Dell Equallogic has recently released new versions of some software. Note that those release are Early Production Access (EPA) version. Early Production Access software is fully supported for production use, but customers should read the documentation and plan an upgrade in keeping with their organization’s business practices.
SAN HeadQuarters V2.2
Required firmware: V3.3.1 or later
This version of SANHQ adds the following functionality:
- 95th Percentile Reporting
- Support for Multiple Server Connections
- Live View
- Group Diagnostics Report
- RAID Evaluator (provably the most interesting feature, because can be used as a good capacity estimator)
- Support for PS Series V5.1 Firmware features, including Audit Logs and DCB Configuration Information
- Usability enhancements
Host Integration Tools for VMware V3.1
Required firmware: VMware vSphere 5.0 or 4.1 (Note – some new features require 5.0)
Host Integration Tools for VMware version 3.1 supports the following new features:
- Support for VMware Version 5
- Support for VMFS 5
- Support for VMware thin provision stun option
- Support for vStorage API for Storage Awareness (VASA)
- Support for Datastore Clusters and Storage DRS
- EqualLogic Datastore Manager option to delete datastores
- A new method for managing ACL policies is available from the Manage ACL Policy wizard.
- This wizard can be selected from Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition (ASM/VE), EqualLogic Datastore Manager, and the Virtual Desktop Deployment Utility.