i can recommend the xdsh method mentioned in the docs. mount the nfs export with xdsh on all nodes then run "/usr/sbin/install_all_updates -d <nfs mountpoint of the new TL>"
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/aix/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.aix.cmds/doc/aixcmds3/install_all_updates.htm -- Regards Matthias Merk Lissa Valletta <lis...@us.ibm.com> schrieb am 23.04.2012 12:23:16: > Von: Lissa Valletta <lis...@us.ibm.com> > An: xCAT Users Mailing list <xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > Kopie: xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Datum: 23.04.2012 12:24 > Betreff: Re: [xcat-user] update aix client to a new service pack/ > technology level with xcat > > Assuming you have followed the documentation to setup you xCAT Management Node > http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/xcat/index.php? > title=XCAT_AIX_Cluster_Overview_and_Mgmt_Node > > We recommend you follow this documentation for setting up xCAt to > install your AIX nodes. > http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/xcat/index.php? > title=XCAT_AIX_RTE_Diskfull_Nodes > > > Then you can upgrade you nodes using this process > http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/xcat/index.php? > title=Updating_AIX_Software_on_xCAT_Nodes > check out section 5 http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/xcat/ > index.php? > title=Updating_AIX_Software_on_xCAT_Nodes#Updating_software_on_AIX_standalone_. > 28diskfull.29_nodes > > Our documentation link is here: > http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/xcat/index.php?title=XCAT_Documentation > > Lissa K. Valletta > 2-3/T12 > Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 > (tie 293) 433-3102 > > > > [Bild entfernt] Francois Bissey ---04/22/2012 11:58:10 PM---Hi, I > need to update some of the aix node of my cluster to another technology level. > > From: Francois Bissey <francois.bis...@canterbury.ac.nz> > To: xcat-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: 04/22/2012 11:58 PM > Subject: [xcat-user] update aix client to a new service pack/ > technology level with xcat > > > > Hi, > > I need to update some of the aix node of my cluster to another > technology level. > IBM doesn't provide any instructions I can find on how to do this in xcat. > I have instructions for nim that I can follow, however > 1) I got an error using a pure nim command > 2) I would imagine that the nim image should be updated/recreated using > mknimimage so xcat is fully aware of the changes going on. > > With nim I would customize an existing image using "nim -o cust..." > what would be the equivalent xcat command? > > I have 2 restrictions: > 1) I need to use IBM bff file rather than new media > 2) my nodes are diskfull, so I will need to to reinstall anyway and according > to the documentation mknimage -u is not useful. > > Cheers, > Francois > > This email may be confidential and subject to legal privilege, it may > not reflect the views of the University of Canterbury, and it is not > guaranteed to be virus free. If you are not an intended recipient, > please notify the sender immediately and erase all copies of the message > and any attachments. > > Please refer to http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/emaildisclaimer for more > information. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 > _______________________________________________ > xCAT-user mailing list > xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 > _______________________________________________ > xCAT-user mailing list > xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user ---------------- Disclaimer: Diese Nachricht dient ausschließlich zu Informationszwecken und ist nur für den Gebrauch des angesprochenen Adressaten bestimmt. This message is only for informational purposes and is intended solely for the use of the addressee. ---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ xCAT-user mailing list xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user
