Power7 System Firmware
Applies to: 9117-MMB and 9179-MHB
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
1.0
Systems Affected
This package provides firmware for Power 770 (9117-MMB) and Power
780 (9179-MHB) servers
only.
The firmware level in this package is:
1.1 Minimum HMC Code Level
This section is intended to describe the "Minimum HMC Code Level"
required by the System Firmware to complete the firmware installation
process. When installing the System Firmware, the HMC level must be
equal to or higher than the "Minimum HMC Code Level" before starting
the system firmware update. If the HMC managing the server
targeted for the System Firmware update is running a code level lower
than the "Minimum HMC
Code Level" the firmware update will not proceed.
The Minimum HMC Code level for
this firmware is: HMC V7 R7.3.0
(PTF MH01255 or MH01256) with PTF MH01257 (Mandatory efix).
Although the Minimum HMC Code level for this firmware is listed
above, HMC level V7 R7.3.0 with PTF MH01330 (Service Pack 5), or
higher is
suggested for
this
firmware level.
For information
concerning HMC releases and the latest PTFs,
go
to the following URL to access Fix Central.
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
For specific fix level
information on key components of IBM
Power Systems running the AIX, IBM i and Linux operating systems, we
suggest using the Fix Level Recommendation Tool (FLRT):
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/flrt/home
NOTE: You must be logged in as hscroot in order for the
firmware
installation to complete correctly.
1.2 Minimum SDMC Code
Level
This section is intended to describe the "Minimum Systems Director
Management Console (SDMC) Code Level"
required by the System Firmware to complete the firmware installation
process. When installing the System Firmware, the SDMC level must be
equal to or higher than the "Minimum SDMC Code Level" before starting
the system firmware update. If the SDMC managing the server
targeted for the System Firmware update is running a code level lower
than the "Minimum SDMC
Code Level" the firmware update will not proceed.
The Minimum SDMC Code level for
this firmware is: SDMC V6
R7.3.0 with Mandatory PTF MF53082.
Although the Minimum SDMC Code level for this firmware is listed
above, SDMC level V6.730.3 ( Service Pack 3: MF55966), or
higher is
suggested for
this
firmware level.
For information concerning SDMC releases and the latest PTFs,
go
to the following URL to access Fix Central:
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
For specific fix level
information on key components of IBM
Power Systems running the AIX, IBM i and Linux operating systems, we
suggest using the Fix Level Recommendation Tool (FLRT):
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/flrt/home
2.0 Important
Information
Downgrading firmware from any
given release level to an earlier release level is not recommended.
If you feel that it is
necessary to downgrade the firmware on
your system to an earlier release level, please contact your next level
of support.
IPv6 Support and Limitations
IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is supported in the System
Management
Services (SMS) in this level of system firmware. There are several
limitations
that should be considered.
When configuring a network interface card (NIC) for remote IPL, only
the most recently configured protocol (IPv4 or IPv6) is retained. For
example,
if the network interface card was previously configured with IPv4
information
and is now being configured with IPv6 information, the IPv4
configuration
information is discarded.
A single network interface card may only be chosen once for the boot
device list. In other words, the interface cannot be configured for the
IPv6 protocol and for the IPv4 protocol at the same time.
Concurrent Firmware Updates
Concurrent system firmware update is only supported on HMC or SDMC
Managed
Systems
only.
Memory Considerations for Firmware Upgrades
Firmware Release Level upgrades and Service Pack updates may consume
additional system memory.
Server firmware requires memory to support the logical partitions on
the server. The amount of memory required by the server firmware varies
according to several factors.
Factors influencing server firmware memory requirements include the
following:
- Number of logical partitions
- Partition environments of the logical
partitions
- Number of physical and virtual I/O devices
used by the logical partitions
- Maximum memory values given to the logical
partitions
Generally, you can estimate the amount of memory required by server
firmware to be approximately 8% of the system installed memory. The
actual amount required will generally be less than 8%. However, there
are some server models that require an absolute minimum amount of
memory for server firmware, regardless of the previously mentioned
considerations.
