Dell Unity OE Matrix
Summary: Dell Unity OE Matrix, release dates, recommended code, and so on.
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Unity OE Matrix
Our Recommended Code (Target) is shown in bold. This is a highly trusted and recommended release that is evaluated against criteria including runtime time in the field, number of installations, quality metrics, and so on. Recommended Code (Target) and Latest Code released can both be the same revision level if the right criteria have been met.
Caution: Before running a Unity upgrade, go to SolVe Online and generate a procedure for your upgrade. The Procedure Generator highlights relevant KB articles that apply to your specific upgrade, with important information you must know before the upgrade.
| Unity OE | Release Date | Recommended Code (Target) | Notes |
| 5.5.2.0.5.014 | Oct 29, 2025 | 5.5 SP2 | |
| 5.5.1.0.5.025 | Jul 31, 2025 | 5.5 SP1 | |
| 5.5.0.0.5.259 | Mar 26, 2025 | Minor Release - See Note 3. | |
| 5.4.1.0.5.006 | Dec 12, 2024 | Jun 09, 2025 -> present | 5.4 SP1 (Version shipping from Manufacturing) |
| 5.4.0.0.5.094 | Feb 08, 2024 | May 28, 2024 -> Jun 09, 2025 | Minor Release |
| 5.3.1.0.5.008 | Oct 12, 2023 | 11 Dec 2023 -> May 28, 2024 | 5.3 SP1 |
| 5.3.0.0.5.120 | May 05, 2023 | Jul 17, 2023 -> Dec 11, 2023 | Minor Release |
| 5.2.2.0.5.004 | Jan 27, 2023 | Apr 03, 2023 -> Jul 17, 2023 | 5.2 SP2 |
| 5.2.1.0.5.013 | Jul 28, 2022 | Sep 12, 2022 -> Apr 03, 2023 | 5.2 SP1 |
| 5.2.0.0.5.173 | Apr 29, 2022 | Minor Release | |
| 5.1.3.0.5.003 | Mar 01, 2022 | Mar 23, 2022 -> Sep 12, 2022 | 5.1 SP3 |
| 5.1.2.0.5.007 | Dec 29, 2021 | 5.1 SP2 - Respin to address the Apache Log4j Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. | |
| 5.1.2.0.5.004 | Dec 10, 2021 | 5.1 SP2 - Replaced with 5.1.2.0.5.007 | |
| 5.1.1.0.5.005 | Oct 01, 2021 | 5.1 SP1 - Only contains the fix for the issue that is described in article 191642. | |
| 5.1.0.0.5.394 | Jun 21, 2021 | Minor Release | |
| 5.0.8.0.5.007 | Jan 24, 2022 | 5.0 SP8 | |
| 5.0.7.0.5.008 | Apr 15, 2021 | Jun 16, 2021 -> Mar 23, 2022 | 5.0 SP7 |
| 5.0.6.0.5.008 | Jan 08, 2021 | Feb 08, 2021 -> Jun 16, 2021 | 5.0 SP6 |
| 5.0.5.0.5.002 | Dec 03, 2020 | 5.0 SP5 - See articles 79128 and 181505. | |
| 5.0.4.0.5.012 | Nov 10, 2020 | 5.0 SP4 | |
| 5.0.3.0.5.014 | May 18, 2020 | Jul 22, 2020 -> Feb 08, 2021 | 5.0 SP3 |
| 5.0.2.0.5.009 | Jan 16, 2020 | Mar 02, 2020 -> Jul 22, 2020 | 5.0 SP2 |
| 5.0.1.0.5.011 | Oct 23, 2019 | Dec 17, 2019 -> Mar 02, 2020 | 5.0 SP1 - See article 55676 before upgrading. |
