Hardware Management Console Readme

For use with HMC Version 9 Release 1

Date: 09 May 2019
(C) Copyright International Business Machines Corp., 2019 All rights reserved.

Contents

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

Terminology

x86 -  This term is used to reference the legacy HMC that runs on x86/Intel/AMD  hardware for both the 7042 Machine Type appliances and the Virtual HMC that can run on the Intel hypervisors (KVM, VMWare, Xen).

ppc64 or ppc64le - describes the Linux code that is compiled to run on Power-based servers or LPARS (Logical Partitions)

PTF MH01813 - for 7042 Machine Types or vHMC for x86 hypervisors (5765-HMW)

This package represents a fix that can be applied on your HMC V9 R1 image starting from HMC9.1.910.0 till HMC9.1.921.3. You can also reference this package by PTF MH01813 and APAR MB04200.  This special fix image can be installed on top of HMC Version 9 Release 1 910.0 (PTF MH01733) with or without any additional PTFs or service packs.



Package information
Package name Size Checksum (sha1sum) APAR# PTF#
MH01813_x86.iso 491520 e31c28c3ad3c0a483f5da8a9692c704dff977db8
MB04200 MH01813
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)

"version= Version: 9
 Release: 1
HMC Build level 1803052221
MH01813 - Install fix for HMC V9R1 M910+ [x86_64]
","base_version=V9R1
"


PTF MH01814 - for 7063 Machine Types or vHMC for PowerVM (5765-HMB)

This package represents a fix that can be applied on your HMC V9 R1 image starting from HMC9.1.910.0 till HMC9.1.921.3. You can also reference this package by PTF MH01814 and APAR MB04203.  This special fix image can be installed on top of HMC Version 9 Release 1 910.0 (PTF MH01735) with or without any additional PTFs or service packs.

Package information
Package name Size Checksum (sha1sum) APAR# PTF#
MH01814_ppc.iso 942080
592ab4812fd1bce2aafd4226a27af71e7790642d
MB04203 MH01814
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)

"version= Version: 9
 Release: 1
HMC Build level 1803052221
MH01814 - Install fix for HMC V9R1 M910+ [ppc64le]
","base_version=V9R1
"


General fix

Note: This PTF needs to be re-installed if you install any HMC update prior to HMC9.1.930.0 on top of this PTF.


Installation

Installation instructions for HMC Version 9 upgrades and corrective service can be found at these locations:

Updating, upgrading, and migrating your HMC machine code

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

HMC V9 network installation images and installation instructions