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Readme and Release notes for release 5.3.0.1 IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) 5.3.0.1 ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-5.3.0.1-ppc64LE-Linux Readme

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Readme file for: ESS Readme header
Product/Component Release: 5.3.0.1
Update Name: ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-5.3.0.1-ppc64LE-Linux
Fix ID: ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-5.3.0.1-ppc64LE-Linux
Publication Date: 17 April 2018
Last modified date: 17 April 2018

Contents

Download location
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Known issues

Installation information


Additional information

Download location

Below is a list of components, platforms, and file names that apply to this Readme file.

Fix Download for Linux

Product/Component Name: Platform: Fix:
IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) Linux PPC64LE RHEL
 ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-5.3.0.1-ppc64LE-Linux

Prerequisites and co-requisites

None

Known issues

  • - General Issues
    • None.

Installation information

  • - Installing ESS5.3.0.1_IMAGE

    Complete the following steps:

    1. Extract the update package (&lt filename >.tar file) with the command:

      tar -xvf &lt filename >.tar


    2. Follow the instructions contained in the extracted README.

Additional information

  • - Notices

    None.

  • - Package information

    This tar image contains the latest ESS 5.3.0.1 FixPack Image.

    Update (tar file) contents:

    README

    changelog

       IBM Spectrum Scale for IBM Elastic Storage Server         Version 5.3.0.1 for ppc64le Architecture        Package Description - Datamanagement Edition  IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) Datamanagement Edition ver  5.3.0.1 for ppc64le architecture is composed of various  components tested together for compatibility and correctness.  Key components are RHEL, IBM Spectrum Scale RAID V5.0.0-1.1.3,  and Power System Firmware.   1.0 Summary of changes in ESS ver 5.3.0.1 for ppc64le    a) ESS core       - IBM Spectrum Scale V5.0.0-1.1.3      - IBM Spectrum Scale RAID V5.0.0-1.1.3      - Change from all previous versions of ESS    b) Support of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3       - kernel release 3.10.0-514.44.1.el7.ppc64le      - Change from previous versions of ESS        - See sections 4.4 for further details    c) Support of MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.1-4.1.6.1      - No change from ESS 5.3.0      - Change from ESS 5.2.1      - Change from 4.x and earlier versions      - No change of network adapter (IB and Ethernet) support        from ESS 5.2.1    d) Support for 10GE Ethernet Adapter (Shiner-T) Copper      - Same as ESS 5.2.1 and earlier    e) Install Toolkit       - Change from all previous versions of ESS        See Quick Deployment Guide mentioned         in section 5.3 for further details.    f) Updated firmware rpm       - No change from ESS 5.3.0      - Changes from all previous versions of ESS        - Support for updated system, SAS RAID Internal           Adapter and drive FW.     g) Support of IBM Elastic Storage Server 5147 and 5148       - IBM Elastic Storage Server expansion model 084 (5147-084)      - IBM Elastic Storage Server expansion model 024 (5147-024)      - IBM Elastic Storage Server Management Server (5148-21L)      - IBM Elastic Storage Server Data Server (5148-22L)      - Support of model GL1S        2.0 Upgrade is supported from 5.0.x or higher. Contact     IBM Service for upgrade from an earlier version.  3.0 Known Issues     List of known issues can be found in Elastic Storage Server:     Quick Deployment Guide available in IBM Knowledge Center.    http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSYSP8/sts_welcome.html              4.0 Following are the release level of various components of      ESS ver 5.3.0.1  4.1 Manifest      gss_install                 5.3.0.1-20180414T021855Z_ppc64le_datamanagement                         gpfs.adv                    5.0.0-1.1.3                    md5:35e37ac5a1cca77e683e32ced46ce2da     gpfs.base                   5.0.0-1.1.3                    md5:4a8d7e94ac0e1bca5e52b6fe8f5e1c0b     gpfs.callhome               5.0.0-1.el7                    md5:120be2f5c06758f6f5337ff96346f723     gpfs.callhome-ecc-client    5.0.0-1                        md5:e4e3c1bc868442e5c8d72108a8d56fae     gpfs.compression            5.0.0-1.1.3                    md5:75effed3990d15e66cb2fc2977cd2fcd     