RE: HMC Upgrade

["Burns, Bryan" <Bryan_Burns@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Justin this helped a lot.  Unfortunately, I don't seem to have the proper DVD*R and can't get the drive to format any of them.  So, I'm FTPing the back up.
What exact DVD*R do I need?  

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Justin C. Haase
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 5:42 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: HMC Upgrade


Click on Management Environment -> yourhmcname -> Licensed Internal Code
Maintenance -> HMC Code Update and look in the right-hand pane for "Format
Removable Media"

HTH,
jch

On Dec 11, 2007 1:35 PM, Burns, Bryan <Bryan_Burns@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm attempting to upgrade our HMC from V5.2 to V6.0 and I'm stuck on the
> install instructions where you either back up to DVD RAM or USB flash drive.
>  I'm using info center instructions titled "Upgrading the machine code on an
> HMC" and I'm on step 4,  "Back up critical console information or HMC Data".
>
> This says to  Select "Format Removable Media" after inserting the media in
> the drive.  From where am I supposed to select it?  There's nothing popping
> up and it's not a menu option on the HMC.
>
> Now if I chose to forget DVD-R and backup to a USB drive, the instructions
> say to select Service Management in the Navigation Pane and then choose
> Format...   Well, my HMC has no Service Management option.  It does have a
> Server Management option, but there are no Format options within it.
>
> What am I missing here?
>
>
> Bryan Burns
> IBM Certified Specialist - iSeries System Command Operations V5R2
> M.I.S. Department
> ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment
> www.echo-usa.com
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