Re: HMC memory issues

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No way. Re have over 100 LPARs and 5 servers on our primary vHMC and 
reboot it when it gets service. That's it. Never had to reboot for 
memory. How much do you have allocated?

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On 8/14/2019 7:21 AM, Rob Berendt wrote:
> Well, my HMC made it to just one day short of a month before I have to reboot it due to memory issues.  Not that big of a deal but having to use the KVM to restart the shared sessions can be a bit of a pain.
> I do find the Serviceability, Tasks Logs, to be quite useful in pinpointing when your last restart was, when you started a lpar, how long Backup management console data took (1 hour, 11 minutes, 12 seconds), etc.
> When the memory issue happened it issued a call home to IBM.  They say this happens when your HMC hasn't been rebooted in a very long time.  I asked them what is their definition of a very long time.  They replied that the recommendation is to reboot it every month.  Um, buddy...
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>
> Hardware Management Console
> Version 9
> Release 1
> Service Pack 930
> Build Level 1906170856
> Base Version V9R1
> Model Type 7042-CR8
> Serial Number <Redacted>
> BIOS D7E136AUS-1.60
> HMC driver n/a
> MH01734 - Required fix for HMC V9R1 M910 (Base) [x86_64]
> MH01759 - HMC V9R1 M920 [x86_64]
> MH01762 - HMC V9R1 Service Pack 1 Release (M911) [x86_64]
> MH01776 - Required fix for HMC V9R1 M911 [x86_64]
> MH01789 - HMC V9R1 Service Pack 1 Release (M921) [x86_64]
> MH01800 - iFix for HMC V9R1 M921
> MH01810 - HMC V9R1 M930
> MH01820 - iFix for HMC V9R1 M910+
> MH01825 - iFix for HMC V9R1 M930
>
>
> Rob Berendt
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