Re: HMC and firmware upgrade Was: Power Outage Checklist?

But some things like Storages and Tape Units dont always auto power
on. If you have them on a SPCN controlled rack (do they still exist?)
they do power up once the CEC powers up, but in most cases, if it has
a hard power button it will not be pushed by the HMC. Expansion
drawers and the like are all linked by the SPCN network so they start
up.

Best Regards,


On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 11:23 AM, <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

That could be.  We had IBM do a swap out one time and one frame was daisy
chained to itself.  He'd had a lot of issues, was relatively new, and had
been here a LOT of consecutive straight hours.  How he got out of here
with the machine in that condition I can't remember, but we did have to
call him back in.  He almost left IBM that day.

I'd call IBM hardware and ask for help.


Rob Berendt
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From:   Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:     Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Date:   05/24/2012 10:09 AM
Subject:        Re: HMC and firmware upgrade Was: Power Outage Checklist?
Sent by:        midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx



It almost sounds like the SPCN network is hosed on Frank's machine.  If
it were properly set up the individual components would all start when
the host system is powered on as Rob describes.  This does not mean the
LPARs will all start, only that all the equipment would power up.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 5/24/2012 8:53 AM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

There are communication cables that daisy chain each expansion unit to
each other or to the system unit.  When the system unit says it's time

to

wake up they do so.  CC'ing you so that I can attach a simple video

(which

the list strips off).


