HMC V7 is supported on Power Systems with POWER6 or POWER5 processors.

[ Last updated: May 15, 2009 ]

The information in this Readme contains hints and errata information about the Hardware Management Console.

• Special upgrade instructions for HMC V7 R3.1.0
• PTF-specific information
• Fix for HMC V7 R3.3.0 Service Pack 3
• HMC V7 R3.3.0 Service Pack 3
• HMC V7 R3.3.0 Service Pack 2
• HMC V7 R3.3.0 Service Pack 1
• HMC V7 R3.3.0 upgrade (recovery media)
  • Enhancements and changes in HMC V7 R3.3.0
  • National Language Support in HMC V7R3.3.0
  • Known issues in HMC V7 R3.3.0
• HMC V7 R3.2.0 update package
  • Enhancements and changes in HMC V7 R3.2.0
  • Known issues in HMC V7 R3.2.0
• HMC V7 R3.1.0 upgrade (recovery media)
• National Language Support
• Education information

Note: HMC machine type 7315 cannot be upgraded to Version 7 Release 3.1.0. Only HMC machine type 7310 can be upgraded to HMC V7 R3.1.0. The minimum HMC level is V6 R1.2.

Customers with existing HMC machine type 7310 with V6 R1.2 or higher may upgrade to HMC V7 R3.1.0 by ordering the MES (Miscellaneous Equipment Specification) 0962 through their IBM Sales Representative or Business Partner. The HMC code V7 R3.1.0 may also be downloaded, but MES 0962 must still be ordered to complete the conversion from V6 to V7. The MES updates the HMC machine records to ensure continued product support. Machine records are not automatically updated when the code is downloaded so this requirement of ordering MES 0962 is displayed on the download web site for the MES. The MCRSA (Machine Control Program Remote Support Agreement) is common for HMC V4, V5, V6, and V7.

For information on converting HMCs from Version 6 to Version 7, please refer to the following document:

• HMC Conversion from V6 R1.2 to V7 R3.1.0.

This section lists the PTFs released for HMC Version 7. The information for each PTF includes sections for enhancements and fixes, known issues (if applicable), and package information. The Package information section provides information to use during the download, installation and verification procedures for HMC packages. You can also access this PTF-specific information by clicking on the "View" link for any package on the "Downloads" pages of the HMC web site.

Fix for HMC Version 7 Release 3.3.0 Service Pack 3

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 3.3.0 Service Pack 3 (MH01150). That is, PTF MH01150 must be installed before you install this fix. You can reference this package by APAR MB03007. This PTF replaces MH01161.

Required Fix for HMC Version 7 Release 3.3.0 Service Pack 3

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 3.3.0 Service Pack 3 (MH01150). MH01150 must be installed before you install this fix. You can reference this package by APAR# MB03032.

This package includes the following fixes

Required security fix for HMC Version 7 Release 3.2.0 Service Pack 1

This package includes fixes that are essential for HMC Version 7 Release 3.2.0 Service Pack 1. HMC V7R3.2.0 Service Pack 1 (MH01084), MH01101 and MH01133 must be installed before installing this fix. You can reference this package with APAR# MB02834.

This package includes the following fixes

HMC V7R3.3.0 Update package

This package updates your HMC from HMC V7R3.3.0 Service Pack 2 to HMC V7R3.3.0 Service Pack 3. You can also reference this package by APAR MB02772. This PTF replaces MH01119, MH01130, MH01134 and MH01146. If your HMC is at V7 R3.3.0 SP0 (MH01097) or V7 R3.4.0 SP1 (MH01105), you must first install V7 R3.3.0 SP2 (MH01119) before installing this update.

Note: You must perform an additional reboot of the HMC after the mandatory reboot required by installing MH01150.

This package includes the following fixes and enhancements:

• Corrected a problem where the I/O microcode update command resulted in error code E302F8AC.
• Fixes to Repair & Verify procedures for MWU (Modular Water Unit) Exchange, to prevent the MWU pump from being left in a deactivated state.
• E355004D and E332FFFF may occur when Service Agent Connection Manager is enabled for POWER4 servers with an unexpected IOException at the SACM server socket.
• Fix for an installios problem where installing from the VIOS media will result in a hang due to split mksysb image files.
• Fix to Platform Event Log parsing on the HMC for some BPC logs with extraneous trailing data that were logged as E3326701 console errors instead of with the correct BPC reference codes and service actions.
• Fixes a problem after the upgrade from HMC V7R3.2.0 to HMC V7R3.3.0 when some network options such as private/open would not be available when network interfaces reconfigured to a new name.

CIM Object Manager fix for HMC V7R3.3.0

One must install HMC V7R3.3.0 SP2 (MH01119), MH01130 and MH01134 before installing this fix. This package may also be referenced by APAR MB02753.

This package includes the following fixes:

• This PTF corrects a performance problem that occurs when external management software connects to the HMC via the CIM interface. After installation, only one instance of external management software such as IBM Director 5.2 or IBM Systems Director 6.1 can be used to discover and manage an HMC.
• Corrected a problem where applications which utilize CIM protocol to receive events from HMC, including IBM Director, can not identify the source of service event.

HMC V7R3.1.0 upgrade fix

HMC V7R3.1.0 (MH00998) must be installed before installing this fix. You can also reference this package by APAR MB02661.

This package includes the following fix:

HMC V7R330 Service Pack 2 security fix

HMC V7R3.3.0 Service Pack 2 (MH01119) and MH01130 must be installed before installing this fix. You can also reference this package by APAR MB02485.

This package includes the following fixes:

• Fix to correct RMC daemon's crash/hang.
• Fix to correct a problem where some managed system platform event logs may fail to be retrieved and analyzed by the HMC. This problem may happen either upon an initial connection from the HMC to the managed system or upon a reconnect after a period of disconnection. This situation can sometimes cause incomplete data to be collected for serviceable events or, in some cases, cause a failure to open serviceable events for problem logs.

MH01134: Prevent invalid client packet length from terminating RMC daemon (09-26-2008)

HMC V7R320 Service Pack 1 security fix

HMC V7R3.2.0 Service Pack 1 (MH01084) and MH01101 must be installed before installing this fix. You can also reference this package by APAR MB02482.

This package includes the following fixes:

• Fix to correct RMC daemon's crash/hang.
• Fix to correct a problem where some managed system platform event logs may fail to be retrieved and analyzed by the HMC. This problem may happen either upon an initial connection from the HMC to the managed system or upon a reconnect after a period of disconnection. This situation can sometimes cause incomplete data to be collected for serviceable events or, in some cases, cause a failure to open serviceable events for problem logs.

MH01133: Prevent invalid client packet length from terminating RMC daemon (09-26-2008)

HMC V7R330 Service Pack 2 CEC DCA Deactivation fix

This fix is installed on HMC V7R3.3.0 Service Pack 2 (MH01119). You can also reference this package by APAR MB02481.

This package includes the following fixes:

This PTF also includes the fix for PTF MH01126 which has been removed from the web. PTF MH01126 addressed the following:

• Fixed a problem that allows the Fill and Drain Tool to be activated when you are repairing the P4 Modular Water Unit on IBM Power 575 systems.
• Added a graphic that was missing on panel EclipzIHVerifyFDTPumpStart in the Fill and Drain Tool Top Off function on IBM 575 systems.
• Fixed an error that occurs during Initial System Fill and System Top Off. The error did not allow the service action to be delayed properly.

MH01130: Fix for CEC DCA deactivation problem (08-29-2008)

HMC V7R330 Service Pack 2 fix for 9125-F2A models

This fix is installed on HMC V7R3.3.0 Service Pack 2 (MH01119). You can also reference this package by APAR MB02827.

Note: MH01126 is an optional PTF only needed for customers that have HMCs that manage model 9125-F2A systems.

This package includes the following fixes.

• Fixed a problem that allows the Fill and Drain Tool to be activated when repairing the P4 Modular Water Unit on system 9125-F2A.
• Added a graphic that was missing on panel EclipzIHVerifyFDTPumpStart in the Fill and Drain Tool Top Off function on system 9125-F2A.
• Fixed an error that occurs during Initial System Fill and System Top Off that was not allowing the service action to be delayed properly.

MH01126: Fixes for Fill and Drain tool (08-07-2008)

HMC V7R3.3.0 Service Pack 2 update package

This package updates your HMC from HMC V7R3.3.0 Service Pack 0 or HMC V7R3.3.0 Service Pack 1 to HMC V7R3.3.0 Service Pack 2. It replaces MH01105, MH01108 and MH01113. You can also reference this package by APAR MB02400.

Note: You must perform an additional reboot of the HMC after the mandatory reboot required by installing MH01119.

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Server and Partition Management

• Corrected a problem in the partition create wizard for systems with multiple processor pools defined. The option to select one of those pools is not enabled. This prevents the user from setting up the profile as desired via the create partition/profile wizard.
• Corrected a problem with IO tables in Partition Profile dialog. The physical IO table in the Profile Properties dialog no longer was enabling the slot column entries as hyperlinks. This prevented the user from being able to see detailed IO adapter properties or assign the adapters to IO Pools via the UI.
• Fixes a problem where modification to Kerberos and LDAP configuration on the HMC incorrectly updates PAM configuration files. This situation can lead to improper authentication.
• Corrected the LPAR activation HSCL05E9 error that occurred when a profile has one or more logical ports from HEA and HEA DRCIndex has a letter in it.
• Corrected a problem when setting the promiscuous LPAR for a HEA physical port, then afterwards change the speed and duplex values which resulted in an HSCL1585 error.

Platform Management

• Corrected a WCL renderering issue where a TreeStyleUI Error is logged causing the UI to refresh and call home SRC E355104C.
• Corrected a problem where Managed System connectivity is lost when the DHCP range for the private network is changed on the HMC.

Problem Analysis

• Corrected a problem where multiple SRCs were being reported by a frame (BPA) to the HMC. The correct owning CEC MTMS is now associated with the error instead of using the reporting HMC's MTMS.
• Eliminated E332FFFF reference code from being generated when pedbg or hmcdebuginfo is run. In these cases, the core and/or dump are requested by the command and are now being collected by that command and not called home.
• Eliminated E355049F reference code from being generated due to an error in the HMC Exchange Enclosure function.
• Extended the surveillance timeout for LocalSurveillanceAnalysis Domain from 5 to 15 minutes. The B3030001 serviceable event was previously logged when FSPs are restarted and do not come back within 5 minutes.

Repair and Verify

• Added Repair & Verify Fill and Drain Tool support for the IBM POWER 595 and 575 systems.
• Corrected the BPC UEPO procedure navigation buttons for the IBM POWER 595 and 575 systems.
• Updated the graphics in the IBM POWER 570 Node Concurrent Maintenance procedure.
• Updated the graphics in the NAM procedure for the IBM POWER 595 system.
• Corrected support for the isolate procedures associated with cross communication, cross power, IBF, and UPIC cables for IH and HE systems.
• Added support for the IBM POWER 595 and 570 systems IO drawer isolate and symbolic routines.

