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hi ,
I don't think there is a tool out there that does this however you can from th eIBM site subscribe to their mailing listing regarding fixes for the OS release selected.
So whenever there is a release you have to read the mail and look at whether the fix is required on your system.
The other things is as the saying goes , ' if it ain't broke
don't fix it ' BUT if the release of OS you are running will become obsolete then you'll have to update your server.
Also you need to establish whether your system needs the fix or not , whether you are experiencing problems because the fix can do more harm than good .
You can run lppchk -v to check for broken filesets and fix these
HTH
I don't think there is a tool out there that does this however you can from th eIBM site subscribe to their mailing listing regarding fixes for the OS release selected.
So whenever there is a release you have to read the mail and look at whether the fix is required on your system.
The other things is as the saying goes , ' if it ain't broke
don't fix it ' BUT if the release of OS you are running will become obsolete then you'll have to update your server.
Also you need to establish whether your system needs the fix or not , whether you are experiencing problems because the fix can do more harm than good .
You can run lppchk -v to check for broken filesets and fix these
HTH
hi,
how DSMARWAY said, does not exists a tool to know
if ALL is installed as patch on your system.
However you can know whic is the "Maintenance level"
of your system entering
instfix -i | grep AIX
To know if a specific fix is installed (you can find
noted on some security site)
instfix -i -k fixnumber
If the system answers you
Not all filesets for XXXXX were found enter
instfix -i -k fixnumber -c |grep ":-:"
bye
how DSMARWAY said, does not exists a tool to know
if ALL is installed as patch on your system.
However you can know whic is the "Maintenance level"
of your system entering
instfix -i | grep AIX
To know if a specific fix is installed (you can find
noted on some security site)
instfix -i -k fixnumber
If the system answers you
Not all filesets for XXXXX were found enter
instfix -i -k fixnumber -c |grep ":-:"
bye
Hi,
If you are on aix 5.2 you can use comp_report --
the redbook url is listed below -- pg 366
If you are on aix 5.2 you can use comp_report --
the redbook url is listed below -- pg 366
I've never tried it, but you could head towards the IBM alphaWorks sute and try the Fix Automation Service
tool. It currently only supports AIX v4.3, but I'm sure a version for v5.x will be out shortly. You
can find it at
I'm developing my own 'open standards' version of this tool which I'll be making available shortly.
Watch this space, as I'll post for testers.
Without any beta code, IBM's subscription mail services are still the best method.
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tool. It currently only supports AIX v4.3, but I'm sure a version for v5.x will be out shortly. You
can find it at
I'm developing my own 'open standards' version of this tool which I'll be making available shortly.
Watch this space, as I'll post for testers.
Without any beta code, IBM's subscription mail services are still the best method.
ITS
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