QSM 4.2 Release Notes

QSM 4.2 Release Notes

QSM 4.2.6 #

QSAN is pleased to announce the release of QSM firmware 4.2.6 for the XN series.

New Features #

  • Support 4 ports 64G FC host card (#4607, #4610, #4611)

Enhancement #

  • Changing the volume default cache mode to write-through in degraded mode (#2218)
  • Enhanced JBOD connection stability to prevent controller hang and command stall under I/O load (#4806, #4885)
  • Enhanced controller stability under heavy and sequential I/O workloads (#4572, #4729, #4875)
  • Enhanced system stability to prevent unexpected core dumps and null pointer errors (#4646, #4713, #4722, #4800)
  • Enhanced the boot and reboot process to keep the UI and data services accessible (#4756, #4855)
  • Enhanced dedup volume availability after a reboot in VMware environments (#4762)
  • Enhanced snapshot expose handling for dedup volumes (#4103)
  • Enhanced volume failure determination to avoid marking a virtual disk as failed incorrectly (#4873)
  • Enhanced NVMe drive detection so that all installed drives are recognized (#4728)
  • Enhanced UI availability after all drives have been replaced one by one (#4714)
  • Enhanced drive temperature reporting accuracy during long initialization (#4621)
  • Enhanced drive spin-up and I/O delay handling to keep the cluster IP service available in degraded mode (#4531, #4532)
  • Enhanced AD user authentication for passwords containing special characters (#4697)
  • Enhanced local admin permission handling when the AD domain contains an account with the same name (#4766)
  • Enhanced local admin share access when joining an AD domain fails (#4549)
  • Enhanced UI login when no drives are installed (#4715)
  • Enhanced share mount point alignment with the pool owner after performance optimization (#4889)
  • Added an option to disable the XCOPY (VAAI) command on the storage side (#4632)
  • Enhanced host group handling when a firmware upgrade fails (#4606)
  • Enhanced system time retention after a firmware upgrade and reboot (#4767)
  • Enhanced deduplication license synchronization between XInsight and the device UI (#4856)
  • Enhanced object storage compatibility with third-party backup tools (#4803)
  • Enhanced Performance Monitor data accuracy when the pool owner is the slave controller (#4851)
  • Enhanced network behavior to avoid abnormal outbound connection characteristics (#4857)

Companion Software #

  • XInsight V1.6.6
  • VASA Provider 2.0.0

QSM 4.2.5 #

Enhancement #

  • Improved memory allocation design (#4723, #4737)
  • Enhanced firmware upgrade and reboot stability to keep management and data services available (#4573, #4668, #4805, #4761)
  • Enhanced snapshot creation reliability and system stability during startup (#4528, #4669)
  • Enhanced configuration integrity when drives become abnormal (#4490, #4591, #4663)
  • Enhanced I/O stability during pool ownership changes (#4576, #4798)
  • Enhanced SSD cache read handling to prevent I/O from being permanently blocked (#4746)
  • Enhanced system stability when rebooting a JBOD pool with SSD cache under I/O load (#4799)
  • Enhanced multipath stability under heavy I/O load to prevent path loss (#3429)
  • Enhanced SMB and File Manager permission handling after a firmware upgrade (#4835)
  • Enhanced File Manager support for accounts using special characters in the password (#4665)
  • Enhanced File Manager support for file paths containing special characters (#4764)
  • Enhanced CIFS share access through the controller 2 IP address (#4726)
  • Enhanced local account creation so that new accounts are correctly displayed in the UI (#4366)
  • Added support for joining an AD domain without requiring the domain to respond to ping (#4638)
  • Enhanced NFS compatibility with the Linux kernel (#2538)
  • Enhanced event log wording for the reboot in turn process (#4500)
  • Enhanced pool status logging to reduce redundant messages that interfere with debugging (#4754)
  • Enhanced debug log information for troubleshooting issues caused by special characters (#4730)

