Release Notes

New in Storage Manager 2019 R1
The following features and improvements were added to Storage Manager 2019 R1:
LDAP Scalability Improvements
Increased the scalability of LDAP on a Data Collector by introducing advanced search options and pagination of groups.
Banner for Customer Notifications
To make customer notifications more visible, a banner message is displayed in the Storage Manager Client and Unisphere web
interface when a customer notification is received.
Space Reclamation Wizard
The Space Reclamation Wizard guides a customer through the steps of reclaiming space on a Storage Center.
The Space Reclamation Wizard is designed to help a customer get out of Conservation/Emergency mode without having to
contact technical support.
SSL Certificate Improvements
Improvements have been made to SSL certificate handling to enable the following:
● Importing of chained SSL certificates
● Wildcard certificates
Unisphere and Unisphere Central Improvements
Storage Manager 2019 R1 includes the following improvements to the Unisphere and Unisphere Central web interface:
● Initial Configuration of Storage Centers – The Initialize Storage Center wizard in Unisphere Central is used to discover
and deploy unconfigured Storage Centers.
● Automated Reports – Automated reports can be set up globally for all Storage Centers or customized for individual Storage
Centers. Unisphere Central can be configured to email automated reports to users or save automated reports to a public
directory.
● Most Active Reports – Displays the minimum, maximum, average, and standard deviation performance statistics for
volumes, servers, or disks.
● Growth Charts – Displays historical growth data for storage objects such as volumes, servers, disks, and storage types
● Threshold Alerts – Displays alerts that are automatically generated when user-defined threshold definitions for a storage
object usage are crossed. Threshold queries also enable you to query historical data based on threshold criteria.
NOTE:
Unisphere does not contain all of the functionality that is available in the Storage Manager Client. For more
information about using Unisphere and Unisphere Central see the Unisphere and Unisphere Central for SC Series
Administrator’s Guide
Unisphere Discovery Utility
The Unisphere Discovery Utility is a stand-alone application that can be used to discover and deploy unconfigured Storage
Centers.
When the Unisphere Discovery Utility discovers an unconfigured Storage Center, the utility guides the user through the initial
configuration of the Storage Center.
The Unisphere Discovery Utility can be used to perform the initial configuration of the following Storage Centers systems:
● SC7020F
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