Hardware Management Console

HMC V7.3.4.0 is supported on IBM Power Systems with POWER6 or POWER5 processors.

[ Last updated: March 25, 2010 ]

The information in this Readme contains fix list and other package information about the Hardware Management Console.

• Special upgrade notes for HMC V7 R3.4.0
• PTF-specific information
• MH01207 corrective service updates for HMC V7 R3.5.0 and V7R3.4.0
• HMC V7 R3.4.0 Service Pack 3 update
• HMC V7 R3.4.0 Service Pack 2 update
• MH01181 mandatory fix for HMC V7 R3.4.0 SP 2
• MH01189 fix for HMC V7 R3.4.0 SP 2
• HMC V7 R3.4.0 Service Pack 1 update
• MH01170 efix for HMC V7 R3.4.0 SP 1
• MH01188 fix for HMC V7 R3.4.0 SP 1
• HMC V7 R3.4.0 update (corrective service)
• MH01152 required efix for HMC V7 R3.4.0 (SP0)
• MH01187 fix for HMC V7 R3.4.0 (SP0)
• MH01190 fix for HMC V7 R3.4.0 base version
• HMC V7 R3.4.0 upgrade (recovery media)
  • Enhancements and changes in HMC V7 R3.4.0
  • Security fixes in HMC V7 R3.4.0
  • Known issues in HMC V7 R3.4.0
• National Language Support
• Education information

Upgrade from HMC 6.1.2 to HMC 7.3.4.0

A fix has been released (MH01127) for HMC 6.1.3 that enables you to upgrade directly from HMC 6.1.3 to HMC 7.3.4.0.

Follow these basic steps

1. Update the HMC from 6.1.2 to 6.1.3 by means of the HMC 6.1.3 Update package (PTF MH01012).
2. Apply the following fixes before applying the fix that enables the upgrade to HMC 7.3.4.0: MH01082, MH01110, and MH01128
3. Next, apply PTF MH01127 to HMC 6.1.3 to enable the ability to upgrade to HMC 7.3.4.0
4. Finally, upgrade to HMC 7.3.4.0 by means of the HMC V7R340 Recovery media.

Upgrade from HMC 7.3.1.0 to HMC 7.3.4.0

Follow these basic steps

1. Apply PTF MH01135 to HMC 7.3.1.0 to enable the ability to upgrade to HMC 7.3.4.0
2. Upgrade to HMC 7.3.4.0 by means of the HMC V7R340 Recovery media.

Upgrade from HMC 7.3.2.0 to HMC 7.3.4.0

Upgrade from HMC 7.3.3.0 to HMC 7.3.4.0

Follow these basic steps

• Upgrade to HMC 7.3.4.0 by means of the HMC V7R340 Recovery media.
  OR
  
• Upgrade to HMC 7.3.4.0 by means of the HMC V7R340 Update package.

This section lists the PTFs released for HMC Version 7.3.4.0. 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.

eFix for HMC V7.3.4.0 SP2 or V7.3.4.0 SP3

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0 Service Pack 2, or HMC V7R340, Service Pack 3. You can reference this package by APAR MB03278.

Installing MH01211 requires one of the following upgrade paths:

• PTF MH01162 (HMC V7R3.4.0 SP2)
• PTF MH01189 (eFix for HMC V7R3.4.0 SP2)

OR
• PTF MH01186 (HMC V7R3.4.0 SP3)

Notes

1. If applied to HMC 7.3.4.0 SP2, MH01211 should be reapplied after you update to HMC 7.3.4.0 SP3.
2. Use the Install Corrective Service task or the updhmc command to apply the MH01211 efix
3. The Install Corrective Service task now allows you to install corrective service updates from the ISO image files of these updates. You can download these ISO image files for the HMC, and then use the ISO image file to install the corrective service update. You no longer need to burn CD-R or DVD-R media to use the ISO image file to install corrective service.
   
   To install updates over the network, select the *.iso file on the "Select Service Package" panel of the Install Corrective Service task. The HMC application extracts the files needed to install the corrective service. If you are using USB flash media, copy the *.iso file to the flash media, and then select the file when prompted.
   
   The updhmc command line command has also been modified to use the *.iso file.
   Sample command:
   updhmc -t s -h <myservername> -f /home/updates/<corrrective_service>.iso -u HMC_username -i

This package includes the following fix:

Installation instructions for HMC V7 R.3.4.0 updates and fixes can be found here:

Update corrective services instructions for HMC Version 7

Recovery media upgrade and installation instructions for HMC V7 R.3.4.0 can be found here:

Recovery media upgrade and installation

HMC V7.3.4.0 Service Pack 1

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0, or HMC V7R340, Service Pack 1. You can reference this package by APAR MB03276.

Installing MH01210 requires one of the following upgrade paths:

• PTF MH01109 (HMC V7R3.4.0 Recovery image), plus MH01152 (eFix for HMC V7R3.4.0)
• PTF MH01147 (HMC V7R3.4.0 Update image), plus MH01152 (eFix for HMC V7R3.4.0)
• PTF MH01163 (HMC V7R3.4.0 SP1), plus MH01170 (eFix for HMC V7R3.4.0 SP1)

Notes

1. If applied to HMC 7.3.4.0, MH01210 should be reapplied after you update to HMC 7.3.4.0 SP1.
2. Use the Install Corrective Service task or the updhmc command to apply the MH01210 efix
3. The Install Corrective Service task now allows you to install corrective service updates from the ISO image files of these updates. You can download these ISO image files for the HMC, and then use the ISO image file to install the corrective service update. You no longer need to burn CD-R or DVD-R media to use the ISO image file to install corrective service.
   
   To install updates over the network, select the *.iso file on the "Select Service Package" panel of the Install Corrective Service task. The HMC application extracts the files needed to install the corrective service. If you are using USB flash media, copy the *.iso file to the flash media, and then select the file when prompted.
   
   The updhmc command line command has also been modified to use the *.iso file.
   Sample command:
   updhmc -t s -h <myservername> -f /home/updates/<corrrective_service>.iso -u HMC_username -i

This package includes the following fix:

Installation instructions for HMC V7 R.3.4.0 updates and fixes can be found here:

Update corrective services instructions for HMC Version 7

Recovery media upgrade and installation instructions for HMC V7 R.3.4.0 can be found here:

Recovery media upgrade and installation

Fix for HMC Version 7 Release 3.5.0

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 3.5.0. You can reference this package by APAR MH03275.

MH01207 can be applied to the following packages:

• HMC V7R3.4.0
• HMC V7R3.4.0 SP1
• HMC V7R3.4.0 SP2
• HMC V7R3.4.0 SP3
• HMC V7R3.5.0.

