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
Table 4. Supported Software and Firmware Versions (continued)
Product Revision
PowerShell Tools Windows PowerShell Tools version 4.0, 5.0, and 5.1
SharePoint
● SharePoint 2016 with September update (KB3118289)
● SharePoint 2019 with July update (KB4484453)
Exchange Server
● Exchange Server 2016
● Exchange Server 2019
Virtual Disk Service (VDS) Version 1.1
SQL Server (SQL Express is unsupported)
● SQL Server 2017 and SQL Server 2016
Hyper-V
● Windows Server 2012 R2
● Windows Server 2016 (standard checkpoints only)
● Windows Sever 2019
System Center Virtual Machine Manager
(SCVMM)
● SCVMM 2016
● SCVMM 2019
QLogic QLA405x and QLE406x iSCSI initiator
HBAs
● Firmware version 3.0.1.49 and BIOS version 1.14 with Windows driver
version 2.1.4.26
● On the QLogic driver downloads page, follow the link specific for Dell
EqualLogic models
Broadcom NetXtreme II iSCSI initiator HBA Version 12.8 driver suite
New in This Release
New features in HIT/ME version 5.4 include:
● Support for PS Series firmware version 10.0.3
● Support for importing EqualLogic storage to PowerStore
Issues Corrected in Version 5.4
The following issues were fixed in HIT/ME version 5.4:
● Corrected the Free space calculation in the PowerShell command Get-EqlMember.
● In the Installation wizard, the default Setup Type is changed to Custom and includes only mandatory features.
Usage Constraints
The following usage constraints exist in this release of HIT/ME:
Windows Server 2012 R2 or Later and Windows 10
This section describes usage constraints that are specific to Windows Server 2012 R2 or later and Windows 10 operating
systems.
Incorrect Report of a Device as In-Use
Windows Server 2012 might incorrectly notify you that a device is in use when you try to log out from an iSCSI target. This issue
can occur even though no application is using files on any volume associated with the iSCSI target.
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