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Readme file for IBM Systems Director Status Manager, Power Version 6.2.1 Manager Feature Software Installable: IBM Corp. 2010/08/25 ## Header example: ## ## Readme file for IBM Systems Director Power Systems Manager ## Version 6.1.1.2 ## Manager Feature Software Installable: ## com.ibm.director.powersupport_6.1.1.2.zip ## ## IBM Corp ## 22 May 2009 ========================================================================= ## Replace these variable with the appropriate information: ## id of the patch/update ## Manager name or Feature name depending on readme target ## optional - only specify platform if the update is platform specific ## normally the Manager's artifact zip (package id plus zip ## extension) ## version of this feature/manager ## using format dd month yyyy ## ## Other in commands should be left as replacement variables for customer. CONTENTS 1.0 Overview 2.0 Prerequisites and co-requisites 3.0 Installation Information 3.1 Prior to installation 3.2 Install 3.3 Perform the necessary tasks after installation 3.4 Special instructions 4.0 Uninstalling 5.0 List of changes included 5.1 Authorized Program Analysis Reports 5.2 Product Enhancements 5.3 Troubleshooting and known issues 6.0 Copyright and trademark information 1.0 Overview ## Add a brief description of the component being updated. ## ## Example: ## This is a maintenance patch/update for IBM Systems Director Power Systems Manager containing ## defect fixes for HMC 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 ## The table in section 2.0 is optional. If there are no requisites, then just state "None." Required products or components needed before installation. Component Min Version Package ID ----------------------------- ----------- ------------------------------------- ## Example: ## ## Component Min Version Package ID ## ----------------------------- ----------- ------------------------------------- ## Server core services 6.1.0.1 com.ibm.director.core.manager_6.1.0.1 3.0 Installation information 3.1 Prior to installation ## Use the following text for section 3.1 If you downloaded from ibm.com, you must import the update before you can install it using Update Manager. If you acquired 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 -vr 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 Install ###################################################################### ## If the install pack has special instructions, include those ## instructions in section 3.2. Otherwise use the following text. To install the update from the command line, use the following command: smcli installupd -v [-n | -N ] -u 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 install ## Management Server features should use the following text for section 3.3 Restart the management server or managed systems on which the update has been applied. ## Agent features should have "None." in this section by default since ## updates to Common Agent features cause the Common Agent runtime to be ## restarted automatically. 3.4 Special Instructions ###################################################################### ## If activating the update has special instructions, include those ## instructions here. Otherwise just state "None". 4.0 Uninstalling ###################################################################### ## If the install pack has special instructions, include those ## instructions in section 4.0. ## ## If the update cannot be uninstalled by Update Manager, in other ## words, the ability to uninstall the update is disabled in the UI ## and command line, use the following text: Update Manager does not support uninstallation of . Contact IBM Systems support if you need to uninstall this update: www.ibm.com/systems/support/ ###################################################################### ## Otherwise if your update can be uninstalled using Update Manager, ## use the following text: To uninstall the update from the command line, use the following command: smcli uninstallupd -v [-n | -N ] -u 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 5.1 Authorized Program Analysis Reports The following Authorized Program Analysis Reports (APARs) were resolved: ## List all APAR fixes in a tabular format with an empty line between ## each. These are for customer initiated fixes only. ## For example: ## ## apar1000 ## ## apar1001 5.2 Product enhancements The following list provides information about new features and enhancements in IBM Systems Director . ## List all non-APAR fixes, including code enhancements and defect ## fixes. Version is the first version the new feature appeared in. ## Example: ## ## featureID Version Problem Corrected ## --------- ------------ ------------------- ## 555444 6.1.1 New power hardware model supported 5.3 Troubleshooting and Known Issues ## Preference is that limitations and workarounds are included in the ## infocenter and not in the readme. But if you must include them, put ## them here. Section should end with the following text. For information about troubleshooting problems you encounter with installation or other update activities, see the IBM Systems Director information center on the Web at: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/topic/director.tbs_6.1/fqm0_r_tbs_solving_problems.html 6.0 Copyright and trademark information ## Use the following text for section 6.0 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. 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