Hardware Management Console Readme

For use with Version 7 Release 7.9.0 Service Pack 3
Last updated: 17 Jan 2016

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

PTF MH01605

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 7.9.0 Service Pack 3. You can reference this package by APAR MB03737 and PTF MH01605. This image must be installed on top of HMC Version 7 Release 7.9.0 Service Pack 3 (MH01546).

Note: This PTF supersedes MH01597.

Package information
Package name Size Checksum (sha1sum) APAR# PTF#
MH01605.iso 733310976 2107df53548e725216f2e49d22d975ca70704c1f
 MB03737 MH01605
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)

"version= Version: 7
 Release: 7.9.0
 Service Pack: 3
HMC Build level 20160205.1  
MH01597: security updates (01-19-2016)  
MH01605: security updates (02-08-2016)  
","base_version=V7R7.9.0
"

List of fixes

Security Fixes
General Fixes

Previously released fixes also included in this PTF:


MH01597
1/25/16

  • Fixed multiple OpenSSL Vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-3193, CVE-2015-3194, CVE-2015-3195, CVE-2015-3196, and CVE-2015-1794
  • Fixed multiple Java Vulnerabilities: CVE-2015-4843, CVE-2015-4868, CVE-2015-4806, CVE-2015-4872, CVE-2015-4911, CVE-2015-4893, CVE-2015-4842, and  CVE-2015-4803
  • Fixed an issue where the HMC web server may intermittently deadlock.  Symptoms include one or more of the following: unable to connect using a browser; browser error "Service Temporarily Unavailable"'; multiple serviceable events for E35A0016 and/or E35A0017; unable to restart  due to / file system full from repeated diagnostic dumps.



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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

Upgrading or restoring HMC Version 7

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

HMC network installation images



Additional information

Notes:

  1. 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.
  2. This image requires DVD -R media.
  3. 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.
  4. The updhmc command line command has also been modified to use the *.iso file. 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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