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Hyperconverged Infrastructure Newsletter – VxRail – March 2022

VXRAIL MONTHLY SUPPORT HIGHLIGHTS – MARCH 2022

Recent Release Information

VxRail 7.0.350

VxRail 7.0.350 is the latest release in 7.0.x

Highlights of this release
Dell VxRail 7.0.350 with vSphere 7.0U3c is now available. This release includes enhancements for the VxRail satellite node, LCM enhancements, additional protocol support for external storage arrays with VxRail dynamic nodes, and serviceability changes when they become available in March.

VxRail HCI System Software updates: VxRail 7.0.350 release includes multiple enhancements to the VxRail HCI System Software:

• Enhancements to the LCM pre-check and cluster update process to reduce cluster update failure frequency
• Resolves long download times for large LCM bundles at remote sites with limited bandwidth
• Additional APIs to simplify management of VxRail satellite nodes
• Extends storage protocol support for primary storage with VxRail dynamic nodes to allow for iSCSI or NFS storage
• Supports use of 100GbE PCIe cards for VxRail system traffic

Transition to Dell Technologies’ next generation connectivity for a unified connectivity experience for all Dell products

VxRail Appliance software 7.0.320 contains fixes that resolve multiple security vulnerabilities. A full listing of Dell security advisories is available at the Dell Security Advisories and Notices page

For a list of supported systems and more details about this release, please refer to the release notes here.

Please visit the VxRail Product Support Page here for more details and release notes on VxRail 7.0.x

VxRail Newsletter – March 2022

VxRail 4.7.541

VxRail 4.7.541 is the latest release in 4.7.x

Highlights of this release
VxRail Software 4.7.541 includes the fix for Apache Log4j Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities that were addressed in VMware vCenter Server 6.7 Update 3q. This release also includes VMware ESXi 6.7 EP23, security fixes and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OSS updates.

See, VMware vCenter Server 6.7 Update 3q Release Notes and VMware ESXi 6.7 EP23 Release Notes for detailed information.

VxRail software 4.7.541 contains fixes that resolve multiple security vulnerabilities. A full listing of Dell security advisories is available at the Dell Security Advisories and Notices page.

For a list of supported systems and more details about this release, please refer to the release notes here.

Please visit the VxRail Product Support Page here for more details and release notes on VxRail 4.7.5

VxRail 4.5.471

VxRail 4.5.471 is the latest release in 4.5.x train

Highlights of this release
VxRail Software 4.5.471 includes the fix for Apache Log4j Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities that were addressed in VMware vCenter Server Update 3s as well as VMware ESXi 6.5 EP26.

For more information, see VMware vCenter Server 6.5 Update 3s Release Notes and VMware ESXi 6.5 EP26 Release Notes.

A full listing of Dell security advisories is available at the Dell Security Advisories and Notices page.

For a list of supported systems and more details about this release, please refer to the release notes here.

Please visit the VxRail Product Support Page here for more details and release notes on VxRail 4.5.471.

VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4 on VxRail 7.0.320

Highlights of this release

• Support for Dell ObjectScale on the vSAN Data Persistence Platform
• Support for the new 15th generation VxRail platforms
• New Nvidia GPU workload support
• Security patches and more!

Support for vSAN Data Persistence Platform and Dell ObjectScale:

The latest release introduces support for the vSAN Data Persistence Platform as well as support for running Dell ObjectScale on top of vSAN Data Persistence Platform. Dell ObjectScale is geared toward IT teams looking to extend their cloud platform to run Kubernetes native stateful modern application data services.

VCF on VxRail LCM Enhancements:

This release brings even more intelligence that is embedded into the SDDC Manager LCM precheck workflow, as well as upgrades to vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager that will allow vRealize suite products to be updated independently without having to update the entire VCF SDDC Stack.

VxRail Hardware Platform Enhancements:

VxRail 7.0.320 includes support for the latest 15th Generation VxRail dynamic nodes for the E,P, and V series models, which can be used when deploying VMFS on FC Principal storage VxRail VI Workload Domain clusters. It also includes support for 15th generation Intel-based VxRail with vSAN nodes (S670 AND E660N).

