Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS6.0.2.1_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS6.0.2.1_IMAGE [May 14, 2021]
- This is the latest supported ESS6.0.2.1 installation image.
Readme file for:ESS Readme header
Product/Component Release:6.0.2.1
Update Name:ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-6.0.2.1-x86_64-Linux
Fix ID:ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-6.0.2.1-x86_64-Linux
Publication Date:14 May 2021
Last modified date:14 May 2021
Online version of the readme file:http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=isg400005357
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,x86_64 RHEL | ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-6.0.2.1-x86_64-Linux |
General Issues
Installing ESS6.0.2.1_IMAGE
Complete the following steps:
Notices
None.
Package information
This tar image contains the latest ESS 6.0.2.1 FixPack Image.
Update (tar file) contents:
README
changelog
Elastic Storage System (ESS) 6021 - ver ess3000_6.0.2.1_0512-19_dme_ppc64le
This package provides a podman container with necessary key components
such as RHEL 8.2, Spectrum Scale RAID, MOFED, various component firmware for
Elastic Storage System 5000 (ess5k) and the Elastic Storage System 3000 (ess3k).
ESS 6021 offers the following editions:
ESS 6021 for ESS 5k
- Data Access Edition
- Data Management Edition
ESS 6021 for ESS 3k
- Data Access Edition
- Data Management Edition
1. Contents of the zipped tar.
- ess3000_6.0.2.1_0512-19_dme_ppc64le.tar
- essmgr
- essmgr.yml
- podman_.tgz
- Release_note.ess3000_6.0.2.1_0512-19_dme_ppc64le.txt
- ess3000_6.0.2.1_0512-19_dme_ppc64le_binaries.iso
- essmkyml
- RHEL8.2 slim iso (x64 or ppc64le)
- classes directory
ess3000_6.0.2.1_0512-19_dme_ppc64le.tar is a saved container image pre-installed, configured
and ready to run with following:
- UBI7.9
- xCAT
- Ansible
It also contains repositories that can be used to install and upgrade ESS IO servers
- RHEL 8.2
- Kernel (4.18.0-193.47.1.el8_2)
- IBM Spectrum Scale RAID (5.0.5.7)
- Tools and ess scripts
- Firmware packages
essmkyml is a python wrapper script that facilitate creating the network and
running the container.
Software Stack (ESS5k):
- Operating System: Redhat 8.2 ppc64LE
- Spectrum Scale: 505 PTF7
- P9 Firmware: FW950.10 (VL950_072)
- OFED version: MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.9-2.2.5.1
- Kernel: 4.18.0-193.47.1.el8_2.ppc64le
- IPR level: 19512B00
- Host adapter driver: 34.00.00.00
- Systemd level: 239-31.el8_2.2.ppc64le.
- Network manager level: 1.22.8-7.el8_2.ppc64le
- Ansible level: 2.9.19-1.el7ae
- Podman level: 1.6.4
- xCAT level: 2.16.1
- SAS FW: 34.00.00.00
- 5U92 FW: E558
- 4U106 FW: 5266
- ESA: esagent.pLinux-4.5.5-1
Software Stack (ESS3k):
- Operating System: Redhat 8.2 x86_64
- Spectrum Scale: 505 PTF7 efix2
- Boot Drive Firmware(Smart): 1236
- Boot Drive Firmware(Micron): ML32
- Canister Firmware: 2.02.000_0B0G_1.73_FB300052_0C32.official
- OFED version: MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.9-2.2.4.0
- Kernel: 4.18.0-193.47.1.el8_2.x86_64
- Systemd level: 239-31.el8_2.2
- Network manager level: 1.22.8-7.el8_2
- Ansible level: 2.9.19-1.el7ae
- Podman level (RH8): 1.6.4
- Podman level: 1.4.4-4.el7.ppc64le
- xCAT level: 2.16.1
2. Manifest
#manifest_version:0.1.1
component,id,group,sub,version,buildtime,sum
sw,archive,install,ess_install,ess3000_6.0.2.1_0512-19_dme,1620847284
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sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.base,0:5.0.5-7.2,1620418050,sha256:4455c49c6c7174abb5d6574c46edb9770a9c9575b27390c084a848d59caef1ad
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.compression,0:5.0.5-7.2,1620418551,sha256:d08c13a945108255ceb6716fcdd92ede6096894d027eccc1d4f4a98d7d591e1e
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.crypto,0:5.0.5-7.2,1620418244,sha256:058dddb75844bce87527e94065f12ccac8f66e994fc158fd16c95360a1457560
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.docs,0:5.0.5-7.2,1620418230,sha256:7222a178925e7c2beec38ec507e6cba0ed181f2a15672c5b42929d1abf2849e3
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.ess.firmware,0:6.0.0-9,1620142660,sha256:a43d293f027b11588dbd079b7c7e17b8c56be46074620fef1b40cb459ad1a34a
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.ess.platform.ess3k,0:6.0.2-1,1618838901,sha256:b25c14fab7bb1bca53627d1a213ee6c8d25ed674e6a3a8c629e579cea911f630
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gnr,0:5.0.5-7.2,1620418267,sha256:6806ecb061f501acc3e17d8479fd371577ce3269efa2bd723722061b9b4c4fd1
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gnr.base,0:1.0.0-0,1620418281,sha256:fb4277269b931720cab272f255967d6f4de7291923d5f5e03b3216f14b6c244d
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gnr.support-ess3000,0:1.0.0-2,1598373508,sha256:69620a7784118de2665f3133d6a54a0ab8e8ea8eb0055346210275778cb557ec
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gnr.support-ess5000,0:1.0.0-1,1598372958,sha256:b52df32e27b9cf1d415f41bac10b7e2e775255b7cb3ad86e811258f71c2ff61e
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gnr.support-essbase,0:1.0.0-2,1599080307,sha256:2753c9ad121ad914ec711d1e7dec5b3298334b6bca58bdf9b4e824104d61579e
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gpl,0:5.0.5-7.2,1620418626,sha256:36d70983dacaef046fd6a4c3cea837bcc8b999577e1e4dd0a096df1783fad397
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gskit,0:8.0.55-12,1620418251,sha256:6e77e6a5abc9b872174f890f2be2f30a0e11a223f296b0ff1139673acb59fb86
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gss.pmsensors,0:5.0.5-7.el8,1618235641,sha256:de0cf6bcd9185e875ede5a770fc92852022835adf28b94abf361934f61ec766e
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.kafka,0:5.0.5-7,1618235412,sha256:09d3edd948c09a9c51eb6bc0be3f1fd8abe663db12e44b93497dfa2f76fd9b27
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.librdkafka,0:5.0.5-7,1618235430,sha256:f74cc6d49c23558660c983308ea7080d7bf9ae6e5adf0fa4320a2ee338b8870c
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.license.dmd,0:5.0.5-7.2,1620418476,sha256:73b3e70ae8199540ce83cb30faa8c75da767b1c14eafbea7b3ce848de7fe600b
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.msg.en_US,0:5.0.5-7.2,1620418238,sha256:da61e1f82a59a610535103642b2b08b91e552e48a9bc99286b71e19265e0c370
sw,iso,ofed,gpfs,0:4.9-2.2.4.0,,sha256:f0ec4409d9975a056b64e992ab6e0d1a5625d1d6f24332a4e9b72328f7872e44
Changelog for ESS6.0.2.1_IMAGE
Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS6.0.2.1_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS6.0.2.1_IMAGE [May 14, 2021]
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