System Plan

• Corrected a system plan creation problem resulting in a java.lang.NumberFormatException with POWER5 system and at least one VLAN adapter that specifies "IEEE 802.1q compatible adapter" setting.
• Corrected a system plan creation problem resulting in an exception with an unknown error when the install of the VIOS OS was done through an HEA.

Security fixes for HMC 7.3.3.0

This fix must be installed on HMC 7.3.3.0 Service Pack 1 (PTF MH01105). If the optional fix provided in MH01113 is needed, install MH01113 before you install this fix.

A reboot of the HMC is not required after you install this fix package.

You can also reference this package by APAR MB02307.

This package includes the following fix.

MH01108: Fix Kerberos/LDAP configuration problems (06-27-2008)

HMC V7.3.3.0 fix for OEM synergy brand field

This fix is an optional PTF. It is required only by OEM partners to support their different brand fields. IBM-branded servers do not need this fix.

This fix is pre-installed on HMC V7R3.3, so you will see the fix on the HMC splash panel (or lshmc -V output).

Since this PTF is not needed for IBM servers, the fix is not orderable or downloadable and this information is on the website for informational purposes.

This fix is installed on HMC V7R3.3.0 Service Pack 1 (MH01105).

MH01113: Support for new T0 Synergy brand (06-02-2008)

HMC V7.3.3.0 Service Pack 1

This package updates your HMC from HMC V7R3.3.0 Service Pack 0 to HMC V7R3.3.0 Service Pack 1. You can also reference this package by APAR MB02290. This package replaces PTF MH01102.

Note: You must perform an additional reboot of the HMC after the mandatory reboot required by installing MH01105.

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Release: 3.3.0
Service Pack: 1
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• POWER6 isolates support was added for a BPA reported failure in Service Focal Point.
• Updates were made to steps that must be taken for an HMC to communicate with the managed system if an additional HMC was connected to a IBM POWER 570 and 595 system.
• Text and graphic updates were made to Concurrent Maintenance Node Add and Repair procedures for IBM POWER 570 systems.
• Text and location code graphic updates were made to the GX card procedures for the IBM POWER 575 and 595 systems.
• Graphic modifications were made to various PU Book panels for the IBM POWER 575 and 595 systems.
• 9409-M50 is now supported in HMC R&V interfaces. Also, serviceable events containing IBM POWER 550 FRUs can now be serviced.
• Text updates were made to include the correct number of tools needed to service the IBM POWER 575 and 595 PU Book.
• Various text and graphic updates were made in the IBM POWER 575 and 595 PU Book procedure.
• Updates were made to Problem Analysis error logging information.
• Corrected a problem where the CEC state on the HMC doesn't update to show a "No Connection" state after the HMC loses network connection to the CEC.
• Enhanced installios to use the netmask when installing the partition.
• Corrected a problem where IO Adapters are not displayed in Partition Properties dialog in non-English locales.
• Partition Details table on Virtual Network Management Panel was always showing empty.
• Bridge adapters were not displayed on Virtual Network Management Panel.
• Fixed an issue where the user was unable to delete a virtual switch even though the GUI appeared to not show it associated to any Ethernet adapters in any profiles because the Virtual Adapter - Ethernet GUI panel always displayed the default VSwitch instead of the actual vswitch associated.
• User profiles data replication changes:
• For taskrole, all the task roles that exist in the Master HMC is replicated to the slave HMC. If the slave HMC has an existing taskrole with the same name as that of the taskrole that comes from the master HMC, then the taskrole from the master HMC will overwrite the taskrole that exists in the slave HMC. Apart from the replicated task roles, all other task roles that existed in the slave HMC prior to the replication will be deleted.
• For resource roles, all the resource roles that exist in the Master HMC is replicated to the slave HMC. If the slave HMC has an existing resource role with the same name as that of the resource role that comes from the master HMC, the resources of the Master resource role will be merged with the resources of the slave resource role. The resources roles that existed in the slave HMC prior to the replication will NOT be deleted.
• For users, all the users that exist in the Master HMC are replicated to the slave HMC. If the slave HMC has an existing user with the same name as that of the user that comes from the master HMC, then the user from the master HMC will overwrite the user that exists in the slave HMC. Apart from the replicated users, all other users that existed in the slave HMC prior to the replication will be deleted.
• When a HEA card is changed, all the LHEA (references) related to that also get changed. Currently while activating or modifying a profile, user gets a warning message saying Hardware has been changed. After the current warning, user should also get a message giving a choice "Remove earlier references" or "keep old references" which was not happening. Now the user has the choice to cleanup all references to the HEA logical ports and re-configure the logical ports in the profile.
• Fixed a problem where an internal error occurred with error message ACT01503 due to a null pointer exception thrown on the DLPAR Add of the Virtual Ethernet Adapter panel from GUI.
• Fixed a problem where deleting a vswitch which is not related to any profile or lpar causes the Virtual Ethernet Adapters associated with other vswitches to be deleted from their lpar profiles. They would re-appear on the next reboot of the HMC..
• The system's shared processor pool configuration was not getting cleared when the user selects the "Initialize" task under "Manage Partition Data". With this fix all the pools max capacity and reserve proc units are set to zero.

This fix has been replaced by MH01105.

This package includes fixes that are essential for HMC Version 7 Release 3.3.0 Service Pack 0. This is a MANDATORY efix. If you install MH01097 (HMC V7R3.3.0SP0) then you must install MH01102.

Note: You must perform an additional reboot of the HMC after the mandatory reboot required by installing MH01102.

This package represents the Recovery image that can be used to upgrade your HMC from HMC V7R3.1.0 or HMC V7R3.2.0 to HMC V7R3.3.0. This package can also be used to install a clean version of HMC V7R3.3.0. You can also reference this package by APAR MB02269.

Notes

1. For HMCs managing POWER5 servers: If your HMC is at HMC V6 R1.2 or V6 R1.3, upgrading your HMC to HMC V7 R3.3.0 is a two-step process. You must first upgrade the HMC to HMC V7 R3.1.0, and then upgrade to HMC V7 R3.3.0.
2. The HMC 7.3.3.0 service pack updates are not upgrade packages. That is, they do not upgrade a lower level of HMC V7 to HMC V7 R3.3.0. They are service packs for HMC 7.3.3.0 only. Upgrading from HMC 7.3.2.0 or HMC 7.3.1.0 requires the use of the HMC 7.3.3.0 recovery media.
3. After you install V7R3.3.0, you must install PTF MH01105. You must perform an additional reboot of the HMC after the mandatory reboot required by installing MH01105

This package provides the following enhancements and fixes:

Server and Partition Management

• On the Integrated Virtual Ethernet (Host Ethernet Adapter) panels, you can no longer toggle between HEAs. Instead, all physical ports across all HEAs are displayed together. In addition, the profile panels no longer allow LHEA (Logical Host Ethernet Adapter) capabilities to be changed. This is now a command-line only option.
• A new user authentication type "ldap" is supported along with existing type "local", and "kerberos". If HMC is configured to use a LDAP server, when a user with ldap authentication type logs in, the authentication will be done via LDAP server.
• The max number of lpars that HCA (Host Channel Adapter) adapter(s) can support ranges from 1-16. By default, the max lpars supported is 1 and it can be changed manually using chsyscfg command. The max lpar support setting is applicable for all HCA adapters installed on the system. New HCA 2 adapters can be installed along with HCA 1 adapter(s) on the same system and the max lpar support described above applies to both HCA adapter types.
• POWER5 systems now display their SRC codes as clickable links to the full description of the code.
• The HMC now supports Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) on the "internet" connections. IPv6 is not supported on network connections to servers.
• New user login control mechanism. When adding, modifying, and copying user in the "Manage User Profiles and Access" window, the "User Properties" button will pop up another window to set the following timeout and remote access properties for the user:

  Session timeout minutes

  Specifies how many minutes a session should last for this user.

  • For GUI login, when the session runs long enough to reach the timeout minutes (no matter if the user actively executes tasks or the session is idle), the GUI will prompt a authentication window to ask the user to re-authenticate. If the re-authentication passed, the next session timeout counting is started. If the authentication failed three times or the authentication password is not re-entered within the Verification Timeout minutes, the session will be forcedly disconnected.
  • For ssh login, when the session time reaches the limitation, the ssh session will be closed.

  Idle timeout minutes

  Indicates how long a user session can be idle. When the idle time reaches the set value, the login session will be forcedly disconnected.

  Allow remote access via the web

  Select/unselecting this item will enable/disable this user from logging on to this HMC via the GUI login remotely.

  Note: A value of zero for Session timeout minutes, Verification timeout minutes, or Idle timeout minutes means no timeout limit.

Platform Management

• Creation of a new "View VLAN Network Data" GUI task to display additional detailed data returned from the Collect Network Data command (SPCN).
• Add support for the 5767 dual port ethernet adapter for HMC model 7042-CR4. Also added support for an internal modem if there is no additional ethernet card or there is one additional card of type 5767.
• Support for the new HMC deskside model 7042-C07.
• Ability to initiate a Node Controller Dump from the GUI.
• Provide ability to launch the full set of HMC UI tasks from a higher level management console including IBM Director.
• Support for the new IBM Power 595 model 9119-FHA and IBM Power 570 model 9117-MMA servers.
• A toolbar has been added to the navigation pane which provides back and forward navigation, go to and set a home page, as well as the ability to expand and collapse all navigation nodes.
• A new "Tree" view of resources is available in the Systems Management, Servers, and Custom Groups work panes.
• Breadcrumbs are now displayed in the work pane to further enhance navigation between views.
• The tasks pad is enhanced to include expanding and collapsing of the task groups.
• The tasks pad now displays a settings button which allows users to update the number of columns used to display available tasks for selected objects.
• Users may now create their own customized column views with the "Manage Views" task in the work pane table toolbar Views menu.
• Miscellaneous updates to the Guided Setup Wizard.
• Improvements were made to the "Add Enclosure" and "Add FRU" Pending Actions list to enable the Launch Procedure button only when the location code is selected.
• Fixed a dialog resizing issue when closing corrective service task.
• Fixed a problem to ensure resource locking on DVD-RAM media.
• Additional user entry field checking is now done when entering NTP server information.
• Support for additional virtual network switches added. A new "Virtual Network Management" task under the Managed System's Configuration tasks allows for the creation and management of virtual network switches.

