Software Deployment Guide
The IBM Storage Scale System deployment guide contains information about software deployment, upgrades, protocol enablement, cluster setup by using command-line interface (CLI) or graphical user interface (GUI), and troubleshooting.
The following table lists information about different management servers and system
components:
| Components | IBM Power9 | IBM Storage Scale System Utility Node (MTM 5149-23E) | x86 bring-your-own management server (BYOMS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protocol node | Physical only | Protocol VMs supported | Protocol VMs supported |
| Deployment tools | essrun, installation toolkit |
EMSVM script, GUI container, API container | EMSVM script |
| GUI deployment | Not supported | Supported from the container | Not supported |
| Call home | Unified call home | Unified call home | Manual setup required |
| Monitoring | IBM tools (OPAL, GUI) | HAL daemon (host and guest) | Customer-managed |
| Firmware updates | Manual through update_flash |
Supported for IBM hardware | Not supported by IBM |
| Network setup | Campus, management, FSP, high-speed | Campus, management, FSP, high-speed | Manual through ess_ssr_setup |
| Container access | CLI only | CLI and GUI | CLI only |