Power6 High-End Power Subsystem Firmware
Applies to: 9119-FHA
This document provides information about the installation of Licensed Machine
or Licensed Internal Code, which is sometimes referred to generically as
microcode or firmware.
Contents
This package provides firmware for Power 595 (9119-FHA) Servers only.
Do not use on any other systems.
The firmware level in this package is:
HMC-Managed Systems
This firmware level requires HMC V7 R3.3.0
with MH01102.
Go to the following URL to access the HMC code packages:
NOTE: You must be logged in as hscroot in order for
the firmware installation to complete correctly.
Use the following example as a reference to determine whether your
installation
will be concurrent or disruptive.
Note: The file names and service pack levels used in
the
following examples are for clarification only, and are not
necessarily levels that have been, or will be released.
Power Subsystem firmware file naming convention:
02EBXXX_YYY_ZZZ
-
XXX is the release level
-
YYY is the service pack level
-
ZZZ is the last disruptive service pack level
NOTE: Values of service pack and last disruptive service
pack
level (YYY and ZZZ) are only unique
within a release level (XXX). For example, 02EB330_067_045 and
02EB340_067_053 are different
service packs.
An installation is disruptive if:
-
The release levels (XXX) are different.
Example: Currently installed release is EB330, new release is
EB340
-
The service pack level (YYY) and the last disruptive
service
pack level (ZZZ) are equal.
Example: EB330_120_120 is disruptive, no matter what level of
EB330
is currently
installed on the system
-
The service pack level (YYY) currently installed on the system is lower
than the last disruptive service pack level (ZZZ) of the service pack
to
be installed.
Example: Currently installed service pack is EB330_120_120 and
new service pack is EB330_152_130
An installation is concurrent if:
-
The service pack level (YYY) is higher than the service pack
level currently installed on your system.
Example: Currently installed service pack is EB330_126_120,
new service pack is EB330_143_120.
Firmware Information and Update Description
| Filename |
Size |
Checksum |
| 02EB330_017_017.rpm |
28816210 |
04159 |
| EB330_017_017
05/13/08
|
Impact:
New
Severity: New
|
You can view the frame's current firmware level on the Advanced System
Management Interface (ASMI) Welcome pane. It appears in the top
right
corner. Example: EB330_017.
The firmware is located at the web site
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/firmware/gjsn
Follow the instructions on this web page. You must read and agree to
the license agreement to obtain the firmware packages.
In the drop-down box, choose the entry for your specific machine
type
and model.
You may download the individual .rpm and .xml files
for
Power Subsystem firmware from this location to your server, an ftp
server, or a
CD-ROM (both files are required). Make sure the file names have
the
format 02EB3xx_yyy_zzz, with an extension of .rpm and .xml before
copying
them to your server, an ftp server or CD-ROM. If using a CD-ROM,
copy the .rpm and .xml files to the CD-ROM using a local CD-ROM burner
utility.
Another method is to download the .iso file and create a
CD-ROM
to use with your HMC.
Note: If your HMC is not internet-connected you will need to
download
the new firmware level to a CD-ROM or ftp server.
The method used to install new firmware will depend on the release
level
of firmware which is currently installed on your server. The release
level
can be determined by the prefix of the new firmware's filename.
Example: EBXXX_YYY_ZZZ
Where XXX = release level
-
If the release level will stay the same (Example: Level
EB330_075_075
is currently installed and you are attempting to install level
EB330_081_075)
this is considered an update.
-
If the release level will change (Example: Level EB330_081_075 is
currently
installed and you are attempting to install level EB340_096_096) this
is
considered an upgrade.
Instructions for installing firmware updates and upgrades can be found
in the Operations
Guide for the Hardware Management Console and Managed Systems, see
Chapter 9. Updates, section Managed Systems Updates.
See Chapter 9. Updates, section Mangaged Systems Updates.