| 5.0.0.0.5.116 | Jun 27, 2019 | Major Release - Replaced with 5.0.1.0.5.011. See Note 2. | |
| 4.5.1.0.5.001 | Mar 15, 2019 | Apr 18, 2019 -> Dec 17, 2019 | 4.5 SP1 - See DTA 531208. |
| 4.5.0.0.5.096 | Jan 31, 2019 | Minor Release - Replaced with 4.5.1.0.5.001. See DTA 531208. | |
| 4.4.1.1539309879 | Oct 30, 2018 | 4.4 SP1 | |
| 4.4.0.1534750794 | Aug 31, 2018 | Dec 06, 2018 -> Apr 18, 2019 | Minor Release |
| 4.3.1.1525703027 | May 16, 2018 | Sep 19, 2918 -> Dec 06, 2018 | 4.3 SP1 |
| 4.3.0.1522077968 | Mar 30, 2018 | Minor Release | |
| 4.2.3.9670635 | Mar 16, 2018 | Mar 20, 2018 -> Sep 19, 2018 | 4.2 SP3 (not for VSA) - Includes the fix for DTA 518863. |
| 4.2.2.9632250 | Jan 26, 2018 | 4.2 SP2 | |
| 4.2.1.9535982 | Oct 18, 2017 | Nov 20, 2017 -> Mar 20, 2018 | 4.2 SP1 |
| 4.2.0.9476662 | Aug 29, 2017 | Oct 11, 2017 -> Nov 20, 2017 | 4.2.0 Respin 2 |
| 4.2.0.9433914 | Aug 03, 2017 | 4.2.0 Respin 1 - Replaced with Unity OE 4.2.0.9476662 | |
| 4.2.0.9392909 | Jul 12, 2017 | Minor Release - Replaced with 4.2.0.9433914. | |
| 4.1.2.9257522 | Apr 17, 2017 | May 10, 2017 -> Oct 11, 2017 | 4.1 SP2 |
| 4.1.1.9138882 | Feb 14, 2017 | Mar 09, 2017 -> May 10, 2017 | 4.1 SP1 |
| 4.1.0.9058043 | Jan 12, 2017 | 4.1.0 Respin - Replaced with 4.1.1.9138882 | |
| 4.1.0.8959731 | Dec 19, 2016 | Minor Release - Replaced with 4.1.0.9058043. | |
| 4.1.0.8940590 | - - | Minor Release - Factory shipping version of 4.1.0. See Note 1. | |
| 4.0.2.8627717 | Nov 02, 2016 | 4.0 SP2 - Contains fix for DTA 491210. | |
| 4.0.1.8404134 | Sep 22, 2016 | 4.0 SP1 | |
| 4.0.1.8320161 | Sep 07, 2016 | 4.0 SP1 - Replaced with 4.0.1.8404134 | |
| 4.0.1.8194551 | Aug 16, 2016 | 4.0 SP1 - Replaced with 4.0.1.8320161 | |
| 4.0.0.7329527 | May 02, 2016 | Dell Unity Release OE Version |
Table 1: Unity OE Releases
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Version schema detail
The code revision format has changed with Unity OE 4.5 as detailed here:
| Up to Unity OE 4.4.x | From Unity OE 4.5 |
| Example: a.b.c.dddddddddd a - Major release b - Minor release c - Service Pack d - Build number |
Example: a.b.c.d.e.fff a - Major release b - Minor release c - Service Pack d - Internal Identifier (always zero for GA versions) e - Distribution Type:
[0-3] Internal
f - Build number[4] Early Access or Beta [5] Release to manufacturing (RTM) / Ready to Ship (RTS) [6] HotFix |
Unity OE supported upgrade paths
Some Unity OE upgrades cannot be done directly and require intermediate upgrade steps. This table describes the valid upgrade paths.
Unity systems running versions older than 5.1 must upgrade to 5.4.1 before upgrading to version 5.5.
