AIX ML upgrade unsuccessful

[kat000003]

Hi all.

I recently tried updating a server of mine from AIX 5.2 ML1 to ML3. It worked fine on my dev server, but on production, it said that it is missing fileset csm.server.1.3.1.0 and it is trying to update it to csm.server.1.3.3.0

I would like to know exactly how this can be fixed. I have spoken to IBM, but they could not tell me exactly what I need to do in order to make the update succeed.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks
Kat

 

[kHz]

Verify the fileset and level of csm.server on your dev server and then verfiy the fileset doesn't exist on your prod server.

lslpp -L | grep csm.server

If it doesn't exist on the prod server then install it, most likely at its base level, then update the fileset.

 

[DukeSSD]

I agree with kHz,
The file set must be a pre-req of some other fileset but is missing on your prod server.
The AIX fixdist site says csm.server.1.4.0.12 is the latest, are you sure ML3 is worth the bother ?
Why not go to 4 or 5 ?........If you are going to ML5...MAKE SURE YOU UPDATE THE SYSTEM FIRMWARE FIRST>>>>seems people / systems are having problems going to ML3, 4, 5 on old firmware !!!!! be warned.

 

[kat000003]

Hi guys.

Turns out that it is quite a 'common' problem, according to IBM...

It looks like I am going to have to download csm.server.1.3.3.0 and update that particular fileset. Do I remove the old .toc then and create a new toc for only this fileset, then run smit update_all????

Thanks
Kat

 

[kHz]

You can do that. If you want, do a 'mkdir -p /tmp/csm' and download the fileset to that directory. Then, in /tmp/csm run 'inutoc .' The a smitty install_latest (for the 1.3.3.0), then you can do a 'rm *' in /tmp/csm and repeat the same steps for the updated fileset.

 

[Mag0007]

Before you apply any ML for AIX, you should of ran lppchk -v, this will check for any inconsistencies. If there are problems, fix these problems before upgrading....

lppchk -v m3 is for verbose mode.

 

[kat000003]

This is the output from lppchk -v:

lppchk: The following filesets need to be installed or corrected to bring the system to a consistent state:

csm.server 1.3.1.0 (usr: COMMITTED, root: not installed)

Does this mean that this fileset needs to be updated before the ML update is run???? When it is then updated, should I run the complete ML upgrade again?

Justus

 

[kHz]

All you have to fix is that fileset. You don't have to do the ML upgrade again.

 

[plamb]

if the file set wa snever installed it should not try to updateit unless you said install and update instead of update all installed filesets.