Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS5.0_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS5.3.4.1_IMAGE [Aug 2, 2019]
- This is the latest supported ESS5.3.4.1 installation image.
Readme file for:ESS Readme header
Product/Component Release:5.3.4.1
Update Name:ESS_ADV_BASEIMAGE-5.3.4.1-power-Linux
Fix ID:ESS_ADV_BASEIMAGE-5.3.4.1-power-Linux
Publication Date:05 August 2019
Last modified date:05 August 2019
Online version of the readme file:http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=isg400004584
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 64-bit,pSeries RHEL | ESS_ADV_BASEIMAGE-5.3.4.1-power-Linux |
General Issues
Installing ESS5.3.4.1_IMAGE
Complete the following steps:
Notices
None.
Package information
This tar image contains the latest ESS 5.3.4.1 FixPack Image.
Update (tar file) contents:
README
changelog
IBM Spectrum Scale for IBM Elastic Storage Server
Version 5.3.4.1 for ppc64 Architecture
Package Description - Advanced Edition
IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) Advanced Edition ver
5.3.4.1 for ppc64 architecture is composed of various
components tested together for compatibility and correctness.
Key components are RHEL, IBM Spectrum Scale RAID V5.0.3-2
and Power System Firmware.
1.0 Summary of components for ppc64
a) ESS core
- IBM Spectrum Scale / RAID V5.0.3-2 + efix4
- Changes from ESS 5.3.4
b) Support of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6
- See sections 4.4 for further details
- Changes from ESS 5.3.4
- kernel release 3.10.0-957.21.3.el7.ppc64
c) Support of MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.6-3.1.9.1
- Changes from ESS 5.3.4
d) Support for CES node deployment (ppc64le only)
- Support for deploying 5148-22L ESS Protocol Nodes
- Upgrading ESS Protocol nodes now supported
- Consult the Quick Deployment Guide for further information
e) Support of IBM Elastic Storage Server 5147 and 5148 (ppc64le only)
- IBM Elastic Storage Server expansion model 084 (5147-084)
- IBM Elastic Storage Server expansion model 106 (5147-106)
- 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)
- IBM Elastic Storage Server Protocol Node Two Socket (5148-22L)
f) Support for MES upgrade (PPC64LE models only)
- GLxC models not supported
- Hybrid models not supported
g) Support for new ESS MES configurations (ppc64le models only)
- GL1C -> GL2C
- GL2C -> GL4C
- GL4C -> GL5C
2.0 Upgrade is supported from 5.1.1 or higher. Contact IBM Service for upgrade
from an earlier version.
- Offline upgrades can be done directly from any previous 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 5.3.4.1
4.1 Manifest
gss_install 5.3.4.1_ppc64_advanced_20190802T001652Z
gpfs.callhome 0:5.0.3-2.el7 md5:a2b2153c1f507f3dab6f3d09cc79298b
gpfs.callhome-ecc-client 0:5.0.3-2 md5:2eda61166cc556ae1cb4cd92b1bb1669
gpfs.gnr.base 0:1.0.0-0 md5:86d6a1b2f9948a6df136c48f6edca87c
gpfs.gskit 0:8.0.50-86 md5:05c9a42fd515576c46543e23fef9252e
gpfs.gss.pmsensors 0:5.0.3-2.el7 md5:4583ec2320356f32b35f7f336daae56b
gpfs.gpl 0:5.0.3-2.4 md5:5ba7229a7447c9b47b53f32fb7df696e
gpfs.msg.en_US 0:5.0.3-2.4 md5:da9993ce80ccce5722ffcd7d2d841658
