HPE Nimble Storage

Windows Toolkit 7.1.0

Release Notes

Version 7.1.0

Published November, 2020

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Publication Date
Wednesday November 11, 2020 23:27:04

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Contents

NWT 7.1.0......................................................................................................4
Special Notes.......................................................................................................................................4
New Features in NWT 7.1.0.................................................................................................................7
Recent Release Features....................................................................................................................8
Documentation.....................................................................................................................................9
Verified Update Paths..........................................................................................................................9
Known Critical Issues.........................................................................................................................10
Resolved Critical Issues.....................................................................................................................10
Resolved Issues.................................................................................................................................10
Known Issues.....................................................................................................................................10

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NWT 7.1.0 Special Notes

NWT 7.1.0
Version: 7.1.0
Revision: Wednesday November 11, 2020 23:27:04

The release notes describe the major changes, fixes, and known issues for this release of the HPE Nimble
Storage Windows Toolkit. They do not include all individual fixes and internal changes.
For technical support, contact HPE Nimble Storage Support at:
mailto:[email protected]
877-3-NIMBLE (877-364-6253), option 2.

Special Notes
Note Description
CRITICAL HPE Nimble Storage continues to qualify configurations between releas-
es. The Validated Configuration Matrix provides information about vali-
dated configurations and is updated frequently. It is a good practice to
check your system configuration against this online tool. The Validated
Configuration Matrix tool is available on HPE InfoSight:
https://infosight.hpe.com/resources/nimble/validated-configuration-matrix

CRITICAL If you are performing either a fresh installation of HPE Nimble Storage
Windows Toolkit (NWT) 7.x.x or upgrading an existing version of NWT
to a 7.x.x version, you might be prompted to reboot your system if you
install the HPE Nimble Storage DSM for MPIO feature.
If you are uninstalling a version of NWT 7.x.x that has the HPE Nimble
Storage DSM for MPIO feature installed, you must reboot your system
when the uninstall operation completes.

CRITICAL An extended data services outage may occur with MS iSCSI initiator
and Intel NICs using the built-in Windows driver e1q60x64.sys (version
11.0.5.21/11.0.5.22).
This issue does not occur with the latest driver from the Intel website.
Tested version 11.17.27.0/12.7.27.0.

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Note Description
CRITICAL Windows Server 2012 hotfixes are REQUIRED before you install or
upgrade NWT. The hotfixes listed below are the minimum requirement.
The product installer now checks for required hotfixes.
• KB2928678 - Server 2012 update rollup: March 2014, contains
KB2908783.
• KB3102997 - Data is corrupted after iSCSI sessions or paths recover
in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012.
• KB3046101 - Server may freeze during startup when ALUA-capable
storage is used in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server
2012.
• KB2964429 - Storage Optimizer memory use increases when it runs
on thin provisioned LUNs.
• KB2996802 - TRIM and UNMAP activities for thin provisioning on
one volume block all activities on other volumes.

CRITICAL Windows Server 2012 R2 hotfixes are REQUIRED before you install
or upgrade the NWT. The hotfixes listed below are the minimum require-
ment. The product installer now checks for required hotfixes.
• KB2964429 - Storage Optimizer memory use increases when it runs
on thin provisioned LUNs.
• KB2996802 - TRIM and UNMAP activities for thin provisioning on
one volume block all activities on other volumes.
• KB4503276 - June 11, 2019 - KB4503276 Monthly Rollup.

CRITICAL Windows Server 2016 hotfixes are REQUIRED before you install or
upgrade NWT. The hotfixes listed below are the minimum requirement.
The product installer now checks for required hotfixes.
• KB4507460 - July 9, 2019 - KB4507460 (OS Build 14393.3085).

CRITICAL Windows Server 2019 hotfixes are REQUIRED before you install or
upgrade NWT. The hostfixes listed below are the minimum requirement.
The product installer now checks for required hotfixes.
• KB4507469 - July 9, 2019 - KB4507469 (OS Build 17763.615).

Important It is recommended that all users of NimbleOS 5.0 or later upgrade all
NWT clients. Also, note that future upgrades to NimbleOS will not work
with NWT 7.0.0 and earlier releases.
Important NWT supports only English versions of Windows.

