Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS6.0.2.1_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS6.0.2.1_IMAGE [May 14, 2021]
- This is the latest supported ESS6.0.2.1 installation image.
Readme file for:ESS Readme header
Product/Component Release:6.0.2.1
Update Name:ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-6.0.2.1-ppc64LE-Linux
Fix ID:ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-6.0.2.1-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=isg400005356
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-6.0.2.1-ppc64LE-Linux |
General Issues
Installing ESS6.0.2.1_IMAGE
Complete the following steps:
Notices
None.
Package information
This tar image contains the latest ESS 6.0.2.1 FixPack Image.
Update (tar file) contents:
README
changelog
Elastic Storage System (ESS) 6021 - ver ess5000_6.0.2.1_0512-18_dme_ppc64le
This package provides a podman container with necessary key components
such as RHEL 8.2, Spectrum Scale RAID, MOFED, various component firmware for
Elastic Storage System 5000 (ess5k) and the Elastic Storage System 3000 (ess3k).
ESS 6021 offers the following editions:
ESS 6021 for ESS 5k
- Data Access Edition
- Data Management Edition
ESS 6021 for ESS 3k
- Data Access Edition
- Data Management Edition
1. Contents of the zipped tar.
- ess5000_6.0.2.1_0512-18_dme_ppc64le.tar
- essmgr
- essmgr.yml
- podman_.tgz
- Release_note.ess5000_6.0.2.1_0512-18_dme_ppc64le.txt
- ess5000_6.0.2.1_0512-18_dme_ppc64le_binaries.iso
- essmkyml
- RHEL8.2 slim iso (x64 or ppc64le)
- classes directory
ess5000_6.0.2.1_0512-18_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 IO servers
- RHEL 8.2
- Kernel (4.18.0-193.47.1.el8_2)
- IBM Spectrum Scale RAID (5.0.5.7)
- Tools and ess scripts
- Firmware packages
essmkyml is a python wrapper script that facilitate creating the network and
running the container.
Software Stack (ESS5k):
- Operating System: Redhat 8.2 ppc64LE
- Spectrum Scale: 505 PTF7
- P9 Firmware: FW950.10 (VL950_072)
- OFED version: MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.9-2.2.5.1
- Kernel: 4.18.0-193.47.1.el8_2.ppc64le
- IPR level: 19512B00
- Host adapter driver: 34.00.00.00
- Systemd level: 239-31.el8_2.2.ppc64le.
- Network manager level: 1.22.8-7.el8_2.ppc64le
- Ansible level: 2.9.19-1.el7ae
- 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 (ESS3k):
- Operating System: Redhat 8.2 x86_64
- Spectrum Scale: 505 PTF7 efix2
- 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: 4.18.0-193.47.1.el8_2.x86_64
- Systemd level: 239-31.el8_2.2
- Network manager level: 1.22.8-7.el8_2
- Ansible level: 2.9.19-1.el7ae
- Podman level (RH8): 1.6.4
- Podman level: 1.4.4-4.el7.ppc64le
- 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_6.0.2.1_0512-18_dme,1620845008
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.adv,0:5.0.5-7,1618149139,sha256:ee0852a9171ba48bcd455a344e2227c26aeb26647e7873c5989cdd7e5f7e0b9b
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.base,0:5.0.5-7,1618148880,sha256:7487d7df9133a3acfc96fdff92d99f6c47c5c2dc710394e5c22bb93501105b6b
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.callhome-ecc-client,0:5.0.5-7,1618235416,sha256:d2fb66e74c215caa178653ebe9ae9483373b079736aa93f73fb12865c30e45d0
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.compression,0:5.0.5-7,1618149164,sha256:4532f91c87aace94c05d36ef70739d8a8b3f2e597164882dc3e7dc123f0b7059
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.crypto,0:5.0.5-7,1618149117,sha256:af99dbe34e075175dd013ae56a1a8c0c35a28584a083da6f3c5e4ef1f635ebd4
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.docs,0:5.0.5-7,1618149112,sha256:ad264d49dff2bdd1bf0632ef76675e7d49751757b41e458a11bf63a6b63febab
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.ess.firmware,0:6.0.0-9,1620313543,sha256:7ff8e65caaeaec2cfd2c7509e8c3358191627b48b2c2f244b1287125c6caf5bd
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gnr,0:5.0.5-7,1618149130,sha256:217907e08b9423b0e93357368d0cc7235da541ed7dd797a05507089f154943e5
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,0:5.0.5-7,1618149222,sha256:897a09a519dd03f8eb9493b00b20440308ed5e89cfa3fc85b15a800caa50dc43
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gskit,0:8.0.55-12,1618149120,sha256:6e51597cc1639026b3a0e30f7769e3a3aa73c28ea8587bffd1bdb5f4fbff332a
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gss.pmsensors,0:5.0.5-7.el8,1618235569,sha256:fa8da88ee921042369d7eb91c7412eac958e44938c0e6ca99a2cd92fb03db1ad
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.java,0:5.0.5-7,1618246710,sha256:92cb418c69d223572821e0deb9bde515979ccaf633026077357195229bf94fb8
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.kafka,0:5.0.5-7,1618235424,sha256:ae81afe53f97af526baf88bbefd17193651e25ce64699b70f7d23befbc6650be
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.librdkafka,0:5.0.5-7,1618235445,sha256:4b6a603aebd9bed9b31584bd534656d558ce41320ea13572b4e76d0fc86d9804
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.license.dmd,0:5.0.5-7,1618149156,sha256:084d6a91ed17216209ea6f9958e1702931ace862614029a62f2035e04d7c6e3e
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.msg.en_US,0:5.0.5-7,1618149115,sha256:6029df29eb744f1f6d78587a0127f2c44c5f7fbdcd62d4f098a0a4920773a376
sw,rpm,ess,esagent.pLinux,0:4.5.5-1,1607425710,sha256:d1304d5a52db4348231ec5f20c3da0eba4600b9ea01e00634436394759686865
sw,rpm,ess,gpfs.ess.deploy,0:6.0.2.1-release,1620844951,sha256:b54ef8b6c218544032598781184c6ef14dd81ff78a2246a5574754bb746dfa5d
sw,rpm,ess,gpfs.ess.tools,0:6.0.2.1-release,1620844951,sha256:23a65fc8f3798d313077d26ed08a4b6fc5fbed5d33348e1c0b8aabe71beb08dc
sw,rpm,ess,gpfs.ess.xcat,0:6.0.2.1-release,1620844951,sha256:bd3127cbc013784b8605889021a22e4f507e1286352fbcbf22873235f3f0d9ef
sw,rpm,gui,gpfs.gss.pmcollector,0:5.0.5-7.el8,1618235557,sha256:d786af2387367e6361ab5361a013b6a71e55e4efe62649734a118c14116ac217
sw,rpm,gui,gpfs.gui,0:5.0.5-7,1618246415,sha256:f8e642560bff4b437eeadff49adb996de2964a2bd094085b2d9ad5dcbb67e1ab
sw,iso,ofed,gui,0:4.9-2.2.5.1,,sha256:db0d1a02f5f57824f7e123f0336082a6401d50d882f024413e885a6e99ef7787
Changelog for ESS6.0.2.1_IMAGE
Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS6.0.2.1_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS6.0.2.1_IMAGE [May 14, 2021]
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