Developer and AI-Ready Enterprise Platform Enhancements:

Building on the partnership between Dell Technologies, VMware, and NVIDIA that was introduced at VMworld 2021, Dell Technologies is also announcing support for the latest NVIDIA Ampere GPUs and NVIDIA AI Enterprise Software Suite within VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4 on VxRail 7.0.320. VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail customers will be able to run their AI and ML workloads on a turnkey hybrid cloud for a simplified experience, making it easier than ever to take advantage of all the business advantages of AI.

VCF on VxRail Operations Enhancements:

This new release will allow customers to configure DNS/NTP from the SDDC Manager UI, helping to simplify and streamline DNS and NTP day 2 management operations for cloud administrators.

Security Enhancements:

Security enhancements for this release include Activity Logging for VCF REST API Call Driven Actions, Enhanced Access Security Hardening, and Log 4j and Apache HTTP Server Fixes.

*Note The RTS/RTQ (Release to Quote/Orderability) of new 15G VxRail node models (S670and E660N) and 15G VxRail dynamic nodes (E660F, P670F, and V670F) is available beginning March 15, 2022

More information on VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail

• View a comprehensive description of the features on the new infohub blog
• VxRail page on DellTechnologies.com
• VxRail page on InfoHub
• VxRail Videos
• Virtualizing GPUs for AI Workloads with NVIDIA AI Enterprise Suite and VxRail Whitepaper
• VMware Blog Post on new VCF 4.4 support of NVIDIA AI Enterprise Suite and GPUs
• VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4 on Dell VxRail Release Notes

You can download the latest VxRail marketing assets

• VxRail FastPass
• VxRail Knowledge Center

Please visit the VxRail Product Support Page here for more details and release notes

VMware Cloud Foundation 3.11 on VxRail 4.7.536 and 4.7.541

Highlights of this release
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 3.11 on VxRail 4.7.536 and 4.7.541 contains security fixes, an updated bill of materials with new versions of software components, and additional fixes for issues from previous releases. This release includes the following new VCF on VxRail features:

• File system and file-level prechecks for SDDC Manager: Provides the ability to check for filesystem capacity and file-level settings prior to the upgrade to proactively reduce the risk of errors during VCF on VxRail upgrade and improve the overall VCF on VxRail upgrade experience
• Password expiry prechecks: Enables checking for expired passwords prior to the upgrade to proactively reduce the risk of errors during VCF on VxRail upgrade and improve the overall VCF on VxRail upgrade experience.
• VxRail health check integration to LCM precheck: Provides the ability to perform a VxRail health check as part of the LCM precheck to proactively reduce the risk of errors during LCM upgrades, improving overall VCF on VxRail upgrade experience.
• Support 1000 hosts for large-scale deployments: Improves the end-user experience for managing largescale VCF 3.x environments, by reducing UI latency and providing better UI responsiveness

More information on VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail

• Dell VxRail™ 4.7.x Release Notes
• VMware Cloud Foundation v3.11 Release Notes
• VMware Cloud Foundation v3.11 on Dell VxRail Release Notes
• Support Matrix of VMware Cloud Foundation on Dell VxRail

You can download the latest VxRail marketing assets

• VxRail FastPass
• VxRail Knowledge Center

Please visit the VxRail Product Support Page here for more details and release notes.

Announcement for VxRail E660N, S670 nodes, satellite nodes, and 15G

dynamic nodes

What’s New with VxRail?

• Introducing new VxRail product offerings based on 15th generation PowerEdge servers, shipping with VxRail software 7.0.320 (vSphere 7.0 U3c):
  • VxRail nodes E660N and S670
  • VxRail satellite nodes (E660/F and V670F)
  • VxRail 15th generation based dynamic nodes (E660F, P670F and V670F)
• Enhancements to the VxRail configure / price / quote experience in Dell Common Seller tool with the introduction of Guided Journey and Software-as-an Asset capabilities

Release Highlights:

• Additional 15th generation PowerEdge based VxRail products with strategic focus on addressing additional customer workloads:
  • VxRail E660N node – takes advantage of significant vSAN performance improvements for NVMe systems with VMWare releases
  • VxRail S670 node – a storage-dense platform enables expanded use cases with VMware vSAN Direct and HCI Mesh
• Introducing VxRail satellite nodes:
  • Deliver consistent operations and standardized infrastructure across core, edge, and cloud
  • Day-to-day operations, health monitoring, and lifecycle management is conducted from the centralized management cluster and pushed out to the satellite nodes
  • Ideal for ROBO, retail, test/dev, legacy applications
  • Single node only; does not include or utilize vSAN and cannot be scaled out or clustered
• VxRail dynamic nodes based on 15th generation PowerEdge hardware:
  • Compute-only nodes with no vSAN license — Asymmetrically scale compute independent of storage
  • VxRail HCI System Software included for VxRail automation and LCM experience

