Hardware Management Console Readme

For use with Version 7 Release 7.6.0 SP2


      Contents

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

  * HMC V7 R7.6.0 SP2 <#MH01335>
  * Package information <#package>
  * List of fixes and new function <#fixes>
  * Installation <#install>
  * Additional information <#additional>


    PTF MH01335 HMC V7 R7.6.0 SP2 package

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 7.6.0. You can
reference this package by APAR# MB03660. This image can be installed on
top of HMC Version 7 Release 7.6.0 Recovery installation (MH01326) or
Update installation (MH01327) or Service Pack 1 (MH01329) with/without
efixes.

/Package information/ Package Name	Size	APAR#	PTF#
HMC_Update_V7R760_SP2.iso 	1698852864 	MB03660 	MH01335
*Checksum*   2398e36de8a69b666cef5a9f8a0208f9cafa6939
(sha1sum)
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)
Version: 7
Release: 7.6.0
Service Pack: 2
HMC Build level 20130214.1
","base_version=V7R7.6.0
"


    List of fixes and new function

This package provides the following fixes and new function:


      General

  * Fixed issues with IBM.LparCmdRM crashes.
  * Fixed issue with missing keyboard mappings for
    Switzerland/Luxembourg KBID150G.
  * Fixed an issue where change network settings incorrectly prompts the
    user to update the certificate and restart even when no changes that
    impact the certificate were made.
  * Fixed issue with the mkauthkeys command failing for users with a
    '.'(period) in their user name.
  * Improvement for lshwres performance, and possible command blocking
    problem on the management console, when theVIOS is in error state.
  * Fixed issue with create System Plan failing on system with certain
    Virtual SCSI configurations.
  * Fixed an issue with the creation of Serviceable Events on the
    management console creating an extraneous iqyymrge.log file.
  * Fixed issue with inability to enter Japanese and Chinese text in the
    HMC's GUI interface.
  * Fixed issue with command rnvi failing.
  * Fixed issue with Create System Plan not generating the processor
    pool information for a profile if the profile is uncapped.
  * Fixed a problem where BPC dumps initiated from the HMC were not
    saved to the HMC.
  * Corrected the descriptions for several PCI cards including feature
    code 5767, 5735.


      Repair and Verify

  * Fixed issue where Power 7 710/720/730/740 system fan exchanges at A1
    and A2 would not load the starting panel due to an incorrect
    resource path.
  * Improvements were made to the MES WCII panels such that the user
    must make a selection prior to proceeding to completing the procedure.
  * Added new panels to instruct disable/enable DSP mode while
    exchanging DCA concurrently on Power 795.
  * Fixed an issue where performing an administrative failover (AFO)
    during an R&V operation may hang.


      Security

  * Fixed issue with LDAP authentication failures due to case
    sensitivity for user IDs when using the Microsoft Active Directory.

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    Installation

Installation instructions for HMC Version 7 upgrades, updates and
corrective service can be found at these locations:

Installation methods for HMC Version 7 updates and fixes
<http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1012427>

Upgrading or restoring HMC Version 7
<//www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1012390>

Instructions and images for upgrading via a remote network install can
be found here (for all HMC releases):

HMC network installation images
<//www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/netinstall/home.html>

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    Additional information


      Notes:

 1. To burn the ISO image to media, you _must_ use DVD-R media
 2. The HMC *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 from IBM. There is no
    requirement to burn CD-R or DVD-R media 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.
 3. 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.

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