What is the latest supported firmware for NetApp E2824 supporting Openstack Rocky (incl cinder) ?

[TomSebreghts]

Hi,

What is the latest supported firmware for NetApp E2824 supporting Openstack Rocky (incl cinder) ?

Thanks!

[ahmadm]

I don't believe we have a specific version or matrix for the last version of SANtricity OS that was compatible with OpenStack Rocky.

The OpenStack Rocky matrix lists out the various functions that are supported on E-Series platform. The matrix was updated in October 2020 which was around the time of the latest SANtricity OS release (November).

https://docs.openstack.org/cinder/rocky/reference/support-matrix.html

Additional Reference Data: https://docs.openstack.org/cinder/rocky/configuration/block-storage/drivers/netapp-volume-driver.html#netapp-e-series-storage-family

What is  the current version of SANtricity OS you are running?

[TomSebreghts]

Hi,

Thanks for your response. Currently we are running 11.40.5 and 11.50.x. 11.50 is seen to work fine with Rocky.

We have seen there is also a 11.603R2 and a 11.70R2 ; hence we wonder whether we should move up to 11.70R2 or whether this release is no longer compatible/tested with Openstack Rocky / incl cinder.

Thanks!

[ahmadm]

Hi,

I don't believe we test OpenStack integration in our QA labs, but at the same time I don't believe 11.60/11.70 releases would suddenly break it.

I am inquiring internally with E-Series engineering resources if they have had experience with OpenStack Rocky on those releases.

I will get back to you with a response sometime this week. 

[ahmadm · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I received some feedback from our E-Series engineering team. The last fully tested E-Series software with Openstack is 11.50.x. 

There aren't currently any plans to test newer version of E-Series software with OpenStack.

If you are looking for further guidance on this solution and potential software upgrades, I suggest you reach out to your NetApp account representative. They may be able offer some product variance certification for your specific environment and use case.