Resources:

• VxRail satellite nodes Technical Webinar
• Dell Ordering Guides
• VxRail General FAQ
• VxRail Technical FAQ
• Flexible Deployments Video
• VxRail Training deck for Guided Journey

Announcement of VxRail Multi-Cluster LCM Operations Integrated into

CloudIQ

VxRail CloudIQ Integration Overview

CloudIQ is a cloud-based AIOps application that combines proactive monitoring, machine learning and predictive analytics so customers can take quick action and simplify operations of their on-premises infrastructure. CloudIQ enhances VxRail by extending VxRail insights from a single cluster to multiple clusters in multiple locations. To put it another way, CloudIQ provides VxRail opportunities to innovate, and provide functionality that cannot be delivered with just VxRail on-prem software and tools.

What is new in this release?

CloudIQ now supports intelligent multi-system LCM operations including pre-checks, software download and cluster update operations for VxRail.

The VxRail functionality previously referred to as SaaS multi-cluster management has now been integrated into CloudIQ, the AIOps application for Dell’s infrastructure portfolio. CloudIQ users can now easily manage multiple VxRail clusters by performing pre-checks, software downloads, and update operations previously found in MyVxRail. Pre-checks allow you to validate that the cluster is ready for an update or provides KB article recommendations to remedy any observed issues. The software download feature enables you to select a target software version bundle to download onto the target cluster. This also automatically performs a change analysis to determine which components need to be updated based on the selected bundle and packages only those components to reduce bundle transfer size. The multi-system update feature recommends the appropriate software version and automates the cluster update process using the software bundle that was downloaded onto the cluster. This allows users to actively manage and execute updates for multiple VxRail clusters from a central location, streamlining the upgrade process across global distributed and edge locations. This provides a more efficient update process and enables IT organizations to simplify and automate operations at scale.

Finally, CloudIQ now also features VMware-centric role-based access control and cluster credentials management, currently found in MyVxRail, providing simple and secure access to LCM operations for VxRail clusters.

Where can I learn more about VxRail in CloudIQ?

• VxRail Technical FAQ
• What’s New in VxRail slide deck
• CloudIQ Demo Simulator
• VxRail Onboarding KB

Where can I download the latest VxRail marketing assets?

• VxRail FastPass
• VxRail Knowledge Center

Are you Code Current?

1. Is your VxRail version older than 4.5.452, 4.7.526 or 7.0.130?

Are You Code Current? Being code current is defined as running code that is less than 12 months old and/or is considered Target and/or is the latest compatible version for your system. If you are not sure how to check, a good indicator is if your code version number is below 4.5.452, 4.7.526 or 7.0.130 , then you should plan to upgrade.

If you are running old code, not only are you missing out on new features, functionality, and fixes, but you are also not taking advantage of current security enhancements.

Being code current is important. Customers on newer code enjoy greater functionality and fewer outages/service requests.

Did you know?

Smart Logging & Auto-Dispatch

Just to let you know about some new features that are available in the latest code releases. These features are only available to systems connected to Dell via Secure Connect Gateway (7.0.350 and higher) or via Secure Remote Services (all versions prior to 7.0.350). For any customer who wishes to move to the latest Secure Connect Gateway, the software is backwards compatible with previous versions of VxRail software. See next section if you need help adopting this updated solution.

Smart Logs

• Smart logging allows automated logs collection/sending it to support
• For dial-home hardware events that require diagnostics beyond the event details, VxRail manager will run script to collect node specific details and send these logs to support and attach to auto-created SR.

Auto Dispatch

• Auto dispatch will eliminate logs collection, no wait for support to analyze event, case will be sent straight to scheduling/dispatch team.
• VxRail manager will include part details in the event dial-home payload to support auto-dispatch
• Auto Dispatch is currently supported for fans, drives, and memory.
• VxRail support team has been (and continues) to monitor event dial-home correlation with parts dispatch where the correlation is high, they will enable auto dispatch.
• Currently enabled for VXR508PDR16, and investigating enabling for VXR500PDR3, VXR500PDR60 and multiple VXR50xMEMxxxs events

Dell VxRail: Next generation connectivity with VxRail 7.0.350 and later

Starting with VxRail 7.0.350, VxRail systems use the Dell Technologies next- generation consolidated connectivity solution to connect to the Dell Technologies cloud. This solution allows VxRail to establish a direct connection using a connectivity agent running within VxRail, or by using the secure connect gateway 5.0.

