can you tell me where is the new version 11.2.x.  for download 

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BERNARDO REYNA
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Currently - no where.  It's available from July 24th - https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/power-virtualization-platform-enhancements-3q-2026?region=US

The HMC will be able to download it direct from IBM if it has the connectivity.  Otherwise download from fixcentral once available.

Phill.

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Phill Rowbottom
Unix Consultant
Service Express
Bedford
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Original Message:
Sent: 07/16/26 05:09 PM
From: BERNARDO REYNA
Subject: HMC V11.1 becomes withdrawn from marketing 17 July 2026

can you tell me where is the new version 11.2.x.  for download 

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BERNARDO REYNA
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So what version of vHMC 11 for x86 can you order/download between 7/17 and 7/24?

Currently - no where.  It's available from July 24th - https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/power-virtualization-platform-enhancements-3q-2026?region=US

The HMC will be able to download it direct from IBM if it has the connectivity.  Otherwise download from fixcentral once available.

Phill.

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Phill Rowbottom
Unix Consultant
Service Express
Bedford
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Original Message:
Sent: 07/16/26 05:09 PM
From: BERNARDO REYNA
Subject: HMC V11.1 becomes withdrawn from marketing 17 July 2026

can you tell me where is the new version 11.2.x.  for download 

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BERNARDO REYNA
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So what version of vHMC 11 for x86 can you order/download between 7/17 and 7/24?

Currently - no where.  It's available from July 24th - https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/power-virtualization-platform-enhancements-3q-2026?region=US

The HMC will be able to download it direct from IBM if it has the connectivity.  Otherwise download from fixcentral once available.

Phill.

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Phill Rowbottom
Unix Consultant
Service Express
Bedford
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Original Message:
Sent: 07/16/26 05:09 PM
From: BERNARDO REYNA
Subject: HMC V11.1 becomes withdrawn from marketing 17 July 2026

can you tell me where is the new version 11.2.x.  for download 

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BERNARDO REYNA
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11.1 is just withdrawn from marketing.  Not from support, yet.

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/lifecycle/search?q=hmc%2011.1

It's the 24th and there is no V11R2 code available in Fix Central. 

I have one of my redundant CR2 HMCs that is inactive in the CMC for two months and this code is supposed to fix it.

A couple of heads up for this code.

When you go to Fix Central and search based on CR2 with V11R1 installed, it does NOT show the upgrade to V11R2.  To see the V11R2 code, you must say that you have V11R2 installed.  I know that it does not make sense, but that is how you navigate to it.

When you actually upgrade your CR2 HMC from V11R1 to V11R2, the upgrade reverts the firewall settings to default. 

In my case I have 22 and 443 open so that I can perform work remotely.  After the upgrade, these are all shut off so I physically have to be on the console to change the settings back so I can work remotely.

In my case I have ntp open so that I can report to the Cloud Management Console.  After the upgrade the IP addresses were removed so I had to change the setting back so that it would communicate with the CMC.

Update - Support acknowledges that there is a bug in the V11R1 to V11R2 upgrade.  I performed it on two different HMCs using the GUI and accessing the code from the IBM Website.

<< From my case >>

Apologies- did forgot to send you a follow up mail that is being reviewed. Indeed at the moment it seems that the save upgrade data did not restore fully/ correctly.

But case and data is also being reviewed by a Product Engineer still.

Christopher please follow up when you can with more info on what went wrong with the ave upgrade data did not restore and if IBM has updated the case. 

I'm helping a customer who want to go to 11R2 but will wait for more info.

Thanks

Doug

Update - Support acknowledges that there is a bug in the V11R1 to V11R2 upgrade.  I performed it on two different HMCs using the GUI and accessing the code from the IBM Website.

<< From my case >>

Apologies- did forgot to send you a follow up mail that is being reviewed. Indeed at the moment it seems that the save upgrade data did not restore fully/ correctly.

But case and data is also being reviewed by a Product Engineer still.

I was running 7063-CR2s with V11R1 code and using the GUI.  I utilized the blue box HMC Action to "Upgrade HMC".

First, I selected to save the HMC Upgrade data to the HMC itself.  

Second, I choose to download from the IBM Website.  I selected MF71772 version of V11R2 for "7063-CR2 ** ONLY **".  It was the only option presented.

Third, the summary was presented and I proceeded with the upgrade.

The fourth Upgrade HMC panel shows that the upgrade data was saved, the download file was verified and then the upgrade began and it logged me out of the GUI.

After 38 minutes the HMC started responded to the pings to the public IP but it would not respond to attempt to login in to the GUI or directly through a PuTTY session.

When I arrived onsite and viewed the console, it appeared normal and allowed me to log in with my user and previously password with no issue.

When viewing the HMC Management >> Network Configuration screen, the firewall settings on the public ethernet connections were reset.  SSH/22 and Web/443 were do not allow.  NTP/123 was still allow by IP but the IPs were 0.0.0.0.

When viewing the Schedule Management, it was blank.  My Backup Profile data on each frame and Backup HMC data were deleted.

I had to manually reenter all of these items.  Once completed, I brought the HMC down hard (pulled power cords), brought it back up and the entries were all still there.  I then HMC Action >> Backup HMC Data of up the new V11R2  data to USB.

I anticipate that a new SP will be released once they determine if the issue is that it fails to save the data or fails to restore the data.

Christopher please follow up when you can with more info on what went wrong with the ave upgrade data did not restore and if IBM has updated the case. 

I'm helping a customer who want to go to 11R2 but will wait for more info.

Thanks

Doug