Hardware Management Console Readme For use with Version 8 Release 8.1.0 Date: 22 December 2015 Contents The information in this Readme contains fix list and other package information about the Hardware Management Console. * Description <#descrip> * General fixes <#fixes> * Security fixes <#security> * Installation <#install> PTF MH01545 HMC V8 R8.1.0 Service Pack 3 This package represents a service pack image that can be used to update your HMC from HMC V8 R8.1.0 to HMC V8 R8.1.0 Service Pack 3. You can also reference this package by APAR MB03729 and PTF MH01545. This image can be installed on top of HMC Version 8 Release 8.1.0 Recovery installation (MH01419) with or without additional PTFs installed. /Package information/ Package name Size Checksum (sha1sum) APAR# PTF# HMC_Update_V8R810_SP3.iso 1859971072 6cd0557e76675d34bce6bb1fffe65b80d4ef6c60 MB03729 MH01545 Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output) lshmc -V "version= Version: 8 Release: 8.1.0 Service Pack: 3 HMC Build level 20151214.1 ","base_version=V8R8.1.0 " General fixes This package provides the following fixes: * Fixed issue with HMC console going blank after 10 minutes of inactivity. * Fixed a problem where serviceable events E302F109 and E3690102 may incorrectly be reported. * Fixed incorrect description for adapters with FC5748 and FC2728. * Fixed a problem where logging in with a non-hscroot user profile with an "All Resources" role could take up to several minutes to render the management panel. The time is proportional to the number of servers and partitions. * Fixed a problem running installios from an NFS export. * Fixed a problem where HMC fails to set the hardware clock to UTC or local time if a timezone was not specified. * Fixed an E302FA06 error during code update where the HMC could not validate streams for 8406-71Y. * Fixed an issue where some USB flash drives are not recognized by the GUI tasks and attempting to use the drive may result in / filling up. * Fixed an issue where backup using sftp fails with HSCPE0198 when the FTP server does not support the space check command. * Fixed an issue to no longer call home informational SRCs E302FA09 and E3690102. * Fixed a problem where HMC may stop responding on port 12443 impacting application such as PowerVC. * Fixed an issue where a deploy sysplan would fail when the ethernet channel is null with error "/Exception Occurred in com.ibm.inventory.ViosUtils:setSharedEthernetAdapter"./ * Fixed an issue where the keyboard setting may be reset to default values after reboot. * Fixed an issue with dhcpd lease files not getting renewed after every hour resulting with error in the messages file /"dhcpd:Can't create new lease file: Permission denied/". * Fixed a problem where the backup critical console task using sFTP fails with error HSCP0198 when the sftp server does not support the df command. * Fixed an issue with help where the path did not include the right details when following links from The Help->Base Tasks and Console->Customize Outbound Connectivity->Internet page displayed the incorrect content * Fixed an issue with Repair & Verify code sync for dual FSP servers that could cause a failure of "/Exception text(0):Caught the following exception verifying if FSP code levels match: com.ibm.sfp.updates.core.PIUpdateException: getPlat-formCurrIplSide returned null/". * Fixed an issue where the extended error data (EED) transmission can fail sometimes when there is a credential error with the reporting SRC in the problem analysis results. * Fixed an issue where attempting to remove a firewall service which has more than one port configured fails with error "/Firewall rule not removed; rule does not exist/." * Fixed an issue where user is unable to specify additional VLANs on dynamic add of a virtual Ethernet adapter in the GUI. * Fixed an issue where LDAP login fails with NoSuchAlgorithmException when using ldaps * Fixed an issue to prevent repeated call homes of SRCs E35A0017 and E35A0016. * Fixed an issue where call home of data succeeds but a PMH record is not created. * Fixed an issue where a serviceable event customer notification is not sent when the callhome fails. * Fixed an issue where displaying server utilization snapshot data incorrectly included hourly data. * Fixed an issue with sysplan creation failing with error /setVirtualFCs, Exception Occurred - Message: null Cause: null/ * Fixed a problem where HMC may stop responding on port 12443 impacting applications such as PowerVC. * Fixed an internal code failure and error code E302F9DB when attempting to View I/O levels after selecting multiple servers at the same time. * Improved FSP lock handling for conflicts in dual HMC environments which may cause a partition migration operation to fail. * Fixed a problem where lslparutil may not return all data for the date range specified. Security This package includes fixes for the following security vulnerabilities: * Fixed Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) vulnerability: CVE-2015-3238 * Fixed multiple vulnerabilites in Websphere Liberty Profile (WLP): CVE-2015-2017, CVE-2015-1927, and CVE-2015-4938 * Fixed a problem where HMCs upgrade from Version 7 may be vulnerable to NTP: CVE-2014-3660 Back to top <#MH01545> Installation For the latest updates, please see the Readme file for HMC V8R8.1.0 available at IBM Fix Central . Installation instructions for HMC Version 8 upgrades and corrective service can be found at these locations: Upgrading or restoring HMC Version 8 Installation methods for HMC Version 8 fixes Instructions and images for upgrading via a remote network install can be found here: HMC V8 network installation images and installation instructions Back to top <#MH01545>