Release Notes

Issue Description
Workaround: Error message can be ignored.
DSM-31875 The VMware host setup is conguring iSCSI HBA Login Timeout from 5 to 60 incorrectly.
Workaround: Refer to VMware best practices documentation.
DSM-28137 SRM planned failovers with Live Volumes fail when vMotion is not enabled in the environment.
Workaround: Dell Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) with Stretched Storage and Live Volumes
requires vMotion. Enable vMotion.
DSM-27978 The support link is broken when setting up Dell Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) on SRM 5.8.
Workaround: Refer to support contact information at http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/19/
atcontentg/ps-compellent.
DSM-18751 The installation wizard for the Dell Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) allows you to begin updating
from an older version of SRA. Updating from previous versions of the SRA is not supported.
Workaround: Uninstall the previous version of SRA then install the new version.
Open Issues Related to Storage Management
The following open issues are related to storage management:
Issue
Description
DSM-39810 When a volume of one storage type is moved to a new storage type using CMM, the pressure reports
do not update correctly.
Workaround: Create volumes in the new storage type before migrating data.
DSM-38054 Storage Manager does not display all of the IPv4 addresses for a host using an iSCSI software initiator.
Workaround: None
DSM-36978 Changing the password by clicking the ‘change password’ message displayed in the Storage Manager
banner changes the Storage Manager password, not the Storage Center password.
Workaround: Use the Storage Center Edit Settings dialog box to change the Storage Center
password.
DSM-28354 Storage Manager might not display information for some Hyper-V virtual machine volumes monitored
with the Server Agent in the Servers view.
Workaround: View information for those volumes in the Storage view.
DSM-28297 Discover and Congure Storage Centers wizard displays an incorrect size for disks on a discovered
Storage Center.
Workaround: None
DSM-28295 After reinstalling the Server Agent, it might fail to register the server with Storage Manager.
Workaround: Register the server in the Storage Manager Client.
DSM-20038 During initial setup of Storage Center, the Discover and Congure Storage Centers wizard might close
while updating the Storage Center. You will not be able to open the Discover and Congure Storage
Centers wizard to complete the setup until the controllers nish restarting.
Workaround: Wait for the controllers to power on, reconnect to the Storage Center, then launch the
Discover and Congure Uninitialized Storage Centers wizard.
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