Important If the VSS Service option is selected in NWT 7.0.2, you must enter array
credentials for at least one Nimble array group during installation.
Important SMI-S is not supported with GST or the multi-protocol feature.

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Note Description
Important On Windows Servers 2012 and above, the disk optimization process
may record the following error in the application event log:
The volume was not optimized because an error was
encountered: Neither Slab Consolidation nor Slab
Analysis will run if slabs are less than 8 MB.
(0x8900002D)
Although Windows records this as an error in the event log, the event
can be safely ignored for HPE Nimble Storage volumes. HPE Nimble
Storage volumes do not benefit from nor require Slab Consolidation.

Important NCM for iSCSI provides resilient, automated multi-pathing and connec-
tion management for Windows iSCSI environments, even for single array
groups.
Important HPE Nimble Storage recommends the following Microsoft articles:
• KB2964768 – Event ID 150 is logged on a Windows Server 2012 or
Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V host.

Important The NimbleDSM driver for Windows Server 2012/2012 R2, 2016, and
2019 contained within the installation package is certified and signed
by Microsoft.
Important HPE Nimble Storage recommends that you limit the number of snapshot
collection clones created using the PowerShell cmdlets Get-NimDatabas-
eSnapshot or Invoke-NimDatabaseSnapshot to no more than three
at one time. Otherwise the operation might take a long time. The cmdlet,
before it precedes, displays the warning:
This operation will Clone All the Database Present
in this Snapshot Collection. This May take a longer
time.
For example, the following command would require a long time to
complete:
Get-NimDatabaseSnapshot -DBName db1 –MaxObjects 10
–NoReplica | Invoke-NimDatabaseSnapshot
If you entered the same command, but with a smaller value for
-MaxObjects, the operation would complete sooner. For example, the
following command with -MaxObjects 2 takes significantly less time
than the previous one, which specified 10 objects.
Get-NimDatabaseSnapshot -DBName db1 –MaxObjects 2
–NoReplica | Invoke-NimDatabaseSnapshot

Important The Invoke-NimDatabaseSnapshot cmdlet successfully completes

when you include -ReplicateSnapshot option without a value specified
and the array is configure for async replication.
However, if you run the Get-DatabaseSnapshot cmdlet with –OnlyRepli-
ca or without any options, it will not show the downstream snapshot
collection immediately. It could stake several seconds up to a few min-
utes for the snapshot collection to appear.

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NWT 7.1.0 New Features in NWT 7.1.0

New Features in NWT 7.1.0

HPE Nimble Storage Windows Toolkit (NWT) 7.1.0 introduces Host Diagnostics. This feature enables you
to automatically collect log files and send them HPE Nimble Storage Support. Host Diagnostics is a companion
product to HPE Nimble Storage Diagnostics for Nimble Arrays (DNA), which collects log files on the HPE
Nimble Storage array.
You install Host Diagnostics on the Windows host when you install NWT. You must register the host with the
array by providing the Group Management IP address. You run Host Diagnostics from the NimbleOS GUI on
the array.

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NWT 7.1.0 Recent Release Features

Recent Release Features

Support for the following features was added in previous versions of the HPE Nimble Storage Windows Toolkit
(NWT):
SQL Issues Fixed in NWT 7.0.2
• Resolved a problem that prevented snapshots from working in configurations using an SQL Server with
an AlwaysOn Availablity Group (AG).
• Fixed issues with the SQL named instances workflow in environments using SQL Server failover clusters.
New Qualifications
• Qualified SQL 2019 with NTW 7.0.2.
Note To use SQL 2019, you must set MS SQL Server 2017 as the application value in the Volume
Collection Properties on the array.
• Qualified Exchange Server 2019 with NTW 7.0.2.
New PowerShell Cmdlets
NWT 7.0.0 added several PowerShell cmdlets that expand the tasks you can perform, including:
• Application-aware cmdlets that support SQL databases
• Cmdlets that allow you to create and remove snapshots from volumes and volume collections
The cmdlets added with NWT 7.0.0 are
• Get-NimDatabase
• Get-NimDatabaseSnapshot
• Invoke-NimDatabaseClone
• Invoke-NimDatabaseSnapshot
• Invoke-NimSnapVolume
• Invoke-NimShapVolumeCollection
• Remove-NimSnapshot
For information about using these cmdlets, see the Windows Integration Guide or the help information for
the cmdlets (use the Get-Help cmdlet to display help information). A summary of the the cmdlets is provided
in the section NWT PowerShell Cmdlet Summary of the Windows Integration Guide.
SQL 2017 support
NWT 7.0.0 added support for SQL 2017.
Support for the following features was added in 6.x.x versions of NWT:
Synchronous Replication and Peer Persistence
This feature provides the ability to synchronously replicate data between two arrays located in separate
datacenters. It provides automatic protection against array or site failure.
Group Scoped Targets
This feature allows multiple LUNs to be accessed through a single iSCSI target, which reduces the number
of connections required when configuring a large number of LUNs.
Note SMI-S does not support GST.

