Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS5.2_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS5.2.4_IMAGE [Oct 12, 2018]
- This is the latest supported ESS5.2.4 installation image.
Readme file for:ESS Readme header
Product/Component Release:5.2.4
Update Name:ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-5.2.4-ppc64LE-Linux
Fix ID:ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-5.2.4-ppc64LE-Linux
Publication Date:2 August 2018
Last modified date:2 August 2018
Online version of the readme file:http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=isg400004158
Important: The most current version of the readme file can always be found online.
Below is a list of components, platforms, and file names that apply to this Readme file.
| Product/Component Name: | Platform: | Fix: |
| IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) | Linux PPC64LE RHEL | ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-5.2.4-ppc64LE-Linux |
General Issues
Installing ESS5.2.4_IMAGE
Complete the following steps:
Notices
None.
Package information
This tar image contains the latest ESS 5.2.4 FixPack Image.
Update (tar file) contents:
README
changelog
IBM Spectrum Scale for IBM Elastic Storage Server
Version 5.2.4 for ppc64le Architecture
Package Description - Datamanagement Edition
IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) Datamanagement Edition ver
5.2.4 for ppc64le architecture is composed of various
components tested together for compatibility and correctness.
Key components are RHEL, IBM Spectrum Scale RAID V4.2.3-11
and Power System Firmware.
1.0 Summary of changes in ESS ver 5.2.4 for ppc64le
a) ESS core
- IBM Spectrum Scale V4.2.3-11
- IBM Spectrum Scale RAID V4.2.3-11
- Change from all previous versions of ESS
b) Support of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3
- Change from previous versions of ESS
- See sections 4.4 for further details
- kernel release 3.10.0-514.55.4.el7.ppc64le
c) Support of MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.1-4.1.6.1
- No change of network adapter (IB and Ethernet) support
from ESS 5.2.3
d) Support for 10GE Ethernet Adapter (Shiner-T) Copper
- Same as ESS 5.2.3
e) Install Toolkit
- Change from all previous versions of ESS
See Quick Deployment Guide mentioned
in section 5.2.4 for further details.
f) Updated firmware rpm
- Changes from all previous versions of ESS
- Support for updated system, SAS RAID Internal
Adapter and drive FW.
g) Support of IBM Elastic Storage Server 5147 and 5148
- IBM Elastic Storage Server expansion model 084 (5147-084)
- IBM Elastic Storage Server expansion model 024 (5147-024)
- IBM Elastic Storage Server Management Server (5148-21L)
- IBM Elastic Storage Server Data Server (5148-22L)
2.0 Upgrade is supported from 5.0.x or higher. Contact
IBM Service for upgrade from an earlier version.
3.0 Known Issues
List of known issues can be found in Elastic Storage Server:
Quick Deployment Guide available in IBM Knowledge Center.
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSYSP8/sts_welcome.html
4.0 Following are the release level of various components of
ESS ver 5.2.4
4.1 Manifest
gss_install 5.2.4-20181001T222429Z_ppc64le_datamanagement
gpfs.adv 4.2.3-11 md5:2a2b362508ac32fececc0026cab793fb
gpfs.base 4.2.3-11 md5:0a8b4e8e229637f6fe244623876239b7
gpfs.callhome 4.2.3-11.el7 md5:bb223b07e6c958d674d1b41505840b85
