Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS5.3.7.1_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS5.3.7.1_IMAGE [May 14, 2021]
- This is the latest supported ESS5.3.7.1 installation image.
Readme file for:ESS Readme header
Product/Component Release:5.3.7.1
Update Name:ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-5.3.7.1-ppc64LE-Linux
Fix ID:ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-5.3.7.1-ppc64LE-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=isg400005353
Important: The most current version of the readme file can always be found online.
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| Product/Component Name: | Platform: | Fix: |
| IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) | Linux PPC64LE RHEL | ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-5.3.7.1-ppc64LE-Linux |
General Issues
Installing ESS5.3.7.1_IMAGE
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README
changelog
IBM Spectrum Scale for IBM Elastic Storage Server
Version 5.3.7.1 for ppc64le Architecture
Package Description - Datamanagement Edition
IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) Datamanagement Edition ver
5.3.7.1 for ppc64le architecture is composed of various
components tested together for compatibility and correctness.
Key components are RHEL, IBM Spectrum Scale RAID V5.0.5 PTF 7
and Power System Firmware.
1.0 Summary of changes in ESS ver 5.3.7.1 for ppc64le
a) ESS core
- IBM Spectrum Scale V5.0.5 PTF 7
- IBM Spectrum Scale RAID V5.0.5 PTF 7
- Change from all previous versions of ESS
b) Support of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9
- Change from previous versions of ESS
- See sections 4.4 for further details
- kernel release 3.10.0-1160.24.1.el7.ppc64le
c) Support of MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.9-2.2.5.1
- Same as ESS 5.3.7
d) Support for 10GE Ethernet Adapter (Shiner-T) Copper
- Same as ESS 5.3.7
e) 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
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 (ppc64le only)
- 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)
- IBM Elastic Storage Server Protocol Node Two Socket (5148-22L)
h) Support for MES upgrade (PPC64LE models only)
- GLxC models not supported
- Hybrid models not supported
I) Support for IBM Elastic Storage Server expansion model 106 (5147-106)
J) Support for new ESS configurations
- GL5S
- GL5C
- GL8C
- GH22
- 14TB drives
K) Added support for harware callhome i.e. node callhome for Storage
servers and expansion model.
2.0 Upgrade is supported from 5.3.5 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 5.3.7.1
4.1 Manifest
gss_install 5.3.7.1_ppc64le_datamanagement_20210513T000118Z
gpfs.gnr.support-essbase 0:1.0.0-2 md5:3471372624cb06d62df4132d20127a05
gpfs.ess.firmware 0:6.0.0-9 md5:1c4b062db7d7e20ba499faa26ca248d8
gpfs.adv 0:5.0.5-7.1 md5:726668f7877353382dca9540faaef0ae
gpfs.base 0:5.0.5-7.1 md5:1a6d887a46140f903130fc71be18ffe8
gpfs.docs 0:5.0.5-7.1 md5:830c74fa9294723a461b3e740536f2e6
gpfs.callhome-ecc-client 0:5.0.5-7 md5:f4a681073315b38680e9d5324a4f0596
gpfs.crypto 0:5.0.5-7.1 md5:728750a7b044da5dfda3b74ded5b6141
