Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS6.0.0.1_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS6.0.0.1_IMAGE [Feb 28, 2020]
- This is the latest supported ESS6.0.0.1 installation image.
Readme file for:ESS Readme header
Product/Component Release:6.0.0.1
Update Name:ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-6.0.0.1-x86_64-Linux
Fix ID:ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-6.0.0.1-x86_64-Linux
Publication Date:28 February 2020
Last modified date:28 February 2020
Online version of the readme file:http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=isg400004788
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-6.0.0.1-x86_64-Linux |
General Issues
Installing ESS6.0.0.1_IMAGE
Complete the following steps:
Notices
None.
Package information
This tar image contains the latest ESS 6.0.0.1 FixPack Image.
Update (tar file) contents:
README
changelog
Elastic Storage System 3000 - ver ess3000_6.0.0.1_0228-14_dme
This package provides a podman container with necessary key components
such as RHEL 8.1, Spectrum Scale RAID, MOFED, various component firmware for
Elastic Storage System 3000 (ess3k). The versions are shown as example.
1. Contents of the zipped tar.
- ess3000_6.0.0.1_0228-14_dme.tar
- essmgr
- essmgr.yml
- podman.tgz
- Release_note.ess3000_6.0.0.1_0228-14_dme.txt
ess3000_6.0.0.1_0228-14_dme.tar is a saved container image pre-installed, configured
and ready to run with following:
- UBI7
- xCAT
- Ansible
It also contains repositories that can be used to install and upgrade ESS 3000
IO Servers/Canisters.
- RHEL 8.1
- Mellanox OFED iso
- IBM Spectrum Scale RAID (5.0.4.2 efix5)
- Tools and ess scripts
essmgr is a python wrapper script that facilitate creating the network and
running the container.
podmon directory contains all needed packages to install podman in a ESS EMS node.
You can use the add_podman_repo.sh provided in the rpm zip file to add as yum repo.
Podman is pre-installed in the EMS node.
Canister firmware: FW version 1111 (2.02.000_0B0G_1.73_FB300052_0C32.official_FW1236_FW1236)
RHEL 8.1 Kernel version: 4.18.0-147.3.1.el8_1
You must have following in the kernel command line option (get set automatically if
you deploy from the container).
nvme.sgl_threshold=0 pcie_ports=native
MOFED: MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.7-3.2.9.0
Firmware: 16.26.6000
mofed is installed as part of the deployment postboot step. It can be also installed by
running /xcatpost/ess_ofed.ess3k in target canister.
2. Manifest
#manifest_version:0.1.1
component,id,group,sub,version,buildtime,sum
sw,archive,install,ess_install,ess3000_6.0.0.1_0228-14_dme,1582902042
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sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.base,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581984007,sha256:5de46f21296d34f4adfb640c3203c15af28a52ff742030eb92a20dd9fee456d6
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.compression,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581984497,sha256:c54e9063d4d78de038fb29225bb3ab6c95edf4eaeb48046f1503d6a7cba64d1d
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.crypto,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581984195,sha256:58b1fd8e6bc9c41004e97520cf8501c0dbd0a2b5d167af713085ca0a3a9f2378
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.docs,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581984183,sha256:2510c658a83f81fb43e6cd7ead7904273949d3b57102b9d01d01ed517311811b
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.ess.firmware,0:6.0.0-2,1582646623,sha256:da086701804b622b158a39ecf06775c023427ed598ccf10f9af1aa3b75d400f8
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.ess.platform.ess3k,0:6.0.0-1,1582822855,sha256:412de47c712006b3632a9dde0105a22b0d3711eeb75f1dbdd7bf44ebc640bbea
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gnr,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581984216,sha256:7dfa3a5a51b66fbee6952a81c8985c7b3e4f42ac07ecabfddd4ec6b0852bc89f
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gnr.base,0:1.0.0-0,1581984229,sha256:33696afe3d613366608df81a6b7062d3f564e624f65dd90f5dadf8513432941d
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gnr.support-ess3k,0:1.0.0-1,1581102108,sha256:c34a096db6af3ca882a9357c429395d8233d76d506778631b8138bf314edf14c
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gpl,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581984574,sha256:7d3bdb911394986b944a67089b88901dad40cbfbe675578efc5321735ffa637f
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gskit,0:8.0.50-86,1581984202,sha256:a794b62bd5bb8d43185efeffaa61dc5cc00e660b44eb156abb663b3246d600c2
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gss.pmsensors,0:5.0.4-2.el7,1579834079,sha256:e27fcf9485c1bdfeba6d9c66f3fd91d78138eb5d1bbb631c02b169443ccfd20d
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.java,0:5.0.4-2,1579837172,sha256:6046d71fca070a101a0ba3edec497832c46b661c54999197d577cb1ebd41c485
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.kafka,0:5.0.4-2,1579834006,sha256:57d64443e0d5e3cc5c67303b2bec698ff126a309e812b3df066639bf03d764dc
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.librdkafka,0:5.0.4-2,1579834023,sha256:7a150507b2681b539422a2a81c813b69f4675791959ef2c385b4754999eb1a81
