For HMC-managed systems with POWER5-based processors, find instructions for corrective service updates and fixes for the HMC.

Installing corrective service

The HMC interface provides two methods for applying HMC corrective service, which includes HMC updates and specific fixes:

  • Install from removable media.
  • Install from a remote system (one of your remote systems or the Internet).

You can use either method to install update packages or specific fixes.

Note that installing an HMC update can include installing a required maintenance package. You can install the maintenance package at the same time that you install the update or, if your HMC is at the desired Release level, you can install the required maintenance as a specific fix.

Install corrective service from removable media (CD-ROMs)

Use this method to install corrective service from CDs, which you can order on this site or from your IBM service representative, or which you can create yourself by downloading ISO images, and then burning your own CDs.

Install corrective service from remote system (ZIP files)

Use this method to install corrective service from ZIP file images which you can download to one of your remote systems that accepts FTP requests, or which you can install from the Internet.

Remote system

From the Internet

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