ECS: OBS: Code Upgrade Recommendation

ECS and ObjectScale Engineering, Quality, and Services leadership recommend that all ECS upgrades and installations should be to either:

1. The latest software release (currently OBS 4.1.0.1)
   OR
2. The latest patch of the Target/Recommended Code (currently ECS 3.8.1.6)

Details:

• ECS 3.8.1 is the current Target/Recommended Code with minimum patch ECS 3.8.1.1 as of August 2024.
  • Target/Recommended Code is established on the Service Release level (third digit). For example: ECS 3.8.1.x 
  • Dell Technologies recommends to always take the latest patch level (fourth digit) of the Target/Recommended Code.
  • The latest patch release of the ECS Recommended Code is ECS 3.8.1.6. Patches are extensions to the Service Release level, and they include the latest fixes.
• Following the release of ECS version 3.8.1, the ECS appliance was rebranded as ObjectScale.
  • The first ObjectScale-branded software release was OBS 4.0, followed by OBS 4.1.
  • OBS 4.1.0.1 is the latest OBS release. It contains the latest fixes and enhancements to ECS and ObjectScale. 
  • Refer to KB ECS rebranding to ObjectScale for more information about the ECS to OBS rebranding.
  • Refer to these OBS 4.1 Info Hub and OBS 4.0 Info Hub links for more information about the fixes and enhancements. 
• See the Dell article Minimum, Recommended, and Latest Code Versions for Dell Technologies Servers, Storage, and Networking products for more information.