Re: Firmware Updates

[Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>]

They don't really spell this out but they do list the necessary MH* ptfs
you might want in such a situation at
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/666875

On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 3:19 PM Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> It is my belief that MH* firmware PTFs are not on any cume, group, etc.
> This is a good thing.  If you DO have an HMC and do something foolish like
> set your update policy to *OS then there is a possibility that your
> firmware could get updated to such a level that it is no longer supported
> by the HMC.
> I have searched a few cume and group coverletters (the kind where they
> list all the enclosed PTFs) and never do I see any MH ptfs
>
> On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 2:11 PM Justin Taylor <jtaylor.0ab@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Are the firmware PTFs included in group PTFs?  On my LAN console S914 I
> > always use SNDPTFORD for those specifically.  I guess it's possible that
> > it
> > just takes too long for those PTFs to make it into the groups.  MH01965
> > was
> > released in January but wasn't included in the groups I downloaded on the
> > 01 February 2024.