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Document Number: 680-050-019

Rev. E

February 2021

Storage Manager 2019 R1 Release Notes

This document describes the enhancements, fixed issues, and open issues in Storage Manager 2019 R1.

Current Release Version: 2019 R1.20

Previous Release Version: 2019 R1.10

Topics:

• Document Revision History

• Management Compatibility

• Software and Hardware Requirements

• New in Storage Manager 2019 R1.10

• New in Storage Manager 2019 R1

• Fixed Issues

• Known Issues

•

Notes and Limitations

• Documentation Correction

• Support Resources

Document Revision History

Revision

Date Description

A August 2019 Initial release of Storage Manager 2019 R1

B October 2019 Added a workaround for performing a planned failover of LiveVolumes in SRM 8.2

C February 2020 Updated for Storage Manager 2019 R1.10

D June 2020 Updated for Storage Manager 2019 R1.20

E February 2021 Added a documentation correction

Management Compatibility

Storage Manager is compatible with the products that are listed in the following table:

Product

Versions

Storage Center 7.1 – 7.4

PS Series group firmware 9.0 – 10.0

Dell FluidFS 6.0.300135

NOTE: You must update FluidFS firmware to 6.0.300135

before updating to Storage Manager 2019 R1.

Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2012, 2012 SP1, 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019

VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 6.0, 6.1, 6.5, 8.1, 8.1.1, and 8.2

NOTE: A Storage Center must have Fibre Channel or

iSCSI front-end ports to work with SRM.

Dell Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) 18.1.1.173

CITV 4.0

Summary of content (23 pages)

