RE: HMC upgrade: Stuck at "localhost login:"

This is VMWare correct?
Your VMWare guy would be able to guide you there, of if it is actual
hardware, do you have the BMC connected?

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Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

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From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Rob
Berendt
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Subject: RE: HMC upgrade: Stuck at "localhost login:"

Strange thought.
Is there a remote way to determine if the USB stick is in the HMC and it's
trying to boot from that?
Let's pretend that I was just getting started and hadn't hosed this up. Is
there a way to see if the USB stick is in before starting the upgrade?

Rob Berendt
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-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Rob
Berendt
Sent: Monday, June 7, 2021 9:03 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: HMC upgrade: Stuck at "localhost login:"

I am upgrading my vHMC following the steps at:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6372280
I have ran the step: hmcshutdown -t now -r
It started the reboot. It's been sitting at a screen displaying the
following for quite some time now:
IBM Linux 9 (hmc9_0p)
Kernel 4.18.0-193.14.3.el8.im.1.x86_64 on an x86_64
localhost login:
I tried logging in as hscroot. It did not like that. Then it erased the
screen and redisplayed the above.
What do I do?

I have a case opened with IBM on this. However they never get back to you
on the same day regarding HMC issues until you bring the duty manager on the
line. Once it's been here for two hours I will try that route.

Rob Berendt
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IBM Certified System Administrator - IBM i 6.1
Group Dekko
Dept 1600
Mail to: 7310 Innovation Blvd, Suite 104
Ft. Wayne, IN 46818
Ship to: 7310 Innovation Blvd, Dock 9C
Ft. Wayne, IN 46818
http://www.dekko.com