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The new update for DSS V6 up 55 build 5087 is ready for download.

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Releases Highlights:

NEW:

Notify for unclean shutdown/restart of the system
Possibility to run system in rescue mode without mounting any volumes during start - it allow to check volumes consistency and repair volumes using extended tools on console
Support for Adaptec maxCache SSD Caching
SWAP is supported on local storage (Reserved for pool space is automatically converted to SWAP volume)
Possibility of turning on and off Unix extension for SMB protocol (default is set to off)

UPDATED:

LSI SAS driver megaraid_sas ver 4.31
Tools for managing Intel RAID ver 8.10-04 (via Intel RAID Web Console2) - It is necessary to upgrade Intel RAID controller firmware using Intel RAID Web Console2 tools before starts managing this controller.
Tools for managing LSI RAID ver 8.10-04 (via LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager) - It is necessary to upgrade LSI RAID controller firmware using LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager tools before starts managing this controller.
Tools for managing Adaptec RAID ver 6.50.18579 (Adaptec Storage Manager)
Prevent for changing jumbo frames while failover environment is active
Backward compatibility of iSCSI and FC LUN's available on console (VPD) - In case you are experiencing a problem with the availability of volumes iSCSI / FC after the upgrade from version <=4622, please change the Identification Device (VPD) compatibility to SCST 1.0. This is located in the Console tools (CTRL+ALT+W -> Tuning options -> SCST subsystem options -> Device Identification (VPD) compatibility -> SCST VPD 1.0).
FTP server configuration options: UseReverseDNS and IdentLookups are set to OFF
Inactive connection of AFP are kept by one week
Possibility to install the system on LSI 2008 RAID controller

FIXED:

Losing access to ping nodes from secondary/active node doesn’t switch this node into suspend mode
Solved the problem with overfilling rootfs causing "Low space!..." warning
Using Intel RAID Web Console2 or LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager is possible to established connection with server via all Ethernet cards
OEM mechanism preserve limitation for product Menu and Submenu
Solved the problem with listing large number of users and groups on WebUI
Brute force attack doesn't cause blocking login on the GUI
Local DNS checking doesn't cause notification that DNS server is wrong
FC and iSCSI target manager supports Persistent Reservation for LUN’s bigger than 2TB
Remote Support is working even if memory leak occurs
Removed message in console about detected metadata of FakeRAID when disks doesn't keep such metadata
Manipulating a share with a nested AFP share doesn't cause remove nested share from AFP configuration
Web browser cache is refreshed if some H/W will be change on server side e.g. FC HBA has been inserted
Improved logging system to prevent situation when system volume will be overfill
Improved memory usage of Data Replication functionality

TESTING:

Management ISCSI Cluster using API functionality
Possibility of turning on and off TCP offload engine (console tools ctrl-alt-w -> Tuning options -> TCP offload options)
NDMP server provide incremental backup functionality in combination with NetBackup
Support for more than 27 units in s/w raid

KNOWN ISSUES:

In case of existing more than one Domain Controller (DC) in the same forest, connection to the one of those DC can sometimes be lost
In case a problem with very slow storage adapter rescan in VMware, please use Static Discovery instead of Dynamic Discovery in VMware settings
In a large Active Directory with tens of thousands of USERS and GROUPS, some USERS or GROUPS may not appear on the listed interface
The Promise Array Manager tool has been temporarily removed; it will be implemented in its newest version in future builds
MPIO mode with FC HBA?s in INITIATOR mode does not work. MPIO will function in FC TARGET mode. Only QLOGIC FC HBA?s are supported in TARGET mode
Snapshot overflow may occur when working with a virtual backup device
Rescan function is not working properly when resizing storage connected via iSCSI Initiator - after rescan changes will be not visible. In such a case please restart the system
In case of Chelsio network interface card, the system may not run stable when using the built-in iSCSI initiator
Neteffect cards show unstable behavior
Netxen cards show unstable behavior
In case you are facing performance related issue with network bandwidth, please try to disable TCP offload engine in Hardware console tools (Alt + Ctrl + w) -> Tuning options -> TCP offload options
The TX-checksumming cannot be changed for nVidia based network controllers
High Point array management tool does not work
Infiniband interfaces cannot be configured over the Web GUI
WWW configuration tool for Promise controllers does not work
After changing the default volume group using (Select Default Volume Group) the current settings will not be kept. To keep the current settings, use the Save settings function in the Web GUI before switching the VG and restore these settings afterwards, system will need to reboot
If you are using ADS authentication, the 'All Squash' option for NFS will not work correctly
After changing a user password via the WebGUI, this user will no longer be able to access password-protected shares published via AFP to which they previously had access. In such case, deleting the user and re-creating the same user with new password works
VMware ESX systems are sensitive to change of the iSCSI Target. In case of switch between IET and SCST (both directions) VMware will not recognize the volumes. See http://kb.vmware.com/kb/9453805
In case of ixgb network interface card, the system may not run stable when using the build-in iSCSI initiator
System cannot be installed on storage attached to an ICP Vortex controller
In case of using DSS V6 in windows 2008 cluster environment failover event on DSS V6 level will break i/o operation performed on DSS V6 iSCSI target eg. copying of files
Tools for Management FC on the console does not work
Remote Console Access password is not preserved after software update and must be set one more time.