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Problem with proper HMC updates handling

  • 1.  Problem with proper HMC updates handling

    Posted 02/25/15 05:34 AM

    Originally posted by: PontiacGeronimo


    Hello,

    I have always many questions how to perform properly HMC update. Usually, fixcentral shows many updates and fixes and don't know how to get the path in steps 1by1 from current version to desired new one.

    Example: Current version I have is V8R8.1.0.1 with MH01474

    Now, when I want to update my HMC to V8R8.2.0M1 I see so many fixes on fixcentral related to this version.

    Which is the right path for doing the update? Should I first apply some extra fixes supproting update from 8.1 to 8.2?
    Or maybe I can run update with the recovery iso (I guess it is for both update and/or recovery tasks) and then update with update iso V8R820 SP1?
     

    Here is list of files fixcentral generates for V8R820*:

    HMC_Recovery_V8R820_1.iso
    HMC_Update_V8R820_SP1.iso
    MH01453.dd.xml
    MH01453.pd.sdd
    MH01453.readme.html
    MH01453.txt
    MH01454.dd.xml
    MH01454.iso
    MH01454.pd.sdd
    MH01454.readme.html
    MH01454.txt
    MH01455.dd.xml
    MH01455.pd.sdd
    MH01455.readme.html
    MH01455.txt
    MH01486.dd.xml
    MH01486.iso
    MH01486.pd.sdd
    MH01486.readme.html
    MH01486.txt
    MH01493.dd.xml
    MH01493.iso
    MH01493.pd.sdd
    MH01493.readme.html
    MH01493.txt
    MH01495.dd.xml
    MH01495.iso
    MH01495.pd.sdd
    MH01495.readme.html
    MH01495.txt
    

     

    And here fixes for my current level V8R81*:

    HMC_Recovery_V8R810_1.iso
    HMC_Update_V8R810_SP1.iso
    MH01419.dd.xml
    MH01419.pd.sdd
    MH01419.readme.html
    MH01419.txt
    MH01420.dd.xml
    MH01420.pd.sdd
    MH01420.readme.html
    MH01420.txt
    MH01421.dd.xml
    MH01421.iso
    MH01421.pd.sdd
    MH01421.readme.html
    MH01421.txt
    MH01436.dd.xml
    MH01436.iso
    MH01436.pd.sdd
    MH01436.readme.html
    MH01436.txt
    MH01441.dd.xml
    MH01441.iso
    MH01441.pd.sdd
    MH01441.readme.html
    MH01441.txt
    MH01465.dd.xml
    MH01465.iso
    MH01465.pd.sdd
    MH01465.readme.html
    MH01465.txt
    MH01466.dd.xml
    MH01466.iso
    MH01466.pd.sdd
    MH01466.readme.html
    MH01466.txt
    MH01468.dd.xml
    MH01468.iso
    MH01468.pd.sdd
    MH01468.readme.html
    MH01468.txt
    MH01474.dd.xml
    MH01474.iso
    MH01474.pd.sdd
    MH01474.readme.html
    MH01474.txt
    MH01481.dd.xml
    MH01481.iso
    MH01481.pd.sdd
    MH01481.readme.html
    MH01481.txt
    MH01492.dd.xml
    MH01492.iso
    MH01492.pd.sdd
    MH01492.readme.html
    MH01492.txt
    MH01494.dd.xml
    MH01494.iso
    MH01494.pd.sdd
    MH01494.readme.html
    MH01494.txt
    


    Is there any update path document saying which fix should be applied before which one, which is mandatory and which not for successfull update to desired level?

     

    kind regards,


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  • 2.  Re: Problem with proper HMC updates handling

    Posted 02/25/15 06:22 AM

    Originally posted by: PontiacGeronimo



    ok, I found procedure for update 7.X to 8.1

    http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/SLKBase.nsf/aa2651ed09e6ea568625734400636e43/e70e0bb1e598d61586257cae004566e9?OpenDocument

     

    but can't find similiar for 8.1 to 8.2 but will follow above one.


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