[gpfsug-discuss] el7.4 compatibility

[Simon Thompson (IT Research Support)]

Aren't listed as tested

Sorry ...
4.2.3.4 we have used with 7.4 as well, efix2 includes a fix for an AFM
issue we have.

Simon

On 28/09/2017, 15:36, "kenneth.waegeman at ugent.be"
<kenneth.waegeman at ugent.be> wrote:

>
>
>On 28/09/17 16:23, Simon Thompson (IT Research Support) wrote:
>> The 7.4 kernels are listed as having been tested by IBM.
>Hi,
>
>Were did you find this?
>>
>> Having said that, we have clients running 7.4 kernel and its OK, but we
>> are 4.2.3.4efix2, so bump versions...
>Do you have some information about the efix2? Is this for 7.4 ? And
>where should we find this :-)
>
>Thank you!
>
>Kenneth
>
>>
>> Simon
>>
>> On 28/09/2017, 15:18, "gpfsug-discuss-bounces at spectrumscale.org on
>>behalf
>> of Jeffrey R. Lang" <gpfsug-discuss-bounces at spectrumscale.org on behalf
>>of
>> JRLang at uwyo.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> I just tired to build the GPFS GPL module against the latest version of
>>> RHEL 7.4 kernel and the build fails.  The link below show that it
>>>should
>>> work.
>>>
>>> cc kdump.o kdump-kern.o kdump-kern-dwarfs.o -o kdump     -lpthread
>>> kdump-kern.o: In function `GetOffset':
>>> kdump-kern.c:(.text+0x9): undefined reference to `page_offset_base'
>>> kdump-kern.o: In function `KernInit':
>>> kdump-kern.c:(.text+0x58): undefined reference to `page_offset_base'
>>> collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
>>> make[1]: *** [modules] Error 1
>>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/lpp/mmfs/src/gpl-linux'
>>> make: *** [Modules] Error 1
>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>> mmbuildgpl: Building GPL module failed at Thu Sep 28 08:12:14 MDT 2017.
>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>> mmbuildgpl: Command failed. Examine previous error messages to
>>>determine
>>> cause.
>>> [root at bkupsvr3 ~]#
>>> [root at bkupsvr3 ~]#
>>> [root at bkupsvr3 ~]#
>>> [root at bkupsvr3 ~]#
>>> [root at bkupsvr3 ~]# uname -a
>>> Linux bkupsvr3.arcc.uwyo.edu 3.10.0-693.2.2.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Sat Sep 9
>>> 03:55:24 EDT 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>>> [root at bkupsvr3 ~]# mmdiag --version
>>>
>>> === mmdiag: version ===
>>> Current GPFS build: "4.2.2.3 ".
>>> Built on Mar 16 2017 at 11:19:59
>>>
>>> In order to use GPFS with RHEL 7.4 I have to use a 7.3 kernel.  In my
>>> case 514.26.2
>>>
>>> If I'm missing something can some one point me in the right direction?
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: gpfsug-discuss-bounces at spectrumscale.org
>>> [mailto:gpfsug-discuss-bounces at spectrumscale.org] On Behalf Of Bryan
>>> Banister
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2017 8:22 AM
>>> To: gpfsug main discussion list <gpfsug-discuss at spectrumscale.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [gpfsug-discuss] el7.4 compatibility
>>>
>>> Please review this site:
>>>
>>> 
>>>https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/STXKQY/gpfsclustersfaq.ht
>>>ml
>>>
>>> Hope that helps,
>>> -Bryan
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: gpfsug-discuss-bounces at spectrumscale.org
>>> [mailto:gpfsug-discuss-bounces at spectrumscale.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Greg.Lehmann at csiro.au
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 6:45 PM
>>> To: gpfsug-discuss at spectrumscale.org
>>> Subject: Re: [gpfsug-discuss] el7.4 compatibility
>>>
>>> Note: External Email
>>> -------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> I guess I may as well ask about SLES 12 SP3 as well! TIA.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: gpfsug-discuss-bounces at spectrumscale.org
>>> [mailto:gpfsug-discuss-bounces at spectrumscale.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth
>>> Waegeman
>>> Sent: Wednesday, 27 September 2017 6:17 PM
>>> To: gpfsug-discuss at spectrumscale.org
>>> Subject: [gpfsug-discuss] el7.4 compatibility
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Is there already some information available of gpfs (and protocols) on
>>> el7.4 ?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Kenneth
>>>
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