System information

456 Logical Partitions on System i5
In our example we see a current EC number of 01SF225 and a new EC number of 01SF230.
We also see that the following message is displayed on the HMC window:
Quiesce any applications currently running on your operating systems for the
systems listed below.
This message means that you will need to manually shut down all logical partitions on this
managed system before continuing. If you do not power down these partitions, they will be
shutdown abnormally during the firmware release upgrade.
Click OK to start the upgrade of the licensed internal code
9. The upgrade of the firmware starts, the status windows for the licensed internal code
upgrade are shown below (Figure 14-45).
Figure 14-45 Upgrade LIC - progress windows
In our example the new firmware is installed after 47 minutes. You should verify the new
firmware levels by using one of the methods shown in Section 14.2.3, “Displaying the current
firmware levels” on page 446 to see the new firmware levels.
This completes the release upgrade of the managed system firmware from the HMC.