Originally posted by: KevinStrietzel

Anybody know a way to fix or work around this?

Or is it a packaging error, and I can download the fix soon? :-)

I'm trying to update AIX 7100-00 to 7100-01, but I'm having a problem with the fileset devices.chrp.base.ServiceRM. When I try to apply the new level (1.5.1.0), I get this:

# installp -agXY -V4 -d. devices.chrp.base.ServiceRM +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Pre-installation Verification... +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Verifying selections...done Verifying requisites... 0503-250 installp:  Error:  A fileset has an update level in an 
"*ifreq" expression that is not greater than the base level specified.  The fileset in error is: devices.chrp.base.ServiceRM 1.5.1.0   done Results...   FAILURES -------- Filesets listed in 

this section failed pre-installation verification and will not be installed.   Miscellaneous Failures ---------------------- The following is a list of filesets that you asked to install.  They failed pre-installation checks 

for one of several reasons.  See the 
"Failure Key" 

for failure reasons and possible recovery hints.   ? devices.chrp.base.ServiceRM 1.5.1.0     # RSCT Service Resource Manager   Failure Key: 
"?" unclear why 

this fileset failed.  Use the software listing (lslpp command) and software verification facilities (lppchk command) to 

try to establish further information on 

this fileset.   << End of Failure Section >>   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ BUILDDATE Verification ... +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Verifying build dates...done FILESET STATISTICS ------------------ 1  Selected to be installed, of which: 1  FAILED pre-installation verification ---- 0  Total to be installed     Pre-installation Failure/Warning Summary ---------------------------------------- Name                      Level           Pre-installation Failure/Warning ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- devices.chrp.base.Service 1.5.1.0         Inconsistent usr and root parts

(Apologies if putting error messages in

code

is poor form here, but it preserves the indentation.)

There are three error messages in there; I suspect the first is causing the whole thing.

1. 0503-250, about *ifreq base and update levels.
2. The pre-install verification failure of the fileset for reasons which are "unclear."
3. The final "Inconsistent usr and root parts."

If I understand the first error message correctly, it's caused by this in the fileset's requisites:

*ifreq rsct.core.rmc (3.1.0.0) 3.1.0.0

It seems to want the update level to be greater than the base level, not equal.

The machine has 1.5.0.0 committed and 1.5.0.1 applied.

Removing and re-installing the fileset doesn't help.

"lslpp -l" and "lppchk" don't show any problems.

Thanks,
--KevinS
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Originally posted by: W-SS

This is definitely packaging problem.

Same with AIX 6100-07-01 update.

Ways to resolve:

1. Unpack bff, rebuild bff, repackage bff, apply.
2. Open PMR ( if you have support contract ).
3. Wait for usual fixcentral invitation to redownload SP ( 5GB ;) because of "Notice: 6100-07-01 has been updated to blah-blah-blah which may result in blah-blah-blah. This has been documented in APAR IZxxxxxx."
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Originally posted by: Strietzi

Thanks, W-SS!

I ended up downloading it with FTP instead of SUMA, and got a working version. I don't know whether it was fixed, or never had the problem.

--KevinS
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Originally posted by: W-SS

2Strietzi

Just ended with AIX 6100-07-01.

SUMA download is broken. Don't know about fixcentral downloads, but for fixes, downloaded with SUMA, you need two packages:
devices.msg.en_US
devices.chrp.base.ServiceRM

both are on AIX 6100-07-00 distribution DVD.

Haven't checked AIX 7.1 yet, but i think there will be same issues.

IBM AIX team needs a lecture "APT-GET and OS updates".
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Originally posted by: Strietzi

Thanks for the heads-up, W-SS. We'll be using 6100-07 and 6100-07-01, too.

(I also posted the original question. My browser had an identity crisis related to me switching from one login to another.)
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Originally posted by: KevinStrietzel

Thanks for the answer!
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Originally posted by: MichaelAM

*ifreq looks only if the fileset is installed, and then at that specific level, and reports an error otherwise (see below)

Starting situation:
root@x106:[/data/suma/6107]lslpp -L rsct.core.rmc
Fileset Level State Type Description (Uninstaller)

---

rsct.core.rmc 3.1.0.4 C F RSCT Resource Monitoring and
Control

The *ifreq was specifically looking for/at 3.1.0.0 (still not clear on syntax in .toc)

From the command ckprereq ==> http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/aix/v6r1/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.aix.cmds%2Fdoc%2Faixcmds1%2Fckprereq.htm

I found, literally:
The installp command checks corequisite and if-requisite file sets at the completion of an install set, and returns messages for any unsatisfied coreq or ifreq conditions. An if-requisite condition would be unsatisfied if the if-requisite product is installed, but does not match the revision level specified.

I changed the line in installp/ppc/.toc from
*ifreq rsct.core.rmc (3.1.0.0) 3.1.0.0
to
*prereq rsct.core.rmc 3.1.0.0

And the install proceeded normally.

My conclusion is that SUMA is not broken (the process) but the files it is delivering.
btw - I was testing AIX 6.1, not AIX 7.1

Michael (http://rootvg.net)
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Originally posted by: MichaelAM

SUMA is also not downloading this fileset:

instfix -ciqk 6100-07_AIX_ML | grep :-:
6100-07_AIX_ML:devices.msg.en_US.rspc.base.com:6.1.7.0:6.1.4.0:-:AIX 6100-07 Update

Note: devices.msg.EN_US.rspc.base.com is downloaded

SUMA response:
0500-018 An internet request failed.
0500-014 The fix server responded with the following error condition:
304|unknown fileset:devices.msg.en_US.rspc.base.com:latest.
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Originally posted by: CaptSalty

Hi folks!

I am having a similar problem. The upgrade from 7100-01-00-0000 to 7100-05-00-1731 failed with:

0503-466 installp: The build date requisite check failed for fileset bos.net.nfs.client.

Installed fileset build date is 1140. Selected fileset does not have a build date, but one is required.

installp: Installation failed due to BUILDDATE requisite failure.

Our current oslevel is now 7100-01-10-1415... what can I do to finish the update to 7100-05-00-1731?

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