Release Notes

Additional Information
Security Consideration for Dell Discovery Utility
When you run Dell Discovery utility on any system, to discover the MD storage arrays, there is a delay of
40-45 seconds to launch the utility if the system does not have access to the Internet. The delay occurs
because in the .NET Framework 2.0, when the CLR loads an assembly into a process, if the CLR finds an
Authenticode signature (which involves a Certificate), it generates Publisher Evidence from it and
validates the Certificate by contacting the issuing authority to ensure the Certificate has not been
revoked. When validating the Certificate the operating system scans the chain of Certificates and tries to
download the Certificate Revocation List from a server on the internet. If you do not have internet access
or network is too slow, then this process is delayed - thereby delaying start of the application.
Note: When you disable signature verification, the .NET Framework 2.0 managed application no longer
receives publisher evidence. This behavior affects the .NET Framework 2.0 managed application only
when you use publisher evidence or when you use the PublisherIdentityPermission class.
To avoid the delay in launching the utility on a system without Internet access:
1. Open the DellDiscoveryUtility.exe.config file from the location where you
have installed the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack suite 6.0.
2. Set the value of <generatePublisherEvidence enabled="True"/> to "False".
For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936707
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Non responding MD Arrays shown in OpsMgr
MD Storage arrays from OpsMgr Diagram view will disappear if MD Arrays stop responding. The OpsMgr
console displays a new alert provided by the Management Pack. You must take the corrective actions
suggested in the alert to ensure that the storage arrays that have disappeared from the console start
responding in the subsequent discovery cycles, and are displayed in the OpsMgr console.
Fixes
None
Limitations
Refer to the Installation Guide.