1.0.8.0 Interim Fix 2 release notes

1.0.8.0 Interim Fix 2 comes with upgrade-related fixes. It also fixes the provisioning issue on large systems (with more than 20 enclosures).

It applies the following fixes:

1.0.8.0 Interim Fix 2 replaces previously released 1.0.8.0 Interim Fix 1. This interim fix is required for system to operate correctly.

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Before you begin

  • Download the following package 1.0.8.0.IF2-WS-ICPDS-fpXXX, where XXX stands for the latest package number, from Fix Central.
  • For Dell systems, estimated upgrade time is 1 hour 30 minutes. Downtime of around 1 hour 30 minutes is required.
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  • For Lenovo systems, estimated upgrade time is 2 hours. Downtime of around 2 hours is required.
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  • The system must be on version 1.0.8 before applying the fix.
  • If NPS has non-default admin account credentials, the following actions must be completed before you can upgrade:
    1. Ensure that you have the NPS database admin user password.
    2. In /export/home/nz/.bashrc file inside the container, set NZ_USER=admin and NZ_PASSWORD=<customer_password>.

Procedure

  1. Connect to node e1n1 via the management address and not the application address or floating address.
  2. Verify that e1n1 is the hub:
    1. Check for the hub node by verifying that the dhcpd service is running:
      systemctl is-active dhcpd
    2. If the dhcpd service is running on a node other than e1n1, bring the service down on that other node:
      systemctl stop dhcpd
    3. On e1n1, run:
      systemctl start dhcpd
  3. Download the icpds-release-1.0.8.0.IF2.tar.gz bundle and copy it to /localrepo on e1n1.
    Note: Make sure you delete all bundle files from previous releases.
  4. From the /localrepo directory on e1n1, run:
    mkdir /localrepo/1.0.8.0.IF2_release

    and move the system bundle into that directory. The directory that is used here must be uniquely named - for example, no previous upgrades on the system can have been run out of a directory with the same name.

  5. Verify the status of your appliance by running:
    • ap issues
    • ap version -s
    • ap sw
  6. Optional: Run upgrade details to view details about the specific upgrade version:
    apupgrade --upgrade-details --upgrade-directory /localrepo --use-version 1.0.8.0.IF2_release --bundle system
  7. Run preliminary checks before you start the upgrade process. The preliminary check option checks for possible issues and attempts to automatically fix any known issues during pre-checks.
    apupgrade --preliminary-check-with-fixes --upgrade-directory /localrepo --use-version 1.0.8.0.IF2_release --bundle system
  8. Optional: If you have custom certificates, copy them to the following /opt/ibm/appliance/storage/platform/cyclops/ directory before you start the upgrade process.
    1. Copy cert.crt to /opt/ibm/appliance/storage/platform/cyclops/cert.crt
    2. Copy cert.key to /opt/ibm/appliance/storage/platform/cyclops/cert.key
  9. Start the upgrade process:
    apupgrade --upgrade --upgrade-directory /localrepo --use-version 1.0.8.0.IF2_release --bundle system
  10. Wait for the upgrade to complete successfully.
  11. Run:
    ap version -s

    and verify that the IF is listed in Interim Fixes.