Dell EqualLogic Beta Program

Beta Program Name

Status

New features

Notes

DellEqualLogic PS Series Arrays Firmware V6(Glenlivet)

Complete          

Furtheradvancements

Maynotbeusedinproduction

HostIntegrationToolsforVMWarev3.5(Westmalle)

Complete

Newadvancementsrelatedto:

• Enhancedsecurity
• Replication
• GUIenhancements
• ...andmore.

Maynotbeusedv7.x

Dell EqualLogic PS Series Firmware Version6.0

• Supportfor32-bitand64-bitLinuxdistributions

• RedHatEnterpriseLinux(RHEL)/CentOS:5.7,5.8,6.2,6.3
• SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer(SLES)11SP1andSP2v7.xBetawillinclude:

• Performanceimprovements
• UserInterfaceimprovements
• Scalabilityimprovements
• Enhancedvolumeaccesscontrols
• …and more

Maynotbeusedinproduction

SANHeadquatersV2.5(Etim)

Complete

Includesmanynewmonitoringadditional featuresandGUIenhancements

Maybeusedinproduction

HostIntegrationToolsforMicrosoftV4.5–(Starmont)

Complete

NewadvancementsinDellEqualLogicAuto-SnapshotManager
MicrosoftEditionrelatedto:

-MicrosoftSharePointprotection

-MPIO

-PowerShell

-Snapshots

-Replication

May not be used in production

Future Beta Programs

If you are a Dell customer using EqualLogic products and want to be notified of
future Beta Programs, please send an email to EQL-beta-request@dell.com. In order to help ensure that you only receive communications for relevant technologies, please indicate your area(s) of interest: Dell EqualLogic PS Series, Dell EqualLogic FS Series, Microsoft integration, VMware integration, Linux integration, SAN HeadQuarters.

Please send email to EQL-beta-request@dell.com with the
following information:

• Your name
• Company name
• Street Address
• City
• State/Province
• Country
• Postal Code/Zip Code
• Your Email
• Your Phone access information
• Which Beta Program(s) would you like to participate in?
• What features are you most interested in?
• Confirm you abide by the beta requirements for equipment and
  non-production use
• How much time do you have available for beta testing per week of
  beta?

Dell EqualLogic will review beta requests and let sites know if they have been selected. Dell has limited equipment available to aid in beta testing. Participation requires valid Dell NDA and beta agreements to be executed for all selected sites. Beta products MUST NOT be used on production systems. Support for beta software is provided on a “best effort” basis.