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Instructions for installing firmware on a server without an HMC attached:

The RPM file provided on this web site is only for use when installing server firmware on a pSeries p5 Server using the AIX or Linux Operating System on a server without an HMC attached.

Access the following link: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/eserver/

Select your country, then under Hardware select your language.

In the left-hand panel, select
--> Service and support
--> Customer service and support
--> Getting fixes
--> Firmware (Licensed Internal Code) fixes
--> Scenarios: Firmware (Licensed Internal Code) fixes--> Get firmware fixes without an HMC

Instructions for installing firmware on a server with an HMC attached:

If you only want to update your firmware and no I/O microcode, you can download this p5and i5 iso image and create a CD-ROM to use with your HMC. If your HMC is internet connected, we recommend you update firmware using the Internet connection.

The method used to install a firmware update will depend on the release level of firmware which is currently installed on your system. The release level (also known as the EC level) can be determined by the prefix of the update's filename.

Example: 01SFXXX_YYY_ZZZ

Where XXX = EC level or release level

If this update will NOT require a release level update, follow the steps provided in the "Instructions for updating to a new fix level" section below.
If this update will require a release level update, follow the steps provided in the "Instructions for updating to a new release level" section below.

Instructions for updating to a new fix level:

Example: Level 01SF222_074_074 is currently installed and you are attempting to install level 01SF222_075_075.

Access the following link: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/eserver/

Select your country, then under Hardware select your language.

Instructions for updating to a new release level

Example: Level 01SF220_051_051 is currently installed and you are attempting to install level 01SF222_075_075.

Note: this method will require that the update be performed using CD media.

Access the following link: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/eserver/

Select your country, then under Hardware select your language.

In the left-hand panel, select
--> Service and support
--> Customer service and support
--> Getting fixes
--> Firmware (Licensed Internal Code) fixes
--> Managing Firmware (Licensed Internal Code) fixes
--> Upgrade to a new firmware (Licensed Internal Code) release
--> Upgrading to a new firmware (Licensed Internal Code) release with an HMC

01SF222_075_075 Impact:Function Severity: Hiper
Base 01SF222_074_074
Defect	Description	Conclusion	Circumvention
MB00834	ASM option to program system vpd keywords, especially TM, is not working. When the anchor card is blank, ASM doesn't allow users to program TM. The error is invalid entry even though the data is typed correctly.	A fix was added to allow customers to program blank system vpd keyworkds. So customer must have this firmware fix before they can program system vpd key words on blank anchor card using ASM.	None.

01SF222_074_074
Base 01SF222_073_073
Defect	Description	Conclusion	Circumvention
MB00788	When the system is powered on, the front panel LED continues to blink rather than going on solidly.	The firmware which controls the LED will be corrected to listen for the power on event.	No workaround is available. The firmware will have to be updated when the logic is corrected.
MB00789	Enhanced FRU isolation.	Updated Licensed Internal Code.	None
MB00791	Serial console unresponsive following service processor reset/reload	Licensed Internal Code updated.	None
MB00793	For 590/595, resolved issue with System Attention LED not being activated when a component identification indicator was active.	Updated Licensed Internal Code.	None
MB00796	Improved error data and Platform dump data collection	Update Licensed Internal code.	None
MB00797	590/595 Only: IPL failure if primary Service Processor fails during system power off.	Update Licensed Internal code	None
MB00803	Call home fials to attempt all destinations if the first location to succeed.	Alter retry strategy to enable all locations regardless of previous fialures.	N/A
MB00804	590/595 Only: Corrects condition where one of the BPC's in aredundant pair will not become available after a code update.	Update Licensed Internal Code.	None
MB00811	Corrected condition preventing System attention LED frombeing turned off after a failure is resolved	Update Licensed Internal Code.	None
MB00813	Provide correct information for cases where Location Codeshad the incorrect values.	Update Licensed Internal Code.	None
MB00814	Improved error recovery when updating system firmware fromthe HMC.	Update Licensed Internal Code.	Switch Side to P. This can be done using ASM Menus. Reset the fsp from the ASM menus, so that FSP will boot of the P-Side. Retry code update again.
MB00819	System Fails to re-IPL when dump date gathered exceeds filespace.	Update Licensed Internal Code	None
MB00825	Loss of AC power as the Service Processor is rebooting duringa microcoode update can cause unrecoverable corruption of the ServiceProcessor's code which will require that it be replaced. Op panelrepeatedly displays B18172 or B15172. Systems without Op-panel willshow No-Connection on the HMC GUI.	Update Licensed Internal code.	None
MB00826	Prevent condition where service processor may reset on a twoframe 590 System.	Update Licensed Internal code.	None
MB00784	Condition where system Firmware code update erases Capacityon Demand activation codes.	Update Licensed Internal code.	None

