Re: Firmware Updates

[Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>]

If you entered all the various OS's (AIX, Linux, IBM i), VIOS, firmware,
HMC version into FLRT recently, as I believe you had, and FLRT approved it,
that's a start.

Since you're rather new at firmware I'd suggest that you shutdown any lpars
of OS or VIOS first.
Read the firmware cover letter.  If I was upgrading my 9009-41A to the
latest firmware that cover letter would be
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7080070

One big difference to those of us who cut our teeth on IBM i is that when
you put disruptive PTFs into microcode, like MF##### for example, IBM i
will use applicable ones to flash updates to cards, etc.  Firmware often
doesn't do that and you have to use a different process for that.  This
what they are hinting at with the line "Update all adapters which are boot
adapters, or which may be used as boot adapters in the future, to the
latest microcode from IBM Fix Central.".
The term is "microde discovery services"
https://esupport.ibm.com/customercare/mds/

Since you're way behind, there was one firmware upgrade which insisted you
do the same upgrade to the same level twice.  Weird, but documented.

On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 9:37 AM Greg Wilburn <
gwilburn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Any caveats on firmware updates?
>
> Our system called home and opened a ticket over the weekend.  IBM is
> recommending we update to the latest firmware to fix a "memory leak".
> The latest for our system is from January of this year.
> TIA
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