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

PTF MH01264

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 7.2.0 SP2. You can reference this package by APAR MB03523.

This efix should be installed on top of the following HMC release:

HMC Version 7 Release 7.2.0 Recovery or Upgrade image, plus Service Pack 2

*Package information*
Package name	Size	Checksum	APAR#	PTF#
MH01264.iso	130603008	11343	MB03523	MH01264
Splash panel information (lshmc -V output)
After applying this PTF: "version= Version: 7 Release: 7.2.0 Service Pack: 0 HMC Build level 20110622.1 MH01264: Fix for HMC V7R7.2.0 SP2 (06-22-2011)

List of fixes for MH01264

This package includes the following fixes:

Prevent the lshwres -r virtualio --rsubtype scsi --level lpar command from failing if a partition is deleted after the command is issued, but before it completes.
Fixed a problem where some backing device values would not be displayed in lshwres.
Added feature where only partitions in the access list for a vSwitch can be activated with a virtual Ethernet adapter that is configured to use that vSwitch.
Fixed a security vulnerability with the HMC help content.

Installation instructions for HMC Version 7 upgrades, updates and corrective service can be found at these locations:

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.