XEVO 3.2 Release Notes

XEVO 3.2 Release Notes

XEVO 3.2.6 #

QSAN is pleased to announce the release of XEVO firmware 3.2.6 for the XF 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 (#4713, #4722, #4800)
  • Enhanced the boot and reboot process to keep the UI and data services accessible (#4756, #4855)
  • Enhanced dedup datastore availability after a warm reboot in VMware environments (#4762)
  • Enhanced snapshot expose handling for dedup volumes to protect the original volume data (#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 drive temperature reporting accuracy during long initialization (#4621)
  • Enhanced drive spin-up and I/O delay handling (#4531)
  • Enhanced UI login when no drives are installed (#4715)
  • Enhanced host group connection when the allowed host is set to a wildcard (#4289)
  • Added an option to disable the XCOPY (VAAI) command on the storage side (#4632)
  • Enhanced network daemon startup after a firmware upgrade (#4874)
  • Enhanced system time retention after a firmware upgrade and reboot (#4767)
  • Enhanced deduplication license synchronization between XInsight and the device UI (#4856)
  • Enhanced the license upload page to prevent uploading a subscription license (#4841)
  • Enhanced object storage upload compatibility with third-party backup tools (#4803)
  • Enhanced the layout of the firewall protocol selection page (#4898)
  • Enhanced network behavior to avoid abnormal outbound connection characteristics (#4857)

Companion Software #

  • XInsight V1.6.6
  • VASA Provider 2.0.0

XEVO 3.2.5 #

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 local account creation so that new accounts are correctly displayed in the UI (#4366)
  • 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

XEVO 3.2.4 #

Enhancement #

  • Enhanced system stability under extreme I/O workloads (#3718, #3989, #4626)
  • Enhanced VDO volume data integrity and I/O stability (#4469, #4574)
  • 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 FC ASIC temperature monitoring accuracy (#3929)
  • Added an option to clear all volume restoration records in Reset to Default (#2475)

XEVO 3.2.3 #

New Features #

  • Support XVault VMware Backup (#4048)

Enhancement #

  • 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 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)
  • 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 performance test CLI in console (#3677)

XEVO 3.2.0 #

New Features #

  • Support isolation between the management port and the data service port (#3023)
  • Support transfer to JBOF mode & connection to JBOF (#3158)
  • Add subscription-based licensing functionality (#3733)

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 the mechanism of the Performance Optimization feature (#3533)
  • Improves system stability after system reboot (#3068)
  • Adds more commands in the 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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