How To
Summary
The recovery image for V9R2M950 for the 7063-CR2 or 7063-CR1 HMC works with a USB formatted with an ext3 primary partition.
Objective
Environment
- IBM Power HMC model 7063-CR2
- 7063-CR1
Recovery Image for V9R2M950 for 7063-CR2 | HMC_Recovery_V9R2M950_CR2_ppc.iso |
Recovery Image for V9R2M950 for 7063-CR1 | HMC_Recovery_V9R2M950_1_ppc.iso |
Steps
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Download the HMC Recovery Media for either the 7063-CR1 or the separate image for 7063-CR2, from the Fix Central website.
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Run the following command to identify the device name of the USB drive after it is plugged in:
lsblkFor example: /dev/sdb (where sdb is the name of the USB drive)
NOTE: It is recommended to compare the output of lsblk from before inserting the drive, with the output after inserting the drive, for identification. -
Run the following command to wipe the USB drive (NOTE: All data in the drive will be lost! Verify the correct drive was identified):
wipefs --all /dev/sdXFor example: wipefs --all /dev/sdb
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Run the following command to verify the size of the disk under the SIZE column:
lsblkFor example: When a 16 GB USB drive shows as 14.3 GB, round it down to 14 GB for the next step
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Run the following command to format the disk and create a partition:
parted /dev/sdXFrom the parted utility, run the following three commands:
mklabel gpt
mkpart primary ext3 1MiB <size>GiB
quitNote <size> is the size of the USB drive obtained in the step 4.
For example:
parted /dev/sdb
mklabel gpt
mkpart primary ext3 1MiB 14GiB
quit -
Change directory to the location of the Recovery Media iso
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Run the following command to copy the ISO onto the partition (this process will take several minutes):
cat HMC-Recovery-ppc64le.iso > /dev/sdX1
For example:
For CR2: cat HMC_Recovery_V9R2M950_CR2_ppc.iso > /dev/sdb1
For CR1: cat HMC_Recovery_V9R2M950_1_ppc.iso > /dev/sdb1 -
The USB drive is now ready
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Modified date:
29 March 2022
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