swinstall problems after updating from 10.20 to 11.00

[Brendan Newport_2]

Hi!

I have a K460 updated today from 10.20 to 11.00 but after the initial reboot, swinstall, swremove are inoperative.

I suspect that the problem is related to a failed update of the 100BASE/T drivers (the server has only one interface) and I am trying to remove the 10.20 version of the drivers which are apparently co-exiting with the 11.00 version (the lan card itself doesn't actually show up with an ioscan.)

The error messages include, when trying to run an swremove/swinstall session (in the swagentd.log);

@RPC Exception
communication failure
(dce/rpc)
10/06/01
A Remote Procedure Call to a daemon has failed. Could not start a management session for "

Anyone any pointers to get around this fix? At the moment I'm in a loop. I can probably solve the 100Base/T problem with an remove and install, but the binding to rpc problem is preventing any further activity.

Thanks in anticipation


Bren

[Brendan Newport_2]

Sorted the problem through the usual @twiddling@

After the live upgrade the system still had the 100 BASE/T driver from HP-UX10.20; J2760AA_APZ

I swapped interfaces with a 10BASE/T interface that wasn't being used, and that enabled me to swremove (rpc presumerably now binding to an IP address, and that binding to a working interface.)

swremoved the old 10.20 fileset, and re-installed J2759BA HP-PB 100BA LAN/9000 for HP-UX 11.00, setting options to overwrite.

A new kernel was built, and this time the btlan1 driver was inserted into the system file and the machine rebooted, and returned with the 100Base/T card CLAIMED & working.

So the lesson learnt is to be wary of 10.20-11.00 upgrades if a 100Base/T interface is installed, because the old driver fileset remains, but the btlan1 driver doesn't get inserted into system.

Ho hum...now a night of patching awaits me...