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.license.dmd,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581984423,sha256:0ad94e35fb67c3eb7b4da813ea48605f5664ad4368d956b898a849435a5dcf58
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.msg.en_US,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581984190,sha256:276bb1b34935c3d9cf7abf91b8f3ff0e57813bd7565af7d9af24cdc9d8b6e7a6
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.adv,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581993825,sha256:788fee30be689c1df623bcaafa615c539b6b0704e323f0af80471d23243744f7
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.base,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581993526,sha256:f1378795a86593b4ee9fc89f238aeb62e59b93477084b20077594c1d30ded687
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.callhome-ecc-client,0:5.0.4-2,1579834042,sha256:fa1b7716f4418dddea76ebc37e5d812429e36b2d251a5729baf596949cc0f46a
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.compression,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581993895,sha256:d37523155f575dda25731478e827554daee879a545b75633ec2b0dda9ad51502
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.crypto,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581993789,sha256:3732706eb882ea8c353db8c2bf5a417bc1cebee3db991da96eca8d32d6ee2862
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.docs,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581993774,sha256:a218adf859ab8164f73b040e6672b0a9b6b03e5ba1fdfe7efc2c1f9c912b39f2
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.ess.firmware,0:6.0.0-2,1582125120,sha256:ab448ecca75cde7764b8063e10b8414609e1488a28cd0e48e21c7ae49b5adce2
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gnr,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581993811,sha256:64014e20ebdcf5a484b97443eb09c4d8aab7a821aa21561326129f6f5fb37db8
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gnr.support-4u106p8,0:1.0.0-3,1563918384,sha256:0562f890b9183eeaae1f7133f163d925791b75e9dd151e313b6ec9ef73ba4965
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gnr.support-ibm2u24,0:1.0.0-2,1534962699,sha256:96eadd6cf33215df84de9eda887f7c26b3b65ad2283da1c746db54c0fab1c193
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gnr.support-ibm5u84,0:1.0.0-8,1563923946,sha256:19ce51226240b0ec08ae14c64561e5a57e9e30c5d58d9ab5061b529279e3fbec
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gnr.support-ibmhybrid,0:1.0.0-3,1547589897,sha256:ab35bce12a969d3c1ec5aa2a286108d60fe8d15d22ff905e966043472449c2ca
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gpl,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581993973,sha256:cebf89ba086c97ca324056f94724840874df4bc900f9e8d7776f73b8b2fe59ce
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gskit,0:8.0.50-86,1581993796,sha256:b98c9bbe81dde03a6870d57b02d1b58d89cb34713702746317ae9e0f5db51a51
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gss.pmsensors,0:5.0.4-2.el7,1579834116,sha256:8828570a69e5b2172e845b5e8173283b30022ba4a6d5b52d44023a1570a49e86
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.java,0:5.0.4-2,1579837570,sha256:8b9f1c1fc3e6bc1985dccc003ea83979567c7273283f27efb4eff73bf8af19e5
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.kafka,0:5.0.4-2,1579833935,sha256:14a19e627842170999d5805bbfb31447e7fc180a0389a6f7c1ecb5b1c12f9cbd
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.librdkafka,0:5.0.4-2,1579833955,sha256:5a9be5bdb8cc60bb3453792ca4bfbad6d2c4296e0ab75b0b330d75d9f0196d23
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.license.adv,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581993853,sha256:5535ad45c48d8d85cdea3affdf10f32b99a6047ee5d2029e063cba0297efe63f
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.license.dmd,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581993874,sha256:a1ed21efdc833b123be066781d682146bf2822b1bd5e12f0c9990ab894e854f7
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.license.ds,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581993867,sha256:685c964fe20969eee942ac2810470dd9febb9e881983215e72119b2e616c2b28
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.msg.en_US,0:5.0.4-2.5,1581993782,sha256:2010d2e8a7a629d01bd32057a82610f03ec98eb1b23c532cc8895f863f577428
sw,rpm,ess,esagent.pLinux,0:4.5.3-2,1580202909,sha256:c6cca5a3c301ff3541cf6a7a3f06dfa269fa32bcf0afe3752c9ea4ea9abc597e
sw,rpm,ess,gpfs.gss.tools,0:5.3.5.1-1.0.477.g17ef4a8.el7,1582144247,sha256:3ed9326956fcf234a59d89fdcfed47a006574e83a83a12aad76903af8cba6835
sw,rpm,ess,gpfs.gss.xcat,0:5.3.5.1-1.0.477.g17ef4a8.el7,1582144247,sha256:742eb2f98a8a8a1a89f43aa3dfdde5df7617ed7341df57a605e5a3ea53b8ccdb
sw,rpm,gui,gpfs.gss.pmcollector,0:5.0.4-2.el7,1579834123,sha256:7ba2c09b45eb5ae3b1a2a12ea26e6a65e125cd50e27b3fab7865be05fe9f70c7
sw,rpm,gui,gpfs.gui,0:5.0.4-2,1579836933,sha256:9b5df02ce7ec0ba8e88c6c0fcb8ff7f71f0de6e0b1d6d036e47382f83166cce8
sw,iso,ofed,gui,0:4.7-3.2.9.0,,sha256:7e17c60f4bb1bbc4cbc501110149999f9084e4729b24db712be238069b987ac8
sw,iso,ofed,gui,0:4.7-3.2.9.1,,sha256:9a0db9546c30946b7d45dd94a35d3e7e45ad1ade03a24e967783827cf9291215
Changelog for ESS6.0.0.1_IMAGE
Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS6.0.0.1_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS6.0.0.1_IMAGE [Feb 28, 2020]
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