Hardware Management Console Readme

For use with HMC Version 9 Release 1 M942

Date: 12 February 2021
(C) Copyright International Business Machines Corp., 2021 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 MH01879 HMC V9 R1.942.1 - for 7042 Machine Types or vHMC for x86 hypervisors (5765-HMW)

This package includes an interim fix for the HMC V9 R1 M942 service pack. You can also reference this package by PTF MH01879 and APAR MB04270. This interim fix can be installed on an existing HMC Version 9 Release 1 M942 Service Pack (PTF MH01876) installation with or without additional fix packs.


Package information
Package name Size Checksum (sha1sum) APAR# PTF#
MH01879_x86.iso 4187305984 d433ccec3f8be10c0c694e56e9439f5a76fdb190
MB04270 MH01879
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)

"version= Version: 9
 Release: 1
Service Pack: 942
HMC Build level 2102012216
MH01876 - HMC V9R1 M942
MH01879 - iFix for HMC V9R1 M942
","base_version=V9R1
"


PTF MH01880 HMC V9 R1.942.1 - for 7063 Machine Types or vHMC for PowerVM (5765-HMB)

This package includes an interim fix for the HMC V9 R1.942.0 service pack. You can also reference this package by PTF MH01880 and APAR MB04271. This image can be installed on an existing HMC Version 9 Release 1 M942 Service Pack (PTF MH01877) installation with or without additional fix packs.


Package information
Package name Size Checksum (sha1sum) APAR# PTF#
MH01880_ppc.iso 4168382464 e96ef464d4934d1a08c4394efdd49000ad07fc59
MB04271 MH01880
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)

"version= Version: 9
 Release: 1
Service Pack: 942
HMC Build level 2102012216
MH01877 - HMC V9R1 M942
MH01880 - iFix for HMC V9R1 M942
","base_version=V9R1
"


General fixes

Security fixes

Known Issue

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