Additional information can be found at:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/powersys/v3r1m5/topic/p7hat/iphatlparmemory.htm
3.0 Firmware
Information
and Description
Use the following examples as a reference to determine whether your
installation
will be concurrent or disruptive.
For systems that are not managed by an HMC or SDMC, the installation
of
system
firmware is always disruptive.
Note: The concurrent levels
of system firmware may, on occasion,
contain
fixes that are known as Deferred and/or Partition-Deferred. Deferred
fixes can be installed
concurrently, but will not be activated until the next IPL.
Partition-Deferred fixes can be installed concurrently, but will not be
activated until a partition reactivate is performed. Deferred
and/or Partition-Deferred
fixes,
if any, will be identified in the "Firmware Update Descriptions" table
of this document. For these types of fixes (Deferred and/or
Partition-Deferred) within a service pack, only the
fixes
in the service pack which cannot be concurrently activated are
deferred.
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.
System firmware file naming convention:
01AMXXX_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,
01AM720_067_045 and 01AM740_067_053 are different service
packs.
An installation is disruptive if:
- The release levels (XXX) are different.
Example: Currently installed release is AM710, new release is AM720
- The service pack level (YYY) and the last disruptive
service
pack level (ZZZ) are the same.
Example: AM720_120_120 is disruptive, no matter what level of AM720 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 AM720_120_120 and new
service
pack is AM720_152_130
An installation is concurrent if:
The release level (XXX) is the same, and
The service pack level (YYY) currently installed on the system
is the same or higher than the last disruptive service pack level (ZZZ)
of the service pack to be installed.
Example: Currently installed service pack is AM720_126_120,
new
service pack is AM720_143_120.
Firmware Information and Update Description
Filename |
Size |
Checksum |
01AM730_122_035.rpm |
36877640
|
13751
|
Note: The Checksum can be found by running the AIX sum
command against
the rpm file (only the first 5 digits are listed).
ie: sum 01AM730_122_035.rpm
AM730
For Impact, Severity and other Firmware definitions, Please
refer to the below 'Glossary of firmware terms' url:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/power5cm/home.html#termdefs
The complete Firmware Fix History for this
Release Level can be
reviewed at the following url:
http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/server/firmware/AM-Firmware-Hist.html
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AM730_122_035 / FW730.80
09/18/13 |
Impact: Availability
Severity: SPE
Note: This service
pack includes several critical concurrent fixes and a deferred fix
which has a very low probability of occurrence. IBM
recommends that customers concurrently install the service pack, to
protect their system against known issues, but can wait to activate the
deferred fix, via a system reboot, until the next scheduled service
window.
New Features and Functions
- Support was dropped for Secured Socket Layer (SSL) Version
2 and SSL weak and medium cipher suites in the service processor web
server (Lighttpd). Unsupported web browser connections to the
Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI) secured port 443 (using
https://) will now be rejected if those browsers do not support SSL
version 3. Supported web browsers for Power7 ASMI are Netscape
(version 9.0.0.4), Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 7.0), Mozilla
Firefox (version 2.0.0.11), and Opera (version 9.24).
System firmware changes that affect all systems
- On systems with utility processors, an accounting
problem with utility processor minutes was fixed.
- A problem was fixed that caused a migrated partition to
reboot during transfer to a VIOS 2.2.2.0, and later, target system. A
manual reboot would be required if transferred to a target system
running an earlier VIOS release. Migration recovery may also be
necessary.
- A problem was fixed that caused a service processor dump to
be generated with SRC B18187DA "NETC_RECV_ER" logged.
- A problem was fixed that caused a L2 cache error to not
guard out the faulty processor, allowing the system to checkstop again
on an error to the same faulty processor.
- A problem was fixed that caused a HMC code update failure
for the FSP on the accept operation with SRC B1811402 or FSP is unable
to boot on the updated side.