gpfs.compression 0:5.0.5-7.1 md5:258085d8d919ecf34127197246b25e2c
gpfs.gskit 0:8.0.55-12 md5:e11b67f14b818fda3bf2278b5d311dd9
gpfs.gss.pmsensors 0:5.0.5-7.el7 md5:32d98b1072306afe2ca38986e9225e32
gpfs.librdkafka 0:5.0.5-7 md5:2a79add52b11166f651740ea742517de
gpfs.license.dmd 0:5.0.5-7.1 md5:1a289592f855dbadf386407629720979
gpfs.gnr.support-ess5000 0:1.0.0-1 md5:c08664a3d7f4d0059c174477ee8dc3f1
gpfs.gnr 0:5.0.5-7.1 md5:0c5b0b53b24ac2d840da060ada54d0b3
gpfs.msg.en_US 0:5.0.5-7.1 md5:05379ce109b535f5d49f439f4fe09adb
gpfs.kafka 0:5.0.5-7 md5:70fad9bdf54e7a3c81aeab4df9afcd62
gpfs.gnr.support-ess3000 0:1.0.0-2 md5:d701f2c16bb7984c32125a742aa1e31b
gpfs.java 0:5.0.5-7 md5:9c7634ee5b23741b962f1480802b673b
gpfs.gpl 0:5.0.5-7.1 md5:e215a32bba9876639719c9f92b0241fb
01SV860_226_165 0:1.1-1 md5:daa8bc70b4a17868f18faa796bbeb357
pci.1014034A.51 0:19512b00-1 md5:7fff04a05d20bfbb30128e8f4a27c7a0
gpfs.gui 0:5.0.5-7 md5:fee5ec5f91d47e77c0a4cba9150c081d
gpfs.gss.pmcollector 0:5.0.5-7.el7 md5:f706095fc0b2bf2d68335d18a8dd4814
python3-wheel 0:0.31.1-4.el7 md5:1ae76b4841e4755ebd7e2e13f60c60b6
python3-rpm-generators 0:6-2.el7 md5:d115879eae64ffb634579d12e0c8a65f
python3 0:3.6.8-10.el7 md5:7f1bec9d7c0142d97adef547caf3f24c
python3-libs 0:3.6.8-10.el7 md5:58e97692eb41b393890eacf54028b5ab
python3-setuptools 0:39.2.0-10.el7 md5:8a48c8126520db1840e099f37b10e394
python3-pip 0:9.0.3-5.el7 md5:185851be9c3bedc7bc52d9ade8de1418
esagent.pLinux 0:4.5.5-1 md5:14559e76301d0559b4ba2166921eb7d0
gpfs.gss.tools 0:5.3.7.1-release md5:dbc445b8ca7a80319651f264fc2e2a80
gpfs.gss.xcat 0:5.3.7.1-release md5:4f45134aecbd8675b56f5d79b5f24026
kmod-mpt3sas 0:34.00.00.00-1 md5:1b4170d75d4603f525653c50d1b38582
xCAT-server 4:2.16.1-snap202011041655 md5:f7c45680d1bcf86b241191561c446f77
xCAT-buildkit 4:2.16.1-snap202011041655 md5:e40673cd29ca98bbef222c6330f9d634
xCAT 0:2.16.1-snap202011041655 md5:2363afdd1f837e510e357df22a86d035
xCAT-genesis-scripts-x86_64 1:2.16.1-snap202011041655 md5:0f1fd5912d47e0ebae88e52c15857d04
perl-xCAT 4:2.16.1-snap202011041655 md5:72d19d0008d1e40ebcac876648c9e626
xCAT-probe 4:2.16.1-snap202011041655 md5:a0033495c564da845907b7c41d82f13c
xCAT-client 4:2.16.1-snap202011041655 md5:5e8fc967f9efcc5194abe6966907a7d8
xCAT-genesis-scripts-ppc64 1:2.16.1-snap202011041655 md5:52c455e4bd47415a5cece26605c57681
net-snmp-perl 1:5.7.2-20.ael7b md5:26572b232d1893db2f1622dee2b6ed11
ipmitool-xcat 0:1.8.18-0 md5:de9221a182211ed4c399e7fb3f1343cf
syslinux-xcat 0:3.86-2 md5:bba2c71eac077b4a40f8813041a6fdcf
xnba-undi 0:1.0.3-131028 md5:0f407213b3e23aaf4b2c99221231512e
perl-JSON 0:2.50-1.el6.rfx md5:f59fe2909f832c0a24a15e27b1ccd10d
ipmitool-xcat 0:1.8.18-3 md5:44d8f523d435d3c536f29a0c716f8a25
perl-Net-HTTPS-NB 0:0.14-2 md5:dc14fb627abb83f71dd7f3e88a168152
xCAT-genesis-base-ppc64 2:2.14.5-snap201811160710 md5:d2ce4e36cb27f8358a606de32ef97dc4
perl-HTTP-Async 0:0.30-2 md5:7d9a87bd8e181a2fa85c108cfbe0983d
goconserver 0:0.3.3-snap202011021041 md5:c37d1a9624eaef9881d76d82808b5362
elilo-xcat 0:3.14-5 md5:e6edf99ea30c3f7a943cf6ab0097cd9c
perl-IO-Stty 0:0.03-1 md5:e89b7cc768fa31b34d892ec4f5381b42
perl-IO-Tty 0:1.07-1 md5:6f76a27b13d626692fe7dcf0824d22fa
perl-HTML-Form 0:6.03-6.el7 md5:86eee2ed8f7418053272e007edd61359
