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AIX TL update Issue
I have like 20 odd AIX servers at AIX6.1TL8SP2. I have filesets downloaded to update the servers to AIX6.1TL8SP3.
I have downloaded all the files locally and have run "smithy update_all" to update the server, But the server version is downgraded to AIX6.1TL6SP1.
Here is the issue :
Current TL level appears to be downleveled
oslevel -r: 6100-06
oslevel -r -q: 6100-08
The fileset of interest is the below
Fileset Actual Level Recommended ML
--------------------------
bos.ecc_client.rte 6.1.6.0 6.1.8.0
I have rerun "smitty update_all" command again and then the server was upgraded to AIX6.1TL8SP3.
So why did I have to run the "smithy update_all" twice..
I have downloaded all the files locally and have run "smithy update_all" to update the server, But the server version is downgraded to AIX6.1TL6SP1.
Here is the issue :
Current TL level appears to be downleveled
oslevel -r: 6100-06
oslevel -r -q: 6100-08
The fileset of interest is the below
Fileset Actual Level Recommended ML
--------------------------
bos.ecc_client.rte 6.1.6.0 6.1.8.0
I have rerun "smitty update_all" command again and then the server was upgraded to AIX6.1TL8SP3.
So why did I have to run the "smithy update_all" twice..
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Hello WMP,
I dont have any ECC filesets installed at AIX 6.1TL8SP2, I have SUMA filesets installed
lslpp -l | grep suma
bos.suma 6.1.8.0 COMMITTED Service Update Management
bos.suma 6.1.8.0 COMMITTED Service Update Management
So do u think SUMA was upgraded and since ECC was a dependency, It has also installed ECC. But how can it install ECC when ECC install filesets are not available only upgrade filesets are available.
Lets assume it did install ECC, But the minimum level it has to go is 6.1.7.0, I am interpreting this as AIX 6.1TL7 But how did it downgrade to AIX6.1TL6...???
I dont have any ECC filesets installed at AIX 6.1TL8SP2, I have SUMA filesets installed
lslpp -l | grep suma
bos.suma 6.1.8.0 COMMITTED Service Update Management
bos.suma 6.1.8.0 COMMITTED Service Update Management
So do u think SUMA was upgraded and since ECC was a dependency, It has also installed ECC. But how can it install ECC when ECC install filesets are not available only upgrade filesets are available.
Lets assume it did install ECC, But the minimum level it has to go is 6.1.7.0, I am interpreting this as AIX 6.1TL7 But how did it downgrade to AIX6.1TL6...???
Are you sure that you're looking at the right repository (TL8 SP3 alone doesn't ship any ECC updates!), and are you sure that you didn't run "smitty install_all" instead of "smitty update_all" as the first step?
I admit, when ECC wasn't there already and when there are no "install" filesets in the repository then ECC cannot be installed.
Your scenario only makes sense when there is an ECC 6.1.6 "install" fileset somewhere and when you ran "install_all" instead of "update_all" first ("install" and "update" filesets of the same product cannot be installed together in one run).
I admit, when ECC wasn't there already and when there are no "install" filesets in the repository then ECC cannot be installed.
Your scenario only makes sense when there is an ECC 6.1.6 "install" fileset somewhere and when you ran "install_all" instead of "update_all" first ("install" and "update" filesets of the same product cannot be installed together in one run).
$ ls -l | grep bos.ecc_client.rte
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 44583936 Jan 03 15:39 bos.ecc_client.rte.6.1.7.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 44605440 Jan 03 15:39 bos.ecc_client.rte.6.1.8.0
[ e515kr@prdfsl04:/erac/sysa
$ ls -l | grep suma
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 271360 Jan 03 15:41 bos.suma.6.1.4.0.I
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 41984 Jan 03 15:41 bos.suma.6.1.5.0.U
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 70656 Jan 03 15:41 bos.suma.6.1.8.0.U
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 167936 Jan 03 15:41 bos.suma.6.1.8.16.U