Hello, I have installed the microcode RS-740-K-RE22287 and I wanted to update it to RS-740-R-RE25164. When I finished installing it, it sent me SRC B6005121 and B2006015: "A problem occurred during the startup of a partition. The load source media is corrupted or not valid." it tells me that the microcode is corrupted. After several attempts, I opted to restore option 21. Can anyone tell me what could have happened? What can I do when I try to install again? Regards.

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Miguel Peralta
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Hello, I have installed the microcode RS-740-K-RE22287 and I wanted to update it to RS-740-R-RE25164. When I finished installing it, it sent me SRC B6005121 and B2006015: "A problem occurred during the startup of a partition. The load source media is corrupted or not valid." it tells me that the microcode is corrupted. After several attempts, I opted to restore option 21. Can anyone tell me what could have happened? What can I do when I try to install again? Regards.

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Miguel Peralta
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I forgot to ask WHY you wanted to replace the K resave level with the R level (which is the most current level at this moment)? 

Does the IBM i LPAR run for some time already?  If so. the more proper way to update the LIC level is to apply all cumulative PTF packages to the latest levels instead. (It's not easy and not practical to apply PTFs only to LIC.)   

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Satid S

Original Message:
Sent: Sat August 30, 2025 11:31 AM
From: Miguel Peralta
Subject: microcode update corrupted

Hello, I have installed the microcode RS-740-K-RE22287 and I wanted to update it to RS-740-R-RE25164. When I finished installing it, it sent me SRC B6005121 and B2006015: "A problem occurred during the startup of a partition. The load source media is corrupted or not valid." it tells me that the microcode is corrupted. After several attempts, I opted to restore option 21. Can anyone tell me what could have happened? What can I do when I try to install again? Regards.

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Miguel Peralta
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Hi, I used the image catalog, PWRDWNSYS OPTION(*IMMED) RESTART(*YES) IPLSRC(*IMGCLG)
IMGCLG(catalog-name), it didn't show me the microcode installation screen, but I saw the codes C6xx41DC C6xx41CC. When I tried to reboot, it didn't.

We're going to update from POWER, and for health reasons, we usually set the latest RESAVE level and PTFs. Thanks and best regards.

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Miguel Peralta

Original Message:
Sent: Mon September 01, 2025 05:35 AM
From: Satid S
Subject: microcode update corrupted

I forgot to ask WHY you wanted to replace the K resave level with the R level (which is the most current level at this moment)? 

Does the IBM i LPAR run for some time already?  If so. the more proper way to update the LIC level is to apply all cumulative PTF packages to the latest levels instead. (It's not easy and not practical to apply PTFs only to LIC.)   

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Satid S

Original Message:
Sent: Sat August 30, 2025 11:31 AM
From: Miguel Peralta
Subject: microcode update corrupted

Hello, I have installed the microcode RS-740-K-RE22287 and I wanted to update it to RS-740-R-RE25164. When I finished installing it, it sent me SRC B6005121 and B2006015: "A problem occurred during the startup of a partition. The load source media is corrupted or not valid." it tells me that the microcode is corrupted. After several attempts, I opted to restore option 21. Can anyone tell me what could have happened? What can I do when I try to install again? Regards.

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Miguel Peralta
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Dear Miguel

>>>>  and for health reasons, we usually set the latest RESAVE level and PTFs <<<<

For a working system, to achieve what you mentioned - system health reason, you need to ONLY apply all latest cumulative and group PTFs.  No need to do LIC replacement which is needed only when encountering weird problems that are known to be due to damage in LIC which is rare.  And after LIC replacement, you also still need to apply LIC PTFs to bring it up to date.

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Satid S

Original Message:
Sent: Mon September 01, 2025 12:48 PM
From: Miguel Peralta
Subject: microcode update corrupted

Hi, I used the image catalog, PWRDWNSYS OPTION(*IMMED) RESTART(*YES) IPLSRC(*IMGCLG)
IMGCLG(catalog-name), it didn't show me the microcode installation screen, but I saw the codes C6xx41DC C6xx41CC. When I tried to reboot, it didn't.

We're going to update from POWER, and for health reasons, we usually set the latest RESAVE level and PTFs. Thanks and best regards.

------------------------------
Miguel Peralta

Original Message:
Sent: Mon September 01, 2025 05:35 AM
From: Satid S
Subject: microcode update corrupted

I forgot to ask WHY you wanted to replace the K resave level with the R level (which is the most current level at this moment)? 

Does the IBM i LPAR run for some time already?  If so. the more proper way to update the LIC level is to apply all cumulative PTF packages to the latest levels instead. (It's not easy and not practical to apply PTFs only to LIC.)   

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Satid S

Original Message:
Sent: Sat August 30, 2025 11:31 AM
From: Miguel Peralta
Subject: microcode update corrupted

Hello, I have installed the microcode RS-740-K-RE22287 and I wanted to update it to RS-740-R-RE25164. When I finished installing it, it sent me SRC B6005121 and B2006015: "A problem occurred during the startup of a partition. The load source media is corrupted or not valid." it tells me that the microcode is corrupted. After several attempts, I opted to restore option 21. Can anyone tell me what could have happened? What can I do when I try to install again? Regards.

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Miguel Peralta
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Dear Miguel

>>>>  and for health reasons, we usually set the latest RESAVE level and PTFs <<<<

For a working system, to achieve what you mentioned - system health reason, you need to ONLY apply all latest cumulative and group PTFs.  No need to do LIC replacement which is needed only when encountering weird problems that are known to be due to damage in LIC which is rare.  And after LIC replacement, you also still need to apply LIC PTFs to bring it up to date.

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Satid S

Original Message:
Sent: Mon September 01, 2025 12:48 PM
From: Miguel Peralta
Subject: microcode update corrupted

Hi, I used the image catalog, PWRDWNSYS OPTION(*IMMED) RESTART(*YES) IPLSRC(*IMGCLG)
IMGCLG(catalog-name), it didn't show me the microcode installation screen, but I saw the codes C6xx41DC C6xx41CC. When I tried to reboot, it didn't.

We're going to update from POWER, and for health reasons, we usually set the latest RESAVE level and PTFs. Thanks and best regards.

------------------------------
Miguel Peralta

Original Message:
Sent: Mon September 01, 2025 05:35 AM
From: Satid S
Subject: microcode update corrupted

I forgot to ask WHY you wanted to replace the K resave level with the R level (which is the most current level at this moment)? 

Does the IBM i LPAR run for some time already?  If so. the more proper way to update the LIC level is to apply all cumulative PTF packages to the latest levels instead. (It's not easy and not practical to apply PTFs only to LIC.)   

------------------------------
Satid S

Original Message:
Sent: Sat August 30, 2025 11:31 AM
From: Miguel Peralta
Subject: microcode update corrupted

Hello, I have installed the microcode RS-740-K-RE22287 and I wanted to update it to RS-740-R-RE25164. When I finished installing it, it sent me SRC B6005121 and B2006015: "A problem occurred during the startup of a partition. The load source media is corrupted or not valid." it tells me that the microcode is corrupted. After several attempts, I opted to restore option 21. Can anyone tell me what could have happened? What can I do when I try to install again? Regards.

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Miguel Peralta
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