Upgrade Licensed Internal Code to a new release
A new release level of Licensed Internal Code supports major new function such as the introduction of new hardware models and significant function or features enabled by firmware. In addition to the new function and hardware support, new release levels also contain fixes. Upgrading from one release level to another is disruptive to system operations.
Release levels can be skipped. You can upgrade from release level A to release level D without having to install release level B and C. New release levels of the Licensed Internal Code are installed with this task.
Licensed Internal Code upgrades can be downloaded directly from IBM's service website. The HMC must be able to connect to a network that is outside of a firewall. If you cannot access IBM's service website from the HMC, go to Fix Central to determine what code level is needed. Download the code to another device, and then copy it to removable media or to a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) location.
If the link to the code from the Fix Central website is not working, contact IBM® Service to get the correct RPM and XML files.
If you have completed a code upgrade from a repository to one of your managed systems or power subsystems, that code is available in the hard disk drive repository on the HMC for installation on other systems. You can select Hard Drive to update other managed systems or power subsystems with the same code.
Multiple managed systems can be upgraded simultaneously by selecting them from the target list.
- When you select Upgrade Licensed Internal Code to a new release, a readiness check is performed on the system before the task progresses. If the readiness check fails, actions that are needed to correct the problems that are preventing the upgrade is reported to you.
- Choose a repository from which to upgrade your system. You can
update the system from any of the following repositories:
- IBM's service website.
- Removable media. Ensure that the USB flash drive is attached to the HMC.
- FTP site.
- HMC hard disk drive.
If you choose FTP site, you are prompted for the FTP host name, user ID, password, and the directory in which the update is located.
- Select the Licensed Internal Code upgrade, managed system, or power subsystem you want. After verification of the repository content and targeted systems is completed, the license agreement panel is displayed.
- Select Accept on the license agreement panel, and the confirmation panel is displayed.
- If any actions are listed at the bottom of the confirmation panel, complete them, and then click OK to confirm that the upgrade can begin. A progress panel displays the results as the upgrade proceeds. At the end of the process, the new release level of Licensed Internal Code is installed on both the t-side (temporary side) and the p-side (permanent side).
