Update(s) for HMC 7.7.8

Resolving The Problem

This document provides instructions for updating HMC Version 7.7.8 with the latest fixes for 7.7.8.


If the HMC is not at 7.7.8, you should first upgrade to 7.7.8 using one of the following documents:
o If the HMC is at an earlier release of Version 7, refer to document N1021593 Upgrading the HMC from Version 7.3.x or Version 7.7.x to Version 7.7.8. To link to document N1021593 immediately, click here


Special Note: Corrective service fix Service Pack 2 for HMC 7.7.8 fixes openssl security vulnerability CVE-2014-0160 and CVE-2014-0076 (Heartbleed" problem). After installing the fix, additional instructions are needed. See Security Bulletin: Power Hardware Management Console is affected by vulnerabilities in OpenSSL (CVE-2014_0160 and CVE-2014-0076) at http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1020021 This vulnerability was originally addressed by corrective service fix MH01423, which was superseded by MH01447 and is now superseded by SP2. If either MH01423 or MH01447 were installed previously AND the additional instructions followed at that time, it is not necessary to repeat the additional instructions. Otherwise, refer to the link above and follow the instructions provided there after installing SP2.


Readme file for 7.7.8 fixes can be found at the following URLs:
V7R7.8 Mandatory Corrective service fix Service Pack 1: http://delivery04.dhe.ibm.com/sar/CMA/HMA/04czk/1/MH01397.readme.html
V7R7.8 Corrective service fix Service pack 2: http://delivery04.dhe.ibm.com/sar/CMA/HMA/0507y/1/MH01432.readme.html
V7R7.8 Corrective service fix MH01570: http://delivery04.dhe.ibm.com/sar/CMA/HMA/05k1k/1/MH01570.readme.html

If the HMC has not been restarted recently, you should restart before you begin the updates.

.iso images

Important information when using .iso images for 7.7.8 corrective service fixes The HMC is now able to read .iso files. This provides additional options for updating from media. Available options are: 1) Burn the iso file as image to CD-R/DVD-R. This is the traditional method used in the past and requires one CD/DVD per fix. 2) Copy one or more iso files to media. The fixes are copied to media as data. The media can be CD-R, DVD-R, or USB. Multiple fixes (iso files) can be placed on the same media if space permits. Do the following to obtain the Version 7.7.8 Required Corrective Service Fixes: Step 1: Download Service Pack 1 HMC_Update_V7R780_SP1.iso Step 2: Download Corrective service fix HMC_Update_V7R780_SP2.iso Step 3: Download Corrective service fix MH01570.iso Step 4: Either burn the .iso file as data to DVD-R, or copy to USB flash drive. Note: Service pack 2 requires that either SP1 OR MH01388 for SP0 be installed first. If either is already installed, continue with installing SP2. If neither is installed, first install SP1 followed by SP2. 1. Install Service Pack 1 To install SP1, load the media on the HMC: - If using DVD, load media into the DVD drive on the HMC. - If using USB flash drive, plug flash drive into USB port. Wait until you hear three beeps (or approximately one minute) for the HMC to detect the flash drive. a In the HMC Navigation pane, select Updates. b In the Work pane, click the Update HMC button. The "HMC Install Corrective Service Wizard" panel is displayed. c On the Current HMC Driver Information panel, click Next. d On the Select Service Repository panel, click Removable Media, then click Next. e On the Installation and Configuration Options panel, select either CD-ROM or DVD-RAM, or USB Flash Memory Device, then click Next. f On the Select Service Package panel, Data files: click HMC_Update_V7R780_SP1.iso, then click Next. DVD image: select media image - no description, then click Next. g On the Confirm Service Installation panel, click Finish . The HMC interface retrieves the update package from the DVD and begins the installation process. h The HMC Install Corrective Service Progress panel indicates "Corrective Service installation was successful". Then, click OK. i. Restart the HMC after the installation of the update has completed. The restart ensures all changes are available immediately. To reboot immediately, select Yes. It is mandatory that you restart the HMC. j At the Hardware Management Console login prompt, log in using your user ID and password. 2. Install the Corrective Service Fix SP2 Repeat Step 1 above using SP2 media. It is mandatory that the HMC be restarted after each update 3. Install the Corrective Service Fix MH01570 Repeat Step 1 above using MH01570 media. It is mandatory that the HMC be restarted after each update 4. If either MH01423 or MH01477 was previously installed and the special instructions in the security bulletin below already completed, this step can be skipped. If MH01423 or MH01477 was NOT previously installed, follow the special instructions for the CVE-2014-0160 "Heartbleed" fix. See Security Bulletin: Power Hardware Management Console is affected by vulnerabilities in OpenSSL (CVE-2014_0160 and CVE-2014-0076) at http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1020021.

