Release Notes for Release 2.3.1
E83757-06
April 2020
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1 About Oracle Private Cloud Appliance
- 2 Feature Overview
- 2.1 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.3.1
- 2.2 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.2.2
- 2.3 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.2.1
- 2.4 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.1.1
- 2.5 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.0.5
- 2.6 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.0.4
- 2.7 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.0.3
- 2.8 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.0.2
- 2.9 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.0.1
- 2.10 Changes and Improvements in Release 1.1.3
- 2.11 Changes and Improvements in Release 1.1.1
- 2.12 Changes and Improvements in Release 1.0.2
- 2.13 Key Features in Release 1.0.1
- 3 Product Accessibility
- 4 Configuration Maximums
- 5 Known Limitations and Workarounds
- 5.1 Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Hardware
- 5.1.1 Compute Node Boot Sequence Interrupted by LSI Bios Battery Error
- 5.1.2 Management Node Network Interfaces Are Down After System Restart
- 5.1.3 Only One Oracle Switch ES1-24 May Be Connected Upstream
- 5.1.4 Removing I/O Cards from Fabric Interconnect Slots Is Not Supported
- 5.1.5 Sun ZFS Storage Appliance 7320 Firmware Upgrade Must Be Performed After Management Node Update to Release 2.0.2
- 5.1.6 ZFS Storage Appliance Firmware Upgrade and Network Configuration Fail with Appliance Software Release 2.1.1 or 2.2.1
- 5.1.7 Interruption of iSCSI Connectivity Leads to LUNs Remaining in Standby
- 5.1.8 Catastrophic Failure of ZFS Storage Appliance Controller Causes Management Node Fencing
- 5.1.9 ILOM Service Processor Clocks Are Out-of-Sync
- 5.1.10 Compute Node ILOM Firmware Causes Provisioning Failure and OSA Image Corruption with Oracle PCA Release 2.3.x Controller Software
- 5.1.11 Expansion Rack Components Require Manual NTP Configuration
- 5.2 Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Software
- 5.2.1 Do Not Install Additional Software on Appliance Components
- 5.2.2 Do Not Reconfigure Network During Compute Node Provisioning or Upgrade
- 5.2.3 Nodes Attempt to Synchronize Time with the Wrong NTP Server
- 5.2.4 Unknown Symbol Warning during InfiniBand Driver Installation
- 5.2.5 Node Manager Does Not Show Node Offline Status
- 5.2.6 Compute Node State Changes Despite Active Provisioning Lock
- 5.2.7 Compute Nodes Are Available in Oracle VM Server Pool Before Provisioning Completes
- 5.2.8 Reprovisioning or Upgrading a Compute Node Hosting Virtual Machines Leads to Errors
- 5.2.9 When Compute Node Upgrade to Oracle VM Server 3.4 Fails, Backup and Reprovisioning Are Required
- 5.2.10 Virtual Machines Remain in Running Status when Host Compute Node Is Reprovisioned
- 5.2.11 Provisioning Is Slow in Systems with Many VMs and VLANs
- 5.2.12 Static Routes for Custom Host Networks Are Not Configured on Compute Nodes
- 5.2.13 Altering Custom Network VLAN Tag Is Not Supported
- 5.2.14 Host Network Parameter Validation Is Too Permissive
- 5.2.15 Virtual Appliances Cannot Be Imported Over a Host Network
- 5.2.16 Compute Node Networking Limitations Differ from Specified Configuration Maximums
- 5.2.17 Customizations for ZFS Storage Appliance in
multipath.conf
Are Not Supported - 5.2.18 Custom Network Configuration in Release 2.3.1 Not Shown in
modprobe.conf
- 5.2.19 Empty Tenant Groups Keep Virtual IP Address After Upgrade
- 5.2.20 Bond Port MTU Cannot Be Changed in Oracle VM Manager
- 5.2.21 Update Functionality Not Available in Dashboard
- 5.2.22 Interrupting Download of Software Update Leads to Inconsistent Image Version and Leaves Image Mounted and Stored in Temporary Location
- 5.2.23 Do Not Update Controller Software to Release 2.3.1 from Release 2.0.5 or Earlier
- 5.2.24 Software Update Is Halted By Terminal Disconnect
- 5.2.25 Software Update Fails Due to Error in
AdminServer.log
- 5.2.26 Compute Nodes Must Be Upgraded to Oracle VM Server Release 3.4.2 Using the Oracle PCA CLI
- 5.2.27 Software Update with Mixed Oracle VM Server Versions Does Not Fail Gracefully
- 5.2.28 Missing Physical Disk on Oracle VM Server 3.2 Compute Node After Management Node Upgrade to Oracle VM Manager 3.4
- 5.2.29 OSWatcher Must Be Disabled Before Software Update to Release 2.3.1
- 5.2.30 Unmanaged Storage Arrays Have No Name After Controller Software Update to Release 2.3.1
- 5.2.31 Software Update Hangs Because Storage Firmware Upgrade Fails
- 5.2.32 Compute Nodes Lose Oracle VM iSCSI LUNs During Software Update
- 5.2.33 Customer Created LUNs Are Mapped to the Wrong Initiator Group
- 5.2.34 Virtual Machine File Systems Become Read-Only after Storage Head Failover
- 5.2.35 Storage Head Failover Disrupts Running Virtual Machines
- 5.2.36 Oracle VM Manager Tuning Settings Are Lost During Software Update
- 5.2.37 Oracle VM Manager Fails to Restart after Restoring a Backup Due to Password Mismatch
- 5.2.38 Changing Multiple Component Passwords Causes Authentication Failure in Oracle VM Manager
- 5.2.39 ILOM Password of Expansion Compute Nodes Is Not Synchronized During Provisioning
- 5.2.40 SSH Host Key Mismatch After Management Node Failover
- 5.2.41 Oracle VM Java Processes Consume Large Amounts of Resources
- 5.2.42 External Storage Cannot Be Discovered Over Data Center Network
- 5.2.43 Third-Party Oracle Storage Connect Plugins Must Be Removed Before Appliance Software Update to Release 2.3.1
- 5.2.44 Fibre Channel LUNs Presented to Management Nodes Cause Kernel Panic
- 5.2.45 High Network Load with High MTU May Cause Time-Out and Kernel Panic in Compute Nodes
- 5.2.46 Oracle PCA Dashboard URL Is Not Redirected
- 5.2.47 Network View in Oracle PCA Dashboard Contains Misaligned Labels with Screen Reader Enabled
- 5.2.48 User Interface Does Not Support Internet Explorer 10 and 11
- 5.2.49 Mozilla Firefox Cannot Establish Secure Connection with User Interface
- 5.2.50 Authentication Error Prevents Oracle VM Manager Login
- 5.2.51 Error Getting VM Stats in Oracle VM Agent Logs
- 5.2.52 Virtual Machine with High Availability Takes Five Minutes to Restart when Failover Occurs
- 5.2.53 Compute Node CPU Load at 100 Percent Due to Hardware Management Daemon
- 5.2.54 CLI Output Misaligned When Listing Tasks With Different UUID Length
- 5.2.55 Stopping an Update Task Causes its Records to Be Removed
- 5.2.56 The CLI Command list opus-ports Shows Information About Non-existent Switches
- 5.2.57 Additionally Created WebLogic Users Are Removed During Controller Software Update
- 5.2.58 Expansion Rack InfiniBand Switches Are Configured with Wrong Host Names
- 6 Feedback and Support