I have some 30 AIX servers and I want their software packages to be consistent. AIX provides a command to list out all pertinent information on a software package in a colon separate list - I grab this through ssh and collect in a temp directory server_name.log.

Now, I'm stuck. I can create a list of all unique packages but how do I traverse through each server list to see whether the sofware is installed?

The example below may help explain my dilema.



File 1

awk:1.1
sed:3.2
ssh:4.1.2

File 2
something:1.0.1
awk:1.1
sed:3.2

File 3

something:1.0.1
awk:1.1
bgp:1.0
sed:3.2