Ordering / Using DVDs

To obtain the media for Version 7.7.8 Required Corrective Service Fixes Step 1: Order the 7.7.8 corrective service fixes: MH01397 (SP1) MH01432 (SP2) MH01570 Note: Service pack 2 requires that either SP1 OR MH01388 for SP0 be installed first. If either is already installed, continue with installing SP2. If neither is installed, first install SP1 followed by SP2. 1. Install the Corrective Service Fix Service Pack 1 To install SP1, load the DVD into the DVD drive on the HMC. Then, do the following to install the fix: a In the HMC Navigation pane, select Updates. b In the Work pane, click the Update HMC button. The HMC Install Corrective Service Wizard screen is shown. c On the Current HMC Driver Information panel, click Next d On the Select Service Repository panel, click Removable Media, and click Next. e On the Installation and Configuration Options panel, click CD-ROM or DVD-RAM, and click Next. f On the Select Service Package panel, click media image - no description, and click Next. g On the Confirm Service Installation panel, click Finish. The HMC interface retrieves the update package from the CD and begins the installation process. h The HMC Install Corrective Service Progress panel indicates "Corrective Service installation was successful". Then, click OK. i. Reboot the HMC after the installation of the update has completed. The reboot ensures all changes are available immediately. To reboot immediately, click Yes. It is mandatory that you reboot the HMC. j At the Hardware Management Console login prompt, log in using your user ID and password. 2. Install the Corrective Service Fix SP2 Repeat step 1 above using SP2 media. It is mandatory that the HMC be restarted after each update 3. Install the Corrective Service Fix MH01570 Repeat step 1 above using MH01570 media. It is mandatory that the HMC be restarted after each update 4. If either MH01423 or MH01477 was previously installed and the special instructions in the security bulletin below already completed, this step can be skipped. If MH01423 or MH01477 was NOT previously installed, follow the special instructions for the CVE-2014-0160 "Heartbleed" fix. See Security Bulletin: Power Hardware Management Console is affected by vulnerabilities in OpenSSL (CVE-2014_0160 and CVE-2014-0076) at http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1020021.

Internet

To install Version 7.7.8 Required Corrective Service fixes directly from the IBM FTP site, do the following: Prerequisites a HMC must have network connectivity to the Internet b External firewall must allow FTP. If the HMC does not have direct access to the IBM FTP site, the files can be downloaded and placed on a local FTP server. To upgrade from a local server instead of direct from the IBM ftp site, do the following: 1. Use FTP to do a binary download of the upgrade files from the IBM server to a directory on a local FTP server: IBM Server: public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/hmc/updates/ File: HMC_Update_V7R780_SP1.iso IBM Server: public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/hmc/updates/ File: HMC_Update_V7R780_SP2.iso IBM Server: public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/hmc/fixes/ File: MH01570.iso 2. Perform the upgrade as described below. Note: Service pack 2 requires that either SP1 OR MH01388 for SP0 be installed first. If either is already installed, continue with installing SP2. If neither is installed, first install SP1 followed by SP2. 1. Install the Corrective Service Fix SP1 To install SP1, do the following:: a In the HMC Navigation pane, select Updates. b In the Work pane, click the Update HMC button. The "HMC Install Corrective Service Wizard" panel is displayed. c On the Current HMC Driver Information panel, click Next d On the Select Service Repository panel, click Remote Server, then click Next. e On the Installation and Configuration Options panel: (If using a local FTP server, modify the entries as appropriate for your local FTP server) Remote server type: FTP Remote Server: public.dhe.ibm.com User ID: anonymous Password: Remote directory: /software/server/hmc/updates Click Next. f Wait while a list of available updates is retrieved. g On the Select Service Package panel, scroll down to HMC_Update_V7R780_SP1.iso , click to select, and click Next. Tip: You can use your browser's find feature (Ctrl+f on the HMC) to search for the package. h On the Confirm Service Installation panel, click Finish. The HMC interface retrieves the update package from the FTP site and begins the installation process. Note: The file is placed temporarily in the directory /dump/efix. To monitor progress of the download portion of the update, open a restricted shell session and type the following command: ls -l /dump/efix. This command displays file size. Therefore, repeating the command shows progress. The total size of the HMC_Update_V7R780_SP1.iso file is 1.4G. i The HMC Install Corrective Service Progress panel indicates "Corrective Service installation was successful". Click OK. j Restart the HMC after the installation of the update has completed. The restart ensures all changes are available immediately. To restart immediately, click on Yes. It is mandatory that you restart the HMC after each update. k At the Hardware Management Console log-in prompt, log in using your user ID and password. 2. Install Corrective Service Fix SP2 Repeat Step 1 with the changes to Steps e and g shown in blue below: e On the Installation and Configuration Options panel: (If using a local FTP server, modify the entries as appropriate for your local FTP server) Remote server type: FTP Remote Server: public.dhe.ibm.com User ID: anonymous Password: Remote directory: /software/server/hmc/updates g On the Select Service Package panel, scroll down to HMC_Update_V7R780_SP2.iso, click to select, then click Next. The total size of the HMC_Update_V7R780_SP2.iso file is 1.7G. It is mandatory that you restart the HMC after each update.

3. Install Corrective Service Fix MH01570

Repeat Step 1 with the changes to Steps e and g shown in blue below:

e On the Installation and Configuration Options panel:
(If using a local FTP server, modify the entries as appropriate for your local FTP server)

  			Remote server type:	FTP  			Remote Server:		public.dhe.ibm.com  			User ID:			anonymous  			Password:		  			Remote directory:	/software/server/hmc/fixes    

g On the Select Service Package panel, scroll down to MH01570.iso, click to select, then click Next.

The total size of the MH01570.iso file is 1.4G.

It is mandatory that you restart the HMC after each update.

4. If either MH01423 or MH01477 was previously installed and the special instructions in the security bulletin below already completed, this step can be skipped.

If MH01423 or MH01477 was NOT previously installed, follow the special instructions for the CVE-2014-0160 "Heartbleed" fix. See Security Bulletin: Power Hardware Management Console is affected by vulnerabilities in OpenSSL (CVE-2014_0160 and CVE-2014-0076) at http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1020021.