Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS5.2_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS5.2.6_IMAGE [Apr 4, 2018]
- This is the latest supported ESS5.2.6 installation image.
Readme file for:ESS Readme header
Product/Component Release:5.2.6
Update Name:ESS_STD_BASEIMAGE-5.2.6-ppc64LE-Linux
Fix ID:ESS_STD_BASEIMAGE-5.2.6-ppc64LE-Linux
Publication Date:5 April 2019
Last modified date:5 April 2019
Online version of the readme file:http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=isg400004389
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_STD_BASEIMAGE-5.2.6-ppc64LE-Linux |
General Issues
Installing ESS5.2.6_IMAGE
Complete the following steps:
Notices
None.
Package information
This tar image contains the latest ESS 5.2.6 FixPack Image.
Update (tar file) contents:
README
changelog
IBM Spectrum Scale for IBM Elastic Storage Server
Version 5.2.6 for ppc64le Architecture
Package Description - Standard Edition
IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) Standard Edition ver
5.2.6 for ppc64le architecture is composed of various
components tested together for compatibility and correctness.
Key components are RHEL, IBM Spectrum Scale RAID V4.2.3-14
and Power System Firmware.
1.0 Summary of changes in ESS ver 5.2.6 for ppc64le
a) ESS core
- IBM Spectrum Scale V4.2.3-14
- IBM Spectrum Scale RAID V4.2.3-14
- Change from all previous versions of ESS
b) Support of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5
- Change from previous versions of ESS
- See sections 4.4 for further details
- kernel release 3.10.0-862.27.1.el7.ppc64le
c) Support of MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.5-2.2.0.1
- No change of network adapter (IB and Ethernet) support
from ESS 5.2.5
d) Support for 10GE Ethernet Adapter (Shiner-T) Copper
- Same as ESS 5.2.5
e) Install Toolkit
- Change from all previous versions of ESS
See Quick Deployment Guide mentioned
in section 5.2.6 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 5.2.6
4.1 Manifest
gss_install 5.2.6-20190404T013328Z_ppc64le_standard
gpfs.base 4.2.3-14 md5:f866f7a4065bdbc805225e1e55792f6e
gpfs.callhome 4.2.3-14.el7 md5:6536f2f49841f639dbeb18ba49d372d9
gpfs.callhome-ecc-client 4.2.3-14 md5:9fc480629093283a91f97e861e3f1f38
gpfs.docs 4.2.3-14 md5:221f6f18addb987c2bf572e5a6f00ed5
gpfs.ext 4.2.3-14 md5:a470c3e6f5fe865fddffdfdb0c44d36b
gpfs.gnr 4.2.3-14 md5:70bcee83d84a602240982ed3e8875d66
gpfs.gnr.support-ibm2u24 1.0.0-2 md5:7be58aac657adf812fe020fcbb57ac20
gpfs.gnr.support-ibm5u84 1.0.0-7 md5:7a42d463cce82a5dd2535b1a4162bf72
gpfs.gpl 4.2.3-14 md5:02745b927040ae10c69338bbb9fdb9b4
gpfs.gskit 8.0.50-86 md5:4f2e4d9e685bc65dd8b4c3fa3629e282
gpfs.gss.firmware 5.0.0-8 md5:54f538b7adbf2788c12fc16c4b15f951
gpfs.gss.pmsensors 4.2.3-14.el7 md5:1411eeb5aa5f946db849c30d63a4d6f9
gpfs.java 4.2.3-14 md5:b7d47ed9325c9ba347b833edec1b1a63
gpfs.license.ds 4.2.3-14 md5:f59a89663a2e43d6dad4c528b2601f02
gpfs.msg.en_US 4.2.3-14 md5:274a69df783fe3f8437dcdb3b80f3624
esagent.pLinux 4.4.2-3 md5:43839f4ce5179c8d97d5d1eb469e3864
gpfs.gss.tools 5.2.6-1.0.38.gc1ef04a.el7 md5:e8a30e0e5f2f611beaf2c1c47a73e4f9