Command Line

• A new command, lsfru, has been added to list selected service processor field-replaceable unit (FRU) information for a managed system (POWER6 servers only).
• The following commands have been added to support LDAP configuration on the HMC:

  chhmcldap

  Changes the HMC LDAP configuration

  lshmcldap

  Lists LDAP user information and HMC LDAP configuration data

• The following commands have been enhanced to support HMC LDAP configuration and remote LDAP authentication: chhmcusr, lshmcusr, mkhmcusr, getfile, and rmfile.
• The following commands have been enhanced to support virtual switches (POWER6 servers only): chsyscfg, lssyscfg, mksyscfg, chhwres, and lshwres.
• The chhmc command has been enhanced to configure the HMC for IPv6 support, and the lshmc command has been enhanced to display the HMC IPv6 configuration settings.
• The chhmc and lshmc commands have been enhanced to support changing and displaying the network settings for the sl0 interface.
• The lshmc command has been enhanced to display the SSH protocol version(s) the HMC can use.
• The chsyscfg and lssyscfg commands have been enhanced to support setting and displaying the address broadcast performance policy for a managed system (POWER6 servers only).
• The chsyscfg and lssyscfg commands have been enhanced to support setting and displaying the maximum number of partitions that can use a Host Channel Adapter (HCA) (POWER6 servers only). You must set this value if you want more than one partition to use a HCA.
• The chlparutil and lslparutil commands have been enhanced to support new utilization data sampling rates of 30 seconds, 60 seconds, 5 minutes, and 30 minutes.
• A new option has been added to the lpar_netboot command to enable or disable firmware spanning tree discovery.
• A new option has been added to the lssysconn command to list IP addresses that cannot be automatically discovered by the HMC when using DHCP, and a new option has been added to the rmsysconn command to remove an IP address from that list.
• A new option has been added to the lshwinfo command to allow the user to specify the side of the managed frame's bulk power assembly for which to list environmental information. For POWER6 frames with 2 line cords per side, the lshwinfo command will have two output values per attribute; the first value will be for line cord 1, and the second for line cord 2.
• The startdump command has been enhanced to support initiation of node service processor dumps (POWER6 servers only).
• The -l option on the updlic command now accepts a comma-separated list of firmware levels in the format <stream>_<level>, to allow specific levels to be specified for a mixed POWER5 and POWER6 environment.
• Expanded updlic command so that bulk power levels for environments with both POWER5 and POWER6 frames can be specified.

Licensed Internal Code (LIC) update

• For POWER6 servers, the HMC will validate the current version of HMC code is compatible with the managed server firmware image:
  • At each connection of the HMC to the FSP
  • At the beginning of each managed server/power update
  • And verify that the Power code is also compatible with the managed system firmware.
• Corrected a problem where "accept" or "reject fix" operations initiated from the HMC GUI do not update BPC-B.
• Corrected a problem updating I/O microcode due to changed RPM packaging.
• Corrected a problem in the "synchronize redundant components" operation that caused BPC firmware synchronization to fail with error code E302F831.
• Corrected a problem in R/V BPC firmware synchronize flow that caused a lock management error.
• Enhanced code update to make "Remove and Activate" disruptive after the platform has been IPLed on a firmware level.
• Corrected a problem where the HMC was attempting to refresh a lock after FSP failover, causing error code B181303B to be logged.
• Enhanced HMC error checking to ensure that FSP state is stable before attempting to activate new firmware.
• Corrected a problem where "-1" was displayed for the firmware level on the confirmation panel.
• Corrected a problem where code update was unable to obtain a lock, resulting in error code E302F973.
• Corrected a problem where performing licensed internal code update on several managed systems simultaneously may fail to update some systems. E302F830 is reported.

Scheduled Operations

• Fix for E3550046 error called home when a scheduled operation occurs for a managed system that is not present.
• Improved problem reporting and call home data to include additional component logging for processor related recoverable errors.
• Added domain analysis functionality to improve the dump retrieval process in a multi-system environment.

Problem Analysis

Service Agent

• Corrected a problem with Call-Home logs that could result in a E2FF1801 serviceable event being created.
• Creation of a Task oriented HMC guided setup wizard for call home. This function will make the set-up wizard more user friendly for setting up call home and customer notify functions.

Help

Repair and Verify

• From the R&V panels, inform the user how to find the procedures translated into a language other than English.
• Support for I/O Drawer Feature Code 5720. Since this drawer is connected via SAS cables from the I/O adapters in the server, the HMC will not be able to detect its presence in a configuration. The Repair and Verify procedures will be written to instruct the user to manually interact with the drawer. The procedures for each FRU will be displayed within a browser in HTML format.
• HMC Serviceability support for 24" Infiniband drawer and FRUs.
• HMC Serviceability support for POWER6 MMA including concurrent add of a new CEC node to increase the system hardware capacity for POWER6 MMA models.
• HMC Serviceability support for POWER6 MMA including concurrent node repair for defective processor, memory, or I/O planar.
• Updates and additions were made to the MMA isolation procedures.
• Corrected a problem with adding an enclosure to an iSeries 9406-MMA server. The correct install instructions are now launching.
• Corrected a problem when performing a GX+ card Add on a MMA server.
• Update to the HMC Support link (located on the HMC Welcome page) in the Online Information subsection.
• Fixed R&V user interface panels to display correct model description for 9124-720.
• Clarified the "Add Enclosure" instructions directing the user to use the Next or Launch Procedure button to add an Enclosure Type to the Pending Actions list.
• Corrected the instructions that tell the SSR to plug the cables in during a GX+ add service procedure.
• Updated the address types that are displayed when Repair & Verify encounters a situation where a Remote HMC session should be launched from the primary HMC.
• Updated Resource Constraint detected message with additional detail.
• Clarified and/or corrected External Cable and HSL Cable procedures for IO Enclosures 0595 and 5294.
• Updated the System Processor Node repair instructions for a MMA server.
• Enhanced instructions for SPCN repair for Node 3 or Node 4 for a model POWER6 MMA.
• Corrected the panel flow for the Model POWER6 MMA.
• Enhanced safety instructions for Node Concurrent Maintenance procedure.
• Corrected ASM instructions in a Node Add procedure for the 9406-MMA server.
• Enhanced Repair & Verify implementation to properly detect the network drop and execute the accurate error message in the Concurrent Maintenance operation for the 9406-MMA server.
• Updated System Processor Assembly exchange graphics for the MMA server.
• Repair & Verify documentation that was previously supported in Resource Link will now be supported in the IBM Systems Information Center.

System Plan

• Improved usability/manageability of VIOS install into LPAR.
• Additional Manage Install Resource task.
• Additional ability to install AIX into LPAR: as stand alone and with NIM.
• Additional ability to install RHEL & SLES into LPAR.
• Additional provisioning of group capped partition attributes.
• Improved System Plan Viewer user controls and details.
• Fix a problem that can result in create system plan failing for some managed systems with an inventory gathering error.

The NLS support remains the same but there are these known issues:

• Mnemonics is no longer supported in the new UI. However, mnemonics are still being shown in certain language environments.
• Number format issues with decimal point in certain locales. For example, sometimes period (.) is used instead of comma (,) for decimal point.
• To allow all UI displayed in English only in remote management, users can only have English or none in the language list of their browser setting.
• Due to the limitation of groff, some characters in the output of "man" command might be corrupted in traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese and Korean when the window is too narrow. Widen the window and retry the command again.
• User ID, User information, HMC User password, Partition name, managed system name, profile name and system profile name are in English only.
• The gifs displayed are in English in Help for the Main User Interface.
• The first page (top-level entries) in each chapter of three Help books ("Base Tasks and Console","System" and "User Interface") are blank.
• The order of the address fields is for US but this address will not be used as mailing address.
• The text and flyovers on the Help window will be displayed in English.

The chhmc command can be used to change the firewall settings for each of the applications in the preceding table.

Examples:

To disable access to port 5989 for OpenPegasus on network interface eth0:
chhmc -c pegasus.name -s remove -a 0.0.0.0 -nm 0.0.0.0 -i eth0

To enable access to port 123 for NTP on network interface eth0:
chhmc -c ntp.name -s add -a 0.0.0.0 -nm 0.0.0.0 -i eth0

• The DHCP range choices of 9.6.24.x and 9.6.25.x are no longer available as DHCP server range selections in the HMC GUI for V7. The POWER 595/FHA system internal network utilizes this range. If a V6 HMC is upgraded to V7 and a POWER 595/FHA system addition is planned, change the range to an alternate available selection prior to introducing the system to the HMC. For all other system environments the range can still be used but is not visible in the GUI.
• Virtual media capabilities that are available with some KVM/Console switches are not supported for use with the HMC and could prevent full functionality of the DVD drive. Please reference the 7316-TF3 sales manual for more information.
• Network interfaces may reconfigure to a different interface name (ie eth0,eth1) after upgrade or install of 7.3.3 from what the interfaces were previously. Verify mapping after installation by issuing "tail -f /var/log/messages" from a restricted shell terminal, then unplug the cable at the interface port to map the "NIC Link is Down" messages to the corresponding ethX value. Note: After a network configuration has been reconfigured to a new interface name, some network configuration options such as private/open may be disabled. If you need to clear or alter an interface but the expected options are disabled please contact IBM support for assistance.
• When using the chhmc command to configure Kerberos, the "a" option only accepts IPv4 addresses.
• Updating Licensed Internal Code on multiple Managed Systems in a 9125-F2A within the same power frame can be updated simultaneously by using the following procedure:

  Step 1

  Select one Managed System in each frame from the "Servers" or "Updates" panel and perform the Licensed Internal Code update. This will update Licensed Internal Code on the Power Subsystem and the selected Managed System.

  Step 2

  Select the remaining Managed Systems in all frames from the "Servers" or "Updates" panel. This will update Licensed Internal Code on the remaining Managed Systems. The Power Subsystem was already updated in Step 1 and will not be updated again.

  Note: after Licensed Internal Code has been updated in Step 1, the image is saved on the HMC. The "disk" repository can then be used for subsequent updates in Step 2.
• After login through ssh an error may be output to the screen "bash: /dev/pts/3: restricted: cannot redirect output". The error is harmless and can be ignored. This error will ONLY happen if the DISPLAY environment is set, that is, when the user performs ssh onto the HMC with the -X or -Y (for X11 Forwarding) option.
• System Plans will not deploy if using an HEA adapter for the Ethernet connection to do the network install of the partition. This will be fixed in the first Service Pack.

Description

Miscellaneous fixes for HMC V7R3.2.0

Replaces MH01100. Install HMC V7R3.2.0 Service Pack 1 before installing this fix.

