How to
upgrade the TL level using an alternate disk method.
root@nimserver(/)# lspv
hdisk0 000a738834162dc4 rootvg active
hdisk1 000a738829e828ce None
root@nimserver(/)#
root@nimserver(/)# oslevel -s
5300-04-00
root@nimserver(/)#
Now copy the entire disk (hdisk0) to hdisk1 (It take ~ 30
Min)
root@nimserver(/)#
alt_disk_install -C hdisk1
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
ATTENTION:
calling new module /usr/sbin/alt_disk_copy. Please see the alt_disk_copy man
page
and
documentation for more details.
Executing
command: {/usr/sbin/alt_disk_copy -d "hdisk1"}
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Calling
mkszfile to create new /image.data file.
Checking disk
sizes.
Creating
cloned rootvg volume group and associated logical volumes.
Creating
logical volume alt_hd5
Creating
logical volume alt_hd6
Creating
logical volume alt_hd8
Creating logical
volume alt_hd4
Creating
logical volume alt_hd2
Creating
logical volume alt_hd9var
Creating
logical volume alt_hd3
Creating
logical volume alt_hd1
Creating
logical volume alt_hd10opt
Creating
logical volume alt_fslv00
Creating
/alt_inst/ file system.
Creating
/alt_inst/backupnim file system.
Creating
/alt_inst/home file system.
Creating
/alt_inst/opt file system.
Creating
/alt_inst/tmp file system.
Creating
/alt_inst/usr file system.
Creating
/alt_inst/var file system.
Generating a
list of files
for backup and
restore into the alternate file system...
Backing-up the
rootvg files and restoring them to the
alternate file
system...
Modifying ODM
on cloned disk.
Building boot
image on cloned disk.
forced unmount
of /alt_inst/var
forced unmount
of /alt_inst/usr
forced unmount
of /alt_inst/tmp
forced unmount
of /alt_inst/opt
forced unmount
of /alt_inst/home
forced unmount
of /alt_inst/backupnim
forced unmount
of /alt_inst
forced unmount
of /alt_inst
Changing
logical volume names in volume group descriptor area.
Fixing LV
control blocks...
Fixing file
system superblocks...
Bootlist is
set to the boot disk: hdisk1
root@nimserver(/)#
root@nimserver(/)# lspv
hdisk0 000a738834162dc4 rootvg active
hdisk1 000a738829e828ce altinst_rootvg
root@nimserver(/)#
root@nimserver(/)#
bootlist -m normal -o hdisk1
hdisk1 blv=hd5
root@nimserver(/)#
root@nimserver(/)#
shutdown -Fr now
root@nimserver(/)#
lspv
hdisk0 000a738834162dc4 old_rootvg
hdisk1 000a738829e828ce rootvg active
root@nimserver(/)#
Now upgrade the Oslevel from 5300-04 to
5300-12-05-1140
root@nimserver(/)# lspv
hdisk0 000a738834162dc4 old_rootvg
hdisk1 000a738829e828ce rootvg active
root@nimserver(/)#
I have already
downloaded the technology level & service pack 5300-12-05-1140
root@nimserver(/backupnim/5300-12)#
inutoc .
root@nimserver(/backupnim/5300-12)#
smitty update_all
root@nimserver(/)#
oslevel -s
5300-09-08-1036
root@nimserver(/)#
cd /backupnim/5300-12/
root@nimserver(/backupnim/5300-12)#
inutoc .
root@nimserver(/backupnim/5300-12)#
smitty update_all
So technology level
is upgraded to
root@nimserver(/backupnim/5300-12)# oslevel
-s
5300-12-05-1140
root@nimserver(/backupnim/5300-12)#
root@nimserver(/)# lspv
hdisk0 000a738834162dc4 old_rootvg
hdisk1 000a738829e828ce rootvg active
root@nimserver(/)#
My current bootlist
is
root@nimserver(/)#
bootlist -m normal -o
hdisk1 blv=hd5
root@nimserver(/)#
Now some reason, I
have to revert back the whole process and I wants to go back to my old oslevel/technology
level (5300-04) which is still on hdisk0. Set the boolist back to hdisk0 and
reboot the lpar.
root@nimserver(/)# bosboot -ad /dev/hdisk0
0301-168 bosboot: The current boot logical volume, /dev/hd5,
does not exist on
/dev/hdisk0.
root@nimserver(/)#
root@nimserver(/)#
bootlist -m normal -o hdisk0
hdisk0 blv=hd5
root@nimserver(/)#
root@nimserver(/)# shutdown -Fr now
root@nimserver(/)#
ipl_varyon -i
PVNAME BOOT DEVICE PVID VOLUME GROUP ID
hdisk0 YES
000a738834162dc40000000000000000
000a73880000d600
hdisk1 YES
000a738829e828ce0000000000000000
000a73880000d600
root@nimserver(/)#
root@nimserver(/)# lspv
hdisk0 000a738834162dc4 rootvg active
hdisk1 000a738829e828ce altinst_rootvg
root@nimserver(/)#
root@nimserver(/)# oslevel -s
5300-04-00
root@nimserver(/)#
Remove
the alternate rootvg
root@nimserver(/)# exportvg altinst_rootvg
root@nimserver(/)# lspv
hdisk0 000a738834162dc4 rootvg active
hdisk1 000a738829e828ce None
root@nimserver(/)#
Use the following
two commands, if you wants to put the hdisk1 into mirror with rootvg.
root@nimserver(/)# extendvg rootvg hdisk1
root@nimserver(/)# mirrorvg rootvg hdisk1