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Hi,

Please explain the step by step procedure for upgrading AIX P series
to AIX 5.2 version.

Is it possible to change over to 5.2 from 4.3.3 ??? or we need to
upgrade it to 5.1 and then only we can upgrade it to 5.2

Thanks in advance

Chris

In article <2bcd6fe2.0401210804.79f634f7@posting.google.com >, Krishna wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Please explain the step by step procedure for upgrading AIX P series
> to AIX 5.2 version.
>
> Is it possible to change over to 5.2 from 4.3.3 ??? or we need to
> upgrade it to 5.1 and then only we can upgrade it to 5.2

I did many (~15) upgrades from 4.3.3 to 5.2.0. I'm now in the process
of planning the upgrade of 5.2.0 -> 5.2.2.

Mike <mikee@mikee.ath.cx> wrote in message news:<100tgburak7cnb8@corp.supernews.com>...
> In article <2bcd6fe2.0401210804.79f634f7@posting.google.com >, Krishna wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Please explain the step by step procedure for upgrading AIX P series
> > to AIX 5.2 version.
> >
> > Is it possible to change over to 5.2 from 4.3.3 ??? or we need to
> > upgrade it to 5.1 and then only we can upgrade it to 5.2
>
> I did many (~15) upgrades from 4.3.3 to 5.2.0. I'm now in the process
> of planning the upgrade of 5.2.0 -> 5.2.2.

Mike, did you meet some problems when you upgraded? If so, what's
those? Would you please give us somem advice?Thanks

In article <f3e9a051.0401221219.1102ace1@posting.google.com >, I like AIX wrote:
> Mike <mikee@mikee.ath.cx> wrote in message news:<100tgburak7cnb8@corp.supernews.com>...
>> In article <2bcd6fe2.0401210804.79f634f7@posting.google.com >, Krishna wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Please explain the step by step procedure for upgrading AIX P series
>> > to AIX 5.2 version.
>> >
>> > Is it possible to change over to 5.2 from 4.3.3 ??? or we need to
>> > upgrade it to 5.1 and then only we can upgrade it to 5.2
>>
>> I did many (~15) upgrades from 4.3.3 to 5.2.0. I'm now in the process
>> of planning the upgrade of 5.2.0 -> 5.2.2.
>
> Mike, did you meet some problems when you upgraded? If so, what's
> those? Would you please give us somem advice?Thanks

Once we wrote a script (as in play) for the sequence of steps to
reach the end goal, the whole deal was easy. Now I'm working on
a script to add maintenance level upgrades to each of the servers.
I can post my script if it would help.

Mike <mikee@mikee.ath.cx> wrote in message news:<10122ve1li8h274@corp.supernews.com>...
> In article <f3e9a051.0401221219.1102ace1@posting.google.com >, I like AIX wrote:
> > Mike <mikee@mikee.ath.cx> wrote in message news:<100tgburak7cnb8@corp.supernews.com>...
> >> In article <2bcd6fe2.0401210804.79f634f7@posting.google.com >, Krishna wrote:
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > Please explain the step by step procedure for upgrading AIX P series
> >> > to AIX 5.2 version.
> >> >
> >> > Is it possible to change over to 5.2 from 4.3.3 ??? or we need to
> >> > upgrade it to 5.1 and then only we can upgrade it to 5.2
> >>
> >> I did many (~15) upgrades from 4.3.3 to 5.2.0. I'm now in the process
> >> of planning the upgrade of 5.2.0 -> 5.2.2.
> >
> > Mike, did you meet some problems when you upgraded? If so, what's
> > those? Would you please give us somem advice?Thanks
>
> Once we wrote a script (as in play) for the sequence of steps to
> reach the end goal, the whole deal was easy. Now I'm working on
> a script to add maintenance level upgrades to each of the servers.
> I can post my script if it would help.


It would be helpful for us to share your script. thanks

Mike <mikee@mikee.ath.cx> wrote in message news:<10122ve1li8h274@corp.supernews.com>...
> In article <f3e9a051.0401221219.1102ace1@posting.google.com >, I like AIX wrote:
> > Mike <mikee@mikee.ath.cx> wrote in message news:<100tgburak7cnb8@corp.supernews.com>...
> >> In article <2bcd6fe2.0401210804.79f634f7@posting.google.com >, Krishna wrote:
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > Please explain the step by step procedure for upgrading AIX P series
> >> > to AIX 5.2 version.
> >> >


I would read the docs as a starting point.....
http://publib16.boulder.ibm.com/pser...tstarttfrm.htm

migration install is the last section.

