Console 2.6 Release Notes - EMC Centera
Console 2.6 Release Notes - EMC Centera
Console 2.6 Release Notes - EMC Centera
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New features and changes<br />
New features and changes<br />
This section details the new features and changes included in this release. The <strong>EMC</strong><br />
<strong>Centera</strong> Online Help contains details of all functionality for the release. CentraStar 4.2.2<br />
introduces the following features:<br />
New Hardware<br />
Introducing Generation 4LP 12TB nodes which provide:<br />
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3TB, 7200 rpm SATA disk drives within the <strong>EMC</strong> <strong>Centera</strong> Generation 4LP platform.<br />
New levels of energy efficiency: Compared with 2TB disk drives, the new 3TB disk<br />
drives reduce power consumption per terabyte of data stored by 33 percent. The<br />
ability to consume significantly less energy per terabyte enables customers to<br />
address a key concern—data center power and cooling costs.<br />
Higher capacity results in a smaller footprint and lower cost: The introduction of 3TB<br />
disk drives increases the maximum raw capacity of <strong>Centera</strong> Generation 4LP nodes by<br />
50 percent to 12 terabytes per node vs. 8 terabytes per node. This higher capacity<br />
means that fewer nodes and racks are required for high-capacity configurations,<br />
resulting in resources per square foot cost savings over 12TB node configurations.<br />
Updated Software Packages<br />
Linux platform update from Novell SLES 10 to Novell SLES 11 SP2, and Java update from<br />
Sun Java 1.6.0_02 to OpenJDK 1.7.0 which provide:<br />
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Support for large (greater than 2TB) drives.<br />
Updated Linux kernel which is optimized to run in a multiprocessor environment.<br />
Enhanced security features.<br />
Improved stability and performance.<br />
<strong>Centera</strong> Virtual Archive Integration<br />
Integration of the CentraStar and <strong>Centera</strong> Virtual Archive (CVA) software into one package<br />
which provides:<br />
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Improved installation and maintenance of CVA.<br />
<strong>Centera</strong> Virtual Archive is no longer separately versioned as of the 4.2.2 release.<br />
During a fresh CentraStar install or an upgrade in which CVA was not originally<br />
installed, CVA is now automatically installed as part of the CentraStar image (but not<br />
enabled without the proper license).<br />
CVA is automatically enabled during an upgrade of an existing CVA implementation<br />
and no additional steps are required.<br />
4 <strong>EMC</strong> <strong>Centera</strong> <strong>Console</strong> Version <strong>2.6</strong> <strong>Release</strong> <strong>Notes</strong>
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