PTF MH01773 Readme

Hardware Management Console Readme

For use with Version 8 Release 8.6.0 Service Pack 3

Updated: 23 October 2018
(C) Copyright International Business Machines Corp., 2018 All rights reserved.

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

PTF MH01773
Package information
General fix
Installation

PTF MH01773

This package includes a fix for HMC V8 R8.6.0 Service Pack 3. You can also reference this package by PTF MH01773 and APAR MB04157. This image can be installed on top of HMC Version 8 Release 8.6.0 Service Pack 3 with or without additional fixes.

NOTE: This PTF supersedes MH01764 and MH01772.

*Package information*
Package name	Size	Checksum (sha1sum)	APAR#	PTF#
MH01773.iso	1410744320	7ab94e2b6d6c750dc4f4243b645e605683a89fd3	MB04157	MH01773
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)
"version= Version: 8 Release: 8.6.0 Service Pack: 3 HMC Build level 20180614.3 MH01773: Fix for HMC V8R8.6.0 SP3 (06-14-2018) ","base_version=V8R8.6.0 "

General fixes

Fixed issue where the HMC UI Change Date and Time panel always shows the timezone as set to UTC instead of the actual timezone. This can also cause the HMC's timezone setting to be reset to UTC after changing the date and/or time using the HMC GUI Change Date and Time function if the user does not explicitly set the timezone during the date/time change.
Corrected a problem where some serviceability tasks logged an incorrect user
Fixed the data replication issue for the LDAP configuration.
Fixed and issue where USB flash drives whose VPD does not contain a serial number cannot be mounted. lsmediadev shows "mountpoint=, "
Fixed an issue where HMC called home SRC E212E13D was reported due to excessive logging created by users generating queries to the HMC.
Fixed an issue where log file cleanup did not occur after an E332FFFF event which can cause the filesystem to fill up and call home E212E136.
Fixed an issue to prevent the call home of SRC E35A0017.
Fixed an issue that caused mkauthkeys to fail with the -u flag.
Fixed an issue to prevent the cause and call home of SRC E3325009.
Fixed an issue where R&V of one side of an I/O drawer would power off the entire enclosure.

Security fix

Fixed issue where certificate was not getting created when user tries to create Self signed Certificate or updates the host name.

Previously released fixes also included in this PTF:

MH01772
06/13/18

Fixed an issue where the HMC became unresponsive after several hours and required a HMC reboot to return to normal operation. This issue occurs when non-hscroot users run many command line queries and operations typically using scripts. This issue was introduced in HMC V8 R8.6.0 Service Pack 3.

MH01764
06/11/18

Fixed an issue with restoring backup of HMC critical console data. This issue halts the process of restore with following error message at HMC local console:
"A critical error occurred during the recovery of archive data.
The system may be unstable. It is recommended the HMC be re-installed and manually reconfigured.
Failing Component:
TASK_RESTORECCD
Contact your service representative to determine the severity
of this condition if you choose to proceed. Press <Enter> to
continue the boot sequence or press 'R', then <Enter> to
re-install the HMC."

This fix must be installed prior to restoring backup of HMC critical console data on HMC Version 8 Release 8.6.0 with Service Pack 3(PTF MH01711) or any previous Service Pack/PTF.

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: