This section describes functional changes, improvements and bug fixes compared to the previous release.
Controller Software Release 2.4.2 supports both Ethernet-based and InfiniBand-based Oracle Private Cloud Appliances, which includes these enhancements:
The Command Line Interface supports both architectures and displays only the applicable commands based on the system in question.
The Upgrader has been improved to include more automated checks and works on both architectures by determining the rack type.
A version of the Oracle Server X8-2 expansion node is available for each architecture.
Oracle Server X8-2 compute nodes can be ordered with optional physical FC cards with dual 32Gbit HBAs. This option is available for both architectures. Note that Fibre Channel HBAs can be installed in existing compute nodes. One or two HBAs are supported per Oracle Server X8-2 compute node. If adding Fibre Channel HBAs to Oracle Server X7-2 or older compute nodes, do not use Fibre Channel connections from the Infiniband hardware to those compute nodes.
The Oracle JavaScript Extension Toolkit (JET) user interface leverages popular open-source technologies, and features a rich set of modern UI components with built-in accessibility and mobile support.
The Health Check utility is built on the framework of the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Upgrader, and is included in the Upgrader package. It detects the appliance network architecture and runs the sets of health checks defined for the system in question.
The following table lists bugs that have been fixed in Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Release 2.4.2.
Table 2.1 List of Fixed Bugs
Bug ID | Description |
|---|---|
26679231 | “Error running chgnetid "ImportError: cannot import name disable_warnings"” An issue preventing the changing of network IDs has been fixed. |
29681802 | “Pickup AK8.8.6 to prevent discovery issue with SI plugin” An issue was fixed that prevented the discovery of Oracle Private Cloud Appliance from Oracle Enterprise Manager, which results in the failures on both the internal and externally attached ZFS storage appliances. |
26784732 | “PCA 2.3.1 upgrade fails due to bond0 not configured” Additional checks have been added to verify the system configuration on management nodes and compute nodes before upgrade. |
29437665 | “The PCA 2.3.4 upgrade process breaks ASR if it is installed.” A fix is provided that maintains the ASR installation through the upgrade process. |
22720391 | “Support listing backups in CLI” |
29585636 | “Unable to Use Uplink to Communicate With Server Out of Rack After Restarting Network” The Cisco switches shipped with Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Release 2.4.2 (Ethernet-based systems) include the latest NX-OS I7(7) firmware, which fixes this connectivity issue. For more information about this bug fix (CSCvj65578) and others, see the Cisco 9000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 7.0(3)I7(7): |