Power6 High-End Power Subsystem Firmware
Applies to: 9119-FHA
This document provides information about the installation of
Licensed
Machine or Licensed Internal Code, which is sometimes referred to
generically
as microcode or firmware.
Contents
This package provides firmware for Power 595 (9119-FHA) Servers only.
Do not use on any other systems.
The firmware level in this package is:
HMC-Managed Systems
This firmware level requires a minimum HMC level of:
HMC V7 R3.5.0 with mandatory PTFs MH01212 and MH01217.
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.
Use the following example as a reference to determine whether your
installation will be concurrent or disruptive.
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:
02EBXXX_YYY_ZZZ
- XXX is the release level
- YYY is the service pack level
- ZZZ is the last disruptive service pack level
NOTE: Values of service pack and last disruptive service
pack level (YYY and ZZZ) are only unique
within a release level (XXX). For example, 02EB330_067_045 and
02EB340_067_053 are different
service packs.
An installation is disruptive if:
- The release levels (XXX) are different.
Example: Currently installed release is EB330, new release is
EB340
- The service pack level (YYY) and the last
disruptive service pack level (ZZZ) are equal.
Example: EB330_120_120 is disruptive, no matter what level of
EB330 is currently
installed on the system
- The service pack level (YYY) currently installed on the system
is lower than the last disruptive service pack level (ZZZ) of the
service pack to be installed.
Example: Currently installed service pack is EB330_120_120 and
new service pack is EB330_152_130
An installation is concurrent if:
- The service pack level (YYY) is higher than the service
pack level currently installed on your system.
Example: Currently installed service pack is EB330_126_120,
new service pack is EB330_143_120.
Firmware Information and Update Description
| Filename |
Size |
Checksum |
| 02EB350_141_034.rpm |
14,676,335 |
33002 |
| EB350_141_034
01/09/2013
|
Impact: Function
Severity: ATT
- Corrects a problem that occurs during a concurrent CEC
power supply repair
action that may cause a CEC logic failure when the new power supply is
activated, resulting in an unexpected system outage.
- Fix I/O drawer service causing drawer to be dropped from
configuration on HMC
- Fix CEC cooling related error codes not being reported to
the FSP and operating system
- Prevent rare CEC power supply failures during firmware
updates caused by lowering voltage on heavily loaded levels
- Updates for the BPA fan speed for single-BPA mode systems
|
| EB350_131_034
07/27/2012
|
Impact: Availability
Severity: HIPER
- Prevent CEC outage during firmware update by avoiding
voltage glitches
- Fix issues when writing frame or IO MTMS
- Fix some erroneously posted errors
|
| EB350_124_034
05/02/2012
|
Impact: Availability
Severity: SPE
- Fix posting of various erroneous Tres24 I/O Drawer faults
- Fix erroneous Local Over Voltage condition which was
blocking concurrent CEC power supply repair
|
| EB350_119_034
11/08/2011
|
Impact: Availability
Severity: HIPER
- Prevent erroneous SRCs when BPA loses AC
- Prevent system crash during code update
- Fix erroneous SRC 1401130A (defective planar) being posted
due to intermittent communication I/O drawer DCA
- Fix broken BPD not being detected and erroneous miscable
SRC getting posted instead
- Fix error occurring while attempting to resynchronize HMC
password with the BPC
- Fix not being able to concurrently service BPC-BPC
communication fault SRC 14022B01 without errors
- Fixes to adding 5803 I/O drawer
|
| EB350_107_034
06/06/2011
|
Impact: Availability
Severity: ATT
- Change to code update of Tres24 I/O drawer power supplies
to prevent loss of power during the update
- Change to code update of Tres24 I/O drawer power supplies
to eliminate false DCA errors
- Change to prevent false Tres24 I/O drawer planar errors if
a power supply reboots while a planar is initializing
- Change to prevent false Tres24 I/O drawer planar errors
during code update
- Change to prevent voltage glitches during service of I/O
drawer power supplies
- Change to prevent reporting of false SRCs during concurrent
repair of UEPO panel
- Fix for problem that prevented certain BPD faults from
being reported
- Fix to prevent power LEDs in a Tres24 I/O drawer from
turning off when lamp test is run with power on
- Fix to prevent over voltage condition in CEC power supplies
due to long term voltage drift from periodic current adjustments
- Fix for incorrect information in 14027092 error code
|
| EB350_085_034
10/26/2010
|
Impact: Availability
Severity: HIPER
- Fixes to improve serviceability
|
| EB350_071_034
06/30/2010
|
Impact: Usability
Severity: SPE
- Change 5803 I/O drawer power supply reboot threshold (from
2 total to >12 reboots in 24hrs) for trigging defective power supply
errors
- Prevent erroneous 14012051/14012052 SRCs with 0315 reason
code after a 5803 I/O power supply reboot
- Turn off current balancing for voltage level 7 on 5803 I/O
power supplys to eliminate erroneous defective power supply SRCs
- Fix SRC 140131BB calling out wrong MDA
|
| EB350_049_034
03/15/2010
|
Impact: Serviceability
Severity: HIPER
New Features and Functions:
- Change to 5803 I/O drawer service to disable concurrent
replacement of power supplies and fans due to problem with the current
drawer connectors. This code change will also detect the newer
connector type and then re-enable the concurrent replacement option.
