IBM Power Subsystem Firmware Update
for use with
System Firmware Release 230 Level 156 and 158 ONLY:
pSeries 9119-590
pSeries 9119-595
iSeries 9406-595
pSeries 9118-575
DATE: May 18, 2006
Table of Contents
1.0
Firmware Change History
2.0
General Information
2.0.0 Where to
Obtain the Firmware
2.0.1 How to Load
the Firmware
2.1 Cautions and Important Notes
| Code Level |
Creation Date |
Description |
BP230_155
|
October 26, 2005 |
GA5 Service Packs 4 & 5
(same firmware used for both Service Packs):
- A new System Reference Code will now be reported if the
firmware level on each pair of BPCs is mismatched for a time period of
more than 1 hour. The purpose is to alert the user of this situation in
cases where the firmware update process did not complete on both BPCs
or where a BPC has been replaced but the firmware update of the new BPC
was not performed.
|
BP230_145
|
August 12, 2005 |
GA5 Service Pack 3:
- Increased the error log maximum size to prevent data from
being truncated
|
BP230_143
|
July 29, 2005 |
GA5 Service Pack 2:
- Fix for false 11008720 & 1100821 errors during run time
- Fix for intermittent unowned I/O drawer condition after
frame initialization
- Fix for false 14001302 error during boot up
- Fix for problem causing error message "no redundant
hardware available"
- Fix for BPC dump during Power code load operation, causing
HMC to display error ACT01724
- Fix for BPC hanging with return code 7 sent to HMC. Power
code load operation fails
|
BP230_131
|
June 6, 2005 |
GA5 Service Pack 1 |
BP230_125
|
May 23, 2005 |
pSeries High Performance Switch
General Availability (GA5) |
BP225_094
|
February 17, 2005 |
pSeries 9118-575 General
Availability (GA4) |
BP222_072
|
December 16, 2004 |
GA3 Service Pack 2 |
BP222_067
|
December 06, 2004 |
GA3 Service Pack 1 |
BP222_058
|
November 21, 2004 |
pSeries 9119-590, 9119-595 and
iSeries 9406-595 General Availability (GA3) |
The Power Subsystem Firmware level contained in this update
is:
BP230_155
The individual internal Power FRU code levels are:
| Internal FRU Name |
Code Level |
| (hex) |
(decimal) |
| BPC 196 |
000A |
10 |
| BPC DSP |
A387 |
41863 |
| BPR |
A01A |
40986 |
| CEC MDA-S |
039B |
923 |
| CEC DCA-SQ |
E509 |
58633 |
| Node DCA-SIH |
0008 |
8 |
| I/O DCA-BC |
003B |
59 |
| I/O MDA-BC |
0005 |
5 |
| I/O DCA-BCS |
0036 |
54 |
| I/O MDA-BCS |
0406 |
1030 |
| HPS DCA-F |
003A |
58 |
| HPS MDA-F |
0394 |
916 |
This package provides updated Power Subsystem Firmware for use on
the following systems only:
- pSeries 9119-590
- pSeries 9119-595
- pSeries 9118-575
- pSeries Powered Expansion Rack
- pSeries High Performance Switch in any
of the above Systems
- pSeries High Performance Switch
Multi-rack Configuration
- iSeries 9406-595
Do not use on any other systems. The package contains
downloadable
Firmware for some or all of the following power subsystem components:
BPC
(Bulk Power Controller), BPR (Bulk Power Regulator), DCA (Distributed
Converter
Assembly and MDA (Motor Drive Assembly).
This firmware can be found at the following locations:
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Before attempting to load this firmware please ensure that your HMC
(Hardware Management Console) software
has been upgraded to the appropriate version. HMC version information
can be found at:
https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/hmc/home.html
The instructions regarding how to query, obtain, install and remove
firmware
levels can be found on the following IBM Infocenter Page:
Getting
server firmware and power subsystem firmware fixes and upgrades
- Never Turn Off the UEPO switch (red switch) During the Power
Subsystem
Firmware Update Process --
the update will fail, and the process must be repeated.
Also,
the power component being loaded could be permanently
disabled.
- Never Log Off of the HMC During the Power Subsystem Firmware
Update
Process --
the update will fail, and the process must be repeated.
- Service any existing problems with the Power Subsystem prior
to
attempting to load Power Subsystem Firmware from the HMC. Outstanding
problems can cause the Power Subsystem to be in an N-mode power state
(which means there has been a loss of redundancy) and can prevent
the HMC
from being able to load the Power Subsystem Firmware.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
After installing the Power Subsystem Firmware, proceed to the HMC
console and rebuild the
managed frame using the following procedure:
- From the "Navigation Area" window pane on the HMC Console:
- select Server and Partition
- select Frame Management
- Next, from the "Server and Partition: Frame Management" window
pane:
- right-click on the frame that was just updated
- select Rebuild Managed Frame
- answer Yes to the question "Do you want to continue?"