AIX 6.1 Installation Tips
AIX 6.1 Installation Tips
February 1, 2008
This document contains the latest tips for successful installation of AIX 6.1, and will be updated as new tips become available.
Technology Levels, Service Packs, APARs and PTFs mentioned in this document, when available, can be obtained from the following web site. http://www-912.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral The AIX installation CD-ROMs and the level of AIX pre-installed on new systems may not contain the latest fixes available at the time you install the system, and may contain errors. Some these fixes may be critical to the proper operation of your system. We recommend that you update to the latest service pack level, which can be obtained from http://www-912.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral.
The compare_report command, which is documented in the AIX Commands Reference, can be used to determine which available updates are newer than those installed on your system. [size=+1]- [url=https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/TIPS/20080202/datafile162755&label=AIX 6.1 Installation Tips#IZ14395]Creating a NIM SPOT on SP2 can cause system damage[/url]
- [url=https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/TIPS/20080202/datafile162755&label=AIX 6.1 Installation Tips#IZ09375]APAR IZ09375[/url]
- [url=https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/TIPS/20080202/datafile162755&label=AIX 6.1 Installation Tips#TL0_SP1]6100-00 Service Pack 1[/url]
Creating a NIM SPOT on SP2 can cause system damageAttempting to create a NIM SPOT on AIX 6.1 Service Pack 2 can fail with an error similar to:
warning: 0042-175 c_instspot: An unexpected result was returned by the "/usr/sbin/unmount" command:unmount: 0506-349 Cannot unmount /dev: The requested resource is busy.The failure causes loss of some ODM information which leaves the NIM master in an unpredictable state that will manifest itself on the next system reboot. Some volume group information is lost, which may be recovered by running the command:
importvg rootvg -y hdisk0 Additionally, network configuration can be lost and must be restored manually.
Do not create a NIM SPOT until the fix for APAR IZ14395 is installed. APAR IZ09375In addition to [url=https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/TIPS/20080202/datafile162755&label=AIX 6.1 Installation Tips#TL0_SP1]6100-00 Service Pack 1[/url], APAR IZ09375 should be installed on all POWER 6 based systems running AIX 6.1. APAR IZ09375 fixes a problem in AIX 6.1 that can result in various symptoms, including a system crash or data errors under heavy paging activity.
APAR IZ09375 will be available as part of 6100-00 Service Pack 2. Prior to Service Pack 2 availability, the fix can be obtained from: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/iz09375
6100-00 Service Pack 1Service Pack 1 is considered a mandatory update for customers installing AIX 6.1. To determine if you already have Service Pack 1 installed, use the command:
The output should include "6100-00-01". Service Pack 1 can be obtained from the Fix Central web site.
| Doc number: 4100 | Published date: 20080202 |
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发表于 2008-5-30 10:21
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