Package information

Enhancements and fixes

The following fixes are addressed in this PTF:

• Corrected a problem with IBM.ServiceRM core dumping and reporting SRC E32D040A for call home when more than one partition has "Redundant Reporting" enabled.
• Inventory collection using IBM Director fails.
• Corrected a performance problem when multiple HMC user profiles are defined.
• Corrected a problem where saving an i5/OS partition profile that has no alternate restart device would cause an activate to fail with HSCL058A and either HSCL146A or HSCL1517.
• Corrected a problem with the Kerberos login after installing V7R3.2.0 Service Pack 1 (MH01084).
• Corrected a problem where non-hscroot user profiles using 'View Hardware Topology' would receive a blank or out-of-date view of the topology.
• Corrected a performance problem when the HMC was connected to IBM Director.

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MH01101: Miscellaneous fixes for HMC V7R320.

Description

Service Agent call home fixes.

Install HMC V7R3.2.0 Service Pack 1 before installing this fix.

Package information

Enhancements and fixes

The following fixes are addressed in this PTF:

• Fix for multiple calls home of a E332FFFF refcode. That refcode indicates that a javacore and/or a java heapdump has been discovered and is being called home.
• Fix for Service Agent being unable to generate remote support call when any of the following data areas contains any character that is not contained in the US-ASCII (Latin alphabet).
• On the Administrator tab of the Manage Customer Information panel:
• Company name:
• Phone number:
• Street address:
• Street address 2:
• City or locality:
• Postal code:
• On the System tab of the Manage Customer Information panel:
• Street address:
• Street address 2:
• City or locality:
• Postal code:
• Fix for a problem associated with the concurrent repair of GX+ adapter in release EL320_031 or EL320_040.

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MH01100: Fix for Service Agent call home problems. (03-16-2008)

Description

HMC V7R3.2.0 Update Package.

This package updates your HMC from HMC V7R3.2.0 Service Pack 0 to HMC V7R3.2.0 Service Pack 1.

Note: replaces MH01062, MH01067, and MH01081.

Package information

Enhancements and fixes

The following fixes are addressed in this PTF:

• Server and Partition Management:
• Fix to getupgfiles computing checksum.
• Platform Management:
• Corrected a problem where a null pointer exception error was reported as call home SRC E355104C when a user logged off the HMC while the HMC was processing a response for a session that had already been destroyed.
• The logon page was changed for Internet Explorer to leave the logon button disabled (greyed out) until a java applet is successfully run.
• Media Services:
• Improved media services to recognize USB connected DVD drives.
• Call Home:
• Corrected a problem with trace buffers that resulted in a call home SRC E2FF1801.
• Problem Analysis:
• Enhanced FEDC collected and transmitted for system monitoring detected SRC E212E151.
• Fixed problem with collection of logs copyLogs script resulting in error "too many arguments".
• Repair and Verify:
• Improved Repair Verify service procedures to ensure that messages directing the user to refer to FRU LED's are not missed.
• Enhanced Resource Constraint detected message to be more meaningful to the user.
• Updated RV procedures to include 8204-E8A server pictures.
• Updated RV service actions to include the proper isolation procedures for 8204-E8A power FRU's.
• Corrected a problem where a concurrent add of an enclosure in 9406-MMA resulted in a failure.
• System Plan:
• Corrected a problem with create or deploy system plan failing with Inventory Scout message " Inventory Gathering Error".
• Licensed Internal Code (LIC) Update:
• Fix for E302F842 code update error when updating from firmware level 01EM310_048.
• Known issues in HMC V7R3.2.0:
• Concurrent FRU replacement of Feature Code 1802 GX Dual Port 12X Channel Attached Adapter fails with a Null exception when the operation is performed from an HMC at levels V7R3.2.0 base or V7R3.2.0 with Service Pack 1 installed. The failure will occur during the reconfiguration steps which follow the physical adapter replacement. Recovery of the adapter and it's attached resources will require a platform IPL. This issue is resolved with the installation of PTF MH01100.
• Remote web based user interface using Internet Explorer version 6, java: 1.5.x, the logon button is greyed out. To resolve this issue, install the latest available version of supported Java Runtime Environment (JRE) (i.e.: 1.6) for your browser. Then erase all temporary Internet files, cookies, etc. Then close and relaunch the browser.

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version= Version: 7
Release: 3.2.0
Service Pack: 1
HMC Build Level 20080216.1
","base_version=V7R3.2.0

Description

Pegasus CIM server Security fix, new DST updates and Code Update fix.

Note: HMC V7R3.2.0, MH01062 and MH01067 must be installed before installing this fix.

Package information

Fixes

The following fixes are addressed in this PTF:

• Pegasus CIM Server Denial of Service Security fix.
• Fix for Code Update failures with E302F842, B1818A0D and B1818A0E.
• The following Daylight Savings Time (DST) updates:
• Argentina: Changes to DST starting on 30 Dec 2007.
• Venezuela: Changes to offset starting 09 Dec 2007.
• Brazil: Changes to DST starting 14 Oct 2007.
• Australia: Changes to DST starting 06 Apr 2008.
• New Zealand: Extension of DST by 3 weeks starting 30 Sep 2007.
• US, Canada, Bermuda, and Bahamas: Adjusting the DST start and end dates in 2007 and beyond.
• Western Australia: Providing support for DST starting on 03 Dec 2006.
• Brazil: Adjustments for the 2006-2007 DST period.

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MH01081: Pegasus CIM security fix, code update fix, and new DST updates. (01-09-2008)

Description

Partition Mobility and Scheduled Ops for Power Management.

Note: MH01067 replaces MH01065. You must install MH01062 before installing MH01067. If you reinstall MH01062, then you must reinstall MH01067.

Package information

Fixes

The following fixes are addressed in this PTF:

• Fix for scheduling power saver mode enablement or disablement.
• Fix for partition migration to recover from failures.
• Fix for system plan creation failure when running hardware discovery for unassigned I/O.

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MH01067: Partition Mobility and Scheduled Ops for Power Management (11-15-2007)

Description

HMC Security: Privilege escalation by some HMC commands

You must install MH01062 before installing this fix. If you reinstall MH01062, then you will also need to reinstall MH01065.

Package information

Fixes

The following fixes are addressed in this PTF:

• Security fix CVE-2007-5135: openssl off-by-one overflow.
• Fix for security exposure in some HMC commands.

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MH01065: HMC Security: privilege escalation by some HMC commands (11-12-2007)

Description

Required Fix for HMC Version 7 Release 3.2.0 Service Pack 0

Package information

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MH01062: Required fix for HMC V7R3.2.0 (11-08-2007)

Fixes

The following fixes are addressed in this PTF:

• Provided fix for partition migration failure when virtual Ethernet failover is configured and the Ethernet adapter on one of the VIO servers is not functional.
• Fixed an issue where unexpected characters were being displayed on panels in double byte language locales.
• Corrected a problem in the procedure to change the network types from private to public or from public to private that caused the DHCP server to cease operation until a HMC reboot is initiated.
• Corrected a problem on the HMC model CR4 where a change in the speed/duplex of an integrated Ethernet adapter from Auto_negotiation to another value is not maintained after a reboot.
• Corrected a problem with MMA fan FRU that caused the exchange procedure to be run non-concurrently when it is a concurrent operation.
• Fixed problem with LoginGraceTime not enforced by sshd.

Description

Updates your HMC from HMC V7R3.1.0 to HMC V7R3.2.0.

Package information

Splash panel information (lshmc -V command output)

Version: 7 Release: 3.2.0
Service Pack: 0
HMC Build level 20071018.1
","base_version=V7R3.2.0

Fixes

The following fixes are addressed in this PTF:

This package updates your HMC from HMC V7R3.1.0 to HMC V7R3.2.0. You can also reference this package by APAR MB02134. All enhancements and fixes included in this package is the same as for PTF MH01059.

Server and Partition Management

• I/O Reporting Partition (Hardware Discovery). Available only for POWER6 hardware.
• Provides summary of I/O attached to the system pre-OS for configuration.
• Provides HMC users more detailed view of slot contents including child devices.
• Allows administrators to view Ethernet MAC addresses and FibreChannel WWNs from the HMC before partitions are configured.
• Provides detailed inventory to System Plan Tool to verify system configuration and validate customer orders
• Ability to create multiple virtual processor pools, providing easier license management by capping the number of processor cycles that can be consumed by a group of uncapped logical partitions.
• Partition mobility - a new HMC function, on systems that are capable to use this function, that enables moving a partition from one managed system to another. The active partition mobility function provides the HMC administrator the ability to non-disruptively move a running partition, with its operating system and applications, profiles, and virtualized resources, across two capable and compatible servers that are under the control of the same HMC. The inactive partition mobility function provides the ability to move an inactive, powered-off partition, with its profiles and virtualized resources, across two servers that are under the control of the same HMC.
• Support for redundant POWER6 FSP failover.

Platform Management

• Added support to allow the use of Kerberos to authenticate users on HMC. Users are created on the local HMC, but uses a remote Kerberos server for authentication.
• Added support to setup Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) server configuration.
• Corrected Manage Dumps task handling of dump parameters for a POWER5 server.
• Redundant FSP enhancements and corrections.
• Added a Deactivate Attention LED task that allows a user to deactivate the attention LED's on multiple servers and/or partitions. This new task simplifies the previous methods for deactivating LED's, View System Attention tasks for systems and Manage Attention LED for partitions, which were single target tasks.
• Corrected a problem where a FSP dump could not be initiated from HMC when system is in poweron state giving unrecoverable error message.
• Added console log events for adding and deleting NTP servers to create audit trail.
• Corrected a problem in the HMC backup critical console data task where it does not detect specific permission problem on a remote directory on the ftp server. This problem prevented backup from completing although a message was displayed that indicated the task completed successfully.
• Corrected errors that caused mail to be sent to the HMC console resulting in performance degradation on the HMC.
• Corrected an issue with backup of the HMC where their HMC archive data may be directed to an unknown location. If the user did NOT specify an optional directory to offload their HMC archive to, there will be an internal 'cd /' issued from within the ftp session. Where that directs their data depends on how their ftp server is set up. It may be re-directed to user's home directory or to their ftp server's physical "/" directory.
• Corrected an issue with the HMC interface with multiple column tables where a sort option was not performing correctly.
• Corrected user interface code to handle the change in formatting of the V7 HMC model type and display the information correctly.
• Corrected a problem in Systems Management where a user could not toggle between Capacity on Demand and default views using MS Internet Explorer V6.0.
• Fixed a problem where data replication of 'Group Data' failed to replicate changes to any of the slave HMCs.
• Corrected a problem where the HMC User Interface Task Bar was flashing continuously.
• Updated the Network Settings task's reboot/restart requirements. A reboot is no longer required for most modifications to network settings.
• Enhanced Partition Availability Priority user interface.
• Miscellaneous improvements to the Guided Setup Install Wizard.
• Corrected the deployment of the main HMC user interface window to adjust the screen height on the local console.
• Corrected a problem when using a context menu or drop-down menu in the HMC Work Pane, the opened menu will freeze.
• Corrected an error found when using the provided icon or drop down options to filter a table to reduce the number of visible rows. Instead of only rows that are NOT filtered out being selected, all rows of the table are selected.
• Corrected problems seen on an HMC console with more than one console active (local and remote), where tasks were not visible and panels were not fully rendered.
• Corrected a problem with Network Settings when attempting to return the network interface from an open, non-DHCP Server configuration (on the private subnet shared with the FSPs and DHCP Server) to a previous private, DHCP Server configuration.
• Corrected a problem in Manage Task and Resource Roles with copying the customized resource roles.
• Clarified and handled the field 'No IPv4 address' on the Change Network Settings/Adapter Details panel.
• Enhanced HMC User Roles so that users assigned Super User roles (hmcsuperadmin) will be able to customize their individual user settings independently of other HMC Super Users. Previously all user assigned Super User roles shared user settings.
• Added help to Customizable Data Replication for "Customer Information" data.
• Enhanced Change User Password task user interface.