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NWT 7.1.0 Documentation

Documentation
These Release Notes, the Windows Integration Guide, and other HPE Nimble Storage user documentation
are available on HPE InfoSight:
https://infosight.hpe.com/resources/nimble/docs
You can manually reach the documentation page by logging onto HPE InfoSight and selecting Resources >
Nimble Documentation.

Document Search Interface

There are several methods you can use to locate the documents you need.
The Documentation page provides a search interface that allows you to search for information across all
documentation, including support and knowledge base articles, best practice, solution and integration guides,
product documentation, and configuration matrices.
To go directly to a document, use the navigation pane on the left side of the Documentation page. The
navigation pane organizes documents into categories, including:
• Document Type
• Nimble Software and Solutions
• NimbleOS Version
• Integration
• Platform
Use the page scroll bar to move up and down the navigation pane.
Third-Party Software Notices
All third-party software notices can found in the Documentation Portal on HPE InfoSight.
Here are the steps to manually access the third-party software notices:
1 Log in to HPE Infosight (https://infosight.hpe.com/resources/nimble/docs) .
2 From the menu, select the Resources Nimble Documentation .
3 In the navigation pane on the left of the Documentation Portal, scroll through the Document Type
sections and select Support Policy.
4 In the page that appears, select General Terms and Conditions. This document opens in a browser.

Verified Update Paths

The following upgrade paths for HPE Nimble Storage Windows Toolkit (NWT) have been tested and verified.

Verified Update Paths for NWT 7.1.0

From Version To Version
NWT 7.0.2 NWT 7.1.0
NWT 7.0.1 NWT 7.1.0
NWT 7.0.0 NWT 7.1.0
NWT 6.0.1 NWT 7.1.0
NWT 6.0.0 NWT 7.1.0

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NWT 7.1.0 Known Critical Issues

Known Critical Issues

There are no critical known issues in HPE Nimble Storage Windows Toolkit (NWT) 7.1.0.

Resolved Critical Issues

There are no critical issues that were resolved in HPE Nimble Storage Windows Toolkit (NWT) 7.1.0.

Resolved Issues
There are no resolved issues in HPE Nimble Storage Windows Toolkit (NWT) 7.1.0.

Known Issues
HPE Nimble Storage Windows Toolkit (NWT) 7.1.0 has the following known issues.

Known Issues in NWT version 7.1.0

ID Component Title Description Workaround
NWT-3855 NWT.installer NWT version in The NWT version stored in There is no workaround.
the registry is the registry (Comput- You should ignore this be-
not updated er\HKEY_LOCAL_MA- cause it does not affect any
when NWT is CHINE\SOFTWARE\Nimble NWT functions.
upgraded using Storage\Nimble Windows
a silent installa- Toolkit) does not get updat-
tion command ed when you upgrade the
toolkit using a silent installa-
tion command.
NWT-3821 NWT.installer NWT is present If you uninstall the NWT Use either the GUI-based
in the application components using one of installer or a silent uninstall
wizard after be- the following commands, command to uninstall NWT.
ing uninstalled the NWT application re-
using the Power- mains in the application
shell cmdlet Get- wizard (Add/Remove Pro-
WmiObject grams).
• (Get-WmiObject
win32_product -Filter
"Name='Nimble Win-
dows Toolkit'").Unin-
stall()
• (Get-WmiObject
win32_product -Filter
"Name='Nimble DSM
Kernel Driver'" $soft-
ware).Uninstall()
• (Get-WmiObject
win32_product -Filter
"Name='HPE Nimble
Host Diagnostics Regis-
tration tool'").Uninstall()

