oslevel speak

[Dane0554]

I upgraded my system from 4.3.3 to 5.3.
The media I used was marked 5.3 ML 5300-04.

When I issue:
oslevel I get back:
5.3.0.0

When I issue:
oslevel -r
I get back:
5300-04

When I issue:
oslevel -s
I get back:
5300-04-00

Can someone explain to me, in simple terms what these different results mean, and the difference between a maintenance level and a technology level?

Thanks,
Dan

 

[kHz]

This will explain what IBM is doing with technology levels the effectively replace maintenance levels.

http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/emergingtech/fsherman/archives/aix-maintenance-strategies-10051

As for oslevel, do a man.

 

[mrn]

man oslevel

Mike

Unix *is* user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends are.

 

[khalidaaa]

These are just different flavors of oslevel command.

I would suggest going to the manual pages as commented by Mike

The '-s' option i beleive is a new option in AIX 5.3. It is for service packs (or so called Technology Levels)

View this document, talking about Technology level of 5300-04-03:

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY84607

Regards,
Khalid

 

[kHz]

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It is for service packs (or so called Technology Levels)
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Have you read the document yourself or do you just not understand what it says? A technology level is not service pack.

Example:
5300-02 is TL 02
5300-02-04 is TL 02 and SP 04
5300-02-CSP is TL 02 and CSP for TL 02 (and there won't be anymore SPs because when you see a CSP it is because the next TL has been released. In this case it would be TL 03).

 

[khalidaaa]

Thank you kHz. I really appreciate the way you pointed out this.

I'm sorry for the naming. I think i just got mixedup.

Regards,
Khalid

 

[Dane0554]

http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/unixservers/aix_service_strategy.pdf

Thanks for the posts. Yes, I had read the man pages but the way the output was explained still left a bit of confusion.

The above referenced documents and your comments have made it clear for me.

Thanks,
Dan