Power Management

• With power saver mode capable system, customers can enable this feature through HMC to save power by dropping the voltage and frequency to a fixed percentage.
• Customers can now schedule the power saver mode feature through the schedule operations task by selecting a managed system.
• IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager can collect trending information and perform other advanced EnergyScale features by utilizing HMC's network connections to managed systems.
• For more information on EnergyScale feature, refer to the white paper for IBM EnergyScale for POWER6 Processor-Based Systems.

Service Management

• Enhanced the HMC Serviceable Event feature to not only provide Serviceable Events for the managed system, but to now also include Serviceable Events for the HMC.
• SNMP traps were extended to generate HMC related notices.
• New HMC monitored resources including:

1. CCFW JVM activity.
2. Total HMC system usage.
3. Individual process usage.
4. Disk partition utilization.

• A new command, chhmcfs, was created to manage log files.
• Enhanced ServiceRM to handle increased number of partitions in a single PHYP based system.
• The design ServiceRM was enhanced to control the flow of data between itself, the RMC daemon and the client on the HMC to better handle memory and alleviate contention for resources.
• ServiceRM was also modified from handling RMC requests one at a time to handling multiple requests. Previously, if one request did not complete the subsequent requests would be queued and resulting in possible deadlock. Now requests are honored with multiple threads.

Command Line

• The following commands have been added to manage HMC file system disk space usage:
• chhmcfs - frees up space in HMC file systems
• lshmcfs - lists HMC file system disk space usage information
• A new command, rnvi, has been added to enable HMC users to edit text files in a restricted mode.
• The following commands have been added to configure and list power management settings for a managed system (POWER6 servers only):
• chpwrmgmt - changes power management settings
• lspwrmgmt - lists power management settings
• The following commands have been added to support partition mobility (POWER6 servers only):
• lslparmigr - lists partition migration information
• migrlpar - performs a partition migration operation
• The following commands have been enhanced to support partition mobility (POWER6 servers only): chsyscfg, lssyscfg, and mksyscfg.
• The following commands have been added to support Kerberos configuration on the HMC:
• getfile - gets and deploys the Kerberos service key (keytab) file on the HMC
• rmfile - removes the Kerberos service key (keytab) file from the HMC
• The following commands have been enhanced to support Kerberos configuration on the HMC and remote Kerberos authentication: chhmc, lshmc, chhmcusr, lshmcusr, and mkhmcusr.
• The following commands have been enhanced to support multiple shared processor pools (POWER6 servers only): chsyscfg, lssyscfg, mksyscfg, chhwres, lshwres, and lslparutil.
• The following commands have been enhanced to support hardware discovery (POWER6 servers only): chsysstate and lshwres.
• A new option has been added to the chhmc command to set the SSH protocol version for the HMC to use.
• The chhmc and lshmc commands have been enhanced to support enabling and disabling remote web browser access to the HMC.
• A new -s option has been added to the getupgfiles command to allow secure FTP to be used to transfer the upgrade files.
• The lssyscfg -r sys command has been changed. The sp_failover_enabled and sp_failover_state attributes are no longer output unless the -F option is specified on the command. Now those attribute values will only be displayed if either the -F option is specified with no attribute names, or if the sp_failover_enabled and sp_failover_state attribute names are specified with the -F option.
• The -o noprobe option for the mksysplan command has been deprecated. It has been replaced by the --noprobe option. In addition, two new options for inventory collection have been added to the mksysplan command: --nohwdisc and --noinvscout.
• A new option has been added to the sendfile command to allow the user to specify the name of the file on the remote system.
• A new option has been added to the updlic command to synchronize Licensed Internal Code on redundant service processors, and also on redundant Bulk Power Controllers.
• Hardware Discovery command line enhancements:
• chsysstate -r sys will include the new option onhwdisc
• lssyscfg -r sys will display the new cec capability for Hardware Discovery, hardware_discovery_capable
• lssyscfg -r lpar will display the new lpar definition state for Hardware Discovery in the lpar_env and lpar_type attribute.
• lssyscfg -r lpar will display the new VSP definition state for Hardware Discovery in the state attribute.
• lssyscfg -r prof will display the new lpar definition state for Hardware Discovery in the lpar_env attribute.
• lshwres -r io -rsubtype will include a new type slotchildren to list Hardware Discovery slot information

Licensed Internal Code (LIC) update

• Enhanced Code Update logic to disallow accept/reject if all components are running on the "wrong" flash side:
• If all components are on the T side, the reject option is grayed out in the GUI, and the "updlic -o j" command will give the following error message:
• The reject operation cannot be performed because all components are running on the temporary flash side.
• Likewise, if all components are on the P side, the accept option is grayed out in the GUI, and the "updlic -o c" command will give the following error message:
• The accept operation cannot be performed because all components are running on the permanent flash side.
• If there is a mixture of components on the T and P sides, the accept/reject operations can be performed to the subset of components that are on the correct side for the operation (i.e. those running on T side for accept and those running on P side for reject). In this situation, a message will be displayed to the user asking if they wish to continue.
• Enhanced estimated time values.
• Amended Code Update to make E302F8A5 an informational log instead of an error log when exceptions are received from lslic command in an effort to determine HMC code update ownership.
• Corrected a code update issue where if multiple updates were started at approximately the same time but to different repositories the data from one repository survey could be overwritten by the second.
• Corrected code update to support updating of systems that have only one BPC.

Scheduled Operations

• Added support to Scheduled Operations for Utility Capacity on Demand (CoD). There are two different scheduled operations for Utility CoD:
• Moving Utility CoD processors in/out of the shared processor pool. This will be accomplished via the chcod command.
• Setting the maximum Utility CoD minute usage limit. The idea is that the customer could schedule the setting of this limit on a monthly basis, therefore implementing a monthly Utility CoD minute usage limit. This will be accomplished via the chcod command.
• Corrected Scheduled Operations Backup Profile Data to include a --force parameter to always overwrite any pre-existing backup file.
• Corrected a problem seen in Dynamic configuration Scheduled Operation View Details. This was an issue that only affects Dynamic Reconfiguration Scheduled Operation that were migrated from the 6.1.2 HMC.

Problem Analysis

• Corrected handling of contention for dumps from 2 HMC's to prevent the incorrect HMC from retrieving the dump and multiple call homes for the same error. A serviceable event will be created on one of the HMC's indicating a dump could not be retrieved.
• Enhanced Dump Manager to track call home status and problem association.
• Enhanced SFP Serviceable Event Overview sorting.
• Modify serviceable event text for PEL-based events to not include PEL severity information.
• Enhanced call home data to include a reference code summary file to provide a more concise, complete, and readable version of the serviceable event data that includes all serviceable events on the HMC.
• Amended refcode lookup code to handle the refcode format passed in via the partition view's refcode column that includes the partition as part of the input. (e.g. B2004158 LP=002)
• Added a busy/processing window to eServer Registration process interface so that it is apparent that background processing is going on.

Service Agent

• Change to handle 9 character refcodes.
• Corrected a problem with remote session when running with Firefox browser handling password updates and resets.

Repair and Verify

• Added support to concurrently add a new GX adapter as an upgrade and for the concurrent (cold) repair support for GX Adapters. The adapter must be deconfigured/garded during IPL/reIPL prior to the repair.
• Added support for I/O Drawers MTM 7041-SD1, Feature Code 5886, and MTM 7214-1U2. Since these drawers are connected via SAS cables from the I/O adaptors in the server, the HMC will not be able to detect their presence in a configuration. The Repair and Verify procedures will be written to instruct the user to manually interact with the drawer. The procedures for each FRU will be displayed within a browser in HTML format.
• Corrected the 5094 exchange procedure graphics to include the locations of the connectors on the card in location C10.
• Corrected repair procedure for PCI adapter cards on System I.
• Enhanced and/or corrected instructions for Service Processor cable removal
• Enhanced concurrent repair instructions for removable media devices to include quiescent of applications running on operating systems that may be using a removable media device and using operation procedures to manually shut down of all applications and logical partitions
• Enhanced process for exchange of VPD passthru card
• Corrected panel flow for the exchange of the power cables for the 5094
• Corrected/enhanced concurrent and nonconcurrent procedures for the exchange of MMA fans.
• Add support to procedures and service guides to handle the I/O expansion units G30, 5790, 5796 and 5296.
• Clarified the A2 Fan Exchange procedure to instruct the user to replace the Op Panel only if it was removed.
• Corrected the way that surveillance errors are logged by the HMC for valid managed systems without an MTMS. Previously, by default RV launched Info Center content. Now the correct isolate procedures will be run.
• Corrected the procedure for an MMA fan to be concurrent.

Known issues in HMC V7R3.2.0

• Concurrent FRU replacement of Feature Code 1802 GX Dual Port 12X Channel Attached Adapter fails with a Null exception when the operation is performed from an HMC at levels V7R3.2.0 base or V7R3.2.0 with Service Pack 1 installed. The failure will occur during the reconfiguration steps which follow the physical adapter replacement. Recovery of the adapter and it's attached resources will require a platform IPL. This issue is resolved with the installation of PTF MH01100.
• A timing issue exists where 2 panels, using the same set of information, and one panel modifies some data and the other panel knows nothing about the modifications. This situation can result in "stale" data overwriting newer data. The problem will be fixed in a later PTF.
• If a HMC is attached to an initialized system without micropartitioning turned on, LPAR profile creation will fail. The workaround is to rebuild the managed system. The problem will be fixed in a later PTF.
• A DLPAR "Move Memory" operation will partially fail if the move hits pinned memory. Sometimes the pinned memory is higher than the reported minimum. The amount of memory moved will be some fraction of the amount of memory requested in the move. The error message gives the impression that the whole operation failed. The problem will be fixed in a later PTF.
• If a Virtual Ethernet Adapter is added with a VLAN ID of 1, the adapter will show up as missing in the LPAR Properties panel for an AIX partition. The problem will be fixed in a later PTF.
• When a customized user logs in, the "tip of the day" panel displays a task error. The problem will be fixed in a later PTF.
• After performing a dynamic logical partition action on a virtual serial adapter, the virtual adapter properties window may only show the lpar id and value "65536" for the name field. The Manage Profile and dynamic logical partition windows show the name properly. A reboot of the HMC will resolve the inconsistency and populate the name field. The problem will be fixed in a later PTF.
• After upgrade to V7R3.2.0 if a backup critical console data at that version is later restored during a recovery of the HMC, then the first initial login attempt is not accepted and a second login is required. The problem will be fixed in a later PTF.

