Release Notes

Open Issues Related to Vendors
The following open issues are related to vendors:
Table 53. Open Vendor Issues
Issue Description
SQAI-9 An ESXi 5.5 (Update 3b) host using FCoE and QLogic 8262 converged network adapters (CNAs)
might cause the host to fail during controller failovers.
Workaround: Update the QLogic firmware on the adapter. The QLogic firmware is available at
https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=6RGDW.
SQAI-3 Software FCoE timeouts might occur when using CNAs in NIC mode.
Workaround: Update the QLogic firmware on the adapter. The QLogic firmware is available at
https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=6RGDW
SQAI-2 An ESXi 5.5 or 6.0 host with an Emulex FC/FCoE HBA running driver version 11.0.x.x might crash
during a controller failover.
Workaround: Update to the latest Dell custom images of ESXi 5.5, 6.0, or 6.5.
SQAI-1 Fibre-Channel boot from SAN does not work with Emulex LPe12002 boot code version 7.00a2 and
the Linux servers RHEL 6.8, SLES 12, and XenServer 7.0.
Workaround: Update to Emulex 12002 boot code version 11.20a8 or later.
SCOS-27133 Server bandwidth to the onboard 10 Gb Ethernet ports on an SC7020 drops significantly on reads
when the server iSCSI initiator has interrupt moderation set to default (enabled).
Workaround: From the server, disable interrupt moderation on the iSCSI cards as described in Dell
EMC SC Series Storage: Microsoft Multipath I/O Best Practices.
CVSE-3 Storage Center 7.3.1 and 7.3.2 does not support Commvault Simpana Backup.
Workaround: None
Limitations
The following limitations exist in Storage Center 7.3:
Portable Volumes
Storage Center 7.3 does not support Portable Volumes.
Portable Volumes are supported in Storage Center 7.2 or earlier.
Support Resources
The following sections provide resources for finding more information about using a Storage Center storage system:
Storage Center Update Information
Contact technical support to determine the Storage Center software version that is required to update to Storage Center 7.3.
NOTE:
When updating both the Storage Center and Storage Manager software, update the Storage Manager software before
updating the Storage Center software. A storage system that is running a newer version of the Storage Center software cannot
be managed by an older version of Storage Manager software.
24 Storage Center 7.3 Release Notes