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Operating Systems AIX Update vs. install media, and LPP_SOURCE naming Post 302972360 by dmark on Wednesday 4th of May 2016 10:31:56 AM
Old 05-04-2016
Update vs. install media, and LPP_SOURCE naming

Hello all,

Relative AIX novice here: I'm trying to clarify the naming of AIX install vs. update media, and how best to name my lpp_sources on my NIM server.

An example:

I have two sets of DVDs from IBM (ordered via Entitled Software Support) sitting in front of me for 7100-03-04. One set is labelled "AIX 7" and the other is "AIX 7 Update".

Is it correct to say the first is for fresh installations only, while the second is meant only for updating existing installations? That's what I have been assuming and I have been naming my lpp_sources for these accordingly:

Code:
# lsnim
master                     machines        master
boot                       resources       boot
nim_script                 resources       nim_script
master_net                 networks        ent
7100-03-04_install_lpp     resources       lpp_source
7100-03-04_update_lpp      resources       lpp_source
#

Is it also correct that everything pulled from FixCentral is an "Update" and never meant for a fresh install? As in, if I download 7100-03-04 from FixCentral, I am actually downloading the same media that is on the 7100-03-04 "Update" DVDs sitting here on my desk?

How do you name your lpp_sources? I thought a directory hierarchy might make sense:

/export/nim/lpp_source/install/
/export/nim/lpp_source/update/

As you can see above, right now I am just including 'install' and 'update' in the name of each lpp_source.

Cheers,
Mark
 

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wfut(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   wfut(1)

NAME
wfut - WorldForge update tool SYNOPSIS
wfut [ options ] -u channel_name DESCRIPTION
wfut is a command-line update tool intended for use with WorldForge systems. It provides the client side update functionality. Server-side functionality is still at present only available in the Java version of WFUT. OPTIONS
-u channel_name, --update=channel_name Update the channel channel_name. This can be a period, ., if the current directory (or prefix) is the full path to a channel. -p local_root, --prefix=local_root Use the directory local_root instead of the current working directory to search for local updates. -s system_root, --system=system_root Look in system_root for read-only / package installed channel data. -S server_root, --server=server_root Use server_root as the base URL on the server in which channels are kept. EXAMPLES
The following command will update the channel sear-media. This will look for a directory called sear-media in $HOME/.wfut/, or create one if necessary and download updates into there. It will also look in /usr/share/wfut/sear-media for existing files. wfut -s /usr/share/wfut/ -p $HOME/.wfut/ -u sear-media NOTES
wfut uses curl internally. Febuary 16, 2007 wfut(1)
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