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    POWERSCALE
    MONTHLY SUPPORT
    HIGHLIGHTS –
    SEPTEMBER 2021

    Recent Release Information

    PowerScale OneFS 9.1.0 (Target Code)

    Dell Technologies regularly monitors the quality and stability of supported code versions across the active customer
    install base and recommends adoption of 9.1.0.x. It continues to be the best performing code across all
    actively supported code versions.

    Highlights of this release


    • Activate product licenses with ELMS over ESRS.
    • Restartable backup support for multi-stream NDMP.
    • Configurable event thresholds allow users to adjust the value at which events are triggered for various cluster
    statistics.
    • CloudPools traffic optimization, reducing the number of network round-trips when recalling data from
    a CloudPools target.
    • Improved group change time for planned shutdowns. Shrinks the window for data unavailability due to group
    changes to less than 5 seconds.
    • CAVA Antivirus support for SMB clients using Common Event Enabler (CEE) plus integration with most AV
    software vendors to scan files, providing better performance than current ICAP.
    • Ability to automatically and periodically purge audit logs.
    • Fixes DU issue with Kioxia drives for F200 and F600 customers.
    • Fixes DU issue with pre-committed upgrades from 8.1.2 and earlier versions of OneFS.

    Please visit the PowerScale Product Support Page here for more details and release notes on PowerScale 9.1.0.x.
    • 9.1.0.0 Release Notes
    • 9.1.0.8 Installation Bundle
    • PowerScale OneFS Current Patches
    • Isilon Software Release and Patching Strategy
    • PowerScale OneFS Product Availability Guide
    • PowerScale OneFS Drivers and Downloads Page
    • PowerScale OneFS Release Contents
    • Target Revisions and Adoption Rates

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    PowerScale OneFS 9.2.1 (Controlled Release)

    OneFS 9.2.1 is currently a controlled release with the expectation that it will become the next target code in the
    coming months as customer adoption continues to grow and test its new features. We recommend customers
    consider upgrading to the controlled release if there are new features they would benefit from or would like to test. If
    you are interested in OneFS 9.2.1, please contact support for additional details.

    Highlights of this release


    • OneFS support for the new PowerScale F900-NVMe platform.
    • Support for in-line compress and deduplication on the all-flash PowerScale F900-NVMe platform.
    • NFS over RDMA support for NFS v3 for PowerScale and Isilon nodes which contain supported
    Ethernet interface cards.
    • Support for external KMIP compliant key managers such as SKLM, SafeNet and Vormetric for
    storing encryption keys on SED clusters.
    • Full IPv6 support that meets the requirements for USGv6 compliance.
    • Addition of a web-based graphical user interface for CELOG allowing events to be displayed,
    searched, categorized, filtered, ignored and resolved.
    • Support for backend Infiniband network interfaces on PowerScale nodes, for compatibility with
    legacy IB clusters.
    • Ability to export cluster configuration, which can then be used to restore a configuration to the
    original cluster or a different cluster.
    • Nodes are prevented from rebooting or restarting protocol services until all SMB clients have
    disconnected from the node.

    OneFS 9.2.1 Release Notes

    Are you Code Current?


    Are You Code Current? Being code current is defined as running
    code that is less than 12 months old and/or is considered Target
    and/or is the latest compatible version for your system. If you are not
    sure how to check, a good indicator is if your code version number is
    below 9.1.0, then you should plan to upgrade.

    If you are running old code, not only are you missing out on new
    Is your OneFS version older than features, functionality and fixes, but you are also not taking advantage
    9.1.0? of current security enhancements.

    Being code current is important. Customers on newer code enjoy


    greater functionality and fewer outages/service requests.

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    Did you know?

    8.1 & 8.2 EOSS (End of Standard Support)

    Did you know PowerScale OneFS 8.1.2 reached End of Standard Support as of June 2021 and 8.2.x will reach End of
    Standard Support at the end of May 2022?

    Connectivity

    If you are not already taking advantage of “connect home” through the most recent version of Secure Remote
    Services (SRS version 3.x), Dell encourages you to consider the business benefits of this complimentary proactive
    capability. With SRS, our customers experience the fastest possible response, escalation and resolution times to
    maximize information availability. SRS version 3, the SRS “Virtual Edition,” is proactive, secure, virtual, simple, and
    built to scale with the growth and evolution of your IT environment. Click here to access SRS v3 downloads and
    technical documentation.

    Specifically, for PowerScale OneFS, SRS Call Home, when enabled, will alert Dell Customer Support of all common
    hardware failures in your environment (drives, memory, CPU, power supplies, fans) and we will work with you to
    organise replacement hardware, when required. Customer Support can collect log files without your intervention once
    you have enabled SRS connection to Dell.

    How to Setup ESRS for OneFS

    To learn more about testing alerts, please review the Alerts Overview section of the PowerScale CLI Administration
    Guide or PowerScale Web Administration Guide.

    Note: If you are having issues getting connected, please make sure to contact customer support.

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    PowerScale OneFS Support Matrix

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    PowerScale OneFS Supportability and Compatibility Guide

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    Dell Security Advisories (DSAs)

    DSAs Title Date

    Dell PowerScale OneFS Security Update for Multiple Proprietary


    DSA-2021-097 Component Vulnerabilities. 09 Jun 2021

    Dell Technical Advisories (DTAs)

    DTAs Title Date

    Dell Switches that are used for Isilon or PowerScale Backend


    000190714 Network x509 Certificate Renewal identification and remediation 01 Aug 2021

    Dell switch Certificate expiration on Leaf-Spine Configured Dell


    000183182 switches used for PowerScale Backend Ethernet 03 Jun 2021

    Publish End of Primary Support (EOPS)

    Updated Dell Infrastructure Solutions Group Software Standard Support Policy is available here:
    https://dl.dell.com/content/docu102223

    These tables provide the published EOPS dates for PowerScale OneFS Software:

    Version Currency Status Status Released EOSS


    9.2.1.x Controlled release Available PENDING PENDING
    9.1.0.x Target Released October 2020 October 2023
    9.0.x <=12 months Released June 2020 June 2023
    8.2.x Not current Released May 2019 May 2022
    8.1.x EOSS Released May 2019 June 2021
    8.0.x EOSS Released December 2015 December 2018
    7.X and older EOSS Released --- ---

    Review the latest End Of Standard Support (TSSR) notification for more information about how the End Of Support
    dates affect your installation.

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    Top Service Topics

    The following Knowledgebase articles were referenced often in the previous 90 days:

    Article Number Title

    000182603 Disabling audit related services directly can cause Data Unavailability.

    000186442 FilePolicy Job fails with error Stale NFS file handle
    Isilon: Backend Data path may not become available if Dell Network switches running
    000190356 10.5.0.6 are rebooted with an expired x509 certificate
    Link Status Change for igb Interface Cannot Be Correctly Reflected(found on OneFS
    000187824 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2)

    000189650 Create a cascaded replication properly on OneFS

    000189794 Isilon: Downloading OneFS Installation Files

    Note: Items listed here are a subset of all the KB articles created or updated in the last month. For additional KB
    content, visit Online Support Search.

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    This newsletter is available via Product Update notifications provided by Dell Online Support. To
    learn how to subscribe to Product Updates→

    To access the SolVe Online website→

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    Published September 2021

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