Companion Software #

  • XInsight V1.6.5
  • VASA Provider 2.0.0

QSM 4.2.4 #

Enhancement #

  • Enhanced AD domain integration reliability for CIFS share access (#4480)
  • Enhanced UI messaging to guide users when joining an AD domain fails (#4456)
  • Added support for changing the password of the account used to join an AD (#3826)
  • Enhanced system stability under extreme I/O workloads (#3718, #3989, #4626)
  • Enhanced VDO volume data integrity and I/O stability (#4469, #4574)
  • Enhanced snapshot and share deletion handling after a snapshot export (#4452)
  • Enhanced firmware upgrade reliability and controller firmware consistency (#4492, #4605)
  • Improved memory allocation design for low-memory models (#4493, #4495)
  • Enhanced network bonding interface creation and remote replication over bonding ports (#4484, #4523)
  • Enhanced network configuration handling to clear obsolete settings after a firmware upgrade (#4651)
  • Enhanced Cluster IP service availability (#4529)
  • Enhanced FC ASIC temperature monitoring accuracy (#3929)
  • Enhanced FTP / SFTP service stability for long-running sessions (#4245)
  • Enhanced the wording displayed during S3 object storage permission setting on the client side (#4336)
  • Added an option to clear all volume restoration records in Reset to Default (#2475)

QSM 4.2.3 #

New Features #

  • Support XVault VMware Backup (#4048)
  • Support Cloud Sync (#3994)

Enhancement #

  • Enhanced the LDAP permission mechanism (#3704)
  • Enhanced the stability and reliability of AD domain integration (#4147, #4165, #4206, #4293)
  • Enhanced authentication and permission handling for AD domain (#4050, #4156, #4163, 4241)
  • Enhanced UI messaging when AD / LDAP synchronization is unavailable (#4137)
  • Enhanced system security by resolving known vulnerabilities (#4043, #4203)
  • Enhanced configuration export mechanism (#4123)
  • Enhanced Performance Monitor after controller reboot (#4219)
  • Enhanced C2F module status indication accuracy during system startup (#4251)
  • Enhanced file permission protection by preventing ownership changes from client hosts (#3701)
  • Enhanced system stability to prevent unexpected drive disconnection (#3600, 4387)
  • Enhanced event log display accuracy for volume information (#3459)
  • Enhanced diagnostic report download reliability (#4236)
  • Enhanced thin provisioning space reclamation and capacity reporting accuracy (#4073, 4077)
  • Enhanced FC connection stability (#3921, #4286)
  • Improve vulnerability-related issue resolution (#3107)
  • Enhanced the snapshot mechanism to improve system behavior when snapshot space is full (#4292)
  • Enhanced firmware upgrade reliability (#4282, #4284)
  • Enhanced management mechanism when controller failover (#4063)
  • Added support for recording renamed files in the transfer log (#4215)
  • Added performance test CLI in console (#3677)

QSM 4.2.0 #

New Features #

  • Support isolation between the management port and the data service port (#3023)
  • Support share-level snapshots (#3319)
  • Support QSeal (#3340): A high-security remote backup mechanism that reduces the exposure time of the backup target IP by having the destination actively initiate the backup process.
  • Support transfer to JBOF mode for XN3/4/5 series (#3158)
  • Support connection to JBOF, except for the XN2 and tower series (#3158)
  • Support S3 Object Storage (#3156)
  • Add three Application Acceleration modes: Stable, Balanced, and High Performance. (#3720)
  • Support encrypted NFS data transmission (#3724)
  • Support XMirror (#756): A file-level synchronization solution that supports one-way and two-way data synchronization across multiple storage systems to maintain data consistency and availability.
  • Support Samba Multi-Channel (#3514)
  • Support QScale for file (#3318)
  • Add subscription-based licensing functionality (#3733)
  • Support disabling CIFS file service (#2313)

Enhancement #

  • UI enhancement (#985)
  • Enhance the asynchronous replication mechanism (#3346)
  • Enhance compatibility between Deduplication/Compression pools and VMware (#3974)
  • Enhance compatibility between FC and VMware (#4002)
  • Optimizes AD connectivity and related event handling (#3879) (#3013)
  • Optimizes the mechanism of the Performance Optimization feature (#3533)
  • Improves the permission handling mechanism after file volume remote replication (#3426)
  • Improves system and file system stability after system reboot (#3068) (#3986) (#3557)
  • Add more commands in console (#3675)
  • Optimizes diagnostic report download handling (#3672) (#4006)
  • Optimizes compatibility with the latest version of Veeam (#3991)
  • Improves flash module LED status indication (#4027)
  • Enhances the UI display for Deduplication/Compression (#3990)
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