[gpfsug-discuss] Can gpfs 4.2.3-4.2 work for kernel 3.12.x or above?

Greg.Lehmann at csiro.au Greg.Lehmann at csiro.au
Mon Dec 4 23:28:05 GMT 2017


We run GPFS client SW on SLES 12 SP2 which has a 4.4 kernel. It is only at 4.2.3-1 at present.

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Subject: Re: [gpfsug-discuss] Can gpfs 4.2.3-4.2 work for kernel 3.12.x or above?

Thanks, Simon.

Only on clients (oh so-called clients!) ;)


On Mon, 4 Dec 2017, Simon Thompson (IT Research Support) wrote:
> Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2017 10:29:27 +0000
> From: "Simon Thompson (IT Research Support)" <S.J.Thompson at bham.ac.uk>
> Reply-To: gpfsug main discussion list <gpfsug-discuss at spectrumscale.org>
> To: gpfsug main discussion list <gpfsug-discuss at spectrumscale.org>
> Subject: Re: [gpfsug-discuss] Can gpfs 4.2.3-4.2 work for kernel 3.12.x or
>     above?
> 
> The FAQ at:
>
> https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/STXKQY/gpfsclustersfaq.html#linux
>
> Lists support with (e.g. Ubutu 16.04.2) with kernel 4.4.0-62, so likely it would work with a build your own kernel, but that doesn’t mean it is **supported**
>
> Simon
>
> On 04/12/2017, 09:52, "gpfsug-discuss-bounces at spectrumscale.org on behalf of z.han at imperial.ac.uk" <gpfsug-discuss-bounces at spectrumscale.org on behalf of z.han at imperial.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>    Hi All,
>
>    Any one is using a Linux kernel 3.12.x or above
>    to run gpfs 4.2.3-4.2? I mean you've compiled
>    your own kernel without paying for a professional
>    service.
>
>    We're stuck by CentOS/RHEL's distributed kernel
>    as the PCI passthrough is required for VMs. Your
>    comments or suggestions are much appreciated.
>
>    Kind regards,
>
>    Zong-Pei
>
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