Apply this PTF before applying the following multi-volume service packs: HMC V7R3.4.0 SP2 or HMC V7.3.4.0 SP3

Apply this PTF before updating to HMC V7R3.5.0, which is a multi-volume update package.

This package includes the following fix:

Note:

The Install Corrective Service task has been modified to allow corrective service installation by using the .iso packaging of the corrective service files that you can download IBM for the HMC. There is no requirement to burn CD-R or DVD-r media in order to use these files to install the corrective service.

• To install the updates over the network, select the .iso file in the Select Service Package panel of the Install Corrective Service utility.
• To use USB flash media to install updates, copy the .iso file to the flash media, and then select the file when prompted.
• The updhmc command line command has also been modified to use the .iso file for installing corrective service updates. To use the command, follow the syntax in this example:
  updhmc -t s -h <myservername> -f </home/updates/corrrective_service.iso> -u <HMC_username> -i

In all cases, the HMC application extracts the files needed to install the corrective service.

HMC V7.3.4.0 Service Pack 3

This package updates your HMC from HMC V7R3.4.0 or HMC V7R3.4.0 Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 to HMC V7R3.4.0 Service Pack 3. You can also reference this package by APAR MB03019.

Installing MH01186 requires one of the following:

• MH01097, the HMC V7R3.3.0 recovery image, plus MH01109, the upgrade to HMC V7R3.4.0.
• MH01147, the HMC V7R3.4.0 recovery image.
• MH01097, the HMC V7R3.3.0 recovery image, plus MH01109 (the upgrade to HMC V7R3.4.0), plus MH01163, the HMC V7R3.4.0 SP1 upgrade image.
• MH01147, the HMC V7R3.4.0 recovery image, plus MH01163, the HMC V7R3.4.0 SP1 upgrade image.
• MH01147, the HMC V7R3.4.0 recovery image, plus MH01162, the HMC V7R3.4.0 SP2 upgrade image.

This update (MH01186) supersedes MH01162 and MH01163.

For a history of updates, fixes and enhancements for HMC 7.3.4.0, see the following:

HMC V7.3.4.0 cumulative fix history and Readme

This package includes the following enhancements and fixes:

• Fixed a problem where unchecking the "Managed System and Power LIC" check box during the "Change Licensed Internal Code Wizard" will not stop the managed system and power code from getting installed when the user is electing to install only I/O microcode.
• mksysplan may fail with an inventory gathering error when the target managed system contains virtual ethernet adapters that support virtual switches.
• Disabled DLPAR operation attempts on a migrating partition.
• Fixed an active partition mobility auto-recovery problem.
• Fixed a problem where the HMC stopped collecting utilization sampling in systems with a large number of LPARS.
• Fixed an issue where activation of a partition would fail with "HSCL145A: The minimum memory amount is below the required amount of memory with the maximum specified.

Repair and Verify fixes for Power 570, 575 and 595 servers (POWER6-based technology)

• Changed the wording on the disconnect service processor cable panel to indicate that the entire cable should not be disconnected, only the connection to the service processor being replaced should be disconnected.
• Fixed an issue with systems containing HEA adapters, where a CCM hot node operation is performed and fails with AIX error message: "0931-029 the specified slot contains a device or devices that are currently configured. Unconfigure the following device or devices with the rmdev command and try again."

Installation instructions for HMC V7 updates and fixes can be found here:

Update corrective services instructions for HMC Version 7

Fix for HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0 Service Pack 2

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0 Service Pack 2 only. You can reference this package by APAR MB03035.

Before you install this fix (MH01189), you must first install MH01162 (HMC V7.3.4.0 SP2) and MH01181 (mandatory fix for HMC V7.3.4.0 SP2).

Fixes

This package includes the following enhancements and fixes:

Fix for HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0 Service Pack 1

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0 Service Pack 1 only. You can reference this package by APAR MB03029.

Before you install this fix (MH01188), you must first install MH01170 (efix for HMC V7.3.4.0 SP1).

Fixes

This package includes the following fix:

Fix for HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0 (SP0) only. You can reference this package by APAR MB03026.

Before you install this fix (MH01187), you must first install MH01152 (efix for HMC V7.3.4.0).

Fixes

This package includes the following fix:

Fix for HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0 Service Pack 2

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0 Service Pack 2. You can reference this package by APAR MB03011. PTF MH01162 is required for this fix.

This is a mandatory PTF for all users of Active Memory Sharing. This PTF must be applied to all HMCs that have MH01162 installed. (HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0 Service Pack 2)

Fixes

This package includes the following enhancements and fixes:

HMC V7.3.4.0 Service Pack 2

This package updates your HMC from HMC V7R3.4.0 Service Pack 0 or Service Pack 1 to HMC V7R3.4.0 Service Pack 2. You can also reference this package by APAR MB02891.

Installing MH01162 requires one of the following:

• MH01097, the HMC V7R3.3.0 recovery image, plus MH01109 (the upgrade to HMC V7R3.4.0).
• MH01147, the HMC V7R3.4.0 recovery image.
• MH01097, the HMC V7R3.3.0 recovery image, plus MH01109 (the upgrade to HMC V7R3.4.0) plus MH01163, the HMC V7R3.4.0 SP1 upgrade image.
• MH01147, the HMC V7R3.4.0 recovery image, plus MH01163, the HMC V7R3.4.0 SP1 upgrade image

This update (MH01162) supersedes MH01163.

This package includes the following enhancements and fixes:

