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DPCM X - Release History Last update: 26 March 2024 ================================================================================ DPCM X 10.5.5 (GA: 27.03.2024) • improved AIX OS-Group handling • improved usability for Global LPM • improved Global Recreate to cover flavours of HMC/FSP/System outage • added SR-IOV ROCE Adapter Support • added iScsi Support for VSCSI Disk Mappings (add/remove) • added CSSP (Logical-Units) Support for VSCSI mappings (add/remove) • Updated templates of dpcm-lnx-utils RPM - for LINUX and HANA Installation using Netapp LUNs (VSCSI/NPIV) - added optional HANA Install Parameter: --volume_encryption[=off] • UI and usability improvements and fixes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPCM X 10.5.4 (GA: 23.02.2024) • Change current-configuration enhancements • Dockets to add and delete vNIC adapters with Failover using HMC RAW Commands • VM Deploy using Ansible / Dockets for AIX + LINUX SAN-booted • Dockets to parallelize global LPM and serialize global LPM in order of given LPAR-Names • UI and usability improvements and fixes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPCM X 10.5.3 (GA: 22.01.2024) • Added option to Archive Created Mksysbs • UI and usability improvements and fixes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPCM X 10.5.2 (GA: 13.01.2024) • UI and usability improvements and fixes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPCM X 10.5.1 (GA: 04.01.2024) • UI and usability improvements and fixes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPCM X 10.5.0 (GA: 20.12.2023) • Added add/delete VETH, VSCSI, VFC Adapters + multiple VSCSI Mapping functionalities to change Current-Configuration / Profiles for inactive AIX/LINUX/OS400 and running AIX/LINUX LPARs • Added VIO cleanup functionality to remove orphaned adapters and mappings • Added CSSP Inventory functionality using IOSCLI to collect data • Added System IO-Adapter and System SR-IOV adapter inventory including configured and unconfigured logical Ports to System details • System LED - Shown System LED state in system overview - Change System LED State functionality • Refactoring VM / LPAR overview including System and LPAR indicators • Improved Backup Groups (all VM selection) • Introduction Online Userguide (customizable by user) - DPCM Setup - HMC Setup - VIO Setup - NIM Setup - AIX-Node Setup - Linux-Node Setup - Core Node Setup - SAN Storage Setup - SAN Switch Setup - Datacenter Setup - Network Setup - Fabric Setup - NPort Group Setup • Added Bulk Funktion to delete multiple mksysb • Added support Hypervisor VLAN for VETH Adapters • Various fixes, enhancements and updates of middleware/docker-services for security reasons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPCM X 10.4.3 (GA: 10.10.2023) • Added Bulk Functions - multiple delete Mksysb / Master Image (AIX/LINUX/VIO) - multiple "Get Sysb Info" • Added SUDO configuration for NIM • Added option to create VDISK-Mirror for module: createSvcLun • Added example Dockets for Post-Deploy-Profile to recreate SAN-Zoning and Storage-Host with LUN mappings for Remote-Mirror Scenarios • Added SPOT Install method for create VM and Install OS (AIX) • Added optional parameters for AIX install methods to choose image_data and/or nim_script • Added different + adjustable timeout properties for OS install and restore (AIX/LINUX/VIO) • Preselection in fields where only one property is available • Added Verbose Option - Create Backup (AIX/LINUX/VIO) - Create Master Image - Delete Mksysb / Master Image (AIX/LINUX/VIO) • Various fixes, enhancements and updates of middleware/docker-services for security reasons - Replaced Websockets with Server-Sent Events (SSE), to prevent refreshing issues with certain firewall configurations - Secure CoreNode Against Code Injection ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPCM X 10.4.0 (GA: 21.07.2023) • Virtual Profile Management - Clone CurrentConfiguration - Change LPAR Profile - Rename LPAR / Profile - Global recreate - Linked LPARs and handling of linked LPARs - Create additional LPAR Profile - Profile-Delete • Change LPAR Current-Configuration • LPAR Delete with optional cleanup orphaned VIO devices • LPAR: start, stop, restart • simple LPM functionality + global LPM • NIM + LINUX Resource Inventory with all typically used NIM-Objects and grouping functionality • Create new LPAR with or without AIX/LINUX/Linux-with-HANA