Extracting IBM Storage Scale patches (update SLES and Red Hat Enterprise Linux RPMs or Ubuntu Linux packages)

Typically, when you install an IBM Storage Scale system there are patches available. It is recommended that you always look for the latest patches when installing or updating an IBM Storage Scale node.

Note: For more information about restrictions pertaining to Ubuntu Linux®, see the IBM Storage Scale FAQ in IBM® Documentation.

IBM Storage Scale patches (update SLES and Red Hat Enterprise Linux RPMs and Ubuntu Linux packages) are available from Fix Central.

The updated SLES and Red Hat Enterprise Linux RPMs and Ubuntu Linux packages are distributed as self-extracting base software.

If you are applying a patch during the initial installation of IBM Storage Scale on a node, you only need to build the portability layer once after the base and update SLES or Red Hat Enterprise Linux RPMs or Ubuntu Linux packages are installed.