Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS6.1.0.0_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS6.1.0.0_IMAGE [March 17, 2021]
- This is the latest supported ESS6.1.0.0 installation image.
Readme file for:ESS Readme header
Product/Component Release:6.1.0.0
Update Name:ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-6.1.0.0-ppc64LE-Linux
Fix ID:ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-6.1.0.0-ppc64LE-Linux
Publication Date:18 March 2021
Last modified date:18 March 2021
Online version of the readme file:http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=isg400005334
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_DME_BASEIMAGE-6.1.0.0-ppc64LE-Linux |
General Issues
Installing ESS6.1.0.0_IMAGE
Complete the following steps:
Notices
None.
Package information
This tar image contains the latest ESS 6.1.0.0 FixPack Image.
Update (tar file) contents:
README
changelog
Elastic Storage System (ESS) 6100 - ver ess5000_6.1.0.0_0315-15_dme_ppc64le
This package provides a podman container with necessary key components
such as RHEL 8.2 and RHEL 7.9 , Spectrum Scale RAID, MOFED, various component
firmware for Elastic Storage System 5000 (ess5k), Elastic Storage System 3000 (ess3k)
and Elastic Storage System Legacy 5.x (ess5x)
ESS 6100 offers the following editions:
ESS 6100 for ESS 5k
- Data Access Edition
- Data Management Edition
ESS 6100 for ESS 3k
- Data Access Edition
- Data Management Edition
ESS 6100 for ESS 5x
- Data Access Edition
- Data Management Edition
1. Contents of the zipped tar.
- ess5000_6.1.0.0_0315-15_dme_ppc64le.tar
- essmgr
- essmgr.yml
- podman.tgz
- Release_note.ess5000_6.1.0.0_0315-15_dme_ppc64le.txt
- ess5000_6.1.0.0_0315-15_dme_ppc64le_binaries.iso
- essmkyml
- RHEL8.2 slim iso (x64 or ppc64le) for ESS5K and ESS3K
- RHEL7.9 slim iso (ppc64le) for Legacy ESS 5.x
- classes directory
ess5000_6.1.0.0_0315-15_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 5000,
ESS3000 and Legacy ESS 5.x
IO Servers.
- RHEL 8.2 for ESS5K and ESS 3K. RHEL 7.9 for Legacy ESS 5x
- Mellanox OFED iso
- IBM Spectrum Scale RAID (5.1.0.2 + efix)
- Tools and ess scripts
essmkyml is a python wrapper script that facilitate creating the network and
running the container.
Software Stack (ESS 5000):
- Operating System: Redhat 8.2 ppc64LE
- Spectrum Scale: 5.1.0.2 efix3
- P9 Firmware: FW950.00 (VL950_045)
- OFED version: MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.9-2.2.5.1
- Kernel: 4.18.0-193.40.1.el8_2.ppc64le
- IPR level: 19512B00
- Host adapter driver: 34.00.00.00
- Systemd level: 239-29.el8.ppc64le
- Network manager level: 1.22.8-4.el8.ppc64le
- Ansible level: 2.9.15-1
- 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 (Legacy ESS5.x):
- Operating System: Redhat 7.9 ppc64LE
- Spectrum Scale: 5.1.0.2 efix3
- P8 Firmware: FW860.90 (SV860_226)
- OFED version: MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.9-2.2.5.1
- Kernel: 3.10.0-1160.11.1.el7.ppc64
- IPR level: 19512B00
- Host adapter driver: 34.00.00.00
- Systemd level: 219-78.el7_9.2.ppc64
- Network manager level: 1.18.8-2.el7_9.ppc64le
- Ansible level: 2.9.15-1
- Podman level: 1.4.4-4 (RH7) 1.6.4 (RH8)
- xCAT level: 2.16.1
- SAS FW: 34.00.00.00
- ESA: esagent.pLinux-4.5.5-1
Software Stack (ESS 3000):
- Operating System: Redhat 8.2 x86_64
- Spectrum Scale: 5.1.0.2 efix4
- 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: 4.18.0-193.40.1.el8_2.x86_64
- Systemd level: 239-29.el8.x86_64
- Network manager level: 1.22.8-4.el8.x86_64
- Ansible level: 2.9.15-1
- Podman level: 1.4.4-4 (RH7) 1.6.4 (RH8)
- xCAT level: 2.16.1
2. Manifest
#manifest_version:0.1.1
component,id,group,sub,version,buildtime,sum
