PowerScale OneFS

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When a node is rebooted, the system Monotime is reset to 0 and misused in SmartSync task alive time check. As a result, some running jobs get stuck in the running state for a few days before they get finished.

This KB article describes how to troubleshoot when the Job Engine is not running.

When a scheduled snapshot is supposed to be taken, Multi-schedule collision events are logged. One or more scheduled snapshots may not be created.

This KB article contains details, guidelines, and directions about how to enable and configure The Virtual Hot Spare (VHS) on a cluster.

The following article provides commands to help clear space under /var/crash while also providing files to Support.

AD users unable to SSH to OneFS nodes after upgrading to OneFS 9.13.1.1. Users can log in via GUI but receive "Access Denied" when attempting SSH/CLI login with the same account. Local user login is unaffected.

On clusters upgraded to OneFS 9.10.1.8, Network File System (NFS) protocol may become unresponsive on clusters with PowerProtect Data Manager (PPDM) workflow.

PowerScale: When using NFSv4 with krb5 security style, when rebooting a node while performing a 'cp' or 'dd' of a large file, you receive a "permission denied" error and the copy operation starts all over. Node is part of a dynamic SmartConnect pool.

This article displays a list of Dell Software Products and related articles on how to obtain the Software Unique ID (SWUID) for each specific product. The SWUID is required for streamlining the processes related to both the Software License Renewal process and opening a Support Case.

Rare scenarios where automatic snapshot deletion may exclude active system snapshot leading to the System Snapshot growing very large. This can result in filling the cluster.

PowerScale Info Hub for OneFS 9.15.0.0 documentation

In rare instances, the Network File System (NFS) process continuously core dumps on nodes due to an NFSv4 GETATTR request with an invalid File Descriptor. The issue has only been reported for workflow consisting of NFSv4 clients using the Solaris operating system.

In OneFS 9.12 and later, clusters with multiple authentication providers configured may observe latency during authentication with protocols. This is a result of unnecessary and expensive calls for user membership information on externally sourced SIDs.

Understanding NFSv4 nondefault settings on a PowerScale cluster.

This KB article describes an issue where provisioning SupportAssist in PowerScale OneFS and while checking "isi supportassist provision view," the status remains in INCOMING.

This article outlines steps to renew or replace the SSL Certificate for the OneFS web administration interface.

Describes System Pool mode behavior in OneFS 9.15+ and explains the associated alerts to help interpret cluster state and identify potential issues.

Windows update 24H2 introduces a new feature FileNormalizedNameInformation, which currently is unsupported by OneFS. Additional information levels for FileIdAllExtdBothDirectoryInformation were also added with the update, which is also unsupported. A consequence of this is performance degradation, particularly when working with a large number of smaller files.

LNN Re-Number Fails with error

Due to an internal change in the EN06 and newer, and 0006 and newer firmware for Seagate Megalodon drives, any drives upgraded non-disruptively to this firmware may go into smartfail unnecessarily when a drive is replaced if the node has not yet been rebooted since the upgrade. This issue affects OneFS versions 8.0.0.4 and older, 8.0.1.0 and 8.0.1.1.

Dell PowerScale OneFS remediation is available for multiple security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

NetWorker Data Management Protocol (NDMP) backup sessions connect to one PowerScale node instead of distributing load across multiple nodes due to DNS caching and storage node configuration.

Migration is blocked by two errors: one when the source snapshot does not match the latest snapshot, and another when it is older than the latest. Due to mismatches in fan‑out or cascaded setups.

Running isi dm setup-dir may warn if a pre‑9.15 cluster Protected Read‑Write version 1 (PRWv1) is paired with a 9.15 cluster Protected Read‑Write version 2 (PRWv2), causing REPEAT_COPY jobs to fail.

Dell PowerScale OneFS remediation is available for multiple security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

In OneFS 9.14 and earlier, disabling SSO does not remove the SP signing certificate, causing critical expiration alerts until the certificate is addressed; this is fixed in OneFS 9.15, 9.14.0.1, and 9.13.1.

The Dell PowerScale InsightIQ Info Hub provides links to InsightIQ documentation.