1.0.8.5 Interim Fix 1 release notes
Cloud Pak for Data System 1.0.8.3 IF1 is the interim fix for 1.0.8.3 and it includes customer-specific issues like PCI and fab-switch reboots.
It applies the following fixes:
- PCI Alerts issue:
- A feature has been developed to manage PCI notifications that creates no real threats. When the flag is set to FALSE, you will not receive these notifications. If set to TRUE, you receive the notifications. This removes the unwanted alerts.
- Reboot Fab-switch:
- The fab-switch reboot functionality improves switch performance by automatically rebooting when memory usage exceeds the limit or it is not rebooted for a long time.
For 1.0.8.5 IF1, a configuration JSON file
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/magnetotools/cfg/defaults.json
is included. It
enables you to change the settings for both issues as needed.- PCI alert issue:
- To ensure that the PCI alert is properly shown, set the flag value for
raise_hw_alert_when_pcie_link_speed_has_degraded
to TRUE in the given file. If it is not set, The PCI alerts stays hidden.
- To ensure that the PCI alert is properly shown, set the flag value for
- Reboot Fab-switch policy:Please edit the parameters below as per the requirements:
- "fabsw_reboot_policy_uptime_threshold_days": 180
- "fabsw_reboot_policy_memory_available_threshold_percentage": 30
- "fabsw_reboot_policy_mindays_uptime": 3
- "fabsw_reboot_policy_excluded_switches": ""
Before you begin
Network setup prerequisites:
- Before you begin the upgrade, from the
/opt/ibm/appliance/platform/apos-comms/customer_network_config/ansible
directory, run the following command:
If changes are listed inANSIBLE_HASH_BEHAVIOUR=merge ansible-playbook -i ./System_Name.yml playbooks/house_config.yml --check -v
--check --v
, make sure that they are as expected. If they are unexpected, you must modify the YAML file to include only the expected changes. You can run this command as many times as necessary until there are no errors.
Netezza prerequisites:
- Upgrade to Netezza Performance Server 11.2.1.9.
About this task
Upgrade to 1.0.8.5 IF1 is supported for systems that use 1.0.8.5. Only the system bundle is updated in 1.0.8.5 IF1.
Note: Cloud Pak for Data System 1.0.8.5 IF1 includes all of the
security fixes from SP33. You can install the security patch SP34 or later.
Note: The upgrade procedure is performed by IBM Support.