gpfs.callhome-ecc-client 4.2.3-11 md5:39cd1ef4d8b714c2d300154f2fb9a898
gpfs.crypto 4.2.3-11 md5:cfefaf9238eca4c9ec26912f86f739f8
gpfs.docs 4.2.3-11 md5:c38120a248b5b7427d15ddae9a7ff197
gpfs.ext 4.2.3-11 md5:bebcf229ecb740d0d67a50d1bf1e5c6d
gpfs.gnr 4.2.3-11 md5:9000eab3f0bfffaacbe379649fae3bac
gpfs.gnr.support-ibm2u24 1.0.0-0 md5:06938f85f46ac551fff246a684e16873
gpfs.gnr.support-ibm5u84 1.0.0-5 md5:05fe47e4a4475d89bddcacd1826cda82
gpfs.gpl 4.2.3-11 md5:0353e66bbf875fc90e61d17f5be63a1a
gpfs.gskit 8.0.50-86 md5:b20c9f4c1f984f67313c92af03b7ae6a
gpfs.gss.firmware 4.2.0-9 md5:5dbb6e839809097772901786218be270
gpfs.gss.pmsensors 4.2.3-11.el7 md5:fe6e581e41d3e66aec54cbd3ca2938bd
gpfs.java 4.2.3-11 md5:6e3487efc26b2b4c03bc322a7b34aed1
gpfs.license.dm 4.2.3-11 md5:9477b81d9a0c29b551ce27ddcec32534
gpfs.license.dmd 4.2.3-11 md5:62442a25c64e2f503738913a7df31bb3
gpfs.license.ds 4.2.3-11 md5:e447813017bab933f647fbc2c98d67ad
gpfs.msg.en_US 4.2.3-11 md5:679f0bccb92488fa1ed035a84ae6bc1e
esagent.pLinux 4.3.0-4 md5:e7d1005e1a6a5bfc72348f9b74dbc0f0
gpfs.gss.tools 5.2.4-1.0.2.ga5f227f.el7 md5:827e4e89eb2f3b36e468995671e45269
gpfs.gss.xcat 5.2.4-1.0.2.ga5f227f.el7 md5:7d3cee92820545fa8009d96e1e5f79c0
mofed 4.1-4.1.6.1 md5:93179222cf911bf1c9b87ac47e088e24
perl-xCAT 4:2.13.9-snap201712150716 md5:bfcad0d2fa1808d1c315f082b95cbd0f
xCAT 2.13.9-snap201712150716 md5:3e4f88cfeb3b43dee72b2448e93fb194
xCAT-buildkit 4:2.13.9-snap201712150716 md5:53e56404e1deaf74ed57c05ca473c4d7
xCAT-client 4:2.13.9-snap201712150716 md5:66b309d6a1c384bca6d4fa927b9dea2d
xCAT-genesis-scripts-ppc64 1:2.13.9-snap201712150716 md5:070dfd6aa217a61fbbe6de19a4b5a284
xCAT-genesis-scripts-x86_64 1:2.13.9-snap201712150716 md5:52faef6509250836538ab288d7a7bacc
xCAT-probe 4:2.13.9-snap201712150716 md5:9e3c3c065e154ec717d2dec7f2ce29e2
xCAT-server 4:2.13.9-snap201712150716 md5:d450c9cfd3bcf9d282883a05539346f2
conserver-xcat 8.2.1-1 md5:619d08a8bd195db3eadd36115de643d3
elilo-xcat 3.14-4 md5:820e44cc9c1d5f6c58c38ffc6e6f0c4c
grub2-xcat 2.02-0.16.el7.snap201506090204 md5:5bf0a98214ce4968cb78204490e0880b
ipmitool-xcat 1.8.18-0 md5:de9221a182211ed4c399e7fb3f1343cf
net-snmp-perl 1:5.7.2-20.ael7b md5:26572b232d1893db2f1622dee2b6ed11
perl-Crypt-CBC 2.33-2.el7 md5:47708f29c78536594d04216dc294ccc1
perl-Crypt-Rijndael 1.09-2.ael7a md5:209e3f1a49d90d496d900a18ddb7de9a
perl-Expect 1.21-1 md5:d361407120d10082b61b73d8a46c900c
perl-HTML-Form 6.03-6.el7 md5:86eee2ed8f7418053272e007edd61359
perl-HTTP-Async 0.30-2 md5:7d9a87bd8e181a2fa85c108cfbe0983d
perl-IO-Stty 0.03-1 md5:e89b7cc768fa31b34d892ec4f5381b42
perl-IO-Tty 1.07-1 md5:6f76a27b13d626692fe7dcf0824d22fa
perl-Net-HTTPS-NB 0.14-2 md5:dc14fb627abb83f71dd7f3e88a168152
perl-Net-Telnet 3.03-19.el7 md5:8174350e30f127292ad5f720a737be00
perl-SOAP-Lite 0.710.08-1 md5:e4cf78fdbbd29ad3929db40a71ad99a4
syslinux-xcat 3.86-2 md5:bba2c71eac077b4a40f8813041a6fdcf
xCAT-genesis-base-ppc64 2:2.13.6-snap201707280206 md5:2664a2ce39eb8bda7f124548238778eb
xCAT-genesis-base-x86_64 2:2.13.2-snap201702200120 md5:47aa8b5b1d7fe95e9197442ec54a7f5b
xnba-undi 1.0.3-131028 md5:0f407213b3e23aaf4b2c99221231512e
gpfs.gss.pmcollector 4.2.3-11.el7 md5:2e8015fb7daf8d02a996025b6ad02862
gpfs.gui 4.2.3-11 md5:fcec7a5ec5d9b4a2331aed6a35f64851
4.2 ESS ver 5.2.4 is shipped with OFED level
MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.1-4.1.6.1 (OFED-4.1-4.1.6.1)
It is installed and upgraded as part of the ESS ver 5.2.4 solution.
