Hardware Management Console Readme
*Version 9 Release 1 Maintenance 921 (V9 R1 M921) README*
Updated: 22 July 2019
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reserved.
Contents
<#ibm-content> The information in this Readme contains the fix list and
other package information about the Hardware Management Console.
* Firmware Limitation <#term>
* PTF MH01789 <#MH01789>
* PTF MH01790 <#MH01790>
* Enhancements and New Function <#enhance>
* List of fixes <#fixes>
* Commandline changes <#command>
* Known issues <#known>
* Installation <#install>
Firmware Limitation
* Virtual HMC appliance on Power is not supported on Power 9 with
firmware FW930 until a future release. Attempts to install a virtual
HMC appliance on FW930 will result in failure and upgrading to FW930
will cause an existing virtual HMC instance to fail to boot.
*SPECIAL NOTE*: To avoid PTF/Service Pack install failures due to not
enough free disk space in the root file system and false reports of
E212E136, pro-actively install PTF MH01813(x86)/MH01814(ppc) before the
fix listed in this readme. PTF MH01813/MH01814 (located under the HMC
V9R1M921 tier on FixCentral) must be reinstalled prior to any PTF or
Service Pack update of V9R1 until V9R1M930 is installed.
PTF MH01789 HMC V9 R1.921.0 Service Pack - for 7042 Machine Types
or vHMC for x86 hypervisors (5765-HMW)
This package represents a service pack image that can be used to update
your HMC from HMC V9 R1.910.0 to the HMC V9 R1.921.0 Service Pack. You
can also reference this package by PTF MH01789 and APAR MB04177. This
image can be installed on top of HMC Version 9 Release 1 910.0 Recovery
installation PTF MH01733 with or without additional SPs or PTFs installed.
* Service packs are cumulative and will include all the interim 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 interim fixes.
* HMC V9R1 is the _last supported release_ for the 7042 appliance
models. The vHMC for x86 hypervisors will continue to be supported
for V9 HMC.
/Package information/ Package name Size Checksum (sha1sum) APAR# PTF#
HMC_Update_V9R1M921_SP1_x86.iso 3592904704
33c46016d15aa6e5bb953b9717e150196aab3971
MB04177 MH01789
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)
"version= Version: 9
Release: 1
Service Pack: 921
HMC Build level 1810262054
MH01759 - HMC V9R1 M920 [x86_64]
MH01789 - HMC V9R1 Service Pack 1 Release (M921) [x86_64]
","base_version=V9R1
"
PTF MH01790 HMC V9 R1.921.0 Service Pack - for 7063 Machine Types or
vHMC for PowerVM (5765-HMB)
This package represents a service pack image that can be used to update
your HMC from HMC V9 R1.910.0 to the HMC V9 R1.921.0 Service Pack.
You can also reference this package PTF MH01790 and APAR MB04178. This
image can be installed on top of HMC Version 9 Release 910.0 Recovery
installation PTF MH01735 with or without additional SPs or PTFs installed.
Note: Service packs are cumulative and will include all the interim
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.
/Package information/ Package name Size Checksum (sha1sum) APAR# PTF#
HMC_Update_V9R1M921_SP1_ppc.iso 3563114496
1c808f656ee1c0a2aa7266ec4f82fd64200d333b
MB04178 MH01790
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)
"version= Version: 9
Release: 1
Service Pack: 921
HMC Build level 1810262054
MH01760 - HMC V9R1 M920 [ppc64le]
MH01790 - HMC V9R1 Service Pack 1 Release (M921) [ppc64le]
"," base_version=V9R1
"
Enhancements and new function
*New Functions*
* Enabled HMC to support P9 System 9080-M9S
* Enhanced HMC to support Partition Secure Boot
* Added support for Multi-Factor Authentication using PowerSC MFA
* Enabled HMC to support iSCSI device
List of fixes
*General fixes*
* Fixed an issue where code update will fail when concurrent and
non-concurrent levels are available in the same release and the user
follows the wizard default path to find the latest current. The
error and message returned are E302F978 "/Fix Pack Image not found/."
