Originally posted by: KevB

Hi
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Originally posted by: KevB

Sorry,touch pad on the laptop caused the cursor to jump to the "Post" button on the original posting... sigh

So, I have a 7029-6E3 system (1Gb Ram and 2 x 36Gb HD) that has been happily running 5.3 TL8 for ages. We're taking part in a Beta program for some s/w we use and that requires 6.1 TL3. So I downloaded the .iso images for 6.1 TL3 in early Sept (two files have local timestamp of 8-9 Sept 2009).

I burned DVDs using these and have just got round to doing the install. As per my previous post I had problems trying the clone-and-migrate-in-one process, so in the end I replicated what I did to get from 5.2 to 5.3... which is as follows:
1) Clone rootvg from hdisk0 to hdisk1
2) boot from hdisk1 to check it's all ok
3) boot from DVD (image 1) of 6.1 TL3 and choose options to perform a "migration" installation of 6.1 on to hdisk1

Things progressed well until the auto-reboot came, now the system hangs at the point where NFS services have been started (with a failed NFS mount to another system logged). The machine is in "GUI" console mode with KVM connected directly to the box... sorry I don't know all the proper terminology...

After doing a bit of Google searching, it seems I should have checked the firmware levels prior to starting the process...

I have tried leaving the system for a while, and it is either looping or hung... I don't know which, but either way nothing happens doing that. Also, I have tried (cold) rebooting and intercepting the boot to get back to booting from the DVD, but it seems the auto-reboot must have changed my bootlist as that keeps on going to boot from hdisk1 and then freezing in the same place each time.

Any help would be most appreciated...

Kevin
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

I had problem with AIX 6.1 upgrade. I was using NIM though and the problem was that AIX installtion was messing up bootlist. I found a work around , IBM denies that there are prblems with migration, can' targue with them.

I would recommend you to go into maintenance mode (access root vg)

issue

1. ipl_varyon -i and see if the bootdisks are set to YES
2. bootlist -m normal -o to should give proper boot devices

also see if # ls -al /dev/ipldevice gives the minor # same as the bootdisk minor #

if they are not then set bootlist and issue sync;sync;sync and reboot the server.
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

BTW are you using a P4 machine. If so , then not sure if you can install aix 6.1 on it.
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

AIX 6.1 works on P4 and above.

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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

One more thing you could check. Boot into maintenance mode. Check if there are nfs mounts in /etc/filesystems & /etc/exports. If there is, then comment out those lines and try booting up.

Apart from this as stated earlier check the boot device. Also check if you are at the required firmware level.

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