This document contains the latest tips for successful installation of
AIX 7.1, and will be updated as new tips become available.
AIX 7.1, 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.
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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
When updating to a new Technology Level, it is a good practice to first
update the
session.
update the
bos.rte.install update in a separate installationsession.
With certain combinations of updates, the update process may have to be run a
second time in order to apply all updates in a package. Checking the output of
the ‘oslevel -r’ and ‘oslevel -s’ commands for the expected values
after an update is recommended. Until the update is run a second time, the
output of the oslevel command may not indicate that the package is fully
installed.
second time in order to apply all updates in a package. Checking the output of
the ‘oslevel -r’ and ‘oslevel -s’ commands for the expected values
after an update is recommended. Until the update is run a second time, the
output of the oslevel command may not indicate that the package is fully
installed.
The
Commands Reference, can be used to determine which available updates are
newer than those installed on your system.
compare_report command, which is documented in the AIXCommands Reference, can be used to determine which available updates are
newer than those installed on your system.
Any library or executable that is updated by an interim fix (emgr) or service
update, which is in use by an active process, will not be reflected in that
process until it is restarted. In addition, any process that is using a
library and does a dlopen() of the same library after the library has been
updated, could experience inconsistencies.
update, which is in use by an active process, will not be reflected in that
process until it is restarted. In addition, any process that is using a
library and does a dlopen() of the same library after the library has been
updated, could experience inconsistencies.
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- Free Space Requirements for devices.common.IBM.sni
- 7100-01 Installation
- 7100-01 Service Pack 1
- 7100-01 Update When Using Cluster Aware AIX
- 7100-00 Service Pack 1
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Free Space Requirements for devices.common.IBM.sni
The devices.common.IBM.sni product requires that 256MB of available, free partitions in the rootvg volume group. If this space has not been previously allocated for the sni product, a test will be performed at installation time to make sure that this space is available, and if it is not, the installation will fail. If installation is successful, a test will be performed when the lpar is restarted after installation to determine if the sni hardware is available, and if it is, a 256MB logical volume will be allocated as /var/adm/sni.
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7100-01 Installation
When applying the 7100-01 Technology Level with Service Pack 1 included,
you will have to run ‘smitty update_all’ a second time to update
bos.aso and mcr.rte. Until this is done, the ‘oslevel’ command
will not indicate the correct level.
you will have to run ‘smitty update_all’ a second time to update
bos.aso and mcr.rte. Until this is done, the ‘oslevel’ command
will not indicate the correct level.
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7100-01 Service Pack 1
The 7100-01-01 Service Pack is considered highly recommended. 7100-01-01
is included in the 7100-01 Technology Level available on
Fix Central, but systems installed prior to the availability of Service
Pack 1 should install 7100-01-01. To determine if the 7100-01-01 Service Pack
is installed, run the command:
is included in the 7100-01 Technology Level available on
Fix Central, but systems installed prior to the availability of Service
Pack 1 should install 7100-01-01. To determine if the 7100-01-01 Service Pack
is installed, run the command:
- oslevel -s
The output should indicate “
7100-01-01-1141“.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7100-01 Update When Using Cluster Aware AIX
Due to enhancements in Cluster Aware AIX (CAA) in the 6100-07 and 7100-01
Technology Levels, CAA must be stopped prior to the update. Attempting to
update to 6100-07 or 7100-01 with an active cluster will fail. Note that
PowerHA SystemMirror 7.1 exploits CAA. This procedure must be used when
performing one of the following with a CAA cluster deployed.
Technology Levels, CAA must be stopped prior to the update. Attempting to
update to 6100-07 or 7100-01 with an active cluster will fail. Note that
PowerHA SystemMirror 7.1 exploits CAA. This procedure must be used when
performing one of the following with a CAA cluster deployed.
- Updating from AIX 6.1 6100-06 to 6100-07
- Updating from AIX 7.1 7100-00 to 7100-01
- Migrating from AIX 6.1 6100-06 to AIX 7.1 7100-01
Update Procedure for PowerHA SystemMirror 7.1
- Backup the cluster configuration using the PowerHA SystemMirror
snapshot facility. - Stop the PowerHA Cluster Services through SMIT. Stop cluster
services on all nodes in the cluster. - Remove the CAA cluster using the command
‘rmcluster -n ClusterName'. - Update the AIX Technology Level and reboot the cluster nodes.
- Verify and Synchronize the CAA cluster configuration from
PowerHA SystemMirror. - Restart the PowerHA SystemMirror 7.1 Cluster.
Update Procedure for Cluster Aware AIX
- Save the CAA cluster configuration.
- Remove the CAA cluster using the command
‘rmcluster -n ClusterName'. - Update the AIX Technology Level and reboot the cluster nodes.
- Redeploy the CAA cluster using the mkcluster command.
Refer to the AIX_TL_update_information_for_PowerHA_7.1.pdf document at
the following location for additional information.
the following location for additional information.
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7100-00 Service Pack 1
Service Pack 1 is considered a highly recommended update for customers
installing
AIX 7.1. To determine if you already have Service Pack 1 installed, use
the command:
installing
AIX 7.1. To determine if you already have Service Pack 1 installed, use
the command:
- oslevel -s
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