RE: Wrapping my head around firmware

What does activation entail? Is it something like a power down and then a special IPL from the front panel?


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From: Steinmetz, Paul via MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
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Subject: RE: Wrapping my head around firmware

Firmware applies takes more than an IPL.
The server needs to be shut down, then activated, for "disruptive fixes"

Paul

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From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Sam_L
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2020 2:20 PM
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Subject: Re: Wrapping my head around firmware

I scrolled down a little from where you were and found:


Disruptive fix
A fix that requires an IPL to install and activate.

Sam

On 3/2/2020 2:12 PM, Justin Taylor wrote:

I think the "FW update and upgrade strategies" section on http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/power5cm/home.html#termdefs (the top link on your page) answers my question. That stops at POWER8, but I assume the doc means Version_Level when it says "Release Level".

The latest PTF for VL910 is MH01812, and updating should be relatively painless. The doc says that upgrading to a new Version_Level is disruptive. Unfortunately it doesn't elaborate as to what "disruptive" means.

Thanks

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