Installing a firmware fix permanently
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.
Note: Permanent installation of the firmware fix
doesn't cause the system to restart.
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
update permanently by different terms, depending on the type of hardware
or software you use. For example, you might refer
to this process as committing the update. If you use an HMC, you might refer to
this process as accepting the update.