When planning the upgrade to VxRail 7.0.350 or later different scenarios are applicable, depending on the existing connectivity configuration. These scenarios should be discussed before the up grade to ensure that the infrastructure is ready for a smooth transition.

Connectivity Deployment

There are two connectivity deployment options available with VxRail 7.0.350:

1. Connect directly to the Dell Technologies infrastructure:

• Each VxRail system connects directly to the Dell Technologies infrastructure using a connectivity agent running on the VxRail Manager.
• This solution is designed for users with a single VxRail cluster or users who want to dedicate connectivity for the individual VxRail solutions.
• The direct connection cannot be shared by other devices or VxRail clusters.

1. Customer environment

2. Dell cloud

3. VxRail HCI System Software

4. connectivity agent

5. CloudIQ

6. MY Service
   360

7. Licensing Portal

2. Connect via a centralized secure connect gateway to the Dell Technologies infrastructure:

• The VxRail cluster connects to an existing customer-managed instance to communicate with the Dell Technologies connectivity services.
• Multiple VxRail clusters or other Dell Technologies products that support secure connect gateway 5.0 connectivity can use the same customer-managed secure connect gateway instance.

1. Customer environment

2. Dell cloud

3. VxRail HCI System Software

4. connectivity agent

5. Secure Connect Gateway

6. CloudIQ

7. MY Service
   360

8. Licensing Portal

Upgrade to VxRail 7.0.350

VxRail 7.0.350 is engineered for the next-generation consolidated connectivity solution and does not support Secure Remote Services for connectivity. Before you upgrade to VxRail 7.0.350 the current connectivity configuration determines the required steps to prepare for an upgrade to VxRail 7.0.350:

• If there currently is no remote connectivity configured no action is required before the upgrade. We recommend enabling connectivity to improve the customer experience.
• If you are connected to an external Secure Remote Services gateway, verify that the minimum gateway version is 5.00.07.10. If not, upgrade to a secure connect gateway before you upgrade to VxRail 7.0.350.
• For VxRail-managed Secure Remote Services configurations, VxRail performs a seamless, internal Secure Remote Services upgrade to establish a direct connection during the VxRail upgrade process. You may need to update the firewall as per the detail in the following scenarios.

User Connectivity Scenarios

1. The VxRail deployment does not have remote connectivity enabled on releases earlier than VxRail 7.0.350.

• In VxRail Manager, Connectivity is not Enabled displays on the Support tab.

• No remote connectivity actions are required before upgrading to VxRail 7.0.350 or later.
• Users should inquire with the account team about the benefits of implementing the secure connect gateway with VxRail after the upgrade, free of charge. See the secure connect gateway product page and Solve online for configuration procedures.

2. The user has legacy remote connectivity that uses the VxRail deployed and managed, dedicated Secure Remote Services gateway.

• In the VxRail Manager, the SRS connection displays as Internal Secure Remote Services on the Support tab.

• The VxRail upgrade process will no longer use VxRail-managed Secure Remote Services instance that runs as a VM on the VxRail cluster. With VxRail 7.0.0350 and later, the upgrade process uses the connectivity agent that connects directly from VxRail Manager IP address to the Dell Technologies infrastructure.
• This implies that the legacy gateway VM which had a dedicated IP address will be decommissioned and communication will be directly from VxRail Manager IP address which runs the connectivity agent to the Dell infrastructure.

1. VxRail Manager Secure Remote Services connector
2. VxRail Dedicated Secure Remote Services Gateway
3. VxRail Manager Next-Gen Connectivity Agent

• Action is required before the upgrade to VxRail 7.0.350 or later. Follow these guidelines to ensure that this automated process completes without errors:
  • The customer firewall or proxy configuration is validated and updated as required to meet the secure connect gateway/port requirements from the VxRail Manager IP address if existing rules are only set up for the previous Secure Remote Services gateway VM IP address.
  • There are no network requirement changes for the VxRail Manager to the gateway communication since the connectivity agent runs inside the VxRail Manager.
  • To log in to the secure connect gateway connectivity agent enabled on the VxRail Manager, the following inbound port is required from a management workstation client web browser.