Install (VSCSI or SAN-booted/NPIV only) - Custom Netboot Adapter configuration (VETH) - Custom OS-PV selection (VSCSI only) • OS-Install for existing LPARs with AIX/LINUX/Linux-with-HANA Install (VSCSI or SAN-booted/NPIV only) - automatically and custom Netboot Adapter configuration (VETH, vNic, VF) - automatically and custom OS-PV selection (VSCSI only) • Backup Groups to create different Backup Schedules or Groups of Backups with different configuration • Backup: AIX, Linux, VIOs - automatically import Backups created with DPCM V1.8.12 incl. LPAR association - AIX supports optional: - AIX JFS2 snapshots - Create ISO from created Mksysb - VIO supports optional: - Disable Backupios Media Lib Only - Exclude Backupios Media Lib Only - Additional Backupios Infos - Create Viosbr - Create ISO from created Mksysb • Restore: AIX, Linux, VIOs - automatically and custom Netboot Adapter configuration (VETH, vNic, VF) - automatically, custom or ignore OS-PV selection (VSCSI and SAN-booted/NPIV) - optional: automatically SPOT creation (AIX/VIO only) - supports to use Backups created with DPCM V1.8.12 (or higher) and DPCM X 10.4 (or higher) • Create Master Image from Mksysb (AIX/LINUX/VIO) - supports to create Master Images from Mksysbs NOT created with DPCM • Delete Mksysb + Master Image (AIX/LINUX/VIO) • Refactored Connection Templates to VIO Node Configuration • Added NIM-, AIX-, LINUX-Node Configuration • Added Jump Host connections • Config UI Tooltips • Client Dashboard - Show duration/elapsed time - Add Clear Button • Manual Inventory Run Actions • Storage & Fabric Configuration (Admin UI) • SAN/Tape/Storage - Ansible python modules, example Dockets and Ansible playbooks - Create SAN Aliases incl. Zoning for Disk-Storage - Create SAN Aliases incl. Zoning for Tape - Create Host on Storage for IBM Storwize family and SAN Volume Controller (SVC) - Create LUN(s) incl. Host-Mapping on Storage for IBM Storwize family and SAN Volume Controller (SVC) - Delete SAN Zoning incl. Aliases - Delete Host on Storage for IBM Storwize family and SAN Volume Controller (SVC) - and LUN-Deletion depending Host-Status • LINUX install, backup, restore, create-master and install from master for RHEL 8.6 - 9.2 and SLES 15.1 - 15.4 successfully tested (VSCSI + SAN-booted/NPIV) • Various fixes, enhancements and updates of middleware/docker-services for security reasons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPCM X 10.3.4 (GA: 31.03.2023) • Virtual Profile Management: Change Profile - VFC Adapters • Various fixes, enhancements and updates of middleware/docker-services for security reasons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPCM X 10.3.0 (GA: 30.01.2023) • LPAR Profile + Virtual Profile Management (VSCSI handling) - Clone + Create LPAR with Profile and create addl. Profile * - Delete LPAR / delete addl. Profile * * with VETH-, VSCSI-, VFC-Adapters (Client/Server) incl. VSCSI Mappings and NPORT associations • Improvements - LPAR Load Advisor: show CPU-Mode differences - VIO Sizing Advisor for non-SAP environments - FLRT - Reports - Storage Overview: Show all Hdisks - Dockets: Add some sub-menus or filter templates - optional user:password authentication for proxy connection • Various fixes, enhancements and updates of middleware/docker-services for security reasons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPCM X 10.2.0 (GA 23.11.2022) • Added PDF Report generation with configurable contents • Added FLRT (Fix-Level-Recommandation-Tool), shows detailed information for current version and recommended updates/upgrades for Systems/HMCs/VIOs/AIX (including APARs) • Added VIO Sizing Advisor, gives recommendations for Desired EC / CPUs / Memory based on inventory data of the VIO • Added Performance graphs for VSCSI / VFC(NPIV) / SR-IOV to performance tab of VM details • Added showing uptime of a system in the overview tab of its details (based on REST API data) • Added Enable/Disable for dockets, also available as bulk function • Improved DPCM R1 Ansible Collection and Collection of example Dockets - added additional and updated modules and dockets for DPCM R1 collection of DPCM X 10.2 - updated related to new Docket grouping feature - updated scope of example Dockets - changed workflow dockets: other workflow dockets now can be selected as sequence steps, added cycle detection - added modules and dockets to create and install SAP Hana LPARs based on VSCSI with different Volume-Group and Filesystem