Updating PowerVM NovaLink

The PowerVM® NovaLink software uses standard Linux operating system tools to update itself. Use the Ubuntu apt function to update the Ubuntu Linux operating system, and the PowerVM NovaLink and related software. Similarly, you can use the yum function to update the software in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment.

The Ubuntu Linux operating system is maintained by Canonical Ltd. Fixes for operating system components can be retrieved from the Canonical repositories.

The PowerVM NovaLink software is provided by IBM®. Updates to the PowerVM NovaLink can be obtained from the PowerVM NovaLink repository that is hosted by IBM.

If the PowerVM NovaLink partition can connect to online repositories, you can update the Ubuntu Linux operating system and the PowerVM NovaLink software from the online repositories. Otherwise, you must clone the online repositories and update the Ubuntu Linux operating system and the PowerVM NovaLink software from the cloned repositories.
  • Updating PowerVM NovaLink from an online repository
    You can update the Ubuntu Linux operating system and the PowerVM NovaLink software on your PowerVM NovaLink logical partition by using an online repository.
  • Updating PowerVM NovaLink from a cloned repository
    You can update the Ubuntu or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system, and the PowerVM NovaLink software on your PowerVM NovaLink logical partition by using a cloned repository. Use a cloned repository to update the PowerVM NovaLink software if the PowerVM NovaLink partition does not have direct access to the online repository.
  • Updating the firmware on a system that is managed by PowerVM NovaLink
    To update the firmware on a system that is managed by only PowerVM NovaLink, use the ldfware command on the service partition. If the system is co-managed by PowerVM NovaLink and a Hardware Management Console (HMC), you must use the HMC to update the firmware. The HMC must be set to the master mode to update the firmware.
Parent topic: PowerVM NovaLink


Last updated: Fri, December 06, 2019