====================================================================== Readme file for IBM Systems Director Power Systems Manager, Version 6.1.0.2 Manager Feature Software Installable: com.ibm.director.powersupport_6.1.0.2.zip IBM Corp. 20 February 2009 ====================================================================== ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION For non-Windows systems, please ensure the IBM Director Server has at least 150 MB of free space in the root (/) file system before applying this update. Failure to do so may result in system availability problems. ====================================================================== CONTENTS 1.0 Overview 2.0 Prerequisites and co-requisites 3.0 Installation Information 3.1 Prior to installing 6.1.0.2 3.2 Installing 6.1.0.2 3.3 Perform the necessary tasks after installing 6.1.0.2 3.4 Troubleshoot Installation from Support Site 4.0 Uninstalling 6.1.0.2 5.0 List of changes included in 6.1.0.2 6.0 Copyright and trademark information 1.0 Overview This is a maintenance patch for IBM Systems Director Power Systems Manager containing defect fixes for HMC functionality and Power System Firmware update functionality. IBM Power systems Manager provides lifecycle management of your IBM Power systems, and platform managers such as Hardware Management Console (HMC) and Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) platform managers, including discovery, health and status monitoring, configuration, updates, and virtualization. It also provides platform-specific functions. See section 5 for a list of items patched or updated. 2.0 Prerequisites and co-requisites Prerequisite Minimum Version ------------ --------------- com.ibm.director.core.manager 6.1.0.1 3.0 Installation information 3.1 Prior to installing 6.1.0.2 If you downloaded from ibm.com, you must import the update before you can install it using Update Manager. If you downloaded the files using Update Manager, the update has already been imported. To import the update from the command line, use the following command: smcli importupd -r To import the update from the IBM Systems Director Web interface, perform these steps: 1. In navigation area, expand Release Management and click Updates. The Update Summary page displays. 2. In the Common Tasks section, click Import updates. The Import Updates page is displayed. 3. Type the directory of the update files on the management server in the Path field. All updates in the specified directory will be copied to the update library. You cannot select specific updates from this directory. 4. Click OK. The scheduler is displayed. Choose to run the task now or schedule it to run in the future. 3.2 Installing 6.1.0.2 To install the update from the command line, use the following command: smcli installupd [-n | -N ] -u com.ibm.director.powersupport_6.1.0.2 To install the update from the IBM Systems Director Web interface, perform these steps: 1. In navigation area, expand Release Management and click Updates. The Update Summary page displays. 2. In the Common Tasks section, click Install updates. The Install Wizard is displayed. 3. Follow the steps in the Install Wizard to install the update. 3.3 Perform the necessary tasks after installing com.ibm.director.powersupport_6.1.0.2 Restart the management server or managed systems on which the update has been applied. 3.4 Troubleshooting the installation For information about troubleshooting problems you encounter during installation, see the IBM Systems Director information center on the Web at: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/index.jsp?topic=/director_6.1/fqm0_main.html 4.0 Uninstalling To uninstall the update from the command line, use the following command: smcli uninstallupd [-n | -N ] -u com.ibm.director.powersupport_6.1.0.2 To uninstall the update from the IBM Systems Director Web interface, perform these steps: 1. In navigation area, expand Release Management and click Updates. The Update Summary page displays. 2. In the Common Tasks section, click Uninstall updates. The Uninstall Wizard is displayed. 3. Follow the steps in the Uninstall Wizard to uninstall the update. 5.0 List of changes included in 6.1.0.2 This section describes the limitations and problems resolved by IBM Systems Director Power Systems Manager 6.1.0.2. 5.1 Defects corrected defectID First Version Problem Corrected -------- ------------- ------------------- 128394 6.1.0.1 When HMC request access fails, access state turns to unknown 129185 6.1.0.2 HMC object initialization happens before factory is set 128879 6.1.0.2 Support CAS Agent on VIOS 2.1 running on IVM 2.1 for Feb09 128880 6.1.0.2 Create more granular mappings between HMC and Director 128971 6.1.0.2 EAP - Virtual Server never gets deleted 129934 6.1.0.2 Move temporary update staging directory to /opt for non-Windows 5.2 Authorized Program Analysis Reports The following Authorized Program Analysis Reports (APARs) were resolved in IBM Systems Director 6.1.0.2: None. Internal maintenance only. 5.3 Product enhancements The following list provides information about new features and enhancements in IBM Systems Director 6.1.0.2. None. 5.4 Known Issues None. 6.0 Copyright and trademark information www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml The following terms are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both: IBM Other company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Notices INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Some jurisdictions do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions, therefore, this statement may not apply to you. This information could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. 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