Release Notes
Table Of Contents
- Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Edition Version 5.4 Release Notes
- Revision History
- Platforms Affected
- HIT/ME Components
- Supported Versions of the Windows Operating System
- Requirements
- New in This Release
- Issues Corrected in Version 5.4
- Usage Constraints
- Known Issues
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- Known Issues with PowerStore Import
- Importing The SMP Provider by Using SCVMM 2016 Displays an Error Message
- The Change Option is not Available to Add or Remove any Components or Features of HIT/ME
- EHCM Might Drop Sessions When Using Broadcom or QLogic HBAs for iSCSI
- ASM Error When Updating to Window Server 2016 or Windows Server Core 2016
- Windows 2016 Schedules Not Running When Re-Enabled
- Set-ASMCollection Cmdlet Not Functioning as Designed
- Installing SCVMM 2012 R2 UR5 Causes EqualLogic Storage Discovery Issues
- Windows 2016 SharePoint Components Not Enumerated After Fresh Install of HIT Kit
- Exchange Replica Smart Copies Might Require Manual Soft Recovery
- Deleting a VSS Snapshot Occasionally Results in an Error Condition in the Group Manager Due to iSCSI Log Off Failure
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- Support Resources
- Copyright
SQL Server
HIT/ME supports online backup and quick restore of SQL Server databases using the Auto-Snapshot Manager GUI. See
Platforms Affected on page 1 for supported versions of SQL Server.
The following constraints apply when using HIT/ME with SQL Server:
● Auto-Snapshot Manager does not support SQL Server database object recovery (such as recovering table data). This
recovery is available only by using the Restore as New Database option, and by other manual tasks.
● You cannot use Auto-Snapshot Manager to create Smart Copies of multiple databases that span iSCSI volumes. This
procedure might result in torn Smart Copies of any database not selected for the Smart Copy operation. Dell recommends
that you create a collection that includes all the database volumes to avoid torn Smart Copies.
● Selective restoration of databases sharing similar PS Series volumes might take a long time. The file system’s copy operation
replaces only the selected database files.
● If you select the Apply log option for a single database in a database collection, all the databases remain in a restoring state
when the Auto-Snapshot Manager restore process completes.
Hyper-V
Refer to the Dell EqualLogic ASM/ME User's Guide before you attempt any operations using Hyper-V.
Known Issues
This section describes known issues in HIT/ME version 5.4.
Known Issues with PowerStore Import
The following are known issues when the PowerStore import feature is enabled:
● The driver for the PowerStore import capability blocks the ability to create or delete a clone or smart copy using ASMCLI
commands. ASMCLI commands are unaffected if the driver for the PowerStore import capability is not installed.
● When you change the load balancing policies in ASM snapshot manager, the MPIO setting updates the driver load balance
policy immediately. There is no need to reboot to update MPIO load balancing policy. However, the changes to the load
balancing policy are not reflected in the ASM snapshot manager UI.
● When the PowerStore import capability is installed you cannot add or remove the existing components of the package or
change the import option. Workaround: Uninstall and reinstall the package with the required components.
Importing The SMP Provider by Using SCVMM 2016 Displays an Error Message
When importing the EqualLogic SMP provider by using SCVMM 2016 GUI, the following error message is displayed:
Set Storage Provider
To resolve this issue, import the SMP provider by using SCVMM PowerShell.
The Change Option is not Available to Add or Remove any Components or
Features of HIT/ME
The Change option is not available in the Programs and Features window. To add or remove the HIT/ME components, run the
HIT/ME setup again.
EHCM Might Drop Sessions When Using Broadcom or QLogic HBAs for iSCSI
EHCM service updates the Maxconnections Registry for some of the adapters. This Maxconnections Registry must be a non-
zero value when using multiple connections.
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