Dell Engineered Solutions for VMware EVO:RAIL Version 1.2.
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Contents 1 What’s new............................................................................................................. 5 VMware EVO:RAIL release 1.2.1............................................................................................................ 5 VMware EVO:RAIL release 1.2.0 ...........................................................................................................5 Support for VMware vSphere loyalty program .........................................................
Create VM window has a pop-up message that does not clear (1375600)................................13 Replacement of a failed hardware component does not reset the hardware alarm (1401667)........................................................................................................................................13 VSAN Cluster displays as Cluster requirements: HA DRS Status: Not complaint (1431891).......13 The Add EVO:RAIL Appliance pop-up remains active (1387463)................................
What’s new 1 VMware EVO:RAIL release 1.2.1 EVO:RAIL release 1.2.1 is a patch release to introduce the following: • Security issues that exist in earlier releases of Oracle (SUN) JRE, specifically SKIP-TLS (impacts VMware vCenter Server, VMware ESXi, and VMware vRealize Log Insight). • For bug fixed information, see the Fixed in Release 1.2.1 section in this document. VMware EVO:RAIL release 1.2.0 EVO:RAIL release 1.2.
Improved hardware monitoring The updates to the EVO:RAIL Management interface offer an improved look into your hardware's health status. You are able to see the status of every node in every appliance, and monitor hard disk drives (HDDs), solid state drives (SSDs), Network interface controllers (NICs), and ESXi boot devices. Serviceability automation The EVO:RAIL Management interface now automates the Hardware Replacement Process for HDDs, SSDs, and 10 GbE NICs.
Internationalization 2 VMware EVO:RAIL is available in the following languages: • English • French • German • Japanese • Korean • Simplified Chinese • Traditional Chinese 7
3 Installation Dell installs this software bundle onto an integrated hardware, software, and supported hyper-converged infrastructure appliance. This release includes both updated binaries and updated documentation as described here. Release contents All the components have changed for release 1.2.1. Table 1. Release Contents Component Release Notes VMware EVO:RAIL 1.2.1 This document. Build #2812592 VMware vCenter Server 5.5 Update 2e Build #2646489 VMware ESXi 5.
Document Documentation Description VMware EVO:RAIL Network User’s Guide Revision 1.1.0-1 This document describes the network configuration requirements for EVO:RAIL. VMware EVO:RAIL Setup checklist and VMware EVO:RAIL Network Configuration Table Checklists used for EVO:RAIL deployment. They are integrated into the EVO:RAIL Network User Guide but are also provided as separate documents. VMware EVO:RAIL Management and Maintenance User’s Guide Revision 1.1.
. Click the Offline Updates switch from No to Yes for each component you uploaded. 11. Click Update. It can take up to 15 minutes f or the vCenter Server to reboot and f or all services to initialize. The update time f or ESXi depends on the quantity of virtual machines and might take a few hours to complete; however, the appliance will f unction as normal during that time. 12. Perform the following steps to upgrade vRealize Log Insight: a.
Known issues and limitations 4 The known issues are grouped as follows: • Update • Configuration • Management or Maintenance • Miscellaneous For an updated list of known issues, go to http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/microsite.do, and then select EVO:RAIL from the Products drop-down menu. Update EVO:RAIL management does not display after updating (1411553) Description EVO:RAIL management does not display after updating. Workaround Reload your web browser page.
If you are using Just Go configuration and progress bar remains at 0 percent (1305595) Description If you are using Just Go Configuration and the progress bar remains at 0 percent, this could represent a networking issue, a manufacturing issue, or a product issue. Workaround Restart the configuration by browsing to https://evorail_ip_addr:7443. (default is 192.168.10.200:7443). Go through the Customize configuration and you see your pre-configured values; and then click the Validate button.
Management or Maintenance EVO:RAIL operation might fails with the message Description EVO:RAIL operation might fail with the message indicating that the license has expired. The EVO:RAIL evaluation period has expired. Workaround For resolution, see the VMWare Knowledge Base article 2109758. Cannot import OVA/OVF templates for VM creation through the EVO:RAIL Management (1373483) Description EVO:RAIL Management does not support importing existing pre-built copies of VMs in OVA/OVF format.
The Add EVO:RAIL Appliance pop-up remains active (1387463) Description The Add EVO:RAIL Appliance message is displayed even if the appliance being added has a hardware failure. Workaround For resolution, see the VMware Knowledge Base article 2106735. Boot node replacement on a licensed appliance requires a license key (1442796) Description Boot node replacement on a licensed appliance requires a license key reassignment after replacement.
The mouse is not accessible with a VM (1370756) Description The mouse is not accessible with a VM created with the Secure option. Workaround For resolution, see the VMware Knowledge Base article 2101947. EVO:RAIL remote console may not support international keyboards (1370756) Description EVO:RAIL remote console may not support international keyboards when the keyboard setting within a VM does not match the physical keyboard used at the management workstation.
Fixed in release 1.2.1 5 The following issues are fixed in EVO:RAIL Release 1.2.1: • If an invalid DNS server is typed during configuration, EVO:RAIL configuration takes a long time to complete (1389934). • VSAN nodes configured by EVO:RAIL show up in different network partitions and cause misconfiguration detected (1400189). • Memory leak in EVO:RAIL Management (1432790). • vSphere Enterprise Plus RAM and embedded OEM license keys were not accepted as valid licenses (1458190).
Fixed in release 1.2 6 The following issues are fixed in EVO:RAIL Release 1.2: • EVO:RAIL Management stops responding after changing the language to French. • Unable to create a VM from EVO:RAIL Management when five or more VM networks exist.
Fixed in release 1.1 7 The following are known issues that have been fixed in EVO:RAIL release 1.1: • When a second appliance is added to an EVO:RAIL cluster, the ESXi host does not get updated license information through the EVO:RAIL engine (1404510). See the VMware Knowledge Base article 2101839. • You must turn on each node separately in an EVO:RAIL appliance with a 10-second delay between each turn-on.
Appendix A: Add Appliance supported configurations 8 EVO:RAIL release 1.1 introduced combining Ivy Bridge and Haswell CPUs in the same EVO:RAIL cluster. EVO:RAIL appliances that were initially built with release 1.0.x, and then updated to 1.1 or later, are not automatically be enabled for combining Ivy Bridge and Haswell CPUs in the same EVO:RAIL cluster.
• If the first appliance is EVO:RAIL release 1.0.2 and the appliance being added is EVO:RAIL release 1.1 or later: – If both appliances are from the same CPU family, * Follow the Add EVO:RAIL Appliances to an EVO:RAIL Cluster Procedure of the EVO:RAIL Management and Maintenance section in the Dell Engineered Solutions for VMware EVO:RAIL Version 1.2 Management and Maintenance User’s Guide * Click Config in the left pane.
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