Dell EMC Unity OE 5.2.2.0.5.004
Dell EMC Unity OE 5.2.2.0.5.004 has been released recently with some bug fixes. The release has no new feature. In this post, we’ll review the new release about resolved issues.
Should We Upgrade to Dell EMC Unity OE 5.2.2.0.5.004?
The new release of OE (Dell EMC Unity OE 5.2.2.0.5.004) is a minor release and includes some bug fixes. However, there is no new feature or enhancements in this release. If you faced with issues that mentioned in bug fixes. Previously, Dell EMC has released OE 5.2.1.0.5.013 to resolve some critical issues. You must upgrade to this version at least.
Resolved Issues in OE 5.2.2.0.5.004
As I mentioned at the above, there is no new feature or even changed feature in this release. The new release includes fifteen bug fixes.
Resolved issue types are as follows:
- Connectivity
- Serviceability
- Storage Block
- Storage File
Above all, help you to find happened issues on your current version.
List of Resolved Issues in Dell EMC OE 5.2.2.0.5.004
The list of resolved issues are as follows. However, issue ID has been mentioned as reference.
| Issue ID | Functional area | Description |
|---|---|---|
| UNITYD-58433/ UNITYD-56826 | Connectivity – networks | When a static global IPv6 address is used for Unisphere, an IPv6 link local address cannot be used as a gateway for Unisphere. |
| UNITYD-58434/ UNITYD-57571 | Serviceability | Calls home are stopped, requiring a restart of the primary SP. |
| UNITYD-58432/ UNITYD-54738 | Serviceability | When the service command svc_topstats is used with the “fs.qtreeFile” statistic to monitor multiple file system quotas, an exception error might occur. |
| UNITYD-58425/ UNITYD-54591 | Serviceability | A large number of events prevents Unisphere event logs from updating. |
| UNITYD-58427/ UNITYD-56489 | Storage – Block | If you use Veritas Infoscale, you might see a Data Unavailable (DU) condition after you upgrade to Unity OE version 5.2.0.x. or later. |
| UNITYD-58423/ UNITYD-52054 | Storage – Block | Dropped Fibre Channel data frames might cause unexpectedly high latencies. |
| UNITYD-58494/ UNITYD-58032 | Storage – File | When you run OE version 5.2.0.x or 5.2.1.x and use Kerberos authentication, the SP might reboot unexpectedly and go into service mode if the DC server sends an empty subkey. |
| UNITYD-58435/ UNITYD-58040 | Storage – File | When you perform a failover and reboot the primary SP, ConnectEMC will likely be disabled on the primary SP after failover. |
| UNITYD-58431/ UNITYD-55206 | Storage – File | A timestamp later than 19-Jan-2038 03:14 a.m. UTC cannot be set using SMB. |
| UNITYD-58430/ UNITYD-54096 | Storage – File | When a file is opened as read-only and that file is later flushed, Unity incorrectly reports a “success” status. |
| UNITYD-58429/ UNITYD-56481 | Storage – File | If you are running OE versions 5.2.0.x or 5.2.1.x, running SFTP as a regular workload might cause an unexpected SP reboot. |
| UNITYD-58428/ UNITYD-57480 | Storage – File | If you are running OE versions 5.2.0.x or 5.2.1.x, some HP printers and scanners might fail to create files under the root directory of the file system. |
| UNITYD-58426/ UNITYD-55225 | Storage – File | A storage processor might reboot unexpectedly when you try to set attributes using NFSv4. |
| UNITYD-58424/ UNITYD-55075 | Storage – File | When you create a thick file system and then shrink it to a smaller size, the free space on the file system cannot be returned to the pool. |
How Do Upgrade to Dell EMC OE 5.2.2.0.5.004?
Upgrade process is too easy in Dell EMC Unity. However, the process has been documented by Dell EMC, you can find the guide in external links.
However, upgrade process should be done in maintenance time. As result of upgrading during working hours, services will be unavailable.
In other words, you are going to resolve some issues, but services wouldn’t be available for your business.
Further Reading
I/O Block Size Best Practice on EMC All Flash/Hybrid Flash Array and Linux (Physical And Virtual)
External Links
Dell EMC Unity: How to Upgrade Dell EMC Unity OE code, (User Correctable)
