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Status Future consideration
Workspace AIX
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 11, 2024

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Disable update of AIX 7.2 with AIX 7.3 packages

If someone by mistake chooses AIX 7.3 LPP source or image to update packages on AIX 7.2, AIX (installp) starts installing the packages from AIX 7.3 on AIX 7.2. The result is non-functioning system which has half AIX 7.2 and half AIX 7.3 packages.

AIX must check if the packages are developed for specific AIX version (or AIX-version independent) and disable using packages which are not developed for the specific AIX version.

Idea priority Urgent
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 3, 2025

    I installed a fresh AIX 7.2 TL5 SP7, started "smitty nim" -> Install and Update Software -> Update Installed Software to the Latest Level (Update All) -> AIX 7.3 LPP source (7300-03-00-2446-lpp_source) and got the following filesets installed:


    printers.rte                7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    printers.rte                7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    openssl.man.en_US           3.0.13.1000     USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    openssl.license             3.0.13.1000     USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    openssl.base                3.0.13.1000     USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    openssl.base                3.0.13.1000     ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    openssh.base.server         9.7.3013.1000   USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    openssh.base.client         9.7.3013.1000   USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    openssh.base.server         9.7.3013.1000   ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    openssh.base.client         9.7.3013.1000   ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    libunwind.rte               17.1.1.4        USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    libc++abi.rte               17.1.1.4        USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    libc++.rte                  17.1.1.4        USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.vdevice.hvterm1.rte 7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.vdevice.hvterm1.rte 7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.vdevice.IBM.v-scsi. 7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.vdevice.IBM.v-scsi. 7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.tty.rte             7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.tty.rte             7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.scsi.tape.rte       7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.scsi.tape.rte       7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.scsi.disk.rte       7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.scsi.disk.rte       7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.loopback.rte        7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.loopback.rte        7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.fcp.tape.rte        7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.fcp.tape.rte        7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.fcp.disk.rte        7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.fcp.disk.rte        7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.common.rspcbase.rte 7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.common.rspcbase.rte 7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.common.IBM.storfwor 7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.common.IBM.storfwor 7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.common.IBM.scsi.rte 7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.common.IBM.scsi.rte 7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.common.IBM.mpio.rte 7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.common.IBM.mpio.rte 7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.common.IBM.modemcfg 7.3.0.0         SHARE       APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.common.IBM.ethernet 7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.common.IBM.ethernet 7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.common.IBM.disk.rte 7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.common.IBM.disk.rte 7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.chrp_lpar.base.ras  7.3.2.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.chrp_lpar.base.ras  7.3.2.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.chrp.vdevice.rte    7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.chrp.vdevice.rte    7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.chrp.base.rte       7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    devices.chrp.base.rte       7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    clic.rte.lib                4.10.1.0        USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    clic.rte.kernext            4.10.1.0        USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    clic.rte.lib                4.10.1.0        ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    clic.rte.kernext            4.10.1.0        ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    cdrtools.man.en_US          3.1.0.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    cdrtools.base               3.1.0.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    cdrtools.base               3.1.0.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.xerces.lib              3.2.2.1         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.xerces.lib              3.2.2.1         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.txt.tfs.data            7.3.1.0         SHARE       APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.txt.spell.data          7.3.0.0         SHARE       APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.terminfo.rte            7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.terminfo.rte            7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.terminfo.wyse.data      7.3.0.0         SHARE       APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.terminfo.televideo.data 7.3.0.0         SHARE       APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.terminfo.print.data     7.3.0.0         SHARE       APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.terminfo.pc.data        7.3.0.0         SHARE       APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.terminfo.ibm.data       7.3.0.0         SHARE       APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.terminfo.com.data       7.3.0.0         SHARE       APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.terminfo.dec.data       7.3.0.0         SHARE       APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.terminfo.ansi.data      7.3.0.0         SHARE       APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.sysmgt.sysbr            7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.sysmgt.smit             7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.sysmgt.serv_aid         7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.sysmgt.quota            7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.sysmgt.loginlic         7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.sysmgt.sysbr            7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.sysmgt.smit             7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.sysmgt.serv_aid         7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.sysmgt.quota            7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.sysmgt.loginlic         7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.swma                    7.3.0.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.pmapi.events            7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.net.tcp.cdp             7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.net.tcp.cdp             7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.mls.lib                 7.3.0.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.mh                      7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.mh                      7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.loc.iso.en_US           7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.loc.iso.en_US           7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.iocp.rte                7.3.1.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.iocp.rte                7.3.1.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.iconv.ucs.com           7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.iconv.com               7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.iconv.com               7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.help.msg.en_US.com      7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.help.msg.en_US.smit     7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.dsc                     7.3.0.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.cdmount                 7.3.0.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.cdmount                 7.3.0.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.aixpert.cmds            7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.aixpert.cmds            7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.ae                      7.3.0.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.ae                      7.3.0.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.adt.lib                 7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.adt.include             7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.adt.base                7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.adt.lib                 7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.adt.base                7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.adt.libm                7.3.2.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.adt.libm                7.3.2.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.64bit                   7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.64bit                   7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    ICU4C.rte                   7.3.2.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    ICU4C.rte                   7.3.2.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    openssh.man.en_US           9.7.3013.1000   USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.txt.tfs                 7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.txt.spell               7.3.1.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.txt.tfs                 7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.txt.spell               7.3.1.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.net.uucode              7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.net.uucode              7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.dsc                     7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.dsc                     7.3.3.0         USR         COMMIT      SUCCESS    
    bos.txt.tfs                 7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.txt.spell               7.3.1.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.net.uucode              7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.net.uucode              7.3.3.0         ROOT        APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.dsc                     7.3.3.0         USR         APPLY       SUCCESS    
    bos.dsc                     7.3.3.0         USR         COMMIT      SUCCESS


    After the reboot the system doesn't start anymore.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 3, 2025

    This is not about doing updates, but about mistakes. A colleague took an LPP source from NIM with AIX 7.3 TL2 SP1 and installed it on AIX 7.2 TL5. Yes, it failed after some time. However, the kernel (bos.mp64) and many drivers had already been "successfully" installed. In a similar case, another administrator mistakenly did the same.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 3, 2025
    Could you please elaborate on how you're doing update? we already have VRMF checks in place, which prevent the installation or upgrade of 7.3 packages on a 7.2 system.

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