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This release notes describe the hotfixes, security updates, dashboard and notification tool for StoreVirtual file controller, the capability of the dashboard to launch the configuration wizards, simplified pool manager with lesser options to choose and create custom pool of desire, HPE Software components for HPE StoreEasy Storage SR 2017.03.6 service release. This service release includes the following systems running Windows Storage Server 2016:
HPE StoreEasy 1000 Storage
HPE StoreEasy 3000 Storage
HPE 3PAR StoreServ File Controller
HPE StoreVirtual 3000 File Controller
On standalone systems, you can install the service releases by selecting the Standalone mode. On a two-node cluster, you can install the service releases by selecting the Coordinate or Cluster mode. For information on installing updates using the Update Tool, see “Installation instructions”.
The following table contains a list of Quick Restore (QR) versions and related service releases that should have been applied prior to installing this latest service release.
To use the Update Tool in the Coordinator mode, you must install the Update Tool only on the remote coordinator system.
The cluster and coordinator systems must be joined to the same domain.
The domain account used must have appropriate access to each node and should be a member of the local administrator account on each node.
HPE StoreEasy 1650 Expanded Storage
HPE StoreEasy 1650 Expanded 32TB SAS Storage
HPE StoreEasy 1650 Expanded 32TB SAS Storage/S-
HP StoreEasy 1530 Storage
HP StoreEasy 1540 Storage
HPE StoreEasy 1650 Expanded 48TB SAS Storage
HPE StoreEasy 1650 Expanded 48TB SAS Storage/S-
HPE StoreEasy 1650 Expanded 64TB SAS Storage
HPE StoreEasy 1650 Expanded 64TB SAS Storage/S-
HP StoreEasy 1630 Storage
HP StoreEasy 1640 Storage
HP StoreEasy 1650 16TB SAS Storage
HP StoreEasy 1650 32TB SAS Storage
HP StoreEasy 1650 48TB SAS Storage
HP StoreEasy 1650 16TB SAS Storage/S-Buy
HP StoreEasy 1650 32TB SAS Storage/S-Buy
HP StoreEasy 1650 48TB SAS Storage/S-Buy
HP StoreEasy 1830 Storage
HP StoreEasy 1840 Storage
HP StoreEasy 1850 Storage
HP StoreEasy 1850 9.6TB SAS Storage
HP StoreEasy 1850 14.4TB SAS Storage
HP StoreEasy 1850 9.6TB SAS Storage/S-Buy
HP StoreEasy 1850 14.4TB SAS Storage/S-Buy
HPE StoreVirtual 3000 File Controller
Table 1 lists the software components that are included in this service release:
Software components for HPE StoreEasy 1000 Storage, 3000 Storage, 3PAR StoreServ File Controller and StoreVirtual File Controller
| Component | Version |
|---|---|
StoreEasy Dashboard | 2.0.0.252 |
StoreEasy Dashboard Data Services | 2.0.0.333 |
Rest API (HP Management Web Services) | 2.0.0.449 |
NAS Online Help | 2.2.1 |
StoreEasy Storage Management Provider | 1.1.0 |
StoreEasy Pool Manager | 2.0.0.38 |
StoreEasy Pool Manager Provider | 1.3.23 |
StoreEasy Notification System | 1.00.0073 |
Server Manager extensions Gen9 | 2.0.0.50 |
The following enhancement is part of SR 2017.03.6:
System Dashboard and notification tool for StoreVirtual file controller
Pool manager: The simplified pool manager with lesser options to choose from with flexibility to create custom pool of desire.
SSA can be launched from Pool Manager.
Dashboard: The capability with dashboard to launch configuration wizards.User can open Server manager, NCT, Pool Manager, Failover cluster manager from the dashboard.
The following fixes are included in SR 2017.03.6:
Dashboard events page are more readable.
Resolved spare handling.
To determine if you must install the service release, you must verify the HPE System Installation and Recovery version that is running on the StoreEasy Storage. To determine the HPE System Installation and Recovery version, click Server Manager → Tools → HPE StoreEasy and click Manage Storage Pools.
An HPE System Installation and Recovery version that is less than the version listed in the Description section indicates that you are running an older version of the HPE StoreEasy Storage software. HPE recommends that you upgrade to the latest version.
To determine the current service release version for StoreEasy 3000 and 3PAR StoreServ File Controller:
A service release that is less than the version listed in the output indicates you are running an older version of the StoreEasy software. HPE recommends that you upgrade to the latest version.