gpfs.crypto                 5.0.0-1.1.3                    md5:2f19ac4ae86c84c173a48e7cbe0a49d9     gpfs.docs                   5.0.0-1.1.3                    md5:67016ce5a0d471005eca5440f311912a     gpfs.ext                    5.0.0-1.1.3                    md5:db4adb51ee95fad4ecdfa46e0489011b     gpfs.gnr                    5.0.0-1.1.3                    md5:a38015d52ca87e50ce242c2ee041b36a     gpfs.gnr.support-ibm2u24    1.0.0-0                        md5:06938f85f46ac551fff246a684e16873     gpfs.gnr.support-ibm5u84    1.0.0-5                        md5:05fe47e4a4475d89bddcacd1826cda82     gpfs.gpl                    5.0.0-1.1.3                    md5:2eacda3e693302764b70d711b27b3d65     gpfs.gskit                  8.0.50-79                      md5:efc01f5a63bb16fcc5ada25319ea2856     gpfs.gss.firmware           5.0.0-1                        md5:b2d84515916f0196d9bd05d2366144e0     gpfs.gss.pmsensors          5.0.0-1.el7                    md5:bfb5a033132cbfe26713e1c6e4d2ded6     gpfs.java                   5.0.0-1                        md5:b8573c6c8bf3a2d5827a4fb80860d67f     gpfs.license.dm             5.0.0-1.1.3                    md5:b92d561378a0614ff53d8ca9c0246d33     gpfs.license.dmd            5.0.0-1.1.3                    md5:568240f4cef2d0bde72d2d14a5dbb962     gpfs.license.ds             5.0.0-1.1.3                    md5:de22303cced438cbf035e751b6ef7802     gpfs.msg.en_US              5.0.0-1.1.3                    md5:d7b770af7f589e371418ad29892b1163     esagent.pLinux              4.2.0-9                        md5:3adb89f4a4edf5f8cfc2ffad0536dc83     gpfs.gss.tools              5.3.0.1-1.0.9.g45f6d2d.el7     md5:dc3a6bd807193cf7d843f0f5786fbc5a     gpfs.gss.xcat               5.3.0.1-1.0.9.g45f6d2d.el7     md5:356ee4f5b7e8f74b15ed8db30a89ed1d     mofed                       4.1-4.1.6.1                    md5:93179222cf911bf1c9b87ac47e088e24     perl-xCAT                   4:2.13.9-snap201712150716      md5:bfcad0d2fa1808d1c315f082b95cbd0f     xCAT                        2.13.9-snap201712150716        md5:3e4f88cfeb3b43dee72b2448e93fb194     xCAT-buildkit               4:2.13.9-snap201712150716      md5:53e56404e1deaf74ed57c05ca473c4d7     xCAT-client                 4:2.13.9-snap201712150716      md5:66b309d6a1c384bca6d4fa927b9dea2d     xCAT-genesis-scripts-ppc64  1:2.13.9-snap201712150716      md5:070dfd6aa217a61fbbe6de19a4b5a284     xCAT-genesis-scripts-x86_64 1:2.13.9-snap201712150716      md5:52faef6509250836538ab288d7a7bacc     xCAT-probe                  4:2.13.9-snap201712150716      md5:9e3c3c065e154ec717d2dec7f2ce29e2     xCAT-server                 4:2.13.9-snap201712150716      md5:d450c9cfd3bcf9d282883a05539346f2     conserver-xcat              8.2.1-1                        md5:619d08a8bd195db3eadd36115de643d3     elilo-xcat                  3.14-4                         md5:820e44cc9c1d5f6c58c38ffc6e6f0c4c     grub2-xcat                  2.02-0.16.el7.snap201506090204 md5:5bf0a98214ce4968cb78204490e0880b     ipmitool-xcat               1.8.18-0                       md5:de9221a182211ed4c399e7fb3f1343cf     net-snmp-perl               1:5.7.2-20.ael7b               md5:26572b232d1893db2f1622dee2b6ed11     perl-Crypt-CBC              2.33-2.el7                     md5:47708f29c78536594d04216dc294ccc1     perl-Crypt-Rijndael         1.09-2.ael7a                   md5:209e3f1a49d90d496d900a18ddb7de9a     perl-Expect                 1.21-1                         md5:d361407120d10082b61b73d8a46c900c     perl-HTML-Form              6.03-6.el7                     md5:86eee2ed8f7418053272e007edd61359     perl-HTTP-Async             0.30-2                         md5:7d9a87bd8e181a2fa85c108cfbe0983d     perl-IO-Stty                0.03-1                         md5:e89b7cc768fa31b34d892ec4f5381b42     perl-IO-Tty                 1.07-1                         md5:6f76a27b13d626692fe7dcf0824d22fa     perl-Net-HTTPS-NB           0.14-2                         md5:dc14fb627abb83f71dd7f3e88a168152     perl-Net-Telnet             3.03-19.el7                    md5:8174350e30f127292ad5f720a737be00     perl-SOAP-Lite              0.710.08-1                     md5:e4cf78fdbbd29ad3929db40a71ad99a4     syslinux-xcat               3.86-2                         md5:bba2c71eac077b4a40f8813041a6fdcf     xCAT-genesis-base-ppc64     2:2.13.6-snap201707280206      md5:2664a2ce39eb8bda7f124548238778eb     xCAT-genesis-base-x86_64    2:2.13.2-snap201702200120      md5:47aa8b5b1d7fe95e9197442ec54a7f5b     xnba-undi                   1.0.3-131028                   md5:0f407213b3e23aaf4b2c99221231512e     gpfs.gss.pmcollector        5.0.0-1.el7                    md5:4d097aae2d3ffe5ff81985bc65157c8b     gpfs.gui                    5.0.0-1.2                      md5:08b4e1bb09d2628f6de23ea5d1d773bf     01SV860_138_056             1.1-1                          md5:8e9162e2dcf523b73251a829b3b83e07  4.2 ESS ver 5.3.0.1 is shipped with OFED level      MLNX_OFED_LINUX-4.1-4.1.6.1 (OFED-4.1-4.1.6.1)     It is installed and upgraded as part of the ESS ver 5.3.0.1 solution.      