RE: IOA FW level determination from IBM i? -- MIDRANGE-L

Adapter firmware is updated via Hardware PTFs on IBM i.

Note: I found out last year that firmware levels may be different between AIX and IBM I for the same adapter card.

From: Rob Berendt<mailto:rob@xxxxxxxxx>
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Actually I was hoping this was some alternative to having to do a PWRDWNSYS to get that firmware on that card. As opposed to load/apply a ptf with it being set to apply at IPL time.
I can find nothing in there definitive to confirm or deny that.

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Oh, That would seem to imply that any FW update is done manually and only
if the PTF is asking you for it. Seems like my idea of batch updating via
AIX is a faster way to get it to the latest level (even if it means
shutting down each LPAR). Thanks Rob!

On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 2:48 PM Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Actually I got that from an APAR letter, which is often referenced in the
PTF cover letter.

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There are obscure Advanced Analysis macros in SST for this. For an
example see:
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Since I got that straight from a PTF cover letter that may help.

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Hi all,

One thing that I have to admit is easier on AIX/Linux is to keep track and
update FW for the various devices in the system.
In this particular case I am trying to find out the FW level of a SAS card
since it is one of those P8/P9 cards that have FW issues that lead to the
cache being disabled. I find no mention of the FW level in my search of the
PTF repository nor a mention of "This level is included in PTF XXXXXXXXX"
when searching for the adapter itself on Fix Central.
I can create an LPAR profile for AIX, boot the diag CD and find out/apply
the fix, but I would find it hard to believe that IBM i would not apply
critical fw fixes such as these in a PTF, and yet my google-fu cannot find
a document where a PTF is mentioned side by side a fw level...

What might I be missing?

Best Regards,

Roberto
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