TIP: You can also use the Pool Manager or System Dashboard to determine the current version of the service release. Pool Manager is available on HPE StoreEasy 1000, and System Dashboard is available on HPE StoreEasy 1000, 3000, 3PAR StoreServ File Controller and StoreVirtual File Controller. | |
This section provides instructions on how to install updates using the Update Tool. For more information on using the Update Tool, click Help in the Update Tool wizard. For information on the installation prerequisites, see “Prerequisites for using the Update Tool with Clustered Systems”.
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Once you install the Update Tool, the Update Tool icon is displayed on the desktop. The Update Tool also creates SMB shares called Root and Script.
The Root share is created only if there is a minimum 5GB of free space in the system.
The Script share contains the PostUpdateScript.ps1 PowerShell script that monitors the SR installation progress.
Double-click the Update Tool icon on the desktop to launch the tool.The available modes to install the updates appear.
Standalone mode, the system navigates to the Update Tool Summary page.
Cluster mode or Co-ordinator mode, the system navigates to the Update Tool Input page.
On the Update Tool Input page, enter the required settings and click Next. The Update Tool Summary page appears.
Click Install. The installation starts and the tool navigates to the Update Tool Result page, which provides the status of the installation.
NOTE: For Standalone mode, you cannot cancel the installation after the installation starts.
Click Open Log to view the log files that the system generates during the update installation.
NOTE: For a cluster system, you must select individual nodes and then click Open Log to view the logs for that particular node.
The update will complete installation after you reboot the system.
If no component in the SR package requires reboot, the application closes.
Launch the Update Tool by double-clicking the Update Tool icon on the desktop.
Select Cluster or Coordinator and click Next.
NOTE: For clusters with more than two nodes, select the Standalone mode after launching the Update Tool and then run the tool on each node of the cluster. | |
Enter the domain username and password and click Next.
NOTE: The cluster name is displayed by default only if you select Cluster on the mode selection screen. | |
The System Configuration Summary screen appears on which you can view the selected mode, name of the system, path of the update package, and a list of components to be installed.
Click Open Log to view the HPIM log of the selected node or click Close to close the Update Tool.
If any component in the service release package requires a reboot, a warning message is displayed when you click Close. You can either proceed with the system restart or restart the system later to apply the updates. After installing the updates, you can uninstall the Update Tool from Control Panel.
This Service Release includes updates and security patches available on Windows update from February 2017.
Localized help is not installed on Japanese and Chinese system.
Workaround: Install the help manually.
Uninstall the NAS online help from Control Panel.
Delete the nashelp folder from C:\Program Files\HPE
Install nashelp from C:\nas\Components\Help\nashelp.exe
Once the installation is completed, the progress of Update Tool does not reach 100% and the current task and progress bar are not shown at the same time.
The WSS2016 Update Tool contains 2 SRs as there is one huge sized hotfix. Therefore, 50% progress is on first SR and 50% progress is on the second SR. The second SR has very less components, therefore, the progress bar will reach 100% and success state quickly. Hence, this behaviour is expected.
When you click on the links from dashboard, Windows server manager, configure cluster and configure networking are not launched.
Workaround: Double-click the batch files Enable_Dashboard_Links.bat available at C:\Program Files\HPE\StoreEasy DashBoard\Enable_Dashboard_Links.bat to set the registry keys.
Storage discovery failure in dashboard.
Workaround: Restart service or system.
Cluster goes down after SR installation.
Workaround: Start the Cluster Service with the Start-ClusterNode PowerShell cmdlet or reboot the node.
The following message is displayed while installing updates in the Cluster or Coordinator mode using the Update Tool: The updating run has failed or has been cancelled.
Go to Control Panel → System and Security → Windows Firewall.
Verify that the following programs are allowed through Windows Firewall:
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Windows Remote Management
Windows Remote Management (Compatibility)
NOTE: You must perform this step for the remote coordinator system and for all nodes of the cluster that you are updating in the Cluster or Coordinator mode. | |
Run the Enable-PSRemoting PowerShell command on the remote coordinator system and on all nodes of the cluster being updated.
For more information, see the following Microsoft TechNet articles:
Occasionally, while installing updates in the Coordinator mode, the update fails.
The service release GUI does not display the text for hotfixes, Windows updates, and security updates that are available on the Microsoft website. Only generic messages are displayed for these updates.
Pool Manager does not support conversion of spare drives to data drives.
Go to HP Smart Storage Administrator (HP SSA) and remove the spare drive from the pool and assign it as a data drive.
For information on known issues and workarounds, see the Release Notes of your product listed in Prerequisites for the Update Tool.
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