Re: VIOS upgrade: Where to stick download data?

Come on Rob, VIOS is second nature to IBM i guys! The commands and directories and methods, the displays, Tape device named, fix catalogs and numbers as well as all the processes and procedures should be second nature to you! And remember there is no risk here at all, what could possibly go wrong if you make a little misteak and VIOS goes bump? How important is it really? This is why all my customers VIOS environments are flat up to date, perfectly patched and backed up nightly. You must have missed a memo somewhere.

BWAAAAAH HAA HAA HAAA!!!!! I Crack myself up!! :-) :-)

- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

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On 12/8/2014 11:46 PM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

I am at VIOS 2.2.3.3.
I am trying to upgrade to 2.2.3.4
Signed on as padmin
Following instructions at:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=hpc1vios20105f35
Section: "Applying updates from a local hard disk"
I am willing to ftp the stuff here but determining an appropriate
directory is tough. See the following:

/usr: The file access permissions do not allow the specified action.
$ mkdir /viosupgrade
mkdir: 0653-357 Cannot access directory /.
/: The file access permissions do not allow the specified action.
$ ls
53782.082.000.snap.pax.Z smit.log tivoli
config smit. script
ioscli.log smit. transaction
$ mkdir viosupgrade

$ cd viosupgrade
rksh: cd: 0403-019 The operation is not allowed in a restricted shell.
$ rm viosupgrade
rm: 0653-603 Cannot remove directory viosupgrade.

$ ioslevel
2.2.3.3

Opened a ticket on it and so far they've only casually glanced at what I
posted and are suggesting that I edit some shell scripts to fix a known
issue with that.
I'm trying to explain to them that I'm still in the attempting to load the
fixes on to a work directory phase and haven't started to run any shell
scripts yet.

pmr 65743,082,000

Weird. Let's me create a directory, but not change into it, nor remove
it. Sounds like some of the ftp exit points I've written. :-)


Rob Berendt