Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS5.3_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS5.3.4.2_IMAGE [Oct 21, 2019]
- This is the latest supported ESS5.3.4.2 installation image.
Readme file for:ESS Readme header
Product/Component Release:5.3.4.2
Update Name:ESS_DAE_BASEIMAGE-5.3.4.2-ppc64LE-Linux
Fix ID:ESS_DAE_BASEIMAGE-5.3.4.2-ppc64LE-Linux
Publication Date:21 October 2019
Last modified date:21 October 2019
Online version of the readme file:http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=isg400004714
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_DAE_BASEIMAGE-5.3.4.2-ppc64LE-Linux |
General Issues
Installing ESS5.3.4.2_IMAGE
Complete the following steps:
Notices
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Package information
This tar image contains the latest ESS 5.3.4.2 FixPack Image.
Update (tar file) contents:
README
changelog
IBM Spectrum Scale for IBM Elastic Storage Server
Version 5.3.4.2 for ppc64le Architecture
Package Description - Data Access Edition
IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) Data Access Edition ver
5.3.4.2 for ppc64le architecture is composed of various
components tested together for compatibility and correctness.
Key components are RHEL, IBM Spectrum Scale RAID V5.0.3-3
and Power System Firmware.
1.0 Summary of components for ppc64le
a) ESS core
- IBM Spectrum Scale / RAID V5.0.3-3
- Changes from ESS 5.3.4.1
b) Support of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6
- See sections 4.4 for further details
- Changes from ESS 5.3.4.1
- kernel release 3.10.0-957.27.4.el7.ppc64le
c) Support of MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.6-3.1.9.1
- Changes from ESS 5.3.4.1
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)
- 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 5.3.4.2
4.1 Manifest
gss_install 5.3.4.2-20191018T064752Z_ppc64le_dataaccess
gpfs.base 5.0.3-3 sha256:e1a3bab202645e77bf22aed1d1f9f249156844cf2eb31ab63531bd3a2b6e9df8
gpfs.callhome 5.0.3-3.el7 sha256:2bbc94d7636e7269ab15aba2eb2d1513c3fa43bf8b58bafd1106ba44889a3247
gpfs.callhome-ecc-client 5.0.3-3 sha256:18c6835d3726d81ee029cacf9066a0a998890bbbe7b439bb65f06c4160b4584b
gpfs.compression 5.0.3-3 sha256:ca1eafb7e8a05dc779f3e9345493e3445ece8422b6f31366b2cbd8e9e56a2d6c
gpfs.docs 5.0.3-3 sha256:68c96351d593eede710232cb8a5b7edee38254caa448d304a3f5f6653f6bae38
gpfs.gnr 5.0.3-3 sha256:42585120e5a06bfbf1033f6a709855977584a420e4a1d406db2f5a250743c18c
gpfs.gnr.support-4u106p8 1.0.0-2 sha256:5f71d00c26936a7fc1aa0d5e64b37bef576f00e61d039039576ca7d477526694
gpfs.gnr.support-ibm2u24 1.0.0-2 sha256:96eadd6cf33215df84de9eda887f7c26b3b65ad2283da1c746db54c0fab1c193
gpfs.gnr.support-ibm5u84 1.0.0-7 sha256:3354e776156db37bd31caf8e1118036278e23546bd1100610ca02227416f17eb
gpfs.gnr.support-ibmhybrid 1.0.0-3 sha256:ab35bce12a969d3c1ec5aa2a286108d60fe8d15d22ff905e966043472449c2ca
