Upgrading system firmware

Upgrading Firmware

Pre-requisites.

Before starting the firmware upgrade ensure the following:

All LPAR’s have been shutdown gracefully.
Ensure that there are no serviceable events in the Service Focal Point.

In the Navigation Area of the HMC select Service Applications and the Service Focal Point. From the Tasks menu select Manage Serviceable Events.

Disable IBM Call Home prior to starting the upgrade.
If the firmware upgrade results in new serviceable events ensure these are deleted prior to enabling Call Home.

Upgrade Procedure

Download the firmware upgrade from the IBM web site

http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/firmware/gjsn

From the drop down menus select the following

Machine Type: 9117-570

Press Go

From the available down loads check the RPM box for System Firmware SF240_320

Continue through the license agreement. From the listed packages download both the .rpm and .xml files. These can the be burnt to.

Insert the DVD into the HMC.

On the HMC select the Licensed Internal Code Maintenance folder and then select Licensed Internal Code Updates.

From the options select Upgrade to a New Release.

Select Upgrade Licensed Internal Code to a new release.

In the target host window select the system to update

9117-570*0265C30DE
nlscux21
9117-570*0265C30EE
nlscux22


In the specify LIC repository window enter the location of the firmware upgrade.