Display level of fixes

To find out the latest level of the i5/OS^® cumulative PTF package or of the Licensed Internal Code fixes, follow these procedures.

The cumulative PTF package level of the system refers to the latest cumulative PTF package installed on the systems.

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Display the cumulative PTF package level

Determine the current cumulative PTF package level

To determine the current cumulative PTF package level, do one of the following:

Display cumulative PTF group

Execute WRKPTFGRP or view the fix group inventory for the system using iSeries Navigator.

Find the PTF group named SF99540.

The status indicates if all the PTFs in the cumulative PTF package are installed on the system.

The level identifies the level of the cumulative PTF package.

For example, if the level is 6178, the cumulative PTF package ID is...

C6178540

...where 540 is added to the end of the package ID to indicate version 5 release 4 modification level 0.

The level of the cumulative package ID indicates the release date of the package using the Julian calendar.

Specify...

WRKPTFGRP SF99540

...and type...

option 8 (Display special handling PTFs)

The date shown may be later than the release date of the package in the Level field if the special handling PTF section has changed. This date may be referred to from the PSP information when installing the cumulative PTF package.

Display cumulative marker PTFs

To display cumulative marker PTFs, do one of the following:

For the cumulative PTF package level, type the following from the character-based interface:
```
DSPPTF LICPGM(5722SS1)
```
For the Licensed Internal Code PTFs level...
```
DSPPTF LICPGM(5722999)
```

The PTF ID column on the Display PTF Status display lists the identifiers for all of the cumulative PTF packages installed on the system. Cumulative PTF package identifiers start with the letter T.

If you are using version 5 release 4 modification 0 and you have PTF TC06178 installed on the system, the cumulative fix package level is C6178540 (540 is added to the end of the package ID to indicate version 5 release 4 modification Level 0). The last four digits of the cumulative package ID indicate the release date of the package, using the Julian calendar. The latest level of the cumulative PTF package is the one where the last four digits are the highest.

Fix IDs that start with the letters TC indicate that the entire cumulative PTF package has been applied. Fix IDs that start with the letters TA indicate that the HIPER fixes and HIPER Licensed Internal Code fixes have been applied. Fix IDs that start with the letters TL indicate that the HIPER Licensed Internal Code fixes have been applied.

Usually the numbers for the corresponding TC, TA, and TL fix IDs are all the same for each release. For V5R4, however, the TL numbers for Licensed Internal Code might differ from the TC and TA numbers. For example, V5R4M0 has the marker TC06178. The Licensed Internal Code HIPER marker, however, is TL06178 for V5R4M0 and TL56178 for V5R4M5.

Printing or displaying the summary of fixes in a cumulative PTF package on CD-ROM

To print or display the summary of fixes contained in a cumulative PTF package on CD-ROM, do the following:

Load the cumulative PTF package CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
On any command line, type:
```
LODPTF LICPGM(5722SS1) DEV(OPTYY) SELECT(*ALL)
    PATHID(*FIRST) COVER(*ONLY)
```
where YY is the unit ID for the CD-ROM drive in which you loaded the PTF CD-ROM. For information about printing the cumulative fix package summary, see Displaying and printing fix cover letters. A copy of the PTF summary is put into file QAPZCOVER in Library QGPL.

Displaying server firmware information

eServer™ 5xx models come preinstalled with server firmware. Server firmware is the licensed machine code that resides in system flash memory, and includes a number of subcomponents, including POWER Hypervisor™ power control, service processor, and logical partition firmware that is loaded into either AIX^® or Linux^® logical partitions. Managing the level of the server firmware is a critical component to properly maintaining the system. On some models, you can change only the level of server firmware by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC). However, some systems allow you to change the level of the server firmware by installing i5/OS PTFs on the service partition. For further information on managing the level of the server firmware, see the topics Customer service, support, and troubleshooting and Installing fixes on systems managed by Hardware Management Console.

The method to be used to display the server firmware information depends on the installed release of the Licensed Internal Code.

Systems with V5R4M5 Licensed Internal Code

If the system has V5R4M5 Licensed Internal Code installed, use the Display Firmware Status (DSPFMWSTS) command to show information about the level of the server firmware that is running on the system. The command can be run from any i5/OS logical partition. Different types of information are displayed, however, depending on if the command is run from the service partition or a another partition or if server firmware updates are managed by an HMC. The DSPFMWSTS command shows this information.

The Firmware update policy field indicates if the server firmware is currently being managed by the operating system or an HMC.
The Server firmware product ID/release field indicates what i5/OS product matches the level of the server firmware on the system. Managing the server firmware level is performed by applying or removing PTFs for this product.
When PTFs are applied for the server firmware product but are not active, the Server IPL required field shows a value of Yes.
The Server IPL source field shows the side (Temporary or Permanent) on which the last server IPL was performed for the server firmware code.
The Server firmware fix pack and PTF ID fields show the level of server firmware on the system. There are three copies of the server firmware: The active copy is the level of server firmware that is currently running. The temporary copy is the installed level of server firmware. The permanent copy is the backup level of server firmware.
When running the DSPFMWSTS command on the service partition, the Operating system fields show the level of server firmware on the temporary and permanent copies of the operating system.

Systems with V5R4M0 Licensed Internal Code

If the system has V5R4M0 Licensed Internal Code installed and you used the Display PTF (DSPPTF) command for licensed program 5722999, you see information associated with the server firmware. Managing the server firmware level is performed by applying or removing PTFs for the 5722999 licensed program.

When the partition is the service partition, the IPL source field on the display shows the side on which the last server IPL was performed for the server firmware code (##SERV#T or ##SERV#P).
When PTFs are applied for the server firmware portion of the Licensed Internal Code but are not active, you see statuses that indicate a server IPL is required to complete the operation.
To view status descriptions for the fixes, see Fix status descriptions using the command interface.
When the server firmware that is currently active is at a later level than the server firmware portion of the Licensed Internal Code that is installed on the system, message CPD35F9 is shown.
When the installed level of the server firmware portion of the Licensed Internal Code has changed, message CPD35F8 indicates that a server IPL is required.
When the server firmware that is currently active is at a different level than the server firmware portion of the Licensed Internal Code that is installed on the system but changes are not allowed from the service partition, message CPD35FA is shown.
Option 5 (Display PTF details) contains a field that indicates whether or not the PTF requires a server IPL (Server IPL required). The value shown indicates from which side the IPL needs to be performed to activate the changes. If no server IPL is pending, the value is None.

When you specify DSPPTF SELECT(*ACTRQD), you see all the PTFs that have required actions pending, including the PTFs that require you to perform a server IPL.