How to Determine the Level of the Installation CDROM
in Maintenance Mode
Environment
OS Level: AIX Version 4.2.1
Type/Model: J50
Problem
How can the user determine the level of the Installation CDROM?
Solution
The following steps will determine the level of an installation CDROM
in Maintenance Mode.
- Mount the CDROM over /SPOT:
- Change into the /tmp directory. Enter:
cd /tmp
- Restore the lpp_name file from the CDROM. Enter:
restore -xqvf /SPOT/usr/sys/inst.images/bos.rte.up ./lpp_name
- View the lpp_name file. Enter:
cat ./lpp_name
At the top of this file, the level of the fileset will be displayed.
This also indicates the level of the CDROM. Whether or not the CDROM
is a D5 or G5 is undeterminable unless the CDROM is marked.
[ Doc Ref: 95634896413496 Publish Date: Apr. 28, 2000 4FAX Ref: none ]