HI
The support end date for the IBM POWER8 was October 31, 2024. This end-of-service date means that IBM no longer provides technical support, patches, updates, or other maintenance for this POWER8 range. Staying on this outdated hardware presents risks such as security vulnerabilities, compatibility issues, and the inability to benefit from new features and measures, and may require third-party maintenance.
my recommendation to plan to go with Power11 whish is reased recently .
Thank you
Anas
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Anas AlSaleh
IBM Power Systems Software Specialist
Saudi Business Machines ( SBM )
Riyadh
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Original Message:
Sent: Sun July 20, 2025 11:07 AM
From: mujeeb Rehman
Subject: Having Issue to Switching From FSP2 to FSP1
HI,
I have a Power8 E870 with two FSPs redundant installed. Whenever I boot the machine, it starts from FSP 2 and later when I try to convert it to FSP 1, it doesn't work. But I can ping both of them. I can ping both the FSPs and the IP of both. But when I try to convert it through HMC not switching in HMC i saw only FSP1 IP not viisble FSP 2 IP and but there is no error, i follow the IBM Docs but its not works.
But if I try to do this from ACM, I can see the primary one there, but the secondary IP is not showing in the IP of HMC either. So please tell me something. I am very stuck. There is some trick. There is no fault in both. Both are pinged separately. If I remove one, the other one come FSP1 Primary one. So please, someone help me as soon as possible.
Regards,
Mujeeb
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mujeeb Rehman
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