It is highly recommended not to install or update OFED outside the
ESS solution.
4.3 ESS Server Node System Firmware and IBM PCIe3 x8 Cache SAS RAID
Internal Adapter Firmware
IBM Elastic Storage Server Data Server (5148-22L) is used as the
IO Server Node and IBM Elastic Storage Server Management Server
(5148-21L) is used as ESS Management Server (EMS) node.
Following are the level of the system firmware and RAID internal
adapter firmware.
Item Firmware
IBM Elastic Storage Server ESS ver 5.1.0 - FW860.21 (SV860_096)
Data Server 5148-22L ESS ver 5.1.1 - FW860.30 (SV860_103)
ESS ver 5.2.0 - FW860.31 (SV860_109)
ESS ver 5.2.1 - FW860.40 (SV860_118)
ESS ver 5.2.2.1 FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.2.3 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.2.4 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
IBM Elastic Storage Server ESS ver 5.1.0 - FW860.21 (SV860_096)
Management Server 5148-21L ESS ver 5.1.1 - FW860.30 (SV860_103)
ESS ver 5.2.0 - FW860.31 (SV860_109)
ESS ver 5.2.1 - FW860.40 (SV860_118)
ESS ver 5.2.2.1 FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.2.3 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.2.4 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
IBM PCIe x8 Cache SAS ESS ver 5.1.0 - 15511800
RAID Internal Adapter ESS ver 5.1.1 - 15511800
ESS ver 5.2.0 - 16519500
ESS ver 5.2.1 - 17518300
ESS ver 5.2.2.1 17518300
ESS ver 5.2.3 - 17518300
ESS ver 5.2.4 - 17518300
4.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Level and update considerations
ESS 5.2.4 release is tested with Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 7.3 with Security Advisory RHSA-2018-2388,
RHBA-2018-1151 and RHBA-2018-1755.
kernel release: 3.10.0-514.55.4.el7.ppc64le
Once errata kernel is applied it should show
kernel release: 3.10.0-514.55.4.el7.ppc64le
systemd release: 219-42.el7_4.11.ppc64le
Once errata systemd is applied it should show
systemd release: 219-42.el7_4.11.ppc64le
networkmanager release: 1.8.0-12.el7_4.ppc64le
Once errata network manager is applied it should show
network manager release: 1.8.0-12.el7_4.ppc64le
User can update RHEL as needed to address fixes and security
updates. It is highly recommended to limit errata updates
applied to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system used
in the ESS solution to security errata or errata updates requested
by service. For more information visit Red Hat's solution article
on applying only security updates:
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/10021
4.5 Package location when shipped from factory
ESS 5.2.4 package when shipped from factory is located in /home/deploy
directory of the ESS Management Server (EMS) node. Review /home/deploy
directory of the EMS node for other support packages required for this
release.
5.0 Deployment and Administration Guide
Deployment and Administration Guides are available in
IBM Knowledge Center.
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSYSP8/sts_welcome.html
- Elastic Storage Server: Quick Deployment Guide
- IBM Spectrum Scale RAID: Administration
- Elastic Storage Server: Problem Determination Guide
- IBM Spectrum Scale RAID FAQ
Changelog for ESS5.2.4_IMAGE
Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS5.2_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS5.2.4_IMAGE [Oct 12, 2018]
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