RE: POWER5 to POWER5+ Upgrade

Yes, your HMC code needs to match firmware.

Lyle J. Hart Jr.
Manager Computer Operations
Nuvell Financial Services Corp.
501.821.8275
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dean Boyle
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 2:21 PM
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Subject: POWER5 to POWER5+ Upgrade

Hi,
Has anyone been involved in an i5 upgrade from a POWER5 to a POWER5+
box. 
In my case, the  upgrade only involves a new CEC (system unit)...all 
existing expansions will attach to the target configuration. I'm running

V5R3 and I know that I have to permanently apply the latest cumulative
PTF 
package to bring the LIC and OS levels to the latest resave version.  I
will 
also have to upgrade the old version of HMC (V4) to at least 5.2 but
does 
anyone know if I also have to upgrade the firmware before I upgrade the
CEC? 
The FSP will obviously be replaced as part of the CEC swap and will come

with a new firmware version but I'm sure I've read somewhere that the
POWER5 
source box still has to be upgraded to a recent firmware level BEFORE
the 
upgrade to POWER5+?  I'm not sure why because the firmware resides in
the 
FSP.  Anyone done this?
Any help appreciated.