Installing corrective service from a remote system
The HMC is a closed system. All tasks are accomplished using the graphical user interface known as the HMC interface.
Use the Install Corrective Service task and HMC corrective service ZIP files to apply fixes (PTFs) to the HMC. Check the Download tab or Readme for the Update release that you want to install to see if there are any prerequisite fixes for the fix you want to apply.
The Readme for your HMC version lists information you need for verifying the successful download and installation of a corrective service package (PTF or fix). There is a section for each PTF at the beginning of the Readme, with the latest package listed first.
In addition, the "View" link for a PTF, on the Downloads tab, provides a quick link to PTF-specific information in the Readme.
Follow these steps to install a corrective service package.
Step 1. Decide where to store the ZIP files
Because the HMC is a closed system, you cannot download the ZIP files and save them onto the HMC. The HMC and the interface do not support this function. The interface is designed to install corrective service from CDs or from a remote server via FTP.
The ZIP files must be stored on a system that accepts FTP requests.
Step 2. Download ZIP files from the Internet
If you have not already downloaded the ZIP file(s) for the desired corrective service package, follow these steps:
- Download the ZIP file for from the appropriate Downloads page.
- If the system you are using to download the ZIP file cannot accept FTP requests from the HMC, move the file to a system that accepts FTP requests.
Step 3. Install corrective service
Caution:
As a safety precaution, IBM recommends that you back up critical console data. See your operations guide for more information on backing up the HMC.
Follow these steps to install a specific corrective service package from the remote system where you stored the ZIP file for the package.
- Select Licensed Internal Code Maintenance.
- Select HMC Code Update.
- Select Install Corrective Service.
- Select Download corrective service from remote system.
- Enter the specified information in the following fields:
- Remote Site
- Enter the fully qualified name of the host where the ZIP file is stored.
- Patch File
- Enter the FTP directory and ZIP file name for the file (absolute pathname to the file).
- User ID
- Enter the FTP userid.
- Password
- Enter the FTP password for the userid.
The HMC interface retrieves the corrective service package from the remote FTP server and begins the installation process.
Step 4. Reboot
Reboot the HMC after the installation of the corrective service package has completed. Rebooting ensures that all changes are available immediately.
Step 5. Verify a successful update
After the HMC is rebooted, follow these steps to verify that the corrective service update was successful:
- Select Help in the top menu bar.
- Select About the Hardware Management Console.
- On the "About" splash panel, look for updated information about the fix you installed.
- Open the Readme version for the corrective service you installed.
- Compare the "Splash panel information" listed in the Readme to the information for the fix displayed on the HMC.