Re: Seeking recommendations on hmc and firmware level to update/upgrade to

[Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>]

I stand corrected.  It wasn't 1050 that was the issue.  It was 1040.  1040
was a special STS or Short Term Solution.  Avoid it and go to 1050 as a LTS.

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7031014

says:

At the time of general availability, FW1040 is required to support the
NED24 NVMe Expansion Drawer. FW1040 is a limited, interim release, and is
different from IBM's normal releases in the following manner:
- Normal releases have service pack support for 2 years after the release.
However, FW1040 is only supported from GA until the next major FW version
becomes available.
- Only a single service pack for FW1040 is planned near the release of the
next major FW version.
- Clients who install FW1040 must perform a disruptive upgrade once the
next major FW version becomes available.
- IBM manufacturing installs FW1040 for customer orders with NED24 NVMe
Expansion Drawers included. However, FW1030 is installed for customer
orders without NED24 NVMe Expansion Drawers.
- IBM is not planning to release IBM i PTFs for FW1040. Support will
continue for the FW1030 stream ONLY until the next firmware release is
published.

On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 9:00 AM Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Resending with a subject line:
>
> I'm at HMC:  Version: 10 Release: 2 Service Pack: 1041
>
> FLRT says that's good.  Says there are no recommended upgrades.
> Says Latest version: V10 R3 M1050.
>
> I'm at firmware ML1030_065_026.  FLRT recommends I update
> to ML1030_075_026 or upgrade to ML1050_052_052.
>
> What FLRT doesn't say is that if I grade my firmware to ML1050_052_052 I
> had better have my HMC at V10R3M1050 (PTF MF41419).  I left feedback.
>
> 1 - What started this are some security concerns with my current level of
> HMC.
> 2 - I seem to recall something about if I am using one hardware feature in
> a P10 then I should be at 104x of firmware but if I am using this other
> hardware feature I should be using a 105x of firmware.  Does the latest
> 105x of firmware cover this?
> 3 - Any reason not to upgrade HMC to V10R3M1050 and firmware to
> ML1050_052_052?  I do not usually subscribe to the notion that I should
> always be a level or more behind.
>
> We're at IBM i 7.5TR3 and AIX 7200-05-06-2320.  FLRT is recommending an
> upgrade of our AIX.