Is it possible to upgrade Isilon 7.2.0.1 simulator to 7.2.1.0?

Question

I am trying to setup my locall PHD/Isilon environment but PHD needs Isilon version 7.2.1.0 however simulator is available for 7.2.0.1

Is there any file available to upgrade Isilon 7.2.0.1 to 7.2.1.0?

I read release notes where it say I need to upgrade to 7.2.0.2 first then I can upgrade to 7.2.1.0

I couldn't find any of the upgrade file on emc support website..

any help is highly appreciated..

Sandeep

addisdaddy20 · Accepted Answer

Hello Sandeep,

This is a multi-layered. The short is yes. There was and should be a 7.2.1.1 (currently the recommended release as of writing) simulator. I searched and couldn't find it. However, I found a related article that has a link that did work, I will talk with IT about resolving this but for the time being please try:

h ttps://download.emc.com/downloads/DL62167_Isilon_OneFS_7.2.1.1_Simulator.zip?source=OLS

As for upgrading your current Virtual it is absolutely possible, I am not currently aware of any negative side affects from doing this but you would just place the regular 7.2.1.1 file on your VM and do the upgrade just like it was a production cluster.

I stood up a single node using the referenced OneFS versions, dropped the install file through the default /ifs share on my VM and it upgraded very smoothly. It will yell at you a little on upgrade checks due to it still being a VM but see the output of work below along with 7.2.1.1 installation file link.

7.2.1.1 install file location

https://download.emc.com/downloads/DL62165_Isilon_OneFS_7.2.1.1_installation_file.tgz?source=OLS

Isilon OneFS v7.2.0.1

MR-Cluster-1# cd /ifs/data

MR-Cluster-1# ls

OneFS_v7.2.1.1_Install.tar.gz

MR-Cluster-1# pwd

/ifs/data

MR-Cluster-1# isi update

Preupgrade check results:

====================

Cluster event checks

====================

Warnings:

* Cluster contains unresolved critical events.

Check WebUI or run 'isi events list' for more information.

* Fri Jan 29 11:41:22 2016: One or more drives (bay(s) 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 / type(s) HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD, HDD) are ready to be replaced.

Locally installed preupgrade checks completed with warnings.

Warnings encountered during preupgrade status check, are you sure you want to proceed with the upgrade? (yes/no [no])yes

Starting upgrade process...

Connecting to remote and local upgrade processes...

successfully connected to node [ 1].

Loading image...

Please specify the image to update. You can specify the image from:

-- an absolute path (i.e. /usr/images/my.tar)

-- http (i.e. http://host/images/my.tar)

Please specify the image to update:/ifs/data/OneFS_v7.2.1.1_Install.tar.gz

Node version :v7.2.0.1 B_7_2_0_061(RELEASE) (0x70200500010003d)

Image version:7.2.1.1 B_7_2_1_081(RELEASE) (0x702015000100051)

Are you sure you wish to upgrade (yes/no)?yes

Please wait, updating...

Initiating LKG...

node[ 1] initialized.

Verifying md5...

Installing image...

node[ 1] installed.

Restoring user changes...

node[ 1] restored.

Upgrade installed successfully.

Reboot to complete the process? (yes/no [yes])yes

Shutting down services.

node[ 1] Services shutdown.

Flushing and disabling coalescers.

node[ 1] Coalescers flushed and disabled.

Rebooting cluster...

rebooting node[ 1]...

After the node rebooted I logged in via putty

login as: root

Using keyboard-interactive authentication.

Password:

Last login: Fri Jan 29 11:56:12 2016

Isilon OneFS v7.2.1.1

MR-Cluster-1#

Hope this helps.

Cheers!

Dan

BernieC · Answer

I've had to always edit /boot/loader.conf after doing VM upgrades, specifically to comment out this line so that I still see boot messages during VM startup:

console="comconsole"

I just put a # at the beginning of that line, save the file, and then it takes effect on the next boot. Otherwise, I've never had any problems with upgrades of VMs (other than that they're usually pretty slow).

Peter_Sero · Answer

Just some additional tips:- Backup/snapshot/clone your Isilon simulator VMs when powered down, prior to the code upgrade. This will give you the chance to roll back the upgrade, or to experiment with different procedures, configs, whatever. Can't beat that level of freedom with physical nodes! - We have boosted the performance of our Isilon simulators by DISabling write caching for all virtual disks. (VMware workstation, datastores on NFS mounted to the Linux host from elsewhere [physical Isilon X200 fwiw]). Cheers-- Peter

sandeep_big_dat · Answer

thanks everbody..I installed 7.2.1.1 simulator directly..

Is there anyway I can get hdfs license key for Isilon?

I know I can email but is there any quicker way to do that?

I need a license key which does not expire..

Sandeep

sandeep_big_dat · Answer

I do have another question.. Once Isilon 3 node cluster is setup, how do I provide communicate with it from PHD perspective..

Since we don't have smartconnect configured, what FQDN we can use in Ambari for Namenode?

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