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The information in this Readme contains fix list and other package information about the Hardware Management Console.

• PTF MH01195 required corrective service
• List of fixes
• Installation

Mandatory fix for HMC Version 7 Release 3.5.0

This package includes fixes for HMC Version 7 Release 3.5.0. You can reference this package by APAR# MB03055.

You must install this corrective service on top of the HMC Version 7 Release 3.5.0 Recovery installation (PTF# MH01194) or the Update installation (PTF# MH01185).

This package includes the following fixes:

• Fixed a problem where RMC connection was lost if customer uses single adapter attached to an external DHCP server.
• Fixed a problem where the HMC ran out of memory when displaying utilization data even when the user specified a small number of events.
• Fixes an issue whereby the machine-type, model and serial were incorrectly presented to the back-end system during enrollment making it difficult to find a user's system on the Service Agent "My System" web support page.
• Fixes a problem in ESS environments where the LPAR Partition auto-start command from the HMC might fail if there is a loss of power for the HMC and the server.
• Updated Repair & Verify procedure for HE PU Book exchange procedure to include additional panels and instructions for installation of the VPD card into the replacement System Board prior to installing the replacement System Board in the system. The VPD card and System Board are shipped as separate parts and original R&V procedure did not include specific instructions to install the replacement VPD card as part of the exchange procedure.
• Fixed a problem where an exception occurred when parsing the XML_INVENTORY The content of elements must consist of well-formed character data or markup. ReturnCode: 5000 ReasonCode: 2050 ReqID: P0F:48:1250547644052.
• This fix addresses a problem where remote partition mobility operations can result in error, warning or informational messages that are blank if the destination HMC is running with a later version level than the source HMC.

Update corrective services instructions for HMC Version 7

Recovery media upgrade and installation instructions for HMC V7 R.3.5.0 can be found here:

Recovery media upgrade and installation