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  • IBM s822 Firmware Issue

    From jamestustin1@hotmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 7 02:47:24 2018
    Hi Guys,

    I have an IBM Power 8 Server (s822) that I wanted to install PowerKVM onto.

    When I changed the firmware type from "PowerVM" to "Opal" to start the installation, we then hit this problem.

    I cannot power on the server, I get the error "Could not process the request". I cannot change the firmware back to PowerVM, it tells me the server must be off. However I cannot power the server off, it tells me the server must be on?. So it is neither off nor on?

    I checked the logs and see it is throwing up "B1813463" (An unsupported level of system firmware has been detected).

    I have tried to upgrade the firmware as per IBM's documentation - "https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/8284-22A/p8ha5/fix_firm_usb.htm"

    However this does not seem to work, nothing happens when the USB is inserted.

    Does anyone have any ideas on how to restore this system to a functional state? Any advice is welcome and appreciated.

    Kind Regards, James

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