Find out how to permanently install a firmware update.
After you download and install a firmware update, the update is temporarily
installed until you install it permanently. You might want to use the new
level of firmware for a period of time to verify that it works correctly.
When you are sure that the new level of firmware works correctly, you can
permanently install the firmware update. Be aware that if you install the
firmware update permanently (copy the temporary firmware level from the temporary
side to the permanent side, so that the temporary and permanent sides contain
the same level of firmware), you cannot return to the level that was previously
on the permanent side.
Note: You might recognize the process of installing
the firmware update permanently by different terms, depending on the type
of hardware or software you use. For example, if you use AIX® or Linux®, you might refer to this
process as committing the update. If
you use i5/OS®, you refer
to this process as applying the update. If you use
an HMC, you might refer
to this process as accepting the update.