Installation toolkit config populate operation fails to detect object endpoint

Important:
  • CES Swift Object protocol feature is not supported from IBM Storage Scale 5.2.0 onwards.
  • IBM Storage Scale 5.1.8 is the last release that has CES Swift Object protocol.
  • IBM Storage Scale 5.2.0 will tolerate the update of a CES node from IBM Storage Scale 5.1.8.
    • Tolerate means:
      • The CES node will be updated to 5.2.0.
      • Swift Object support will not be updated as part of the 5.2.0 update.
      • You may continue to use the version of Swift Object protocol that was provided in IBM Storage Scale 5.1.8 on the CES 5.2.0 node.
      • IBM will provide usage and known defect support for the version of Swift Object that was provided in IBM Storage Scale 5.1.8 until you migrate to a supported object solution that IBM Storage Scale provides.
      • CES Swift Object is replaced with IBM Storage Scale S3. For more details, refer S3 support overview.
      • For more information about Swift Object in IBM Storage Scale, refer to the IBM Storage Scale 5.2.0 documentation.
  • Please contact IBM for further details and migration planning.

The installation toolkit deployment precheck might fail in some cases because the config populate operation is unable to detect the object endpoint.

However, the deployment precheck identifies this issue and suggests the corrective action.

Workaround

  1. Run the following command to the add the object endpoint: 
    ./spectrumscale config object -e EndPoint
  2. Proceed with the installation, deployment, or upgrade with the installation toolkit.