Hardware Management Console Readme

For use with Version 7 Release 7.8.0 Service Pack 2

Contents

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

PTF MH01502

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 7.8.0 Service Pack 2. You can reference this package by APAR# MB03890 and PTF MH01502  . This image must be installed on top of HMC Version 7 Release 7.8.0 Recovery installation (MH01377) with additional PTF MH01388 or MH01397 (SP1) installed then HMC Version 7 Release 7.8.0 SP2 (MH01432) with additional PTF MH01458.


Package information
Package name Size Checksum (sha1sum) APAR# PTF#
MH01502.iso 156899328 47306a84bbc7e74ac912bf20fe4c0835d00c2da8 MB03890 MH01502
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)

"version= Version: 7
 Release: 7.8.0
 Service Pack: 2
HMC Build level 20150227.1
MH01458: Fix for various updates (02-02-2015)
MH01502: Fix for security updates (03-02-2015)
","base_version=V7R7.8.0
"

List of fixes

Security fixes

This PTF includes fixes for the following security vulnerabilities:

  • Fixed multiple vulnerabilities in Network Time Protocol (NTP): (CVE-2014-9293, CVE-2014-9294, CVE-2014-9295, CVE-2014-9297, CVE-2014-9298)

  • Fixed multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK: (CVE-2015-0410, CVE-2014-6593)

General fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the java applet causes the HMC console to stop responding to input when a vterm is open for a long time and/or when F10 is pressed in the vterm
  • Fixed an issue where launching ASM to POWER5 systems in failed authentication state would result in a blank screen.

Back to top

Installation

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

Installation methods for HMC Version 7 updates and fixes

Upgrading or restoring HMC Version 7

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

HMC network installation images



Additional information

Notes:

  1. The Install Corrective Service task now allows you to install corrective service updates from the ISO image files of these updates. You can download these ISO image files for the HMC, and then use the ISO image file to install the corrective service update. You no longer need to burn CD-R or DVD-R media to use the ISO image file to install corrective service.
  2. This image requires DVD -R media.
  3. To install updates over the network, select the *.iso file on the "Select Service Package" panel of the Install Corrective Service task. The HMC application extracts the files needed to install the corrective service. If you are using USB flash media, copy the *.iso file to the flash media, and then select the file when prompted.
  4. The updhmc command line command has also been modified to use the *.iso file. 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.

Back to top