Hi all..

Recently aquired a used RS/6000 44p, and AIX 5.3 ML 4 was
preinstalled. However, it was only the base system. I obtained a full
licensed copy AIX 5.3 and installed a few items I needed for testing
(ldap.client stuff)

Anyway, Between manual downloading via IBM's website and using suma, I
got an oslevel issue, and hope the guru's out there can help.

After searching on comp.unix.aix for anynone with simiular
problems,here's what I have done thus far:


[root@mach-1 /]#oslevel
5.3.0.0
[root@mach-1 /]#oslevel -r
5300-00
[root@mach-1 /]#oslevel -g
Fileset Actual Level
Maintenance Level
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
bos.rte 5.3.0.50 5.3.0.0
[root@mach-1 /]#instfix -i | grep ML
All filesets for 5.3.0.0_AIX_ML were found.
Not all filesets for 5300-01_AIX_ML were found.
Not all filesets for 5300-03_AIX_ML were found.
Not all filesets for 5300-04_AIX_ML were found.
Not all filesets for 5300-02_AIX_ML were found.
Not all filesets for 5300-05_AIX_ML were found.
[root@mach-1 /]#instfix -ciqk 5300-01_AIX_ML | grep ":-:"
5300-01_AIX_ML:invscout.ldb:2.2.0.2:2.2.0.0:-:AIX 5300-01 Update
5300-01_AIX_ML:invscout.rte:2.2.0.2:2.2.0.0:-:AIX 5300-01 Update
[root@mach-1 /]#instfix -ciqk 5300-02_AIX_ML | grep ":-:"
5300-02_AIX_ML:invscout.ldb:2.2.0.2:2.2.0.0:-:AIX 5300-02 Update
5300-02_AIX_ML:invscout.rte:2.2.0.4:2.2.0.0:-:AIX 5300-02 Update
[root@mach-1 /]#instfix -ciqk 5300-05_AIX_ML | grep ":-:"
5300-05_AIX_ML:invscout.ldb:2.2.0.2:2.2.0.0:-:AIX 5300-05 Update
5300-05_AIX_ML:invscout.rte:2.2.0.9:2.2.0.0:-:AIX 5300-05 Update
[root@mach-1 /]#invscout

****** Command ---- V2.2.0.0
****** Logic Database V2.2.0.0

I downloaded the 2 filesets inftfix said I needed.
invscout.ldb.2.2.0.2.bff
invscout.rte.2.2.0.9.bff

I run smit but get failures:
++++++++++++++++++++++
Requisite Failures
------------------
SELECTED FILESETS: The following is a list of filesets that you
asked to
install. They cannot be installed until all of their requisite
filesets
are also installed. See subsequent lists for details of requisites.

invscout.ldb 2.2.0.2 # Inventory Scout Logic
Database
invscout.rte 2.2.0.9 # Inventory Scout
Runtime

MISSING REQUISITES: The following filesets are required by one or
more
of the selected filesets listed above. They are not currently
installed
and could not be found on the installation media.

devices.chrp.base.diag 5.2.0.0 # Base Level Fileset
++++++++++++++++++++++

The earlest file set I can find is:
devices.chrp.base.diag.5.2.0.1.bff
and when I try installed that file set via smit I get:
++++++++++++++++++++++
MISSING REQUISITES: The following filesets are required by one or
more
of the selected filesets listed above. They are not currently
installed
and could not be found on the installation media.

devices.chrp.base.diag 5.2.0.0 # Base Level Fileset

<< End of Failure Section >>
++++++++++++++++++++++

Any suggestions?

TIA

Can you try oslevel -s , plz?.......

I actually fixed my own problem... I uninstalled all of invscout.* and
got my orginal AIX 5.3 media, reinstalled the base invscout.* and ran
instfix -i | grep ML and then ran instfix -ciqk 5300-??_AIX_ML | grep
":-:" on each ML with missing filesets, collected the missing
fileset(s) names, downloaded and installed each one, one fileset group
at a time for each ML missing filesets. Till I finally got it worked
out:
++++++++++++++++++++++
[root@mach-1 /]#instfix -i | grep ML
All filesets for 5.3.0.0_AIX_ML were found.
All filesets for 5300-01_AIX_ML were found.
All filesets for 5300-03_AIX_ML were found.
All filesets for 5300-04_AIX_ML were found.
All filesets for 5300-02_AIX_ML were found.
All filesets for 5300-05_AIX_ML were found.
[root@mach-1 /]#oslevel -r
5300-05
[root@mach-1 /]#

"praveen" <praveen.varrier@gmail.com> wrote:

>Can you try oslevel -s , plz?.......

Yep, sure can...

[root@mach-1 /]#oslevel -s
5300-05-00
[root@mach-1 /]#oslevel -r
5300-05
[root@mach-1 /]

Otto wrote: <Summarized>

> I downloaded the 2 filesets inftfix said I needed.
> invscout.ldb.2.2.0.2.bff
> invscout.rte.2.2.0.9.bff
>
> I run smit but get failures:
> ++++++++++++++++++++++
> Requisite Failures
> -----------------
> invscout.ldb 2.2.0.2 # Inventory Scout Logic
> Database
> invscout.rte 2.2.0.9 # Inventory Scout
> Runtime
>
> MISSING REQUISITES:
> devices.chrp.base.diag 5.2.0.0 # Base Level Fileset
> ++++++++++++++++++++++


To install the invscout fileset updates, it warns you that you must
have the base level of devices.chrp.base.diag installed. You do not.
The BASE fileset is not downloadable. You must get that from your
original AIX CDROMs.

However, you mentioned that you actually have a licensed version of AIX
5.3, not AIX 5.2, so you will not be able to find the missing filesets
on the CDs you obtained. You need the AIX 5.2 BASE cd package.

If you do not require the invscout package, you can try to simply
de-install its filesets if you want to see the oslevel show the right
value.

Try this command sequence:

instfix -ivk 5300-05-AIX_ML | grep : | grep not

This will show you what filesets are NOT at the right level for AIX 5.3
ML5

You can then use smit to de-install ANY filesets that are NOT required
for your system. For example, if you do not use invscout, then try to
remove it in smit:

smit install
- Software Maintenance and Utilities
- Remove Installed Software
- SOFTWARE name [invscout.ldb]

You can use the "Preview" option to see if removing it would be
successful or if it would require other packages to be removed as well.
If you do not use it and removing it does not require removal of a
required requisite, then you should be okay.

I just had a similar issue on an internal server here at my office. The
machine was installed at AIX 5.1 level, and then someone came along and
upgraded it to AIX 5.2 but did selective install of filesets and
inadvertently left some HP Korean drivers on the system at 5.1 level.
Since we don't use Korean here, I wanted to remove them but it refused
because it was at the wrong level. I had to go back and install the AIX
5.2 version of the HP driver just so I could tell it to remove it...go
figure...

Regards,

Steve