Release Notes

New Features 11
Functional Area Feature Description Summary of Benefits
Virtualization The PowerStore software upgrade for
PowerStore X model clusters includes a
required ESXi update for the internal nodes of
the clusters. The internal nodes of an existing
PowerStore X model cluster must be upgraded
to VMware ESXi 6.7 P05, Patch Release ESXi670-
202103001 (Build: 17700523) before the cluster
can be upgraded to the latest version of the
PowerStore OS. In addition to the ESXi update,
other PowerStore X model components must be
upgraded as well.
Download the latest PowerStore X model
software upgrade .zip file from
https://www.dell.com/support and see the
Upgrade Considerations section in this
document for more information.
The internal nodes of a PowerStore X model cluster
use a newer version of ESXi that contains bug fixes
and security fixes.
Virtualization For PowerStore X model clusters, PowerStore
Manager displays the ESXi version that is
running on the ESXi host nodes of an appliance,
the appliances in a cluster, and the cluster itself.
An alert is generated if the ESXi versions do not
match on Node A and Node B of a PowerStore X
model appliance. An alert is also generated if
the ESXi versions do not match on the
appliances in a PowerStore X model cluster.
Users are able to view the ESXi version of an internal
ESXi host node on a PowerStore X model cluster.
Users are also alerted if the ESXi versions installed on
nodes or appliances of a PowerStore X model cluster
do not match.
Virtualization PowerStore model clusters support online
migration of vVols for vVol-based VMs to
another appliance in the cluster. However, due
to a known issue with VMware's vSphere, only
newer versions of vSphere support this.
Customers can migrate the vVols for a vVol-based
VM to another appliance in a cluster without
powering off the VM. For information on required
vSphere versions to support this feature, please see
Dell knowledge base article: 000105896: PowerStore:
Supported Host operating system for Non-Disruptive
migration of Storage resources