gpfs.gss.xcat 5.2.6-1.0.38.gc1ef04a.el7 md5:6edb6463068562f5295f78515d5600a4
lsvpd 1.7.8-5.el7 md5:5807da4689e3ccd076284b2d2cb8de61
mofed 4.5-2.2.0.1 md5:016d3bcab484f24a54a1a6eba9c0ddc8
perl-xCAT 4:2.14.3-snap201808210716 md5:722c4381bd0e72dc7185bc0969d76b0c
xCAT 2.14.3-snap201808210716 md5:9e5d25abe99a4a8ffcca5eff36c5f678
xCAT-buildkit 4:2.14.3-snap201808210716 md5:ccb52f144dfb742ddc53fb1340a6b15f
xCAT-client 4:2.14.3-snap201808210716 md5:657bd33ca2f8c22a96d54701c8295eb6
xCAT-genesis-scripts-ppc64 1:2.14.3-snap201808210716 md5:3c4f8a07056a31e1217eb9203be4080f
xCAT-genesis-scripts-x86_64 1:2.14.3-snap201808210716 md5:dec215c07c17ff574115069a2b8d281f
xCAT-probe 4:2.14.3-snap201808210716 md5:75b941029adb8d7db234a204f54ec977
xCAT-server 4:2.14.3-snap201808210716 md5:4e513276cf56647095cffcf8d6cfbc4a
conserver-xcat 8.2.1-1 md5:619d08a8bd195db3eadd36115de643d3
elilo-xcat 3.14-4 md5:820e44cc9c1d5f6c58c38ffc6e6f0c4c
goconserver 0.3.1-snap201808202115 md5:829bc630b90cd203b281c85f3a70242a
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
syslinux-xcat 3.86-2 md5:bba2c71eac077b4a40f8813041a6fdcf
xCAT-genesis-base-ppc64 2:2.14-snap201804041553 md5:13602dbcbad6532e75e6c4b04f7ba67c
xCAT-genesis-base-x86_64 2:2.14-snap201803282249 md5:acf62fb0bf750402d2f0ce68f3784f31
xnba-undi 1.0.3-131028 md5:0f407213b3e23aaf4b2c99221231512e
gpfs.gss.pmcollector 4.2.3-14.el7 md5:ef53887301468358a45d61a51ebabc5a
gpfs.gui 4.2.3-14 md5:15b38f99f96f91686ff126543399f910
01SV860_165_165 1.1-1 md5:90a2b611e6f736f03a7bc305ce2a789e
4.2 ESS ver 5.2.6 is shipped with OFED level
MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.5-2.2.0.1 (OFED-4.5-2.2.0.1)
It is installed and upgraded as part of the ESS ver 5.2.6 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)
ESS ver 5.2.5 - FW860.51 (SV860_165)
ESS ver 5.2.6 - FW860.60 (SV860_180)
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)
ESS ver 5.2.5 - FW860.51 (SV860_165)
ESS ver 5.2.6 - 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 5.2.3 - 17518300
ESS ver 5.2.4 - 17518300
ESS ver 5.2.5 - 19511000
ESS ver 5.2.6 - 19511400
4.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Level and update considerations
ESS 5.2.6 release is tested with Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 7.5 with Security Advisory RHSA-2019-0202,
RHSA-2019-0204 and RHBA-2018-3665.
kernel release: 3.10.0-862.27.1.el7.ppc64le
Once errata kernel is applied it should show
kernel release: 3.10.0-862.27.1.el7.ppc64le
systemd release: 219-57.el7_5.5.ppc64le
Once errata systemd is applied it should show
systemd release: 219-57.el7_5.5.ppc64le
networkmanager release: 1.12.0-8.el7_6.ppc64le
Once errata network manager is applied it should show
network manager release: 1.12.0-8.el7_6.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 5.2.6 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 ESS5.2.6_IMAGE
Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS5.2_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS5.2.6_IMAGE [Apr 4, 2018]
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