Release Notes

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Dell EMC Support: Product Management
Table of contents
Revisions............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
1 Support Guidelines ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Requirements for software support .................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Offering of maintenance agreements ................................................................................................................. 4
1.3 Warranty offering – hardware and software ....................................................................................................... 4
2 Firmware Release Guidelines ...................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Definition of terms ............................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1.1 Definition of release lines ................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1.2 Definition of acronyms ........................................................................................................................................ 6
2.2 Supported firmware releases .............................................................................................................................. 6
2.2.1 Storage Center Operating System (SCOS) ........................................................................................................ 6
2.2.2 Dell Storage Manager (DSM) ............................................................................................................................. 7
2.2.3 Replay Manager ................................................................................................................................................. 7
2.2.4 Storage integrations ........................................................................................................................................... 7
2.3 Perpetual Software Licensing ............................................................................................................................. 7
2.4 Product Documentation ...................................................................................................................................... 7
2.5 Timing of implementation ................................................................................................................................... 7
3 Software End of Support Life (EOSL) Matrix ............................................................................................................... 8
3.1 Storage Center Operating System (SCOS) ........................................................................................................ 8
3.2 Dell Storage Manager ......................................................................................................................................... 9
3.3 Replay Manager ............................................................................................................................................... 10
4 End of Life Matrix........................................................................................................................................................ 11
4.1 Definition of Terms............................................................................................................................................ 11
4.2 Controllers ........................................................................................................................................................ 11
4.3 Enclosures ........................................................................................................................................................ 11
4.4 Drives ................................................................................................................................................................ 12
4.5 NAS .................................................................................................................................................................. 17