trying to install QPK1000 from tape

[Chris Fadrowski]

I downloaded the 3/04 QPK1100 to an HPUX system on a network. I then swpackaged this product to a tape to install on a system not on the outside network.

running this

swinstall -s /dev/rmt/1mn -x patch_match_target=true -x autoreboot=true -x "patch_filter=*.*, c=critical" -x rpc_timeout=7 -x rpc_retry=1

i get the following error


nning Analysis
* Session selections have been saved in the file
"/.sw/sessions/swinstall.last".
* "lombardi:/": 6 filesets have the selected revision already
installed.
* Analysis succeeded.


* Beginning Execution
ERROR: RPC exception: "Connection closed (dce / rpc)" 03/23/04
14:45:15 CST
ERROR: Could not perform the requested operation for "lombardi:/",
possibly due to a network communications failure or the agent
timing out. Check that the host is still accessible from the
network, and the agent_timeout_minutes option is not set too
low.


I CAN GET TO THIS SYSTEM ON IT'S OWN LAN. SO I KNOW THE NIC IS WORKING JUST FINE. ANY IDEAS?

[The Real MD]

hello,

Curiously can you ping the hostname of the server your patching from the console.

Regards

Martin.

[Chris Fadrowski]

Yes, have actually tried installing this from other servers that can telnet to it just fine. I also tried it right from the console. I get the same error.

is swpackage the right way to put this on the tape? i am wondering if that is what is causing this.

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi Chris,

Couple of things:

1) Bounce the swagentd on this system
/usr/sbin/swagentd -r

2) SD utils require all NICs that are in an "UP" state to be working & have a link. So do a
lanscan
and verify that all that are in "Hdw State" UP are actually connected to a switch or something & in use. IF not connected & not being used then
ifconfig down
them

HTH,
Jeff

[Chris Fadrowski]

i rebooted a few times to no avail. i will check out the nics. i think there is only one nic on board 10 mb. it's a D250 server running 11.0

[Chris Fadrowski]

Only one NIC and it's in the UP state (telneted to the box). Still same issues.

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi (again) Chris,

Ok If this is a local install, there's no need for the rpc_* options, so remove them. And I'm not sure what you're trying to specify with the patch_filter spec. The default IS *.* & you would be excluding enhancement patches by using only c=critical. So I'd also recommend you drop that parm as well & just use the patch_match & autoreboot parms & see what happens.

HTH,
Jeff

[Chris Fadrowski]

tried that too.

here is my latest


swinstall -s /dev/rmt/1mn -x patch_match_target=true -x autoreboot=true



the "patch_filter" only install the critical patches which is all i ever do for the QPK's.

[Steven E. Protter]

I would install the whole thing using standard methodology.

Is there enough disk space for you to unpack the tape to disk and install off disk?

Your original symptoms are classic for having to restart the swagent daemon as JS notes.

I have a drawer full of patches on tape, and my predecessor did not have problems doing the installs(10.20 9.04).

Can you check the syslog for related errors?

You could have a SCSI lbolt that is bothering the tape drive communications.

SEP

[Chris Fadrowski]

i am looking for any lbolt errors and don't see any presently. i will try to package up the entire depot and then re-install. I will see what happens. Not sure how to UN-package a tape. Can you detail that for me?

[Jeff Schussele]

Well, the one thing that strikes me when I read your original post is the following.

* "lombardi:/": 6 filesets have the selected revision already
installed.

Could it be that you already have all the criticals installed?
I suggest you analyze the depot for the criticals & compare to the system.

Although I'd think that if you did have them all the analysis should "fail". But stranger things have happened.

Rgds,
Jeff

[Chris Fadrowski]

No it actaully unpacks over 40 patches. 6 of those on the tape are already there. But there is another 40 the system unpacks. It's funny cuz it goes into execution phase and then fails. It passes analysis etc...