* Fixed an issue that prevented error messages to display properly in
"Create Partition" and "Deploy Template" panel when HMC locale is
different from browser locale.
* Fixed an issue that caused HMC to generate service event E35A0006
under heavy load conditions with log files rotating very frequently.
* Added new column to display "CCIN" information in the Physical I/O
adapter details panel along with feature codes and other details.
* Fixed a problem that can generate service event E355092F when there
are many LDAP users configured on the HMC.
* Fixed an issue that prevented the event manager in HMC V9.1.920.x to
interwork with the event manager on previous HMC versions.
Attempting to add another HMC may fail with "/Connection could not
be established with the management console/"
* Fixed an issue that caused a failure in modification of partition
processor values in UI when the HMC locale uses a different decimal
separator from the browser locale.
* Fixed an issue that allowed a user without access to an LPAR to
activate the LPAR from command line interface (CLI) using the
current configuration.
* Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect RMC status on the HMC for
partitions after a NTP time adjustment.
* Fixed an issue that prevented modification of the "lpar start"
policy parameter from UI with the following error:
/REST014B Please find error details below [An invalid attribute
value was entered. The attribute pair with the invalid value is
"pend_mem_region_size=0". Please correct the configuration data and
retry the command.]/
* Fixed a problem that caused the Server adapter Id in Edit connection
panel for virtual Fibre Channel created with "next available slot"
even when the user specified the id information. This occurred only
when the Server Adapter field was not in focus or user did not click
"enter".
* Added support to create different adapters Ids(VLANs) while
attaching multiple networks to LPAR in a single operation.
* Fixed an issue that caused mkauthkeys to fail on a hmc that has the
ssh banner turned on.
* Fixed an issue that prevented GUI Relational view to load when
switching from gallery view/table view.
* Added event descriptions for Reference code B181BA24
* Improved error message to be displayed to user when LPM fails due to
insufficient memory on destination system.
* Fixed the system backplane image for System 9080-MHE in the system plan.
* Fixed issue in display of PCM network utilization graphs when
network traffic is minimal.
* Fixed an issue where adding IBMi hosted SCSI adapter is disabled
when Virtual I/O Servers exist and are shutdown or without an active
RMC connection.
* Added login details of ssh clients in secure log
* Fixed an issue where importing an AIX install resource to HMC, does
not show option for AIX 7.2
* Fixed an issue that caused excessive logging for message
"/opt/hsc/bin/backupLog: line 445: archiveCredMgrLogFile: command
not found"
* Fixed an issue in displaying error messages while creating a
partition from template wizard on a non-english locale
* Fixed an issue that caused excessive logging in
/var/hsc/log/wlp/messages.log
*Security **fix*
* Addressed BIND vulnerability: CVE-2018-5740
Command line changes
* The *chhmcauth *and *lshmcauth *commands have been added to support
multi-factor authentication for the HMC.
* A new option has been added to the *getfile *command to get and
deploy the PowerSC MFA client truststore key file on the HMC.
* The *chsyscfg*, *lssyscfg*, and *mksyscfg *commands have been
enhanced to support partition secure boot.
Known issues and Limitations
* Security restrictions:
o *In NIST mode*:
+ RMC code on partition does not support two HMC connections
with mixed configuration i.e. one HMC running in NIST mode
and other one in non-NIST mode. Both the HMCs must be in the
same mode.
o *In non-NIST mode*:
+ Following ciphers are not supported although the available
cipher list shows them.
TLS_RSA_FIPS_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
Note this function is fully supported for all other Power
systems assuming that the appropriate HMC, firmware and
PowerVM levels installed.
Installation
Installation instructions for HMC Version 9 upgrades and corrective
service can be found at these locations:
Upgrading or restoring HMC Version 9
Updating, upgrading, and migrating your HMC machine code
Instructions and images for upgrading via a remote network install can
be found here:
HMC V9 network installation images and installation instructions
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