• * The external network communication and firewall port requirements are provided in the [Secure Connect Gateway Support Matrix](https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/secure-connect-gateway-ve/scg_5.00.07.00_ve_sm/network-requirements?guid=guid-03059beb-a359-41d8-ac6b-5f7ff9853401&lang=en-us) under network requirements.

Internet connectivity—Standard 1 GbE network or faster through HTTP or SOCKS proxy with basic authentication

The local connectivity agent (VxRail Manager mgmt IP) system must be able to connect to the following Enterprise servers through ports 443 and 8443:
esrs3-core.emc.com
esrs3-coredr.emc.com

The local connectivity agent (VxRail Manager mgmt IP) system must be able to connect to the following Global access servers through ports 443 and 8443:
esr3gduprd01.emc.com
esr3gduprd02.emc.com
esr3gduprd03.emc.com
esr3gduprd04.emc.com
esr3gduprd05.emc.com
esr3gduprd06.emc.com
esr3ghoprd01.emc.com
esr3ghoprd02.emc.com
esr3ghoprd03.emc.com
esr3ghoprd04.emc.com
esr3ghoprd05.emc.com
esr3ghoprd06.emc.com
esr3gscprd01.emc.com
esr3gscprd02.emc.com
esr3gscprd03.emc.com
esr3gscprd04.emc.com
esr3gscprd05.emc.com
esr3gscprd06.emc.com
esr3gckprd01.emc.com
esr3gckprd02.emc.com
esr3gckprd03.emc.com
esr3gckprd04.emc.com
esr3gckprd05.emc.com
esr3gckprd06.emc.com
esr3gckprd07.emc.com
esr3gckprd08.emc.com
esr3gckprd09.emc.com
esr3gckprd10.emc.com
esr3gckprd11.emc.com
esr3gckprd12.emc.com
esr3gspprd01.emc.com
esr3gspprd02.emc.com
esr3gspprd03.emc.com
esr3gspprd04.emc.com
esr3gspprd05.emc.com
esr3gspprd06.emc.com

• * After the upgrade completes, VxRail Manager displays Connect Directly in the Connectivity window.

• * After the VxRail upgrade completes, select TEST CONNECTION to ensure that connectivity is working as expected (reference kb article [181584](https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000181584/dell-emc-vxrail-how-to-test-srs-dial-home-functionality?lang=en) for assistance).

Note: The update workflow does not allow you to switch between the internal and external options. If you want to switch, you should disable the Secure Remote Services starting the upgrade and then re-enable connectivity with the desired option after the upgrade is complete.

3. For legacy remote connectivity using shared, customer-managed Secure Remote Services, Support Assist Enterprise 4.x, or secure connect gateway 5.x gateway.

• In VxRail Manager, the Secure Remote Services Connection displays External Secure Remote Services on the Support tab.

• Action is required before upgrading to VxRail 7.0.350 to ensure that the existing gateway version is 5.00.00.10 or later as referenced in the VxRail support matrix.
  • If the user is running a customer-managed Secure Remote Services 3.x, upgrade to the secure connect gateway 5.x.
  • If the user is running a customer-managed SupportAssist Enterprise 4.x, upgrade to secure connect gateway 5.x.
• As part of the VxRail 7.0.350 or later upgrade, VxRail Manager re-registers the existing, legacy Secure Remote Services/ SupportAssist Enterprise gateway configuration.
  • If the external gateway is not at the required minimum secure connect gateway 5.x version, the process fails, and the connectivity will not function as expected.

1. VxRail Manager Secure Remote Services connector
2. Shared Secure Remote Services Gateway
3. Shared Secure Connect Gateway 5.x
4. VxRail Manager Next-Gen Connectivity Agent

• Go to Solve Online for relevant Secure Remote Services/SupportAssist Enterprise product upgrade guidance.
• After the VxRail upgrade completes, select TEST CONNECTION to ensure that alerts are working as expected (reference kb article 181584 for assistance).

Note: The update workflow does not allow you to select a new external gateway. If you want to move to a different secure connect gateway, you should disable the Secure Remote Services starting the upgrade and then re-enable connectivity with the desired option after the upgrade is complete.

