
Hardware Management Console Best Practices
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8 Tips for Maintaining Licensed Internal Code
Make sure you keep track of new releases, updates and emergency fixes to HMC
code. You can do this in one of two ways:
• Sign up for the technical support subscription service to receive
emails when updates become available on the web
• Monitor the web manually on a regular basis at
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/hmc/home.html
8.1 Code and Resources on the Web
Read the web site carefully. Select the correct HMC version, whichever is
appropriate. There are many resources on this site, such as:
• Links to additional technical information
• Hints and tips
• The latest Command Line Specification (command line reference)
• Order Recovery CDs/DVDs
• Download packages that contain the ISO files needed to burn your own
Recovery media. (Note: this media is bootable.)
• Download updates to HMC code as well as emergency fixes, or order
CDs containing the updates and fixes. (Note: this media is not bootable.)
8.2 Maintain Backups
Maintain a current Critical Console Data backup. If you use Recovery media to
update your Licensed Internal Code to a new release level, make a new CCD
backup after the upgrade process. A CCD backup created at V4R3.0 will not
work on a system that was upgraded to V4R4.0 using a Recovery CD. However,
if you are trying to recover after losing a disk on a system that was updated using
the Corrective Service files, you can use a CCD backup (created at V4R4.0) with
your V4R3.0 Recovery CD.
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