Missing IPD

[Tom Pressel]

I have an HP-UX 11.1 system that I need to patch. Someone deleted the IPD directories. Is there any way to regenerate the IPD so that I can install patches?

[RAC_1]

Here's a process for building a new IPD:

# cd /var/adm/sw/products
# mv INDEX INDEX.bad
# cd /tmp
# vi void.psf
product
tag void
fileset
tag void
:wq!
# swpackage -s /tmp/void.psf
# swinstall void
# swremove void
# rm void.psf
# swremove -d void

[Tom Pressel]

That helped but did not solve the problem. When I try to apply patches from GOLDBASE11i_B.11.11.0412.5.depot I am told that nothing is installed.

[RAC_1]

What is the error message that you get??

[Tom Pressel]

There is currently no depot software on host hostname at location /var/spool/sw

[Patrick Wallek]

That's fine. You will get that if you are using the interactive swinstall.

After that message you should get a screen that asks where the software you want to install is located. At that point put in the location the the patch depot you want to install and go from there.

[Tom Pressel]

The analysis phase reports the following for everything in the depots:

Note: The patch fileset "filesetname" may only be installed upon a previously installed base fileset. The specification for this base fileset is "filesetspec". Since there is no fileset on the target or selected from the source which matches this specification, fileset "filesetname" will be excluded.

At the end of the analysis the log includes messages that 752 of 752 filesets will be skipped and that bundles GOLDBASE11i.... and GOLDAPPS11i... could not be installed.

[Dave Unverhau_1]

Tom,

You said that "someone deleted the IPD directories". Exactly what portion of the directory structure was deleted? Did you restore it from a backup?

If /var/adm/sw/products and its subdirectories were removed, that structure and its contents must be restored for an IPD rebuild to have any chance of success.

A look at the output of the swlist comand might help. Could you attach it here for a look-see?

Best Regards,

Dave

[Dave Unverhau_1]

By the way, a little clarification might be in order...

The IPD (Installed Products Database) really refers to the INDEX file itself. The rest of the /var/adm/sw/products directory structure and its contents constitute the "installed products".

Hope this helps!

Dave

[Tom Pressel]

Obviously the "installed products" not just the IPD were deleted.

I guess the only thing to do is to reinstall the entire OS.

[Dave Unverhau_1]

Tom,

Do you have a backup of vg00? you can pull the needed subdirectories from either an ignite or fbackup copy or from a tar archive of the needed files...

Best Regards,

Dave