Description

Required for CSM to support SSL on HMC V7R3.1.0 Service Pack 1

Prerequisite

PTF MH01042 must be installed before installing this PTF.

Package information

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MH01048: SNIA CIMOM SSL support for CSM (09-19-07)

Description

Updates HMC from V7R3.1.0 Service Pack 0 to V7R3.1.0 Service Pack 1

Package information

Splash panel information (lshmc -V command output)

"version= Version: 7
Release: 3.1.0
Service Pack: 1
HMC Build Level 20070828.1
","base_version=V7R3.1.0

Fixes

This package updates your HMC from HMC V7R3.1.0 Service Pack 0 to HMC V7R3.1.0 Service Pack 1. You can also reference this package by APAR MB02101. This release replaces MH01015, MH01030, MH01041 and MH01045.

Server and Partition Management

• Fix for CoD extraneous pop-up message problem - HSCL0019 and HSCL0020.
• Fix for displaying virtual Ethernet backing devices.
• Fix for displaying multiple VIOSs with SEA failover enabled from Virtual Adapters panel.
• Fix for profile modification problem with LHEA adapter which resulted in "port group not found" error.
• Update multiple adapter descriptions in the I/O properties panel.
• Fix for logging problem which resulted in /var file system filling up.
• Fix for timing issue which generated unnecessary serviceable event reference code E3550715.
• Fix for full system partition activation problem with HEA adapter due to HSCL058A and HSCL0658.
• Fix for shared 5250 console session input inhibited problem.

Security fixes

• CVE-2007-1536: file, integer underflow
• CVE-2007-1003
• CVE-2007-1667
• CVE-2007-1352
• CVE-2007-1351: X Security issues
• CVE-2006-4250: man heap overflow

Platform Management

• Corrected a problem on the HMC Server Management panel where, after selecting a row, the table would display the selected row twice - once in its original (pre-select) position and once in its correct (post-select) position.
• Corrected the Remote Support Call procedure for initial enrollment of a newly installed system where the system has non-English characters in the customer information. The enrollment failure caused the initial and all future Remote Support requests to fail.
• Corrected a problem where some system errors may be called home more than once from multiple HMCs connected to the same system but not on the same subnet.
• Added support for New Zealand daylight savings time (DST) changes.
• Corrected an intermittent problem where a HTTP 500 Status code was displayed in the tasks pad area of any resources table view when the tasks pad is enabled.

Repair and Verify

• Corrected a problem on systems with redundant FSPs with failover enabled where an administrative failover initiated from the HMC or Repair and Verify could result in a HMC system failure.
• Corrected a problem that resulted in HSCL8001 error during the addition of an enclosure using Repair and Verify.
• Corrected a problem that caused reference code E3550046 00007E0B to be called home after an HMC upgrade to V7R3.1.0.
• Corrected and enhanced the Repair and Verify procedure for the replacement of the shuttle assembly on a 7314-G30 drawer.
• Corrected the Repair and Verify procedure for the replacement of the VPD card on an 570 system.
• Corrected an omission in the Repair and Verify procedure for performing a repair operation on any 7314-G30 I/O tower that requires the tower to be powered off. Instructions were not given to vary on devices that were previously varied off. This includes SPCN card, Backplane, InfiniBand card, or non redundant power supply repair.
• Corrected an error in the instructions for the concurrent repair of a 570/560 power supply where the incorrect location is given for the redundant power supply.
• Corrected a problem in a multiple HMC environment where the user was instructed to initiate the Launch Remote Hardware Management Console from the HMC Management screen of the secondary HMC. That option can not be initiated remotely. The user is now instructed to go to the local console to initiate the task.
• Corrected a problem when performing a repair operation on a 7311-D10 I/O backplane. Repair Verify does not instruct the CE to record and restore the configuration information associated with the I/O tower that is contained in ASM. This could leave the tower unusable.
• Correct some Repair and Verify procedures that were not launching HTML panels or panels were missing graphics.
• Fix to allow vary off for Repair and Verify exchange FRU and remove FRU.
• Clarified instructions for the installation and removal of FSP cables.
• Removed incorrect video for the exchange of a 570 D20 DASD Backplane.
• Corrected exchange procedure for the fan at location A2 in a 570 to eliminate the removal of the control panel.
• Enhanced the exchange procedure for the OP Panel of the I/O expansion tower to include conditional power off instructions.
• Clarified instructions for the exchange of the 570 7311-D10 Power Supply.
• Corrected the instructions for the exchange of the 570 7311-D10 HSL/RIO cables to show the correct locations.
• Corrected a problem with Add/Remove/Exchange FRU option on 9116-561 systems where machine type and model numbers were not being recognized and were being flagged as unsupported for that option.
• Corrected issues with the exchange procedure for a Signal Cable (SIG 60) in a I/O expansion tower (5094) attached to a System I 570. The unit will now be powered off automatically, and the managed system will not be powered off. The user will be warned if resources in the unit are in use by partitions currently active on the system.
• Corrected a problem where the verification of the exchange of a 7314-G30 or 7311-D10 RIO/NIC card would post SRC 100090F0.
• Corrected issues with the exchange procedure for a signal cable. The procedure failed to instruct the user to properly power off and subsequently power on the D20 DASD.
• Corrected a problem where graphics associated with the repair and verification of certain System I expansion units FRUs were not being displayed.
• Corrected the procedures for the concurrent and non concurrent exchange procedures for System I disk drives.

System Plan

• Fix for VIOS system plan deployment with SAS disk problem.
• Fix for profile deployment problem with planned partitions with multiple profiles that have vSCSI dependencies.
• Fix for mksysplan and CreateSystemPlan runtime errors.
• Fix for 7314-G30 expansion unit reporting error which caused deployment failure.
• Fix for deployment problem with LHEA ports when deploying twice.
• Fix for deployment of a system plan unable to determine HEA settings.
• Fix for mksysplan and deploysysplan errors due to older versions of Ethernet firmware not recognizing the MAC address.
• Fix for deployment problems of system plans to VIOS partitions with multiple 7311.D20 DASD.

Licensed Internal Code (LIC) update

• For systems with with redundant FSPs code was added to - detect conditions on systems with where the secondary FSP has never IPLed the machine.
• Prevent concurrent updating of the system when this "half-genesis" condition, because redundancy will be lost.
• Incorporated a change to provide a recovery method to concurrently activate PHYP and PFW firmware that may have been updated by not activated during a previous code update failure.

Service Agent

• Corrected spelling errors and enhanced terminology in the Manage eService Registration user interface, Service Management menu and Authorize User panel.

Problem Analysis

• Correct a problem where some Serviceable Events were being opened and called home, that were never intended to be called home.

Known Issues

• User can no longer select "Save Settings and Power off" task inside the ASM interface launched from a remote HMC (HMC connected from a remote browser). The user must do this task from a local HMC.)
• Lpar activation may fail when an LHEA is assigned to a regular partition that is later changed to be a "use all resources" partition. For successful activation create a new partition as the full resources partition instead of changing the current partition definition.

Hints / Tips:

• Korean input is supported. Press Shift-Space to switch between English and Korean input mode.
• Traditional and Simplified Chinese input is supported in zh_TW and zh_CN locales. Press CTRL-Space to switch between English and Chinese input mode. Press CTRL-Shift to select an input method. Press space bar to see more Chinese characters.
• Japanese input is supported. Press Shift-Space to switch between English and Japanese input mode.
• To modify remote session language setting, configure your browser's Language settings.
• An ibm5250 session opened on the HMC locally will be in the same locale as the one that is set for the HMC. To open a session in a different locale, change the HMC locale first, logout, login and then invoke ibm5250. The other option is to connect to the HMC using a remote emulator, e.g. IBM Personal Communications or iSeries Access, in the desired locale.
• To configure virtual terminal session to display translated text, select the appropriate encoding from virtual terminal encoding menu.

Known issues:

• Mnemonics is no longer supported in the new UI. However, mnemonics are still being shown in certain language environments.
• Number format issues with decimal point in certain locales. For example, sometimes period (.) is used instead of comma (,) for decimal point.
• To allow all UI displayed in English only in remote management, users can only have English or none in the language list of their browser setting.
• Due to the limitation of groff, some characters in the output of "man" command might be corrupted in traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese and Korean when the window is too narrow. Widen the window and retry the command again.
• User ID, User information, HMC User password, Partition name, managed system name, profile name and system profile name are in English only.
• IBM275 doesn't work well when connecting from IBM Personal Communications or iSeries Access to an HMC. Use another Brazil codepage. The codepage "IBM930 Japan Katakana" doesn't work well either. Use "IBM930 Japan Katakana Extended" instead.
• In some double byte locales, some grayed out menu would disappear if mouse over the menu item.

Description

Additional required fixes for CSM on HMC V7R3.1.0

Prerequisite

PTF MH01041 must be installed before you can install this PTF. A mandatory reboot is required when this service pack is applied.

Package information

Splash panel information (lshmc -V command output)

MH01045: Required fix to support CSM release 1.6.0.12 (08-13-07)

Fixes

The following fix is addressed in this PTF:

Fixes the remote microcode commit and recover functions from CSM. This fix is only needed if you use CSM 1.6.0.12. You must install PTF MH01041 before you install PTF MH01045.

Description

Required fix for CSM on HMC V7R3.1.0

Package information

Splash panel information (lshmc -V command output)

MH01041: Required fix to support CSM release 1.6.0.12 (07-26-07). A mandatory reboot is required when this service pack is applied.

Fixes

The following fix is addressed in this PTF:

Added Cluster Systems Management (CSM) SNIA port to Network Firewall to support CSM Version 1.6.0.12. CSM will query the HMC through the existing SNIA CIMOM interface. This is supported in both the GUI and Command line. This fix is only needed if you use CSM 1.6.0.12.

Description

Security fixes for HMC V7R3.1.0

Package information

Splash panel information (lshmc -V command output)

MH01030: Security fix for HMC V7R3.1.0 (06-22-07). A mandatory reboot is required when this service pack is applied.

