Comments on: Newest CUME for V5R4 adds a nice way to view model 5xx firmware levels http://projectdream.org/wordpress/2007/09/21/newest-cume-for-v5r4-adds-a-nice-way-to-view-model-5xx-firmware-levels/ The experiences of an SMB IT technician Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:17:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tom Hauber http://projectdream.org/wordpress/2007/09/21/newest-cume-for-v5r4-adds-a-nice-way-to-view-model-5xx-firmware-levels/comment-page-1/#comment-1934 Tom Hauber Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:13:54 +0000 http://projectdream.org/wordpress/2007/09/21/newest-cume-for-v5r4-adds-a-nice-way-to-view-model-5xx-firmware-levels/#comment-1934 We have an unpartitioned system with a Twinax console. I received a server firmware update as part of the latest Cume. Unfortunately no matter what I try, I cannot seem to find out how to do a server ipl. I thought that a full pwrdwnsys *immed *full would do the trick, but it doesn't. So far all I can find on the IBM site refers to the fact that you need to reboot all partitions at the same time, nothing gives any help to how to accomplish this though. The one thing I have yet to try, but am hesitant to do it, is to apply the ptf's permanently. We have an unpartitioned system with a Twinax console. I received a server firmware update as part of the latest Cume. Unfortunately no matter what I try, I cannot seem to find out how to do a server ipl. I thought that a full pwrdwnsys *immed *full would do the trick, but it doesn’t.

So far all I can find on the IBM site refers to the fact that you need to reboot all partitions at the same time, nothing gives any help to how to accomplish this though.

The one thing I have yet to try, but am hesitant to do it, is to apply the ptf’s permanently.

]]> By: Lukas Beeler http://projectdream.org/wordpress/2007/09/21/newest-cume-for-v5r4-adds-a-nice-way-to-view-model-5xx-firmware-levels/comment-page-1/#comment-1933 Lukas Beeler Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:47:52 +0000 http://projectdream.org/wordpress/2007/09/21/newest-cume-for-v5r4-adds-a-nice-way-to-view-model-5xx-firmware-levels/#comment-1933 A server IPL is restarting the whole server, instead of just the partition. I've never dealt with partitioned systems without a HMC, so i can't help you with that. Unpartitioned systems just need a PWRDWNSYS *IMMED *YES, HMC managed systems have other procedures anyway. I *think* that an IPL of the primary partition on a LPARed non HMC System is the way to go. A server IPL is restarting the whole server, instead of just the partition.

I’ve never dealt with partitioned systems without a HMC, so i can’t help you with that.

Unpartitioned systems just need a PWRDWNSYS *IMMED *YES, HMC managed systems have other procedures anyway.

I *think* that an IPL of the primary partition on a LPARed non HMC System is the way to go.

]]> By: Tom Hauber http://projectdream.org/wordpress/2007/09/21/newest-cume-for-v5r4-adds-a-nice-way-to-view-model-5xx-firmware-levels/comment-page-1/#comment-1932 Tom Hauber Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:20:36 +0000 http://projectdream.org/wordpress/2007/09/21/newest-cume-for-v5r4-adds-a-nice-way-to-view-model-5xx-firmware-levels/#comment-1932 This is useful information, but one question remains: How do you actually perform a "server IPL" ? This is useful information, but one question remains: How do you actually perform a “server IPL” ?

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