In your DSPFMWSTS below, notice that on one you are booting the FSP from the P side at V5R4, and the other screen shot (7.1) you are booting it from the T side. Just like PTFs, unless you have a GREAT reason, you should always be booting from the T side.
Pete
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Wood
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 12:05 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: v5r4 520 with thin console upgrade to v6r1
Jim,
We've had this exact situation.
i5/Power Server Firmware absolutely applies and must be addressed. I'd attack this first and install via i5/OS PTF process. Cumulative PTF packages do not update server firmware.
The Thin Console Neoware is not a HMC and those instructions will not apply, nor do you have the ability to update firmware via this pseudo HMC.
I would get comfortable with a LAN attached console configuration as a backup before moving forward and ensure that you can switch between Neoware and LAN consoles. I've enjoyed the simplicity of the Neoware device, but it's a single point of failure. The LAN attached console will allow you to perform these same tasks with less restraints.
*DSPFMWSTS on a V5R4:*
Display Firmware Status
Service partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Firmware update policy . . . . . . . . . . : *OPSYS
Server IPL source . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Permanent
Firmware product ID/release . . . . . . . . : 5722999 V5R4M0
Server IPL required . . . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
--Server firmware-- -Operating system--
Fix PTF Fix PTF Update
Copy pack ID pack ID Status
*ACTIVE SF230_143 MH00376
*TEMP SF240_338 MH01053 SF240_338 MH01053 None
*PERM SF230_143 MH00376 SF240_338 MH01053 None
*DSPFMWSTS on a V7R1:*
Display Firmware Status
Service partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Firmware update policy . . . . . . . . . . : *OPSYS
Server IPL source . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Temporary
Firmware product ID/release . . . . . . . . : 5733905 V1R1M
Server IPL required . . . . . . . . . . . . : No
--Server firmware-- -Operating system--
Fix PTF Fix PTF Update
Copy pack ID pack ID Status
*ACTIVE SF240_418 MH01304
*TEMP SF240_418 MH01304 SF240_418 MH01304 None
*PERM SF240_418 MH01304 SF240_418 MH01304 None
On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 9:14 AM, franz400 <franz400@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Planning an upgrade from v5r4 to 6.1 that has a IBM i Thin Console
(Neoware) that IBM was selling in 2006.
I see that there is Server Firmware and HMC Wizard minimums but not
sure if these apply.
Anyone know?
Jim Franz
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