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Device Manager agent now supports the following cluster software:
- Oracle Solaris Cluster
- HA Monitor(for HP-UX)
- HA Monitor(for Linux)
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Device Manager agent now supports the following file systems:
- AIX JFS2
- Solaris ZFS
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Device Manager agent now supports the following path management software:
- AIX Multiple Path I/O (MPIO)
- Linux Device-Mapper Multipath
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Host Data Collector now supports the following operating systems as a target host:
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.7
- Oracle Linux 6.7 UEK R2
- Oracle Linux 6.7 UEK R3
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
Host Data Collector
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Host Data Collector now supports the following operating systems as a server:
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.7
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
Host Data Collector
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Target hosts that are managed by the Host Data Collector now support the following file systems:
- AIX JFS2
- Solaris ZFS
Host Data Collector
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Target hosts that are managed by Host Data Collector now support the following cluster software:
- Oracle Solaris Cluster
- HA Monitor(for HP-UX)
- HA Monitor(for Linux)
Host Data Collector
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- Target hosts that are managed by Host Data Collector now support the following path management software:
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- AIX Multiple Path I/O (MPIO)
- Linux Device-Mapper Multipath
Host Data Collector
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In Device Manager, for Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G200, G400, G600, G800, tasks from the following dialog boxes and products can now be performed for a
- Allocate Volumes (standard or global-active device)
- Allocate Like Volumes (standard or global-active device)
- Change to Global-Active Device Volumes
- Expand DP Volumes
- Create File Systems
Products:
- global-active device
- Universal Replicator
- TrueCopy
- Thin Image
ShadowImage
GUI
Device Manager CLI
Regarding the VVol functions provided in VMware vSphere version 6.0 and later, Device Manager now supports storage container tasks that are necessary for the usage of the Storage Policy Based Management function in the Hitachi NAS Platform environment.
Device Manager Server
Device Manager GUI
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Device Manager now supports volume allocations that use an iSCSI port on Hitachi Virtual Platform G1000.
Device Manager Server
Device Manager GUI
Device Manager CLI
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Device Manager now supports the viewing and setting of the ALUA Application States and Asymmetric Access States (ALUA path priority) that are used for global-active devices in cross path configurations on Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000.
Device Manager Server
Device Manager GUI
Device Manager CLI
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Device Manager now supports the viewing of the Data
Direct Mapping attribute for external parity groups, HDP pools, and HDP volumes on Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G200, G400, G600, G800, and G1000.
Device Manager Server
Device Manager GUI
Device Manager CLI
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Device Manager GUI now supports functionality for notifying users of task completion by email.
Device Manager GUI
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Device Manager now supports the host mode option Proprietary ANCHOR command support for Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G200, G400, G600, G800, and G1000.
Device Manager Server
Device Manager GUI
Device Manager CLI
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Device Manager now supports file system expansion up Device Manager All*
In a configuration where virtualization servers are connected to Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G200, G400, G600, or G800 by Fibre Channel or iSCSI, Device Manager now supports the following VVol functions that are provided in VMware vSphere version 6.0 and later:
- The completion of various VVol-related
operations on storage systems based on requests from the VASA provider
- Management of the storage container that is required for using the Storage Policy Based Management function
- Display of protocol endpoints (ALUs) and VVols (SLUs)
- Performance analysis of VVols in the Analytics tab
Device Manager Server
Device Manager GUI
Device Manager CLI
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Regarding the VVol functions provided in VMware
vSphere version 6.0 and later, the following enhancements were made to Device Manager:
Values that can be specified in the capability profile by using the following capabilities were changed.
Performance IOPS - Class
Performance Latency - Class
Availability - Class
Snapshot Backup Importance - Class
Initial values are no longer set in the Define Capability Profile dialog box.
In the Create/Edit Storage Container dialog
box, the content specified for the capability profile is now displayed in a pop-up message box.
Device Manager Server
Device Manager GUI
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Device Manager agent now supports guest operating systems running on the following virtualization server products.
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 update 1
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5 update 3
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Host Data Collector now supports the following
virtualization server products, and guest operating systems running on these virtualization server products as target hosts.
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 update 1
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5 update 3
Host Data Collector
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Host Data Collector now supports guest operating systems running on the following virtualization server products as a server.
The Device Manager server, GUI, and CLI now support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7.
Device Manager Server
Device Manager GUI
Device Manager CLI
Linux
The Device Manager server, GUI, and CLI now support the virtualization server product VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5 Update 3.
For more information about guest operating systems, see the Hitachi Command Suite System Requirements.
Device Manager Server
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The Device Manager server, GUI, and CLI now support
the virtualization server product VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 Update 1.
For more information about guest operating systems, see the Hitachi Command Suite System Requirements.
Device Manager Server
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The Device Manager GUI now supports Internet Explorer 11 in Microsoft Windows 10.
Device Manager GUI
Windows
The Device Manager GUI now supports Adobe Flash Player 19.