- A problem was fixed that caused a 1000911E platform event
log (PEL) to be marked as not call home. The PEL is now a call
home to allow for correction. This PEL is logged when the
hypervisor has changed the Machine Type Model Serial Number (MTMS) of
an external enclosure to UTMP.xxx.xxxx because it cannot read the vital
product data (VPD), or the VPD has invalid characters, or if the MTMS
is a duplicate to another enclosure.
- A problem was fixed that caused the state of the Host
Ethernet Adapter (HEA) port to be reported as down when the physical
port is actually up.
- A problem was fixed that caused the system attention LED
to be lit without a corresponding SRC and error log for the
event. This problem typically occurs when an operating system on
a partition terminates abnormally.
- DEFERRED: A
problem was fixed that caused a system checkstop during
hypervisor time keeping services. This deferred fix addresses a problem
that has a very low probability of occurrence. As such customers
may wait for the next planned service window to activate the deferred
fix via a system reboot.
System firmware changes that affect certain systems
- On
systems with a redundant service processor, a problem was fixed that
caused fans to run at a high-speed after a failover to the sibling
service processor.
- On systems with a redundant service processor, a problem
was fixed that caused a guarded sibling service processor
deconfiguration details to not be able to be shown in the Advanced
System Management Interface (ASMI).
- On systems with a F/C 5802 or 5877 I/O drawer installed,
the firmware was enhanced to guarantee that an SRC will be generated
when there is a power supply voltage fault. If no SRC is
generated, a loss of power redundancy may not be detected, which can
lead to a drawer crash if the other power supply goes down. This
also fixes a problem that causes an 8 GB Fiber channel adapter in
the drawer to fail if the 12V level fails in one Offline Converter
Assembly (OCA).
- On systems managed by an HMC with a F/C 5802 or 5877 I/O
drawer installed, a problem was fixed that caused the hardware topology
on the management console for the managed system to show "null" instead
of "operational" for the affected I/O drawers.
- On systems with a redundant service processor, a problem
was fixed that caused a SRC B150D15E to be erroneously logged after a
failover to the sibling service processor.
- On systems with turbo-core enabled that are a target of a
Live Partition Mobility (LPM) operation, a problem was fixed
where cache properties were not recognized and SRCs BA280000 and
BA250010 reported.
- When switching between turbocore and maxcore mode, a
problem was fixed that caused the number of supported partitions to be
reduced by 50%.
- On systems running AIX or Linux, a problem was fixed that
caused the operating system to halt when an InfiniBand Host Channel
Adapter (HCA) adapter fails or malfunctions.
- A problem was fixed in the run-time abstraction services
(RTAS) extended error handling (EEH) for fundamental reset that caused
partitions to crash during adapter updates. The fundamental reset
of adapters now returns a valid return code. The adapter drivers
using fundamental reset affected by this fix are the following:
- QLogic PCIe Fibre Channel adapters (combo card)
- Emulex BE3-based ethernet adapters
- Broadcom-based PCIe2 4-port 1Gb ethernet
- Broadcom-based FlexSystem EN2024 4-port 1Gb ethernet
for compute nodes
Concurrent hot add/repair
maintenance firmware fixes
- A problem was fixed that caused a concurrent hot add/repair
maintenance operation to fail on an erroneously logged error for the
service processor battery with SRCs B15A3303, B15A3305, and
B181EA35 reported.
- A problem was fixed that caused SRC B15A3303 to
be erroneously logged as a predictive error on the service processor
sibling after a successful concurrent repair maintenance operation for
the real-time clock (RTC) battery.
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AM730_114_035 / FW730.70
04/03/13 |
Impact: Availability
Severity: SPE
System firmware changes that affect all systems
- A problem was fixed that caused a card (and its children)
that was removed after the system was booted to continue to be listed
in the guard menus in the Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI).