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NWT 7.1.0 Known Issues

Known Issues in NWT version 7.1.0

ID Component Title Description Workaround
NWT-3766 nwt.cmdlets Volume collec- When you try to validate the Increase the timeout value
tion validation volume collection using the on the array by entering the
fails for voume validate option in the array following command to set
collections hav- GUI, the operation fails if the timeout to 3 minutes
ing SQL2019 the volumes in the volume
group --edit --vss_valida-
database collection have SQL2019
tion_timeout 3
databases. It reports the
following warning:
Warning: "Failed to com-
plete Nimble VSS Valida-
tion" It happens because
Array timesout before host
could complete the valida-
tion

NWT-3767 nwt.cmdlets SQL Instance Application aware cmdlets You must ensure that the
nodes that are such as Get-NimSnapshot, SQL Instance name on the
part of AG must Get-NimDatabaseSnapshot, 2 nodes used for SQL AG
have same in- and so on do not list all the have same name.
stance name for snapshots from both nodes
application if SQL AG is created be-
aware cmdlets tween nodes having differ-
ent SQL Instance names.
NWT-3768 nwt.cmdlets Invoke-Nim- When you set the -applica- At this time, the cmdlet only
DatabaseSnap- tion parameter of the vol- accepts the value SQL2017
shot Cmdlet ume collection information for the- application parame-
Fails When Ar- to SQL2019 and then use ter.
ray-Side Applica- the invoke-NimDatabaseS-
tion Parameter napshot cmdlet to take a
Value Is snapshot, the operation
SQL2019 fails. It reports the following
exception:
Cloning/Snapshot for
Database test@sqlagin-
stance on Array
'XX.XX.XXX.XX' failed with
exception message 'Object
reference not set to an in-
stance of an object.' Invoke-
NimDatabaseSnapshot: Er-
ror While Creating a Snap-
shot of Nimble Database:
Object reference not set to
an instance

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Known Issues in NWT version 7.1.0

ID Component Title Description Workaround
NWT-3771 nwt.cmdlets Installing SQL in When the SQL Environment NWT VSS does not support
cluster mode on has Standalone and SQL SQL having all 3 deploy-
a test bed with AG instances and then in- ment modes installed in
SQL Standalone stalling SQL Instance in single environment"
and AG causes Cluster Mode will cause
appaware appaware cmdlets for SQL
cmdlets to fail AG and Standalone In-
for SQL Ag and stances to fail.
Standalone
NWT-3726 nwt.cmdlets Failures seen The cmdlets Invoke-Nim- Re-run the cmdlet.
with Invoke-Nim- DatabaseClone and Get-
DatabaseClone NimDatabase sometimes
fail with a WMI error when
run against an SQL 2017
application installed in a
Windows failover cluster
setup.

NWT-3709 nwt.installer Group Manage- Registering the array Group Update to a PowerShell
ment Registra- Management Credentials version greater than 3.0
tion fails during sometimes fails during an before starting the installa-
install/upgrade installation or upgrade oper- tion or upgrade.
when the PS ation if the Powershell ver-
version is less sion is less than 3.0.
than 3.0
This typically happens on
Windows 2008 R2 servers.
It blocks you from complet-
ing the installation.

NWT-3689 nwt.cmdlets Number of snap- The number of snapshots You must be aware of the
shots are differ- in a Snapshot Collection in- snapshot details where the
ent in the snap- voked using Invoke-Nim- database is residing. The
shot collection DataSnapshot differs be- number of volumes must
for replication tween replication partners match.
partners with periodic synchroniza-
tion.
This happens when an SQL
database is configured on
fewer volumes than the
number of volumes that
were configured in a given
Volume Collection.

