How do I upgrade AIX 7.1.0.3 to 7.1.3.3 without using NIMserver??


 
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Operating Systems AIX How do I upgrade AIX 7.1.0.3 to 7.1.3.3 without using NIMserver??
# 8  
Old 10-21-2014
Go to my 1st post, I did mentioned that you need the base fileset, as your fileset is at 6.1.x level.
Once you install the base fileset, then you can take a leap to higher 7.1.X version.
# 9  
Old 10-27-2014
As ibmtech said, youi need to install:
bos.loc.com.utf 7.1.0.0 # Base Level Fileset bos.loc.utf.EN_US 7.1.0.0 # Base Level Fileset
from base image.

Do you have HMC? IVM? SDMC? FSM? You can try download AIX 7.1 imanges from passport advantage, create virtual media library on vioservers and map the iso file to your AIX.

Then, install from there the needed filestets. Finnally update the system.

It's recommended to make a mksysb before. And of course, install a nim server on your enviroment. It helps a lot!
# 10  
Old 10-27-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by ibmtech
Hmmm,
So you are not seeing anything with 'I'?
Something as
bos.loc.com.utf.7.1.1.15.I

Ok in the DVD have you searched for
ls -l bos.loc.com.utf*

I can see the bos.loc.com.utf.7.1.1.15.I file in the DVD but I am still getting this error
FAILURES
--------
Filesets listed in this section failed pre-installation verification
and will not be installed.

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.

bos.loc.com.utf 7.1.1.0 # Common Locale Support - UTF-8
bos.loc.utf.EN_US 7.1.1.0 # Base System Locale UTF Code ...

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.

bos.loc.com.utf 7.1.0.0 # Base Level Fileset
bos.loc.utf.EN_US 7.1.0.0 # Base Level Fileset
# 11  
Old 11-03-2014
An alternate might be to go via the IBM fix-central web-site and download all the fixes to get up to date.

Try here:- http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixce...nction=release

If that doesn't give it to you, perhaps you need to go via this link http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/ and then choose options:-
  • Product Group - System p
  • Product - AIX
  • Version - 7.1
  • Function - Fix Packs

In either way in, expand the option to Show requisite fixes and tick the box for that too.



I hope that this helps,
Robin
# 12  
Old 11-03-2014
Thank You IBMTech, rbatte1 & igalvarez

I found what the problem was, and I've it fixed.

Ok this is what I did.......

Somebody before me had installed a printer driver, particular name being HPprinter Drivers, and it needed some language fileset, somehow when installing AIX 7.1.0.3 it bypassed this requisites but when the time came to upgrade by using the AIX fixes downloaded from AIX FixCentral screwed up everything for me, from AIX7.1.2.X it went down to AIX 7.1.0.3.

It kept on asking for base install files, I tried installing from all kinds of level's the only level I didn't have was 7100-00-00, I got hold of 7100-00-03, ordered form IBM.
It still didn't help, I removed those old 6100-xx-xx files (language & printer Drivers) & ran the updates from base dvd, my server upgraded to 7100-02-xx

Next think I did, created a test lpar and installed 7100-03-03 and it installed fine but there was language files installed (en_US). I then manually installed the language fileset and then running lslpp -l |grep command I could see the fileset was installed,

Conclusion, I could delete the files and later installt the language filesets later if needed, Well a week of headache and reading surely helped, now my server is 7100-03-03 and I am happy and my server is happy..

to do all this I used alt_inst_rootvg, so I didnt' have to destory the original OS, which was safe and sound in hdisk0, I played with hdisk1.
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