Virtual Storage Console (VSC) 4.1 for VMware Publication Matrix
This matrix contains alerts, news, and documentation for the Virtual Storage
Console (VSC) 4.1 for VMware® vSphere
release used with IBM® System Storage™ N series storage systems.
The Virtual Storage Console
4.1 for VMware vSphere,
which is an upgrade from Virtual Storage Console 4.0 for VMware vSphere and adds several new
feature. These features
include the following:
vSphere 5.1 is now supported, but only with the
VMware thick (C#) client. This release of VSC for VMware vSphere does not support vSphere 5.1 with the VMware
web client.
The VSC for VMware vSphere Application
Programming Interface that works in a VMware Director deployment is now available.
A FlexClone license is no longer required for
the Backup and Recovery capability if the storage system is running Data
ONTAP 8.1 or later operating in 7-Mode.
You can use silent
mode to perform unattended installations and uninstalls of VSC for VMware
vSphere.
The service name has
been changed to Virtual Storage Console for VMware to better align with the product name.
FilerView is not supported with storage
systems running Data ONTAP 8.1 or later. To manage LUNs on storage systems running Data ONTAP 8.1
or later operating in 7-Mode, you can download OnCommand System Manager.
A new guest OS timeout
script has been added to allow you to set the SCSI I/O timeout value to
60 seconds.
While the NFS plug-in
for VMware VAAI is not shipped with VSC for VMware vSphere, you can use the Monitoring and Host
Configuration capability to install it.
The Provisioning and
Cloning capability adds support for the following:
During cloning
operations, you can select a vServer as a target.
You can specify
whether the new clones are powered on when the cloning operations
completes and, if so, whether they are powered on at once or whether
they are powered on in staggered manner.
The Reclaim space
feature now restores virtual machines to the powered on or powered off
state they were in before the operation started.
The Optimization and
Migration capability shows the status of the allignment process.
The Backup and
Recovery capability has added support for the following:
Vfiler tunneling on the physical storage
system that contains the vFiler units
Restoring virtual
machines and VMDKs
to the current datastore
after you move a virtual machine using Storage vMotion or SDRS.
Refer to the Release Notes for
additional information on the new features and descriptions of the
problems fixed.
Various software licenses are
required to use some features of the VSC 4.1 release. Refer to the Installation
and Administration Guide as well as the other administration guides of
this release for detailed information on the required software licenses.
Refer to the General information for license key management for
details about retrieving lost licenses and resolving other licensing
issues.
NEWS
The
Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere
software is obtained from software packages available for download using
the "Software Packages ...." link from the Download page of
the N series support
website. Refer to the important
information for N series support for step-by-step instructions explaining
how to access software packages as part of the complete instructions for
entitlement and registration. When following the step-by-step instructions,
select the Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere software package from the N series
and related Host Software Downloads - Pick page. Download the files for the
version of the Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere and platform required and install them using
the installation instructions found in the Installation and Administration
Guide.
Hint: Select a Filer release to view the Data Access Protocols
section and read the publications it contains (e.g., "Block Access
Management Guide for and FCP").