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IBM Fusion HCI 2.11.0: Dell GPU hotfix

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This hotfix is required for IBM Fusion HCI 2.11.0 racks that contain Dell GPU nodes. It addresses an issue that occurred after new network adapters are added to GPU nodes.

The IBM Fusion user interface does not display the details of the new network adapters. This lack of visibility can affect monitoring. Additionally, attempting to view information about the ports for these nodes on the Details page causes the user interface to crash. 

It includes configuration changes that enable the IBM Fusion user interface to detect and display the new adapter hardware. As a result, the GPU nodes inventory is fully visible, and runtime issues that cause the user interface to fail are resolved.

Note: Apply this hotfix after stage 2 is completed on the rack when the cluster is up and running on the rack.

Requirements for offline environments:

  1. Run the following commands to mirror the compute operator and user interface images to your offline registry:

    skopeo copy --insecure-policy --preserve-digests --all docker://cp.icr.io/cp/fusion-hci/isf-compute-operator@sha256:4a420e2e9930ace93a16e636f090f2b5332beb87c8ede816aba104de529e8c32 docker://$TARGET_PATH/cp/fusion-hci/isf-compute-operator@sha256:4a420e2e9930ace93a16e636f090f2b5332beb87c8ede816aba104de529e8c32

    skopeo copy --insecure-policy --preserve-digests --all docker://cp.icr.io/cp/fusion-hci/fusion-ui@sha256@sha256:a8572133016d8a241f2dee5bca193fed5e26a809e76bd03f23996cb160e6bf33 docker://$TARGET_PATH/cp/fusion-hci/fusion-ui@sha256:a8572133016d8a241f2dee5bca193fed5e26a809e76bd03f23996cb160e6bf33

    Replace the $TARGET_PATH with the path to your target offline registry.

    For example:

    If your TARGET_PATH is: docker-na-public.artifactory.swg-devops.com/hyc-abell-devops-team-dev-offline-docker-local/hci-auto-ga-211

    Then the commands would be:

    skopeo copy --insecure-policy --preserve-digests --all docker://cp.icr.io/cp/fusion-hci/isf-compute-operator@sha256:4a420e2e9930ace93a16e636f090f2b5332beb87c8ede816aba104de529e8c32 docker://docker-na-public.artifactory.swg-devops.com/hyc-abell-devops-team-dev-offline-docker-local/hci-auto-ga-211/cp/fusion-hci/isf-compute-operator@sha256:4a420e2e9930ace93a16e636f090f2b5332beb87c8ede816aba104de529e8c32

    skopeo copy --insecure-policy --preserve-digests --all docker://cp.icr.io/cp/isf/fusion-ui@sha256:a8572133016d8a241f2dee5bca193fed5e26a809e76bd03f23996cb160e6bf33 docker://docker-na-public.artifactory.swg-devops.com/hyc-abell-devops-team-dev-offline-docker-local/hci-auto-ga-211/fusion-ui@sha256:a8572133016d8a241f2dee5bca193fed5e26a809e76bd03f23996cb160e6bf33
     
  2. Follow the resolution steps to apply the hotfix.
     

Requirements for online environments:

  • Use the following images directly to apply the hotfix:
    • Compute operator image - cp.icr.io/cp/fusion-hci/isf-compute-operator@sha256:4a420e2e9930ace93a16e636f090f2b5332beb87c8ede816aba104de529e8c32
    • User interface operator image - cp.icr.io/cp/fusion-hci/fusion-ui@sha256@sha256:a8572133016d8a241f2dee5bca193fed5e26a809e76bd03f23996cb160e6bf33


Resolution:

  1. Update the IBM Storage Fusion operator as follows:
    1. Log in to the OpenShift Container Platform web console.
    2. Go to Operators  > Installed Operators.
    3. In the Project drop-down, select the ibm-spectrum-fusion-ns namespace.
    4. Click the IBM Storage Fusion installed operator.
    5. Click the YAML tab to open the YAML editor screen.
    6. In the editor, search for the string isf-compute-operator@sha256.
    7. Under the label control-plane: isf-compute-operator, update the image in the manager container field with the new compute operator image.

      For example:
      /manager
      image: cp.icr.io/cp/fusion-hci/isf-compute-operator@sha256:4a420e2e9930ace93a16e636f090f2b5332beb87c8ede816aba104de529e8c32


      Note: If the setup is offline, replace the value of image with the corresponding compute operator offline image.
       
    8. Click Save.

  2. Verify the isf-compute-operator pod as follows:
    1. Run oc get po to list the pods.
    2. Run oc describe po <isf-compute-operator-pod-name> to inspect the image used in the manager container.
       
  3. Update the management user interface configmap as follows:
    1. Go to Workloads > ConfigMaps.
    2. In the Project drop-down, select the ibm-spectrum-fusion-ns namespace.
    3. Search for the configmap named cr-version-cm and open it.
    4. Click the YAML tab to edit the configmap.
    5. Search for the key isf-management-ui_image_path and update its value to:

      cp.icr.io/cp/fusion-hci/fusion-ui@sha256

      Note: If the setup is offline, replace the value of isf-management-ui_image_path with the corresponding image path. For example, $TARGET_PATH/cp/fusion-hci/fusion-ui@sha256.
       
    6. Search for the key isf-management-ui_version and update its value to:

      a8572133016d8a241f2dee5bca193fed5e26a809e76bd03f23996cb160e6bf33
    7. Confirm the ConfigMap looks like the following and click Save:

      {
        "isf-management-ui_image_path": "cp.icr.io/cp/fusion-hci/fusion-ui@sha256",
        "isf-management-ui_version": "a8572133016d8a241f2dee5bca193fed5e26a809e76bd03f23996cb160e6bf33"
      }

      Note: The isf-management-ui_image_path would be different for offline setup.
    8. Acknowledge the warning that the configmap is managed by another resource.
       
  4. Redeploy the management user interface as follows:
    1. Go to Workloads > Deployments.
    2. Search for the isf-ui-dep deployment and delete it.
    3. Confirm the deletion and select the Delete dependent resources check box.
    4. The isf-ui-dep deployment automatically redeploy using the updated image from the cr-version-cm.

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Modified date:
14 October 2025

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ibm17247832