- A problem was fixed that prevented predictive guard errors
from being deleted on the secondary service processor. This
caused hardware to be erroneously guarded out if a service processor
failover occurred, then the system was rebooted.
- A problem was fixed that caused SRC B1813221, which
indicates a failure of the battery on the service processor, to be
erroneously logged after a service processor reset or power cycle.
- A problem was fixed that caused various SRCs to be
erroneously logged at boot time including B181E6C7 and B1818A14.
- A problem was fixed that caused a code update operation to
fail with a time-out error, creating a call-home with SRC B1818A0F
. This problem is more likely to occur on HMC-managed systems
experiencing a high level of management activity during a code update.
- A problem was fixed that caused system fans to be
erroneously called out as failing with one or more of the following
SRC's: 11007610,11007620,11007630,11007640, or 11007650.
- A problem was fixed that caused the service processor (or
system controller) to crash when it boots from the new level during a
concurrent firmware installation.
- A problem was fixed that caused SRC B7006A72 to be
erroneously logged.
- A problem was fixed that caused the system power to be
throttled, resulting in decreased performance. This problem
typically occurs after a PCI adapter is plugged into a node (CEC
drawer), and can also happen when a dedicated I/O partition is powered
on or off.
- The Power Hypervisor was enhanced to insure better
synchronization of vSCSI and NPIV I/O interrupts to partitions.
- A problem was fixed that caused SRC B15A3303 ("CEC
Hardware: Time-Of-Day Hardware Predictive Error") to be erroneously
logged, and the time-of-day to be set to Jan 1, 1970.
- A problem was fixed that was caused by an attempt to modify
a virtual adapter from the management console command line when the
command specifies it is an Ethernet adapter, but the virtual ID
specified is for an adapter type other than Ethernet. The managed
system has to be rebooted to restore communications with the management
console when this problem occurs; SRC B7000602 is also logged.
System firmware changes that affect certain systems
- On
systems with an I/O tower attached, a problem was fixed that caused
SRCs 10009135 and 10009139 to be erroneously logged.
- A problem was fixed that caused various parts to be
erroneously guarded out in some cases, and the clock card being called
out as defective in other cases, when both ac cords providing power to
a drawer were unplugged when the system was powered on.
- On systems running Selective Memory Mirroring (SMM), a
problem was fixed that caused the hypervisor to hang or crash when an
uncorrectable hardware error occurred in a memory DIMM.
- On systems with redundant service processors, a problem was
fixed that caused the sibling service processor state to show up as
"unknown" in the service processor error log if a code synchronization
problem was detected after a service processor was replaced.
- On systems with an I/O tower attached, a problem was fixed
that caused multiple service processor reset/reloads if the tower was
continuously sending invalid System Power Control Network (SPCN) status
data.
- A problem was fixed that caused the HMC to display
incorrect data for a virtual Ethernet adapter's transactions statistics.
- A problem was fixed that caused a hibernation resume
operation to hang if the connection to the paging space is lost near
the end of the resume processing. This is more likely on a
partition that supports remote restart.
- A problem was fixed that caused the system to terminate
with a bad address checkstop during mirroring defragmentation.
- A problem was fixed that prevented the HMC command
"lshwres" from showing any I/O adapters if any adapter name contained
the ampersand character in the VPD.
- On a system running a Live Partition Mobility (LPM)
operation, a problem was fixed that caused the partition to
successfully appear on the target system, but hang with a 2005 SRC.
- On a partition with a large number of potentially bootable
devices, a problem was fixed that caused the partition to fail to boot
with a default catch, and SRC BA210000 may also be logged.
- On systems running Active Memory Sharing (AMS) partitions,
a problem was fixed that may arise due to the incorrect handling of a
return code in an error path during the Live Partition Mobility
(LPM) of an AMS partition.
- On systems running Active Memory Sharing (AMS) partitions,
a timing problem was fixed that may occur if the system is undergoing
AMS pool size changes.