gpfs.gss.firmware 0:5.0.0-11 md5:585346afe7b3f45beeddeb54bc06f77f
gpfs.java 0:5.0.3-2 md5:8d30f4638199d4f62a278dd15fd9bdf1
gpfs.adv 0:5.0.3-2.4 md5:4f691e7f0bf6d15d6936988cc9f0782e
gpfs.base 0:5.0.3-2.4 md5:16d8caf3148425cdd1e7b3d68cbfcec6
gpfs.compression 0:5.0.3-2.4 md5:dc0c578d8584becbc9cc25997694bf25
gpfs.crypto 0:5.0.3-2.4 md5:554c5d90e579d6f87c22a8b56b7b0e00
gpfs.docs 0:5.0.3-2.4 md5:244e0d69bf76f0a4a42aa60d51682fd1
gpfs.gnr 0:5.0.3-2.4 md5:2bed0368d3d89ef4016392a66ebd13f0
gpfs.license.adv 0:5.0.3-2.4 md5:a087e253fafcb8519447aaf50a5e1427
esagent.pLinux 0:4.5.1-1 md5:4655b245823c8b951d003693a89869d2
gpfs.gss.tools 0:5.3.4.1-1.0.293.gd7a80aa.el7 md5:2f46e4e160d605f0b045eda0264e8303
gpfs.gss.xcat 0:5.3.4.1-1.0.293.gd7a80aa.el7 md5:a8540241278a8b3af6148ba44a23c329
gpfs.gss.pmcollector 0:5.0.3-2.el7 md5:b718f8dd19b7ea14807fe66d15ada1ff
gpfs.gui 0:5.0.3-2 md5:5a750fe0647f47cce0b521eb5b03d125
perl-xCAT 4:2.14.6-snap201903290319 md5:925961890af18c5cbb9a5a705166695f
xCAT 0:2.14.6-snap201903290319 md5:0620f42a4c321812a26cac9e058bae34
xCAT-buildkit 4:2.14.6-snap201903290319 md5:af7ee081afc782a7ed9f0f93b150320b
xCAT-client 4:2.14.6-snap201903290319 md5:5fc2a4f09ebae6088f725db53b21db44
xCAT-genesis-scripts-ppc64 1:2.14.6-snap201903290319 md5:993fbea291ab7e3d31177a20e67315d0
xCAT-genesis-scripts-x86_64 1:2.14.6-snap201903290319 md5:6c1662870fd0963d53e621202ba7f4ea
xCAT-probe 4:2.14.6-snap201903290319 md5:42143d3daa546f98b18b6e0e97defa9b
xCAT-server 4:2.14.6-snap201903290319 md5:15532ffa1c4e58eb58166135e431adb3
conserver-xcat 0:8.2.1-1 md5:b16c2b3b74d402865f63c427b244fff8
elilo-xcat 0:3.14-4 md5:820e44cc9c1d5f6c58c38ffc6e6f0c4c
goconserver 0:0.0-0 md5:b9518275a83a1e8307b40ab98f09c8c0
grub2-xcat 0:2.02-0.16.el7.snap201506090204 md5:5bf0a98214ce4968cb78204490e0880b
ipmitool-xcat 0:1.8.18-0 md5:1ec0b18a2d753d7da989c6540df0725e
net-snmp-perl 1:5.7.2-20.el7 md5:f56f4becdc07078eff8fec6fc11963d1
perl-Crypt-CBC 0:2.33-2.el7 md5:47708f29c78536594d04216dc294ccc1
perl-Crypt-Rijndael 0:1.09-2.el7 md5:78db47ac37e9aa95cfe68ff96be39f32
perl-Expect 0:1.21-1 md5:d361407120d10082b61b73d8a46c900c
perl-HTML-Form 0:6.03-6.el7 md5:86eee2ed8f7418053272e007edd61359
perl-HTTP-Async 0:0.30-2 md5:7d9a87bd8e181a2fa85c108cfbe0983d
perl-IO-Stty 0:0.03-1 md5:e89b7cc768fa31b34d892ec4f5381b42
perl-IO-Tty 0:1.10-10.el7 md5:609377fd852f4ff7582e4b6d7cb8c266
perl-Net-HTTPS-NB 0:0.14-2 md5:dc14fb627abb83f71dd7f3e88a168152
perl-Net-Telnet 0:3.03-19.el7 md5:8174350e30f127292ad5f720a737be00
syslinux-xcat 0:3.86-2 md5:bba2c71eac077b4a40f8813041a6fdcf
xCAT-genesis-base-ppc64 2:2.14.5-snap201811160710 md5:d2ce4e36cb27f8358a606de32ef97dc4
xCAT-genesis-base-x86_64 2:2.14.5-snap201811190037 md5:881754a853a5be903ac6df7f5ed40b25
xnba-undi 0:1.0.3-131028 md5:0f407213b3e23aaf4b2c99221231512e
01SV860_180_165 0:1.1-1 md5:b15979a8519c395bca8ba8247a993015
mofed 4.6-3.1.9.1 md5:7f1ec56a74bd22b5768f1ba33b11895d
4.2 ESS ver 5.3.4.1 is shipped with OFED level
MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.6-3.1.9.1 and it is installed and upgraded as
part of the ESS ver 5.3.4.1 solution.
