Hardware Management Console Readme

For use with Version 8 Release 8.5.0 with any subsequent Service Pack/PTF

Date: 29 November 2017
(C) Copyright International Business Machines Corp., 2017 All rights
reserved.


      Contents

<#ibm-content> The information in this Readme contains the fix list and
other package information about the Hardware Management Console.

  * PTF MH01730 <#MH01730>
  * Package information <#package>
  * List of fixes <#fixes>
  * Installation <#install>
  * Additional information <#additional>


    PTF MH01730

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 8 Release 8.5.0 or any
subsequent service packs. You can also reference this package by PTF
MH01730 and APAR MB04116.  This image can be installed on top of HMC
Version 8 Release 8.5.0 (PTF MH01616) or any subsequent service packs
with or without additional fixes.

*Important Notes regarding PTF MH01730*

  * If you are currently running HMC Version 8 Release 8.5.0 (or any
    subsequent Service Pack/PTF), this PTF must be installed before
    upgrading the HMC from Version 8 Release 8.5.0 to HMC Version 8
    Release 8.6.0 or Version 8 Release 8.7.0. 
  * This PTF is not cumulative.



/Package information/ Package name 	Size 	Checksum (sha1sum) 	APAR# 	PTF#
MH01730.iso 	409600 	7f7ada12332708302356c69c2c7023556ec55b13
	MB04116 	MH01730
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)

"version= Version: 8
 Release: 8.5.0
Service Pack: 3
HMC Build level 20170927.1
MH01730: Fix for HMC V8R8.5.0 (11-07-2017)
 ","base_version=V8R8.5.0
 "


      *General Fix*


  * Fixed an issue with Group ID conflicts between OS default users and
    HMC defined users found after upgrading to 860 or higher. This issue
    impacts HMCs that were at any HMC Version 7 then upgraded to Version
    8 Release 850 or lower. Symptoms include a failure during the final
    reboot of the upgrade.

    The reboot halts at an xterm prompt with the error:
    /"xterm: Can't execvp/opt/ccfw/bin/framework/runAsRoot: Permission
    denied //
    //Bash 4.2$"/

    This fix must be installed prior to upgrading to Version 8 Release
    8.6.0 or Version 8 Release 8.7.0 to prevent the conflicts.


    Installation

Installation instructions for HMC Version 8 upgrades and corrective
service can be found at these locations:

Upgrading or restoring HMC Version 8
<http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1020109>

Installation methods for HMC Version 8 fixes
<http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1020134>

Instructions and images for upgrading via a remote network install can
be found here:

HMC V8 network installation images and installation instructions
<http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1020108>