Fixes

The following fixes are addressed in this PTF:

• Fix to suppress logging sensitive data during adding a managed system or changing the managed system password.
• Fix to CLI commands to disable parameter logging which could contain sensitive data.

Description

Required fix for HMC V7 R3.1.0

Package information

Splash panel information (lshmc -V command output)

MH01015: Required fix for HMC V7R3.1.0 (05-29-2007)

Enhancements and fixes

This package includes the following enhancements and fixes:

Server and Partition Management

• Fix for erroneously displayed message during a dedicated processor DLPAR move.
• Fix for error when changing the multi core scaling (MCS) value of Host Ethernet Adapter.
• Fix for sharing/donor mode setting during a restore profile data operation.

Platform Management

• Fix for collecting HMC debug information.
• Fix for 5250 console closing problem during logoff.
• Fix for 7316-TF3 Display problem.
• Add support for the cut and paste function from HMC spawned terminal windows.

Fixes for IBM Director

• Fix for returning the correct error message during IPL of Partitions.
• Fix to GetHMCVPD command to retrieve the correct UUID information.
• Fix for the correct mapping of the Power State for managed systems.

Repair and Verify

• Correct Repair and Verify FSP battery procedure
• Correct a problem where links in Repair and Verify to symbolics and isolates don't work for non English browser settings
• Correct problem with Add/Remove FRU task for systems with Active AIX/Linux Partitions
• Correct a problem where multiple call home events were being generated when powering off an I/O drawer via the power on/off utility or through the Repair and Verify Exchange FRU procedure.
• Correct a problem in Repair Verify that would not allow concurrent repair of the 7314-G30 MM power supply, forcing a power down of the I/O unit.
• Updated Repair and Verify BPR add procedure to include missing panel
• Updated Repair and Verify exchange procedures for 7311-D20 and I/O Backplane to include missing graphics and content
• Corrected a problem that prevented a CE from adding a system to an existing frame
• Corrected concurrent maintenance exchange procedure for the IB E1 Power Supply.

Scheduled Operations

• Corrected a timing gap during initialization where Scheduled Operations was targeting partitions not yet created
• Corrected a problem where Scheduled Operations settings were not persisted from HMC V6 to HMC V7 upgrades

License Internal Code Update

    Corrected a coding issue where PHYP and PFW might not be activated during concurrent firmware update

Service Focal Point

• Corrected a problem where a serviceable event was displayed in Service Focal Point after HMC install
• Provided additional descriptive text for SRCs in Service Focal Point error reporting

Miscellaneous Fixes

• Correct Update Welcome page with proper Education and Tutorial URL)
• Correct HMC Help titles
• Corrected situation where the power on panel is erroneously displayed
• Remove references to ResourceLink
• Improved panel checkbox selection performance for large tables
• Provided updates to online HMC Operations Guide
• Corrected a potential memory leak in Redundant FSP Failover

Description

HMC V7 R3.1.0 Recovery Media images

The HMC V7 R3.1.0 Recovery Media images can be used to upgrade your HMC to V7 R3.1.0, or to perform a clean installation of HMC V7 R3.1.0.

Updating to HMC V7 R3.1.0 requires an Upgrade by means of Recovery Media or the Network. There are no updates to be used with the Install Corrective Service task. For upgrade instruction, please refer to the Special Upgrade Instructions for V7 R3.1.0.

Package information

Splash panel information (lshmc -V command output)

Version: 7
Release: 3.1.0
Service Pack: 0
HMC Build level 20070518.1
","base_version=V7R3.1.0

Enhancements and fixes for HMC V7 3.1.0

This package provides the following enhancements and fixes:

Server and Partition Management

The most significant and the most noticeable change in the HMC for V7 R3.1.0 is the move to a new Web-based User Interface both locally and remote. This interface uses a tree style navigation model providing hierarchical views of system resources and tasks using drill-down and launch-in-context techniques to enable direct access to hardware resources and task management capabilities. It provides views of system resources and provides tasks for system administration.

HMC V7 R3.1.0 can manage both POWER5 (with SF240_299 firmware level and above) and POWER6 servers.

On Power6 servers the following new features/enhancements have been added.

• Support for Host Ethernet Adapter (HEA). An HEA provides each logical partition using the adapter with its own virtual adapter and logical ports. An HEA may be shared between multiple partitions. This provides direct data and control path between the partitions and the adapter, allowing partition-to-partition connectivity.
• Partition Availability Priority. This can be used to prevent transient and catastrophic CPU (processor core) failures from resulting in system or partition termination. Total recovery from catastrophic CPU failures will require that a spare processor is or can be made available to replace the failed CPU.
• Utility CoD is a new CoD offering for HMC V7 R3.1.0. It replaces the Reserve CoD offering. Utility CoD is only available for processor resources.
• Enhancements to the Dump facilities. These enhancements will reduce unplanned customer outages and improve platform serviceability, by eliminating unneeded and duplicate hardware data from platform system dump, and moving all formatting of dump data to the post-collection analysis phase. This improves dump runtime performance and frees up FSP control store to allow more problem-specific hardware data to be collected.
• Shared Pool Usage of Dedicated Capacity. This feature provides the ability for partitions that normally run as "dedicated processor" partitions to contribute unused processor capacity to the shared processor pool. Customers may use some of the capacity that is formerly locked up in dedicated processor partitions to satisfy peak needs for the shared processor pool without resorting to using utility on-demand processors.
• Virtual Server Model Instrumentation. This feature provides a common interface for server system management. Driven by IBM and several other companies, there is an effort to standardize the Virtual Server Model (VS Model) for the server system management, which includes the managed server resource representation and the management service functions. HMC V7 R3.1.0 contains the first phase of work for HMC to provide the standardized VS Model as the common interface for third parties to manage the server system and their hardware resources.

System Plan

• Automated installation of VIOS into LPAR
• Automated provisioning of virtual resources with the VIOS LPAR
• Improved capability of creating a system plan from a managed system
• Additional import &export capability via HTTPS
• Improved System Plan Viewer user controls and details

HMC command line

• A new command, dump, has been added. The dump command sets the system dump parameters for a managed system (POWER6 servers only).
• The following commands have been added for system plan resource management on the HMC:

  defsysplanres

  defines a system plan resource

  lssysplanres

  lists defined system plan resources

  rmsysplanres

  removes a defined system plan resource

• The following commands have been enhanced to support barrier synchronization (POWER6 servers only): chsyscfg, lshwres, lssyscfg, and mksyscfg.
• The following commands have been enhanced to support partition availability priorities (POWER6 servers only): chsyscfg, lssyscfg, and mksyscfg.
• The following commands have been enhanced to support the new processor sharing mode that allows an active dedicated processor partition to share its unused processors (POWER6 servers only): chhwres, chsyscfg, lshwres, lslparutil, lssyscfg, and mksyscfg.
• The following commands have been enhanced to support electronic error reporting for i5/OS partitions (POWER6 servers only): chsyscfg, lssyscfg, and mksyscfg.
• The following commands have been enhanced to support processor compatibility modes (POWER6 servers only): chsyscfg, lssyscfg, and mksyscfg.
• The following commands have been enhanced to support Host Ethernet Adapters (POWER6 servers only): chhwres, chsyscfg, lshwres, lssyscfg, mksyscfg, and rsthwres.
• The following commands have been enhanced to support Utility Capacity on Demand (POWER6 servers only): chcod, lscod, and lslparutil.
• The lssyscfg -r prof command to list partition profiles has been changed. The --filter option to specify the partition for which profiles are to be listed is no longer required. Therefore, all partition profiles for all partitions in the managed system can now be listed by issuing lssyscfg -r prof -m <managed system>.
• The mksyscfg -r lpar and mksyscfg -r prof commands have been changed. The load_source_slot attribute is no longer required to be specified when creating an i5/OS partition or partition profile on a POWER6 server.
• The partition shared_proc_pool_util_auth attribute has been deprecated. It has been replaced by the allow_perf_collection attribute. These two attributes will always have the same value. The commands that use these attributes are chsyscfg, lssyscfg, and mksyscfg.
• A new option has been added to the chsysstate command to enable console service functions for an i5/OS partition.
• New options have been added to the chhmc command to set the date, time, time zone and clock type on the HMC.
• A new option has been added to the chsvcevent command to close all serviceable events on the HMC.
• A new option has been added to the mksysplan command to limit the inventory gathered to just the PCI slot devices.
• A new option has been added to the mksysplan command to display verbose output during command processing.
• A new option has been added to the lsdump command to list the system dump parameters for a managed system (POWER6 servers only).
• The lsdump -h command has been enhanced to display dump offload progress.
• The lslic -t power and lslic -t syspower commands have been enhanced to display automatic code download status.
• A new option has been added to the lslic command to display Power FRU level and status information.
• The dlslic command has been removed. The information that was displayed by the dlslic command is now displayed by the lslic command.
• Due to security restrictions in the HMC Web-based user interface, an HTML file containing Terms and Conditions can no longer be presented to users who login locally on the HMC. Instead, a text file containing welcome text can be presented to users who login locally on the HMC. Therefore, the chusrtca command has been changed to no longer support deployment of Terms and Conditions and to support deployment of welcome text instead. If you are upgrading from HMC V6 R1 and the display or Terms and Conditions at login is currently enabled on your HMC, then the contents of the UserLicense.html file containing the Terms and Conditions is preserved. After the upgrade is complete, the contents of the UserLicense.html file will exist unchanged in the /opt/hsc/data/license/WelcomeFile.txt file and will be displayed as welcome text to users that login locally on the HMC. You may then want to deploy a new welcome text file that does not contain HTML and that has text that better fits a welcome message.
• The lsusrtca command has been deprecated.
• To use X11Forwarding on HMC, from the SSH client, run your ssh command with the -Y or set the value of ForwardX11Trusted in your /etc/ssh_config file to yes
• The max_capacity_sys_proc_units and max_capacity_sys_mem attributes displayed by the lshwres command have been deprecated since these values cannot be accurately determined for all managed systems. For partition profiles, the maximum memory value will now be limited to the value 4,294,967,295 (0xFFFFFFFF) MB. The maximum processor values for a partition profile will now be limited to a new value, which is displayed by the new attribute max_procs_per_lpar in the lshwres command.
• The lsmediadev command has been enhanced to display the mount point for each removable media device.

Licensed Internal Code (LIC) update

• A new task was added which allows the user to ensure that the system has no errors which will prevent Licensed Internal Code update from working correctly. This new task is invoked by selecting "Check System Readiness" from the Updates task selection list or using the -o k parameter of the updlic command.
• A new task was added which allows the user to view system information without entering a "change" task. This new task is invoked by selecting "View System Information" from the Updates task selection list.
• The restricted-access dlslic command was removed. Equivalent capability was added to the lslic command. For more details, see the command line section of the readme.

Save Upgrade Data/Backup

Added support for saving data to USB memory stick.

