Updating
System
Firmware
and
Microcode
System
firmware
and
microcode
updates
can
be
performed
by
a
systems
administrator
or
by
a
service
representative.
You
can
use
the
microcode
updates
application
on
the
HMC
to
survey
the
levels
of
microcode
on
a
system
as
well
as
retrieve
and
apply
updates.
For
detailed
information,
see
the
IBM
Hardware
Management
Console
for
pSeries
Installation
and
Operations
Guide
.
If
the
HMC
and
managed
systems
are
not
set
up
to
use
the
microcode
update
application,
check
the
availability
of
firmware
and
microcode
updates
by
going
to
http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/mdownload2.
General
Information
on
Processor
Subsystem
Firmware
Updates
Firmware
on
the
processor
subsystem
includes:
v
System
firmware.
System
firmware
includes:
–
System
power
control
network
programming
–
Service
processor
programming
–
IPL
programming
–
Run-time
abstraction
services
v
Frame
(Power
Subsystem)
firmware
v
Integrated
SCSI
controller
microcode
v
Integrated
Ethernet
microcode
Determining
the
Level
of
Firmware
on
the
Processor
Subsystem
Note:
This
information
may
be
superseded
by
the
information
that
is
available
on
the
following
Web
site.
Always
check
the
Web
site
for
the
latest
images
and
instructions
for
checking
the
firmware
level.
The
Web
address
is
http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/mdownload2.
The
firmware
level
is
indicated
in
either
of
the
following
forms:
v
RJyymmdd
,
where
RJ
=
the
pSeries
655
Model
651
Processor
Subsystem
firmware
designation,
yy
=
year,
mm
=
month,
and
dd
=
day
of
the
release.
v
vJyymmdd
,
where
v
=
version
number,
J
=
the
pSeries
655
Model
651
Processor
Subsystemfirmware
designation,
yy
=
year,
mm
=
month,
and
dd
=
day
of
the
release.
If
your
system
is
running
AIX,
the
platform
firmware
level
can
be
determined
by
either
of
the
following
methods:
v
On
the
AIX
command
line,
by
typing:
lscfg
-vp|grep
-p
Platform
A
line
that
begins
with
ROM
level
(alterable)..
displays
the
firmware
level
that
is
currently
on
the
system.
v
Looking
at
the
top
of
the
Service
Processor
Main
Menu.
If
your
system
is
running
Linux,
the
platform
firmware
level
can
be
determined
by
either
of
the
following
methods:
v
If
the
system
was
installed
prior
to
May
of
2003,
and
has
not
had
a
firmware
update
in
May
2003
or
later,
type
the
following
on
the
Linux
command
line:
lscfg
-vp
|
grep
RJ
v
If
the
system
was
installed
in
May
2003
or
later,
or
the
system
has
firmware
on
it
that
was
released
in
May
2003
or
later,
type
the
following
on
the
Linux
command
line:
lscfg
-vp
|
grep
3J
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