Release Notes

Issue 9 : In ESX4 Classic, 'deprecated SCSI ioctl' message is displayed on the console
Description
In VMware ESX 4.0 Classic system, the following warning message(s) is displayed on the console:
“Program dsm_sa_datamgrd is using the deprecated SCSI ioctl, Please convert it to SG_IO.” This is a kernel warning
message displayed when storage operations are in progress. This is only a deprecation warning and not an indication of a
failing operation.
Resolution
Reduce the kernel logging level. By default, VMware ESX kernel logging level is set to ‘6’ to print all the kernel messages
with severity higher than ‘information.’ Reduce it to ‘4’, so that messages with severity, ‘error,’ and above get printed to
the console.
To do this, execute the following command as a ‘root’ user: /proc/sys/kernel/printk.
Issue 10
Description
A Security Key Identifier can contain numerals, lowercase alphabets, uppercase alphabets, non-alphanumeric characters
(except space), or a combination of any of these.
Note: If you have used the special characters ” \” (forward slash) or “ ‘ ” (single quote) in the Security Key Identifier, they
are displayed as “_” (underscore) on the Change Security Key page and Import Secured Foreign Configurations page. This is
applicable only to the Security Key Identifier and not to the Passphrase.
Issue 11
Description
If Storage Management displays a path failure message for a Logical Connector after a reboot, use the "Clear Redundant
Path View" provided in the "Change Controller Properties" controller task, and restart the system.
NOTE: Use this command only if you have intentionally removed the multipath connection during reboot of the system.
Issue 12
Description
In the VMware ESX 4.x and ESX 5.x environment, when you create a virtual disk using Storage Management, you may see an
error message "The task failed to complete : The create virtual disk task was successful but the operating system may not
be aware of the new virtual disk." However, the virtual disk is available for all operations on rebooting of the system.
Issue 13
Description
Patrol Read is not supported on SSD media. The Patrol Read feature will fail for any controller that has SSD media on a
virtual disk.