This is due to changes in support for TLS, KMIP, and encryption keys between the pre 5.1 versions and 5.5. See the New Features section of the Unity OE 5.4.1 release notes for more details.
| To 5.4.1.x | To 5.5.0.x | To 5.5.1.x | To 5.5.2.x | |
| From 4.x | 4.x → 5.4.1.x | 4.x → 5.4.1.x → 5.5.0.x | 4.x → 5.4.1.x → 5.5.1.x | 4.x → 5.4.1.x → 5.5.2.x |
| From 5.0.x | 5.0.x → 5.4.1.x | 5.0.x → 5.4.1.x → 5.5.0.x | 5.0.x → 5.4.1.x → 5.5.1.x | 5.0.x → 5.4.1.x → 5.5.2.x |
| From 5.1.x | 5.1.x → 5.4.1.x | 5.1.x → 5.5.0.x | 5.1.x → 5.5.0.x → 5.5.1.x | 5.1.x → 5.5.0.x → 5.5.2.x |
| From 5.2.x | 5.2.x → 5.4.1.x | 5.2.x → 5.5.0.x | 5.2.x → 5.5.0.x → 5.5.1.x | 5.2.x → 5.5.0.x → 5.5.2.x |
| From 5.3.x | 5.3.x → 5.4.1.x | 5.3.x → 5.5.0.x | 5.3.x → 5.5.0.x → 5.5.1.x | 5.3.x → 5.5.0.x → 5.5.2.x |
| From 5.4.0.x | 5.4.0.x → 5.4.1.x | 5.4.0.x → 5.5.0.x | 5.4.0.x → 5.5.0.x → 5.5.1.x | 5.4.0.x → 5.5.0.x → 5.5.2.x |
| From 5.4.1.x | 5.4.1.x → 5.4.1.x | 5.4.1.x → 5.5.0.x | 5.4.1.x → 5.5.1.x | 5.4.1.x → 5.5.2.x |
| From 5.5.x.x | unsupported | 5.5.x.x → 5.5.0.x | 5.5.x.x → 5.5.1.x | 5.5.x.x → 5.5.2.x |
Table 2: Unity OE supported upgrade paths.
Note: If you attempt to perform an unsupported upgrade when a double-hop upgrade is required, an error message is shows as the encryption keys are not available to decrypt the upgrade package:
Additional Information
For guidance on how to identify the minimum Unity OE that is eligible for Root Cause Analysis (RCA), see:
Dell Unity - Minimum Unity OE code release eligible for Root Cause Analysis (User Correctable)
Notes
Note 1 - Unity systems shipped with OE version 4.1.0.8940590 (Factory-only version) come with this note: Due to an issue found in Unity OE (Operating Environment) 4.1.0.8940590 (currently loaded on this Unity system) we recommend upgrading to the latest Unity OE version upon install of your new system.
Note 2 - Unity XT (x80/F models) was released in the same day as Unity OE 5.0.0.0.5.116. Unity OE 5.0 and later releases are compatible with the existing Unity models x00/F and x50/F, as well as the new x80/F models (Unity XT). Note however, that the new x80/F models require a minimum of Unity OE 5.0.
Note 3 - There is a requirement to disable TLS 1.0/1.1 and enable TLS 1.2 before performing an upgrade to Unity OE 5.5. See Dell Unity: Alert 14:b20080 TLSv1.0 and TLSv1.1 are not secure. It is recommended that you use TLSv1.2 and Dell Unity: How to Disable TLS 1.0 and 1.1 on Unity Array for details.
Affected Products
Dell Unity 300, Dell EMC Unity 300F, Dell EMC Unity 350F, Dell EMC Unity XT 380, Dell EMC Unity XT 380F, Dell EMC Unity 400, Dell EMC Unity 400F, Dell EMC Unity 450F, Dell EMC Unity XT 480, Dell EMC Unity XT 480F, Dell EMC Unity 500
, Dell EMC Unity 500F, Dell EMC Unity 550F, Dell EMC Unity 600, Dell EMC Unity 600F, Dell EMC Unity 650F, Dell EMC Unity XT 680, Dell EMC Unity XT 680F, Dell EMC Unity XT 880, Dell EMC Unity XT 880F, Dell EMC Unity Family |Dell EMC Unity All Flash, Dell EMC Unity Family, Dell EMC Unity Hybrid, Dell EMC UnityVSA Professional Edition/Unity Cloud Edition
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Last Modified: 20 Nov 2025
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