It is highly recommended not to install or update OFED outside the     ESS solution.  4.3 ESS Server Node System Firmware and IBM PCIe3 x8 Cache SAS RAID     Internal Adapter Firmware     IBM Elastic Storage Server Data Server (5148-22L) is used as the     IO Server Node and IBM Elastic Storage Server Management Server     (5148-21L) is used as ESS Management Server (EMS) node.     Following are the level of the system firmware and RAID internal     adapter firmware.      Item                             Firmware    IBM Elastic Storage Server       ESS ver 5.1.0 - FW860.21 (SV860_096)     Data Server 5148-22L             ESS ver 5.1.1 - FW860.30 (SV860_103)                                             ESS ver 5.2.0 - FW860.31 (SV860_109)                                     ESS ver 5.2.1 - FW860.40 (SV860_118)                                     ESS ver 5.3.0 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)                                     ESS ver 5.3.0.1-FW860.42 (SV860_138)     IBM Elastic Storage Server       ESS ver 5.1.0 - FW860.21 (SV860_096)    Management Server 5148-21L       ESS ver 5.1.1 - FW860.30 (SV860_103)                                     ESS ver 5.2.0 - FW860.31 (SV860_109)                                     ESS ver 5.2.1 - FW860.40 (SV860_118)                                     ESS ver 5.3.0 - FW860.42 (SV860_138)                                     ESS ver 5.3.0.1-FW860.42 (SV860_138)     IBM PCIe x8 Cache SAS            ESS ver 5.1.0 - 15511800    RAID Internal Adapter            ESS ver 5.1.1 - 15511800                                     ESS ver 5.2.0 - 16519500                                     ESS ver 5.2.1 - 17518300                                     ESS ver 5.3.0 - 17518300                                     ESS ver 5.3.0.1-17518300  4.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Level and update considerations     ESS 5.3.0.1 release is tested with Red Hat Enterprise     Linux 7.3 with Security Advisory RHSA-2018:0399,    RHBA-2018:0416 and RHBA-2018:2925.     kernel release: 3.10.0-514.44.1.el7.ppc64le    Once errata kernel is applied it should show    kernel release: 3.10.0-514.44.1.el7.ppc64le        systemd release: 219-42.el7_4.10.ppc64le    Once errata systemd is applied it should show    systemd release: 219-42.el7_4.10.ppc64le        networkmanager release: 1.8.0-11.el7_4.ppc64le    Once errata network manager is applied it should show    network manager release: 1.8.0-11.el7_4.ppc64le     User can update RHEL as needed to address fixes and security     updates. It is highly recommended to limit errata updates     applied to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux  operating system used     in the ESS solution to security errata or errata updates requested     by service. For more information visit Red Hat's solution article     on applying only security updates:      https://access.redhat.com/solutions/10021  4.5 Package location when shipped from factory      ESS 5.3.0.1 package when shipped from factory is located in /home/deploy    directory of the ESS Management Server (EMS) node. Review /home/deploy     directory of the EMS node for other support packages required for this     release.    5.0 Deployment and Administration Guide     Deployment and Administration Guides are available in     IBM Knowledge Center.    http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSYSP8/sts_welcome.html      - Elastic Storage Server: Quick Deployment Guide    - Elastic Storage Server: Command reference    - IBM Spectrum Scale RAID: Administration    - Elastic Storage Server: Problem Determination Guide    - IBM Spectrum Scale RAID FAQ
  • - Changelog for ESS5.3.0.1_IMAGE

    Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for ESS5.3_IMAGE applies for all supported platforms.

    Problems fixed in ESS5.3.0.1_IMAGE [Apr 17, 2018]

    • This is the latest supported ESS5.3.0.1 installation image.

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Document Information

Modified date:
22 June 2018

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isg400003847

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