Release Notes

Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter version 1.6 Release Notes
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Open issues and resolutions
The following section lists the open issues and resolutions with the Dell Management Plug-In for VMware
vCenter 1.6:
Issue1: Invalid time format for Automated Backup settings in
Administration Portal.
Description: Backup scheduling fails if the backup scheduling is performed in
the month of December. This is happening due to incorrect date-time
formatting.
Resolution/Workaround: Avoid scheduling the backup activity in December.
You can manually perform backups for the month of December. Schedule the
backup activity after the month of December.
Version Affected: All
Issue 2: NPE is thrown when trying to register the Dell Management Plug-in.
Description: The registration of Dell Management Plug-in fails after upgrade to version 1.5.1 even if there is no
earlier Dell Management Plug-in registered and the vCenter locale is one of the supported locales. The issue
happens since some SQL scripts failed to execute during RPM update.
Resolution/Workaround: It is recommended that you take backup before performing any RPM
upgrade. Install the previous version of plugin prior to the upgrade and restore the DB. Now repeat the
process of upgrade using RPM upgrade.
Version Affected: 1.5.1 and later
Issue 3: The RAID topology does not support a dedicated hotspare in the reference topology and also does
not support a dedicated hotspare while applying a hardware profile.
Description: Raid Topology does not support a dedicated hotspare in the reference topology and also does not
support dedicated hotspare while applying hardware profile.
Resolution/Workaround: If you need a dedicated hotspare in reference topology, set up the RAID outside of the
Dell Management Plug-in.
Version Affected: All