01SF222_073_073
Base 01SF222_071_071
Defect	Description	Conclusion	Circumvention
MB00777	590/595 Only: Resolved erroneous reporting of reporting offaults relating to thermal monitoring, fan control, or communicationsproblems between power controllers.	Update Licensed Internal Code.	None
MB00778	590/595 Only: IPL Failure due to communication problemsbetween power controllers within the power commuincation network.	Update Licensed Internal Code.	None
MB00779	Communication problem between system and HMC that results inhung Virtual Processors.	Update Licensed Internal Code.	None
MB00782	System is unable to dynamically deallocate 8GB DIMM andcontinue to boot when un uncorrectable error is detected during boot.	Update Licensed Internal Code.	None
MB00732	Displaying CEC properties through Hardware Management Console fails for iSeries Integrated xSeries Adapters.	Update Licensed Internal Code.	None.
MB00737	iSeries partition power down hang occurs if system losesstate of data traffic on the HSL Opticonnect.	Update Licensed Internal Code.	None.
MB00755	System fails to quiesce properly or hangs during run-time dueto a failed processor.	Update Licensed Internal Code.	None.
MB00757	Corrects condition where unreturned Trial Capacity on Demandmemory is incorrectly reported as unreturned On/Off COD Memory when thetrial period has expired.	Update Licensed Internal code.	None
MB00762	Improve IPL Performance when IPLing a large number ofpartitions at the same time.	Update Licensed Internal code.	None.
MB00765	iSeries only: With a UPS configured, message "CPI0961 UPS NoLonger Attached" is generated six hours after an IPL.	Update Licensed Internal Code.	None.
MB00769	A partition's time appears to gain or lose time following a system IPL. This drift is in the range of 15 seconds per month.	Update Licensed Internal Code.	None.
MB00773	Support i5OS on pSeries.	Update Licensed Internal Code.	None
MB00739	If SMS option 5 "Default Boot List" is selected when booting,the machine will boot off of the stored boot list (option 6) instead ofthe default list.	Update Licensed Internal Code.	None.

01SF222_071_071
Base 01SF220_051_051
Defect	Description	Conclusion	Circumvention

01SF220_051_051 Impact:Function Severity: Hiper
Base 01SF220_050_050
Defect	Description	Conclusion	Circumvention
MB00686	Partition fails to reboot following snoop string detection	Licensed internal code changed	Reboot system using ASM interface.
MB00687	A timing problem as been identified in the power supply. A11007120 service code may be posted.	Licensed internal code changed	N/A
MB00688	SRC B201E0AA found in platform error log	Serial port handling code may close bad file descriptor	N/A
MB00694	The Utility Failure detection may not report correctly to thehost partitions.	Licensed internal code changed	N/A
MB00693	Power code may fail to allow the system to initialize.	Licensed internal code changed	N/A

01SF220_050_050
Base 01SF220_049_049
Defect	Description	Conclusion	Circumvention
MB00679	IPL fails with an SRC of B1xxF660.	Licensed internal code changed	Problem is intermittent so a reboot may be successful,problem will not affect runtime operation.
MB00680	Error code B155B058 may incorrectly tell you to replace theFSP	Added code so that error will point to the correct piece ofhardware to replace.	Remove or swap out any recent hardware added to the system.
MB00682	Premature temperature warnings may be posted.	Thresholds for temperature warnings are being raised toaccount for differences in sensor locations.	N/A
MB00653	IPLing one partition participating in HSL Opticonnect causesHSL Opticonnect on other partitions to fail.	Licensed internal code changed	None.
MB00672	Tasks may loop processing machine check interrupts.	Licensed internal code changed	None.
MB00674	Vital product data in I/O drawers programmed by legacypSeries hardware is not recognized by current hardware.	Licensed internal code changed	None.
MB00675	HMC went into a no connect state after attempting to re-IPLpartition.	Licensed internal code changed	None.
MB00676	System does not recover following a reset/reload	Licensed internal code changed	None.
MB00678	System fails with SRC B181E500 after tower switch occurrs.	Licensed internal code changed	None.