• Make Manage Profiles Hyperlinked to Edit profile. This enables the user to quickly edit an lpar's profile using a single click without having to select the profile, then go to Action->Edit Profile.
• Fixed a problem to prevent concurrent active migration from stealing memory or processor resources from other partitions that are still in the middle of a migration.
• Solved a timing issue when calculating system available memory resources.
• Corrected a problem which causes the Network Settings task to fail if the HMC hostname is set to an invalid value.
• Corrected a problem which causes LIC Update error message dialogs to be shown twice.
• Added support to show the migration state for LPARs managed by HMC and IVM.
• Added performance enhancements for HMCs managed by IBM Director.
• Fixed a performance issue where "lshmcusr" CLI was slow.
• Fixed a problem where a user's resource role was replicated incorrectly when the user's resource role was empty. Instead of having the same empty resource role in slave HMC, the user role in slave HMC was assigned an AllSystemResources resource role. An empty resource role implies no access to any managed server resource.
• Corrected a HSCL350B error when a non-hscroot user performs a dynamic logical partitioning IO move using the depreciated syntax of "chhwres -r io --rsubtype slot". This allows scripts created at earlier HMC releases to run successfully after an HMC upgrade without modification.
• Fix for the Collect VPD tasklet (under Systems Management -> Tasks -> Serviceability -> Collect VPD) failing with message "The VPD collection command succeeded, but the resulting output could not be packaged for copying".
• Fixed errors transmitting inventory information from the Transmit Service Information tasklet. Errors include exception parsing XML_INVENTORY and [SQL0803] Duplicate key value specified.
• Fixed a problem where activating a second lpar with a redundant switch configuration may fail to activate with the message: com.ibm.hsc.common.exceptions.PIHscClientException: HSCLA333
• Fixed a problem with the linux rpm command that affects the size of the files made when using the HMC "backup critical console data" command. The fix correctly calculates the set of HMC RPMs that need to be backed up.
• Added additional feature code mappings for 571F scsci disk controller. This allows deploy system plan to successfully deploy on systems containing this card.
• Fixed problem where HMC reports service event E35510C1 0000A346
• Fixed incorrect description of Ethernet adapter feature code 5740.
• Fixed a problem where mksysplan may report error message N3xxxException Occurred in com.ibm.inventory.VPDRegistry:populateSlot1
• Fixed a problem with partition migration where the migration fails if the client partition is using a vlan adapter with a non-zero virtual switch id
• The power on/off unit task has been updated to clearly identify the target of the operation by the unit location code.
• Fixed a problem where E3550046 00001B6B may be reported when using the "Find Managed System" option of the "Add Managed System" task.
• Fixed a problem where service event E355104C 000086E3 may be reported
• Fixed a problem where IBM5250 emulator fails to start from the setup5250 panel
• Fixed error ACT01503 with serviceable events E36C0101 and E3550037 when displaying details of previously scheduled backup critical console application.
• Fixed report of an E212E152 serviceable event (CPU busy), during command line interface (CLI) backups (bkconsdata command) or scheduled backups created at earlier releases. The E212E152 may be accompanied by an E3321011.
• Correct a problem with the Edit profile task where removing an IO adapter from the profile does not correctly clear tagged IO settings that reference the removed adapter.
• Fixed a problem where a system profile with 11 or more partition profiles displays the partitions in the incorrect order however the activation order is correct.
• Fixed a problem where the "lssyscfg -r sys" command output does not include "sp_failover_enabled" and "sp_failover_state".
• Updated help text to specify that LDAP user authentication requires the use of anonymous user binding.
• Fixed problem where service event E355104C 0000B593 may be reported after removing a managed system connection.
• Fixed a problem causing the lpar_netboot command to return the error "Unable to obtain network adapter information."
• Fixed error with host command.
• Fixed a problem that may result in serviceable event E355104D 0000C07
• Fixed a problem where restoring profile data after a POWER5 to POWER6 upgrade may leave the system in recovery state.
• Fixed a problem where dlpar add/remove processor (proc units or dedicated processor) via GUI on 5250-capable POWER5 servers may fail with "Attempted to allocate an amount of 5250 CPW above the maximum setting."
• Fixed problem that caused backups over 4 Gig in size to fail when saved to USB media.
• Fixed a problem where in some cases TCP packets may be dropped when packet sizes exceed the MSS negotiated at startup. The chhmc command is used to turn tso on/off for a network interface. By default, the initial tso setting for the network interfaces will be set to 'off'. Any changes to the network interface tso setting will persist over system restarts.
  
  chhmc -c network -s modify -i eth0 --tso on
• Fixed a problem when performing an HMC backup to a USB Flash Memory device hangs when the HMC backup file exceeds the maximum file size limit for the device.
• The HMC Manage User Profiles and Access was modified to allow for the User Properties to be modified for users hscroot, hscpe, and root. The Inactivity Values remain unchangeable to prevent accidentally disabling these users.
• Option added to lshwres to display virtual device (V SCSI, VEth, and V FC) topology - end to end mapping of virtual device. Customers can use the new option to have a global view of their virtual devices. This release only supports RPA partitions (AIX, Linux). The partition needs to be updated to latest OS for this support.

Repair and Verify fixes for Power 570, 575 and 595 servers (POWER6-based technology)

• Updated Repair and Verify (R&V) procedures for POWER6 575 servers to include additional instructions for handling of the Node Shipping Bracket node to the frame in the operating position. Instructions added to RV service procedures requiring placing the node into service position.
• Addition of Repair & Verify support for new 5803, 5873, 5802 and 5877 IO units.
• Update to Repair & Verify service procedures for POWER 575 where the Modular Water Unit (MWU) is drained/filled. Updates include the MWU exchange, the Initial System Fill, and the RDHX Fill. The procedures to deactivate and activate MWU were also updated to ensure MWU is in active cooling mode following the service procedure.
• Updated Repair & Verify Procedure for nonconcurrent service of 5791 IO unit. Updates include the removal of the infocenter panels/instructions for unconfiguring IO resources and power off of the enclosure. This information is no longer needed since R&V actively guides the user through the procedure using information from the Hypervisor.
• Fixed incorrectly displaying non-concurrent panels during FSP concurrent maintenance on multi-CEC POWER6 MMA Repair and Verify Exchange. Fixed Repair and Verify problem on POWER6 595 where the HMC may not display the partition detail for Node Evacuation error messages.
• Fixed problem where Hardware maintenance procedures may fail with a HSCS0245 message, "An unrecoverable HMC internal error has occurred.", when executed on a Power 570 or Power 595 server at firmware level 330 or lower. The failing tasks included Add FRU, Exchange FRU and Remove FRU.

