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446 Logical Partitions on System i5
14.2.3 Displaying the current firmware levels
The installed firmware levels can be seen through both the HMC and i5/OS partitions. This
section shows how you can use both methods to view the managed system firmware levels.
Using the HMC to display the current firmware levels
Use the following steps to display the managed system firmware levels:
1. In the HMC Navigation area, click Licensed Internal Code Maintenance.
2. Then click Licensed Internal Code Updates.
3. In the right-hand window click Change Licensed Internal Code for the current release
(this option was called Change Internal Code prior to HMC V4R5).
4. In the Target Object Selection panel, highlight the relevant managed system and click OK.
5. From the Change Licensed Internal Code screen select the View system information
radio button and click OK.
6. When Specify LIC repository panel is presented, select the None radio button and click
OK to continue.
7. The firmware installed status panel is shown (Figure 14-32). This screen displays the
different versions of firmware installed on the managed system.
Figure 14-32 Current firmware levels installed from Websm
򐂰 EC Number - This is the engineering change that shows the system and GA level.
It has the format of PPNNSSS where:
– PP is the package identifier
– NN is the model unique code for the type of system
– SSS id the service pack code number, think of this as the release level of the firmware.
򐂰 Activated Level - This is the version of firmware that is currently active (in memory) on
the managed system.
򐂰 Installed Level - This is the version of firmware that is currently installed on the t-side of
the SP
򐂰 Accepted Level - This is the version of firmware that is currently installed on the p-side of
the SP.
8. Click Close return to the Licensed Internal Code main menu.