HMC Update / Upgrade Tasks
Note: These were written on a Power 9 HMC @ V9R2M952.
Important note to "Backup Management Console Data" before and after running these processes.
How to Update or Upgrade Server Firmware (DSPFMWSTS) to a Specific Level Using the HMC.
Example: Moving from 01VL950.105.045 (FW950.50) to 01VL950.111.045 (FW950.60)
Note: These instructions show an older HMC. If you're using an HMC 7063-CR1 or later, click on the managed system needed. Click the "Actions" arrow. Click "Updates". Click "Change Licensed Internal Code". Select either "For the current release" or "To a new release". Follow the instructions starting with step 3 on the link below. How to Update or Upgrade Server Firmware (DSPFMWSTS) to a Specific Level Using the HMC
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How to Update an HMC iFix Using the HMC.
Example: Moving from MH01938 to MH01944.
Logon to the HMC
In the navigation bar area:
Click HMC Management > Console Management
In the Console Management panel, Click Updates.
The "Install HMC Corrective Service Wizard" panel is displayed.
On the Current HMC Driver Information panel, click Next.
On the Select Service Repository panel, Click Remote Server, Click Next.
On the Installation and Configuration Options panel:
Remote Server: service.boulder.ibm.com
User ID: anonymous
Password: [your email address]
Remote directory: /software/server/hmc/fixes, Click Next.
Wait while a list of available updates is retrieved.
On the Select Service Package panel, scroll down to needed file,
Click to select, Click Next.
Tip: You can use your browser's find feature (Ctrl+f on the HMC) to search for
the package.
On the Confirm Service Installation panel, click Finish.
The HMC Install Corrective Service Progress panel indicates
"Corrective Service installation was successful".
Click OK.
Restart the HMC after the installation of the update completes.
The restart ensures all changes are available immediately.
To restart immediately, click Yes.
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How to Update an HMC Service Pack Using the HMC.
Example: Moving from V9R2M952 to V9R2M953.
Logon to the HMC
In the navigation bar area:
Click HMC Management > Console Management
In the Console Management panel, Click Updates.
The "Install HMC Corrective Service Wizard" panel is displayed.
On the Current HMC Driver Information panel, click Next.
On the Select Service Repository panel, Click Remote Server, Click Next.
On the Installation and Configuration Options panel:
Remote Server: service.boulder.ibm.com
User ID: anonymous
Password: [your email address]
Remote directory: /software/server/hmc/updates, Click Next.
Wait while a list of available updates is retrieved.
On the Select Service Package panel, scroll down to needed file,
Click to select, Click Next.
Tip: You can use your browser's find feature (Ctrl+f on the HMC) to search for
the package.
On the Confirm Service Installation panel, click Finish.
The HMC Install Corrective Service Progress panel indicates
"Corrective Service installation was successful".
Click OK.
Restart the HMC after the installation of the update completes.
The restart ensures all changes are available immediately.
To restart immediately, click Yes.
Here's a neat SQL that will tell you who answered a QSYSOPR message. Much easier than searching the message queue or QHST LOG. Change the date range as needed or run a single date:
Suggested to run in ACS "Run SQL Scripts". Will also run in STRSQL. Note: In STRSQL, run either the single date or the range of dates. Comment lines are NOT ignored in STRSQL.
--- Who answered the message? ---
--- Columns prefixed with the "A" come from the error result, and those "B" from the reply result. ---
SELECT A.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP AS "Date/Time of Error Msg",
A.MESSAGE_ID AS "Msg ID",
A.FROM_JOB AS "Job Generated Error Msg",
A.MESSAGE_TEXT AS "Msg Text",
B.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP AS "Reply Date/Time",
SUBSTR(B.MESSAGE_TEXT, 1, 10) AS "Reply",
A.FROM_USER AS "Reply by"
FROM TABLE (QSYS2.MESSAGE_QUEUE_INFO(QUEUE_LIBRARY => 'QSYS',
QUEUE_NAME => 'QSYSOPR',
SEVERITY_FILTER => 99)) A,
LATERAL (SELECT MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP,
MESSAGE_TEXT, FROM_USER
FROM TABLE (QSYS2.MESSAGE_QUEUE_INFO(QUEUE_LIBRARY => 'QSYS',
QUEUE_NAME => 'QSYSOPR',
SEVERITY_FILTER => 99))
--- Single Date
--- WHERE CHAR(A.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP) LIKE '%2024-01-15%'
--- AND ASSOCIATED_MESSAGE_KEY = A.MESSAGE_KEY) B
--- Range of Dates
WHERE CHAR(A.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP) >= '2024-01-07' AND
CHAR(A.MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP) <= '2024-01-16'
AND ASSOCIATED_MESSAGE_KEY = A.MESSAGE_KEY) B
ORDER BY "Date/Time of Error Msg" ASC
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Miscellaneous:
CL Example Using the STRPCCMD Command
SSL/TLS FTP Client Configuration for Fix Central Secured FTP Downloads (FTPS)
IBM i TLS FTP Client Configuration
How to Enable Transport Layer Security (TLS) for the IBM Web Administration Server (HTTPAdmin)
How To Disable TLS for the ADMIN HTTP Server and ADMIN1 and ADMIN3 Application Servers
IBM i Getting a list of all TCP/IP Addresses Used in Remote Output Queues or LAN Printer Devices
IBM i How to disable TCP/IP ports for host servers
IBM i Retrieve TCP/IP Information RTVTCPINF - Create a library like this RTVTCPLIB for example
IBM i ObjectConnect Now Runs Over a TCP/IP Server STRTCPSVR(*OBJC)
IBM i Copying Licensed Keys Between LPARs in the Same IBM i System
IBM i Best Practices for Applying LIC PTFs (MFxxxxx) to Replace a Defective PTF
IBM i Licensed Program Releases and Sizes (Chg VxRx as needed)
IBM i How to Change the Ports ADMIN Server Uses
IBM i How to end a large amount of jobs with similar names quickly
IBM i Methods to encrypt saves
IBM i Object statistics table function. Great SQL info extraction for your systems
IBM i Program QWCCRTEC: prints report on time spent in IPL phases/steps
IBM i Tracking IP addresses for invalid sign-on attempts
IBM i Using API QVOIFIMG to add IFS image catalog entries to WRKIMGCLG
IBM i Who is Using Port 23 or 992?
