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

PTF MH01259

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 3.5.0. You can reference this package by APAR MB03495.

This fix must be installed on the following installation:

HMC V7.3.5.0 Service Pack 3 (PTF# MH01238)

*Package information*
Package name	Size	Checksum	APAR#	PTF#
MH01259.iso	988745728	18548	MB03495	MH01259
Splash panel information (lshmc -V output)
After applying the PTF to HMC V7R350 SP03: "version= Version: 7 Release: 3.5.0 Service Pack: 3 HMC Build level 20110504.1 MH01259: Fix for HMC V7R3.5.0 SP3 (05-05-2011) ","base_version=V7R3.5.0 "

List of fixes for MH01259

This package includes the following fixes:

Fixed an issue whereby credentials used for LPAR-specific Performance Management or software inventory data are not properly refreshed when they expire. This issue affects call home reporting.
Fixed a "Transmit Service Information" panel issue where updates to the schedule information are not preserved when the user exits this panel.
Fixed a ViosUtils::setStoragePool exception seen during mksysplan creation on a managed server that has at least one VIOS LPAR. The exception occurred during disk validation on a VIOS partition.
Fixed several security issues on HMC.
Resolved the problem of an exception occurring during a Scheduler operations change in time of day (AM/PM).

Fixed an issue that caused a CEC DCA replace to fail with message HSCL8018.
Resolved an HTML Viewer Error by changing the mapping of symbolic FRUs to point to the correct location for InfoCenter documentation on the HMC.
Fixed the FHA/FHB midplane replacement instructions to include VPD card removal and installation steps.

Installation instructions for HMC Version 7 updates and fixes can be found here:

Recovery media upgrade and installation instructions for HMC Version 7 can be found here:

Instructions and images for upgrading via a remote network install can be found here (for all HMC releases):

To burn the ISO image to media, you must use DVD-R media
The HMC Install Corrective Service task has been modified to allow corrective service installation by using the .iso packaging of the corrective service files that you can download from IBM. There is no requirement to burn CD-R or DVD-R media to use these files to install the corrective service.
- To install the updates over the network, select the .iso file in the Select Service Package panel of the Install Corrective Service utility.
- To use USB flash media to install updates, copy the .iso file to the flash media, and then select the file when prompted.
The updhmc command line command has also been modified to use the .iso file for installing corrective service updates. To use the command, follow the syntax in this example:
updhmc -t s -h <myservername> -f </home/updates/corrrective_service.iso> -u <HMC_username> -i

In all cases, the HMC application extracts the files needed to install the corrective service.