Appendix C. Checking the Current Firmware Levels
To check the current levels that are installed on the system, do the following:
1.Log in as root user.
2.Enter the following command: lscfg
3.Press enter. A report will be produced similar to the following:
ROM | Level.(alterable) | sh000221 | <=== | service processor F/W level |
ROM | Level.(alterable) | SPH00056 | <=== | system F/W level |
Notes:
1.In the example above, if the current version of service processor firmware is sh000221, the last six characters of the ROM Level represent a date in a yymmdd format, where yy is the last two digits of the year, mm is the month and dd is the day of the firmware (Julian date).
2.Also in the example above, if the current version of system firmware is SPH00056, the last five characters of the ROM Level represent a date in a yyddd format, where yy is the last two digits of the year and ddd is the Gregorian date of the firmware.
Check the RS/6000 support web site at http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/support/micro for the latest level of downloadable firmware and update instructions. If the version of system firmware installed on your system is newer than (has a later date) or the same date as the system firmware shown on the web site, do not download and apply the update. If the version of service processor firmware installed on your system is newer than (has a later date) or the same date as the service processor firmware shown on the web site, do not download and apply the update.
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