Layout-Options - fixed module issues, to support environments with managed_systems are not AME capable - fixed sporadic Docket failures with “Temporary failure in name resolution” despite Host is reachable • Fixed Active-Directory logins that previously failed with ECONNRESET • Various fixes, enhancements and updates of middleware/docker-services for security reasons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPCM X 10.1.0 (GA 28.07.2022) • LPAR Load Advisor Added proposals/hints for Desired CPU, Max EC/CPU, Pool EC and System CPUs Improved Desired EC proposal and added arrow indicators for all proposals • Storage Overview List storage systems for FC/SCSI-HDISK and CSSP List PVs (LUNs and LUs) for a storage system List connected VIOs and mapped LPARs for a PV Use storage system information for VSCSI adapter details of LPARs • Enhanced performance graphs for Systems and LPARs Shows max value and selected value for all graphs Normalized Y axis for stacked items for better comparison Added installed/used CPUs to system/pool graph Selectable graph types: currently CPU, Mem, LPAR CPU Aggregation (for systems), VETH (for LPARs) • General performance improvements for larger environments • Added scope to Dockets, added more entryfield options for docket command prompts like multiselect • Improved Docket output (collapsible sections, masking of sensitive information, etc.) • DPCM R1 Ansible Collection with example Dockets to use DPCM R1 functionalities using DPCM X or other Ansible-Solutions • Improved details of Configuration/Resources • System indicator now also includes VIO status • HMC REST API details now also show runtime issues, not only login issues • Added port to Connection Templates • Ignore short-term utility LPARs (e.g. "IOR Collection LP") • Added cloning of an HMC node in Configuration/Resources • Added SR-IOV to VLAns of Network definition, added list of affected LPARs in client • Added more stylesheets to VTerm (note: Firefox not fully supported) • Fixed DNS resolution for SMTP host • Fixed AD/LDAP group mapping when group had only one entry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPCM X 10.0.6 (GA 26.11.2021) • Docker: added new operation mode "Cold Standby" (active/passive) • Docker: upgraded InfluxDB and Telegraf to their latest versions • Docker: now using telegraf as write relay for performance data stored in InfluxDB (customer defined output targets possible) • CoreNode: performance collector now supports InfluxDB v2 directly, improved performance • UI (General): changed default port for REST API to 443, can be configured in VMC resource • UI (Admin): added list of REST API sessions to VMC details • UI (Admin): REST API access of a VMC now can be disabled without loosing entered credentials • UI (General): added more detailed status information for VMCs (SSH/REST API) and VIOs (SSH) • UI (Admin): added more detailed status information for a core node • UI (Client): adapter information and VIO list of a system are now also visible for limited users not assigned to them • UI (Client): improved FSP connection list of a system to show more information • CoreNode : Lpar/System/VMC inventories are now scheduled by the core node itself • CoreNode: (Full) System inventory and the Lpar inventories now ignore Lpars not belonging to a system defined in at least one data center • UI (General): fixed and improved handling of users that should only see assigned Lpars (CMD_VM_LISTASSIGNED) • UI (Admin): api services are now treated like normal users (can be assigned to teams, e.g.) • UI (Admin): capabilities for api services now can be assigned by selected roles or by manually selected capabilities • UI (Admin): show implied capabilities in capabilities selection tables, role and api service details now show the effective capabilities • UI (General): fixed stacking of detail panel to allow more than two items ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPCM X 10.0.5 (GA 27.09.2021) • Ansible: added customizable input fields (text, number, radio/checkbox, list) to provide user data to dockets • Ansible: added workflow/sequence docket type that allows to orchestrate other dockets with an Ansible Tower like logic • CoreNode: upgraded InfluxDB from 1.8 to 2.0.7 (automatic data upgrade in DPCM X update process) • CoreNode: REST API library now handles unexpected session expiring (e.g. after HMC reboot) gracefully • CoreNode: updated HMC/VIO parsers with latest changes/fixes (e.g. for