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Document Number: 680-050-019 Rev. E February 2021 Storage Manager 2019 R1 Release Notes This document describes the enhancements, fixed issues, and open issues in Storage Manager 2019 R1. Current Release Version: 2019 R1.20 Previous Release Version: 2019 R1.10 Topics: • • • • • • • • • • Document Revision History Management Compatibility Software and Hardware Requirements New in Storage Manager 2019 R1.
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Product Versions DSITV 4.1 – 6.0 Software and Hardware Requirements The following sections list the requirements for the Storage Manager Data Collector, Storage Manager Client, and Storage Manager Server Agent. Storage Manager Client Requirements The following table lists the requirements for the Storage Manager Client: Component Requirements Operating system Any of the following 64-bit operating systems: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Windows 8.
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Component Requirements ● Windows Server 2016 ● Windows Server 2019 NOTE: Windows Server Core is not supported. Windows User Group Administrators CPU 64-bit (x64) microprocessor with two or more cores The Data Collector requires a microprocessor with four cores for environments that have 100,000 or more Active Directory members or groups.
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Component Requirement ● ● ● ● Software 4 GB – One to ten Storage Centers, or up to 3000 total volumes 8 GB – More than ten Storage Centers, or up to 6000 total volumes 16 GB – More than ten Storage Centers, or up to 12,000 total volumes 32 GB – More than ten Storage Centers, or more than 12,000 total volumes ● VMware vCenter Server ● VMware vSphere High Availability Server Agent Requirements The following table lists the requirements for running the Storage Manager Server Agent on Windows servers.
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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.
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● ● ● ● SC7020 SC5020F SC5020 SCv3000 Series NOTE: The Unisphere Discovery Utility is available for Windows and Linux operating systems. Fixed Issues The following sections summarize the issues fixed in Storage Manager 2019 R1: Fixed Issues Related to Cross-Platform Replication The following issues related to cross-platform replication are fixed in Storage Manager 2019 R1: Table 1.
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Table 4. Issues Fixed in Storage Manager 2019 R1 (continued) Issue Description DSM-31688 Invalid characters in the Storage Center Directory Services configuration might cause Active Directory or OpenLDAP authentication failures for the Data Collector. DSM-28366 Storage Manager does not allow custom SSL certificates with CN names that do not match the hostname of the server hosting the Data Collector.
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Table 8. Issues Fixed in Storage Manager 2019 R1.10 Issue Description DSM-43960 The error message Block size should be greater than or equal to zero might be returned when the REST API requests storage usage information from storage systems running Storage Center 7.3 or later. Table 9. Issues Fixed in Storage Manager 2019 R1 Issue Description DSM-34466 Running a Nessus security scan on Storage Manager reports an SSL Medium Strength Cipher Suites Supported vulnerability.
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Table 13. Fixed Issues in Storage Manager 2019 R1.10 Issue Description DSM-45102 An incorrect values for amount of storage used might be displayed on the Summary tab of a Storage Type in the Storage Manager Client. DSM-43948 In the Storage Manager Client, if the Restrict Mapping Paths option is selected when a volume is mapped to a server, the mapping is not restricted to the specified controller.
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Table 18. Issues Fixed in Storage Manager 2019 R1.10 (continued) Issue Description DSM-43027 When a user connects directly to the Storage Center using Unisphere, the following error message is displayed when the Protocol Endpoints tab is clicked: An unexpected server error occurred Table 19.
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Known Issues The following sections summarize the known issues in Storage Manager 2019 R1: Known Issues Related to Cross-Platform Replication The following known issues are related to cross-platform replication: Table 22.
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Known Issues Related to the Data Collector The following known issues are related to the Data Collector: Table 23. Known Data Collector Issues in Storage Manager 2019 R1 Issue Description DSM-42392 Attempting to upload a custom SSL certificate to the Data Collector fails with the following error message: Certificates do not conform to algorithm constraints Workaround: Do not use an SSL certificate that is signed using the RSASSA-PSS signature algorithm.
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Table 25. Known Dell Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) Issues in Storage Manager 2019 R1 (continued) Issue Description 1. Stop the Remote Data Collector. 2. Restart the Primary Data Collector. 3. Start the Remote Data Collector. DSM-42715 SRM generates the following error message when two volumes use the same LUN number: Duplicate LUN 'X' for initiatorGroup Workaround: Ensure that the LUN numbers for all the volumes are unique.
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Known Issues Related to PS Series Group Management The following known issues are related to the management of PS Series Groups: Table 27. Known PS Series Group Management Issues in Storage Manager 2019 R1 Issue Description DSM-23693 Storage Manager displays a PS Series group as inactive after a controller failover on the PS Series group. Workaround: Remove the PS Series group from Storage Manager and then add it back.
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Table 29. Known Storage Management Issues in Storage Manager 2019 R1 (continued) Issue Description Workaround: Register the server in the Storage Manager Client. DSM-20038 During initial setup of Storage Center, the Discover and Configure Storage Centers wizard might close while updating the Storage Center. You cannot open the Discover and Configure Storage Centers wizard to complete the setup until the controllers finish restarting.
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Table 30. Known Storage Manager Client Issues in Storage Manager 2019 R1 (continued) Issue Description DSM-26168 The Storage Manager Client displays the delete option when volumes and volume folders are selected. However, the Storage Manager Client does not support deleting volumes and volume folders in one action. Workaround: Delete volumes and volume folders separately. DSM-14009 Refreshing the Storage Manager Client does not clear the red dot indicator from the Storage Center node.
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Known Issues Related to the Unisphere Web Interface The following known issues are related to the Unisphere web interface: Table 33. Known Unisphere Web Interface Issues in Storage Manager 2019 R1 Issue Description DSM-45590 Customers are experiencing issues displaying graphs on the Performance tab in Unisphere Central. Workaround: Use the Storage Manager Client connected to the Data Collector to display Performance graphs.
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Table 33. Known Unisphere Web Interface Issues in Storage Manager 2019 R1 (continued) Issue Description DSM-28814 In the Filters dialog box, when a value with multiple decimal places is typed into a storage size or network speed field, the value is not parsed correctly and the filter does not work. Workaround: None DSM-26784 In the Filters dialog box of the global Volumes view, the Equal to option in the % Full drop-down menu does not work.
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Table 35. Known VMware Issues in Storage Manager 2019 R1 (continued) Issue Description Workaround: See VMware best practices documentation. DSM-16665 After upgrading an ESXi host from version 5.5 to 6.0, Dell Storage Manager does not properly reflect the host and its attributes as being ESXi 6 capable, in particular the recognition of the protocol endpoint. Workaround: Remove the server, and then add it back to Dell Storage Manager.
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Table 35. Known VMware Issues in Storage Manager 2019 R1 (continued) Issue Description Workaround: None DSM-14806 Migrate or Clone operations on virtual machines with snapshots might fail if not enough space is available in the vVol datastore hosting the VM. The temporary space overhead that is required by these operations depends on the size of the individual disks and the number of snapshots of the VM. Workaround: 1. Check if the vVol datastore (storage container) is nearing capacity. 2.
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Notes and Limitations This section contains important notes and limitations for this release of Storage Manager. Limitations in Unisphere The following features are not currently available in Unisphere for Storage Manager 2019 R1. ● Chargeback ● Disaster recovery ● FluidFS management ● Live Volume and Live Migrate ● Managed servers ● Replication ● PS Series Group management ● VVols Workaround for Planned Failover of LiveVolumes in SRM 8.2 SRM 8.
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Support Resources The following section provides resources for finding more information on using Storage Manager. Related Documentation The following documents are available for Storage Manager version 2019 R1. ● Storage Manager Administrator’s Guide Provides instructions for using the Storage Manager software.
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2019 - 2021 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries.