Hardware Management Console Readme

For use with HMC Version 9 Release 2 M950

Date: 04 December 2020
(C) Copyright International Business Machines Corp., 2020 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 MH01871 <#MH01871>
  * PTF MH01872 <#MH01872>
  * Package information <#package>
  * General and Security fixes <#fixes>
  * Known issues <#known>
  * Installation <#install>


    Terminology

*x86* -  This term is used to reference the Intel hypervisors (KVM,
VMWare, Xen) on which Virtual HMC can be installed. *Note*: HMC V9R2
release for x86 is _not supported_ on bare metal (7042 hardware appliances).

*ppc64 or ppc64le* - describes the Linux code that is compiled to run on
Power-based servers or LPARS (Logical Partitions)


    PTF MH01871 HMC V9 R2 950.2 vHMC - for x86_64 hypervisors (5765-HMW)

This package represents an interim fix for the HMC V9 R2 M950 release
for x86_64 hypervisors. You can also reference this package by PTF
MH01871 and APAR MB04263. This PTF can be installed on HMC Version 9
Release 2 M950.

/Package information/ Package name 	Size 	Checksum (sha1sum) 	APAR# 	PTF#
MH01871_x86.iso 	3623927808 	1832c42b67cd7aef1ccc343408f1b9a1b0b1e087
	MB04263 	MH01871
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)

"version= Version: 9
 Release: 2
Service Pack: 950
HMC Build level 2011220951
MH01872 - iFix for HMC V9R2 M950
","base_version=V9R2
"



    PTF MH01872 HMC V9 R2 950.2  - for 7063 Machine Types or vHMC for
    PowerVM (5765-HMB)

This package represents an interim fix for the HMC V9 R2 M950 release on
the 7063 machine type. You can also reference this package by PTF
MH01872 and APAR MB04264. This PTF can be installed on HMC Version 9
Release 2 M950.

/Package information/ Package name 	Size 	Checksum (sha1sum) 	APAR# 	PTF#
MH01872_ppc.iso 	3612278784 	60b20e4c5851f9ebf1968d99878e6937beb9f0e4
	MB04264 	MH01872
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)

"version= Version: 9
 Release: 2
Service Pack: 950
HMC Build level 2011220951
MH01872 - iFix for HMC V9R2 M950
","base_version=V9R2
"



*General fixes*


  * Fixed an issue which prevented accessing the HMC remotely after 
    deleting a network bond interface and the default gateway device is
    set to "any".
  * Fixed  Remote Restart operation failures when invoked from the REST
    API  resulting in error message "/raise
    exception.IBMPowerVMRemoteRestartFailed(error)/".
  * Fixed an issue that prevented the user from launching the Hardware
    Virtualized IO tab for partitions on older POWER7 server models that
    have HEA but do not support SR-IOV.
  * Fixed an issue that prevented the Cloud Management Console from
    correctly detecting whether Network Time Protocol (NTP) was enabled
    or disabled on the HMC.



    Installation

Installation instructions for HMC Version 9 upgrades and corrective
service can be found at these locations:

Upgrading or restoring HMC Version 9
<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/667847>

Updating, upgrading, and migrating your HMC machine code
<https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/POWER9/p9hai/p9hai_upgrades_enh.htm>

Instructions and images for upgrading via a remote network install can
be found here:

HMC V9 network installation images and installation instructions
<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/687979>