Reminds me of a Power 6 we wanted to upgrade one level of IBM i. Yes that level did support Power 6, however we would have had to replace every card, drive and expansion unit. That's when we went to Power 8. That Power 6 had a bunch of stuff carried over from earlier generations.
Original Message:
Sent: Sat July 27, 2024 07:10 AM
From: Admin Service
Subject: Power 10 NVMe and V7R3.
I made sure to update my P8 7.3 system to TR12 + SI80671 for P10 hardware support. Ready to migrate to a new S1014.
The P10 came with recent firmware: ML1050_059 and 7.4 preloaded.
Booting with 7.3 USB stick didn't work.
Booting with 7.4 USB stick worked but didn't allow restore of the earlier 7.3 LIC on the tape.
Turns out I should have checked here:
IBM i I/O Support Summary
Because the P10 came with ES1K NVMe drives that are NOT supported on 7.3.
Had to go back and upgrade the P8 to 7.4. Then I could restore to the P10 with ES1Ks. Luckily, I had all weekend for migration, and the P10 with NVMe is nice and fast compared to the P8. When doing upgrades and PTFs, you don't have time for a nap or a meal. Just enough time for a cuppa ;-D
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Original Message:
Sent: Wed February 21, 2024 04:25 AM
From: Virgile VATIN
Subject: Power 10 NVMe and V7R3.
Edit : Work
Hi Satid,
Your idea was good Update Firmware from ML1030_065_026 / FW1030.30 to ML1050_052_052 / FW1050.00 solved my problem.
Thank you
HI Satid,
Level of Firmware isn't the most recent, It's ML1030_065_026 / FW1030.30, but if i look at I/O support, this firmware release was launch after V7R3 level TR12.
I will update it, and give a last chance...
BR
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Virgile VATIN
Original Message:
Sent: Wed February 21, 2024 01:11 AM
From: Satid Singkorapoom
Subject: Power 10 NVMe and V7R3.
Dear Virgile
What about the level of firmware of S1022? Is it at the latest level? If not, it may be worth upgrading it and perhaps try recreating the name spaces again.
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Chance favors only the prepared mind.
-- Louis Pasteur
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Satid S.
Original Message:
Sent: Tue February 20, 2024 05:09 AM
From: Virgile VATIN
Subject: Power 10 NVMe and V7R3.
Hi,
HMC return code ES3E from detail part, confirm by Packing List document send with the server,
Power 10 is a S1022s don't find any problem for the compatibility with this type of Power. A bug with the TR13 ?
BR
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Virgile VATIN
Original Message:
Sent: Tue February 20, 2024 04:52 AM
From: Satid Singkorapoom
Subject: Power 10 NVMe and V7R3.
Dear Virgile
IBM i 7.3 TR13 should be fine. How did you identify if NVMe is actually ES3E ?
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Chance favors only the prepared mind.
-- Louis Pasteur
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Satid S.
Original Message:
Sent: Tue February 20, 2024 04:17 AM
From: Virgile VATIN
Subject: Power 10 NVMe and V7R3.
Hi Satid,
From your link and this link IBM i I/O Support Summary post by Robert, V7R3 seems to be support natively at V7R3 TR12. I use V7R3 TR13 to configure namespace. At this point no problem to display nvme device, display, create, delete, nvme namaespace.
But When i try to install Microcode from the same I_BASE DVD-ROM, disk are not detected... Don't know what to do after and don't have extended support for V7R3 to open a ticket at IBM support.
For iVirt, I found the term on the second link, after a search i conclude (may be it's not that) that iVirt stand for IBM i virtualisation when IBM i is serving I/O (like Vios) to a client IBM i, AIX, or Linux partition.
I use this option to install V7R3 (client) with V7R5 host.
Regards
Just read again your post Satid, When you say TR12 ONLY, does it mean that TR13 doesn't work ?
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Virgile VATIN
Original Message:
Sent: Mon February 19, 2024 08:32 PM
From: Satid Singkorapoom
Subject: Power 10 NVMe and V7R3.
Dear Virgile
I just found here https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-i-io-support-details that ES3E is supported for IBM i 7.3 TR12 ONLY in POWER10 server. For POWER9 server with ES3E, you must use IBM i 7.4 TR6 + PTF MF69931 or later.
By the way, what is "iVirt" ?
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Chance favors only the prepared mind.
-- Louis Pasteur
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Satid S.
Original Message:
Sent: Mon February 19, 2024 08:49 AM
From: Virgile VATIN
Subject: Power 10 NVMe and V7R3.
Hi Dave,
I'ill try to install V7R3 with Lastest I_BASE (TR13 version). i can play with NVMe NS ins sst tools but unable to continue with installing Microde. Installation failed to detect disk.
I don't find any tips, and on IBM site, version of I_BASE seem to support natively nvme (no iVirt rerence) feature code are #ES3E.?
| #ES3E - Enterprise 3.2 TB SSD PCIe4 NVMe U.2 module for IBM i adds dedicated support for IBM i 7.3 | Native, iVirt (see also May 2022) | Base | Tech Refresh 6 | Tech Refresh 12 (see also May 2022) |
IBM i Licensed Internal Code 7.3.0 410 13
OPT Unit ASP Number Type Model Name Status
Y8LTJJEWCWZW 6B7D 205 DD001 Non-configured
YYU38QRNW2YJ 6B7D 205 DD002 Non-configured
when lauching microcode installation there is an error " no unit can be choose for ipl source".
Any Idea, does V7R3 only work on nvme with ivirt ?
Regards
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Virgile VATIN
Original Message:
Sent: Tue May 30, 2023 04:43 PM
From: Dave Chizek
Subject: Power 10 NVMe and V7R3.
When trying to bring up the Power 10 on NVMe using IBM i V7R3 Rev R.
Work with Disk Units
Work with Disk Units
Select one of the following:
1. Save load source disk unit data
2. Copy load source disk unit data
3. Display/change page data
4. Analyze disk unit surface
5. Initialize and format disk unit
6. Reclaim IOA cache storage
7. Stop device parity protection
8. Update system vital product data
9. Start device parity protection - RAID 5
10. Start device parity protection - RAID 6
11. Start device parity protection - RAID 5 with hot spare
12. Start device parity protection - RAID 6 with hot spare
13. Start device parity protection - RAID 10
14. Start device parity protection - RAID 10 with hot spare
15. Create unprotected logical devices - RAID 0
Selection
There is no selection for work with NVMe that appears on V7R4 Rev J and V7R5 Rev C. How do you install V7R3 TR13 onto a system with NVMe?
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Dave Chizek
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