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Dell DDOS, PowerProtect DD Virtual Edition, PowerProtect DD Management Center, DD BoostFS, and DD Boost OpenStorage 7.7.5.x Release Notes

Summary: This article provides information about the patch release updates to the Dell PowerProtect DDOS, PowerProtect DDVE, PowerProtect DDMC, DD BoostFS, and DD Boost for OST Release 7.7.5.x (7.7.5.1 to 7.7.5.40). ...

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Instructions

Instructions

Known issues, environmental and system requirements, and installation or update considerations associated with these patch releases are the same as the parent release. For more information, see the Dell PowerProtect Data Domain (DD) OS, DD Virtual Edition (DDVE), DD Management Center (DDMC), DD BoostFS, and DD Boost for OpenStorage 7.7.0.0 Release Notes    (Requires Dell Online Support login) 

Check here for Dell Security Advisories (DSA) where applicable https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/data-domain/advisories (Requires Dell Online Support login) 

Release Revision History

Release Description
7.7.5.40
  • Initial release (June 2024)
7.7.5.30
  • Initial release (March 2024)
  • New Command: sysadmin # system passphrase change force-update.
    • See KB article Data Domain: How to Reset lost system passphrase in DDOS v7.2 or later (KB # 000020983) 
7.7.5.25
  • Initial release (December 2023)
  • See DSA-2023-412 for security updates for this release.
  • SE Mode has been deprecated.
  • See this information before planning a DDOS update:
7.7.5.20
  • Initial release (September 2023)
7.7.5.1
  • Initial release (April 2023)

7.7.5.40 Release (June 2024)

Associated Build Versions

  • DDOS Build: 7.7.5.40-1107596
  • DDVE Build: 7.7.5.40-1107596
  • DDMC Build: 7.7.5.40-1107596

DDOS Security

Fixed Issue Description
DDOS-177759 Fixed the issue on Smart Scale DDOS 7.10 of running DDMC application with root privileges by default.


DDOS File System

Fixed Issue Description
DDOS-181245 Fixed for the issue of Network Time Protocol (NTP) backporting done and vulnerabilities.
DDOS-207653 Fixed the issue of Autosupport command that does not display an error for the invalid command.
DDOS-229120 Fixed the issue of service denial when the export file overwrites the system file.
DDOSCFD-19311 This fix addresses the HSTS missing from HTTPS server.


DDOS General

Fixed Issue Description
DDOSCFD-19046 Fixed the issue of static routes missing after upgrading to DDOS 7.10.1.15.


DDOS Platform

Fixed Issue Description
DDOS-140381

Fixed the issue where irqbalance/polscript.sh is running in an infinite loop.

DDOSCFD-17954
 
Fixed the issue of display error: "This command has unexpectedly aborted."
DDOSCFD-19405 Fixed the issue where DDGUI were not accessible after generating new Self-signed certificates on HA system.
DDOSCFD-19467 Fixed the issue of active/cache/cloud tier unavailable alert appearing after headswap failure.


DDOS Replication

Fixed Issue Description
DDOSCFD-18348 Fixed the issue to handle fanout error when running the replication.

7.7.5.30 Release (March 2024)

Associated Build Versions

  • DDOS Build: 7.7.5.30-1091295
  • DDVE Build: 7.7.5.30-1091295
  • DDMC Build: 7.7.5.30-1091295

DDOS Security

Fixed Issue Description
DDOS-179017 Remediation of LDAP injection vulnerability.
DDOS-208574 The setting reg_cmd has been updated to set and show registry values greater than 1024 size.
DDOS-213045 Remediation of operator view vulnerability.
DDOS-213046 Remediation of MD5 and 96-bit MAC algorithms in SSH vulnerability.
DDOS-218045 Remediation of importing mutual trust certificates when signed externally vulnerability.
DDOS-221132 Remediation of Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.
DDOSCFD-17100 Remediation of ESXi access vulnerability.

DDOS DD Boost
 
Fixed Issue Description
DDOS-221818 The /app/ddr/ddsh/cmd_ddboost command was hardened.
DDOSCFD-18267 Resolution of AIR issue that caused the system to panic.