gpfs.gpl 5.0.3-3 sha256:bd85c9583b2b4de0f2d8b910434e72298e7b3f0c99b7c9aa6d832b5e99ac7304
gpfs.gskit 8.0.50-86 sha256:3c93066b1c6be20bb51e8876898f5b20aded22bcdf6eb3600faeef9e679efebc
gpfs.gss.firmware 5.0.0-12 sha256:4529464e8c866171a93820110a40783923bac5bbd19b5c1a6e85287d73209181
gpfs.gss.pmsensors 5.0.3-3.el7 sha256:3a73f98751e4056036e9f23a31d03509c1a228c386e0aa6a06c3e0ab468c41af
gpfs.java 5.0.3-3 sha256:f09f22e59b4a53804b5322140c64811f5a0335dd1796e357ecbbad5be7c46289
gpfs.kafka 5.0.3-3 sha256:50558a98dbcb74aea9225eac5186cbba4950718c03b7e9b74ac691655bb0356f
gpfs.librdkafka 5.0.3-3 sha256:4a3249d1558215a1cf1a58d9a1e150102a0484027d02619399af6b4ce9c3007b
gpfs.license.ds 5.0.3-3 sha256:db9e19da0ec2aad9e85d4040f6910b6fa6205a17e6b610353861e3d307fd6d51
gpfs.msg.en_US 5.0.3-3 sha256:43c6cda1dddcdcabcad10d2d4f597fcd50be85426d5beb146ada1e4788a4008e
esagent.pLinux 4.5.1-1 sha256:7682eb4895119380dc517dd9e2da7d296f86446217b88083b87370510344c4bd
gpfs.gss.tools 5.3.4.2-1.0.338.g05af31f.el7 sha256:de0da2a3ec480e2652e7f918c11a594671cfac0b1a49dc5a6298aa96d10a3d93
gpfs.gss.xcat 5.3.4.2-1.0.338.g05af31f.el7 sha256:8500a2d9e02e26ef90749da8183a7702b80cb659b6238491fc190b60d53d485e
mofed 4.6-3.1.9.1 sha256:00aa57eec04bbc093894cc6c6d890a33de1eea1602d5b07315f943cbca45e307
perl-xCAT 4:2.14.6-snap201903290319 sha256:3f8f14b09e9f6d31fd332b2c5d5cdeb70f51c3baf3b5b78ea9f8f04cce0b1835
xCAT 2.14.6-snap201903290319 sha256:a611738d7df62e88382a3e6a33ff34f9ea4c7755284d3368a63ad32451b13cde
xCAT-buildkit 4:2.14.6-snap201903290319 sha256:a98f515a3f8c128da7bbcbf87c0a244fdb9b90a9a13aadc8977e2b1f438b7f81
xCAT-client 4:2.14.6-snap201903290319 sha256:242924b8ea61a90b90626ada0fed294d57f14bebae5ee5344721bd4ffe91e479
xCAT-genesis-scripts-ppc64 1:2.14.6-snap201903290319 sha256:b9c76a7e8d883b50a68a9a2dfdf9675ae625532185348a836ccf2831c22e8329
xCAT-genesis-scripts-x86_64 1:2.14.6-snap201903290319 sha256:d1c62c975f4544c86c1d8ca2a56cb47d9a4a0b73ad946fa2a0815b69b5663f9c
xCAT-probe 4:2.14.6-snap201903290319 sha256:f94d9ab949544628de94af22f07cda112a83c29bb06709561ff5ab7f75ef2bae
xCAT-server 4:2.14.6-snap201903290319 sha256:c9ea0e5d3d2c9f51d37f99359f42542602c7fba7389700843e3cba42d1e6d9b4
conserver-xcat 8.2.1-1 sha256:a9e33c4698200b077770a75920ac675e10ce8440c288ff85876c1956a5b7fc70
elilo-xcat 3.14-4 sha256:ca4a116c3f358cb0d6f5ba4b88c9520d22b51d1cdf83842031617ec5dd0de2a0
goconserver 0.3.2-snap201811080416 sha256:2fc39aa1731e552989f5745a9ac885d4a1c8922d176be4403203d984a7647942
grub2-xcat 2.02-0.16.el7.snap201506090204 sha256:7cbfebaca9da96d61bf6b4d6b74ea1f00c51bbbeb2abee6d7285c4b4ff002dd1
ipmitool-xcat 1.8.18-0 sha256:5e47287e1c2e9e0f33765b860bd0b650e14db4a71c363f089fdee6a72dc5c582
net-snmp-perl 1:5.7.2-20.ael7b sha256:ff3e3fb304883ebe048b19c4a0d9a7e6bcef6fd6a2acd541cdde25f152c10fab
perl-Crypt-CBC 2.33-2.el7 sha256:7668dcbed525b12f468c39d3bbb6e33e5a1d28a8e93167f7b848860073cdf9b5
