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Host may be impacted with high read latency of up to 3 seconds and TASK1 timeouts if an EDS director is in DD state. Fix 107048 is required.
Updated:  May 10, 2026 ID: 000188229

Dell has a Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) program for many of our hardware systems. The CRU program allows customers to replace designated hardware components. For a list of the hardware components that are designated as CRU for a specific hardware system, go to the Dell Warranty and Maintenance Page.
Updated:  May 10, 2026 ID: 000187496

After updating Emulex drivers to version 12.8.317.0, users report loss of connection to their arrays.
Updated:  May 10, 2026 ID: 000188722

Mainframe SuperPAV (XPAV) Alias I/O is timing out on TASK22. Fix 106539 is required.
Updated:  May 09, 2026 ID: 000186121

If during snapshot activities the internal free list becomes corrupted, all cache page allocations fail, resulting in an impact on the entire system. Fix 108596 is required.
Updated:  May 09, 2026 ID: 000186018

VMAX or PowerMax upgrades from 5977 to 5978.221, then to 5978.479 may cause a FICON metadata mismatch that would keep new paths from logging in correctly. This could also be seen after a Power On Reset, and prevent the loading of new IBM MF channel code. Fix 106985 is required.
Updated:  May 09, 2026 ID: 000185833

Fix 584167 improves the SymmWin AutoPSE_SFP script to report Dell part number for 10 Gig-E or 25 Gig-E SFP components.
Updated:  May 09, 2026 ID: 000185686

In a Mainframe environment, during Online Fast IML, the FICON directors may become unresponsive when handling too many State Change Interrupts (SCI). Fix 106587 is required.
Updated:  May 09, 2026 ID: 000184788

Fix 583233 reduces the severity of the error code 08.04DB.A4 to 5.
Updated:  May 09, 2026 ID: 000184452

Dell Container Storage Modules (CSM) Container Storage Interface (CSI) Driver for PowerMax fails volume creation with errors finding storage group (SG) and volume.
Updated:  May 08, 2026 ID: 000222114

Replication Data Pointers (RDP) LRU contention may cause memory failures. Fix 106475 is required.
Updated:  May 08, 2026 ID: 000183959

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
Updated:  May 08, 2026 ID: 000185734

FICON port encountering bad incoming Fibre Channel frames may go Port busy impacting systems attached to the array. Fix 106495 required.
Updated:  May 07, 2026 ID: 000181515

PowerMax, VMAX All Flash, and VMAX3: Combined drive-related fixes for Samsung Rex or RexA or RFX or RFXa, Samsung Cobra-E+, Samsung King Cobra-F, and Toshiba Phoenix M3/M4 drives.
Updated:  May 05, 2026 ID: 000174304

Hosts cannot see targets and/or fcpings are not working or only working in one direction. PLOGI/LS_ACC/LS_RJT sent from one device to another are not received.
Updated:  May 05, 2026 ID: 000170627

RE (GigE) port link drop and will not establish.
Updated:  May 04, 2026 ID: 000167295

This document highlights minimum, recommended, and latest code versions for Dell Technologies Enterprise and Datacenter Infrastructure products. We carefully evaluate and monitor code deployment data to ensure that product releases meet our stringent expectations to provide our customers with reliable products and solutions.
Updated:  May 04, 2026 ID: 000205512

This KB article details a procedure to update the NetHost settings on PowerMax 2000 and PowerMax 8000 arrays using the e-Management vApp Manager.
Updated:  April 28, 2026 ID: 000457593

When configuring Network Time Protocol (NTP) settings in e-Management for vApp, entering a hostname or Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) instead of an IP address results in the following error: "Invalid IP address"
Updated:  April 28, 2026 ID: 000457523

A curated list of technical information resources such as guides, checklist, simple support matrix, and how-to videos to help with PowerMax deployment and use.
Updated:  April 27, 2026 ID: 000189115

Dell PowerMaxOS, Dell PowerMax EEM, Dell Unisphere for PowerMax, Dell Unisphere for PowerMax Virtual Appliance, Dell Unisphere 360, Dell Solutions Enabler and Dell Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance remediation is available for multiple security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.
Updated:  April 22, 2026 ID: 000446607

This KB article is a list of technical documents and videos produced by Dell Technologies.
Updated:  April 22, 2026 ID: 000182342

Dell PowerMaxOS, Dell PowerMax EEM, Dell Unisphere for PowerMax, Dell Unisphere for PowerMax Virtual Appliance, Dell Unisphere 360, Dell Solutions Enabler and Dell Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance remediation is available for multiple security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.
Updated:  April 22, 2026 ID: 000337554

This article explains the procedure to open a Service Request (SR) using the Dell support page. Get help fast for your Dell device. No more waiting on hold. No more tech headaches. Dell makes it simple to fix problems, schedule repairs, or get support—right from your device or our support website.
Updated:  April 19, 2026 ID: 000132371

This article provides links to several Dell Community pages.
Updated:  April 19, 2026 ID: 000127879

Dell Storage Simple Support Matrices on E-Lab Navigator provide the optimal interoperability for your storage solution.
Updated:  April 19, 2026 ID: 000126411

Write are failing from time to time, leading to an LVM error (LVM_IO_FAIL - EWRPROTECT) for no obvious reason, as if the device was "write protected." The error was reported as: "AIX shows disk operation error on array with PowerPath. No error showed in the array…."
Updated:  April 18, 2026 ID: 000072366

Storage Resource Pool (SRP) threshold alert in VMAX3, VMAX All Flash, and PowerMax
Updated:  April 18, 2026 ID: 000066341

When PowerPath for Windows version 6.1 is installed on Windows Server 2016, validation alerts indicate that many drivers have dates earlier than the OS, because the PowerPath release predates the OS.
Updated:  April 18, 2026 ID: 000062991

AppSync cannot re-link to a mounted target device.
Updated:  April 17, 2026 ID: 000052337