Known issues

• A problem has been identified with HMC V7.3.4 where unchecking the "Managed System and Power LIC" check box during the "Change Licensed Internal Code Wizard" will not stop the managed system and power code from getting installed when the user is electing to install only I/O microcode. If the repository selected contains system firmware that can be installed concurrently, the system will remain operational but if the system firmware is a disruptive update, it will be installed disruptively. This problem will be corrected in the release of Service Pack 3 for the V7R3.4.HMC code.
  Workaround: Utilize the operating system capability of installing I/O microcode.
• A problem may occur when creating an lpar, if the user selects dedicated processor mode, clicks Next, then clicks Back and changes to Shared processor mode. This may place the lpar creation wizard in an invalid state that prevents the wizard from completing properly.
  Workaround: Cancel the wizard and restart the create lpar operation.
• Use of a script to remove a physical I/O adapter from a partition and immediately add it to another partition may fail because the HMC may not have a chance to update its repository after the remove and before the add. That causes the HMC to think the physical I/O adapter hasn't been released for add.
  Workaround: It is advised to insert a delay after the remove command in the script.
• B181EF88 may occur after a system dump if there are two HMCs managing the server or a user invalidates a dump
  Workaround: None
• An HTTP 500 error can occur when launching tasks on the HMC if the "tasks pad" is disabled in the user interface settings.
  Workaround: Enable the task pad using HMC Management, Change User Interface Settings.
• The "Edit Sort" button on both "Manage Serviceable Events" and "Reference Code History" does not respond to user interaction.
  Workaround: Click up/down triangle next to each column headers to sort.
• On a HMC set to a non-US English Language/Locale, the Add install resources task does not allow a customer to exit if an incorrect DVD is used. The customer is constantly prompted to put in the correct DVD with no option to cancel.
  Workaround: The user can always terminate the task by going to HMC Management -> Manage Users and Tasks, selecting the running tasks and clicking Terminate.
• Attempting to change the utilization data sampling rate fails with a ClassCastException
  Workaround: None
• When using the Guided Setup Wizard to configure the HMC Firewall, the "Allow Incoming" setting is not adding the correct entry for IPv6 addresses.
  Workaround: Set the firewall setting using "Change Network Settings"
• Whenever a VIOS partition has a FixPack installed on it, any system plan created for that managed system will lack fix information.
  Workaround: None
• The Save Upgrade Data wizard has a panel that incorrectly lists "DVD-RW media". Customers can only use DVD-RAM media.
  Workaround: Use DVD-RAM media
• Unable to create pattern match custom group under Japanese language environment.
  Workaround: Change HMC language to English to create pattern match groups.
• Table columns for viewing virtual adapter slots are not in the correct order after a sort action.
  Workaround: None
• Unable to sort "View Console Events" when HMC language is Japanese
  Workaround: None
• When starting an ssh session, the proper banner text is displayed. However, when listing the banner text with the HMC command line (e.g. lsusrtc -t b), the banner text is blank (e.g. "text=").
  Workaround: None
• When a partition profile name includes one or more spaces, the "Manage Profile" panel may not resize correctly causing it to not display all available profiles.
  Workaround: None
• In an environment with tens of systems and hundreds of LPARs managed by a single HMC, the performance of SAP or Director Management of HMC will downgrade.
  Workaround: None
• Virtual Storage Management - After assigning a physical disk to a Server Virtual SCSI adapter that accepts connections from "Any" partition, the user is unable to reassign the physical disk to a different partition if there is not a client virtual scsi adapter owned by a running lpar attached to the server virtual scsi adapter.
  Workaround: Users should reassign the physical disk to "None" (remove the assignment) manually before attempting to assign the disk directly to another partition.
• The DLPAR GUI Panel for a Active Memory Sharing (AMS) Partition displays values only in multiples of 16 and will increment and decrement values only in multiples of 16 for the I/O Entitled memory (MB) field. It displays an invalid warning message when No changes are made to values in the panel, and "Auto" Mode is already set. If a Multiple of 16 is not entered, then the DLPAR GUI Panel will set the I/O Entitled Memory(MB) value to the nearest multiple of 16.
  Workaround: Use CLI and the chhwres command to specify values that are not multiples of 16.
• Partition migration is not supported between a server managed by a V7.342 HMC and a server managed by a V7.3.4.0 or V7.3.4.1 HMC
  Workaround: None
• Active Memory Sharing. Please note the following limitation when migrating a shared memory partition: When a shared memory partition is migrated to a target system that has a shared memory pool configured with redundant paging VIOS partitions, you must select this option: "Paging VIOS redundancy required"
  Workaround: Ensure that there is an available redundancy-capable paging space device on the target system.
  
  To address this issue, PTF MH01181 will be available for download on May 27, 2009.
• When using the web browser interface of the HMC to monitor the managed system, changes in status of the managed servers and LPARs may hang the User Interface (UI) and all the other connected web UIs as well.
  Workaround: HMC reboot
• User may experience error "HSCL1585 There was an unknown error while querying the object manager database" while performing a Hot Node Repair operation with insufficient available memory.
  Workaround: Perform DLPAR remove memory operation or shutdown some LPARs to release memory and retry the operation.
• When performing concurrent active partition migrations which require taking memory or processor resources from inactive partitions on the destination managed system, a timing issue may occur which will cause one or more migration operation to fail with the following error message: "Partition migration failed with the following errors: HSCLA27B. The partition cannot be migrated because the processor and/or memory resources it requires exceeds the available resources on the destination managed system. If possible, free up resources from running partitions on the destination managed system, and try the operation again."
  Workaround: Perform a manual migration recovery operation, and then try the migration again.
• Copying a user does not copy the password expiration date; password expiration cannot be set for that user.
  Workaround: Reboot HMC
• i5OS lpar create wizard does not allow the user to select tagged IO for full system resources partition.
  Workaround: edit the profile after creation.
• chhmcusr ?t passwd no longer prompts for password when run without ?v
  Workaround: use command with ?v flag to specify new password
• When data replication is configured, Passwords are not replicated automatically if they are changed using the command line interface (chhmcusr)
  Workaround: Sync HMCs manually, or change passwords through the GUI.
• The partition profile menu does not update the available options when a partition is activated or shut down
  Workaround: Reopen the lpar profile list.
• The partition "Active profile" field is not updated on a redundant HMC for a newly created partition that has never been activated from the redundant HMC .
  Workaround: Use primary HMC or activate once from secondary HMC.
• Tagged I/O on HEA does not display which physical port will be used.
  Workaround: Use the information on the profile property LHEA tab to map the logical port to the physical port.
• When performing concurrent active partition migrations and there are not enough free memory or processor resources available (for example, resources that are not owned by inactive partitions) on the destination managed system, some migration operations may fail with the following message:
  Partition migration failed with the following errors: HSCLA27B The partition cannot be migrated because the processor and/or memoryresources it requires exceeds the available resources on the destination managed system. If possible, free up resources from running partitions on the destination managed system, and try the operation again.
  Workaround: You must perform a manual migration recovery operation. If there are enough resources available on the destination managed system to support all the partitions involved in the concurrent migration operations (for example, if resources currently owned by inactive partitions do not need to be used), you will not encounter this problem. If resources owned by inactive partitions do need to be used, however, it is strongly recommended that you perform the migration operations sequentially.
• A shared memory partition that was first activated using single paging VIOS configuration and then activated using redundant paging VIOS configuration may run into a situation that, when the primary paging VIOS is down, the shared memory partition may not function because no paging service is provided.
  Workaround:
  1. Go to Virtual Resources->Shared Memory Pool Management->Paging Space Device(s) panel.
  2. Locate the paging device associated with shared memory partition to be reactivated.
  3. If the paging space device is redundant and shows a Device Status of Active/Inactive (instead of Active/Active or Inactive/Inactive), remove the paging space device (while the shared memory partition is still shutdown) and re-add it to the pool.
• Modifying one of the paging space partition(s) for an active memory sharing memory pool will remove redundant paging devices from the pool.
  Workaround: Re-add the paging devices after the modification is complete.