Rgds
Mark Taylor

In article <f3e9a051.0401230708.2576b04@posting.google.com> , I like AIX wrote:
> Mike <mikee@mikee.ath.cx> wrote in message news:<10122ve1li8h274@corp.supernews.com>...
>> In article <f3e9a051.0401221219.1102ace1@posting.google.com >, I like AIX wrote:
>> > Mike <mikee@mikee.ath.cx> wrote in message news:<100tgburak7cnb8@corp.supernews.com>...
>> >> In article <2bcd6fe2.0401210804.79f634f7@posting.google.com >, Krishna wrote:
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > Please explain the step by step procedure for upgrading AIX P series
>> >> > to AIX 5.2 version.
>> >> >
>> >> > Is it possible to change over to 5.2 from 4.3.3 ??? or we need to
>> >> > upgrade it to 5.1 and then only we can upgrade it to 5.2
>> >>
>> >> I did many (~15) upgrades from 4.3.3 to 5.2.0. I'm now in the process
>> >> of planning the upgrade of 5.2.0 -> 5.2.2.
>> >
>> > Mike, did you meet some problems when you upgraded? If so, what's
>> > those? Would you please give us somem advice?Thanks
>>
>> Once we wrote a script (as in play) for the sequence of steps to
>> reach the end goal, the whole deal was easy. Now I'm working on
>> a script to add maintenance level upgrades to each of the servers.
>> I can post my script if it would help.
>
>
> It would be helpful for us to share your script. thanks

Certainly. I don't think my company would have a problem with that.
It's not pretty and formatted. It's a checklist of what I did for the
upgrade.


# prepare for upgrade
mount txwast01a:/export/nim/mksysb /mnt
rm /mnt/txspf111_mksysb
time mksysb -i /mnt/txspf111_mksysb
umount /mnt
time mksysb -i /dev/rmt0
make tsm backup (dsmc i)
unmirrorvg -c 1 rootvg hdisk1
bosboot -ad /dev/hdisk0
lsvg -l rootvg
lsvg -p rootvg
sysdumpdev -l
mklv -c 1 -t sysdump -y dumplv3 rootvg 8 hdisk0
sumpdumpdev -P -p /dev/dumplv3
rmlv -p hdisk1 dumplv2
reducevg rootvg hdisk1
lsvg -l rootvg
lsvg -p rootvg
lspv hdisk1
bootlist -m normal hdisk0
bootlist -m normal -o

# do the upgrade
nimadm
bootlist -m normal hdisk1 hdisk0
bootlist -m normal -o

# load the new os and test
reboot to hdisk1
oslevel (should read 5.2.0.0)

# go forward after the upgrade
bosboot -ad /dev/hdisk1
copy /usr/sbin/alt_disk_install from nimadm master to nimadm client
chmod 755 alt_disk_install
alt_disk_install -X old_rootvg
lsvg (old_rootvg is gone)
lspv (hdisk0 is not assigned to a vg)
extendvg -f rootvg hdisk0
mirrorvg -c 2 rootvg hdisk0
lsvg -l rootvg to check for stale
bosboot -ad /dev/hdisk0
bosboot -ad /dev/hdisk1
bootlist -m normal hdisk0 hdisk1
* for every stale lv run syncvg -l STALELV

# fallback to the previous os
bootlist -m normal hdisk0 hdisk1
reboot to previous os
oslevel (should read 4.3.3.0)
smitty (to remove failed os vg)
extendvg rootvg hdisk1
mirrorvg -c rootvg hdisk1
bosboot -ad /dev/hdisk0

# restore the dump partition
sysdumpdev -l
mklv -c 1 -t sysdump -y dumplv rootvg 9 hdisk0
sysdumpdev -P -p /dev/dumplv
rmlv -p hdisk1 dumplv3

ddlldd2000@yahoo.com (I like AIX) wrote in message news:<f3e9a051.0401221219.1102ace1@posting.google. com>...
> Mike <mikee@mikee.ath.cx> wrote in message news:<100tgburak7cnb8@corp.supernews.com>...
> > In article <2bcd6fe2.0401210804.79f634f7@posting.google.com >, Krishna wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Please explain the step by step procedure for upgrading AIX P series
> > > to AIX 5.2 version.
> > >
> > > Is it possible to change over to 5.2 from 4.3.3 ??? or we need to
> > > upgrade it to 5.1 and then only we can upgrade it to 5.2
> >
> > I did many (~15) upgrades from 4.3.3 to 5.2.0. I'm now in the process
> > of planning the upgrade of 5.2.0 -> 5.2.2.
>
> Mike, did you meet some problems when you upgraded? If so, what's
> those? Would you please give us somem advice?Thanks

What is 5.2.2? Do you mean 5200-02 ?

