Topics: HMC, Installation

Upgrading an HMC remotely

If you have issues getting to the computer room easily, and you have to update an HMC on the raised floor, then you can also do that upgrade remotely. IBM describes two methods on their website: by using the update media and using the recoverable media. Using the update media method, you may end up with a corrupted HMC. The only way to solve this, us accessing the HMC in the computer room (*sigh*).

Therefore, use the recoverable media option. That one works better. A link to the documentation and software can be found here.



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