Hardware Management Console Readme For use with HMC Version 9 Release 1 Date: 23 July 2019 (C) Copyright International Business Machines Corp., 2019 All rights reserved. Contents <#ibm-content> The information in this Readme contains the fix list and other package information about the Hardware Management Console. * PTF MH01820 <#MH01820> * PTF MH01821 <#MH01821> * Package information <#package> * Included Fix <#fixes> * Known issues <#known> * Installation <#install> Terminology *x86* - This term is used to reference the legacy HMC that runs on x86/Intel/AMD hardware for both the 7042 Machine Type appliances and the Virtual HMC that can run on the Intel hypervisors (KVM, VMWare, Xen). *ppc64 or ppc64le* - describes the Linux code that is compiled to run on Power-based servers or LPARS (Logical Partitions) PTF MH01820 - for 7042 Machine Types or vHMC for x86 hypervisors (5765-HMW) This package represents a fix that can be applied on your HMC Version 9 Release 1.9xx image starting from HMC 9.1.910.0 up to and including HMC 9.1.930.0. You can also reference this package by PTF MH01820 and APAR MB04207. This special fix image can be installed on top of HMC Version 9 Release 1 910.0 (PTF MH01733) with or without any additional PTFs or service packs. /Package information/ Package name Size Checksum (sha1sum) APAR# PTF# MH01820_x86.iso 22050816 b5f0d3aee879f741767d1a4de2d9991797e46b1e MB04207 MH01820 Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output) "version= Version: 9 Release: 1 HMC Build level 1904220700 MH01810 - HMC V9R1 M930 MH01820 - iFix for HMC V9R1 M910+ ","base_version=V9R1 " PTF MH01821 - for 7063 Machine Types or vHMC for PowerVM (5765-HMB) This package represents a fix that can be applied on your HMC Version 9 Release 1.9xx image starting from HMC 9.1.910.0 up to and including HMC 9.1.930.0. You can also reference this package by PTF MH01821 and APAR MB04208. This special fix image can be installed on top of HMC Version 9 Release 1 910.0 (PTF MH01735) with or without any additional PTFs or service packs. /Package information/ Package name Size Checksum (sha1sum) APAR# PTF# MH01821_ppc.iso 22052864 c06df94188b7e6649b0c918262865dcd57ddfa00 MB04208 MH01821 Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output) "version= Version: 9 Release: 1 HMC Build level 1904220700 MH01811 - HMC V9R1 M930 MH01821 - iFix for HMC V9R1 M910+ ","base_version=V9R1 " *General fix* * This PTF includes a fix to enable HMC to use TLS 1.2 communication protocol with IBM cloud storage. This is only a mandatory fix if you are using IBM Cloud Management Console for Power System (CMC) service. The PTF must be applied on every Power HMC where HMC cloud connector is enabled and data is pushed to CMC. To check if cloud connector is currently configured and active use the command: lssvc -s cloudconn. ** *Note: *This PTF needs to be re-installed after each additional service pack or PTF install of V9R1M930 or earlier. 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