Command Line

• The following commands have been enhanced to support Active Memory Sharing, which includes support for a shared memory pool and partitions that use shared memory (POWER6 servers only): chsyscfg, lssyscfg, mksyscfg, chhwres, lshwres, chsysstate, lslparutil, lslparmigr, and migrlpar. In addition, a new command, lsmemdev, has been added to list block storage devices that can be used as paging space devices for partitions that use shared memory.
• The chhmc and lshmc commands have been enhanced to support changing and displaying the TCP segmentation offload (TSO) setting for a network interface.
• A new attribute, topology, has been added to the lshwres -r virtualio --rsubtype fc --level lpar -F command to display the end-to-end device mappings for each virtual fibre channel device. The topology attribute has also been added to the lshwres -r virtualio --rsubtype scsi -F command to display the end-to-end device mappings for each virtual SCSI device. The topology attribute is only displayed when the -F option is specified. For virtual SCSI adapters, the existing backing_devices attribute is displayed with the value null when the topology attribute is displayed.
• A new attribute, device_name, has been added to the lshwres -r virtualio --rsubtype eth --level lpar -F command to display the device name of each virtual ethernet device. The device_name attribute is only displayed when the -F option is specified.
• The defsysplanres, lssysplanres, and rmsysplanres commands have been deprecated. You should use the Install Resources wizard on the HMC Web UI for managing install resources.

Fix for HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0 Service Pack 1

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0 Service Pack 1. You can reference this package by APAR MB03010. PTF MH01163 is required for this fix.

Fixes

This package includes the following enhancements and fixes:

• Fixed an HSCLA335 error that occurs when you attempt to recover from a remote migration that fails in such a way that the destination HMC completes the migration task - and in the process leaves the migrating partition on both the source and destination HMCs. The message text is:
  "HSCLA335 The Hardware Management Console (HMC) for the source managed system does not support one or more capabilities required by the HMC managing the destination managed system. The missing required capability codes are as follows: hmc_compatibilty"
• Fix to allow Version 7 Release 3.4.0 Service Pack 1 to perform cross-HMC migration to future version and fix levels of the HMC. Without this fix, the HMC would encounter an HSCLA335 error.
• Fixed a problem with the "backup critical console data" task that made the backup larger than necessary due to erroneous HMC RPMs' being backed up.

HMC V7 R3.4.0 Service Pack 1 update package.

This package updates the HMC from HMC V7R3.4.0 Service Pack 0 to HMC V7R3.4.0 Service Pack 1. You can also reference this package by APAR MB02892.

Installing MH01163 requires one of the following:

• MH01097, the HMC V7R3.3.0 recovery image, plus MH01109, the upgrade to HMC V7R3.4.0
• MH01147, the HMC V7R3.4.0 recovery image

This update (MH01163) supersedes MH01152.

• Fixed problem where users could not expand objects in the Manage Tasks and Resources panel.
• Fixed a problem that caused E332FFFF and E355004C to call home.
• Fixed a problem that caused E332FFFF and E35F0020 to call home.
• Fixed a problem where the "lslparutil" command returns "No results were found" when data utilization files are present.
• Fixed a problem that prevented firmware levels of managed systems with power subsystems from being reported in call home data.
• Fixed a timing issue during system profile activation.
• Fixed an issue where a user attempts a partition migration using the Validation Panel to select a shared processor pool other than Default pool. The default shared processor pool is used instead of the one selected.
• Fixed problem where the Integrated USB was incorrectly identified as a "POWER GXT145 PCI Express Graphics Accelerator.
• Fixed a problem that can result in a HSCS0325 error when running the "view vlan network data" task.
• Fixed problem where after a failed partition migration, the target auto migration recover process may fail.
• Fixed issue with remote partition migration failing with HSCLA237.
• Fixed issue where some systems that have a Host Channel Adapter (HCA) would encounter a problem that prohibits the editing of HCA configurations in partition profiles.
• Fixed a problem where the HMC does not allocate memory or processor resource assigned to non-bootable partitions for use with active partition migration.
• Fixed a problem of not using the user specified source and destination Mover Service Partition (MSP) for active partition migration.
• Fixed issue in the Transmit Service Data function to ensure that temporary data files are correctly deleted after being transmitted, thus preventing unnecessary disk space usage.
• Security fix
• Fixed an issue that could cause an inventory gathering error when attempting to create a system plan on a system with a fibre channel adapter with null values for WWNN and WWPN.
• Fixed a problem where the lshwres -r virtualio --rsubtype eth --level lpar command sometimes returned an error return code even though the command was successful.
• Fixed a problem where the power frame lock remains locked after firmware updates are performed in parallel to multiple Managed Systems in the same power frame using the updlic command.
• Fixes a problem where reading pre-V7R3.4.0 utilization records fails with message "HSCL8016 An unknown error occurred".
• Fixes an intermittent duplicate partition ID in ls partition -dlpar caused by HACMP failover. The problem could lead to subsequent operation failure for commands requiring communication between HMC and the partition.
• Fixes a remote support problem where inbound connectivity to the selected managed system partitions fails with a connection timeout.
• Corrected a problem which caused error code B181341E when synchronizing firmware from the primary to the secondary FSP.
• Fixes an issue whereby Electronic Service Agent does not report the FSP firmware level for high-end systems but instead reports the BPC firmware level twice.
• Added the customer contact email address and the customer-chosen HMC name to the Electronic Service Agent enrollment request.
• Fixes the problem during active partition migration where the actual MSP used in the migration was not what was selected by the user.

