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

PTF MH01263

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 7.3.0. You can reference this package by APAR MB03515.

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

HMC Version 7 Release 7.3.0 Recovery or Upgrade image, plus mandatory PTF MH01257

*Package information*
Package name	Size	Checksum	APAR#	PTF#
MH01263.iso	131401728	39154	MB03515	MH01263
Splash panel information (lshmc -V output)
After applying this PTF: "version= Version: 7 Release: 7.3.0 Service Pack: 0 HMC Build level 20110715.1 MH01263: Fix for HMC V7R7.3.0 (07-13-2011)
Note that the prior fix level MH01257 is no longer displayed. This is normal. MH01263 can only be installed after MH01257 has been installed. So if MH01263 is installed, then MH01257 is also installed even though it is not displayed.

List of fixes for MH01263

This package includes the following fixes:

Fixed a problem where managed systems lose profiles and profiles get corrupted resulting in Recovery state which prevent the ability to do DLPAR/LPM.
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.