How To
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Step by step Instruction Set with examples for Upgrade procedure to VIOS level 3.1.3.10
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Steps
The upgrade process is managed by viosupgrade tool.
> Before you proceed with the upgrade process, have a look at the Technical documentation for more details on the entire process:
- VIOS upgrade: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/upgrading-vios-31
- viosupgrade process-step by step: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/vios-31-viosupgrade-process
- Checklist: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6258119
-VIOS 3.1.3.10 release notes: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6487487
Note: The release notes contain the list of the implemented fixes in the base flash image.
Upgrade steps:
1. Check for cross-product compatibility firmware/software and fix recommendations.
You can refer to our FLRT tool: https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/flrt/power
> If you have Media Library on the VIOS, in order to keep it you have to move the VMLibrary from rootvg to Non-rootvg, with an extra free disk.
For more information about this topic, see the following document:https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/viosupgrade-virtual-media-library-lost-after-viosupgrade
2. Download the preferred installation image.
Currently, we have iso images 3.1.3.0 DVD or 3.1.3.10 Flash.
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Note: If you chose to download, flash image, you can use the following documentation as an example:
PowerVM VIOS 3.1.0.10 USB Installation: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/powervm-vios-31010-usb-installation
Links:
Instruction about how to use ESS:
https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/power-iaas?topic=power-iaas-using-ess-iso
Download link:
https://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ess/ProtectedServlet.wss
Then, download from Fix Central the Service Pack 3.1.3.10
To find the Service pack:
Select only Service pack 3.1.3.10
3. Backup your system by using backupios and viosbr:
3.1. backupios command example:
- Example of how to generate a backup to the optical device named /dev/cd1, type:
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Example of how to generate a system backup to a tape device named /dev/rmt0, type:
For more information about backupios command, see the following Documentation:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/power8?topic=commands-backupios-command
3.2. viosbr command example:
- To back up all the device attributes and logical and virtual device mappings on the VIOS file called /tmp/myserverbackup, type the following command:
- To restore all the possible devices and display a summary of deployed and non-deployed devices, type the following command:
For more information about the viosbr command, see the following Documentation:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/power7?topic=commands-viosbr-command
- Later on, for executing the viosupgrade tool you need mksysb image, created from the downloaded ISO from ESS.
> For more information on this topic, see the following document: https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10795288&
6.2.During the upgrade, only rootvg is being copied and the rest of the files and directories need to be collected separately. You can use the viosupgrade -g flag, which is collecting the files in padmin.
/etc/motd
/etc/environment
/etc/netsvc.conf
/etc/resolv.conf
/etc/hosts
/etc/inittab
/etc/ntp.conf
> If using local user and password controls:
/etc/passwd
/etc/security/passwd
/home/padmin
/usr/lbin
/etc/tunables/nextboot
/etc/tunables/lastboot
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