Dell EMC Storage Systems Release Notes for PowerStore and UnityXT metro node feature 7.0 and Patches March 2021 Rev.
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1 Release Notes This release notes contains supplemental information about metro node for Release 7.0 and Patches: Topics: • • • • • • • • • • • • Revision history Product description Security information New features Configuration limits Fixed issues Known issues Expected behaviors Limitations Documentation Installation Getting help Revision history Table 1. Revision history Date Document Revision Description of changes March 2021 02 7.0 Patch 1 Final Release January 2021 01 7.
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NDU Non Disruptive Upgrade (NDU) of the software can be performed on the metro node using inbuilt design. The basic principle is system is divided into two halves that are called as first upgraders (A directors) and second upgraders (B directors). All the nodes of the first upgraders are upgraded to new software, and when it is stable and hosts recognize it, then the set of nodes in the second upgraders are upgraded.
Configuration limits The following table lists the configuration limits: Table 2.
For example: 6.1.0.02.00.04 Table 5. Software version numbers 6 Major release number 1 Minor release number 0 Service pack number 02 Patch number 04 Build Fixed issues The following issues are fixed in the Release 7.0 and Patches: Issues fixed in Release 7.
Table 6. Known issues (continued) Issue number Functional area Description Workaround selectCreate. Once one storageview is created, then from the main status dashboard click the Storage Views circle to create the storageviews. VPLEX-27760 UI Performance Dashboard hover-over statistics window may get stuck across other pages. Refresh the page from your browser. VPLEX-28028 CLI director tracepath command fails and returns an error.
● If the metadata usage at a cluster exceeds 90%, metro node triggers a call home event. If the metadata on the other cluster also exceeds 90% within 8 hours of the first cluster, metro node does not trigger a call home event. This is by design and occurs in metro node Metro configurations. ● In Unisphere, Provision by pools and Provision by Storage volumes wizards allow you to select only consistency groups that have a value set for storage-at-clusters property.
Limitations This section lists the limitations for metro node in the Release 7.0 and Patches. Upgrade Support to 7.0 Patch 1 on unconfigured system NOTE: NDU is only supported on the configured systems. NOTE: Imaging to newer code versions of newly deployed, but not yet configured systems are supported in a future release. For now, Dell Technologies recommends using the following steps before connecting any hosts to the system: 1.
VIAS support In this release, the VPLEX Integrated Array Services (VIAS) is not supported. Documentation The following documentation is available to support the metro node: ● Administration Guide for metro node ● Configuration guide for metro node ● Installation Guide for metro node Installation To 1. 2. 3.
