Does this mean everyone should plan on a 7063-CR1 if a P9 is on the horizon?
We currently have a 7042-CR6, which doesn't support P9.
Suggested replacement was a 7042-CR9.
With this latest announcement, should we plan on a 7063-CR1 instead of a 7042-CR9?
The following table lists the HMC machine type and models with their supported HMC code levels.
Hardware support matrix
HMC Machine/
Type/Model
POWER9 Server Support
POWER8 Server Support
POWER7 Server Support
POWER6 Server Support
POWER5 Server Support
POWER4 Server Support
Minimum HMC Release
Last
Supported
HMC Release
7063-CR1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Last support on HMC V8.870
No
No
HMC V8.870.0
In support
7042-CR9
Yes
Yes
Yes
Last support on HMC V8.870
No
No
HMC V8.840.0
In support
7042-CR8
Yes
Yes
Yes
Last support on HMC V8.870
No
No
HMC V8.810.0
In support
7042-CR7
Yes
Yes
Yes
Last support on HMC V8.870
Last support on HMC V7.790
No
HMC V7.760.0
In support
7042-CR6
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Last support on HMC V7.790
No
HMC V7.720.0
HMC V8.860
7042-CR5
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Last support on HMC V7.790
No
HMC V7.350.0
HMC V8.860
7042-CR4
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
HMC V7.310.0
HMC V7.790
7042-C08
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Last support on HMC V7.790
No
HMC V7.710.0
HMC V8.860
7042-C07
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
HMC V7.330.0
HMC V7.790
7042-C06
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
HMC V7.310.0
HMC V7.790
7042-OE1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Last support on HMC V8.870
No
No
HMC V8.830.1
In support
7042-OE2
Yes
Yes
Yes
Last support on HMC V8.870
No
No
HMC V8.860.0
In support
7310-CR4
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
HMC V7.310.0
HMC V7.790
7310-CR3
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
N/A
HMC V7.790
7310-CR2
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
N/A
HMC V7.760
7310-C06
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
HMC V7.310.0
HMC V7.790
7310-C05
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
HMC V6
HMC V7.790
7310-C04
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
N/A
HMC V7.760
7310-C03
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
HMC V7.310.0
HMC V7.350
7310-C02
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
N/A
HMC V6.1.3
7315-CR3
No
No
No
No
Yes
Last support
on HMC V3.3.7
N/A
HMC V6.1.3
7315-CR2
No
No
No
No
Yes
Last support
on HMC V3.3.7
N/A
HMC V6.1.3
7315-C04
No
No
No
No
Yes
Last support
on HMC V3.3.7
N/A
HMC V6.1.3
7315-C03
No
No
No
No
Yes
Last support
on HMC V3.3.7
N/A
HMC V6.1.3
7315-C02
No
No
No
No
Yes
Last support
on HMC V3.3.7
N/A
HMC V6.1.3
To determine the versions of HMC that are supported for a specific Power server, please use Fix Level Recommendation Tool (FLRT) at
https://ibm.biz/IBM-FLRT.
HMC machine code releases are supported for 2 years, unless exceptions are specifically documented. Typically, full fix support is provided for the first year of support and security and critical fix support for the second year.
HMC End of Service Pack support dates may vary based on your Server's Machine-Type-Model. Please use the Fix Level Recommendation Tool -
https://ibm.biz/IBMFLRT to run a report with your input levels.
Note 1 - HMC V7.R790 is the last HMC release to support Power 5 servers.
Note 2 - The minimum release is HMC V8.R830 SP1 for 7042-OE1.
Note 3 - HMC V8.R870 is the last HMC release to support Power 6 servers.
-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Pavlichek
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2018 11:22 AM
To: Midrange List
Subject: HMC x86 support
IBM has announced the end of software upgrades for x86 based HMC's (see below). Does anyone know if this includes the virtual HMC running on VMware? I suspect that they are included since they run the same code base as the hardware appliances but a case could be made since they call out the 7042 hardware models.
Major update support for x86-based (7042) HMC hardware appliances will end in 2018. From 2019, HMC updates will only support Power(r)-based (7063) HMC appliances. However, software fix support for existing in-support releases for the x86-based HMC appliance will remain unchanged. See the IBM POWER(r) code matrix website for the lifecycle of releases for the hardware appliance.
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