Concurrent hot add/repair
maintenance firmware fixes
- A problem was fixed that caused SRC B15738B0 to be
erroneously logged after a successful concurrent hot add/repair
maintenance operation.
- A problem was fixed that caused a concurrent hot add/repair
maintenance (CHARM) operation to fail after this sequence of events
occurred:
1. A user-initiated platform system dump is requested (from the
ASMI or management console).
2. A service processor reset/reload takes place while dump
collection is in progress.
3. A concurrent hot add/repair maintenance operation is attempted.
- On systems in which there are no processors in the shared
processor pool, a problem was fixed that caused the Hypervisor to
become unresponsive (the service processor starts logging time-out
errors against the Hypervisor, and the HMC can no longer talk to the
Hypervisor) during a concurrent hot add/repair maintenance operation.
- A problem was fixed that caused a hypervisor memory leak
during a concurrent hot add/repair maintenance operation.
- A problem was fixed that caused a concurrent node repair or
upgrade to fail during the system deactivation step with a hypervisor
error code of 0x300.
- A problem was fixed that caused a the system to terminate
with a bad address checkstop during a concurrent hot add/repair
maintenance operation.
- A problem was fixed that caused the system to hang if
memory relocation is performed during a concurrent hot add/repair
maintenance operation.
- A problem was fixed that caused partition activations to
fail during or after a node repair operation.
- A problem was fixed that caused synchronization problems in
an application using the Barrier Synchronization Register (BSR)
facility during the memory relocation that occurs in a concurrent hot
add/repair maintenance operation.
- A problem was fixed that prevented the I/O slot information
from being presented on the management console after a concurrent node
repair.
- On systems running multiple IBM i partitions that are
configured to communicate with each other via virtual Opticonnect,
concurrent hot add/repair maintenance operations may time-out.
When this problem occurs, a platform reboot may be required to recover.
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AM730_099_035
10/24/12 |
Impact: Availability
Severity: HIPER - High Impact/PERvasive, Should be installed as soon as
possible.
System firmware changes that affect all systems
- HIPER/Non-Pervasive: DEFERRED: A problem was fixed
that caused a system crash with SRC B170E540.
- HIPER/Non-Pervasive:
A related
problem was also fixed that could cause a live lock on the power bus
resulting in a system crash.
- To address poor placement of partitions following a reboot
of a server with unlicensed cores, the firmware was enhanced to run the
affinity manager when the initialize configuration operation is done
from the HMC. A problem was also fixed that caused the hypervisor
to be left in an inconsistent state after a partition create operation
failed.
|
AM730_095_035
08/23/12 |
Impact: Availability
Severity: SPE
New Features and Functions
- Support for booting the IBM i operating system from a USB
tape drive.
System firmware changes that affect all systems
- A problem was fixed that caused a partition with dedicated
processors to hang with SRC BA33xxxx when rebooted, after it was
migrated using a Live Partition Mobility (LPM) operation from a system
running Ax730 to a system running Ax740, or vice versa.
- The firmware was enhanced to call out the correct field
replaceable units (FRUs) when SRC B124E504 with description "Chnl init
TO due to SN stuck in recovery" was logged.
- A problem was fixed that caused SRC B1818A10 to be
erroneously logged after a system firmware installation.
- A problem was fixed that caused booting from a virtual
fibre channel tape device to fail with SRC B2008105.
- The firmware was enhanced to log SRCs BA180030 and BA180031
as informational instead of predictive.
- A problem was fixed that caused a "code accept" during a
concurrent firmware installation from the HMC to fail with SRC
E302F85C. This is most likely to occur on model FHB systems.
- On systems running the AIX operating system, a problem was
fixed that caused the hypervisor to crash with SRC B7000103, after an
HEA (Host Ethernet Adapter) error was logged, when there is a lot of
AIX activity on the HEAs.
- A problem was fixed that caused the suspension of a
partition to fail if a large amount of data has to be stored to resume
the partition.
