From: Mike Viscount (mikev@EMAIL.UNC.EDU)
Date: Wed Jan 07 2004 - 08:36:02 EST
Even though it's listed as a "CE" task I don't think it voids the warranty but
rather makes it possible for you to have them do it without being charged. But
**you should verify this** by checking the warranty or having the CE provide a
copy of it or the relevant parts of it. I think your CE is just trying to
reserve all the fun of screwing up your machine for himself :-)
Regarding microcode: It's available in the standard microcode dowload site at
IBM, at least for the P690 model 671 and 681 which I just downloaded the other
day since our CE's floppies were bad and the IBM site they use to make the
floppies was having problems. If necesary I can track down the URL but it's
easily found by following the links under the RS6000 server support/downloads
... etc; Well, as easy as it is to find anything on IBM's website at least :-(
Oh heck, here it is:
http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/mdownload/download.html
Scroll down to the micro-code for 7040-681 and 7040-671 but be careful as there
are Version 2 and Version 3 microcode there. See the Description file to verify
what you need. It also contains a listing of what's been fixed/broken at the
various levels.
Again, I'd suggest that you verify the warranty info on your own.
I hope this helps,
Mike
Green, Simon wrote:
> I have been told that microcode upgrade is a CE task for both p670 and p690.
> I don't think there's much you can do about that, as I don't think you can
> obtain it yourself by approved channels. (I must admit I haven't checked
> this.)
>
> Adapter cards is a bit iffy. They SAY it's a CE task - there's a bit of a
> knack to it, and the opportunity to break things - but I know of people who
> change their own. I don't think we do on our p690s, though. (We don't
> actually have any p670s.)
>
> Simon Green
> Altria ITSC Europe Ltd
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Mark Lamport [mailto:lamport@KCMETRO.CC.MO.US]
>>Sent: 07 January 2004 11:43
>>To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
>>Subject: p670
>>
>>
>>Question for those of you who have a p670 under IBM
>>maintenance, do you
>>install the system microcode? And are you allowed to install
>>new adapter
>>cards? Our CE tells me if I do either, it will invalidate
>>IBM maintenance.
>>We only have 1 61d IO drawer, I only see a restriction if you
>>have 6 IO
>>drawers. And why can't we install our own adapters in the
>>PCI hot swap
>>slots, seems simple enough to perform myself.
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