Targets

Select the target for which you want to view LIC level system information. If None was selected, you will see only information for LIC levels currently loaded on the system.

Installed Level, Activated Level, Accepted Level, Unactivated Deferred Level, and Platform IPL Level refer to the current levels on the target.

If concurrent LIC update is disabled, a field displays indicating the reason for disablement.
If there are no corresponding retrievable concurrent and installable concurrent updates, then those columns display the value for the installed level.
If there are no unactivated deferred updates, the Unactivated Deferred Level will not be displayed.

EC number is the numerical identifier of the engineering change (EC) that shows the system and GA level. It has the format of PPNNSSS, where:

PP is the two-character package identifier.
NN is the two-character name that identifies a set of platforms. This is the model-unique code for the type of system.
SSS is the three-character service pack code stream identifier.

LIC type: Displays the LIC type associated with the selected target.
Machine Type/Model/Serial Number: Displays the corresponding machine type, model number, and serial number.
Retrievable Disruptive Activate Level: Displays the latest, or highest, LIC level that can be retrieved, installed, and activated from the currently selected repository. Activating this LIC level requires a system restart.
Retrievable Concurrent Activate Level: Displays the latest, or highest, LIC level that can be retrieved, installed, and activated concurrently, from the currently selected repository without rebooting any partitions or disrupting applications.
Installed Level: Displays the LIC level that will be activated and loaded into memory at the next system restart.
Activated Level: Displays the LIC level that is activated and loaded into memory.
Accepted Level: Displays the LIC level that was committed. This refers to the updates selected on the system.
This is the backup level of code that you can return to, if necessary. Generally, this is the level of code on the permanent side (p-side).
Unactivated Deferred Level: Displays the latest, or highest installed LIC level that contains unactivated deferred updates. A deferred update requires a system restart to activate.
Platform IPL Level: Displays the LIC level on which the hypervisor and partition firmware were last restarted. When concurrent LIC updates are performed, the Activated Level will change, but the Platform IPL Level will remain unchanged.
Update Control: Displays the current owner of LIC Update control, either HMC or Operating System.