- A problem was fixed that caused a system crash with
unrecoverable SRC B7000103 with "ErFlightRecorder" in the failing
stack..
- On systems booting from an NPIV (N-port ID virtualization)
device, a problem was fixed that caused the boot to intermittently
terminate with the message "PReP-BOOT: unable to load full PReP
image.". This problem occurs more frequently on the IBM V7000
Storage System running the SAN Volume Controller (SVC), but not on
every boot.
- A problem was fixed that caused SRC B181E6F1 with the
description "RMGR_PERSISTENT_EVENT_TIMEOUT" to be erroneously logged.
- A problem was fixed that prevented a change to the system
operating mode ("M" or "N") made in the Advanced System Management
Interface (ASMI) menu from being displayed in the physical control
(operator) panel.
- A problem was fixed that caused a memory leak in the
service processor firmware.
- A problem was fixed that caused SRC B155A491 to be
erroneously logged during multiple system IPLs. This SRC may
cause the system to terminate.
- A problem was fixed that caused the lsstat command on the
HMC to display an erroneously high number of packets transmitted and
received on a vlan interface.
System firmware changes that affect certain systems
- The
firmware was enhanced to fix a potential performance degradation on
systems utilizing the stride-N stream prefetch instructions dcbt (with
TH=1011) or dcbtst (with TH=1011). Typical applications executing
these algorithms include High Performance Computing, data intensive
applications exploiting streaming instruction prefetchs, and
applications utilizing the Engineering and Scientific Subroutine
Library (ESSL) 5.1.
- On systems on which Internet Explorer (IE) is used to
access the Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI) on the Hardware
Management Console (HMC), a problem was fixed that caused IE to hang
for about 10 minutes after saving changes to network parameters on the
ASMI.
- A problem was fixed that caused informational SRC A70047FF,
which may indicate that the Anchor (VPD) card should be replaced, to be
erroneously logged again after the Anchor card was replaced.
- A problem was fixed that caused a network installation of
IBM i to fail when the client was on the same subnet as the server.
- On systems with a 5796 or 5797 I/O drawer attached, a
problem was fixed that could cause a system hang.
- On systems with a feature code (F/C) 5802 or 5877 I/O
drawer attached, a problem was fixed that prevented the system from
booting with SRC B1818903, with a signature of
"SINK_REASON_CODE_FILE_LOCK_TIMEOUT".
- On systems with the F/C 1804 (Integrated 4 Port (2x1Gb and
2x10Gb SFP+ Optical-SR ports)) or F/C 1813 (Integrated, 4 Port (2x1Gb
and 2x10Gb SFP+ Copper twinax ports)), the firmware was enhanced to
prevent the attached network switch from prematurely shutting down the
Ethernet port due to link flaps detected during IPL.
Concurrent hot add/repair
maintenance firmware fixes
- A problem was fixed the prevented the DASD roll-up fault
LED from working properly after a node add or node remove operation.
- A problem was fixed that caused a hot node repair operation
to fail with PhypRc=0x0300, indicating the deactivate system resource
operation failed.
- During a CHARM replacement of a memory card on a system
running with mirrored memory, a problem was fixed that caused the
operation to fail with "PhypRc = 0x0326".
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AM730_087_035
05/18/12 |
Impact: Availability
Severity: SPE
New Features and Functions
- Support for IBM i Live Partition Mobility (LPM)
System firmware changes that affect all systems
- A problem was fixed that prevented the user from changing
the boot mode or keylock setting after a remote restart-capable
partition is created, even after the partition's paging device is
on-line.
System firmware changes that affect certain systems
- The firmware resolves undetected N-mode stability problems
and improves error reporting on the feature code (F/C) 5802 and 5877
I/O drawer power subsystem.
|
AM730_078_035
03/14/12 |
Impact: Availability
Severity: SPE
System firmware changes that affect all systems
- The firmware was enhanced to properly display a memory
controller that has been guarded out manually on the "Deconfiguration
Records" menu option (under "System Service Aids") on the Advanced
System Management Interface (ASMI).
