Learn about the changed features for ScaleIO 2.5.
Simplified deployment of ScaleIO Ready Node During deployment, you can perform the following:
Configure the DNS and NTP server addresses for all of the ScaleIO OS images and hypervisors
Assign a name label to each node
Assign a location label to each node
Assign comments to nodes for troubleshooting purposes
New deployment UI buttons provide the ability to select all, apply to all, and filter by S/N or by name.
AMS recovery improvements
Recovering an AMS server that has gone down now includes recovery of all of its nodes, as well as vCenter and ESRS information. The improved process is achieved by saving a backup of the current AMS configuration files on the MDM nodes that use them. This shortens the recovery time significantly, and eliminates the need to scan nodes to rebuild the repository.
AMS log collection improvements
You can collect logs in a ScaleIO Ready Node AMS environment using the GUI, the AMS CLI, and the REST API. Log collection has been enhanced in the following ways: l In addition to the ScaleIO and AMS Logs, now RAID controller, iDRAC, and OS logs (including ESX) are collected. l You can make on-the-fly selection of which log types to collect and on which nodes. l The multi-phase collection process enables you to know log file size and to manage space and resource limits before they occur. l In the deployment wizard, a log collection button was added to simplify collecting logs during this process.
Compute and Network feature enhancements
vSphere 6.5 is now supported
Networking flexibility enhancements:
Any port, on any node, can now be selected for Compute networking use
Up to three vSwitches \ DVS can now be configured
Up to 10 VM networks can now be configured per vSwitch \ DVS
User experience improvements