APRM® Service and Support
Updated November 20, 2009
Contents . . .
- Technical Alerts
- APRM and i5/OS Versions
- V6R1 Support
- V5R4 Support
- V5R3 Support
- V5R2 Support
- V5R1 Support
Technical
Alerts
|
Alert # |
Description |
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OS/400 Collection Services
cycles frequently and generates many Management Collection objects |
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Recommend System Value
QPFRADJ be set to '2'. |
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Suspend Dynamic LPAR
operations during Server Firmware Update. |
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APRM Versions V5R3M1 through V5R4M1 and HMC Release
6.0 and above. |
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APRM Versions V5R3M1 and later with HMC
Release 7.3 and above. |
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APRM Versions V5R3M1 through V5R4M3 with
non-USA language identifier and/or job CCSID. |
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HMC Releases 7.3.3 and later new settings
required for APRM. |
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APRM's Excel add-in vs. the version of
Microsoft Excel. |
APRM
version support for i5/OS (OS/400) and hardware versions
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i5/OS (OS/400) version
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APRM |
V6R1M0 |
V5R4M0* |
V5R3M0* |
V5R2M0 |
V5R1M0 |
V4R5M0 |
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V6R1M3 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
V6R1M0 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
V5R4M4 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
V5R4M3 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
V5R4M1 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
V5R4M0 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
V5R3M2 |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
V5R3M1 |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
V5R3M0 |
No |
No |
Yes ** |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
V5R2M1 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
V5R2M0 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
V5R1M0 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
* Includes V5R3M5 or V5R4M5
level of SLIC
** The minimum APRM level to support a
system with an HMC is V5R3M1
V6R1 Support
i5/OS (OS/400) required PTFs:
- Cumulative service packs current as of October, 2008
APRM PTFs
- None
V5R4 Support
i5/OS (OS/400) required PTFs:
|
Group / Product |
PTF |
Description |
|
V5R4M0 - 5722999 |
MF40554 |
Severe error causes system to
terminate with B6000103 |
|
V5R4M0 - 5722999 |
MF40180 |
Adapter reset does not complete |
|
C6024540 |
SF99540 |
Cumulative PTF package |
For i5 hardware, the minimum level of server firmware and HMC code to run APRM
is:
- Minimum i5 server firmware level required
- SF235_160_185 (or later) Note: SF235 is also known as
GA6 level of server firmware.
(For information about how to determine your
system's server firmware level, click here).
- HMC required release level:
- Version: 5 Release: 1.0 (or later)
Depending on the hardware installed, there may be
additional requirements for the level of HMC code and server firmware
required. Check the following links to
view those requirements:
View IBM’s recommended
levels of HMC code and server firmware levels at https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/power5cm/home.html
View the matrix of supported
levels of HMC and server firmware code at https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/power5cm/supportedcode.html#combo
View IBM’s Master Document
for Server Firmware and HMC Code wizard
APRM PTFs
- None
V5R3 Support
OS/400 required PTFs:
|
Group / Product |
PTF |
Description |
|
V5R3M0 - 5722999 |
MF40552 |
Severe error causes
system to terminate with B6000103 |
|
V5R3M0 - 5722999 |
MF40210 |
Adapter reset does not
complete |
|
V5R3M0 - 5722999 |
MF36567 |
Affects dynamic LPAR
interactive changes (systems with HMC only) |
|
V5R3M0 - 5722999 |
MF35404 |
Affects dynamic LPAR
memory changes (included in cumulative package C5298530) |
|
V5R3M5 - 5722999 |
MF40553 |
Severe error causes system
to terminate with B6000103
|
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V5R3M5 - 5722999 |
MF40211 |
Adapter reset does not
complete |
|
V5R3M5 - 5722999 |
MF36568 |
Affects dynamic LPAR interactive
changes (systems with HMC only) |
|
V5R3M5 - 5722999 |
MF35405 |
Affects dynamic LPAR
memory changes (included in cumulative package C5298530) |
|
5722SS1 |
SI16587 |
Affects CPYTOIMPF which is
used by APRM command CVTAPRMHST (included in cumulative package C5032530) |
For i5 hardware, the minimum level of server firmware and HMC code to run APRM
is:
- i5 server firmware level required
- SF225_096 (or later) Note: SF225 is also
known as GA4 level of server firmware.
(For information
about how to determine your system's server firmware level, click here).
- HMC required release level:
- Version: 4 Release: 5.0 (or later)
Depending on the hardware installed, there may be
additional requirements for the level of HMC code and server firmware
required. Check the following links to
view those requirements:
View IBM’s recommended
levels of HMC code and server firmware levels at https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/power5cm/home.html
View the matrix of supported
levels of HMC and server firmware code at https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/power5cm/supportedcode.html#combo
View IBM’s Master Document
for Server Firmware and HMC Code wizard
APRM PTFs
- None
V5R2 Support
OS/400 required PTFs:
|
Group / Product |
PTF |
Description |
|
V5R2M0 - 5722999 |
MF40211 |
Adapter reset does not complete |
|
C3252520 |
SF99520 |
Cumulative PTF package |
|
HiPer Group |
SF99519 |
HiPer Group PTF - dated
2003-11-11 or later |
|
5722999 |
MF31447 |
Affects dynamic LPAR
processor changes (included in cumulative package C4077520) |
|
5722XE1 |
SI07675 |
Affects SQL statements in
iSeries Access for Windows (included in cumulative package C3364520) |
Available APRM PTFs:
- No PTFs for APRM version V5R2M1
·
PTF 7BA0001 dated
2003-02-21 for APRM version V5R2M0
o
Download the PTF (note: 16 MB)
V5R1 Support
OS/400 required PTFs:
|
Group / Product |
PTF |
Description |
|
C3175510 |
SF99510 |
Cumulative PTF package |
|
HiPer Group |
SF99097 |
HiPer Group PTF - dated
2003-11-11 or later |
|
5722999 |
MF31476 |
Affects dynamic LPAR
processor changes (included in cumulative PTF package C4300510) |
APRM PTFs
- None
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