- A problem was fixed that caused multiple service processor
dumps to be unnecessarily taken during a concurrent firmware
update. SRC B181EF9A, which indicates that the dump space on the
service processor is full, was logged as a result.
- The firmware was enhanced to increase the threshold for
recoverable SRC B113E504 so that the processor core reporting the SRC
is not guarded out. This prevents unnecessary performance loss
and the unnecessary replacement of processor modules.
- A problem was fixed that caused SRC B7000602 to be
erroneously logged at power on.
- The firmware was enhanced to recognize new USB-attached
devices so that they will be listed as boot devices in the System
Management Services (SMS) menus.
- A problem was fixed that caused booting or installing a
partition or system from a USB device to fail with error code
BA210012. This usually occurs when an operating system (OS) other
than the OS that is already on the partition or system is booted or
installed.
- On the System Management Services (SMS) remote IPL (RIPL)
menus, a problem was fixed that caused the SMS menu to continue to show
that an Ethernet device is configured for iSCSI, even though the user
has changed it to BOOTP.
- The firmware was enhanced to log SRCs BA180030 and BA180031
as informational instead of predictive.
- The firmware was enhanced to increase the threshold of soft
NVRAM errors on the service processor to 32 before SRC B15xF109 is
logged. (Replacement of the service processor is recommended if
more than one B15xF109 is logged per week.)
- A problem was fixed that caused a system to crash when the
system was in low power (or safe) mode, and the system attempted to
switch over to nominal mode.
- On a multi-drawer system, a problem was fixed that
prevented the system attention LED from correctly reflecting the status
of the DASD fault LEDs in drawers 2, 3, and 4.
- A problem was fixed that caused the system to fail to boot
with SRC B1xxB507.
- A problem was fixed that prevented a node from being
deconfigured manually using the Advanced System Management
Interface (ASMI).
- A problem was fixed the caused system fans to be
erroneously called out as failing.
System firmware changes that affect certain systems
- A
problem was fixed that caused the hypervisor to hang during a
concurrent operation on a F/C 5802, 5803, 5873 or 5877 I/O
drawer. Recovering from the hypervisor hang required a platform
reboot.
- A problem was fixed that impacted performance if profiling
was enabled in one or more partitions. Performance profiling is
enabled:
- In an AIX or VIOS partition using the tprof (-a, -b, -B, -E option)
command or pmctl (-a, -E option) command.
- In an IBM i partition when the PEX *TRACE profile (TPROF) collections
or PEX *PROFILE collections are active.
- In a Linux partition using the perf command, which is available in
RHEL6 and SLES11; profiling with oprofile does not cause the problem.
- A problem was fixed that prevented the operating system
from being notified that a F/C 5802 or 5877 I/O drawer had recovered
from an input power fault (SRC 10001512 or 10001522).
- On a system that is being upgraded from Ax720 system
firmware to Ax730 system firmware, the firmware was enhanced to log
B1818A0F as informational instead of predictive if it occurs during the
firmware upgrade.
- On systems running Active Memory Sharing (AMS), the
allocation of the memory was enhanced to improve performance.
- A problem was fixed that caused the suspension of a logical
partition running Active Memory Sharing (AMS) to fail because the disk
headers had not been erased.
- On systems with an iSCSI network, when booting a logical
partition using that iSCSI network, a problem was fixed that caused the
iSCSI gateway parameter displayed on the screen to be incorrect.
It did not impact iSCSI boot functionality.
- On systems running Active Memory Sharing (AMS) and Active
Memory Mirrorring (AMM), a problem was fixed that caused memory
allocation to fail. This in turn caused a partition to fail to
boot with SRC A2009030.
- On systems using affinity groups, a problem was fixed that
prevented one of the partitions from being placed correctly.