NWT-3738 nwt.cmdlets/Nim- Metadata on a When you delete an SQL You should always remove
ble VSS Ser- Volume Collec- database that had been and re-create the volume
vices tion Does Not hosted on HPE Nimble collection each time you re-
Get Deleted Storage volumes, the move and recreate an SQL
When the SQL metadata on the volume database on an HPE Nim-
DB Is Deleted collection persists. ble Storage volume.
on the Volumes

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NWT 7.1.0 Known Issues

Known Issues in NWT version 7.1.0

ID Component Title Description Workaround
NWT-1197 Nimble Connec- Disabling Host Disabling host NICs used in Care should be taken to
tion Service NICs might "Favorite" login definitions validate that the "Favorite"
cause the "Fa- sometimes causes the 'Fa- login definitions are correct
vorite" login ses- vorite' login definition to after adding or removing
sion definitions change. On reboot, these host NICs, or enabling or
to change iSCSI sessions might not disabling host NICs.
be able to be reestablished.
NWT-1198 Nimble Connec- Nimble Connec- Occasionally, the Nimble Be careful about disabling
tion Service tion Service can- Connection Service (NCS) host NICs that are used in
not close some hangs while attempting to "Favorite" login definitions
"reconnecting" close a "Reconnecting" and rebooting your system.
iSCSI sessions iSCSI session if the session
If you must remove host
is the result of a "Favorite"
NICs involved in "Favorite"
login definition.
login definitions, remove the
If you try to disconnect one affected favorites and
of these reconnecting ses- reestablish the appropriate
sions, the iSCSI Initiator "Favorite" connections with
occasionally turns grey and connections from appropri-
shows a "Not Responding" ate host NICs to target por-
message. If you close the tals in the same subnet be-
iSCSI Initiator (Task Manag- fore reboot.
er) and re-open the iSCSI
Initiator, the connection is
lost.

NWT-1578 Nimble Connec- Nimble Connec- Clicking the "Refresh" but- Not applicable.
tion Service tion Manager ton on the Nimble Volumes
"Refresh" can tab might take several min-
take several utes. The time is dependent
minutes on the total number of con-
nections as well as the oth-
er work the system is doing.
For an idle system, we have
observed three minutes to
complete when there are 40
connected volumes and 250
connections.

NWT-1579 Nimble Connec- Nimble Connec- The NCM GUI is not siz- Use a larger monitor or set
tion Service tion Manager able. Consequently, on the screen resolution to
(NCM) GUI is lower resolution screens, higher value.
not sizable parts of the NCS window
may not be visible on the
screen.

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NWT 7.1.0 Known Issues

Known Issues in NWT version 7.1.0

ID Component Title Description Workaround
NWT-1749 Nimble DSM Windows does In a Windows boot from Not applicable.
not boot from SAN environment: if the ar-
SAN when a ray active controller is of-
boot volume ex- fline, Windows does not
poses only the boot.
Standby path
See MS KB2997378 article:
from the FC ar-
Windows Server freezes
ray
during startup or shutdown
when ALUA-capable stor-
age is used.

NWT-1580 Nimble VSS VSS synchro- CHAP authentication can- Until this issue is fixed in an
Services nized snapshots not be used for VSS syn- upcoming release, the only
cannot use chronized snapshots. authentication mechanism
CHAP authenti- that can be used with VSS
cation synchronized snapshots is
initiator groups.
NWT-3278 NWT VSS Ser- Exchange Snap- The snapshot fails with er- Exclude volumes which are
vices shot fails when ror "Protection set does not hosting incomplete compo-
one Complete contain all the volumes re- nents from volume collec-
and second Par- quired to take application tion and then rerun the
tial Exchange consistent snapshot. Check snapshot.
DB in VolColl the protection set configura-
Example:
tion."
For two mailboxes, MB1
and MB2, and an empty
volume H:(V5):
- MB1 hosts on D:(V1) and
E:\ (V2)
- MB2 hosts on F:(V3) and
G:(V4)
Valid scenario for snap-
shots:
Volume collection of V1, V2,
V5 or V3, V4, V5
Failure scenario: Volume
collection of V1, V2, V3
or V1,V2,V4

NWT-1689 Nimble VSS VSS snapshots VSS snapshots may fail Restart Nimble VSS hard-
Services may fail after re- with ware provider service on
naming volume VSS_E_PROVIDER_VETO the Windows host.
error after renaming one or
more volumes in a volume
collection.