IBM i GO SAVE: Option 21 (Saving the Entire System) and more.
IBM i Determining When an Object was Last Saved (Chg VxRx as needed)
IBM i Verifying GO RESTORE Option 21 was Successful
IBM i "SAV" commands with ZLIB Data Compression
IBM i Creating a Report for Users that Connect via ODBC/JDBC using Audit Value *JOBDTA
IBM i Creating a One Page PDF File from a Spooled File
Changing the TCP/IP Address of the IBM i System
IBM i QSPL Physical File Damage
How to Format IBM i TRCCNN and CMNTRC Communication Traces to .pcap Files (Wireshark Format)
IBM i - Locate Objects Marked Damaged - Navigate to section below.
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2 ways to tell the last IPL date of an IBM i partition (V7R2+):
Solution 1
- WRKACTJOB JOB(*SYS) <enter>. Page down to the SCPF job.
- Put a '5' on it <enter> Option 1 <enter>
A screen similar to this will be displayed:
Job: SCPF User: QSYS Number: 000000
Status of job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ACTIVE
Current user profile . . . . . . . . . . . : QSYS
Job user identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . : QSYS
Set by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *DEFAULT
Entered system:
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/23/22
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 15:11:41
Started:
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/23/22
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 15:11:41
Solution 2
Try this SQL statement: Run using ACS Run SQL Scripts.
Will also run on 5250 green screen STRSQL.
SELECT message_timestamp FROM TABLE
(QSYS2.JOBLOG_INFO('000000/QSYS/SCPF')) A
Order by ordinal_position
ASC limit 1
Offset 0
Result:
MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP
2022-10-23 15:11:41.923690
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Code to convert all WRKQRY's / QMQRY's to SQL.
Note: Create an SQL source physical file to hold each WRKQRY / QMQRY that
will be converted to an SQL source file member. I used SQLLIB for this.
CRTLIB SQLLIB - The library for holding the CLLE / SQL source members.
CRTSRCPF SQLLIB/QSQLSRC RCDLEN (112)
CRTSRCPF SQLLIB/QCLSRC RCDLEN (112)
Add source code below to QCLSRC file in the library of your choosing or SQLIB/QCLSRC
CRTDUPOBJ of file QADSPOBJ to file QGPL/QRYLIST so the record format of the DSPOBJD command works.
Compile the source code.
Program name: QRYREF.
SBMJOB to Call SQLLIB/QRYREF and let run to completion.
Every WRKQRY / QMQRY will be converted to an QSQLSRC member in
library SQLLIB.
Note: I copy and paste the various SQL source members to ACS Run SQL Scripts.
Recall, library/file becomes schema.table so testlib/testfile
will have to be updated to
testlib.testfile.
/***************************************************/
/*
QRYREF */
/****************************************************/
PGM
DCLF FILE(QADSPOBJ)
DSPOBJD OBJ(*ALL/*ALL) OBJTYPE(*QRYDFN *QMQRY) +
OUTPUT(*OUTFILE)
OUTFILE(QGPL/QRYLIST)
OVRDBF FILE(QADSPOBJ)
TOFILE(QGPL/QRYLIST)
LOOP1:
RCVF
MONMSG MSGID(CPF0864) EXEC(GOTO CMDLBL(LOOP2))
RTVQMQRY QMQRY(&ODLBNM/&ODOBNM) +
SRCFILE(SQLLIB/QSQLSRC) ALWQRYDFN(*YES)
GOTO CMDLBL(LOOP1)
LOOP2:
DLTOVR FILE(*ALL)
ENDPGM
/******************************************************/
CL:OVRDBF FILE(QADSPOBJ) TOFILE(DMGLIB/DMGOBJ);
CL:DSPOBJD OBJ(*ALL/*ALL) OBJTYPE(*ALL) OUTPUT(*OUTFILE) OUTFILE(DMGLIB/DMGOBJ) OUTMBR(*FIRST *REPLACE)
--- Part 2: Locate Damaged Objects
--- Can trade out the * for specific fields --- Use either SELECT statement.
FROM DMGLIB.DMGOBJ
WHERE ODOBDM <> '0'
--- Preview = 'YES' is to review spooled files ---
--- Preview = 'NO' is to delete spooled files ---
--- NOTE: The SQL MUST be in CAPITAL letters ---
CALL SYSTOOLS.DELETE_OLD_SPOOLED_FILES(DELETE_OLDER_THAN => CURRENT DATE - 30 DAYS,
P_OUTPUT_QUEUE_LIBRARY_NAME => 'TESTLIB',
P_OUTPUT_QUEUE_NAME => 'TESTFILE',
PREVIEW => 'NO');
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