Software requirements
GPFS™ planning includes understanding the latest software requirements.
- GPFS is supported on AIX®, Linux, and Windows.
- For existing GPFS 3.5 clusters, OpenSSL is required for remote cluster access.
- Kernel development files and compiler utilities are required to build the GPFS portability layer on Linux nodes.
The required RPMs or packages for each supported Linux
distribution are:
- SLES Linux RPMs
- kernel-default-devel
- cpp
- gcc
- gcc-c++
- binutils
- Red Hat Linux RPMs
- kernel-devel
- cpp
- gcc
- gcc-c++
- binutils
- Debian and Ubuntu Linux
packages
- linux-headers
- cpp
- gcc
- g++
- binutils
- SLES Linux RPMs
- To use active file management (AFM), the following is required:
- nfs-utils
- To use CNFS, the following are required:
- ethtool
- nfs-utils (on Ubuntu: nfs-common)
- rpcbind
- psmisc
- To use the mmchconfig numaMemoryInterleave parameter, the following is
required:
- numactl
- For the IBM Spectrum Scale™ monitoring service on AIX and Linux, the
following is required:
- python 2.6 or later
Note: python 2.7.5 or later is recommended on AIX. This package is a part of AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications.
For a list of installation prerequisites including those specific to protocols, see Installation prerequisites.
Consult the IBM Spectrum
Scale FAQ in IBM® Knowledge Center for the latest list of:
- AIX environments
- Linux distributions
- Linux kernel versions
- Windows environments