01SF220_049_049 Impact:Function Severity: Hiper
Base 01SF220_048_048
Defect	Description	Conclusion	Circumvention
MB00608	Incorrect processor time base frequency possible on RPA partitions.	Fixed reported processor time based frequency for RPApartitions	None.
MB00611	The IPL of a system connected in an HSL Opticonnect clustermay hang at SRCC7004080.	The code was getting into a deadlock state during clusteringinitialization. The Licensed Internal Code has been corrected to avoidthis deadlock.	None.
MB00612	Adapter descriptions displayed on HMC are incorrect afterresources are physically moved.	Hypervisor logic will be more sensitive to IO resourcechanges.	None.
MB00613	System profile fails to activate	Hypervisor memory validation is not accounting for memorycurrently assigned to the partition.	None.
MB00614	Reserve Processor request gets started successfully but theprocessors are not present in the Shared Pool.	With this corrective package, Reserve Processors are fullyintegrated into the Shared Pool so their capacity can be accessed asexpected.	None.
MB00615	Systems participating in an HSL Opticonnect cluster with 3systems on the same HSL ring may not connect.	Licensed Interal Code Changed	None.
MB00618	Resolved potential cause for system hang at checkpointC7004078 when HSL Opticonnect starts.	Licensed Internal Code Changed	None.
MB00629	Corrected truncated serial number information displayed bylscfg command for I/O drawers or towers.	Licensed Internal Code Changed	None.
MB00630	Profile activation may fail when changing partition maxmemory.	Licensed Internal Code Changed	None.
MB00631	The server connection status displayed by the Server and Partition Management utility on the Hardware Management Console goes to Incomplete after a concurrent tower move.	The server connection status displayed by the Server and Partition Management utility on the Hardware Management Console will not go to Incomplete after a concurrent tower move.	None.
MB00634	A deadlock can occur causing console to not be able tocomunicate with system.	Licensed Internal Code Changed	None.
MB00635	Opticonnect HSL links are not marked failed correctly when anoptical cable is removed.	Code updated to correctly mark links failed.	None.
MB00636	Corrected potential cause for IPL hang at checkpoint C700406E	Licensed Internal Code Changed	None.
MB00639	Reserve CoD menus incorrectly display maximum number ofprocessors supported instead of number which are physically installed	Reserve CoD was using the maximum possible processors whencalculating the number allowed to be activated. It has been changed touse the actual installed processors, which will produce resultsconsistent with the number shown for available processors.	None.
MB00652	Corrected potential cause for HMC Console going to incompletestate.	Licensed Internal Code Changed	None.
MB00659	Advanced POWER Virtualization: Current Shared Procs allowedto Violate Min and Max rules.	Licensed Internal Code Changed	None.
MB00660	OptiConnect High-Speed link (HSL) speeds may be setincorrectly.	Licensed Internal Code updated to correctly initialize HSLlinks.	None.
MB00661	OptiConnect High-Speed link (HSL) links fail to recover aftercable replugged	Licensed Internal Code updated to properly recover HSL links.	None.
MB00603	IBM 4758 PCI Cryptographic Coprocessor does not identify inwhich slot is is physically plugged.	Licensed Internal Code Changed	None.
MB00605	Linux partition was failed to boot with error BA210000.	Licensed Internal Code Changed	None.
MB00638	Linux partitions boot slowly from Virtual SCSI.	Licensed Internal Code Changed	None.
471504	UPS detection is intermittent	Licensed Internal Code Changed	None.
469391	Cannot connect to ASM menus via network interface	Licensed Internal Code Changed	Reboot the service processor (FSP)
471583	Improved FRU isolation for error B181FB53	Added DIMM replacement procedure.	None.
471703	B181F23E on IPL with missing SMP cable	Licensed Internal Code changed to Allow system to IPL withonly the first node present.	None.
472017	ASM TTY interface hangs when web interface has non-Englishlanguage selected	Licensed Internal Code Changed	Set web interface to English.
475594	Serial ports not functional of p570 systems equipped withmultiple processor drawers (8, 12 and 16 way systems)	Licensed Internal Code Changed	Access ASM via HMC or graphics adapter.
474917	Corrected cause for false cooling fan faults when system instandby. (Affects 9111 systems only)	Licensed Internal Code Changed	None.
473413	Improved FRU isolation for error B123E500	Licensed Internal Code Changed	None.

01SF220_048_048
Base 01SF220_047_047
Defect	Description	Conclusion	Circumvention
475379	B181F7BB error running mixed processors	System configurations with 1.9Ghz processors may have a mixof High voltage and nominal voltage processors in the same system. Codeupdated to support this configuration.	Do not mix high and nominal voltage processors in the samesystem.
472934	B1818A09 after power problem	Code bug fixed to not report erroneous error.	N/A

01SF220_047_047
Base 01SF220_046_046
Defect	Description	Conclusion	Circumvention

01SF220_046_046 Impact:Usability Severity: Hiper
Base 01SF220_045_045
Defect	Description	Conclusion	Circumvention
MB00624	If an ethernet cable is not plugged into the serviceprocessor port, the service processor may not reach standby because thewebserver dies causing the service processor to reboot and then hang.	The service processor will configure the adapter even if thenetwork ethernet cable is not plugged in for any port.	Take a regular ethernet cable and connect it in a loop fromHMC1 port to HMC2 port of the service processor