Repair and Verify fixes for Power 570, 575 and 595 servers (POWER6-based technology)

• The Repair and Verify Display Service Effect Utility did not display all the system resources that were in use on the Managed System.
• Fixed Repair and Verify to handle a "Missing, Downlevel or Invalid FSP Cable" return code correctly.
• Fixed Repair and Verify CEC B Node Add to prevent serviceability issues from occurring after Node add task completes and subsequent Administrative Failover.
• Fixed a Repair and Verify exception that could occur during Fill and Drain Tool due to missing a value returned by the Get Auto Code Download Status method.
• Change order of reconnecting cables during Service Processor Assembly exchange to avoid timeouts while performing service.
• Fixed incorrectly displaying non-concurrent panels during FSP concurrent maintenance on multi-CEC POWER6 MMA Repair and Verify Exchange.
• Fixes a problem where the Power 595 DCA hot repair fails with message "The request failed with PhypRc=808 (0x328) failure for certain configs which require Node evacuation for DCA exchange.
• Repair and Verify message clarification for selecting Top vs Bottom GX adapter for Power 595.
• Fixed issue where Power 570 e Node B add displayed HMC instructions to perform "Add Managed System" before AC Power was applied.
• Fixed issue where the Power 595 Node add panels become misleading and incorrect with non-concurrent HMC panels if firmware concurrent Node maintenance feature is not enabled.
• Fixed issue where unrelated refcodes can be displayed by Repair and Verify in abort path.
• Fixed issue where network validation was not performed following a Node repair or add task.
• Fixed issue during concurrent Node maintenance where if the wrong Power 595 Node was inadvertently selected to add, Repair and Verify will now display an error panel and clearly identifies the correct Node to select.
• Warning panel added indicating that when proceeding with concurrent maintenance of a CEC book, CEC drawer, or GX adapter, customer applications and jobs should be stopped.
• Allows the user to cancel out of concurrent maintenance of a CEC book, CEC drawer, or GX adapter when warning panel is displayed.
• Fixed an out of memory condition that was possible after running many CEC concurrent maintenance operations without rebooting the HMC.
• Caution statement and reference added to prevent the service table from freefalling on Power 595.
• The wording for NAM (Node Actuator Mechanism) installation changed:
  FROM: Turn NAM lead screw clockwise
  TO: Turn NAM lead screw counter-clockwise.
• Added additional information on the Node add Repair and Verify panels for Power 595 Memory Add plugging rules such as size, quantity limits, installing in quads, and other rules.
• During concurrent GX adapter Add removed a panel directing the SSR to plug the RIO/12X cables into the new GX adapter.

• During a Cold Node Add or HOT Node repair operation, the HMC can vary on the resources it found to the corresponding owning Partition. If the resources are not associated with any Partition, or, if the resource is associated with a partition that is not in a Running state, then HMC incorrectly reports a return code 21 error. Users can ignore the RC=21 being displayed on the RV panel.
• Hardware maintenance procedures may fail with a HSCS0245 message, "An unrecoverable HMC internal error has occurred.", when executed on a Power 570 or Power 595 server at firmware level 330 or lower. The failing tasks can include Add FRU, Exchange FRU and Remove FRU. The problem can be circumvented by upgrading the server firmware to any 340_xxx level.
• The HMC Management, Open 5250 Console task brings up the Setup 5250 panel, however, the 5250 telnet session may fail to launch.
• Attempt to execute dlpar add/remove processor (proc units or dedicated processor) via GUI on 5250-capable servers with POWER5 processors fails with "Attempted to allocate an amount of 5250 CPW above the maximum setting." The problem can be circumvented by moving the processor using the chhwres command.

Required fix for HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0 Service Pack 0

This package includes fixes that are essential for HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0 Service Pack 0. This package replace PTF MH01148.

• Fixes a problem with the host command resulting in an error loading shared libraries.
• Fixes a problem where the Repair & Verify task for Bulk Power Regulator Add targets the wrong FRU, which generated many SRCs of type 1401xxxx.
• Fixes a problem where a managed system using shared processors displays Incomplete state after upgrading the HMC to V7.3.4.
• Fixes to Repair & Verify procedures for MWU (Modular Water Unit) Exchange, to prevent the MWU pump from being left in a deactivated state.
• Fix to eliminate a rare java exception when activation begins after concurrent add of a PU book using Repair & Verify.
• Fixes a problem where Service Agent was unable to find and transmit VPD data files during its periodic heartbeat call home.

Required Fix for HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0 Service Pack 0

This package includes fixes that are essential for HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0 Service Pack 0. This fix is a MANDATORY efix.

• 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.
• Corrected a problem where a lpar migration fails with error message HSCL03EA indicating that there is an insufficient processor resource available on the destination managed system, even though the destination managed system has enough processor resource for the migrating partition. This problem was caused by an error in the calculation of the available processor resource on the destination managed system.
• Corrected a problem where lpar deletion events may not be sent out by CIM protocol in the case of creating, modifying, deleting lpars in a batch. In this case, applications based on the CIM protocol, including IBM Director, may function incorrectly.
• Corrected an error that prevented R/V procedures from starting for model 9409-M50.

HMC V7R3.4.0 Update package.

This package updates your HMC from HMC V7R3.3.0 to HMC V7R3.4.0. You can also reference this package by APAR MB02310. All enhancements and fixes included in this package is the same as for PTF MH01147.

• Hardware maintenance procedures may fail with a HSCS0245, "An unrecoverable HMC internal error has occurred.", when executed on a Power 570 or Power 595 server at firmware level 330 or lower. The failing tasks can include Add FRU, Exchange FRU, and Remove FRU. The problem can be circumvented by upgrading the server firmware to 340.
• The HMC Management, Open 5250 Console task brings up the Setup 5250 panel however the 5250 telnet session may fail to launch.
• Fixes issue where transmission of collected VPD (Vital Product Data) fails with the message "Unsuccessfully transmitted service information. Exception Occurred when parsing the XML_INVENTORY. Invalid content was found starting with element 'Value'. No child element is expected at this point. ReturnCode: 5000 ReasonCode: 2050".
• Transmit of service information Vital Product Data (VPD) may fail with: "Exception Occurred when parsing the XML_INVENTORY cvc-complex-type.2.4.d: Invalid content was found starting with element 'Value'. No child element is expected at this point.
• Return Code: 5000 Reason Code: 2050 ReqID: P0E:44:1232989287265 ". The service data, including Capacity on Demand (COD) billing information is not transmitted. COD billing information must be sent using an alternate method.

Fix for HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 3.4.0. You can reference this package by APAR MB03026.

Before you can install this fix (MH01190), you must first install MH01147 (HMC V7R3.4.0 recovery image).

Fixes

This package includes the following fix:

Note

Installation instructions for HMC V7 updates and fixes can be found here:

Update corrective services instructions for HMC Version 7

Recovery media upgrade and installation instructions for HMC V7 can be found here:

Recovery media upgrade and installation

HMC V7R3.4.0 Recovery Media.

This package represents the Recovery image that can be used to upgrade your HMC from HMC V6R1.3 or HMC V7R3.1.0 or HMC V7R3.2.0 or HMC V7R3.3.0 to HMC V7R3.4.0. This package can also be used to install a clean version of HMC V7R3.4.0. You can also reference this package by APAR MB02754.

