Step 8. Upgrade The Hmc Software; Step 9. Verify That The Hmc Machine Code Upgrade Installed Successfully - IBM Hardware Management Console Installing And Configuring

Note: Only one level of backup data is allowed. Each time you save upgrade data, the previous level is
overwritten.
To save upgrade data, do the following:
1. In the navigation area, select HMC Management.
2. In the content area under Operations, select Save Upgrade Data. The Save Upgrade Data Wizard
opens.
3. Select the media on which you want to save the upgrade data. If you choose to save to removable
media, insert the media now. Click Next.
4. Click Finish.
5. Wait for the task to complete. If the Save Upgrade Data task fails, contact your next level of support
before proceeding.
Note: If the save upgrade data task fails, do not continue the upgrade process.
6. Click OK.
7. Continue with "Step 8. Upgrade the HMC software."

Step 8. Upgrade the HMC software

To upgrade the HMC software, restart the system with the removable media in the DVD drive.
1. Insert the HMC Product Installation media into the DVD drive.
2. In the navigation bar, select HMC Management.
3. In the content area, select Shutdown or Restart HMC.
4. Ensure Restart the HMC is selected.
5. Click OK. The HMC restarts and system information scrolls on the window.
6. Select Upgrade and click Next.
7. Choose from the following options:
v If you have saved upgrade data during the previous task, continue with the next step.
v If you did not save upgrade data previously in this procedure, you must save the upgrade data
now before you continue.
8. Select Upgrade from media and click Next.
9. Confirm the settings and click Finish.
10. Follow the prompts.
Note:
If the screen goes blank, press the space bar to view the information.
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v The first DVD can take approximately 20 minutes to install.
11. At the login prompt, log in using your user ID and password. The HMC code installation is
complete.
12. Continue with "Step 9. Verify that the HMC machine code upgrade installed successfully."

Step 9. Verify that the HMC machine code upgrade installed successfully

To verify that the HMC upgrade installed successfully, do the following:
1. In the navigation area, click Updates. In the Work area, the HMC version, release, maintenance level,
build level, and base versions are displayed under the HMC Code Level heading.
2. Verify that the version and release match the update that you installed.
3. If the level of code displayed is not the level that you installed, retry the upgrade task using a new
DVD. If the problem persists, contact your next level of support.
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