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NWT 7.1.0 Known Issues

Known Issues in NWT version 7.1.0

ID Component Title Description Workaround
NWT-1539 Nimble Windows NWT installer When upgrading from one Restart the WMI service.
Toolkit cannot detect NWT version to another, the
the presence of installer might fail to detect
MPIO and fails the presence of MPIO and
upgrade. fail the upgrade. A possible
reason for this failure is
WMI initialization or
out-of-memory errors.

NWT-2067 Nimble Windows A copy operation When an ODX copy is at- Do not use pass-thru disks
Toolkit on VM used reg- tempted from a Windows for ODX copy operations.
ular copy in- VM on NTFS volumes that Use direct attached vol-
stead of ODX for are backed by SCSI pass- umes from the Windows VM
a SCSI pass- thru disks from Hyper-V, (iSCSI or FC).
through disk Windows might switch to
(MS regular copy. This is due to
KB3011079) a known Windows limitation
related to MPIO for pass-
thru disks.
See Microsoft KB article
KB3011079 for details.

NWT-2145 Nimble Windows MSiSCSI Initia- Nimble Storage arrays with Understand that when
Toolkit tor or NCM may the VMware VVol feature making iSCSI connections
show targets enabled expose group- using iSCSI Initiator or NCM
without LUNs scoped targets without any to Nimble group targets on
when connected LUNs. These targets will not VVols feature enabled Nim-
to Nimble array be listed as volumes on ble arrays, that iScsiCpl and
with VMware Nimble Storage array GUI. NCM may show the group-
VVols feature However, if Microsoft Win- scoped target as a target or
dows initiators are connect- volume, respectively (for
ed to the same array, this example., iqn.2007-
group scope target will 11.com.nimblestor-
show as a target in iScsiCpl age.com:xyz).
and as a volume (e.g., tar-
get iqn format) in Nimble
Connection Manager
(NCM). No LUNs would ap-
pear under these group-
scoped targets. If Nimble
Connection Service (NCS)
is installed, it may also log
events or log entries about
waiting for disks.

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Known Issues in NWT version 7.1.0

ID Component Title Description Workaround
NWT-2950 NWT Installer Recommended When installing the Nimble Not applicable.
Nimble Storage Windows Toolkit, if you do
I/O timeout set- not install the “Nimble DSM
tings may not be for MPIO” feature, your host
set if "Nimble may not be configured with
DSM for MPIO" Nimble’s recommended
feature is not in- timeout settings. To check
stalled. and/or update your settings,
please review KB-000052
article which can be found
on InfoSight here:
https://infosight.hpe.com/In-
foSight/media/kb/ac-
tive/htr1455131698674.pdf

NWT-2993 NWT Installer Managing NWT If the silent installation of Install the recommended
silent installation NWT 5.0.0 fails due to hotfixes, which are listed in
failure due to missing Hotfixes on the either this document or the
missing hotfixes host, refer the NWT install NWT install logs.
on the host logs to check the missing
Hotfixes and use the below
command to proceed with
the installation:
Setup-NimbleNWT-
x64.0.0.0.XXX.exe EU-
LAACCEPTED=Yes HOT-
FIXPASS=Yes Re-
bootYesNo=Yes NIM-
BLEVSSPORT=Yes /silent

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Known Issues in NWT version 7.1.0

ID Component Title Description Workaround
NWT-2656 NWT Installer Do not cancel Action: The NWT Installer Cancellation of NWT instal-
the NWT installa- doesn't support rollback op- lation, once started, is not
tion once it is tion. Because of this, there supported. If you cancel the
started. is no cancel button. Howev- installation, changes made
er, the "X" (close window) by the installer may not be
button is enabled and it al- cleanly rolled back.
lows you to cancel the instal-
lation.
Problem: Since the Installer
allows cancelation of the
operation, it was expected
that the system would revert
to its original state. That
does not happen.
Impacts :
Case 1. Cancel while major
upgrade
=======================
1) Old NWT (Installed one)
was removed from system
2) Missed to install new
NWT and reboot not hap-
pening
3) If you try to install again,
you will see an unwanted
popup
Case 2. Cancel while unin-
stalling
=====================
1) Installer contains 2 MSI
packages and while cancel
uninstallation process. One
of them may be removed
but the other is not.
2) System doesn't restore
to its original state.

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