NOTE: You must first apply MH01127 (apar MB02828) to upgrade from HMC V6R1.3 to HMC V7R3.4.0. You must first apply MH01135 (apar MB02661) to upgrade from HMC V7R3.1.0 to HMC V7R3.4.0.

This package provides the following enhancements and fixes:

Server and Partition Management

• New Virtual Fibre Channel adapter capability has been added. NPIV capable Fibre Channel adapters assigned to a VIOS partition can be shared between multiple client partitions by allocating a virtual sever fibre channel adapter on a VIOS and a virtual client fibre channel adapter on a client partition.
• Enhanced partition mobility to include support for migrating (AIX and Linux) partitions with virtual fibre channel adapters (servers with POWER6 processors only).
• Enhanced partition mobility to enable migrating a partition (AIX or Linux) to a destination managed system which is managed by a different HMC than the source managed system (servers with POWER6 processors only).
• Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) is now supported over HMC to FSP connections and also over RMC connections.
• Managed system performance improvements.
• Addition of new Processor Compatibility Modes to support IBM Power Systems with POWER6+ processors. Enabling GUI to change Processor Compatibility Modes for Profiles.

Platform Management

• Provided support for IPv6 in the Hardware Management Console (HMC) and associated IBM Power servers. In particular, RSCT is enhanced to support the configuration of IPv6 addresses in the Management Domain. The Management Domain is automatically created on the HMC and the LPARs it manages.
• E355004D and E332FFFF may occur when Service Agent Connection Manager is enabled for servers with POWER4 processors.
• Corrected a behavioral issue within the Serviceable Events GUI when closing events.
• Corrected the OK button to properly disable after the set up service processor failover process has been initiated.
• Corrected a problem in the View Network Topology task to never attempt to ping 0.0.0.0 during Network Topology mapping of remote HMCs.
• Enhanced the Format Media task to give the option to choose which memory stick to format when multiple memory keys are installed.
• Service event E355104B (Extension 0000810F) caused by some web browers is now logged as informational only.
• Corrected the Edit MTMS task to only allow this option when systems are in the "Operating" state.
• Corrected a GUI table issue to prevent SRC E355104C from being logged.
• Updated the Save Upgrade task to preserve LDAP configuration during the save.
• Corrected a problem where Internet Explorer memory usage steadily increases if a session is left open on a frequently updated work area for a long period of time.
• Corrected a problem where SRC E3321032 is logged and possibly a delay occurs in getting problem updates out to a secondary HMC.
• Corrected a problem where an upgrade from 3.2 to 3.3 changes the "eth" (ethernet) identifiers and as a result the user cannot change the configuration of an interface that has switched from public to private.
• Corrected a problem where certain PEL events were not being captured in multi-HMC environments.
• Corrected a column filtering problem on the Manage Serviceable Events panel where a user would be unable to Select All rows without the task terminating with an error.

Licensed Internal Code (LIC) update

• Provided support for disruptive power firmware updates which require powering off all managed systems in the managed frame.
• Changed the handling of several error codes that can occur during the survey phase of code update to be logged as informational and not be called home.
• Corrected a problem where the Unactivated Deferred Fix level was displayed incorrectly if the user did not exit the Advanced Features panel after activation.
• Corrected a problem where the HMC attempted to initiate Service Processor failover when redundancy is enabled but hardware or firmware cannot support failover.
• Corrected a problem where error status is not shown for all components on the progress panel and the operation appears to run forever when an error occurs while firmware is being retrieved.
• Enhanced firmware activation logic to enable failover before powering on managed system to prevent error B181601E from being logged.
• Corrected a problem where the I/O microcode update command was built incorrectly, resulting in error code E302F8AC.
• Enhanced firmware activation logic to retry operations to a secondary FSP on P5 systems to prevent error E302F841.
• Corrected a problem in the updlic command to issue the correct error message when a readiness check error occurred and the -q option was specified.
• Enhanced the I/O device table panel so that partition rows cannot be selected.
• Corrected a problem where Service Processor reboot was successful but error E302F844 was reported.

Problem Analysis

• Improved the call home design by placing the IQYYPELL log in the zip file and transmitted on all call homes.
• Corrected a problem where some error logs appear on ASM but not in SFP as expected. This is believed to be triggered when a primary analyzing HMC is disconnected for a short period and logs are cleared from the FSP or BPC.
• Corrected a distributed problem replicator error that caused serviceable event E3321032 to be logged.

Service Agent

Added additional tracing for Service Agent Connection Manager failure.

RSF

• Updated the error message when connectivity is lost due to a VPN issue.
• Fixed a remote service problem that allows an HMC to receive remote service should the HMCs not have any external connections other than the modem.

Help

Enhancements and updates were made to the help documentation.

Repair and Verify

• Provided Concurrent Node Add function that offers the ability to concurrently add a new CEC node as an upgrade to increase the system hardware capacity. The Concurrent Cold Node Repair function is the ability to concurrently replace a defective CEC node or defective processor, memory, planar FRU(s) within the node.
• Provided support for clearing adapter information from the HMC and PHYP LPAR config data when an adapter is concurrently removed.
• Provided base functionality support for Hardware Concurrent Maintenance in the following areas:
  • Node Hot Remove Firmware support for concurrently removing a processor/memory book from an SMP
  • I/O Hub Hot Remove Firmware support for concurrently removing an I/O-hub card.
• Enhancements and updates were made to the Repair and Verify Fill and Drain Tool procedures.
• Corrected a problem in the HMC Add Enclosure GUI where the Add button now properly enables and disables.
• Updated the BPC communication cable replacement on systems 9119-FHA and 9125-F2A to list locations on both sides of the system, which eliminated asking the user to "trace" the cable to the other side.
• Enhanced the isolation procedure for the Bulk Power Fan cable to verify the bulk power fan cable is plugged in prior to exchanging the fan as part of a service procedure.
• Updated the Add Node procedure with correct plugging rules.
• Updated the IB and RIO 5791 Drawers to list all PCI card slots during Repair and Verify Exchange.
• Corrected a graphic inconsistency during Fan Remove, Exchange and Install procedures for the 9117 system.
• Updated the MCM Exchange tool Part Number for the 9119-FHA system.
• Corrected a problem during Concurrent Repair of AMDs that eliminated the possibility of SRCs 11007611 and 11007621 being logged. The verification process now completes successfully.
• Updated the Tape Drive Exchange graphics and text for the 8204-E8A and 8203-E4A systems.
• Enhanced the Node Add graphics and instructions for the 9119-FHA system.

