VMware vCenter Plug-in for MD-Series Storage Arrays, version 2.5

Save Configuration Files Option Fails on Storage Arrays Running RAID Controller Firmware Version 7.35 ISSUE: The Save Configuration Files option in the MD vCenter Plug-in fails to execute on storage arrays running RAID controller firmware version 7.35 and generates a validation error. The cause of this error is due to the presence of the 'securityType=' syntax on the command line argument. This syntax is not supported with this firmware version. Script file example: show "Creating RAID 0 Volume 1 on new Volume Group BW-Test2084."; // This command creates volume group <BW-Test2084> and the initial volume <1> with offset 0 on the volume group. // NOTE: For Volume Groups that use all available capacity, the last Volume on this group is // created using all remaining capacity by omitting the capacity= volume creation parameter. create volume drives=(85,1) raidLevel=0 userLabel="1" volumeGroupUserLabel="BW-Test2084" 8240 Bytes dssPreAllocate=false securityType=none; WORKAROUND: Storage arrays running RAID controller firmware version 7.35 should remove the 'securityType=' syntax from all Create Volume commands before validating or executing the script file from the MD Storage Manager (MDSM) Enterprise Management Window (EMW). PROCEDURE: 1. Edit the script file to be used (for example, Array-1_20120122151509705.cfg). 2. Search the script file for the presence of the 'securityType=' command syntax. 3. Remove all occurrences of the 'securityType=' syntax. 4. Save the script file with a new name (preserve original). 5. From the MDSM Enterprise Management Window, right-click on the storage array to be configured and select Execute Script. 6. From the Script Editor, select File > Load Script and select the configuration file you saved in step 4. (You may have to change the file type drop-down option to All Files instead of Script File (*.script)). 7. Select Tools > Verify Syntax to verify the script is functional. 8. Select Tools > Verify and Execute to apply the script changes to the selected storage array.

vCenter Plug-in Release 2.5 adds support for setting up asynchronous remote replication, using point-in-time (PiT) snapshots and performing enhanced automatic storage array discovery.