Install of update-ux for 11i update failing

[Sharlya Woolard]

I'm trying to install update-ux, both from the cdrom and the depot, as directed in the hp-ux 11i install and update guide. Both are failing. swinstall -r -s cdrom Update-UX \@ /var/adm/sw/update-ux.root 2> /dev/null fails stating it can't write to the log on the target or the source. The source is the cdrom, and I've given the target 777 permissions. When trying to install from the depot, the error log suggests I've lost RPC contact with the depot...

I've seen a couple of similar posts, but no answers. All assistance is welcome.

[erics_1]

Sharlya,

What type of system is this and what is the model string?

Eric

[Sharlya Woolard]

Thanks for the reply. However, I've discovered that the /Update-UX path is not on my copy of the September 2001 HP 11i cd. It is however on the September 2002 cd and I'm installing it right now.

Thanks for your quick reply!

[Steven E. Protter]

I keep hearing from my friends at HP that the update/ux process is much improved over past attempts.

Yet still, while in Atlanta at a class designed to do the update and show 11i features, the failure rate on identical D220 systems was about 35%.

This was not because the admins didn't know how to follow directions.

While update/ux can save a lot of time when it works, a lot of the experienced admins in the field including myself use cold install instead.

YEs, you have to reinstall all your additional applicatoins and do more testing. But guess what, the process has saved my shop from some serious production problems.

So, good luck with update/ux, but I would reccommend cold install if it gives you the slightest concern before, during or after the process is complete.

SEP

[Tim Sanko]

I have updated 15 boxes at our shop. All easily updated to 11.i using update/UX except one. It of course was the production server.

We found certain cards that work under 11.0 didn't work under 11.i in particular the
A3470A Fibre channel card. Since we are using V2200 - V2600 boxes here for our ERP,
These boxes must have a A5158A card in them to be certified with 11.i.


Just make sure you are not in the Not Supported LIST, and then Update/UX has a fair chance of working if you are close to up to date with patches and other sundries.

Tim

Tim

[Sridhar Gopalan]

When I had problems with update-ux, I was looking through /var/adm/sw/ folder and found a file named defaults, which had options that were not commented out. Apparently this file overrides the switches that update-ux uses during its swinstall.

I just renamed that file to defaults.old and my update-ux ran without any problems
whatsoever.

update-ux -s /cdrom -x autoreboot=true -x match_target=true HPUX11i-OE


Hope it helps..
Thanks
Sridhar