This document provides information about the installation of Licensed
Machine or Licensed Internal Code, which is sometimes referred to generically
as microcode or firmware.
The firmware level in this package is:
Go to the following URL to access the HMC code packages:
NOTE: You must be logged in as hscroot in order for the firmware installation to complete correctly. Attention: 9125-F2A servers should be evaluated for ECA845 installation prior to performing firmware upgrades. Contact your service provider for more information about ECA845. If firmware must be upgraded prior to the installation of ECA845, use the following special instructions: Firmware installations should be performed on an entire managed frame,
and all managed systems
housed in that frame, at one time. The following instructions can be
used to install firmware on
one managed frame and all of the managed systems that it houses. The
instructions can be
repeated as many times as needed until all firmware has been installed on
all managed frames.
1) Power off all managed 9125-F2A systems in the managed frame.
2) Reinstall the current system firmware level on all managed systems in the managed frame:
The following command can be used to determine the current firmware level:
lslic -t sys -m <managedsystem_1> -F activated_level
The following command will retrieve and reinstall the current
firmware level on
one managed system:
updlic -o a -m <managedsystem_1> -t sys -l <current_fsp_level> -r <repos>
<current_fsp_level> is the level determined with the lslic command.
<repos> is the location of the firmware
such as "-r dvd", "-r ibmwebsite", etc.
Additional parameters might be required, depending
on the repository selection.
If the firmware has already been copied onto
the HMC, the HMC hard drive (-r disk)
should be used as the repository.
After the firmware has been copied onto the HMC, the HMC hard
drive (-r disk) should
be used as the repository to update the remaining managed systems:
updlic -o a -m <managedsystem_2>
-t sys -l <current_fsp_level> -r disk
updlic -o a -m <managedsystem_3> -t
sys -l <current_fsp_level> -r disk
......
updlic -o a -m <managedsystem_N> -t
sys -l <current_fsp_level> -r disk
These commands can be run in the background in parallel to
speed up the installation of
the firmware.
Wait for all updlic commands to complete before proceeding to step 3.
3) Install and activate new bulk power controller (BPC) firmware only.
During this step, the
managed systems will transition from "Power Off" to "No Connection",
and then back to "Power
Off".
Select one managed system as the target of the updlic command
and update the BPC firmware.
The following command will retrieve firmware from the repository
and update the BPCs:
updlic -o a -m <managedsystem_1> -t power -l latest -r <repos> .....
<repos> is the location of the firmware
such as "-r dvd", "-r ibmwebsite", etc.
Additional parameters might be required, depending
on the repository selection.
If the firmware has already been copied onto
the HMC, the HMC hard drive (-r disk)
should be used as the repository.
4) Wait for all managed systems to return to "Power Off" state.
5) Cycle the managed frame's UEPO switch by doing the following:
1. Turn the red switch off.
2. Wait one minute.
3. Turn the red switch back on.
6) Wait for the managed frame to return to the "Standby/Standby" state
7) Install and activate new firmware on all managed systems in the managed frame.
updlic -o a -m <managedsystem_1> -t sys -l latest -r <repos> .....
<repos> is the location of the firmware
such as "-r dvd", "-r ibmwebsite", etc.
Additional parameters might be required, depending
on the repository selection.
If the firmware has already been copied onto
the HMC, the HMC hard drive (-r disk)
should be used as the repository.
After the firmware has been copied onto the HMC, the HMC hard
drive (-r disk) should
be used as the repository to update the remaining managed systems:
updlic -o a -m <managedsystem_2>
-t sys -l latest -r disk
updlic -o a -m <managedsystem_3> -t
sys -l latest -r disk
......
updlic -o a -m <managedsystem_N> -t
sys -l latest -r disk
These commands can be run in the background in parallel to
speed up the installation of
the firmware.
Wait for all updlic commands to complete before proceeding to step 8.
8) Power on the managed systems.
Note: The file names and service pack levels used in the
following examples are for clarification only, and are not
necessarily levels that have been, or will be released.
Power Subsystem firmware file naming convention:
02EPXXX_YYY_ZZZ
An installation is disruptive if:
An installation is concurrent if:
Firmware Information and Update Description
Filename | Size | Checksum |
02EP330_057_029.rpm | 17,972,390 | 54013 |
EP330_057_029
10/20/08 |
Impact: Function
Severity: Hiper
|
EP330_054_029
09/22/08 |
Impact: Function
Severity: Hiper
|
EP330_049_029
08/28/08 |
Impact: Function
Severity: Hiper
|
EP330_029_029
06/10/08 |
Impact: Function
Severity: Hiper
|
EP330_017_017
05/13/08 |
Impact: New
Severity: New
|
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/firmware/gjsn
Follow the instructions on this web page. You must read and agree to the license agreement to obtain the firmware packages.
In the drop-down box, choose the entry for your specific machine type and model.
You may download the individual .rpm and .xml files for Power Subsystem firmware from this location to your server, an ftp server, or a CD-ROM (both files are required). Make sure the file names have the format 02EP3xx_yyy_zzz, with an extension of .rpm and .xml before copying them to your server, an ftp server or CD-ROM. If using a CD-ROM, copy the .rpm and .xml files to the CD-ROM using a local CD-ROM burner utility.
Another method is to download the .iso file and create a CD-ROM to use with your HMC.
Note: If your HMC is not internet-connected you will need to download
the new firmware level to a CD-ROM or ftp server.
Example: EPXXX_YYY_ZZZ
Where XXX = release level
See Chapter 9. Updates, section Mangaged Systems Updates.
DATE | Description |
Jan 15, 2009 | Revised instuctions in Section 2.0 concerning installing firmware. |