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Operating Systems AIX Upgrade AIX 5.3 to AIX6.1 Post 302859963 by MichaelFelt on Friday 4th of October 2013 10:27:49 AM
Old 10-04-2013
Rather than alt disk install look at MultiBos.

Very easy to use! For starters, the command syntax/help.

Code:
michael@x054:[/home/michael]multibos -?
Usage multibos: Setup standby BOS.
      multibos -s [-l <Device> {-a | -f <File> | -b <File>}] [-e <File>]
      [-i <File>] [-L <File>] [-pntNX]

Usage multibos: Setup standby BOS using mksysb.
      multibos -M <File> [-pntNX]

Usage multibos: Customization standby BOS.
      multibos -c -l <Device> {-a | -f <File> | -b <File>} [-pnNX]

Usage multibos: Mount standby BOS.
      multibos -m [-pnX]

Usage multibos: Unmount standby BOS.
      multibos -u [-pnX]

Usage multibos: Rebuild standby BOS boot image.
      multibos -B [-ntX]

Usage multibos: Launch standby BOS shell. 
      multibos -S [-nX]

Usage multibos: Remove standby BOS.
      multibos -R [-ptX]

Flags:

  -a = Update_all                      -N = Block bosboot
  -B = Bosboot operation               -n = Block cleanup
  -b = Install bundle file             -p = Preview only
  -c = Customization operation         -R = Remove operation
  -e = Exclude file                    -S = Shell operation
  -f = Fix List file                   -s = Setup operation       
  -i = image.data file                 -t = Block bootlist change
  -L = Additional LVs file             -u = Unmount operation              
  -l = Install device or directory     -X = Expand file systems as needed
  -m = Mount operation                 -M = Mksysb setup operation

p.s. I would not do a "migration" from AIX 5.3 to AIX 6.1 or AIX 7.1, but would try, as much as possible, to do a fresh install. Having an mksysb image and/or a copy of /etc (for user administration, many applications configuration files) on a separate server is handy.

p.p.s. alt_disk_install is still very strong, but I think of it as "old school". In other words, I may be an old dog but MultiBos is my new trick/bone!

Hope this (in in time to) helps!
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CRM_STANDBY(8)							  [FIXME: manual]						    CRM_STANDBY(8)

NAME
crm_standby - manipulate a node's standby attribute to determine whether resources can be run on this node SYNOPSIS
crm_standby [-?|-V] -D -u|-U node -r resource crm_standby [-?|-V] -G -u|-U node -r resource crm_standby [-?|-V] -v string -u|-U node -r resource [-l string] DESCRIPTION
The crm_standby command manipulates a node's standby attribute. Any node in standby mode is no longer eligible to host resources and any resources that are there must be moved. Standby mode can be useful for performing maintenance tasks, such as kernel updates. Remove the standby attribute from the node when it should become a fully active member of the cluster again. By assigning a lifetime to the standby attribute, determine whether the standby setting should survive a reboot of the node (set lifetime to forever) or should be reset with reboot (set lifetime to reboot). Alternatively, remove the standby attribute and bring the node back from standby manually. OPTIONS
--help, -? Print a help message. --verbose, -V Turn on debug information. Note Increase the level of verbosity by providing additional instances. --quiet, -Q When doing an attribute query using -G, print just the value to stdout. Use this option with -G. --get-value, -G Retrieve rather than set the preference. --delete-attr, -D Specify the attribute to delete. --attr-value string, -v string Specify the value to use. This option is ignored when used with -G. --node-uuid node_uuid, -u node_uuid Specify the UUID of the node to change. --node-uname node_uname, -U node_uname Specify the uname of the node to change. --lifetime string, -l string Determine how long this preference lasts. Possible values are reboot or forever. Note If a forever value exists, it is always used by the CRM instead of any reboot value. EXAMPLES
Have a local node go to standby: crm_standby -v true Have a node (node1) go to standby: crm_standby -v true -U node1 Query the standby status of a node: crm_standby -G -U node1 Remove the standby property from a node: crm_standby -D -U node1 Have a node go to standby for an indefinite period of time: crm_standby -v true -l forever -U node1 Have a node go to standby until the next reboot of this node: crm_standby -v true -l reboot -U node1 FILES
/var/lib/heartbeat/crm/cib.xml--the CIB (minus status section) on disk. Editing this file directly is strongly discouraged. SEE ALSO
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crm_standby was written by Andrew Beekhof. [FIXME: source] 07/05/2010 CRM_STANDBY(8)
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