perl-Crypt-Rijndael 0:1.09-2.ael7a md5:209e3f1a49d90d496d900a18ddb7de9a
perl-XML-Simple 0:2.18-1 md5:86b72ea775bdf0820824c4ee80f9bbf4
grub2-xcat 0:2.02-0.76.el7.1.snap201905160255 md5:944a10a11e55915bd1ac1caf73aa94fe
xCAT-genesis-base-x86_64 2:2.14.5-snap201811190037 md5:881754a853a5be903ac6df7f5ed40b25
perl-Crypt-CBC 0:2.33-2.el7 md5:47708f29c78536594d04216dc294ccc1
perl-Net-Telnet 0:3.03-19.el7 md5:8174350e30f127292ad5f720a737be00
perl-Expect 0:1.21-1 md5:d361407120d10082b61b73d8a46c900c
4.2 ESS ver 5.3.7.1 is shipped with OFED level
MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.9-2.2.5.1 and it is installed and upgraded as
part of the ESS ver 5.3.7.1 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 5.3.0 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.3.0.1 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.3.1 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.3.1.1 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.3.2 - FW860.51 (SV860_165)
ESS ver 5.3.2.1 - FW860.51 (SV860_165)
ESS ver 5.3.3 - FW860.60 (SV860_180)
ESS ver 5.3.4 - FW860.60 (SV860_180)
ESS ver 5.3.5 - FW860.60 (SV860_205)
ESS ver 5.3.6 - FW860.81 (SV860_215)
ESS ver 5.3.6.1 - FW860.81 (SV860_215)
ESS ver 5.3.6.2 - FW860.81 (SV860_215)
ESS ver 5.3.7 - FW860.90 (SV860_226)
ESS ver 5.3.7.1 - FW860.90 (SV860_226)
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 5.3.0 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.3.0.1 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.3.1 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.3.1.1 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)
ESS ver 5.3.2 - FW860.51 (SV860_165)
ESS ver 5.3.2.1 - FW860.51 (SV860_165)
ESS ver 5.3.3 - FW860.60 (SV860_180)
ESS ver 5.3.4 - FW860.60 (SV860_180)
ESS ver 5.3.5 - FW860.60 (SV860_205)
ESS ver 5.3.6 - FW860.81 (SV860_215)
ESS ver 5.3.6.1 - FW860.81 (SV860_215)
ESS ver 5.3.6.2 - FW860.81 (SV860_215)
ESS ver 5.3.7 - FW860.90 (SV860_226)
ESS ver 5.3.7.1 - FW860.90 (SV860_226)
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 5.3.0 - 17518300
ESS ver 5.3.0.1 - 17518300
ESS ver 5.3.1 - 18518200
ESS ver 5.3.1.1 - 18518200
ESS ver 5.3.2 - 19511000
ESS ver 5.3.2.1 - 19511000
ESS ver 5.3.3 - 19511400
ESS ver 5.3.4 - 19512200
ESS ver 5.3.5 - 19512300
ESS ver 5.3.6 - 19512900
ESS ver 5.3.6.1 - 19512900
ESS ver 5.3.6.2 - 19512900
ESS ver 5.3.7 - 19512B00
ESS ver 5.3.7.1 - 19512B00
4.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Level and update considerations
ESS 5.3.7.1 release is tested with Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 7.9.
Once errata kernel is applied it should show
kernel release: 3.10.0-1160.24.1.el7.ppc64le
Once errata systemd is applied it should show
systemd release: 219-78.el7_9.3.ppc64le
Once errata network manager is applied it should show
network manager release: 1.18.8-2.el7_9.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 5.3.7.1 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 ESS5.3.7.1_IMAGE
Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS5.3.7.1_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS5.3.7.1_IMAGE [May 14, 2021]
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