Release Notes
Server Agent Requirements
The following table lists the requirements for running the Storage Manager Server Agent on Windows servers.
Component Requirements
Operating system Any of the following 64-bit operating systems (with the latest service packs):
• Windows Server 2012 (full or core installation)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (full or core installation)
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2019
CPU 64-bit (x64) microprocessor
Software Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 Full
New in This Release
The following features were added to Storage Manager 2018 R1.
Advanced Restripe
Several enhancements have been made to the RAID restripe process to integrate and remove disks from a storage system.
One major feature is the ability for the storage system to ooad data transfers to RAID for reduced restripe times. The storage system also
has improved targeting of data movement to reduce unnecessary eort. To provide accurate monitoring of RAID rebalances, the Storage
Manager Client and Unisphere interface contain an improved RAID rebalance progress interface.
Automatic Disk Placement
Automatic disk placement allows you to congure the default disk folder to use for newly-inserted drives.
CloudIQ Support
CloudIQ simplies storage management by providing:
• Centralized monitoring across your environment.
• Proactive serviceability that informs you about issues before they impact your environment.
• A dashboard that aggregates key information such as system health scores, performance metrics, and current capacity and trends.
For more information about using CloudIQ to monitor Storage Centers, see the Storage Center CloudIQ Onboarding Quick-Start Guide
located on the Dell EMC Support site.
Storage Manager 2018 R1 Release Notes
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