New and Changed Information for this Release

New and Changed Information for this Release

The following table provides an overview of the significant changes to this guide for this current release. The table does not provide an exhaustive list of all changes made to this guide or of all new features in this release.

Feature

Description

Release/Date Added

Where Documented

Native Snapshot

Added capabilities with ESXi 7.0 U2

4.5(2a)

HX Native Snapshots using ESXi 7.0 U2

Compatibility Catalog Update

Provides the ability to update the catalog version across a cluster during cluster creation, without needing to upgrade the HXDP version running on the cluster.

April 29, 2021

Catalog Update

Cisco HyperFlex HTML5 Plugin for VMware vCenter Update

HTML Plugin Version 2.1.0 includes:

  • Snapshot Scheduler 1

  • iSCSI Management 2

  • Nodes and Disk View

  • Virtual Machines Summary

  • Events and Tasks

  • VLAN Creation

  • Rename Cluster

  • HyperFlex Stretched Clusters

  • Support for VMware vCenter Linked Mode

April 27, 2021

Cisco HyperFlex Local Plugin for VMware vCenter

Managing Storage Replication Adapter

Introduces the Site Recovery Manager Virtual Appliance

January 28, 2021

Storage Replication Adapter Overview
Managing iSCSI EAP Release

January 5, 2021

 iSCSI Configuration Overview

Secure Admin Shell

Improves the built-in security posture of the Controller VM by reducing its attack surface.

January 5, 2021

Secure Admin Shell

UEFI Secure Boot

Provides an automated workflow for boot mode of converged and compute nodes in the cluster to Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot.

January 5, 2021

UEFI Secure Boot Mode

Re-register vCenter

Allows re-registering the vCenter after a vCenter upgrade and for additional scenarios.

January 5, 2021

Re-registering the vCenter using HX Connect
1 This feature is supported in Cisco HyperFlex Release 4.5(x) and later.
2 This feature is supported in Cisco HyperFlex Release 4.5(x) and later.