HMC V9R2.950.x) from DPCM 1.8 branch • AppNode: improved server startup time for environments with a large number of VIOs • Docker: fixed not disabling restart behaviour of containers of old DPCM X versions • Docker: install script now handles exotic Linux distributions more gracefully • Docker: updated all base images (Alpine, NodeJS, Postgres, etc.) • UI (General): fixed overflow issues for dropdown/select controls • UI (Client): added import/export feature to Dockets page • UI (Client): remember last selected data center by a user • UI (Client): added option to show last 4 weeks in LPAR Load Advisor • UI (Client): added SR-IOV tab to VM detail panel, showing adapter information and performance minigraph • UI (Client): added previously missing vfc adapter detail panel tab to VM profile • UI (Client): added current time and EC value at mouseover for VM performance minigraphs • UI (Client): added raw EC value (additionally to percent value) at mouseover for system performance minigraphs • UI (Client): usability improvements for Lpar/System/Adapter analysis pages • UI (Client): added priority field and some other metadata editing functions to VMCs page • UI (Client): improved owner assignment for VMs (users and teams combined, multiple choices possible) • UI (Client): show VIO servers (only basic info) at Systems page regardless of data center configuration • UI (Admin): added SAN switch, SAN storage and NIM resource objects • UI (Admin): added options for SAN storage and SAN switches to Storage/Fabrics configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPCM X 10.0.4 (GA 19.07.2021) • CoreNode: improved session handling for HMC Rest API ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPCM X 10.0.3 (GA 17.06.2021) • CoreNode: improved error handling and logging for empty VHOST adapters without mappings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DPCM X 10.0.2 (GA 09.06.2021) • Automation: Use the DPCM UI to run custom Ansible tasks as standalone commands or as custom commands on LPARs and systems • Automation: DPCM plugin collection for Ansible. Query DPCM data and trigger commands from Ansible playbooks on a separate Ansible server • Automation: Trigger Ansible tasks as pre- and post-scripts on DPCM commands • Docker: updated all images to use latest stable versions • Docker: install script and runtime scripts now need to be called with privileged user • CoreNode: use HMC REST API per default for CSSP inventory • CoreNode: in perf collector, only fetch the complete time range of 30 minutes at the first call • UI/AppNode: moved HMC REST API credentials configuration from config file to UI & AppNode database • UI: completely rewrote performance analysis charts for VMs/systems/vEth • UI: added mini perfs for vSCSI/vFC adapter detail tabs • UI: added vSCSI/vFC performance analysis charts • UI: fixed a bug that caused infinite reload cycles after login • UI/AppNode: made configuration changes of CoreNode/HMCs more robust • UI/AppNode: added storagegroup/fabric configuration to Admin UI & AppNode • UI: fixed an issue that prevented dropmenus at the bottom of a dialog to be visible • UI/AppNode: added ConnectionTemplate handling to data center configuration • UI: added bulk import for lpar ip addresses in data center configuration • UI/AppNode: added connection configuration to VM change actions • AppNode/CoreNode: CoreNode only queries LPARs for systems that are configured in data centers • UI: fixed a bug that caused the selectAll feature of tables to select incorrect values • UI: fixed an issue that incorrectly showed login errors • UI/AppNode: RSA file selected in HMC configuration will be used for HMC connection, and also for VIO connection • UI: show RSA file fingerprints • UI/AppNode: added customer registration feature to Admin UI, transmit environment data securely (optionally with a proxy) • UI: added handling of LPARs with dedicated procmode • UI: added service level configuration for LPAR load advisor • UI: added tooltips to some common UI features • UI: changed orientation of system EC load to be more intuitive • UI: added small titlebar to every item in a stacked detail panel • UI: improved system EC/memory thresholds controls to show tick values • UI: show storagegroup/fabrics assoc on vSCSI/vFC adapter detail pages • UI: show disk sizes on vSCSI adapter detail page • UI/AppNode: introduced family app version DPCM X 10.x.x
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