IBM Fusion 2.11.0 network issues: Stale SSH Connections Not Terminating on High-Speed Switches

Note: This is a cumulative patch and contains fix from the hotfix.

Resolution:

Online installation 
 

1. Log in to the cluster using oc login command.

2. Run the following command to get the CSV. 
   oc get csv -n ibm-spectrum-fusion-ns

3. Choose the correct IBM Fusion CSV to patch it with a new network operator image using the following command. 
   oc edit csv <ibm-fusion-name> -n ibm-spectrum-fusion-ns

4. Enter the text /control-plane: isf-network-operator to find the occurrence.

5. In the control-plane: isf-network-operator label, scroll down to the image field, and replace the value with the following image. 
   
   cp.icr.io/cp/fusion-hci/isf-network-operator@sha256:53068ef2e365ad94f89be531a0cd13210b77e0b22698756b57f4653b72bad84d

Offline installation 
 

1. Run the following commands to export the variables. 
   export LOCAL_ISF_REGISTRY="<Your enterprise registry host>:<port>"
   export LOCAL_ISF_REPOSITORY="<Your image path>"
   export TARGET_PATH="$LOCAL_ISF_REGISTRY/$LOCAL_ISF_REPOSITORY"
   echo "$TARGET_PATH"

2. Log in to the IBM Entitled Container Registry by using the IBM entitlement key: 
   docker login cp.icr.io -u cp -p <your entitlement key>

3. Run the command to log in to the docker registry with your enterprise registry credentials. 
   docker login $LOCAL_ISF_REGISTRY -u <your enterprise registry username> -p <your enterprise registrty password>

4. From the mirroring host, run the following commands to copy the below image to the artifactory. 
   skopeo copy --insecure-policy --preserve-digests --all docker://cp.icr.io/cp/fusion-hci/isf-network-operator@sha256:53068ef2e365ad94f89be531a0cd13210b77e0b22698756b57f4653b72bad84d docker://$TARGET_PATH/cp/fusion-hci/isf-network-operator@sha256:53068ef2e365ad94f89be531a0cd13210b77e0b22698756b57f4653b72bad84d

5. Run the following steps either using OCP user interface or CLI: 
   
   OpenShift Container Platform user interface:

   1. Log in to the OpenShift Container Platform web console.
   2. Go to Operators > Installed Operators.
   3. In the Project drop-down, select ibm-spectrum-fusion-ns namespace.
   4. Click the IBM Storage Fusion installed operator that contains the CSV for the network operator image to be patched.
   5. Click YAML tab. 
       It opens a YAML editor screen.

   6. In the YAML editor screen, search for the label control-plane: isf-network-operator.

   7. In the control-plane: isf-network-operator label, scroll down to the image field, and replace the value with the following image. 
      
      $TARGET_PATH/cp/fusion-hci/isf-network-operator@sha256:53068ef2e365ad94f89be531a0cd13210b77e0b22698756b57f4653b72bad84d

   
   Command Line Interface (CLI): 

   1. Log in to the cluster using oc login command.

   2. Run the following command to get the CSV. 
      oc get csv -n ibm-spectrum-fusion-ns

   3. Choose the correct IBM Fusion CSV to patch it with a new network operator image using the following command. 
      oc edit csv <ibm-fusion-name> -n ibm-spectrum-fusion-ns

   4. Enter the text /control-plane: isf-network-operator to find the occurrence.

   5. In the control-plane: isf-network-operator label, scroll down to the image field, and replace the value with the following image. 
      $TARGET_PATH/cp/fusion-hci/isf-network-operator@sha256:53068ef2e365ad94f89be531a0cd13210b77e0b22698756b57f4653b72bad84d