System Firmware Updates - IBM pSeries 670 Service Manual

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The Use OS-Defined restart policy is set to Yes and the operating system has no automatic restart
policy.
If set to Yes on a partitioned system, the service processor restarts the system when the system loses
control and it is detected by service processor surveillance.
Refer to "Service Processor Reboot/Restart Recovery" on page 744.
The following table describes the relationship among the operating system and service processor restart
controls in a full system partition.
OS Automatic
reboot/restart
after crash setting
None
None
None
None
2
False
2
False
2
False
2
False
True
True
True
True
1
Service processor default
2
AIX default
In a partitioned system, the service processor's supplemental restart policy is the only setting that is used,
as shown in the following table:
Service Processor enable supplemental restart policy
No
Yes (default)

System Firmware Updates

Attention: If the firmware on the system is RH021025 or later, the firmware can be updated to the latest
level by the customer. If it is RH021024 or earlier, the firmware must be updated by a service
representative.
To determine the current level of firmware on the system, see "Determining the Level of Firmware on the
System" on page 747.
Service processor to use
OS-Defined
restart policy?
1
No
1
No
Yes
Yes
1
No
1
No
Yes
Yes
1
No
1
No
Yes
Yes
Service Processor Enable
supplemental restart
policy?
No
1
Yes
No
1
Yes
No
1
Yes
No
1
Yes
No
1
Yes
No
1
Yes
System Response
Restarts
Chapter 7. Using the Service Processor
System response
Restarts
Restarts
Restarts
Restarts
Restarts
Restarts
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