AIX 6.1 TL Upgrade using multibos TL Upgrade using multibos on AIX 6.1.

The system will be moved from 6100 0! to 6100 0" #TL! to TL"$.
1. PreRequisite chec s on the ser!er to be upgraded ". #reate a bac up o$ the s%stem &. Pre!ie'(#reate the multibos standb% )*+ instance ,. -hile still at the multibos prompt. chec i$ there is an /0IX loc on1 s%smgt.cimser!er.pegasus.rte. 2. Pre!ie'(Patch the *+ in the standb% instance 6. 3eri$% the osle!el in the standb% instance a$ter the update 4. *ptionall%1 I$ required to return to the pre5update )*+ image .

1. PreRequisite chec s on the ser!er to be upgraded a. %he&' the &urrent ()* level+

oslevel s

b. ,erify the &urrent os install+

lppchk -v

c.

-ealth &he&' and gather server details+

./oracle_patches/andrew/Health_check >> /tmp/server_name_health_check.out

(where server_name is the system_name)

d. .oot Image ,erifi&ation

The hd/ logi&al volume holds your boot image. .efore starting your update0all pro&ess. 1irst2 find out whi&h dis' &ontains your hd/ logi&al volume . lslv -m hd5
hd/+3)A L4 441 4,1 0001 0001 hdis'0

3e5t2 verify your boot image it &an be su&&essfully re&reated using the hdis'6 from above and by using )dev)ipldevi&e.

bosboot -ad /dev/hdisk

bosboot+ .oot image is 7/!8/ /19 byte blo&'s.

bosboot -ad /dev/ipldevice

bosboot+ .oot image is 7/!8/ /19 byte blo&'s.

If either of these two &ommands fail for any reason2 please &all the I.: support &enter for resolution before pro&eeding.

". #reate a bac up If something should go wrong2 it is good to have a ba&'up. The following ba&'up is preformed from a 3I: master server2 ba&'ing up the &lient #power9$ that will be updated. mksysb -i -e /oracle_patches/mksysb_den/server_name.mksysb.!.".# (where server_name is the system name) &. Pre!ie'(#reate the multibos standb% )*+ instance ;emove any pervious stanby .(* instan&es2 so we &an update a &lean environment. multibos -$ ...
;eturn *tatus < *U%%=**

%reate a standby .(* #.ase (perating *ystem$ instan&e using the multibos &ommand. Initially you should run a preview operation+ multibos -%sp ...
;eturn *tatus < *U%%=**

3ow we a&tually run the &ommand without preview mode. This may ta'e a while even two. multibos -%s >e &an a&tually now enter the se&ondary .(* instan&e li'e a &hroot and &he&' the oslevel+ multibos -&
6100 0! 0? 1916

,. -hile still at the multibos prompt. chec i$ there is an /0IX loc on1 s%smgt.cimser!er.pegasus.rte. b% e6ecuting the $ollo'ing command1

/usr/sbin/em'r -(

If there is a lo&' remove the given =1IX by e5e&uting the following &ommand+

/usr/sbin/em'r -r -) *+,-% label>

=5ample+ /usr/sbin/emgr -r -L 814132

(n&e &ompleted type+ e.it 2. Pre!ie'(Patch the *+ in the standb% instance 4review TL update multibos -%acp -l /oracle_patches/in/radir/patches/!"
... Log file is )et&)multibos)logs)op.alog ;eturn *tatus < *U%%=**

-0)1&(2

3ow we &an run the update without the p option multibos -%ac -l /oracle_patches/in/radir/patches/!"
;eturn *tatus < *U%%=**

-0)1&(2

6. 3eri$% the osle!el in the standb% instance a$ter the update %he&' the oslevel+ multibos -&
6100 0" 07 1778

A +%stem reboot 'ill be required to acti!ate the upgraded )*+ 4. *ptionall%1 I$ required to return to the pre5update )*+ image. If ne&essary you &an return to the initial TL2 @ust &hange the boot order+ bootlist -m normal -o
hdis'0 blv<hd/ pathid<0 hdis'0 blv<bos0hd/ pathid<0

bootlist -m normal hdisk blv3bos_hd5 hdisk blv3hd5 bootlist -m normal -o

hdis'0 blv<bos0hd/ pathid<0 hdis'0 blv<hd/ pathid<0

oslevel -s
617757857&51&&9

;eboot the server and &he&' with oslevel. oslevel -s

6100 0! 0? 1916

*o we are now ba&' on the initial TL.