PTF MH01723 and MH01724 Readme

Hardware Management Console Readme

For use with Version 8 Release 8.7.0

Updated: 12 December 2017
(C) Copyright International Business Machines Corp., 2017 All rights reserved.

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

PTF MH01723
PTF MH01724
List of fixes
Installation

PTF MH01723

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 8 Release 8.7.0. You can reference this package by APAR MB04110 and PTF MH01723. This image must be installed on top of HMC Version 8 Release 8.7.0 Recovery DVD (PTF MH01704) with mandatory PTF MH01706.

*Package information*
Package name	Size	Checksum (sha1sum)	APAR#	PTF#
MH01723_x86.iso	2469814272	173ce87d62ab5dcf29bdc5e45bd33d339622388d	MB04110	MH01723
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)
version= Version: 8 Release: 8.7.0 Service Pack: 0 HMC Build level 1710161524 MH01706 - Required fix for HMC V8R8.7.0 (Base) [x86_64] MH01723 - Required fix for HMC V8R8.7.0 (Base) [x86_64] ","base_version=V8R8.7.0 "

PTF MH01724

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 8 Release 8.7.0. You can reference this package by APAR MB04112 and PTF MH01724. This image must be installed on top of HMC Version 8 Release 8.7.0 Recovery DVD (PTF MH01705) with mandatory PTF MH01707.

*Package information*
Package name	Size	Checksum (sha1sum)	APAR#	PTF#
MH01724_ppc.iso	2425794560	c3ec8fa7839609028fe0a9eb11ec48d9a313982b	MB04112	MH01724
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)
"version= Version: 8 Release: 8.7.0 Service Pack: 0 HMC Build level 1710161524 MH01707 - Required fix for HMC V8R8.7.0 (Base) [ppc64le] MH01724 - Required fix for HMC V8R8.7.0 (Base) [ppc64le] ","base_version=V8R8.7.0 "

List of fixes

Security Fixes

Fixed reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.
Fixed gnutls vulnerabilities: CVE-2017-7869, CVE-2017-7507, CVE-2017-5337, CVE-2017-5336, CVE-2017-5335, CVE-2017-5334, and CVE-2016-7444

General fixes

Fixed an issue to retain the HMC install log history.
Fixed an issue resulting in an empty file when downloading HMC performance data using a non-English browser.
Fixed issues with VPN inbound connectivity
Fixed an issue with PCM data migration resulting in SRC E3558802 and message that performance data was not upgraded or failed to be upgraded.
Fixed an issue that caused false reports of call home serviceable events E212E30x.
Fixed another occurrence of the generation and call home of SRC E3D46FFF due to a scheduled change credential password task that no longer is needed. This occurred after updating the customer information on the HMC.
Fixed an issue that prevented the user from changing "Partition Start Policy" when the system is in Power off state.

Installation

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

Hardware Management Console Readme

Contents

PTF MH01723

PTF MH01724

List of fixes

Installation