Device Manager GUI
Windows
For HUS100 (microcode version: x8D1/A or later), the Device Manager CLI now supports setting hostmode2 to one of the following three parameters in the AddHostStorageDomain and ModifyPort commands:
WriteSame Rejection Mode
FullProvisioning Reply Mode
UNMAP Rejection Mode
Device Manager Server
Device Manager GUI
Device Manager CLI
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For HUS100 (microcode version: x981/A or later) and
Hitachi AMS 2000 (microcode version: x8D1/A or later), the Device Manager CLI now supports displaying and specifying the iSCSI Delayed Ack setting in the ModifyPort command.
Device Manager Server
Device Manager CLI
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The Device Manager server, GUI, and CLI now support SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4.
Device Manager Server
Device Manager GUI
Device Manager CLI
Linux
The JDK version that is bundled with the Device Manager server is now version 1.8.0.
Because of the introduction of the upgraded version,
JDK 1.7.0 is no longer supported for use by the Device Manager server.
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Device Manager now supports Hitachi NAS Platform 12.5.
Note: See Hitachi Command Suite System Requirements for details.
*: Applies to all supported operating systems in Device Manager.
Device Manager now supports the following functions for Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G200, G400, G600, G800 (microcode version: 83-02-0X-XX/XX or later):
In the GUI and CLI, the T10 PI of a volume and the T10 PI mode of a port are now displayed.
Applicable GUI functionality
Dialog boxes:
Allocate Volumes (both standard and global-active device)
Allocate Like Volumes (both standard and global-active device)
Change to Global-Active Device Volumes
LUN path editing
Identify Performance Problems in Analytics tab
Health Check Report in Analytics tab
Applicable CLI functionality
Port instance
LDEV instance
Device Manager Server
Device Manager GUI
Device Manager CLI
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The Analytics tab now supports selecting whether to output a company logo in the exported PDF file.
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The Replication tab now supports configuration and management tasks for replication environments that are prepared for disaster recovery.
In addition, the procedures for managing replication environments have been simplified.
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Device Manager now supports Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F400, F600, and F800.
Device Manager Server
Device Manager GUI
Device Manager CLI
Device Manager Agent
Host Data Collector
CIM,
Replication Manager
Tuning Manager
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The following change was made: During an upgrade using the All-in-One Installer, only products that are already installed are selected by default in the Select Products window.
System requirements can be found in Hitachi Command Suite System
Requirements (MK-92HC209-20).The requirements are presented in the form of
requirements for each type of server, rather than as requirements for individual
Hitachi Command Suite components.
When upgrading Hitachi Command Suite products from v7.6.1 or earlier, if the
following components are installed, upgrade them to v8.0.0 or later:
Device Manager
Tiered Storage Manager
Replication Manager
Tuning Manager
Compute Systems Manager
Global Link Manager
Resolved problems
From 8.2.0-03 to 8.2.1-00
Problem description Affected products
Affected operating systems
In the Expand DP Volume dialog box, you cannot perform DP volume expansion when specifying a capacity that uses a decimal point.
Device Manager GUI
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When allocating volumes for a global-active device pair
in the Allocate Volumes or Allocate Like Volumes dialog box that are launched by the following methods, any of the following symptoms occur in the dialog box.
Launch the dialog box from the General Tasks menu.
Launch the Allocate Volumes dialog box from the Actions menu.
Launch the dialog box by selecting a host from
an operating system listed in the Hosts tree in the Resources tab.
Launch the dialog box by selecting a host in the Hosts tab that opens when selecting a logical group of hosts listed in the Logical Groups tree in the Resources tab.
Symptom 1: Some of the storage systems which already
have been configured by the Setup Global-Active Device dialog box might not appear in the Storage Systems list in the Primary Site tab of the dialog box.
Symptom 2: The KAIC16141-E error appears in the dialog box, and the allocation cannot be completed.
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When a host is selected in the Allocate Volumes dialog box, duplicated errors might appear.
In HCS for VVol, when the Delete Storage Container task
is being processed, launching the Task Details dialog box while the task is running or after the task is finished, fails with the KAIC15021-E error.
Device Manager GUI
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When a host is selected in the Allocate Volumes dialog box, duplicated errors might appear.
Device Manager GUI
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On a virtual machine that uses VVol functionality provided by VMware vSphere 6.0 or later, other storage systems volume information might be deleted from the Hitachi Device Manager database, and operations using those volumes failed sometimes.
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When performing a new installation in a cluster environment, if the name of the installation-destination folder contains the character ")", the following symptoms occur and setting up a cluster environment fails.
Symptom 1:
The KAIB10222-E or KAIB64121-E message might appear.
Symptom 2:
The hcmds64clustersrvstate and
hcmds64clustersrvupdate commands terminate without a message.
Installer Windows
Device Manager contain vulnerability that allows unauthorized disclosure of arbitrary files.
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When the CLI ModifyPort command is run by specifying the vlanid parameter for a VSP G200, G400, G600 or G800 port, the command might fail with KAIC90083-E (error code=6503).
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Known problems
Managing file storage VVols
Because the storage container tasks cannot be performed in the file storage
VVols environment, do not add a VASA provider (file storage) in HCS for VVol.
Performing operations on mainframe volumes
When you open the following dialog boxes by selecting mainframe volumes, error
messages indicating that the operation is not supported should be displayed;
however, the incorrect error messages below are displayed instead:
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