Find out how to permanently install a firmware fix.
After you download and install a firmware fix, the fix is temporarily
installed until you install it permanently. You might want to use the new
level of firmware for a period of time to verify that it works correctly.
When you are sure that the new level of firmware works correctly, you can
permanently install the firmware fix. Be aware that if you install the firmware
fix permanently (copy the temporary firmware level from the temporary side
to the permanent side, so that the temporary and permanent sides contain the
same level of firmware), you cannot return to the level that was previously
on the permanent side.
Note: You might recognize the process of
installing the firmware fix permanently by different terms, depending on the
type of hardware or software you use. For example, if you use AIX® or Linux®, you might refer to this
process as committing the fix. If you use i5/OS®, you refer to this process
as applying the fix. If you use an HMC,
you might refer to this process as accepting the fix.