- Change to 5803 I/O drawer fan speed control: speed up fans
to prevent power supply reset during low-load conditions
- Change to 5803 I/O drawer to report a defective power
supply if the supply reboots more than once
Other Changes:
- Fix for displaying incorrect 5803 I/O drawer fan part
number
- Fix for displaying incorrect 5803 I/O drawer port card FRU
part number
- Fix for displaying incorrect 5803 I/O backplane part number
- Fix for Bulk Power Regulator access errors not being
re-reposted after the errors were manually cleared by the service team
- Fix for 5803 I/O drawer to prevent drawer crash when a
power supply reboots
- Fix for failure to deactivate UEPO panel for servicing
- Fix for redundancy check failing when a defective CEC power
supply trips both Static Circuit Breakers
- Fix for location code problems while servicing power supply
and fan cables
- Fix for Bulk Power Controller reset during concurrent
firmware update
- Fix for false 14011302 SRCs reported against 5791 I/O
drawers
- Fix for SRC not being reported for Integrated Battery
Feature having its circuit breaker in the off position
- Fix for false 14011305 SRC while powering on I/O drawers
- Fix for critical error detection function being blocked
after a warning error is detected
- Fix for posting both defective fan and defective power
supply SRCs for a defective fan condition in an I/O drawer
|
| EB350_034_034
11/02/2009
|
Impact:
Function Severity: SPE
New Features and Functions:
- Improve I2C bus arbitration on I/O drawer
- Enhancements to master I/O DCA recovery during DCA/BPA
servicing and code updating
- Prevent BPC reset if other BPC is not available
Other Changes:
- Fix memory throttling operation
- Fix fault isolation for overvoltages due to voltage
distribution shorts
- Eliminate erroneous error reporting when the EPO switch is
cycled quickly
- Improve fault isolation for DCA shorted oring diode
- Eliminate erroneous SRC for Low Room Temperature and BPC
reset during BPC service
- Fix for certain informational SRCs blocking
non-informational SRCs
- Fix problem with concurrent add of I/O drawer
- Fix for invalid part number in DCA callout
- Fix for redundancy check response toggling on DCA
- Fix for I2C bus conflicts in I/O drawer
- New I/O drawer command to Reset "other" I2C bus from planar
to DCA
- Fix for some I/O drawer voltage levels are not turning on
if master DCA has not been determined
- Water pump firmware workarounds for motor decoupling from
pump
- Fix for power off of B&C IB failing to power off 1/2
after planar failure on one planar
- Fix erroneous defective BPR posting for loss of AC on one
of two line cords on IH system
- Fix for BPA fans going to high speed after loss of AC
recovery
- DCA s/n not listed in call home PMH or PEL data
- Fix for secondary cage/fru incorrect for SRC
14027098/reasonCode : 004f
- Change Health Check to ignore 14019999 informational SRCs
- Fix for concurrent add of BPR/BPD failing
- Fix for invalid MDA PN 41V2522 in error logs
- Fix for 12V Stby voltge glitch between concurrent DCA code
updates
- Fix for DCA left partially upated during concurrent code
update
- Fix for SRC 14010400 posted during code update
- Fix for BPC deactivate causing reset of BPC
|
You can view the frame's current firmware level on the Advanced System
Management Interface (ASMI) Welcome pane. It appears in the top
right
corner. Example: EB330_029.
Follow the instructions on the web page. You must read and agree to
the license agreement to obtain the firmware packages.
Note: If your HMC is not internet-connected you will need to
download the new firmware level to a CD-ROM or ftp server.
The method used to install new firmware will depend on the release
level of firmware which is currently installed on your server. The
release level can be determined by the prefix of the new firmware's
filename.
Example: EBXXX_YYY_ZZZ
Where XXX = release level
- If the release level will stay the same (Example: Level
EB330_075_075 is currently installed and you are attempting to
install level EB330_081_075) this is considered an update.
- If the release level will change (Example: Level EB330_081_075
is currently installed and you are attempting to install level
EB340_096_096) this is considered an upgrade.
Instructions for installing firmware updates and upgrades can be found
at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/scope/hw/topic/ipha1/updateschapter.htm