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Hi all,

We are going to install VIOS via usb flash drive for an new Power 10 server.  We activate vios, can not see any USB device in the VIOS installation.

The USB flash drive is accessible from in Power 9.  The drive is incert  the same location in the front in both of Power 9 and 10.

What do I missing?

Thank you for help

Dear Wang Chen

Did you use the method described in this IBM Technote ?   PowerVM VIOS 3.1 Installation Using USB Flash Drive at  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/powervm-vios-31-installation-using-usb-flash-drive.   

Or you can try installing it from HMC : Installing the Virtual I/O Server manually by using HMC Version 7 Release 7.1, and later at  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/power9/9009-42G?topic=installing-hmc-version-7-release-71-later.  

 

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Chance favors only the prepared mind.
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Satid S.
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Thank you very much

Hi, 

In the profile partition of the VIOS, do you add Universal Serial BUS UHC Spec I/O ?

Best regards

We set the device in the desired in vios profile

I'll never use USB key for VIOS, may be your key is not compatible. Is it USB 3.0 key ? As Satid says, if you have an hmc, HMC installation is another option, but network have to be in placed. 

Thank you all your input. 

We did a diagnostic reboot in vios, it finally detected the USB device. 

Thank you all again