Command Line

• The following commands have been added to manage the logged on users and the tasks they are running on the HMC:
  • lslogon - lists the logged on users or the tasks they are running on the HMC
  • termtask - terminates a user's task that is running on the HMC
• The following commands have been added to manage encryption support for the HMC Web user interface:
  • chhmcencr - changes which encryptions can be used by the HMC Web user interface
  • lshmcencr - lists the encryptions which are available and those which can currently be used by the HMC Web user interface
• A new option has been added to the chhwres command to clear a physical I/O slot (for servers with POWER6 processors only). This command can be used to clear stale physical I/O slot information after a physical I/O adapter has been concurrently removed but not replaced.
• The following commands have been enhanced to support virtual fibre channel adapters (for servers with POWER6 processors only): chsyscfg, lssyscfg, mksyscfg, chhwres, lshwres, lslparmigr, and migrlpar.
• The following commands have been enhanced to support migrating a partition to a destination managed system which is managed by a different HMC than the source managed system (for servers with POWER6 processors only): lslparmigr, mkauthkeys, and migrlpar.
• A new option has been added to the bkconsdata command to allow critical HMC data to be backed up to a USB flash memory device.
• A new option has been added to the saveupgdata command to allow HMC upgrade data to be saved to a USB flash memory device.
• A new option has been added to the lslic and updlic commands to allow a USB flash memory device to be used as the Licensed Internal Code (LIC) repository.
• A new option has been added to the updlic command to allow the HMC to power off all managed systems in the same managed frame during a disruptive update of the power subsystem, if necessary. Use this option carefully. It allows the HMC to power off managed systems which were not explicitly targeted by the command.
• The chhmc and lshmc commands have been enhanced to support changing and displaying the speed and duplex settings for a network interface.
• The lshmc command has been enhanced to display the syslog server configured for the HMC.
• The lsusrtca command, which was deprecated in HMC V7.3.1, has been redone. Now the lsusrtca command displays the Web user interface welcome text or the SSH banner text that is shown before users log onto the HMC.
• A new option has been added to the mksysplan command to perform additional inventory probes for active partitions, perform hardware discovery for inactive partitions or unallocated hardware, but to not gather additional information from VIOS partitions when creating a system plan.

• A problem has been identified with HMC V7.3.4 where unchecking the "Managed System and Power LIC" check box during the "Change Licensed Internal Code Wizard" will not stop the managed system and power code from getting installed when the user is electing to install only I/O microcode. If the repository selected contains system firmware that can be installed concurrently, the system will remain operational but if the system firmware is a disruptive update, it will be installed disruptively. This problem will be corrected in the release of Service Pack 3 for the V7R3.4.HMC code.
  Workaround: Utilize the operating system capability of installing I/O microcode.
• Only one instance of IBM Director 5.2 or IBM Systems Director 6.1 to discover and manage a HMC is supported. NOTE: If one is running HMC V7R3.3.0 and wants to use IBM Director 5.2 or IBM Systems Director 6.1 then order PTF MH01146.
• One cannot launch the ASM panel via the asmmenu command with an IPv6 address. It will work via the GUI. This will be fixed in a future PTF.
• Upgrading from 320 HMCs using the Save Upgrade procedure will cause custom password expiration values to appear to be "forgotten" in the GUI. Users with custom password expiration times will appear, in the Manage User Profiles task, to have default expiration times (the field will be blank and the checkbox will be unchecked). The correct expiration times are preserved and can be viewed via the CLI. If the password expiration value for an affected user needs to be changed, the GUI can be used to make this change and the changed value will be handled correctly
• Backup of critical console data to USB key will fail if the data file exceeds 4GB in size.
• Cross HMC inactive LPAR migration can only be aborted before the source HMC sends the migrate request to the target HMC. This will be fixed in a future PTF.
• While creating or modifying a logical partition profile with dedicated processors using the GUI, the maximum number of processors value is limited by the number of installed processors in the managed system. This limits the ability to dynamically add new processors to the partition via DLPAR after a Node addition. Modify the maximum number of processors value using the CLI ('chsyscfg'). This will be corrected in a future PTF.
• During the activation phase of Cold Node Add or HOT Node repair operation, the HMC will vary on the resources it found to the corresponding owning LPAR. If the resources are not associated with any LPAR, the HMC will return this information to display return code 21. User can disregard RC=21 being displayed on the RV panel. This issue will be corrected in a future PTF.
• The processor utilization numbers shown on the Utilization Data - Utilization Sample screens for partitions, the physical processor pool, and shared processor pools are wrong. The processor utilization percentages shown are correct however. Also, the processing units shown on the Utilization Data - Utilization Sample screen for shared processor pools are also wrong. This will be corrected in a future PTF.
• When user attempts Migration using Validation Panel and selects any shared processor pool other than Default, Default shared processor pool is taken instead of the selected shared processor pool.
• Internal task error when trying to view first utilization sample event in GUI. The error occurs only when first sampling event record is selected to view. It does not occur when viewing other records. The workaround is to use CLI 'lslparutil' to view first utilization sample event. This issue will be corrected in a future PTF.
• If you do not specify both the partition name and partition id for the migrlpar "-i virtual_scsi_mappings" option, the HMC will not honor the user specified request.
• During lpar migration or validation, if the client partition's processor compatibility mode is not supported by the destination managed system, a rather generic error message will be displayed" "HSCLA2AD The migrating partition's compatibility data checking on the destination managed system has failed. Verify that the partition has been correctly set up for migration to the selected destination managed system, and try the operation again."
• There is a problem with the HMC inventory function which prevents the collection of system Vital Product Data (VPD), including the information used for transmittal of On/Off Capacity On Demand (COD) usage. The problem will be fixed in a future PTF.
• Scheduled operations created using HMC version HMC V7.3.2.0 and earlier may not migrate correctly to HMC V7.3.3.0 and later. After the upgrade, the day and time of some operations may change to Wednesday 6/7pm. The affected scheduled operations need to be deleted and then recreated.
• Scheduled operations for partitions are temporarily deleted if the HMC is unable to connect to the managed system within 10 minutes of a HMC power on/restart. The affected operations will not execute nor appear in the partition scheduled operations panel. To resolve the problem, first correct the managed system connectivity then restart the HMC. The scheduled operations will be rebuilt during the HMC restart.

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 maintaining the software that enables hardware such as the service processor on your IBM System p server (servers with POWER5 processors).

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.

• HMC documentation
• HMC Notices
• POWER code matrix
• FLRT: Fix Level Recommendation Tool

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