IBM pSeries 9119-590, 9119-595, 9118-575 and iSeries 9406-595 Power Subsystem Firmware Update Readme

IBM Power Subsystem Firmware Update
for use with
System Firmware Release 240 Level 202 ONLY:

pSeries 9119-590
pSeries 9119-595
iSeries 9406-590
pSeries 9118-575

DATE: March 2, 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

1.0 Firmware Change History

Code Level	Description
BP240_168	GA7: General Availability Fixes for erroneous System Reference Codes reported against I/O drawer power supplies
BP235_157	GA6 Service Pack 1: Fixes for problems related to concurrent and non-concurrent I/O drawer adds
BP230_155	GA5 Service Pack 4: 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.
BP235_156	GA6: General Availability Support for the 9119-590/595 and 9406-595 redundant Service Processors with dynamic failover
BP230_145	GA5 Service Pack 3: Increased the error log maximum size to prevent data from being truncated
BP230_143	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	GA5 Service Pack 1
BP230_125	GA5: pSeries High Performance Switch General Availability
BP225_094	GA4: pSeries 9118-575 General Availability
BP222_072	GA3 Service Pack 2
BP222_067	GA3 Service Pack 1
BP222_058	GA3: pSeries 9119-590, 9119-595 and iSeries 9406-590 General Availability

The Power Subsystem Firmware level contained in this update is: BP240_168

The individual internal Power FRU code levels are:

Internal FRU Name	Code Level
Internal FRU Name	(hex)	(decimal)
BPC 196	000A	10
BPC DSP	A387	41863
BPR	A01A	40986
CEC MDA-S	039B	923
CEC DCA-SQ	000E	14
Node DCA-SIH	000A	10
I/O DCA-BC	003E	62
I/O MDA-BC	0005	5
I/O DCA-BCS	0039	57
I/O MDA-BCS	0406	1030
HPS DCA-F	003C	60
HPS MDA-F	0394	916

2.0 General Information

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 9406-590

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).

2.0.0 Where to Obtain the Firmware

This firmware can be found at the following locations:

From the IBM Tech Support Website as individual files (other.html
) :
1. Look for Power Subsystem for: 9119-595, 9406-595, 9119-590, 9118-575 in the Model column
2. Click on RPM(linux) to download the RPM file
3. Click on XML to download the XML file
4. Load both of these files on the HMC (see section 2.0.1 How to Load the Firmware below)
From the IBM Tech Support Website as a CD-ROM image (SF240_202_BP240_168.iso) :
Use this image file in conjunction with a computer that is capable of creating CD-ROMs.
NOTE: This CD-ROM image also contains System Firmware

2.0.1 How to Load the Firmware

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Before attempting to load this firmware please ensure that your HMC software has been upgraded to the latest level for "servers with POWER5 processors". HMC software packages can be found at: http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/hmc

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

2.1 Cautions and Important Notes

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.