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Hakki Aydin Ucar
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single interrupt for upgrades.

I need to upgrade JRE, so need apply patches need reboot after applied. And at the same time, I need to extent /opt file system due to new software to be applied is bigger. So I have to interrupt system applications two times due to disk extension needs work in single-mode. I am looking for a solution in single interrupt the server (because there are 8 servers to be upgraded); a solution like this , after applied patches go into single user-mode OR run level 1 (it is enogh for me to extendfs ) instead of reboot ?? Any advise ?
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James R. Ferguson
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Re: single interrupt for upgrades.

Hi:

You apparently don't have OnlineJFS. That's a real deficiency in my opinion.

That said, yes, you need to unmount '/opt' to extend it. The easiest way to achieve this is to *boot into* single user mode; extend the filesystem and then bring the system to run-level-3.

The SD tools ('swinstall', etc.) are dependent upon networking which you don't have in single user mode.

However, you could declare a downtime of appropriate length; boot into single-user mode; extend your filesystem; use 'init' to move to run-level-3; perform your 'swinstall' and then after its required reboot, resume normal operations.

Regards!

...JRF...
Kapil Jha
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Re: single interrupt for upgrades.

which HPUX version, /opt can be increase online if you have OJFS it can be done without reboot.

Else you have to have 2 reboots, the time saving idea by JRF is pretty cool, instead of reboots just switch the run level which is much faster:)

BR,
Kapil+
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Prabhat_1
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Re: single interrupt for upgrades.

Dear Aydin,

You may try the following.

You might be running your system on runlevel 3 or more.

Bring the system into single user mode
# init s or S
activate vg00 if not activated by
vgchange -a y vg00
Extend /opt
# lvextend ....
# extendfs ....
then bring your system into runlevel 2
# init 2
preview your patches
# swinstall -p -x (if you want to use some options) -s (source of the patches) and patch selection
Install the patches
# swinstall ....
if you want to reboot after patching you can use -x autoreboot=true option.

By this way you only need to interrupt your system only once.

Hope it helps, and if so, please rate the solution.

Thanks and Regards,
Prabhat
Dennis Handly
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Re: single interrupt for upgrades.

>So I have to interrupt system applications two times due to disk extension needs work in single-mode.

You simply don't start your applications until you are done with all of your changes.
You don't mention what HP-UX version and whether you can use DRD.
Hakki Aydin Ucar
Honored Contributor

Re: single interrupt for upgrades.

>Dennis:You don't mention what HP-UX version and whether you can use DRD.

HP-UX 11i v1 and we do not have DRD, we do not have Online JFS.
Hakki Aydin Ucar
Honored Contributor

Re: single interrupt for upgrades.

>Prabhat: # swinstall -p -x (if you want to use some options) -s (source of the patches) and patch selection

is it possible postpone reboot system if a patch needed reboot after installation ?

like this:

swinstall -p -x auto_reboot=false ???

Johnson Punniyalingam
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Re: single interrupt for upgrades.

>>>is it possible postpone reboot system if a patch needed reboot after installation ?<<<<

Yes,

Example :-

swinstall -x autoreboot=false -x patch_match_target=true \ -s /tmp/PHSS_39876.depot
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Dennis Handly
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Re: single interrupt for upgrades.

>Johnson: swinstall -x autoreboot=false

That's not what the documentation says. It says it will not install if it needs to reboot:
Prevents the installation of software requiring a reboot
Hakki Aydin Ucar
Honored Contributor

Re: single interrupt for upgrades.

>Dennis:Prevents the installation of software requiring a reboot

So , there is no way to install patch and deferred reboot ? once patch that required reboot is installed server must be rebooted , OK ?