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  • 1.  discrepancy between hmc reported os version and actual Os version.

    Posted Fri January 19, 2024 10:47 AM

    while checking the version of an OS in order to install java i notice a difference between the reported version of the OS in the hmc and the actual version of the os reported by oslevel. 
    according to hmc a server has aix 7.1 TL 5 enough to run java 17. but this seems to be far from the truth? 

    is this a bug of the hmc? or what is the os version returned by the HMC? 

    regards



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    Mario Garcia
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  • 2.  RE: discrepancy between hmc reported os version and actual Os version.

    Posted Fri January 19, 2024 01:03 PM
    Sometimes the HMC does not get the update message.?? I am now in the
    habit that whenever I update an O/S I run the following on the HMC -
    replace machine below with?? the actual HMC name for the machine.??
    Another reason they may not be in sync is if you have the LPAR
    firewalled from the HMC.

    lssyscfg -m machine -r lpar --osrefresh -F name,os_version


    If you are missing filesets then your oslevel may also show the wrong
    level.?? You can check this by running the following checks - these are
    for 7.3.2.1:

    oslevel -sq

    Note down the top value - in my case it is 7300-02-01-2346. Substitute
    whatever you see for the values below


    instfix -i | grep ML

    oslevel -s
    oslevel -s -l 7300-02-01-2346
    instfix -icqk?? 7300-02_AIX_ML | grep :-:
    lppchk -v
    lppchk -vm3

    On 1/19/2024 9:47 AM, Mario Garcia via IBM TechXchange Community wrote:

    > while checking the version of an OS in order to install java i notice a difference between the reported version of the OS in the hmc and the actual version of the os reported by oslevel.
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  • 3.  RE: discrepancy between hmc reported os version and actual Os version.

    Posted Mon January 22, 2024 09:43 AM

    the issue is that version on the HMC is newer than the reported by the OS 

    this is the output of the commands in the OS: 

    :/:oslevel -sq
    Known Service Packs
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    7100-05-06-2028
    7100-05-06-2016
    7100-05-06-2015
    7100-05-05-1939

    /:oslevel -s
    7100-00-10-1334

    lppchk -vm3
    lppchk:  The following filesets need to be installed or corrected to bring
             the system to a consistent state:

      EMC.Symmetrix.aix.rte 5.3.0.3           (usr: not installed, root: COMMITTED)
      EMC.Symmetrix.fcp.MPIO.rte 5.3.0.3      (usr: not installed, root: COMMITTED)
      bos.rte v<7                             (not installed; requisite fileset)
      sysmgt.websm.rte 5.1.0.0                (not installed; requisite fileset)

    lppchk:  The following describes dependencies from installed filesets
             on one or more of the filesets listed above:

    Fileset EMC.Symmetrix.aix.rte 5.3.1.0 requires:
      bos.rte v<7

    Fileset EMC.Symmetrix.fcp.MPIO.rte 5.3.1.0 requires:
      bos.rte v<7

    Fileset rsf.rsflite.websm 3.14.0.0 requires:
      sysmgt.websm.rte 5.1.0.0

    Does this mean the version reported on the HMC is correct and I need to apply the fileset reported by lppchk? 



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    Mario Garcia
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  • 4.  RE: discrepancy between hmc reported os version and actual Os version.

    Posted Mon January 22, 2024 01:52 PM

    Are you running a firmware current enough as to you can update your HMC?  I noticed the graphics on your version are a bit dated.

    To see supported code combinations check out

    https://esupport.ibm.com/customercare/flrt/mtm#tab_p10



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    Robert Berendt IBMChampion
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  • 5.  RE: discrepancy between hmc reported os version and actual Os version.

    Posted Tue January 23, 2024 04:37 AM

    Hello Guy,

    Have a look in this technote

    HMC displays the wrong OS level (in an LPAR) after an upgrade

    Ibm remove preview
    HMC displays the wrong OS level (in an LPAR) after an upgrade
    After upgrading the operating system in an LPAR on an IBM Power System, the HMC does not always notice that there has been a change. This page will show you how to correct this and also has a script to find the O/S versions of all LPARs on all systems managed by an HMC.
    View this on Ibm >



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    HBO
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