Qualified Functionality in Sonexion 3.1

What functions are supported or not supported in Sonexion software version 3.1

  • Installation and deployment of systems with SSU configuration and ESUs, with any combination of the following storage building blocks:
    • SSU
    • SSU+1, SSU+2, SSU+3
    • L300F
  • High Availability:
    • SSU node failover/failback
    • SMU node failover/failback
    • 2U MMU node failover/failback or optional 4U AMMU node failover/failback
    • Dual Management Network (DMN) switch redundancy
  • Lustre 2.11, with the following supported features:
    • LockAhead (2.11)
    • Progressive File Layouts (PFL) (Lustre 2.10)
    • Project Quotas (Lustre 2.10)
    • Large Bulk I/O (2.9)
    • Subdirectory Mounts (Lustre 2.9)
    • Multiple modify RPCs per-client (2.8)
    • Online lfsck (Phase 4 w/ improved performance) (Lustre 2.8)
  • O/S: CentOS 7.2 Linux base, plus CentOS 7.4 updates to address Spectre/Meltdown
  • Support for sharing Brocade/Ruckus ICX6610 management switches with Cray clusters
  • Local Data Network (LDN)
    • InfiniBand EDR, FDR, QDR
    • Support for Bonded Ethernet (active/passive, active/active )
    • Omni-Path
  • CSCLI - Sonexion Command Line Interface
  • Sonexion System Manager (CSSM) browser-based GUI
  • Supported browsers: Chrome, FireFox, Safari, Microsoft Edge, and Internet Explorer 11, for Windows, Linux, and MacOS
  • Support File Bundle Collection
  • Lustre file system with 2 storage tiers (flash and disk, L300F only)
  • NXD I/O acceleration function (L300N only)
  • RAID Stack: Updates to optimize GridRAID and SCSI performance
  • Spectre and Meltdown security updates
  • Support for GOBI OneStor USM
  • Automated HDD and SSD firmware updates
  • System Updater for providing basic rolling updates. Roll backs not supported. (Find more System Updater content in the ClusterStor™ Field Installation Guide (3.1) H-6163 at http://pubs.cray.com.)
  • Support for 3.1 on CS9000 and Sonexion 2000 GridRAID systems (CNG not supported), via CUP from 2.0 to 3.1.
  • RAS features:
    • RAS Infrastructure: CLI, Nagios and Ganglia plugins, REST API
    • Guided Walkthrough Repairs: 2U24 / 4U24 / 5U84 Drives, 2U24 / 4U24 PCMs, 5U84 cooling module
    • Fault Isolation: 5U84 cooling module, 2U24 / 5U84 I/O controllers
    • Support for AMMU PSU failures
    • Support for AMMU internal HDD

Hardware

  • System Management Unit (SMU)
  • Metadata Management Unit (MMU):
    • MMU Addition procedure
  • Optional Advanced Metadata Management Unit (AMMU) as a replacement for the base MMU:
    • Support for up to 2 AMMUs in a system
    • AMMU Addition procedure
  • Scalable Storage Unit (SSU):
    • Support for 2 or 4 SSDs in each SSU
    • SSU Addition procedure
  • L300F:
    • 2U24 enclosure with 24 SSDs
    • L300F Addition procedure
  • Embedded Application Controller (EAC) platform using Intel CPUs
  • LDN interface:
    • Mellanox CX-4 - EDR / FDR HCAs
    • Mellanox CX-4 IB EDR/100GbE HCAs
    • Intel Omni-Path 100 HCAs
  • Disk drive support (dependent on installed drive model):
    • Hard disk drive (HDD) capacities: 300GB up to 10TB
    • Solid state drive (SSD) capacities: 100GB up to 3.2TB
    • Drive capabilities:
      • L300, L300N, Sonexion 3000, 3000T: 4K Native, T10-PI Format Type2, SED, and FIPS
      • CS9000, Sonexion 2000: 4K Native, 512e, T10-PI Format Type2, SED, Non-SED, and FIPS

Features NOT Supported in Sonexion 3.1

  • Lustre features not supported:
    • Multi-rail LNET (Lustre 2.10)
    • Data on Metadata (DoM) (Lustre 2.11)
    • File Level Redundancy (FLR) (Lustre 2.11)
    • Dynamic LNet Config (Lustre 2.11)
    • DNE phase 2 in Lustre is experimental and not enabled by default.
    • UID/GID Mapping (Lustre 2.9) is experimental
  • Encrypted Data at Rest Key Management
  • Installing the software release via the System Updater to an OEM server
  • CIFS/NFS Gateway (CNG)
  • SELinux preliminary client support