Re: Where is the info page for upgrading the HMC with Recovery DVD?

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Agreed that the documentation could be easier to find and understand 
organizationally. Once you get it though it's pretty straight up.

Understand that I'm not pitching for work here but this is one of those 
things where having someone who does many of these upgrades do this work 
can be a great idea. Once understood the process is not at all 
difficult. Thing is you will do it now and then likely not for another 
year (or two? :-) ) so you'll have to learn it all again for next time. 
And what if you do miss something and make a mess?

Oh and the stuff is here:

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1012390

        - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

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On 10/31/2013 12:22 PM, Jim Essinger wrote:

> This is what I REALLY don't like about the HMC upgrades.  The information
> seems (to me at least) hard to find and understand or incomplete. Am I the
> only one who finds IBM fix central web pages for HMC fixes confusing?
> Which fixes do I order and how do I get them installed?
>
> My HMC is currently at a V7R7.5 level with service pack 1 on a 7310 CR4
> machine.  I am trying to get it to V7R7.7 level with service pack 2 and eFix
> MH01355.
>
> I ordered from fix central what I thought I needed, and received 4 DVDs in
> the mail.
>
> 1) HMC Update DVD - Version 7 Release 7.7.0 SP2 (VOL 1 of 4) PKG ID MH01354
> 2) HMC Recovery DVD - Version 7 Release 7.7.0 (VOL 2 of 4) PKG ID MH01343
> 3) HMC Recovery DVD - Version 7 Release 7.7.0 (VOL 3 of 4) PKG ID MH01343
> 4) HMC Update DVD - iFix for V7 R7.7.0 (VOL 4 of 4) PKGID MH01355
>
> No instructions were included with the shipment .
>
> I found "Installation methods for HMC Version 7 updates and fixes" at:
>
> http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1012427
>
> Following those instructions the installation fails on the first DVD, and
> won't even start with the second DVD.
>
> Another (broken) link for "Upgrading or restoring HMC Version 7" at:
>
> file://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1012390
>
> I think the instructions I need are there, but as it is broken, is no help.
>
> Anyone have instructions or a link to instructions for upgrading from V7
> R7.5 to V7 R7.7?
>
> Thank you from a frustrated user:
>
> Jim