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Chapter 14. Firmware maintenance 429
1. In the HMC Navigation area, click Licensed Internal Code Maintenance.
2. Then click HMC Code Update.
3. In the right-hand window, click Back up Critical Console Data.
4. Select the Send back up critical data to remote site radio button and click the Next
button.
5. Enter the host name/IP address of the i5/OS system, along with a valid i5/OS user id and
password. You may also enter a useful text description for the backup in the window
provided. The backup file will be stored in the home directory of the i5/OS user id entered
here. Figure 14-6 shows an example of this.
Figure 14-6 Backup of CCD to i5/OS
Click OK when you have completed the required fields.
6. The CCD backup first saves to the local HMC disk, before sending it to the FTP server.
You receive a completion message when the save has finished.
7. You can view the CCD backup file in the i5/OS IFS by using the WRKLNK command.
Figure 14-7 shows the WRKLNK for the QSECOFR home directory after the HMC CCD
has completed.
Figure 14-7 WRKLNK - HMC CCD Backup
Work with Object Links
Directory . . . . : /home/qsecofr
Type options, press Enter.
2=Edit 3=Copy 4=Remove 5=Display 7=Rename 8=Display attributes
11=Change current directory ...
Opt Object link Type Attribute Text
HMCBackup_20050422 > STMF
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Parameters or command
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F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel F17=Position to
F22=Display entire field F23=More options