Release Notes

New Features 7
Functional Area Feature Description Summary of Benefits
Virtualization
Connectivity-
Networks
During the initial configuration of a PowerStore X
model appliance, best practice settings can be
automatically applied to the appliance to enable
maximum performance. This new step in the
Initial Configuration Wizard will:
- Ask the user to provide two additional
storage IPs, with the wizard
automatically:
Mapping the storage IPs as
additional internal iSCSI targets
Changing the internal ESXi
queue depth according to depth
according to best practices
- Allowing the user to change the cluster
MTU to 9000, if supported within the
customer’s environment, according to
best practices
If the best practice settings were not applied
during the initial configuration of a PowerStore X
model appliance, the steps to apply some of the
settings after the initial configuration have been
automated. However, not all the configuration
steps have been automated. It is strongly
recommended that you apply the best practices
during the initial configuration of an appliance.
See KB article HOW17288 PowerStore X -
Performance Best Practice Tuning or see the
PowerStore Virtualization Integration White Paper
for details.
The settings needed to achieve maximum
performance on PowerStore X system are now
automated during Initial Configuration. Applying
these settings during Initial Configuration is highly
recommended. However, if the settings are not
applied during Initial Configuration, it is now easier to
apply these settings after Initial Configuration.