documents: • • • PS6500 Storage Arrays Hardware Maintenance Manual PS6510 Storage Arrays Hardware Maintenance Manual PS Series Storage Arrays Disk Drive Replacement, which supports both PS6500 and PS6510 storage array models PS6000 Hardware Maintenance Guides In previously published versions of the following document, the disk error LED color is incorrectly listed as red instead of orange.
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