From version 16.9, if Microsoft Windows Server 2019 or Microsoft Windows Server 2016 where Storage Cruiser's agent is installed is registered in this software, the OS levels and OS names on Web Console are displayed as follows.
OS Type | Items to be Displayed on Web Console | Displayed Strings |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | OS Level | 10.0 |
OS Name | Windows Server 2019 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | OS Level | 10.0 |
OS Name | Windows Server 2016 |
See
For the displayed contents of the OS levels and OS names in version 16.8 or earlier, refer to "2.3.55 OS Information Displayed for Microsoft Windows Server 2019 and Microsoft Windows Server 2016".
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If the Microsoft Windows Server 2019 or the Microsoft Windows Server 2016 that is installed with Storage Cruiser's agent whose version is 16.8 or earlier is already registered in this software, Storage Cruiser's agent must be upgraded to version 16.9 and the Reload Conf. operation must be performed for the relevant server in Web Console to display the OS level and OS name of that server as described in the table above.
Note
The OS name "Windows Server 2019" of the server information displayed on Web Console is also displayed when a Microsoft Windows Server 2022 server installed with the Storage Cruiser's agent version 16.9 is registered in this software.
The following functions that have been added to the specific storage devices can be executed from Storage Cruiser:
Whether data access failures in the RAID group during redundancy loss are displayed
Whether access failures to the disks that configure a RAID group are displayed
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To use this function, the firmware version of the target storage device must be upgraded as shown below. In addition, the Program Urgent Fix that supports the firmware version must be applied to the manager program of this software.
Storage Devices | Required Firmware Version |
|---|---|
ETERNUS DX S5 series | V11L50-1000 or later |
ETERNUS DX S4/S3 series (excluding the ETERNUS DX8900 S4) | V10L90-1000 or later |
Failover(Maintenance state only)/Failback(Maintenance state only) function of advanced operations
When the TFO group phase is "Maintenance", a failover and a failback can be performed manually.
Note
Because this function is used for maintenance of the Storage Cluster operating environment, do not use it unless instructed by your maintenance engineer.
Point
To use this function, the firmware version of the target storage device must be upgraded as shown below.
Storage Devices | Required Firmware Version |
|---|---|
ETERNUS DX S5 series | V11L40-5000 or later |
ETERNUS DX S4/S3 series (excluding the ETERNUS DX8900 S4) | V10L90-1000 or later |
Warning dialog improvement
The warning dialogs displayed when the following operations are performed for TFO groups have been improved.
Operation | Details of Improvement |
|---|---|
Changing the settings of a TFO group | A warning dialog is displayed. |
Deleting a TFO group | The messages in the warning dialogs have been changed. |
Manual failover and manual failback |
The following function that has been added to the ETERNUS DX S4 series (excluding the ETERNUS DX8900 S4) and the ETERNUS AF S2 series that have firmware version V10L90-2000 or later can be executed from Storage Cruiser:
Supporting Storage Cluster settings in Veeam environments
