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Hardware Management Console System and HMC upgrade requirements for POWER6-based servers
For HMC-managed systems with POWER6 processors, find System firmware requirements and HMC upgrade methods that should be used for the specified HMC Version(s).
Note: The HMC Save Upgrade Data task is a prerequisite for any HMC upgrade. The task is required to preserve the existing HMC configuration.
| Type of requirement | Minimum level/task | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| System Firmware | 310_048 and higher 320_031 and higher 330_018 and higher 340_039 and higher |
Minimum levels required for POWER6 systems managed by HMC 7.3.5.0. See Power code matrix for supported F/W and HMC code combinations for different POWER6 systems. Note: If your System Firmware is at a Release 340 level, then the required mininum level of HMC is HMC 7.3.4.0. |
| HMC upgrade methods |
Recovery Media | Required for upgrade from some lower levels of HMC. To find basic steps required to upgrade to HMC 7.3.4.0 from lower levels, see the Special upgrade notes for HMC 7.3.4.0 section of the HMC 7.3.4.0 Readme and fix history. |
| Update package | Can be used to upgrade to HMC 7.3.4.0 from HMC 7.3.3.0 only. |
| Type of requirement | Minimum level/task | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| System Firmware | 310_048 and higher 320_031 and higher 330_018 and higher 340_039 and higher |
Minimum levels required for POWER6 systems managed by HMC 7.3.4.0. See Power code matrix for supported F/W and HMC code combinations for different POWER6 systems. Note: If your System Firmware is at a Release 340 level, then the required mininum level of HMC is HMC 7.3.4.0. |
| HMC upgrade methods |
Recovery Media | Required for upgrade from some lower levels of HMC. To find basic steps required to upgrade to HMC 7.3.4.0 from lower levels, see the Special upgrade notes for HMC 7.3.4.0 section of the HMC 7.3.4.0 Readme and fix history. |
| Update package | Can be used to upgrade to HMC 7.3.4.0 from HMC 7.3.3.0 only. |
| Type of requirement | Minimum level/task | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| System Firmware | 310_048 and higher 320_031 and higher 330_018 and higher |
Minimum levels required for POWER6 systems managed by HMC 7.3.4.0. See Power code matrix for supported F/W and HMC code combinations for different POWER6 systems. |
| HMC upgrade method |
Recovery Media | Required for upgrade from some lower levels of HMC. Upgrading from HMC V6.1.2 or higher HMC V6 is a two-step process. You must first upgrade via Recovery media to HMC V7 R3.1.0 or HMC V7 R3.2.0 before you can upgrade to HMC V7 R3.3.0. |
| Type of requirement | Minimum level/task | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| System Firmware | 310_048 and higher | Minimum level required for POWER6 systems managed by HMC 7.3.2.0. See Power code matrix for supported F/W and HMC code combinations for different POWER6 systems. |
| HMC upgrade method |
Recovery Media | Required for upgrade from HMC V6. |
| Type of requirement | Minimum level/task | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| System Firmware | 310_048 | Minimum level required for POWER6 systems managed by HMC 7.3.1.0. See Power code matrix for supported F/W and HMC code combinations for different POWER6 systems. |
| HMC upgrade method |
Recovery Media | Required for upgrade from HMC V6. |
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