October, 2021 - IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) Technical Support Newsletter

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This newsletter is aimed at clients and specialists installing, upgrading, or who use IBM Spectrum Scale (formerly known as GPFS) or IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS).

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	IBM Systems Storage & Software Defined Infrastructure Technical Support Newsletter October, 2021 \| Issue #20

IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) New! IBM Spectrum Scale Support now offers a Live Chat feature. Start a chat with a Technical Support Professional from the IBM Community Portal. Details here. Join us for an IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) webinar on Call Home in ESS. Register here. Missed an IBM Spectrum Scale or ESS webinar?* Watch the replays here.* Welcome to the IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) technical support newsletter. This communication is designed to help you derive maximum value from your software by providing the most up-to-date technical information, answers to frequently asked questions, and links to other key information.

You can receive direct notifications (through emails or RSS feeds) about newly published newsletters by subscribing to your products through MyNotifications. Also, continue to follow our IBM Systems Storage Social channels IBM Support Twitter, LinkedIn, IBM System Storage Facebook, and IBM Support YouTube, where we share these newsletters and a wealth of other information from our support teams. Finally, join us in the Spectrum Scale LinkedIn User Group, the Storage Community Blogs, and the Spectrum Scale User Group to keep in touch and exchange ideas with other IBM Spectrum Scale clients. Getting Started with the IBM Support Site Guide FAQs Support Resources Welcome Call Program A new experience to better serve you! Register for a free-of-charge ‘IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) Support Welcome Call’ where you’ll get introduced (virtually) to your key local IBM Support Leadership contacts and the team will walk you through the IBM Support processes that will help you get the most value from your Support experiences. For more details about the program, please visit https://ibm.biz/SpectrumWelcomeCallProgram IBM Spectrum Scale Support Reference Guide IBM Spectrum Scale Support Portal General Parallel File System Support Portal IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) Reference Guide IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) Support Portal IBM Spectrum Scale Webinars Most Recent News, Flashes, and Security Bulletins IBM Spectrum Scale Start a Live Chat with IBM Spectrum Scale Support IBM Spectrum Scale – AFM Research Screener IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.1 levels Alert: possible undetected data corruption when an application writes to pre-allocated file blocks using direct I/O mode Security Bulletin: IBM Transparent Cloud Tiering is affected by a vulnerability in Apache Commons IO ( CVE-2021-29425) Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in netty affects IBM Spectrum Scale Transparent Cloud Tier CVE-2021-21409 Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale could allow an authenticated user to gain elevated privileges (CVE-2020-9492) Security Bulletin: IBM Transparent Could Tiering is affected by a vulnerability in Apache Commons IO ( CVE-2021-29425) IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) IBM Elastic Storage Server Alert: ESS may experience data loss during sudden enclosure power cycle IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.1 levels Alert: possible undetected data corruption when an application writes to pre-allocated file blocks using direct I/O mode Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server affects IBM Spectrum Scale packaged in IBM Elastic Storage Server (CVE-2020-5258) IBM Elastic Storage Server Alert: Modifications to the ESS support matrix IBM Elastic Storage System (ESS) Update Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty affects IBM Elastic Storage System (CVE-2020-5258) Security Bulletin: glibc vulnerability affects IBM Elastic Storage System (CVE-2021-27219) Latest Technotes and FAQs IBM Spectrum Scale IBM Spectrum Scale: GPUDirect Storage (GDS) is available as a Technical Preview feature in Spectrum Scale 5.1.1 and as a GA feature in Spectrum Scale 5.1.2 Spectrum_Scale_Management_Pack_MPACK_for_Ambari-2.7.0.10-noarch-Linux IBM Spectrum Scale Software Version Recommendation Preventive Service Planning IBM Spectrum Scale - Data Services for Virtualization IBM Spectrum Scale Alert: AFM recovery may incorrectly delete the files at the home or secondary site IBM Spectrum Scale Alert: AFM recovery may drop write messages with parallel IO enabled IBM Spectrum Scale Alert : All supported versions may be affected by an issue with online mmfsck which may result in file system corruption IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) IBM Elastic Storage System (ESS) 3000: Upgrading firmware in the boot drive IBM Elastic Storage System (ESS) Update IBM Elastic Storage Server Alert: ESS V6.1.1.0 is affected with an issue that may cause quorum loss during online upgrade if the new --serial option is used IBM ESS Technote: IBM Elastic Storage System 3000 may see reboot while running heavy I/O workload IBM Elastic Storage System 3000 (ESS 3000) Alert: Drive capacity MES may fail due to incorrect drive format ESS_FIRMWARE-6.0.0.12-x86_64-Linux ESS_DAE_BASEIMAGE-6.1.1.2-x86_64-Linux ESS_DME_BASEIMAGE-6.0.2.2-x86_64-Linux ESS_DAE_BASEIMAGE-5.3.7.2-power-Linux Latest Downloads and Fixes Fix Central for IBM Spectrum Scale Fix Central for IBM Spectrum Scale RAID Fix Central for IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) Education and Training IBM Spectrum Scale Knowledge Center IBM Elastic Storage Server Knowledge Center IBM Systems Storage Redbooks IBM System Storage Solutions Handbook IBM Spectrum Scale GUI overview Monitoring system performance using GUI Troubleshooting options available in GUI Creating and managing snapshots using GUI IBM Systems Educational Videos IBM Electronic Support Educational Videos Problem-Solving Resources IBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC) IBM Remote Assistance Tool (Assist On-Site) IBM Assist On-site for Storage Overview IBM Spectrum Scale Software Version Recommendation Preventive Service Planning [Updated] A Deployment Guide for IBM Spectrum Scale Object IBM Redbooks: IBM Spectrum Scale (formerly GPFS) IBM Redbooks: IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS) Forums IBM Support Community Forums


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