Re: Should I go with this upgrade?

[Roberto José Etcheverry Romero <yggdrasil.raiker@xxxxxxxxx>]

Opal and PowerKVM are linux things. OPAL + PowerKVM is the replacement for
the PowerVM Hypervisor + HMC.
I can't say if you should install or not.

On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 11:28 AM, <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I am currently running HMC code 8.8.3.0 SP1
> I am currently using firmware FW810.21 (108) on two S814 (8286-41A) and
> one S824 (8286-42A).
> I am thinking of upgrading to firmware SV830_068 (FW830.10).
> I have no idea what "OPAL firmware or PowerKVM" are.
> I am running lpars of VIOS (2.2.3.4), AIX (7.1) and IBM i (7.1 & 7.2 with
> recent TR's)
>
> POWER8 System Firmware SV830_068 (FW830.10)
> Firmware support statement
> The 830 release stream only supports the PowerVM hypervisor. Customers
> using OPAL firmware or PowerKVM should NOT install this release stream.
> OPAL & PowerKVM will be supported in a future release.
>
> http://download4.boulder.ibm.com/sar/CMA/SFA/05m2q/0/01SV830_068_048.html
>
>
> Rob Berendt
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