perl-Crypt-Rijndael 1.09-2.ael7a sha256:fdacc6897cec0ad34f8b92c8853bd2c89fe75a62c3c5bcfd9f49256a20f920a5
perl-Expect 1.21-1 sha256:24e019d047d9661f9f03e3766f5d0787a28f822cfa2c5b7a2314aa6421de08b0
perl-HTML-Form 6.03-6.el7 sha256:c17f315b4b3c922ef093e536622a14314fe16861d0e70952e99c1dab2681fbaa
perl-HTTP-Async 0.30-2 sha256:0583df3c3b386f4ac22eb1f4bf7051fcf03e658b88caa71e845c11cae2bc1ec8
perl-IO-Stty 0.03-1 sha256:512728569d43f8cd2814492431e7904e47fa533dc2b68a12b66a3adf72632d3d
perl-IO-Tty 1.07-1 sha256:fa7dc7e82fc5db07c5d44d304c4e4070129e25b73ab0851fda0dc769a1a23a4b
perl-Net-HTTPS-NB 0.14-2 sha256:f70c38ccb6b0106c529fdfc756a6304e09c71d7b797c9a92d0499d4cc3fd7686
perl-Net-Telnet 3.03-19.el7 sha256:9ff39b0422a7b1c255b433b3f102311a530d91725dac3379e66c1dc15419bbcc
syslinux-xcat 3.86-2 sha256:1673188326c5f4e1b564127e40bff2a5aa4923df5cf3566e5dd3217bc2c64505
xCAT-genesis-base-ppc64 2:2.14.5-snap201811160710 sha256:94f8de27311592c43c9407fa3f0000c37b452223f3cc92a86ffa16a0ae4cbe2a
xCAT-genesis-base-x86_64 2:2.14.5-snap201811190037 sha256:ecd6decb41ef2038841c5166e61de6d6ba4826900cdf3f03dc3a2bc0f87e860f
xnba-undi 1.0.3-131028 sha256:793eeb7ae0fe05842d21380c6b2ebb98f6729efc9adf4f3c5846ad1d8d94ea6d
gpfs.gss.pmcollector 5.0.3-3.el7 sha256:a607f0c93d1a39d6f6d72d724c433758d7944666d5fbcb38a7a38483c12fdb98
gpfs.gui 5.0.3-3 sha256:98ebcf118c490a98787ae38708dbe9ec687a5c43d63766e950e7dd580bab2b71
01SV860_205_165 1.1-1 sha256:cb1947fb3af7b42139db9c6e8d6b445f6051baca9faed5752e316897460708db
4.2 ESS ver 5.3.4.2 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 5.3.4.2 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 5.3.4 - FW860.60 (SV860_180)
Data Server 5148-22L ESS ver 5.3.4.1 - FW860.60 (SV860_180)
ESS ver 5.3.4.2 - FW860.60 (SV860_205)
IBM Elastic Storage Server ESS ver 5.3.4 - FW860.60 (SV860_180)
Management Server 5148-21L ESS ver 5.3.4.1 - FW860.60 (SV860_180)
ESS ver 5.3.4.2 - FW860.60 (SV860_205)
IBM PCIe x8 Cache SAS ESS ver 5.3.4 - 19512200
RAID Internal Adapter ESS ver 5.3.4.1 - 19512200
ESS ver 5.3.4.2 - 19512200
4.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Level and update considerations
ESS 5.3.4.2 release is tested with Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 7.6 with Security Advisory RHSA-2019:2397(kernel)
RHSA-2019:2356(systemd) and RHSA-2019-2302(network manager).
Once errata kernel is applied it should show
kernel release: 3.10.0-957.27.4.el7.ppc64le
Once errata systemd is applied it should show
systemd release: 219-67.el7_7.1.ppc64le
Once errata network manager is applied it should show
network manager release: 1.18.0-5.el7.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 5.3.4.2 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 ESS5.3.4.2_IMAGE
Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS5.3_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS5.3.4.2_IMAGE [Oct 21, 2019]
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