Network connectivity

Allow VPN selectable interface and route for ipsec communication

Previously, VPN did not work if the interface for ipsec traffic was different from the public default gateway interface. For instance, if eth1 had been set up for the VPN connection, and eth2 was the "public" network and had the default route, then even after adding static routes for the VPN catchers for eth1, the ipsec program used the default route for communication. This behavior has been changed so that the defined routes will be used to establish the VPN.

RIO Topology

The GUI path to view the RIO Topology is:

Hardware (Information) -> Adapters -> View RIO Topology

Under this path, "View RIO Topology" has been changed to "View Hardware Topology"

Service Focal Point (SFP)

Added refcode links to Manage Serviceable Events.

DLPAR

Web browser requirements

Hardware Management Console web browser support requires HTML 2.0, JavaScript 1.0, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), and cookie support in browsers that will connect to it. Contact your support personnel to assist you in determining if your browser is configured with a Java Virtual Machine. It is required that the web browser uses the HTTP 1.1 protocol and if you are using a proxy server, the HTTP 1.1 protocol is enabled for the proxy connections. Additionally, pop-ups must be enabled for all Hardware Management Consoles addressed in the browser if running with pop-ups disabled. The following browsers have been tested:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

If this browser is configured to use an Internet proxy, then local intranet addresses should be included in the exception list, consult your network administrator for more information. If you still need to use the proxy to get to the Hardware Management Console, enable Use HTTP 1.1 through proxy connections under the Advanced tab in your Internet Options window.

Firefox 1.5.0.6 or later.

For Firefox 2.0 make sure the JavaScript options to raise or lower windows and move or resize existing windows are enabled. To enable these options, go to the Content tab in the browser's Options dialog. Click the Advanced button adjacent to the Enable JavaScript checkbox, and then select Raise or lower windows option and Move or resize existing windows option. These features allow you to switch easily between HMC tasks.

Other Web Browser Considerations

Session cookies need to be enabled in order for ASMI to work when connected to HMC remotely. The asm proxy code saves session information and uses it.

Using Internet Explorer

1. Select Tools -> Internet Options.
2. Select Privacy tab and select 'Advanced'.
3. Check if 'Always allow session cookies'.
4. If not checked, check 'Override automatic cookie handling' and check 'Always allow session cookies'.
5. You can choose how you want to handle First-party Cookies and Third-party Cookies, block or prompt or accept. (Prompt is preferred in which case you will be prompted every time a site tries to write cookies. It may be a little annoying, but it is the safe thing to do. Some sites need to be allowed to write cookies)

Using Firefox

1. Tools -> Options
2. Select Cookies Tab
3. Select check box Allow sites to set cookies.
4. If you want to allow only specific sites then select 'Exceptions' and then you can just add this HMC to allow.

Other Issues

• The HMC now reserves the first ten virtual adapter slots on each VIOS (Virtual I/O Server) partition for internal HMC use.
  Configuration rules:

1. The maximum Virtual I/O Slot Number should be set to (at least) 10 plus the number of virtual I/O slots desired by the customer.
   Note that setting the maximum higher is OK, the danger is setting it too low. Setting it below 10 will cause a compatibility issue with newer levels of HMC code. Excess virtual slots use a small amount of additional memory, but otherwise have no impact.
2. All customer virtual I/O slots (virtual SCSI, virtual Ethernet or virtual serial) must use virtual slot IDs 11 or greater.

• When using the updhmc command with the -i flag, input echo is not restored when the command finishes. You can use the CTRL-D key to logoff then log back in.
• The System Plan tasks "Create System Plan" and "Import System Plan" are only available from the Task pad pane. If the task pad pane has been disabled, it can be re-enabled by clicking HMC Management in the navigation area, then clicking "Change User Interface Settings" in the Work Pane. Check the "Tasks pad" box and click apply.
• Existing system plans on a Version 6.1.2 HMC are not migrated on an upgrade.
• An ASM session brought up from the HMC can still be available even after the user logs off the HMC. The ASM window can be left open for unauthorized access. The proper method for a graceful exit from the ASM session is to select the "Log off" button in the ASMI window, then close the ASMI window. This can happen in both local and remote mode.

Several major components comprise this user interface:

Banner

Across the top of the workplace window, the Banner identifies the product and logo. It is optionally displayed and is set by using the Change User Interface Settings task.

Task bar

Located below the Banner, the Task bar displays the name(s) of any tasks that are running, the user ID under which you are logged in and online help information. It also provides the ability to log off or disconnect from the console.

Navigation pane

Located in the left portion of the window, the Navigation pane contains the primary navigation links for managing your system resources and the Hardware Management Console. The items are referred to as nodes.

Work pane

Located in the right portion of the window, the Work pane displays information based on the current selection from the Navigation pane. For example, when Welcome is selected in the Navigation pane, the Welcome window content is displayed in the Work pane.

Status bar

Located in the bottom left portion of the window, the Status bar provides visual indicators of current overall system status. It also contains a status overview icon which may be selected to display more detailed status information in the Work pane.

The System p Operations Guide for the Hardware Management Console and Managed Systems can be accessed online on the HMC. Select Welcome in the Navigation pane. The Welcome window content is displayed in the Work pane. Select HMC Operations Guide to view it.

Additional education, support, tutorial and technical information can also be accessed online on the HMC. Select Welcome in the Navigation pane. The Welcome window content is displayed in the Work pane. Select Online Information to view it.

To log on to the HMC from a remote browser, the HMC must first be configured for web browser access. See Appendix B of the System p Operations Guide for the Hardware Management Console and Managed Systems for instructions on how to configure the HMC for remote web browser access. After the HMC has been properly configured, from your web browser enter the URL of the HMC using the format https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. Also in Appendix B, it is important to read the "Logging on the HMC from a LAN connected Web browser" section. Security warnings may be presented to your Web browser and the issues related to certificate management should be understood prior to using this function so you can perform the appropriate actions.

Upgrade hints

Certificates and key ring files generated by the System Manager Security application (on HMC Version 6) will not be migrated to HMC Version 7. Applications such as remote 5250, which import the public key ring file to establish a secure connection with HMC, will need to import a new public key ring file. The new file, SM.pubkr, will be generated and stored on HMC V7 under the /opt/ccfw/data directory. You can copy this file by using the scp or sendfile command.

For further information on how to set up remote 5250 by using SSL, see the support document located on the System i Technical Support website. This document and many others can be found by selecting the "Technical databases" link.

The IBM System p Information Delivery Design

With the introduction of IBM System p with POWER6 technology, IBM is changing many aspects of its product information delivery. IBM has produced a full-color document that identifies these changes and explains the improvements to user experience. This document is called Introducing Improved Information Delivery for IBM System p Hardware, and includes these topics:

• Highlights of the IBM System p information delivery design.
• The IBM System p product information that is available, who it is intended for, and where it is located.
• IBM System p product information that is available from the Hardware Management Console.
• The organization and delivery of IBM System p product information and education through the IBM Systems Support Site.
• Access and navigation of IBM System p publications.
• Who does what to service IBM system p hardware.

Introducing Improved Information Delivery for IBM System p Hardware is available from this Support for IBM System p web site.

1. From this page, make sure that System p is the hardware entry selected, and then click Go.
2. Select System p hardware publications under Hardware/Documentation.
3. Select Introducing Improved Information Delivery for IBM System p Hardware from the publication titles listed.

With HMC V7 External web sites, including the "IBM Systems Hardware Information Center" and "IBM Systems Support Site", can no longer be accessed directly from the HMC and will require a remote HMC session or separate system with Internet access.

Repair and verify information is launched automatically on the HMC during the repair of a serviceable event. Repair and verify information, on-line help, reference codes, the "Operations Guide for the Hardware Management Console," and the "IBM Systems Hardware Information Center" are all included as part of the HMC licensed internal code. The "IBM Systems Hardware Information Center," which provides POWER5 technical data, is included in the licensed internal code for situations where HMC V7 (with SF240_299 firmware level and above) is managing POWER5 systems, with access only to the information required to address the serviceable event.

V6 R1.X to V7 R3.1.0 Task Mappings

This information is used to aid POWER5 HMC users in locating the equivalent WebSM HMC task in the new Web-based HMC UI. The information is divided into the following sections:

• Server and Partition Management
• Manage On Demand Activations
• Frame Management
• Utilization Data Management
• System Plans
• Licensed Internal Code Maintenance
• HMC Management
• Service Applications

Refer to the System p Operations Guide for the Hardware Management Console and Managed Systems for a complete list of the Task Mappings.

The following customer courses will be available from Resource Link for the Product Announce on May 4, 2004.

• How to Use the eServer i5 and p5 Hardware Management Console
  This course explains how to install and configure the Hardware Management Console (HMC) for the Model 520/570. It also covers the HMC's basic operations by exploring the general user interface. Partitioning is discussed in detail, with explanations showing both command line and GUI support.
• eServer i5 and p5 - Physical Planning for Installation
  This course discusses considerations for the physical planning for installation of eServer Models 520 and 570. It then provides the user with links to obtaining the step-by-step installation procedures.
• Resource Link Highlights
  This course provides an overall look at the major Resource Link (RL) areas and how to use them. These areas are Planning, Education, Library, Forums, Fixes, Problem Solving, Services, Customer Initiated Upgrade, and Tools. It also provides step-by-step procedures in using the Subscription function.
• Performing Licensed Internal Code Maintenance
  This course discusses about maintaining the software that enables hardware such as the service processor on your eServer POWER5 system.

Access to these courses requires an IBM Registration ID and Resource Link Access.

To obtain an IBM Registration ID

1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink
2. Select "Register" under New users
3. On the My IBM Registration, fill in an e-mail address for IBM ID and password, and the Security question and answer and the Country of residence and then click Continue and fill in the rest of the User information and click Submit.

Resource Link Access for New Users

1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink
2. Select "Sign in" enter the IBM ID and password you used to register above
3. Select "Customer"
4. Click "Submit" Once submitted it will take an hour before the access takes effect

To view a course:

1. Sign in to Resource Link
2. Select Education in the navigation bar on the left
3. From the Education page, select "eServer i5 and p5 courses"
4. Select "How to Use the eServer i5 and p5 Hardware Management Console"
5. Select "Performing Licensed Internal Code Maintenance"
6. Double-click the link to open the course.

Notes:

1. The courses are browser based. For optimal viewing, we recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher with your display set at 1024 x 768. To set your display, go to My Computer -> Display -> Settings
2. Course pages can be book marked for easy retrieval.
3. Course simulations open in a separate window. Use the X in the upper right corner of the window to close the simulation.
4. If there are QuickTime videos in the course, you need to have the QuickTime viewer installed. A link to the free viewer is on each Resource Link course page and on the related page within each course.