Dell EMC Unity 500F

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Dell guidance to mitigate risk and resolution for the side-channel analysis vulnerabilities (also known as L1 Terminal Fault or L1TF) for servers, storage, and networking products. For specific information about affected platforms and next steps to apply the updates, see this guide.

This KB explains how to handle situations where the hostname or friendly name of Unity is not updated on the syslog server.

Unity system records [ERROR] caused by LCC cables being plugged into the wrong ports of the DAE (User Correctable)

Creating an SMB share -called "home"- for an FS fails. By default, Unity has an enabled feature called "Home Directory Feature." A special share name, HOME, is reserved for the home directory. (User Correctable)

Failed to add NTP server on Unity, Error: Cannot create NTP servers. At least one of the specified NTP servers is not working.

This article discusses whether CVE-2023-45802 affects Unity.

If two (2) Dell Unity arrays are connected together using the SAS port on the Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE), Data Unavailable and Data Loss can occur.

After upgrading code 5.2.1.0.5.013 or higher, Unisphere reports warning message regarding the spare drive policy.

Common Internet File System (CIFS) Virtual Data Mover (VDM) Import using Import Migration tool (IMT) fails due to NFS exports, DNS mismatches, ACL errors, missing migration interface, C$ share issues. (User Correctable)

Nessus Full Safe Vulnerability Security Scan recommends disabling specific SSL/TLS CBC ciphers on Unity. Currently, these ciphers cannot be disabled on Unity.

NFS share access is lost or intermittent. (Dell Correctable)

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Cannot update destination because destination pool is full

Arrays's own FC Port WWNs visible in the initiators tab in Unisphere after upgrade to 4.4 (User Correctable)

This is an entry point for starting to troubleshoot a Unity to EMC ESRS connection issue. It is designed to show where to look for messages & common meanings for the related error problems.

Dell's response to reported vulnerabilities in the hardware encryption of certain self-encrypting solid-state drives as described in Vulnerability Note VU# 395981. For information on the affected Dell Client models affected, please refer to this guide.

Broadcom has announced the deprecation of vVols in VCF/VVF 9.0, with removal planned for 9.1. Customers using vVols with Dell Unity should avoid upgrading to VCF/VVF 9.0, as support will be limited to critical fixes only. Customers can migrate from vVols to Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) using Storage vMotion or XCOPY (starting in VCF 9.0).

UnityOS Image upload may fail due to network instability during the transfer process. This document describes the symptoms, a possible cause, and resolution steps.

During a Non-Disruptive Upgrade (NDU) to PowerStoreOS v3.0.0, the PowerStore Manager user interface (UI) may become inaccessible. The UI fails to load after the second node reboots as part of the update process.

Explore the Dell End of Service Life (EOSL) and End of Life (EOL) list for converged infrastructure, storage, and storage networking products. Access End-of-Life documents for hardware, software, and firmware release and service dates

On a Unity NAS server, NFSv4 locks may be held on files for more than five minutes following an unexpected client shutdown, or a network partition. (User Correctable)

This article explains Unity Link Aggregation and how to configure it. (User Correctable)

This article provides links to several Dell Community pages.

Dell Unity OE Matrix, release dates, recommended code, and so on.

Dell EMC Unity: Is Unity vulnerable to CVE-2018-8781? (User Correctable)

The system's root drive is running out of space.

This KB will discuss the steps required to configure LACP on the Unity side and give some basic instrcutions on how to correctly configure the switch side.

Information about customer replaceable unit (CRU) videos for Dell Technologies Connectrix products

Answers to common Dell Unity Non-Disruptive Upgrade (NDU) related questions