Use this checklist as a guide to complete the planning requirements for a concurrent node repair for the 9117-MMA and 9406-MMA. The checklist contains a list of planning tasks that must be completed before you concurrently repair a node, and it also lists who is responsible for each task.
For guidelines that apply to all concurrent maintenance operations, see Guidelines for CEC concurrent maintenance operations. These general guidelines must be adhered to as well as the items in the following checklist. For additional planning considerations, see the IBM® Power 595 and Power 570 Servers CEC Concurrent Maintenance whitepaper (http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/fcgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=SA&subtype=WH&appname=STGE_PO_PO_USEN&htmlfid=POW03023USEN&attachment=POW03023USEN.PDF).
The term service representative refers to your IBM service representative.
If the responsibility states customer, the task must be completed by the customer before the IBM service representative arrives.
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Verify that the system firmware level EM340_061 (Service Pack 3.4.1), or later, is activated on the system. Firmware level EM340_xxx is required for a concurrent repair if resources in the node are active and being used by the system. For information about determining firmware levels using the Hardware Management Console (HMC), see Using the HMC to view the existing firmware levels. |
Customer Service representative must verify |
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Verify that the HMC level V7R3.4.0 (Service Pack 1), or later, is installed on the HMC that manages the system. If there are two HMCs attached to the system, both HMCs must be at the same level. If not, the HMC that is not at the required level must be correctly disconnected from the managed system and powered off. For information about verifying the HMC code level and release, see Determining your HMC code level and release . For information about disconnecting an HMC from a managed system, see Removing HMC connection data . |
Customer Service representative must verify |
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If system firmware Ex340_061 (service pack
3.4.1) or Ex340_075 (service pack 3.4.2) is installed on the system,
complete the following steps on the HMC.
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Customer Service representative must verify |
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Verify that the logical memory block size
is not set to 16 MB if the server firmware is EM340_061.
If the firmware level is EM340_061 and the logical memory block size is 16 MB, the procedure must be performed with the power off. |
Customer Service representative must verify |
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Verify that the enclosure serial number in the vital product data (VPD) matches the serial number on the enclosure label on the front of each node. If one or more serial numbers does not match, contact IBM to correct it during a maintenance window. Concurrent repair requires a valid enclosure serial number for each drawer in the system. To
verify the enclosure serial number in the system VPD, complete the
following steps.
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Customer Service representative must verify |
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Verify the network connections between the system's service processors and the HMC before the service representative arrives by using the service processor status function on the HMC. For more information about testing the network connections, see Testing the connection between the HMC and the managed system . |
Customer Service representative must verify |
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Verify that the following program temporary
fixes (PTFs) are activated, if IBM i partitions are
running on the system.
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Customer Service representative must verify |
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Ensure that the system is not in power-saver mode. Use the HMC to disable power-saver mode, if necessary. For more information, see Power management . |
Customer Service representative must verify |
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Run the Display Service Effect utility on the HMC to determine if the system is prepared for a concurrent node repair. For more information about the utility, see Displaying the effect of system node evacuation. When using this utility on a node that is deactivated (cold repair), the utility will report no errors. Run the Display Service Effect utility on the HMC to determine if the system is prepared for a concurrent hot node repair. |
Customer Service representative must verify |
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Enable service processor redundancy, except on a 9117-MMA or 9406-MMA with a single node. |
Customer Service representative must verify |
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The system must be quiesced before the concurrent node repair begins. This means that all critical applications must be halted or moved to another system before the operation begins. Noncritical applications can be left running. The partitions may be left running at the operating system command prompt. |
Customer |
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Ensure that the replacement parts are the same type as the parts that are being removed. |
Service representative |
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Replace only the existing parts. New hardware must not be added during a concurrent node repair. |
Service representative |
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Ensure that existing node hardware is not moved during the concurrent node repair. |
Service representative |
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