It is highly recommended not to install or update OFED outside the
ESS solution.
4.3 ESS IO Server Node System Firmware and IBM PCIe3 x8 Cache SAS RAID
Internal Adapter Firmware
IBM Power System S822L (8247-22L) is used as the IO Server Node and
IBM Power System S822L (8247-21L) is used as ESS Management
Server (EMS) node. Following are the level of the system firmware
and RAID internal adapter firmware.
Item Firmware
IBM Power System S822L ESS ver 5.1.0 - FW860.21 (SV860_096)
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 5.3.0 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.3.0.1 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.3.1 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.3.1.1 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.3.2 - FW860.51 (SV860_165)
ESS ver 5.3.2.1 - FW860.51 (SV860_165)
ESS ver 5.3.3 - FW860.60 (SV860_180)
ESS ver 5.3.4 - FW860.60 (SV860_180)
ESS ver 5.3.4.1 - FW860.60 (SV860_180)
IBM Power System S821L ESS ver 5.1.0 - FW860.21 (SV860_096)
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 5.3.0 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.3.0.1 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.3.1 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.3.1.1 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.3.2 - FW860.51 (SV860_165)
ESS ver 5.3.2.1 - FW860.51 (SV860_165)
ESS ver 5.3.3 - FW860.60 (SV860_180)
ESS ver 5.3.4 - FW860.60 (SV860_180)
ESS ver 5.3.4.1 - FW860.60 (SV860_180)
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 5.3.0 - 17518300
ESS ver 5.3.0.1 - 17518300
ESS ver 5.3.1 - 18518200
ESS ver 5.3.1.1 - 18518200
ESS ver 5.3.2 - 19511000
ESS ver 5.3.2.1 - 19511000
ESS ver 5.3.3 - 19511400
ESS ver 5.3.4 - 19512200
ESS ver 5.3.4.1 - 19512200
4.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Level and update considerations
ESS 5.3.4.1 release is tested with Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 7.6 with Security Advisory RHSA-2019:1481(kernel),
RHSA-2019:0820(systemd) and RHSA-2019:0519(network manager).
Once errata kernel is applied it should show
kernel release: 3.10.0-957.21.3.el7.ppc64
Once errata systemd is applied it should show
systemd release: 219-62.el7_6.6.ppc64
Once errata network manager is applied it should show
network manager release: 1.12.0-10.el7_6.ppc64
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 5.3.4.1 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
- Elastic Storage Server: Protocols Deployment Guide
- Elastic Storage Server: Command reference
- IBM Spectrum Scale RAID: Administration
- Elastic Storage Server: Problem Determination Guide
- IBM Spectrum Scale RAID FAQ
Changelog for ESS5.3.4.1_IMAGE
Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS5.0_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS5.3.4.1_IMAGE [Aug 2, 2019]
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