Release Notes for Release 2.3.4
E99171-06
April 2020
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1 About Oracle Private Cloud Appliance
- 2 Feature Overview
- 2.1 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.3.4
- 2.2 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.3.3
- 2.3 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.3.2
- 2.4 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.3.1
- 2.5 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.2.2
- 2.6 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.2.1
- 2.7 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.1.1
- 2.8 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.0.5
- 2.9 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.0.4
- 2.10 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.0.3
- 2.11 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.0.2
- 2.12 Changes and Improvements in Release 2.0.1
- 2.13 Changes and Improvements in Release 1.1.3
- 2.14 Changes and Improvements in Release 1.1.1
- 2.15 Changes and Improvements in Release 1.0.2
- 2.16 Key Features in Release 1.0.1
- 3 Product Accessibility
- 4 Configuration Maximums
- 5 Firmware Qualification
- 6 Known Limitations and Workarounds
- 6.1 Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Hardware
- 6.1.1 Oracle Server X7-2 External Layout and Connectivity
- 6.1.2 Change in Expansion Rack Support
- 6.1.3 Compute Node Boot Sequence Interrupted by LSI Bios Battery Error
- 6.1.4 Reboot From Oracle Linux Prompt May Cause Management Node to Hang
- 6.1.5 Management Node Network Interfaces Are Down After System Restart
- 6.1.6 Only One Oracle Switch ES1-24 May Be Connected Upstream
- 6.1.7 Removing I/O Cards from Fabric Interconnect Slots Is Not Supported
- 6.1.8 NM2-36P Sun Datacenter InfiniBand Expansion Switch Firmware Upgrade 2.2.9-3 Requires A Two-Phased Procedure
- 6.1.9 Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Firmware Upgrade 8.7.20 Requires A Two-Phased Procedure
- 6.1.10 Sun ZFS Storage Appliance 7320 Firmware Upgrade Must Be Performed After Management Node Update to Release 2.0.2
- 6.1.11 ZFS Storage Appliance Firmware Upgrade and Network Configuration Fail with Appliance Software Release 2.1.1 or 2.2.1
- 6.1.12 Interruption of iSCSI Connectivity Leads to LUNs Remaining in Standby
- 6.1.13 Catastrophic Failure of ZFS Storage Appliance Controller Causes Management Node Fencing
- 6.1.14 ILOM Service Processor Clocks Are Out-of-Sync
- 6.1.15 Compute Node ILOM Firmware Causes Provisioning Failure and OSA Image Corruption with Oracle PCA Release 2.3.x Controller Software
- 6.1.16 ILOM Firmware Does Not Allow Loopback SSH Access
- 6.2 Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Software
- 6.2.1 Do Not Install Additional Software on Appliance Components
- 6.2.2 Do Not Reconfigure Network During Compute Node Provisioning or Upgrade
- 6.2.3 Nodes Attempt to Synchronize Time with the Wrong NTP Server
- 6.2.4 Unknown Symbol Warning during InfiniBand Driver Installation
- 6.2.5 Node Manager Does Not Show Node Offline Status
- 6.2.6 Compute Node State Changes Despite Active Provisioning Lock
- 6.2.7 Compute Nodes Are Available in Oracle VM Server Pool Before Provisioning Completes
- 6.2.8 Compute Node Provisioning Fails When InfiniBand Ports Are Not Configured
- 6.2.9 Provisioning Fails When Another Compute Node Is In An Unknown State
- 6.2.10 Reprovisioning or Upgrading a Compute Node Hosting Virtual Machines Leads to Errors
- 6.2.11 When Compute Node Upgrade to Oracle VM Server 3.4 Fails, Backup and Reprovisioning Are Required
- 6.2.12 Virtual Machines Remain in Running Status when Host Compute Node Is Reprovisioned
- 6.2.13 Provisioning Is Slow in Systems with Many VMs and VLANs
- 6.2.14 Static Routes for Custom Host Networks Are Not Configured on Compute Nodes
- 6.2.15 Altering Custom Network VLAN Tag Is Not Supported
- 6.2.16 Host Network Parameter Validation Is Too Permissive
- 6.2.17 Virtual Appliances Cannot Be Imported Over a Host Network
- 6.2.18 Compute Node Networking Limitations Differ from Specified Configuration Maximums
- 6.2.19 Customizations for ZFS Storage Appliance in
multipath.conf
Are Not Supported - 6.2.20 Custom Network Configuration in Release 2.3.1 Not Shown in