- On 9117-MMB and 9179-MHB systems without an optional GX
adapter, a problem was fixed that caused the system fans to ramp up to
their maximum speed.
Concurrent hot add/repair
maintenance firmware fixes
- A problem was fixed that caused a checkstop to occur during
a node repair operation.
- A problem was fixed that caused the system to hang
during a CHARM operation.
- A problem was fixed that caused multiple types of failures
(CHARM node operations and Advanced Energy Manager (AEM) state
changes, among others), after a CHARM hot node operation on the first
(top) drawer was followed by a concurrent firmware installation.
- On systems with more than one node, a problem was fixed
that caused a CHARM operation on node B to fail with a Repair and
Verify (R&V) panel that indicated a "Deactivate power domain for
the FruType.CEC_ENCLOSURE at U78C0.001.xxxxxx" failure due to a "0x0007
COMMAND_TIMEOUT".
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AM730_066_035
12/08/11 |
Impact: Availability
Severity: HIPER - High Impact/PERvasive, Should be installed as soon as
possible.
System firmware changes that affect certain systems
- HIPER/Pervasive on systems
with a Virtual Input/Output (VIO) client running AIX, and with a F/C
5802 or 5877 I/O drawer attached: A problem was fixed
that caused the system to crash with SRC B700F103.
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AM730_065_035
11/22/11 |
Impact: Availability
Severity: HIPER
- High Impact/PERvasive, Should be installed as soon as
possible.
System firmware changes that affect all systems
- HIPER/Pervasive:
On systems running firmware level AM730_049 or AM730_058, a problem was
fixed that caused the target server to hang, or go to the incomplete
state on the management console, after a Live Partition Mobility (LPM)
operation. This problem can also occur when a partition
hibernation operation is done.
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4.0
How to Determine Currently Installed Firmware Level
For HMC managed systems:
From the HMC, select Updates in the navigation (left-hand) pane, then
view the current levels of the desired server(s).
For SDMC managed systems:
From the SDMC Welcome page, select the desired server(s), then select
Release Management, then select Power System Firmware Management. Click
Gather Target Information, then view the current levels of the desired
server(s).
NOTE:
If Inventory has not previously been collected, a message will be
displayed indicating to "View and Collect Inventory" to proceed.
Alternately, use the Advanced System
Management Interface (ASMI) Welcome pane. The current server
firmware appears in the top right
corner.
Example: AM710_yyy.
5.0
Downloading the Firmware Package
Follow the instructions on Fix Central. You must read and agree to
the
license agreement to obtain the firmware packages.
Note: If your HMC or SDMC is not internet-connected you will need
to
download
the new firmware level to a CD-ROM or ftp server.
6.0 Installing the
Firmware
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: AMXXX_YYY_ZZZ
Where XXX = release level
- If the release level will stay the same (Example: Level
AM710_075_075
is
currently installed and you are attempting to install level
AM710_081_075)
this is considered an update.
- If the release level will change (Example: Level AM710_081_075 is
currently
installed and you are attempting to install level AM720_097_096) this
is
considered an upgrade.
Instructions
for installing firmware updates and upgrades can be
found at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/powersys/v3r1m5/index.jsp?topic=/p7ha1/updupdates.htm
IBM i Systems:
See "IBM Server Firmware and HMC Code Wizard":
http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/DocNumber/408316083
NOTE: For all systems running with
the IBM i Operating System, the following IBM i PTFs must be applied to
all IBM i partitions prior to installing AM730_122:
- V7R1M0 - MF51869
- V6R1M1 - MF51864
These PTFs can be ordered through Fix Central.
7.0 Firmware History
The complete Firmware Fix History for this Release level can be
reviewed at the following url:
http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/server/firmware/AM-Firmware-Hist.html
8.0
Change History
Date
|
Description
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March 17, 2014 |
- Fix list description updates
to level AM730_122_035 / FW730.80 .
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