Rob Berendt
-- IBM Certified System Administrator - IBM i 6.1 Group Dekko Dept
1600 Mail to: 2505 Dekko Drive Garrett, IN 46738 Ship to: Dock 108
6928N 400E Kendallville, IN 46755 http://www.dekko.com From:
fbocch2595@xxxxxxx To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx, Date: 05/24/2012 09:36
AM Subject: Re: HMC and firmware upgrade Was: Power Outage Checklist?
Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx Rob, so you don't have to
physically go to the back of the rack and power up your disk units,
etc.? -----Original Message----- From: rob <rob@xxxxxxxxx> To:
Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent:
Wed, May 23, 2012 3:05 pm Subject: Re: HMC and firmware upgrade Was:
Power Outage Checklist? Go to ttps://yourhmc/hmc/connect og in as
hscroot lick on "Systems Management". Expand "Servers". Put a check
mark next o your server. At the bottom expand Operations. Select Power
On or ctivate or whatever the terminology is. If you go to HMC
Management and, click at the top, on HMC Version, what do ou have for
version and release? ob Berendt - BM Certified System Administrator -
IBM i 6.1 roup Dekko ept 1600 ail to: 2505 Dekko Drive Garrett, IN
46738 hip to: Dock 108 6928N 400E Kendallville, IN 46755
ttp://www.dekko.com From: fbocch2595@xxxxxxx o:
midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx, ate: 05/23/2012 12:54 PM ubject: Re: HMC and
firmware upgrade Was: Power Outage Checklist? ent by:
midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx hanks Rob. What's the steps on the HMC
to complete the power on and is here any way to do it by activating a
partition? rank -----Original Message----- rom: rob <rob@xxxxxxxxx> o:
Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> ent:
Wed, May 23, 2012 11:26 am ubject: Re: HMC and firmware upgrade Was:
Power Outage Checklist? ssuming all your tape drives and disk drives
are plugged into the rack th your hardware running IBM i then yes you
could have powered it all up om the HMC. And you could have accessed
your HMC remotely from home, ile in your PJ's, and have done so. 've
powered off all three lpars on one rack, IPLed the rack to put on
rmware, brought the lpars back up. Got into their system consoles,
etc. nd not have been in the same city. ob Berendt M Certified System
Administrator - IBM i 6.1 oup Dekko pt 1600 il to: 2505 Dekko Drive
Garrett, IN 46738 ip to: Dock 108 6928N 400E Kendallville, IN 46755
tp://www.dekko.com rom: fbocch2595@xxxxxxx : midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx,
te: 05/23/2012 11:20 AM bject: Re: HMC and firmware upgrade Was: Power
Outage Checklist? nt by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx Folks, we
lost power last night and when it was restored I had to nually power
on our disk units and tape drives, etc. Could I have wered up the HMC
first and then used the HMC to power them up? anks for the info, Frank
-----Original Message----- om: rob <rob@xxxxxxxxx> : Midrange Systems
Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> nt: Wed, May 2, 2012
4:35 pm bject: HMC and firmware upgrade Was: Power Outage Checklist?
've been in your shoes - actually much worse - on backlevel hmc and
mware. Had to do multiple staggers. I had to stagger from V5something
HMC to V7something because V7 offers kick butt remote control with
ular browsers and no pc software required. C code can be upgraded
midday with no downtime of your IBM Power tform. Actually upgrading
the HMC controlling TWO Power 6's as I type s. tually, I recommend
upgrading your HMC NOT at the same time as you're rading firmware. You
don't want your console down when you're IPLing r Power platform. b
Berendt Certified System Administrator - IBM i 6.1 up Dekko t 1600 l
to: 2505 Dekko Drive Garrett, IN 46738 p to: Dock 108 6928N 400E
Kendallville, IN 46755 p://www.dekko.com rom: rob@xxxxxxxxx Midrange
Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, e: 05/02/2012
02:53 PM ject: Re: Power Outage Checklist? t by:
midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx ou may want to consider stepping up on
all three: 1 to i7.1 3.3.0.1 to V7R7.4 20 to EM350 these last two -
you're getting down towards a pinch off of support. 're already at the
point where you have to stagger upgrades.
ps://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/power5cm3/emtablep6.html
st step: Upgrade your HMC from V7R3.3 to V7R3.5 ond step: Upgrade your
firmware from EM320 to EM350 rd step: Upgrade your HMC from V7R3.5 to
V7R7.4 aying current on firmware will: nsure you can put on hardware
that needs it with less downtime at the e you need it catching up on
firmware e ready for OS upgrades which may require new firmware f your
HMC fries and IBM has to air you a new one preloaded at a higher vel
of HMC code you're ready to go. ake advantage of fixes and security
patches aying current on HMC code will: llow you to use newer browsers
which may poorly render prior levels of code! et the best of
experiences with remote connections and what not llow you to use
latest firmware (see above) f your power 6 suffers catastrophic
hardware loss and needs replacing 'll have a hmc ready to go at the
latest firmware level. ven if just your FSP needs replacing it may
come preloaded at newer mware. ake advantage of fixes and security
patches. b Berendt Certified System Administrator - IBM i 6.1 up Dekko
t 1600 l to: 2505 Dekko Drive Garrett, IN 46738 p to: Dock 108 6928N
400E Kendallville, IN 46755 p://www.dekko.com rom: fbocch2595@xxxxxxx
midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx, e: 05/02/2012 02:33 PM ject: Re: Power Outage
Checklist? t by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx ob, we're at V6R1 of
the OS and for HMC we're at V7R3.3.0.1 and 20_076. I think that s/b
ok. Thanks -----Original Message----- m: rob <rob@xxxxxxxxx> Midrange
Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> t: Wed, May 2,
2012 1:35 pm ject: Re: Power Outage Checklist? w much time have you
got? st, ensure that your HMC is running a level of HMC code
compatible with r power system's firmware. Some people do a big no-no
on HMC managed ines and configure firmware upgrades to come from the
ptf's applied to partition. The problem with that is your firmware can
get so aded that your HMC can no longer manage it. Bringing the system
up scratch after a power outage is not the time to discover that.
s://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/power5cm/supportedcode.html

n power off all partitions using your normal steps, with the last
being DWNSYS RESTART(*NO), with other appropriate options n use the
HMC to power off the 'system' itself. power off the HMC. n power is
restored: our UPS got drained, wait until that builds up a little
reserve. r up your HMC. your HMC to power up the 'system'. the system
is ready, use your HMC to bring up your lpars. Bring up ed lpar's
before bringing up any guest lpars. Berendt Certified System
Administrator - IBM i 6.1 p Dekko 1600 to: 2505 Dekko Drive Garrett,
IN 46738 to: Dock 108 6928N 400E Kendallville, IN 46755
://www.dekko.com om: fbocch2595@xxxxxxx midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx, :
05/02/2012 10:18 AM ect: Power Outage Checklist? by:
midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx Folks, we've got a planned power
outage coming up and I'm wondering the correct steps would be to power
down and then start up after the r is out? t about the HMC, any
specifics on how to shut that down, or is that necessary? What about
startup too, will power be restored to the HMC iSeries and provide
screen access to both? on't think we've ever lost power in our data
center before. nks, Frank

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