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Chapter 14. Firmware maintenance 451
6. In the Change Licensed Internal Code window, select Start Change Licensed Internal
Code wizard, and click OK to continue.
7. In the Specify LIC Repository window, select the repository location from which you want
to download/install the server firmware fixes, and click OK. The following options are
available:
򐂰 IBM service Web site: If your HMC has a VPN/modem connection to the Internet you can
use this option to download the latest firmware fixes directly to the HMC.
򐂰 IBM support system: If your HMC has a VPN/modem connection to the Internet you can
use this option to download from all available levels of firmware directly to the HMC.
򐂰 DVD drive: Use this option if your firmware updates are on CD media.
򐂰 FTP site: Select this option if you previously downloaded the firmware fixes to an internal
FTP server.
򐂰 Hard drive: Use this option if you previously downloaded the firmware update the hard
drive of the HMC.
In our example, we select DVD drive as our firmware update is on optical media and click
OK to continue.
8. The Change Licensed Internal Code welcome wizard screen is presented. Click Next to
continue with the update procedure.
9. The Change Licensed Internal Code select install updates is shown (Figure 14-37). This
screen displays the type of concurrency installation to be performed.
Figure 14-37 Change Licensed Internal Code Wizard screen
We can see that in our example, that the concurrency status shows all the updates are
disruptive (this means that the managed system must be rebooted to activate the new
changes). Also shown is the type of installation to be performed, we see that the firmware
install will be concurrent with a deferred disruptive activate (this means that the new
firmware can be installed immediately, with the managed system active, but the new
changes will not be activated until the next system restart). This concept is similar to
applying delayed i5/OS PTFs.
Important: If the CD inserted contains a new release rather than a change for the current
release, you will receive an information window stating “There is a new upgrade release
available at the repository - HSCF0051”. Clicking the Cancel button on the window will
start the firmware update process for a new release. These steps are listed in “Upgrade
Licensed Internal Code to a new release” on page 454.