Serviceability Enhancement Requests (SERs)

As good a product VxRail is, there is always room for improvement. As part of Dell Technologies improvement efforts, we utilized a Serviceability Enhancement Request system, known as SER, to help identify and incorporate new ideas into VxRail allow us to service a VxRail Cluster faster and more efficient.

As an example, based on an SER request from our Supportability team, we now include sub-component details for replaceable parts, including disks and power supplies. Previously, one of our support technicians would remotely connect into the VxRail Cluster to diagnose the problem, identify the affected part, and dispatch it for replacement. With this additional sub-component information included within the dial home event, replacement parts can now be auto-dispatched, speeding up the time to relief for Customers. The implementation of this SER benefits both the Customer and Dell Technologies.

The SER Portal gives Dell Technologies team members the power to submit and track Serviceability Enhancement Requests related to the ISG product portfolio. So, if you have an idea that may make servicing a VxRail easier, faster, or better, please let your local Dell EMC contact know and request that they open an SER.

VxRail 4.5 and 4.7 End of Service Life Notifications

VMware has extended the general support for vSphere 6.5 to October 15, 2022. The End of General support for vSphere 6.7 will also be on October 15, 2022.

VxRail 4.5 Code release aligns with the vSphere 6.5 code release and VxRail 4.7 code release aligns with vSphere 6.7.

If you are running either of these code releases, then you will need to plan an upgrade to VxRail 7.0 code train before October 2022 to ensure that you continue to receive full support for your VxRail environment. VxRail 7.0 code train aligns with the vSphere 7.0 code release.

Online Support Contact Management

We are announcing automated action plans: Timely and helpful workflow action plans which outline customer actions which need to be followed to remedy memory related events.

Automated action plans allow you to save time by giving you an action plan to remedy issues which require a customer action without logging a case or waiting for support to contact you.

To prepare for this we are asking that you please make sure your customer contact email is correct in the Dell support site. https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-ie/000011252/eservices-online-support- contact-management?lang=en

VxRail Support Matrix

This document provides information about supported software, firmware, and hardware versions for the VxRail appliance

NOTE: This Firmware Support Matrix contains the latest compatibility and interoperability information. If you observe inconsistencies between this information and other VxRail appliance documentation or references, this document supersedes all other documentation.

VxRail 7.0.x train code

https://dl.dell.com/content/docu97739_vxrail-7-0-x-support- matrix.pdf?language=en_US

VxRail 4.7.x train code

https://dl.dell.com/content/docu97738_vxrail-4-7-x-support- matrix.pdf?language=en_US

VxRail 4.5.x train code

https://dl.dell.com/content/docu97737_vxrail-4-5-x-support- matrix.pdf?language=en_US

Dell Security Advisories (DSAs)

DSAs

| Title| Date
---|---|---
DSA-2022-056| Dell EMC VxRail Security Update for Multiple Third-Party Component Vulnerabilities|

24 Feb 2022

DSA-2022-045

| Dell EMC VxRail Security Update for Multiple Third-Party Component Vulnerabilities| 23 Feb 2022
DSA-2022-044| Dell EMC VxRail Security Update for Multiple Third-Party Component Vulnerabilities |

22 Feb 2022

DSA-2022-022

| Dell EMC VxRail Security Update for Multiple Third-Party Component Vulnerabilities| 3 Feb 2022
DSA-2021-265| Dell EMC VxRail Security Update for Apache Log4j Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228 and CVE-2021- 45046)|

3 Feb 2022

DSA-2021-250

| Dell EMC VxRail Security Update for Multiple Third-Party Component Vulnerabilities| 5 Jan 2022
DSA-2021-265| Dell EMC VxRail Security Update for Apache Log4j Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228)|

17 Dec 2021

Dell Technical Advisories (DTAs)

No new DTAs were published in the last 60 days.

