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Firmware Information for AH760_043_043

Troubleshooting


Problem

This document provides information relevant to server firmware level AH760_043_043.

Resolving The Problem

This document provides information relevant to server firmware level AH760_043_043.

New Features and Functions contained within AH760_043_043

oSupport for the GX++ dual-port 10GB Ethernet/Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) adapter, feature code (F/C) EN22
oSupport for the GX++ dual-port Fibre Channel adapter, feature code (F/C) EN23
oSupport for 0.05 processor granularity
oSupport for 64GB DIMMs
oSupport for Dynamic Platform Optimizer (DPO)

Additional Requirements
oFC EB33, available at no charge, needs to be ordered for DPO
oPartitions included in Dynamic Platform Optimization (DPO) need to running an affinity aware version of the operating system OR need to be restarted after DPO completes. If not, partitions can be excluded from participation in optimization through a command line option on the optmem command.

DPO related PTFs

o MF56058 is now superseded by TR6 (MF99006). TR6 is a pre-requisite for PTFs MF56675
o MA42625 - MF56675 - LIC-OTHER-PERFM Performance degradation during and after Dynamic Platform Optimizer operation
o MA42617 - MF56678 - LIC-OTHER-PERFM Performance degradation during and after Dynamic Platform Optimizer operation
o MA42546 - MF56679 - LIC REDUCE TIME NECESSARY TO PROCESS MEMORY AFTER A PARTITION MIGRATION

Notes:
1.Affinity aware operating system (OS) levels that support DPO:

o AIX 6.1 TL8 or later
o AIX 7.1 TL2 or later
o VIOS 2.2.2.0
o IBM i 7.1 PTF MF56058
2.No integrated support for DPO in current RHEL or SUSE Enterprise versions. Linux partitions can either be excluded from participation in optimization or restarted after DPO operation completes.

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Historical Number

653263371

Document Information

Modified date:
22 September 2021

UID

nas8N1010642