Fix for 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: MH01127 (apar MB02828) is needed for one to upgrade from HMC V6R1.3 to HMC V7R3.4.0. MH01135 (apar MB02661) is needed for one to upgrade from HMC V7R3.1.0 to HMC V7R3.4.0.

Fixes

This package includes the following enhancements and fixes:

• 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 (POWER6 servers 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 (POWER6 servers 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 the POWER6+ Systems. Enabling GUI to change Processor Compatibility Modes for Profiles.

• 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 POWER4 servers.
• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Added additional tracing for Service Agent Connection Manager failure.

• 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.

Enhancements and updates were made to the help documentation.

• 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.

• 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 (POWER6 servers 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 (POWER6 servers 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 (POWER6 servers 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.

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

Update corrective services instructions for HMC Version 7