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IBM eseries  pSeries & RS/6000 Microcode Download Procedure
The following procedures explain how to get a password, and then to download pSeries and RS/6000 microcode updates.
Accessing Download Page
  1. Read and sign the license agreement.
  2. After you sign the agreement, you will enter the download page. 
Download pSeries & RS/6000 Microcode Updates
Use the download page to: 
  1. Find your system and/or adapter in the list provided.

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  2. Read the [Description] file to find out more about the microcode update.

    3. In some cases, this description file will provide details about installing the microcode on a system.
     
  3. Download the appropriate format of the microcode by clicking on either [AIX format] (if you will be unzipping the file on an AIX system), [DOS format] (if you will be unzipping the file on a Windows NT or DOS system) or [RPM format] (if you will be unzippong the file to a Linux system or directly to your server).????? 

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  4. Do one of the following to unzip the microcode file (some of the files still requires a password, this password is found on the top section of the download page).


    5.   To unzip the file on an AIX system 

    Enter the following commands:
    chmod +x filename.bin
    ./filename.bin

      To unzip the file on a DOS system 

    Enter the following:
    filename

      To unzip an RPM file on a System 

    Enter the following commands:
    ???????????
     

  5. Read and follow the instructions in the README file that comes with the microcode.


    6. In some cases the README file will provide detailed instructions on installing the microcode.

    In other cases the README file will point to the [Description] file found on the Web page for detailed instructions.