DDOS File System
 
Fixed Issue Description
DDOS-134695 Memory panic occurred with sms_workflow_cd_cloud.c command.
DDOS-166378 There were "fm_dump_async()" improvements to reduce the likelihood of the inode cache getting hot.
DDOS-177710 The file system was disabled and shutdown after multiple launches.
DDOS-200575 After pulling a disk from ithaca-14, Volume (vol1) was unavailable and disks were in O state.
DDOS-203301 Garbage collection was fixed.
DDOS-213642 The firmware was unable to be retrieved after an .exe installation. 
DDOS-222730 Remediation of SNMP agent in IDRAC to allow secure communication.
DDOS-224614 Remediation of system passphrase vulnerability.
DDOS-228141 The progress bar would stop responding with no progress displayed during the encryption dialog during first-time encryption configuration.
DDOSCFD-14559 The directory manager caused file system panic after an upgrade.
DDOSCFD-17657 The user role was allowed to run commands in autosupport that requires admin role designation.

DDOS General
 
Fixed Issue Description
DDOS-215961 DDMC banner filters in the system updates page stopped working.
DDOSCFD-18428 The UI was unable to load tapes from the cloud tier.

DDOS Networking
 
Fixed Issue Description
DDOSCFD-17770 HA panic experienced after loss of connectivity at all levels.
DDOSCFD-17999 After an upgrade, the alias was not visible to the user.

DDOS Platform
 
Fixed Issue Description
DDOS-187721 DDMC vulnerabilities were hardened.
DDOS-204736 The user was unable to retrieve the firmware information about the HA system.
DDOS-205345 Remediation of gzip 1.5 vulnerability.
DDOS-205442 Remediation of python-wheel 0.33.6 vulnerability.
DDOS-205556 Remediation of libxml2/2.9.14-150400.5.10.1 vulnerability.
DDOS-205599 Remediation of python-certifi 2021.10.8 vulnerability.
DDOS-209929 The SNMP agent in IDRAC was hardened.
DDOS-210622 The DRAC security banner was customized to remind users not to change configuration in IDRAC.
DDOSCFD-12822 The HA pair did not dial home and presented the message "standby node can only manage pnode events."
DDOSCFD-15845 The platmon function did not post DIMM faulty alert when a MEM0001 event happened.
DDOSCFD-16146 Fix for upgrade panic due to grub update in post installation.
DDOSCFD-16158 Fix for "power supply is absent" message.
DDOSCFD-16184 DD System failed to come up after a DDOS upgrade.
DDOSCFD-16484 HA degraded alert due to SMS panic due to command:  sms_system_package_show_installed

DDOS VTL
 
Fixed Issue Description
DDOS-211593 The VTL responded with a truncated serial number for TS3500 for SCSI INQ. 

7.7.5.25 Release (December 2023)

Associated Build Versions

  • DDOS Build: 7.7.5.25-1078970
  • DDVE Build: 7.7.5.25-1078970
  • DDMC Build: 7.7.5.25-1078970
Fixed Issue Description
DDOSCFD-16516 Remediation of escalation of privilege vulnerability.
DDOSCFD-17123 Remediation of OS command injection vulnerability.
DDOSCFD-17599 Remediation of OS command injection vulnerability.
DDOSCFD-17600 Remediation of DOM-based XSS vulnerability.
DDOSCFD-17601 Remediation of SQL injection vulnerability.
DDOSCFD-17174 Remediation of improper path traversal and OS command injection vulnerabilities.
 

7.7.5.20 Release (September 2023)

Associated Build Versions

  • DDOS Build: 7.7.5.20-1063368 
  • DDVE Build: 7.7.5.20-1063368
  • DDMC Build: 7.7.5.20-1063368
  • DDBoostFS Build: 7.7.5.20-1063368
  • OST Plugin Build: 7.7.5.20-1063368