sw,archive,install,ess_install,ess5000_6.1.0.0_0315-15_dme,1615823794
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.adv,0:5.1.0-2.3,1613590142,sha256:7e08dbec8340928638172bf210684460b2bea1e0112eb1514f41d1eebd7fcbe8
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.base,0:5.1.0-2.3,1613589991,sha256:713415b8f6531df59d134e89f65a9690fd036be49df351881b865f42d8196605
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.compression,0:5.1.0-2.3,1613590148,sha256:9d0843d9ce7991d42b318e41395a8448b460da0b5c2fd74f98e38bfc9ac6a528
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.crypto,0:5.1.0-2.3,1613590128,sha256:5d1f3aa458cacfe56dc600ae2adf54d6db42a6cc44e7772aed7ae869067befa3
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.docs,0:5.1.0-2.3,1613590126,sha256:81822010b34bfdabdeb51b5a249eb161d5ed2694df51940b57663f74c3e6a3f9
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.ess.firmware,0:6.0.0-7,1611837955,sha256:600e0eb1e75ff4d61718355dc8a91bdca96fa71da32c9da1e44118730d4c3a78
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gnr,0:5.1.0-2.3,1613590137,sha256:69bd858403bc7188cad8dfb46f27d6a48c56422c23024dac5fcf3d7c6e2ef1d8
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gnr.base,0:1.0.0-0,1611609078,sha256:5c67a7ded155d8701d7cf65d0bd61cafae2d5ae5a652249c224321b28177866a
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,0:5.1.0-2.3,1613590217,sha256:4009eef38d61d1c40cdc1df8682f96ddd6b39a81dd4cf763715be580c5804f71
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gskit,0:8.0.55-12,1613590129,sha256:bfc1e3b18b63519f25aa04f893b3f014e13ecc6c435b0eba408aada6b574332d
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gss.pmsensors,0:5.1.0-2.el8,1611606434,sha256:85de1da905e2a0d82589af9da2756fa732bc9b3bff18d5a18107abbb9cdb8630
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.java,0:5.1.0-3.1,1615562362,sha256:2c04470b6ff9c388e496b11ac25aed0e1ee301c7f4140c83aaa9ea17cfcf5894
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.kafka,0:5.1.0-2,1611606719,sha256:61f66aff5e8b295dbe4d2bbbeab60151f3dc716985ee94043708a22a3803d88c
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.librdkafka,0:5.1.0-2,1611606744,sha256:a9e04a05ab8de40b20e81182bf634a58fdfc69ff22cb5e8b72d48cc8b1c4d131
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.license.dmd,0:5.1.0-2,1611609082,sha256:682805e5d6e5b15fd49f2fd9c1885afc1774cd28be191683d8ee9545e8bf2fb6
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.msg.en_US,0:5.1.0-2.3,1613590127,sha256:9da339f3dca84a8393c23ea204996c26c5afc8fe9c0892eb37ec92231d4e2103
sw,rpm,ess,esagent.pLinux,0:4.5.5-1,1607425710,sha256:d1304d5a52db4348231ec5f20c3da0eba4600b9ea01e00634436394759686865
sw,rpm,ess,gpfs.ess.deploy,0:6.1.0.0-release,1615823741,sha256:6ab644fcd60aa89aa2e90bf7c969fcf54a65fa70eaffbc87d3df4999b0985d14
sw,rpm,ess,gpfs.ess.tools,0:6.1.0.0-release,1615823741,sha256:6b642eaa6d144f8e8bc68d4b0d516fe94d81d0f89dc377eeba3d595f75dbf466
sw,rpm,ess,gpfs.ess.xcat,0:6.1.0.0-release,1615823741,sha256:f01ca53691c2e2f853314d104ad26a809d026e4d8c46e3f4d0d443a9955e4981
sw,rpm,gui,gpfs.gss.pmcollector,0:5.1.0-2.el8,1611606432,sha256:b9f8d5235e87c6757c0b47a1ed308c14e0221e3fce8aeed1d69c5b178ca2519f
sw,rpm,gui,gpfs.gui,0:5.1.0-3.1,1615559247,sha256:534d02674d7765b0a9fd830ab6a616c9cd3bf8f7136a6f41139339ee707a5b19
sw,iso,ofed,gui,0:4.9-2.2.5.1,,sha256:db0d1a02f5f57824f7e123f0336082a6401d50d882f024413e885a6e99ef7787
Changelog for ESS6.1.0.0_IMAGE
Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS6.1.0.0_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS6.1.0.0_IMAGE [March 17, 2021]
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