Hardware Management Console Readme

For use with HMC Version 10 Release 2 M1041

Date: 08 December 2023
(C) Copyright International Business Machines Corp., 2023 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 Intel hypervisors (KVM, VMWare, Xen) on which Virtual HMC can be installed. Note: HMC V10R2 release for x86 is not supported on bare metal (7042 hardware appliances).

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

PTF MF71408 HMC V10 R2 M1041.2 - for vHMC for x86_64 hypervisors  (5765-VHX)

This package represents an interim fix for HMC V10 R2 M1041 for vHMC on x86_64 hypervisors. You can also reference this package by APAR MB04429 and PTF MF71408. This PTF can be installed on HMC V10 R2 M1041.

Note: This PTF supersedes MF71298.


Package information
Package name Size Checksum (sha1sum) APAR# PTF#
MF71408_x86.iso 2414393344 5a8b9fbf1125d2730b52dad94989102858d692ec
 MB04429 MF71408
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)

"version= Version: 10
 Release: 2
Service Pack: 1041
HMC Build level 2311290122
MF71190 - HMC V10R2 M1041
MF71408 - iFix for HMC V10R2 M1041
","base_version=V10R2
"


PTF MF71409 HMC V10 R2 M1041.2 - for 7063 Hardware or vHMC for PowerVM (5765-HMB)

This package represents an interim fix for HMC V10 R2 M1041 on 7063 machine type or vHMC for PowerVM. You can reference this package by APAR MB04423 and PTF MF71409. This PTF can be installed on HMC V10 R2 M1041.

Note: This PTF supersedes MF71299.

Package information
Package name Size Checksum (sha1sum) APAR# PTF#
MF71409_ppc.iso 2403944448 c783eda4a19c68802d7b54703127433c52db0442
 MB04430 MF71409
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)

"version= Version: 10
 Release: 2
Service Pack: 1041
HMC Build level 2311290122
MF71191 - HMC V10R2 M1041
MF71409 - iFix for HMC V10R2 M1041
","base_version=V10R2
"


General fixes

Security fix


Known Issues

Previously released fixes also included in this PTF:
MF71298/MF71299
   09/23/23

  • Added additional call home logging for SRC E212E161 when too many open files are detected on the HMC.
  • System and partition description fields are now restricted to ASCII characters only.  If you have an existing system or partition description that contains non-ASCII characters, please update it to contain only ASCII characters.  On FSP-based systems, a non-ASCII character in a system or partition description field can cause the display of system settings or partition properties on the GUI to fail with an error.  On eBMC-based systems, a non-ASCII character in a system or partition description field can cause the system to transition into Recovery state and after recovered to transition into Recovery state on the other HMC in a dual HMC environment.
  • Added a workaround to prevent the Firefox browser on the local HMC console from attempting to connect to Google addresses such as "201.181.244.35.bc.googleusercontent.com".  The workaround is to disable DNS in Firefox.  To disable DNS in Firefox and relaunch the Firefox browser on the local console, log in as user hscpe with role hmcpe and run "runsig -s 711" in the restricted shell.  To reenable DNS in Firefox and relaunch the Firefox browser on the local console, log in as user hscpe with role hmcpe and run "runsig -s 712”.
  • Fixed an issue causing the asmmenu command to always fail to launch the ASM menu window and the following Firefox error to pop up instead: "Firefox is already running but is not responding. To use Firefox, you must first close the existing Firefox process, restart your device, or use a different profile.
  • Fixed vulnerability: CVE-2023-38280. Removed support for all sed command options in the restricted shell.



Installation

Installation instructions for HMC Version 10 upgrades and corrective service can be found at these locations:

Upgrading or restoring HMC Version 10

Updating, upgrading, and migrating your HMC machine code

Update(s)for HMC V10R2M1041