DDOS Bugs Table

Fixed Issue Description Category
DDOS-142176 Security fix to address vulnerabilities. Security
DDOS-150530 Security fix to address vulnerabilities. Security
DDOS-150916 Security fix to address vulnerabilities. Security
DDOS-155586 Security fix to address vulnerabilities. Security
DDOS-158902 Security fix to address vulnerabilities. Security
DDOS-161882 Security fix to address vulnerabilities. Security
DDOS-169498 Security fix to address vulnerabilities. Security
DDOS-176681 Security fix to address vulnerabilities. Security
DDOS-177756 Security fix to address vulnerabilities. Security
DDOS-177757 Security fix to address vulnerabilities. Security
DDOS-183826 Security fix to address vulnerabilities related to CVE-2022-34364. Security
DDOS-194227 Security fix to address vulnerabilities. Security
DDOSCFD-14916 Security fix to address vulnerabilities. Security
DDOSCFD-14945 Security fix to address vulnerabilities. Security
DDOSCFD-15122 Security fix to address vulnerabilities related to CVE-2022-31129. Security
DDOSCFD-15123 Security fix to address vulnerabilities related to CVE-2021-23337. Security
DDOSCFD-15989 Security fix to address vulnerabilities. Security
DDOSCFD-16119 Security fix to address vulnerabilities. Security
DDOS-189504 Fixed the memory leak issues in the BoostFS executables BoostFS Release Notes
DDOS-180509 Resolved ability to expire CIFS to compliance mode during the lock delay. CIFS/NFS
DDOS-192482 This fix was added to address CIFS vulnerabilities. CIFS/NFS
DDOS-192717 A retry mechanism was added on CIFS restart on standby node. CIFS/NFS
DDOSCFD-15631 Issue occurred while uploading SQL backup files from SQL server. Some failed and some did not. CIFS/NFS
DDOS-189902 Control path issue which caused system to panic was fixed. Cloud
DDOSCFD-16463 Fixed issue that caused error message: "PANIC: ddr/repl/lrepl_client.c: filecopy_close_local: 12261: filecopy ctx 541: mismatched chksums orig -671012825 repl -1475858379". Cloud
DDOSCFD-16576 Due to ERS gateway communication error, the telemetry could not be sent to CloudIQ. This caused connectivity with SRS to panic. Cloud
DDOS-142048 "None" no longer appears as default encryption strength. DD Boost
DDOS-154051 Operating system provided with up-to-date firmware. File System
DDOS-170660 Fix includes updated PTAgent for the operating system. File System
DDOS-170771 The kernel dump print out was resolved. File System
DDOS-182977 Fix for issue which caused slow progress of migration. The Error message contained: "PANIC: ddr/cc/cc_cpm.c: cc_open_local_cps: 1074". File System
DDOS-183188 Fix includes updated BIOS for the operating system. File System
DDOS-189660 Issue fixed that caused the SMS process runs out of file descriptors after an upgrade. File System
DDOSCFD-14359 This system upgrade issue caused LCC timeout. File System
DDOSCFD-14690 File system issue was fixed which caused error message containing: " Hardware Firmware warning ...EVT-FIRMWARE-00002: One or more of the system's hardware components is running on an outdated firmware version." File System
DDOSCFD-15119 The fix handles exceptions when the PTAgent is not working during upgrade. File System
DDOSCFD-15256 This release fixes the issue that caused disks to show up as known status and file system to incorrectly show as not existing after an upgrade. File System
DDOSCFD-15479 Resolved issue which caused a total RAID panic using "dd_raid_destroy_devdata". File System
DDOSCFD-15649 Segfault issue occurred with ssim_merge_checkpoint command after a system upgrade. File System
DDOSCFD-15650 A condition was detected which caused the configured HA system to be degraded. File System
DDOSCFD-16012 Network time protocol daemon issue caused the system to restart. File System
DDOSCFD-16121 LCC FW update enabled during DDOS upgrade. File System
DDOSCFD-16393 Checking for license size to be less than minimum system limit was not required in DD_RAID mode. File System
DDOS-191125 Addressed an issue with OST uninstall script OST
DDOS-189320 The CLI command "se firmware show all" has increased retry interval. Platform
DDOSCFD-15759 After upgrade, some ASUPs were truncated due to size. Platform
DDOSCFD-15598 Issue resolved which caused the error message: "PANIC: ddr/repl/srepl.c: srepl_do_process_pattern_match: 2090: !(*remote_array_offset < max_candidates)" Replication
DDOSCFD-15879 This replication issue caused the error message: "PANIC: ddr/repl/lrepl_client.c: mrepl_send_file: 16638: repl ctx 6:1: mrepl_send_file: I/O error". Replication

Article Properties


Affected Product

DD OS 7.7

Last Published Date

21 Jun 2024

Version

8

Article Type

How To