Hitachi Compute Connector for VMware vrealize Orchestrator. Contents. v Release Notes

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1 Hitachi Compute Connector for VMware vrealize Orchestrator v Release Notes Contents About This Document... 2 Intended Audience... 2 Getting Help... 2 Hardware and Software Support... 2 Memory and CPU Utilization... 4 New Features in this Release... 4 Known Problems... 5 Documentation... 5 Copyrights and Licenses... 5 Copyright 2016 Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1

2 About This Document This document provides the latest information about Hitachi Compute Connector for VMware vrealize Orchestrator. It includes information that was not available at the time the technical documentation for this product was published and known problems and solutions. Intended Audience This document is intended for customers and Hitachi Ltd. partners who license and use Hitachi Compute Connector for VMware vrealize Orchestrator. Getting Help The Hitachi Data Systems Support Center staff is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Provisions for patches and fixes are restricted to normal business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST. To reach us, please visit the support Web site for current telephone numbers and other contact information: If you purchased this product from an authorized HDS reseller, contact that reseller for support. Before calling the Hitachi Data Systems Support Center, please provide as much information about the problem as possible, including: The circumstances surrounding the error or failure. The exact content of any error message(s) displayed on the host system(s). Hardware and Software Support Note Only the following software and hardware is supported by this release. Copyright 2016 Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2

3 Supported Hardware Hitachi Servers/Blades Server Firmware Version Hitachi CB 500 Q A0241-B-9901 Hitachi CB 2500 A Hitachi Blade 520 HB Hitachi Blade 520 HB Hitachi Blade 520 HB Hitachi Blade 520 XB Hitachi Blade 520 XB Hitachi Blade 520 XB Hitachi CR 220H or newer Hitachi CR 210H or newer QuantaPlex T41S-2U (Sino) QuantaGrid D51B-2U (Nitro) Supported Software Operating Systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard/Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition Hitachi Computer Systems Manager Hitachi Compute Systems Manager or newer VMware vsphere 5.5.x and 6.0.x VMware vrealize Orchestrator 6.0.x and 7.0 Copyright 2016 Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3

4 VMware vrealize Automation 6.2.x and 7.0 Limitations and Restrictions To upgrade or downgrade Hitachi Compute Connector for vrealize Orchestrator adapter, the user must uninstall the current version before installing another version. Memory and CPU Utilization There are no additional requirements for memory than what is specified in the Hardware requirements for VMware vrealize Orchestrator Installation and Configuration guide. CPU Utilization has been tested and there are no additional requirements. New Features in this Release Provide support for following CB 500/CB 2500 LPAR Migration workflows: - Cold Migrate LPAR - Hot Migrate LPAR - Recover failed LPAR Migration Provide support for OS deployment on CB 500/CB 2500 LPARs : Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Provide support for OS deployment on Quanta Servers : Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Provide support for the Quanta server extended inventory workflows: - Set Quanta LID On - Set Quanta LID Off - Set Quanta Boot option Copyright 2016 Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 4

5 Provide support for VMware Auto-Deploy: 1. Set boot mode legacy 2. Auto deploy ESXI Provide support for Hitachi blades 520 HB4 and 520 XB3 Provide support for vro 7.0 Provide support for vra 7.0 Known Problems The migration of LPARs has not been tested on a CB 2500 chassis due to unavailability of hardware. OS Deployment is supported only for WDS on Microsoft Windows 2012 DataCenter R2 Documentation Related Documents # Name Description 1 VMware vrealize Orchestrator documentation 2 Hitachi Compute Systems Manager User Guide Current online documentation for VMware vrealize Orchestrator Hitachi Compute Systems Manager documentation Note The use of Hitachi Compute Connector for VMware vrealize Orchestrator and all other Hitachi Data Systems products is governed by the terms of your agreement(s) with Hitachi Data Systems. Copyrights and Licenses Hitachi Data Systems Corporation All rights reserved. Hitachi, Hitachi Data Systems, and HiCommand are registered trademarks of Hitachi, Ltd. Copyright 2016 Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 5

6 Archivas, Essential NAS Platform, Tagmaserve, Tagmasoft, Tagmasolve, Tagmastore, TrueCopy, Universal Star Network, Universal Storage Platform, Innovate With Information, ShadowImage and HiTrack are registered trademarks of Hitachi Data Systems Corporation. IBM and FlashCopy are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft, PowerShell, and SQL Server are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks, service marks, and company names are properties of their respective owners. Copyright 2016 Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 6