Release Notes

Release Notes— Fluid Cache for SAN for VMware Systems
Shutting Down Multiple Servers from an FLDC cluster
ISSUE: Shutting down more than one server (host) from an FLDC cluster for maintenance
purposes may cause potential performance issues and data loss.
WORKAROUND: Dell recommends not shutting down multiple FLDC Cluster hosts at the same
time to perform the updates.
To add new hardware, update BIOS, firmware version, OS level patches, or driver version on an
FLDC cluster host, you must perform one of the following steps:
• Shut down a single FLDC Cluster host at a time and perform the updates
• Shut down the entire cluster during a scheduled maintenance period and perform the
updates
Replacing a Failed Node on a Three Node Cluster
ISSUE: If one of the nodes in a three node cluster fails, Enterprise Manager does not allow
removal of the failed node, and displays a message that removing the node would result in
fewer than the minimum of three nodes required. If the node is manually removed and
returned to an operational state, Enterprise Manager does not allow it to rejoin the cluster,
displaying a message that the node already belongs to the cluster.
WORKAROUND: Image a fourth node and add it to the cluster, then remove the failed node
from the cluster.
Configuration Errors after Mapping Volume Fails
ISSUE: When mapping a volume to a Fluid Cache node, if the operation times out or fails to
complete normally, under some circumstances a partial configuration is created on the node,
and Enterprise Manager mistakenly shows an apparently normal volume mapping. When the
mapping is later completed normally, this partial configuration remains, and may interfere with
administrative actions. For instance, deleting the cluster may fail because Storage Center has a
record of a volume still in use by the cluster.
WORKAROUND: Contact Dell Customer Support for assistance in resolving this issue.
TUI Exits When Parsing IP address with Zero Padded Octets
ISSUE: When configuring the VSA using the Text-based User Interface (TUI), entering a padded
address (e.g., 172.19.2.018) causes the TUI to abruptly exit without a visible error message and
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