Service Guard; Quorum Server; install error

[Shivkumar]

Dear Sirs;

I am trying to install Quorum Server software.

I used the command: $swinstall -s /home/sksonkar/B8467BA_A.02.00.00_HP-UX_B.11.00_32+64.depot


I got the below error:-

ERROR: The internal uncompress routine has detected corruption while
decompressing to file "/home/sksonkar/qs/usr/lbin/qsc" which
has compression type "gzip".
ERROR: tar:
/home/sksonkar/B8467BA_A.02.00.00_HP-UX_B.11.00_32+64.depot :
This doesn't look like a tar archive

Can anyone suggest what could be the reason?

Thanks,
Shiv

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

When you downloaded the file and transferred it to your UNIX box, did you make sure that binary transfers were used? Did you verify the checksum's?

[Adisuria Wangsadinata_1]

Hi,

Agreed with Clay, looks like you install the software with corruption depot file (can be caused by the uncompleted file).

Please download with binary protocol and run the checksum to make sure the depot file is the completed one.

Cheers,
AW

[Joseph Loo]

hi shiv,

the depot u have downloaded may be corrupted. u may like to download again and verify with cksum command.

regards.

[Shivkumar]

Clay; I didn't verify checksums.
But i recalled and ftp'ed using binary and were able to install successfully. I recalled reading somewhere that on windows dos ftp by default is in ascii mode.

Thanks,
Shiv

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Wise admins never, ever assume anything about default behavior about FTP or anything else. They always assert modes explicitly because one never knows when defaults are "improved" (especially by Microsoft but often by Linux and sometimes even within the same flavor of UNIX).

[Shivkumar]

Clay; I will keep your word in my mind. I will never assume the default behavior.

Thanks,
Shiv

[Arunvijai_4]

Hi Shiv,

Your depot is corrupted while downloading or transfering to a UNIX box. As Clay specified, always to a checksum before you start installing.

-Arun

[Raj D.]

Hi Shiv ,

From the error:

ERROR: The internal uncompress routine has detected corruption while
decompressing to file "/home/sksonkar/qs/usr/lbin/qsc" which
has compression type "gzip".
ERROR: tar:
/home/sksonkar/B8467BA_A.02.00.00_HP-UX_B.11.00_32+64.depot :
This doesn't look like a tar archive



it seems its a broken and corupted depot file, give a second try , good luck..

Cheers,
Raj.