New features in HPE StoreEasy management console v1.2.0 are :

a. Improved dashboard. Live display and analytics based on Capacity, Performance and connected clients.

b. Enabling email notifications for HW events. The email provides details on issues with HW components and any recommended actions for resolving issues.

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Reboot Requirement:
Reboot is not required after installation for updates to take effect and hardware stability to be maintained.

Installation:

Initial Installation Notes

• Prerequisites of installation:

• Must be logged in as the local administrator to install or upgrade the HPE StoreEasy management console.
• Check that the network configuration has connectivity to the DNS servers.
• Ensure that the system can connect to the required Active Directory domain.
• Ensure that the latest Windows Updates are installed on the HPE StoreEasy system.
• Ensure that you have HPE Passport account credentials. For more information, see HPE Support Center.
• To be able to download this software, you need to have valid warranty for the HPE StoreEasy systems you want to manage.
• When joining the system to a domain, the user account used must have the privileges for joining the system to that specific domain.
  

Installation Overview:

• The installer will either newly install version 1.2.0 or upgrade an existing installation of management console from 1.1.1 to 1.2.0 and the HPE Storage management service to a newer version. The configuration files and settings like port number and database will be retained.
• The installer will install the following software as part of 1.2.0 installation:

1. Prometheus

2. Pushgateway

3. Apache httpd for web proxy gateway

• The management console requires that only the web proxy gateway & the web service port number to be externally accessible outside firewall.
• The other ports listed in the screenshot need to be accessible from within the HPE StoreEasy system.
• The installer will validate if the ports are free and if they are in use, validation error will be shown to the user.

• Installation instruction:
  • Register your HPE StoreEasy systems to this account, if not done.
  • After downloading the installer, copy it to each HPE StoreEasy system that the HPE StoreEasy management console is to be installed on.
  • Double-click the installer package, which installs the HPE StoreEasy management console using the default port (8443). A custom port number can also be specified through the installer user-interface screen. If the specified port number is in use, the installer aborts the installation. The user must rerun the installer and specify an available port number.
  • After a successful installation, you can access the HPE StoreEasy management console from any one of the following ways:
    • https:<IP address>:<port number> (remotely).
    • Double click the shortcut icon created on the desktop of the HPE StoreEasy system.
  • For detailed information about using the HPE StoreEasy management console, see the Information Center for HPE StoreEasy 1000 Storage. The Information Center is integrated with HPE StoreEasy management console. You can access the Information Center by clicking Help on the left navigation pane of the UI screen. The Information Center is context-sensitive and provides task and/or page-specific information.
• Uninstallation instruction:
  • Login to the HPE StoreEasy Storage system and go to “Add or Remove Programs” from Control Panel and uninstall HPE StoreEasy management console
  • During uninstallation, an option is provided to the user if the database (user registration details maintained by HPE StoreEasy management console) needs to be deleted. If the user selects to delete the database, the .db files are deleted from the installation folder
  • If the user selects not to delete the database, then the installation folder will not be removed completely. This file/folder will not interfere with any other use of the System.

Upgrade Notes

• Prerequisites
  • You must have Administrator privileges on the system to install the management console.
  • Make sure that you have a valid HPE Passport account and your HPE StoreEasy Storage system is registered to that HPE Passport account. For more information, see the HPE Support Center.
  • It is recommended that you have installed the latest HPE StoreEasy Storage system updates including Windows updates and Security updates and hot fixes.
• Upgrade instructions:
  • Download the HPE StoreEasy management console installation package from the HPE Support Center.
  • If you are not logged in, you are prompted to log in to the HPE website using your HPE Passport account.
  • Register your HPE StoreEasy systems to this account, if not done.
  • After downloading the installer, copy it to each HPE StoreEasy system that the HPE StoreEasy management console is to be upgraded on.
  • Double-click the installer package, which upgrades the HPE StoreEasy management console
  • After a successful installation, you can access the HPE StoreEasy management console from any one of the following ways:
    • https:<IP address>:<port number> (remotely).
    • Double click the shortcut icon created on the desktop of the HPE StoreEasy Storage system.
  • The installer package uninstalls all previous versions of SEMC software during the upgrade. The upgrade process retains the database and port configuration.

Online Help – The HPE StoreEasy management console has integrated online help. After you install and login to HPE StoreEasy management console, the left side navigation menu has help option.

HPE Information center (https://h22208.www2.hpe.com/eginfolib/storage/StoreEasy/InfoCentre/index.html#Home.html) also has the latest help information available.

End User License Agreements:
HPE Software License Agreement v1

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

Important:

User must be logged in as the local administrator to install or upgrade the HPE StoreEasy management console.

Notes:

• HW event notification emails do not work if StoreEasy Storage system has been configured to use the iLO Shared Network Port

Workaround : Change the iLO network settings to enable iLO Dedicated Network Port. This will allow HW event notifications to be emailed.

Also, please upgrade iLO FW to the latest version (v1.43).

• Historical capacity metrics (Available, Used, and Other) reported on the capacity trend chart may not add up to 100% when measurements are down-sampled. The management console reduces the total number of data points for displaying them in the chart, using the 99th-percentile over a dynamic time window. This reduction is done for each metric individually. In time ranges where capacity growth rates are high (negative or positive), the sum of Available, Used and Other may not be equal to the total capacity of the system.

Workaround: Use the current capacity utilization on the Dashboard for accurate representation of Available, Used, and Other capacity.

• While using a lower resolution screen, the drop down menu for setting preferences on Automatic Updates may have a clipped display. Scroll the page to see and use all options.
• When you rename a storage pool (array) and add a physical drive (disk) together, the status of the rename operation is not displayed in the Activity page.
• When you use standard pool(array) creation to create multiple storage pools(array) and one of the pool(array) creations fail, the overall status of the operation will be reported as a failure.

Supported Devices and Features:

The HPE StoreEasy management console supports the HPE StoreEasy 1460, 1560, 1660 and 1860 product models.

Features of HPE StoreEasy management console:

• View high-level, graphical summary of the health and status of the system
• Monitor and report critical active alerts, informational messages, warnings, and error categories
• Manage file shares
• Manage quota and quota templates
• Create a storage pool
• Create virtual disks
• Create multiple logical volumes
• View and manage storage subsystems
• View list of all asynchronous tasks and their status
• Automatically download and install upgrades.
• Improved Support and Partner experience. Recording support and reseller partner information streamlines support experience.

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

1. Size of the array to be created shown during creation mismatches with the detailed view screen of the newly created array. Calculations have been updated to enable accurate reporting of size and creation of array.
2. Unable to create RAID 60 using standard pools in SEMC 1.1.1. Updated options available for RAID creation.
3. Power Supply health is reported as CRITICAL even when component is healthy. The false reporting has now been corrected to ensure it matches iLO reported status.
4. Creating snapshot fails with invalid date/time. Actions were blocked if timezone is New Zealand Standard Time, (UTC+12:00) Auckland, Wellington Time Zone.
5. Editing file share permissions was not working when adding a domain user name with only numbers and domain name in uppercase. Enabled using alphabets, numericals and alphanumeric names to create user names and domain names.

User must be logged in as the local administrator to install or upgrade the HPE StoreEasy management console.