Hardware Management Console Readme For use with HMC Version 10 Release 3 M1060 Date: 19 July 2024 (C) Copyright International Business Machines Corp., 2024 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 MF71697 <#MF71697> * PTF MF71698 <#MF71698> * Package information <#package> * Fixes included <#fixes> * Known issues and limitations <#known> * Best Practices <#best> * 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 V10R3 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 MF71697 HMC V10 R3 M1060.1 – for vHMC for x86_64 hypervisors (5765-VHX) This package represents an interim fix for HMC V10 R3 M1060 for vHMC on x86_64 hypervisors. You can also reference this package by APAR MB04462 and PTF MF71697. This PTF can be installed on HMC V10 R3 M1060. /Package information/ Package name Size Checksum (sha1sum) APAR# PTF# MF71697_x86.iso 1006850048 09251c5a1ed1516b3c9a6f4db3eac6b79a2ad16f MB04462 MF71697 Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output) "version= Version: 10 Release: 3 Service Pack: 1060 HMC Build level 2406191052 MF71689 - HMC V10R3 M1060 MF71697 - iFix for HMC V10R3 M1060 ","base_version=V10R3 " PTF MF71698 HMC V10 R3 M1060.1 – for 7063 Hardware or vHMC for PowerVM (5765-HMB) This package represents an interim fix for HMC V10 R3 M1060 on 7063 machine type or vHMC for PowerVM. You can reference this package by APAR MB04463 and PTF MF71698. This PTF can be installed on HMC V10 R3 M1060. /Package information/ Package name Size Checksum (sha1sum) APAR# PTF# MF71698_ppc.iso 1007015936 055ec39aca5a72d02429814da23e11d166b73c0e MB04463 MF71698 Splash Panel information (or lshmc -V output) "version= Version: 10 Release: 3 Service Pack: 1060 HMC Build level 2406191052 MF71690 - HMC V10R3 M1060 MF71698 - iFix for HMC V10R3 M1060 ","base_version=V10R3 "" Enhancements * Enables multipath capability for NVMe expansion drawers. When the server firmware level is FW1060.10, an additional 24 redundant partner slots are available for each NVMe expansion drawer. The HMC must be used to assign both partner slots to the same partition. * Enables Linux partitions running KVM on top of PowerVM to virtualize assigned resources and create hosted guests. KVM on PowerVM enables the KVM industry standard interfaces and cloud characteristics on enterprise Power servers. General fixes * Fixed an issue that can cause a system that is powered on to Standby state to go into Recovery state when the system is connected to the HMC for the first time. * Fixed an issue that can cause the 7063-CR1 HMC to intermittently hang. For more information, please review this document: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7157787 Security fixes * Fixed Apache httpd vulnerability: CVE-2024-27316 Fixed less vulnerability: CVE-2022-48624 Command Line Changes * The following commands have been enhanced to support multipath capability for NVMe expansion drawers: *chhwres *and *lshwres*. * The following commands have been enhanced to support KVM on PowerVM: *chsyscfg*, *lssyscfg*, and *mksyscfg*. Known Issues and Limitations * The physical attention LED state shown on the GUI may not reflect the actual state for Enterprise BMC-based managed systems. The *lsled *command does show the actual state. A system rebuild will correct the GUI issue. * Setting the Microsoft Edge browser to a language not supported by the HMC will cause Learn More links on the GUI to fail to launch help pages with the message "/The requested help document was not found/." * The recover profile data task fails to restore partition Platform KeyStore (PKS) data. If you have partition data stored in the PKS, it is recommended that you regularly backup profile data for your managed system in case there is a failure in restoring the PKS data in the future after a managed system has gone into Recovery state. * The Add system GUI page may intermittently go blank after clicking Connect and not complete the add system request. When this occurs, refresh the GUI and try the operation again, or use the *mksysconn* command to add the system. * The power off of an Enterprise BMC-based managed system may fail from the GUI with the error "/Target reached unsuccessful terminal state STATE_NO_CONNECTION"/, even though the power off was successful. * The GUI window may intermittently go blank, especially when performing a system firmware update operation. A browser refresh will fix the issue. * Dates, times, and numbers on the GUI Performance dashboard are shown in the format based on the HMC language instead of the browser language. * Occasionally a Kerberos user login may fail even when the credentials are valid. As a workaround, try logging in again with the same credentials after a short delay of 15 to 30 seconds. Best Practices * User sessions - The following best practices helps avoid performance degradations gradually over a period of time due to increased login sessions as well as security vulnerabilities such as unauthorized access to the active HMC sessions. o It is a best practice to logoff from HMC UI and then close the browser tab instead of directly closing the tab o Set Idle session timeout for all the users and not leave the timeout as '0' which leaves it as no timeout. Installation Installation instructions for HMC Version 10 upgrades and corrective service can be found at these locations: Upgrading or restoring HMC Version 10 Release 3 Updating, upgrading, and migrating your HMC machine code Update(s)for HMC V10R3M1060