Re: VIOS upgrade: Where to stick download data?

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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

www.frankeni.com
www.iDevCloud.com
www.iInTheCloud.com

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