Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS6.1.0.1_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS6.1.0.1_IMAGE [May 14, 2021]
- This is the latest supported ESS6.1.0.1 installation image.
Readme file for:ESS Readme header
Product/Component Release:6.1.0.1
Update Name:ESS_DAE_BASEIMAGE_Legacy-6.1.0.1-ppc64LE-Linux
Fix ID:ESS_DAE_BASEIMAGE_Legacy-6.1.0.1-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=isg400005361
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_Legacy-6.1.0.1-ppc64LE-Linux |
General Issues
Installing ESS6.1.0.1_IMAGE
Complete the following steps:
Notices
None.
Package information
This tar image contains the latest ESS 6.1.0.1 FixPack Image.
Update (tar file) contents:
README
changelog
Elastic Storage System (ESS) 6101 - ver ess_legacy_6.1.0.1_0512-22_dae_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 6101 offers the following editions:
ESS 6101 for ESS 5k
- Data Access Edition
- Data Management Edition
ESS 6101 for ESS 3k
- Data Access Edition
- Data Management Edition
ESS 6101 for ESS 5x
- Data Access Edition
- Data Management Edition
1. Contents of the zipped tar.
- ess_legacy_6.1.0.1_0512-22_dae_ppc64le.tar
- essmgr
- essmgr.yml
- podman.tgz
- Release_note.ess_legacy_6.1.0.1_0512-22_dae_ppc64le.txt
- ess_legacy_6.1.0.1_0512-22_dae_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
ess_legacy_6.1.0.1_0512-22_dae_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 (5.1.0.3 + 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: 5.1.0.3
- P9 Firmware: FW950_071_045 (950 SP1)
- 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
- 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: 5.1.0.3
- P8 Firmware: FW860.90 (SV860_226)
- OFED version: MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.9-2.2.5.1
- Kernel: 3.10.0-1160.24.1.el7.ppc64le
- IPR level: 19512B00
- Host adapter driver: 34.00.00.00
- Systemd level: 219-78.el7_9.3.ppc64le
- Network manager level: 1.18.8-2.el7_9.ppc64le
- Ansible level: 2.9.19-1
- 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: 5.1.0.3 efix7
- 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
- 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,ess_legacy_6.1.0.1_0512-22_dae,1620860451
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.adv,0:5.1.0-3,1614888495,sha256:1a957a5da68408aa19385cebfd715168dc7dae7000823ef3d4964dd0cfdb8ec5
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.base,0:5.1.0-3,1614888309,sha256:071f3c0cd186e9e6d8c93c92c34ce23f93f1344fefd2e6bcd0489106b3c8b98c
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.compression,0:5.1.0-3,1614888502,sha256:dc82579cf3811c17b19fe9753f9fc31b23142b8b0820bd6346d77413c95d6906
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.docs,0:5.1.0-3,1614888473,sha256:de2809c8b77b9fb8f1ce4f16b7e08291b9c7809aa3922da9e7a24757fdce7198
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.ess.firmware,0:6.0.0-9,1620313543,sha256:7ff8e65caaeaec2cfd2c7509e8c3358191627b48b2c2f244b1287125c6caf5bd
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gnr,0:5.1.0-3,1614888487,sha256:e7d6685dbbd71ce30ecbec265cb6f14d8bebf73a5ed0a4999125dcad9f10fee8
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gnr.base,0:1.0.0-0,1614888494,sha256:9caecaec24737c55f4d9e70bf8bf2e555ccc4657bd7c8a0b26b4add3c7904a5c
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,0:5.1.0-3,1614888638,sha256:4213cbe3598aa118e3568985e00345016aa40c2b53ab7f8c1c9d1a95047d34b2
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gskit,0:8.0.55-12,1614888476,sha256:75310169cf494656fde4c9088c784e69064a601baecc6340d4f44467c671aafa
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.gss.pmsensors,0:5.1.0-3.el8,1614884624,sha256:1c0b8633837a663561fce307bacb64df2c1e10c81b013a571e705cb7f245c798
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.java,0:5.1.0-3.1,1615562362,sha256:2c04470b6ff9c388e496b11ac25aed0e1ee301c7f4140c83aaa9ea17cfcf5894
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.kafka,0:5.1.0-3,1614885030,sha256:7d1df3ddda981b6b30437c5da611ecdd731f4c86e3b81f672437da2ff3a9e199
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.librdkafka,0:5.1.0-3,1614885053,sha256:d338a9a32e9f24411298fb8ebb216dcdf8bd971683ff895d417a296f56c66a1c
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.license.ds,0:5.1.0-3,1614888500,sha256:30e793afdb1d37f7153563ba847d9795d1610b851be42c8b2e79e78567e9f7ea
sw,rpm,gpfs,gpfs.msg.en_US,0:5.1.0-3,1614888475,sha256:aa54abc081d8ec6e7fbc0af8b197da5299ead6bb1f01c43b98949d2d77021c42
sw,rpm,ess,esagent.pLinux,0:4.5.5-1,1607425710,sha256:d1304d5a52db4348231ec5f20c3da0eba4600b9ea01e00634436394759686865
sw,rpm,ess,gpfs.ess.deploy,0:6.1.0.1-release,1620860400,sha256:2c3a79dd2eb7da366ec85834f1f45efb6f0cb4400a25262bd37c06d9aa92ad02
sw,rpm,ess,gpfs.ess.tools,0:6.1.0.1-release,1620860400,sha256:81dd4e6e72c937fa346cf6d60827318d9fa24b51188a6ac7ec79b511e704f203
sw,rpm,ess,gpfs.ess.xcat,0:6.1.0.1-release,1620860400,sha256:d9436b4e4aec27948b18d5c6663c8cac6eb916cf54860a1d421ef306c0bf5e26
sw,rpm,gui,gpfs.gss.pmcollector,0:5.1.0-3.el8,1614884622,sha256:fdf3fe6643fdbfcfe850b2c68af8b07db2f41f148c8a1ea6b996dab0021e8199
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 ESS6.1.0.1_IMAGE
Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS6.1.0.1_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.
Problems fixed in ESS6.1.0.1_IMAGE [May 14, 2021]
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