PTF MH01823 and MH01824 Readme

Hardware Management Console Readme

For use with Version 8 Release 8.7.0 Service Pack 3

Date: 28 June 2019
(C) Copyright International Business Machines Corp., 2019 All rights reserved.

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

PTF MH01823
PTF MH01824
List of fixes
Installation

PTF MH01823 - for 7042 Machine Type

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 8 Release 8.7.0 SP3. You can reference this package by APAR MB04209 and PTF MH01823. This image must be installed on top of HMC Version 8 Release 8.7.0 SP3 (PTF MH01793) with or without any additional PTFs.

*Package information*
Package name	Size	Checksum (sha1sum)	APAR#	PTF#
MH01823_x86.iso	2642251776	cf3b38fb6da297b73d92dc1702475fa8f0631a27	MB04209	MH01823
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)
"version= Version: 8 Release: 8.7.0 Service Pack: 3 HMC Build level 1906101509 MH01793 - HMC 870 Service Pack 3 Release MH01823 - iFix for HMC V8R8.7.0 SP3 ","base_version=V8R8.7.0 "

PTF MH01824 - for 7063 Machine Type

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 8 Release 8.7.0 SP3. You can reference this package by APAR MB04210 and PTF MH01824. This image must be installed on top of HMC Version 8 Release 8.7.0 SP3 (PTF MH01794).

*Package information*
Package name	Size	Checksum (sha1sum)	APAR#	PTF#
MH01824_ppc.iso	2598703104	0361856fdebdb265a25769c2c9a08f0b645c1154	MB04210	MH01824
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)
"version= Version: 8 Release: 8.7.0 Service Pack: 3 HMC Build level 1906101509 MH01794 - HMC 870 Service Pack 3 Release MH01824 - iFix for HMC V8R8.7.0 SP3 ","base_version=V8R8.7.0 "

General fixes

Fixed a GUI issue with USB key format, resulting in generation of SRCs E3033001 and E3550048. Symptoms included reports of a blank window, clicking refresh resulted in
"Error Rendering Task Panel"
An unrecoverable error has occurred while rendering a task's graphical output. An attempt has been made to terminate the task. Any operation in progress may have been interrupted prematurely. An entry in the errorlog has been created so this problem can be reported automatically.
Fixed an issue in data replication of user profile resource role data change to slave HMC(s) when the user profile on the slave has a resource role with no (null) resources.
Fixed the bug causing erroneous repeated notifications to the user of SRC E332FFFF when Java core dump compression fails.
Fixed an issue that left connections to port 13443 in a CLOSE_WAIT state, which lead to E35A000B and/or E212E161 SRCs.
Fixed the failing sftp updlic due to root permissions. Symptoms included receiving "No updates available."
Fixed the unnecessary generation of the SRC E35A000D that was triggered when the number of open sockets is greater than open files.

Security fixes

Addressed the systemd vulnerability: CVE-2019-6454
Addressed the Linux kernel vulnerability: CVE-2018-14633

Known Issues

The total number of physical adapters value on the storage utilization panel of the PCM dashboard gets doubled each time an auto update happens of the panel. Refreshing the whole page will return the correct value.

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 MH01823 - for 7042 Machine Type

PTF MH01824 - for 7063 Machine Type

Installation