Upgrading tiebreaker from IBM Storage Scale 5.1.9.1 to 5.2.0.0 or 5.2.0.0 to 5.2.0.1

When you want to upgrade from IBM Storage Fusion 2.7.x Metro-DR setup to IBM Storage Fusion 2.8.0 Metro-DR setup, then upgrade your tiebreaker from IBM Storage Scale 5.1.9.1 to 5.2.0.0. If you want to upgrade from IBM Storage Fusion 2.8.0 Metro-DR setup to 2.8.1, then upgrade your tiebreaker from IBM Storage Scale 5.2.0.0 to 5.2.0.1.

Before you begin

  • You must have the entitlement access to download the scale code package.
  • You must have a minimum of 2 GB available to download the package.

About this task

Hotfix is a must for 2.8.0 and the IBM Storage Scale version changes to 5.2.0.1 after you apply it.

When you upgrade to 2.8.1, the IBM Storage Scale version gets upgraded to 5.2.0.1 so the Hotfix is not required for 2.8.1 version.

Procedure

  1. SSH into the tiebreaker virtual machine.
  2. Download the IBM Storage Scale Data Management 5.2.0.0 from IBM Entitled System Support. For IBM Storage Fusion 2.8.1, download the IBM Storage Scale Data Management 5.2.0.1 from IBM Entitled System Support.
    1. Log in to IBM Entitled System Support - https://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ess/landing/index.html.
    2. Go to My entitled software > Software Downloads.
    3. In the Product, search for 5771-PP7 (IBM Storage Fusion HCI) and click Add Product.
      The Storage_Scale_Data_Management-5.2.0.0-x86_64-Linux.tar.gz (2.8.0) or Storage_Scale_Data_Management-5.2.0.1-x86_64-Linux.tar.gz (2.8.1) is available for IBM Storage Scale Data Management.
    4. Select the Storage_Scale_Data_Management-5.2.0.0-x86_64-Linux.tar.gz or Storage_Scale_Data_Management-5.2.0.1-x86_64-Linux.tar.gz file to download.
  3. Run the following command to extract the IBM Storage Scale package:
    2.8.0:
    chmod +x Storage_Scale_Data_Management-5.2.0.0-x86_64-Linux.tar.gz
./Storage_Scale_Data_Management-5.2.0.0-x86_64-Linux.tar.gz
    2.8.1: 
    chmod +x Storage_Scale_Data_Management-5.2.0.1-x86_64-Linux.tar.gz
./Storage_Scale_Data_Management-5.2.0.1-x86_64-Linux.tar.gz
  4. Go to directory /usr/lpp/mmfs/5.2.0.0/ansible-toolkit. For 2.8.1, go to directory /usr/lpp/mmfs/5.2.0.1/ansible-toolkit.
  5. Run setup command to install ansible. 
    ./spectrumscale setup -s <Tiebreaker IP>
  6. Run the following command to add the tiebreaker node: 
    ./spectrumscale node add <Tiebreaker IP> -a
  7. Run the following command for upgrade precheck: 
    ./spectrumscale upgrade precheck --skip ssh
  8. Run the following command to upgrade tiebreaker: 
    ./spectrumscale upgrade run --skip ssh
  9. Reboot the tiebreaker.