HMC currency – Introduction to Power E1080
By Isabella Ward / October 13, 2023 / No Comments / High availability HMC configuration, IBM Certifcation Exam, Simultaneous multithreading
1.8.6 HMC currency
In recent years, cybersecurity emerged as a national security issue and an increasingly critical concern for CIOs and enterprise IT managers.
The IBM Power processor-based architecture always ranked highly in terms of end-to-end security, which is why it remains a platform of choice for mission-critical enterprise workloads.
A key aspect of maintaining a secure Power environment is ensuring that the HMC (or virtual HMC) is current and fully supported (including hardware, software, and Power firmware updates).
Outdated or unsupported HMCs represent a technology risk that can quickly and easily be mitigated by upgrading to a current release.
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