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Dell EMC Release Notes

Dell EMC XC Series and XC Core Hyperconverged

Appliances Release Notes

Read this information prior to deploying your appliances.

Abstract

This document includes release notes and other important information

about the XC Series Hyperconverged Appliances.

July 2020

Summary of content (6 pages)

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Dell EMC XC Series and XC Core Hyperconverged Appliances Release Notes Read this information prior to deploying your appliances. Abstract This document includes release notes and other important information about the XC Series Hyperconverged Appliances.
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Revisions Revisions Date Description July 2020 Added the following new platforms: XR2 740xd2 XC6515 March 2018 Added information about Kerberos. November 2017 Initial release The information in this publication is provided “as is.” Dell Inc. makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to the information in this publication, and specifically disclaims implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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Table of contents Table of contents Revisions............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Table of contents ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Executive summary............................................................................................
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Executive summary Executive summary This document contains release notes and other valuable information for the XC Series Family, which includes both 14th and 15th generation appliances. You can identify 14th generation appliances as they have a numeral “4” in the model number; for example, XC640. The 15th appliances have a numeral “5” in the model number; for example, XC6515.
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1 Release notes 1.1 New platforms This section specifies the new platform and the minimum versions required. New platform Platform Minimum AOS STS version XC6515 5.17.0.2 XC740xd2 5.11.1 XCXR2 5.16 Minimum AOS LTS version TBD 5.15 5.10.5 NOTE: AMD Nodes cannot be intermixed with Intel Nodes. The processor instruction set differs, which prevents Live Migration from an AMD node to an Intel node or vice versa. Nutanix PRISM does not allow intermixing CPU types. UEFI is a requirement for 15th generation.
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2 Important SED information 2.1 Removing the SED If you incorrectly remove a Self-Encrypting Drive (SED), it puts that drive into an unusable state. To avoid this situation, follow these instructions. To remove a Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) from a Nutanix cluster: WARNING: Do not remove any SEDs from your key management server before properly removing them from the Nutanix Cluster. 1. Use the Prism Web Console to prepare to remove the drive for replacement. 2.