Re: SRCB7006956 Power 9 9009-42A

[Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rob, QQ, I noticed in your write up you went from IBMi TR3 to TR5.  Do you
typically skip TR levels.

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On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 3:33 PM Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Apparently IBM is aware of this error.  It's no big deal and if I would
> have noticed the new firmware which came out Thursday 2021-09-16 I would
> have applied that and it would have been resolved by that.
> POWER9 System Firmware VL950_087 (FW950.20)
> 01VL950_087_045.rpm
>
> Saturday was the day I put on
> POWER9 System Firmware VL950_075 (FW950.11) on my P9 9009-42A
> I had put that '075 firmware on my P9 9009-41A a day prior to the '087
> upgrade being available.
>
> They came out with a firmware upgrade for my P8 8286-41A on Thursday
> also.  Maintenance on it was done at the beginning of last week.
>
> Rob Berendt
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Rob
> Berendt
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2021 10:00 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: SRCB7006956 Power 9 9009-42A
>
> Sep 18, 2021, 19:56
> Created case: TS006888853
> Using WRKPRB, 2. Report problem
> Still waiting on call from IBM...
>
> *Attention*  Contact your hardware service provider now.
>
> What has changed?
> Upgraded firmware from FW940.30 (071) to FW950.11 (075)
> Upgraded underlying VIOS from 2.2.6.65 to 3.1.2.21
> Upgraded IBM i from TR3 to TR5 and every group and cume is current as of
> 9/18/2021 as verified with GROUP_PTF_CURRENCY
> I also verified the firmware for both VIOS lpars by using the invscout mup
> files to Microcode Discovery Service (ibm.com) and upgraded these:
> rpm -ihv --ignoreos --force df1000e21410f103.00012000040025700030.aix.rpm
> diag -d fcs0 -T download
> rpm -ihv --ignoreos --force df1020e21410e304.00011000040041500033.aix.rpm
> diag -d ent0 -T download
> rpm -ihv --ignoreos --force KS4K15KV6-8F1F-AIX.rpm
> diag -d pdisk0 -T download
> diag -d pdisk1 -T download
>
> Pointing to NVRAM according to
>
> https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/power9/0000-REF?topic=POWER9_REF/p9eai/B7006956.htm
>
>
>
> Rob Berendt
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>           Ft. Wayne, IN 46818
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