Publish End of Primary Support (EOPS)

Updated Dell Infrastructure Solutions Group Software Standard Support Policy is available here: https://dl.dell.com/content/docu102223

These tables provide the published EOPS dates for VxRail Software:

Product

| EoPS / TSSR Date| Software Code
---|---|---
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

3.0

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 3.5
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.0

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.0.0001
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.0.100

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.0.132
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.0.200

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.0.300
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.0.301

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.0.302
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.0.310

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.0.400
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.0.401

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.0.402
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.0.500

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.0.510
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.0.520

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.0.521
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.0.522

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.0.523
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.0.524

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.0.600
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.0.601

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.0.602
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.0.603

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.5
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.5.070

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.5.101
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.5.150

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.5.152
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.5.200

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.5.210
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.5.211

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.5.212
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.5.215

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.5.218
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.5.225

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.5.227
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.5.229

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.5.300
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.5.310

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.5.311
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.5.314

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.5.400
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.5.401

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.5.402
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.5.420

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.5.421
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.5.422

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.5.450
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.5.451

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.5.452
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.5.460

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.5.461
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.7

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.7.001
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.7.110

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.7.111
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.7.200

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.7.210
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.7.211

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.7.212
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.7.300

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.7.301
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.7.400

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.7.410
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.7.411

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.7.500
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.7.510

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.7.511
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.7.515

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.7.520
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.7.521

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.7.525
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.7.526

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022| 4.7.527
VxRail Software| 30-Sep-2022|

4.7.530

VxRail Software

| 30-Sep-2022|

4.7.531

Model

| EOSS Date
---|---
VxRail E460|

31-May-23

VxRail G410/F

| 30-Sep-22
VxRail 60|

30-Sep-22

VxRail 120/F

| 30-Sep-22
VxRail 160/F|

30-Sep-22

VxRail 200/F

| 30-Sep-22
VxRail 240F|

30-Sep-22

VxRail 280F

| 30-Sep-22
VxRail P470/F|

31-May-23

VxRail S470

| 31-May-23
VxRail V470|

31-May-23

VxRail E460

|

31-May-23

Note: VMware ESXi 6.5.x code train is reaching end of life on 15th October 2022

Review the latest End Of Standard Support (TSSR) notification for more information about how the End Of Support dates affect your installation.

Top Service Topics

The following Knowledgebase articles were referenced often in the previous 90 days:

Article Number

|

Title

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000196884

| Dell EMC VxRail: Ensure vCLS VMs are deleted before VxRail cluster shutdown

000197490

| Dell VxRail: Intelligent Multi-System job status Error on CloudIQ

000197583

| Dell VxRail: How to make browser trust VxRail Manager Certificate

000197592

| Dell VxRail: Best Practice for IMS operations during CloudIQ/MyVxRail portal co-existing period

000197594

| Dell VxRail: Update job failure when upgrading VxRail cluster to 7.0.350 or above in CloudIQ

000196953

| Dell EMC VxRail: How to resolve VxVerify failures for test ‘vc_trust’

000196843

| Dell EMC VxRail: License status of the Witness in the vCenter UI shows as expired

000196848

| Dell EMC VxRail: ESXi host becomes unresponsive

000196744

| Dell EMC VxRail: Failed log bundle showing in VxRail Manager UI for 7.0.10 and later

000197326

| Dell EMC VxRail: How to find the product-serial number tag of a node

000196811

| Dell EMC VxRail: VxRM health-check fails for ‘ds_perm’ test

000196812

| Dell EMC VxRail: VxRM health-check fails for ‘privileges’ test

000196966

| Dell VxRail: Nodes may experience high LSOM Congestion

000197237

| Dell VxRail: How to enable EVC on an active cluster running 7.0.200 and newer

000197001

| Dell VxRail: VxRM health-check fails for test ‘mservices

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• VMware Cloud Foundation 3.11 on Dell EMC VxRail Release Notes
• VMware Cloud Foundation 3.11 Release Notes
• VMware Cloud Foundation 4.4 on Dell EMC VxRail Release Notes
• VMware ESXi 6.5, Patch Release ESXi650-202202001
• VMware vCenter Server 6.5 Update 3s Release Notes
• VMware ESXi 6.7, Patch Release ESXi670-202201001
• VMware vCenter Server 6.7 Update 3q Release Notes
• Now Playing | Dell Technologies
• New Year’s Resolutions Fulfilled: Cloud Foundation on VxRail | Dell Technologies Info Hub
• VxRail | Dell Technologies Info Hub
• White Paper - Virtualizing GPUs for AI with VMware and NVIDIA Based on Dell Infrastructure | Dell Technologies Info Hub
• VMware Knowledge Base
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• Secure Connect Gateway | Dell USA
• Dell ObjectScale Scalable Object Storage | Dell USA
• Support for VxRail Appliance Series | Documentation | Dell Ireland
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• Dell EMC VxRail: Ensure vCLS VMs are deleted before VxRail cluster shutdown | Dell US
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