PTF MH01883 and MH01884 Readme

*Package information*
Package name	Size	Checksum (sha1sum)	APAR#	PTF#
MH01883_x86.iso	3814909952	b0885056a758d40156ef045017f6dd93e2178752	MB04274	MH01883
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)
"version= Version: 9 Release: 2 Service Pack: 950 HMC Build level 2103160447 MH01883 - iFix for HMC V9R2 M950 ","base_version=V9R2 "

PTF MH01884 HMC V9 R2 950.5 - 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 MH01884 and APAR MB04275. This PTF can be installed on HMC Version 9 Release 2 M950.

Note: This PTF supersedes MH01872 and MH01882.

*Package information*
Package name	Size	Checksum (sha1sum)	APAR#	PTF#
MH01884_ppc.iso	3803238400	97d00caed5cd0a13304dda4d5fe0582035820fd4	MB04275	MH01884
Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output)
"version= Version: 9 Release: 2 Service Pack: 950 HMC Build level 2103160447 MH01884 - iFix for HMC V9R2 M950 ","base_version=V9R2 "

Enhancements and New Function

Enablement for supporting 1000 partitions per HMC when connecting to CMC and supporting 2000 partitions for Power Enterprise Pool 2.0.

General fixes

Fixed an issue to prevent the HMC calling home with SRCs E212E161 or E212E114 that could result in slower overall performance of the HMC.
Fixed an issue where call home for SRCs with multiple FRU callouts would have an incorrect listing of FRU information in the ticket.
Fixed an issue that caused a startup failure of the postgres database every time the HMC was rebooted. Symptoms include call home reporting of SRC E35A0020 and error "javax.ws.rs.ext.MessageBodyReader" when navigating to the PCM GUI panels.
Fixed an issue where the UI does not allow the setting of Allocated Processing Units to the minimum value supported by CEC. The lowest value the user can scroll to is 0.06 units.
Fixed an issue with the REST call "/rest/api/uom/ManagedSystem?hwinventory=true" that does not return the results of the PowerSupplies and FANs for servers at FW950.
Fixed a problem to prevent periodic service transmissions for FLRT and Disk Health from failing and sending email notifications.
Fixed an issue where the VNICs are not displayed although VNICs are configured when user tries to access ManagedSystem -> Virtual NICs on the GUI.
Fixed sendfile command failures when using the -S sftp option resulting in error messages:
ssh: Could not resolve hostname [hostname]: Name or service not known
Connection closed
Unknown error.
Fixed creation of Virtual Fibre Channel Device where the given value for the ID(Client/Server) would reset to the "next available" instead of what was entered.
Fixed an issue where LDAP client logins stopped working after upgrading to M950. Listing the users errors with the following messages:
lshmcldap -r user
java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException:
Error constructing implementation (algorithm: Default, provider: IBMJSSE2,
class: com.ibm.jsse2.aj)
926165815 XSECMODT
Fixed an issue with 'monhmc -r mem' and 'monhmc -r swap' not showing any results until the user ran 'monhmc -r proc'.
Fixed an issue with sftp during HMC update, backup or restore operations to work with user passwords containing spaces resulting in error message:
An incorrect user ID and password or key combination was entered. Specify a valid user ID and password or key and try the command again.
Fixed an issue that caused "Service Unavailable" while opening the PCM panel from HMC Management--->Console settings-->Change Performance Monitoring Settings.
Enhanced logging when intermittently all servers may briefly go to a "No connection, connecting" state before reconnecting causing any task or command running on the server at that time to fail.
Fixed a REST API failure for the GET call on Managed System in "No Connection" state
Fix for PCM getting disabled when managed system is power recycled requiring manual re-enablement of PCM for the system.
Fixed a task error when attempting to perform a VIOS installation from DVD through manage profiles when a bond interface is configured.
Fixed an issue where processor throttling may not be started, adjusted, or stopped on a server in a Power enterprise pool 2.0 when that server is managed by 2 HMCs and the state of the server on one of the HMCs is not in Standby or Operating state.
Fix error while formatting USB device from GUI resulting in Error!! Format USB flash memory drive was not completed successfully. The CLI formatmedia command option would succeed.
Fix NullPointerException observed when firewall is enabled in bond configuration when all ethernet interfaces are consumed for creating network bonds
Circumvented a rare issue that caused the GUI and command line to become unresponsive on an HMC that is the master HMC for a Power enterprise pool.
Fixed an issue that caused the used bond interfaces to be incorrectly listed under list of Available Adapters while creating/editing bond interface.

Security fixes

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Quarterly update
Addressed bind vulnerabilities: CVE-2020-8622, CVE-2020-8623 and CVE-2020-8624
Addressed httpd vulnerabilities: CVE-2020-1927 and CVE-2019-10098

Previously released fixes also included in this PTF:

MH01881/MH01882
02/05/2021

Fixed an issue that caused "Service Unavailable" while opening the PCM panel from HMC Management--->Console settings-->Change Performance Monitoring Settings.
Fixed proxy server errors that prevented using the GUI requiring a reboot. Call home SRCs of E212E116, E332FFFF, E23D040C and E23D0503 may also be reported. The detailed error message presented during navigation is:
Proxy Error
The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server.
The proxy server could not handle the request GET /ui/.

Reason: Error reading from remote server
Fixed an issue that caused call home SRCs E212E136, E212E161, E212E114, and E332FFFF. Symptoms include performance degradation leading to one or more HMC services no longer responding.

MH01871/MH01872
12/04/2020

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.

Hardware Management Console Readme

Contents

Terminology

PTF MH01883 - HMC V9 R2 950.5 for 7042-CR9 only or vHMC for x86_64 hypervisors (5765-HMW)

PTF MH01884 HMC V9 R2 950.5 - for 7063 Machine Types or vHMC for PowerVM (5765-HMB)

Installation