Dell PowerProtect DDOS, PowerProtect Data Domain Virtual Edition, DDMC, DD BoostFS, and DD Boost OpenStorage (OST) 8.3.1.x Release Notes
Summary: This article provides information about the patch release updates to the Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Operating System (DDOS), PowerProtect Data Domain Virtual Edition, PowerProtect Data Domain Management Center (DDMC), DD BoostFS, and DD Boost OpenStorage for Release 8.3.1.x. ...
Instructions
Known issues, environmental and system requirements, and installation or update considerations that are associated with these patch releases are the same as the parent release. For more information, see the Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Operating System, PowerProtect Data Domain Virtual Edition, Data Domain Management Center, DD BoostFS, and DD Boost OpenStorage (OST) 8.3.0.15 Release Notes (Requires Dell Online Support login).
Release Revision History
| Release | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.3.1.10 |
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| 8.3.1.0 |
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8.3.1.10 Release (September 2025)
Associated Build Versions
- DDOS Build: 8.3.1.10-1194895
- DDVE Build: 8.3.1.10-1194895
- DDMC Build: 8.3.1.10-1194895
- BoostFS Build: 8.3.1.10-1192891
- OST Build: 8.3.1.10-1192791
DDOS
Unsupported Feature
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| ConnectEMC |
ConnectEMC is no longer supported and has been replaced by SupportAssist. For more details on using the SupportAssist user interface, refer to the DD Operating System Administration Guide. |
DDOS File system
| Fixed Issue | Description |
|---|---|
|
DDOSCFD-24993 |
Fixed an issue where backups to PDC DataDomain DD9900 were slow, resulting in a performance issue. |
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DDOSCFD-27532 |
Fixed an issue where a filesystem panic occured due to running out of memory in cache element pool. |
DDOS General
| Fixed Issue | Description |
|---|---|
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DDOSCFD-26030 |
Fixed an issue where backup operations failed due to the application running out of memory. |
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CPE08B-293 |
Fixed an issue where the health score dropped by 20 points, displaying an error message. |
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CPE08H-328 |
Fixed an issue where some endpoints remained offline after a DD reboot or failover, even when the physical port was online. |
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CPE08H-333 |
SCSITGTD now monitors and recovers offline FC ports during HA standby node bootup. |
DDOS Network
| Fixed Issue | Description |
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DDOSCFD-26340 |
Removed support for the CBC cipher on port 3013, as part of an effort to eliminate weak SSL cipher suites. |
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DDOSCFD-25286 |
Fixed an issue where the initiator was not populating when directly connected to a DD FC port. |
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PDD05D-370 |
Fixed an issue where Kerberos authentication failed when joining Active Directory machines upgraded to Windows 2025 with PowerProtect DD. |
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PDD05D-375 |
Fixed an issue where the Standby Node lost connection to AD after the machine account password was changed. |
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PDD09I-447 |
Fixed an issue where SNMP traps fail after DDOS upgrade. |
DDOS Platform
| Fixed Issue | Description |
|
DDOSCFD-26395 |
Fixed an issue where no alert was generated when a disk failure occurred. |
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DDOSCFD-23041 |
Resolved a boot issue on DD3300 after upgrade or reboot. |
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PDD09I-300 |
Fixed an issue where there was a kernel panic due to memory leaks. |
DDOS Security
| Fixed Issue | Description |
|
PDD06D-445 |
Fixed an issue where different error messages were displayed when a user provided an invalid username or password. |
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PDD06D-448 |
Fixed an issue where an inconsistent response time was observed on the login page on user search. |
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PDD09F-530 |
Fixed an issue where an integer wraparound in the "elicense update" command could cause a heap overflow. |
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PDD09I-452 |
Resolved an issue where the PIN used for SCG was being logged during configuration through the user interface. |
DDMC
Unsupported Feature
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Smart Scale |
The Smart Scale feature is not supported in this release and has been officially deprecated. NOTE: There is no upgrade path available to re-enable or access this feature in future versions. |
8.3.1.0 Release (June 2025)
Associated Build Versions
- DDOS Build: 8.3.1.0-1175411
- DDVE Build: 8.3.1.0-1175411
- DDMC Build: 8.3.1.0-1175411
DDOS Cloud
| Fixed Issue | Description |
| DDOSCFD-24896 | Resolved an issue where data was deleted due to the timestamp being set to a garbage value. |
| PDD02C-125 | Fixed an issue where migration compatibility checks did not compare the source and destination cloud capacity. |
DDOS File system
| Fixed Issue | Description |
|---|---|
| DDOSCFD-21785 | Resolved an issue where there was a file system panic and restart. |
| DDOSCFD-24404 | Fixed an issue where the total number of used streams is over the Data Domain total streams. |
| DDOSCFD-25498 | Fixed an issue where RAID PANIC occurred due to total failure of HU DG. |
DDOS General
| Fixed Issue | Description |
|---|---|
| DDOSCFD-23619 | Fixed an issue where the '@' character was not supported in the user interface. |
| DDOSCFD-25226 | Resolved an issue where there was a kernel panic due to slow disk. |
| DDOSCFD-25396 | Resolved an issue where the Data Domain Management Center user interface showed all replication contexts in error state. |
| DDOS-286484 | Resolved an issue where the storage page was unable to load the content. |
| DDOS-288108 | Resolved an issue where the "date" field was missing in mails. |
| DDOS-289341 | Resolved an issue where SupportAssist registration was failing due to Direct Dell Backend URL not being accessible. |
| DDOS-289531 | Fixed an issue where alerts about exceeding file system licensed capacity appeared after upgrading to version 5.19.0.0. |
| DDOS-290018 | Fixed an issue where there was a wrong URL link in Configure SupportAssist. |
| DDOS-290314 | Resolved an issue where the notification method was set to mail after upgrade. |
| DDOS-290378 | Fixed an issue where remote support was disabled after upgrade. |
DDOS Network
| Fixed Issue | Description |
| DDOSCFD-24480 | Resolved an issue wherein user could not disable DD Boost using REST API limited-admin user token. |
| DDOSCFD-25302 | Fixed an issue where the External LAN Heartbeat status on HA appliances was displaying "not ok." |
DDOS Platform
| Fixed Issue | Description |
| DDOS-290263 | Resolved an issue where disk failure alerts were not sent to CloudIQ. |
DDOS Replication
| Fixed Issue | Description |
| DDOSCFD-22521 | Fixed an issue where the migration precheck failed to validate if the destination storage is less than the source storage. |
| DDOSCFD-24320 | Fixed an issue where the 'replication break all' command did not require security officer credentials, even when retention lock compliance mode was on. |
DDOS Security
| Fixed Issue | Description |
| DDOSCFD-24775 | Fixed an issue where after upgrading the DDOS, the value of the server port was reset to the default value. |
| DDOSCFD-25454 | Fixed an issue where there was a DDOS upgrade failure from 8.1.0.011 to 8.3.0.15 due to missing /ddvar/certificates. |
| DDOSCFD-25609 | Fixed an issue where AD users could not log in to the Data Domain CLI or SSH. |
| DDOSCFD-26086 | Resolved an issue where the PIN used for SCG was being logged during configuration through the user interface. |