RE: When To upgrade Firmware on an HMC

ASM is actually on the CEC served by the FSP - you can access ASM
through the HMC using the Service Focal Point functions, however.  Plus,
if you have your CEC on your corporate network, or a network accessable
to your PC, you can get to it through there too.

https://yourcecname or https://ip.add.res.4u  <--- whatever you have
assigned

Sign in as admin
Expand the box for "System Configuration"
Click on the line "Firmware Update Policy"
Look there.  

And here's the help text from SF240_219 version of firmware:

Firmware Update Policy
This policy defines whether firmware updates are allowed from an
operating system when the system is managed by a Hardware Management
Console (HMC).
The default setting of this policy is to not allow firmware updates via
the operating system. Note that this policy only takes effect when a
system is HMC-managed.
When a system is not HMC-managed, firmware updates can only be made
through the operating system, so this policy setting is ignored.
When this policy is set to allow firmware updates from the operating
system, firmware updates from an HMC are not allowed, unless the system
is powered off.
When a system is powered off, firmware updates can be performed from an
HMC, regardless of the setting of this policy. However, care should be
taken when updating firmware from both an HMC and the operating system.
For example, iSeries load source synchronization may cause a firmware
updated from an HMC to be overlaid with older firmware from the load
source.
The default setting, "Delete service processor dumps, continue firmware
update.", deletes the existing service processor dumps, terminates
active dump collection or retrieval, and starts the firmware update.
If this setting is changed to "Do not delete service processor dumps,
stop firmware update" the firmware update process will not start;
existing service processor dumps, if present, will not be deleted, and
active dump collection or retrieval will continue. 


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Justin C. Haase - iSeries System Engineer
IBM Certified Systems Expert - System i
Kingland Systems Corporation

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lyle Hart
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 10:43 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: When To upgrade Firmware on an HMC

It is a setting in the ASM on the HMC.

There is a way to look from a green screen, it is in SST but then down
about 5 layers.  I don't remember all the steps, sorry.

Lyle J. Hart Jr.
Manager Computer Operations
Nuvell Financial Services Corp.
501.821.8275

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Bipes
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 10:11 AM
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Subject: RE: When To upgrade Firmware on an HMC

How to tell if you are system managed firmware? 


Christopher Bipes
Information Services Director
CrossCheck, Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lyle Hart
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:53 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: When To upgrade Firmware on an HMC

You need to make sure that if you are system managed firmware when you
put on a cum it will upgrade your firmware.  If your firmware is out of
sync with your HMC code you will have trouble.

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