For use with Version 7 Release 7.9.0

Date: 10 March 2017

Contents

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

• Description
• General fixes
• Installation

This package represents a service pack image that can be used to update your HMC from HMC V7R7.9.0  to HMC V7R7.9.0 Service Pack 2.  You can also reference this package by PTF MH01451 and  APAR MB03833.  This image can be installed on top of HMC Version 7 Release 7.9.0 Recovery installation (MH01405) with or without additional PTFs installed.

Note: Service packs are cumulative and as such will include all the fixes for the PTFs released up to and including the last service pack(s) for this HMC version.  Please read the individual Readme files for each PTF to see the list of fixes.

This package provides the following fixes:

• Fixed a problem where Utilization data collection does not start when enabled on a non-shared processor pool supported CEC.
  
• Fixed a problem where hmc users with taskrole of “hmcviewer” were not authorized to view HMC events task failing with with error message “HSCL350B The user does not have the appropriate authority.”
  
• Fixed a problem where Launch Advanced System Management (ASM)  results in a blank login panel if the server is in a failed authentication state.
  
• Fixed a problem that resulted in a false report of serviceable event E212E114.
  
• Fixed a problem where changes to a partition’s sync current configuration property were not being immediately updated on a dual HMC.
  
• Corrected the error message where using the getupgfiles command with an incorrect hostname or hostname that can not be resolved via DNS  incorrectly stated that
  “The user ID and password combination is not valid.”
  
• Fixed an issue where CoD resource values in the Power Enterprise pool GUI or CLI were out of sync  with the legacy CoD GUI or CLI.      
  
• Fixed an issue to ensure only the targeted system is surveyed for I/O firmware updates
  
• Fixed a problem where intermittently, a POWER8 server with firmware EC level 01AF820 may go to a No Connection state with connection_error_code of 02FF-0003-008087E9 after a FSP restart.
  
• Fixed a memory leak  exposed by performing many, looping partition migration operations.
  
• Fixed a problem where remote HMC access allowed URL redirection to IBM web sites.
  
• Fixed a problem where the HMC local login’s browser session attempts to connect to external, non-IBM IP addresses.