TITLE    : How to determine the current firmware version on an RS6000 PCI
           machine.
OS LEVEL : None
DATE     : 27/05/99
VERSION  : 1.0

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On some systems it is not possible to determine the current firmware
level while the system is running. The output of "lscfg -v" does not
always contain enough detailed information to be able to identify
the firmware level. 

The firmware version is displayed on the initial start-up screen on a
graphical display and at the top of each System Management Services
(SMS) menu on an ASCII Terminal display.  It can also be found on the
configuration display under the SMS menus.
 
To access the SMS menus, power-on the system if it is off, or shutdown
and re-start the system if it is on.
 
On a graphical display, the firmware version is displayed in the lower
right corner of the initial display.  Press the F1 key while the
start-up icons are displayed to stop at the SMS menus.
 
On an ASCII Terminal display, press the 1 key at the initial display
when the word "icons" are displayed at the bottom of the screen.  Note
the firmware version at the top of the menus.
 
Select "Configuration" from the initial SMS menu to see the system's
configuration.  The firmware version is near the bottom of this list.