Release Notes

• If the first appliance is EVO:RAIL release 1.0.2 and the appliance being added is EVO:RAIL release 1.1 or

later:

– If both appliances are from the same CPU family,

* Follow the Add EVO:RAIL Appliances to an EVO:RAIL Cluster Procedure of the EVO:RAIL

Management and Maintenance section in the Dell Engineered Solutions for VMware EVO:RAIL

Version 1.2 Management and Maintenance User’s Guide

* Click Config in the left pane. The About box indicates if different versions of the software

components are installed in the EVO:RAIL cluster.

* Follow the Updating Appliance Software Procedure of the EVO:RAIL Management and

Maintenance section in the Dell Engineered Solutions for VMware EVO:RAIL Version 1.2

Management and Maintenance User’s Guide. Ensure to upload the latest versions of the

software components running in the EVO:RAIL cluster as shown in the previous step.

* Follow the Enable EVC instructions. See Enable EVC.

* If the appliances are not in the same CPU family, this configuration does not support. Do not

add appliance.

– Required steps to have a supported configuration:

* Update the first appliance to EVO:RAIL 1.1 or later. Follow the Updating Appliance Software

Procedure of the EVO:RAIL Management and Maintenance section in the Dell Engineered

Solutions for VMware EVO:RAIL Version 1.2 User’s Guide. Use the EVO:RAIL release that the

appliance you are adding is configured with.

* Follow the Enable EVC instructions. See Enable EVC.

* Click Config in the left pane. The About box indicates if different versions of the software

components are installed in the EVO:RAIL cluster. They should match if you updated with the

correct EVO:RAIL release.

* Recommendation: If all version numbers are not the same, follow the Updating Appliance

Software Procedure of the EVO:RAIL Management and Maintenance section in the Dell

Engineered Solutions for VMware EVO:RAIL Version 1.2 Management and Maintenance User’s

Guide. Ensure to upload the latest versions of the software components running in the

EVO:RAIL cluster as shown in the previous step.