01SF220_045_045
Base 01SF220_044_044
Defect	Description	Conclusion	Circumvention
MB00620	Error logs are being incorrectly created during firmwaredownloads to I/O towers.	Changed the error logs to informational logs only.	N/A

01SF220_044_044
Base 01SF220_043_043
Defect	Description	Conclusion	Circumvention
MB00579	Dynamic memory remove from a partition fails.	The code was incorrectly indicating that memory wasunavailable for dynamic removal. The code has been changed to correctly indicate when memory is available for dynamic removal.	None.
MB00580	Concurrent replace of an IOP fails.	The code was not properly deallocating hypervisor resourcesbelonging to the I/O resource being removed from the system. The code has been corrected.	None.
MB00581	A logical partition exhibits time-of-day drift across asystem IPL.	Problem fixed in hypervisor code.	None.
MB00582	Reserve Processors for Capacity On Demand are supposed to beidle until called upon for partition workloads. In some cases, all thereserved processors were put into use right away when they were notneeded.	The algorithm for deciding when the line of usage got farenough into the Reserve Processor capabilities was not accurate enough.	None.
MB00583	A Trial CoD activation may be accepted while there are unreturned Trial resources.	Trial activation will not be allowed while there areunreturned Trial resources of the same resource type.	None.
MB00584	CoD history log entries are not being produced when Trial CoDexpiration results in unreturned resources or when unreturned Trial or On/Off resources have all been reclaimed.	CoD history log entries will be produced when Trial CoD expiration results in unreturned resources or when unreturned Trial or On/Off resources have all been reclaimed.	None.
MB00585	Confirmation of a Capacity on Demand code for Trial resources may not work correctly depending on the number of availableresources for conversion to Trial resources.	The system hypervisor will be fixed to correctly handle CoD Trial resource confirmation requests.	None.
MB00586	After replacement of card, unreturned CoD resources werereported as unreturned Trial instead of unreturned On/Off.	When CoD resources become unreturned for reasons other thanTrial CoD expiration, they will be treated as unreturned On/Off CoD resources.	None.
MB00587	HMC displayed fields for Capacity on Demand memory amountstotal to more memory than is installed in the server.	Firmware is updated to correctly pass to the HMC for displaythe Capacity on Demand memory amounts.	None.
MB00588	Entering an On/Off CoD termination code while there wereunreturned On/Off CoD resources resulted in an extended error code of0x'200A', which means that an On/Off request is active, rather than anerror code of 0x'2018', which means the key failed because ofunreturned resources.	The failure code will be changed to indicate when a code isrejected due to unreturned resources.	None.
MB00589	After activation and expiration of On/Off Processorresources, the entitled number of resources that LPAR should allow isnot correct.	The calcluations done after expiration of the On/OffProcessor requests, as this testcase represented, were inaccurate. Thisinaccuracy was corrected and now the reported useable resource numbersare correctly being sent to the LPAR componentry.	None.
MB00593	After a PCI bus error occurs that would require the PCI busto be reset and recovered, about 2 seconds after the error occur, otherIO error events may be received by the partition.	Code has been fixed to remove the erroneous IO error eventswhile the PCI bus is being recovered.	None.
MB00594	Error log ID not the same for error entries fromt he same I/Oerror.	Problem has been fixed so error entries due to the same errorwill get the same error log ID.	None.
MB00595	Hardware recovery on an AIX or LINUX system does not alwaysre-enable interrups. Leaving the devices in a non-functional state.	Device recovery now restores devices to full function.	None.
MB00596	Tower concurrent maintenence and DLPAR of slot holding an IOPis failing.	The DLPAR and Tower concurrent maintenence operations succeed with this fix.	None.
MB00597	The system may become unresponsive.	The Licensed Internal Code will be changed so that the system will not become unresponsive.	None.
MB00590	Error adding a cpu.	Need to change the cache building scheme in firmware.	None.
MB00591	VSCSIDisk not showing up.	Changed calculation and the drives now appear.	None.
MB00592	DIAG CD not IPLing in Slave CD/DVD Slot.	Fixed.	None.

01SF220_043_043 Impact:Usability Severity: Hiper
Base 01SF220_041_041
Defect	Description	Conclusion	Circumvention
MB00573	Hmc may not connect to system.	Licensed Internal Code Changed	None.
MB00576	System terminating with a A700xxxx error code after areset/reload of the service processor.	Removed erroneous reject of host intiated reset/reload.	None.
MB00575	Increase resources in order to allow the use of more I/Oadapters in a large configuration.	Increase partiton resources.	None.

01SF220_041_041
Base 01SF220_041_041
Defect	Description	Conclusion	Circumvention
9A77028	New firmware release	New functions added	N/A