VMware vCenter Plug-in for MD-Series Storage Arrays
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VMware vCenter Plug-in for MD-Series Storage Arrays, version 02.70.3600.0005 for MD3 series arrays.
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Fixes & Enhancements
Fixes: Support for 12 Gb SAS HBA
Enhancements: Added support for MD34/MD38 Series Arrays
Dell Technologies recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains changes to maintain overall system health. It ensures that the system software remains current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software) and may include other new features.
Storage Administrator privileges assigned to group do not propagate to user.
Issue: If the Storage Administrator role is assigned to a group, instead of a user, the plug-in will not recognize the user privileges and block access to the plug-in.
Work Around: Assign Storage Administrator roles to individual users and not groups.
vSphere Client 5.0 does not allow for cut and paste or delete key.
Issue: The use of cut and paste along with the delete key are blocked within the plug-in.
Work Around: No work around at this time, must manually enter information and use the backspace key.
Semi-Transparent Scrollbars
Issue: When text within the display panels exceeds the available space, scrollbars are displayed to allow for scrolling of the text. These scrollbars are semi-transparent and may be difficult to see.
Work Around: Hovering the mouse pointer over the scrollbar will cause the scrollbar to become non-transparent.
Update: Most tables have been converted to new toolkit that resolves this issue. There are still some tables that utilize the old toolkit and still exhibit this behavior
Event log viewer scroll bar goes beyond the limit.
Issue: When viewing details of MEL events within the MEL view, the right-side scrollbar goes beyond the limit of the displayed panel
Work Around: Closing and redisplaying the details window will reset the scrollbar for the current entry.
1. From the Drivers and Download page at www.support.dell.com, select your MD storage array model. 2. From the list of available downloads, choose vCenter Version 2.7 Plug-In from the Applications category. 3. Download the executable file to your system. 4. Launch the vCenter Plug-in installation wizard contained in the downloaded package. 5. Review and accept the license agreement, then follow the installation prompts. 6. Once the installation is complete, refer to the Dell PowerVault MD-Series Storage Array VMware vCenter Plug-In for MD-Series Storage Arrays Installation and Configuration Guide at support.dell.com/manuals for setup and configuration steps
To upgrade from a previous version of the MD vCenter Plug-in and use the same host server as the application server, run the latest installer on the current application server. The installation wizard will prompt for an administrator password before unregistering and upgrading your MD vCenter Plug-in version.