modprobe.conf
- 6.2.21 Empty Tenant Groups Keep Virtual IP Address After Upgrade
- 6.2.22 Bond Port MTU Cannot Be Changed in Oracle VM Manager
- 6.2.23 Update Functionality Not Available in Dashboard
- 6.2.24 Interrupting Download of Software Update Leads to Inconsistent Image Version and Leaves Image Mounted and Stored in Temporary Location
- 6.2.25 Do Not Update Controller Software to Release 2.3.1 from Release 2.0.5 or Earlier
- 6.2.26 Software Update Is Halted By Terminal Disconnect
- 6.2.27 Software Update Fails Due to Error in
AdminServer.log
- 6.2.28 Compute Nodes Must Be Upgraded to Oracle VM Server Release 3.4.2 Using the Oracle PCA CLI
- 6.2.29 Compute Node Upgrade Attempt During Management Node Upgrade Results in Misleading Error
- 6.2.30 Software Update with Mixed Oracle VM Server Versions Does Not Fail Gracefully
- 6.2.31 Missing Physical Disk on Oracle VM Server 3.2 Compute Node After Management Node Upgrade to Oracle VM Manager 3.4
- 6.2.32 OSWatcher Must Be Disabled Before Software Update to Release 2.3.1
- 6.2.33 Unmanaged Storage Arrays Have No Name After Controller Software Update to Release 2.3.1
- 6.2.34 Software Update Hangs Because Storage Firmware Upgrade Fails
- 6.2.35 Compute Nodes Lose Oracle VM iSCSI LUNs During Software Update
- 6.2.36 Customer Created LUNs Are Mapped to the Wrong Initiator Group
- 6.2.37 Storage Head Failover Disrupts Running Virtual Machines
- 6.2.38 Oracle VM Manager Tuning Settings Are Lost During Software Update
- 6.2.39 Oracle VM Manager Fails to Restart after Restoring a Backup Due to Password Mismatch
- 6.2.40 Changing Multiple Component Passwords Causes Authentication Failure in Oracle VM Manager
- 6.2.41 Password Changes Are Not Synchronized Correctly Across All Components
- 6.2.42 Software Update Fails with Authentication Error During MySQL Upgrade
- 6.2.43 ILOM Password of Expansion Compute Nodes Is Not Synchronized During Provisioning
- 6.2.44 SSH Host Key Mismatch After Management Node Failover
- 6.2.45 Oracle VM Java Processes Consume Large Amounts of Resources
- 6.2.46 External Storage Cannot Be Discovered Over Data Center Network
- 6.2.47 LUNs Are Not Reconnected After External Storage Connection Failure or Failback
- 6.2.48 Third-Party Oracle Storage Connect Plugins Must Be Removed Before Appliance Software Update to Release 2.3.1
- 6.2.49 I/O Errors Occur During Failover on External ZFS Storage Appliance with Certain Firmwares
- 6.2.50 Fibre Channel LUNs Presented to Management Nodes Cause Kernel Panic
- 6.2.51 High Network Load with High MTU May Cause Time-Out and Kernel Panic in Compute Nodes
- 6.2.52 Oracle PCA Dashboard URL Is Not Redirected
- 6.2.53 Network View in Oracle PCA Dashboard Contains Misaligned Labels with Screen Reader Enabled
- 6.2.54 User Interface Does Not Support Internet Explorer 10 and 11
- 6.2.55 Mozilla Firefox Cannot Establish Secure Connection with User Interface
- 6.2.56 Authentication Error Prevents Oracle VM Manager Login
- 6.2.57 Error Getting VM Stats in Oracle VM Agent Logs
- 6.2.58 Virtual Machine with High Availability Takes Five Minutes to Restart when Failover Occurs
- 6.2.59 Secure Migration of PVM Guest to Compute Node with PVM Support Disabled, Fails with Wrong Error Message
- 6.2.60 Live Migration of Oracle Solaris Guest Results in Reboot
- 6.2.61 Compute Node CPU Load at 100 Percent Due to Hardware Management Daemon
- 6.2.62 CLI Output Misaligned When Listing Tasks With Different UUID Length
- 6.2.63 Stopping an Update Task Causes its Records to Be Removed
- 6.2.64 The CLI Command update appliance Is Still Available When Updating From Release 2.3.x to Release 2.3.4
- 6.2.65 The CLI Command diagnose software Displays Test Failures When Compute Nodes Are Running Different Software Versions
- 6.2.66 The CLI Command diagnose software Reports Package Acceptance Test Failure
- 6.2.67 The CLI Command diagnose Reports ILOM Related Failures
- 6.2.68 The CLI Command list opus-ports Shows Information About Non-existent Switches
- 6.2.69 Setting a Proxy with Access Credentials Is Not Accepted by the CLI
- 6.2.70 Additionally Created WebLogic Users Are Removed During Controller Software Update
- 7 Feedback and Support