I have a spreadsheet project plan I created to do this. E-mail me and
I'll send it to you.

BV

In article <51157c68.0401231158.4c55241@posting.google.com> , Bill wrote:
> ddlldd2000@yahoo.com (I like AIX) wrote in message news:<f3e9a051.0401221219.1102ace1@posting.google. com>...
>> Mike <mikee@mikee.ath.cx> wrote in message news:<100tgburak7cnb8@corp.supernews.com>...
>> > In article <2bcd6fe2.0401210804.79f634f7@posting.google.com >, Krishna wrote:
>> > > Hi,
>> > >
>> > > Please explain the step by step procedure for upgrading AIX P series
>> > > to AIX 5.2 version.
>> > >
>> > > Is it possible to change over to 5.2 from 4.3.3 ??? or we need to
>> > > upgrade it to 5.1 and then only we can upgrade it to 5.2
>> >
>> > I did many (~15) upgrades from 4.3.3 to 5.2.0. I'm now in the process
>> > of planning the upgrade of 5.2.0 -> 5.2.2.
>>
>> Mike, did you meet some problems when you upgraded? If so, what's
>> those? Would you please give us somem advice?Thanks
>
> What is 5.2.2? Do you mean 5200-02 ?
>
> I have a spreadsheet project plan I created to do this. E-mail me and
> I'll send it to you.
>
> BV

Yes, you're right. I do mean 5200-02.

Mike <mikee@mikee.ath.cx> wrote in message news:<1012i6tidp2sp5f@corp.supernews.com>...
> In article <f3e9a051.0401230708.2576b04@posting.google.com> , I like AIX wrote:
> > Mike <mikee@mikee.ath.cx> wrote in message news:<10122ve1li8h274@corp.supernews.com>...
> >> In article <f3e9a051.0401221219.1102ace1@posting.google.com >, I like AIX wrote:
> >> > Mike <mikee@mikee.ath.cx> wrote in message news:<100tgburak7cnb8@corp.supernews.com>...
> >> >> In article <2bcd6fe2.0401210804.79f634f7@posting.google.com >, Krishna wrote:
> >> >> > Hi,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Please explain the step by step procedure for upgrading AIX P series
> >> >> > to AIX 5.2 version.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Is it possible to change over to 5.2 from 4.3.3 ??? or we need to
> >> >> > upgrade it to 5.1 and then only we can upgrade it to 5.2
> >> >>
> >> >> I did many (~15) upgrades from 4.3.3 to 5.2.0. I'm now in the process
> >> >> of planning the upgrade of 5.2.0 -> 5.2.2.
> >> >
> >> > Mike, did you meet some problems when you upgraded? If so, what's
> >> > those? Would you please give us somem advice?Thanks
> >>
> >> Once we wrote a script (as in play) for the sequence of steps to
> >> reach the end goal, the whole deal was easy. Now I'm working on
> >> a script to add maintenance level upgrades to each of the servers.
> >> I can post my script if it would help.
> >
> >
> > It would be helpful for us to share your script. thanks
>
> Certainly. I don't think my company would have a problem with that.
> It's not pretty and formatted. It's a checklist of what I did for the
> upgrade.
>
>
> # prepare for upgrade
> mount txwast01a:/export/nim/mksysb /mnt
> rm /mnt/txspf111_mksysb
> time mksysb -i /mnt/txspf111_mksysb
> umount /mnt
> time mksysb -i /dev/rmt0
> make tsm backup (dsmc i)
> unmirrorvg -c 1 rootvg hdisk1
> bosboot -ad /dev/hdisk0
> lsvg -l rootvg
> lsvg -p rootvg
> sysdumpdev -l
> mklv -c 1 -t sysdump -y dumplv3 rootvg 8 hdisk0
> sumpdumpdev -P -p /dev/dumplv3
> rmlv -p hdisk1 dumplv2
> reducevg rootvg hdisk1
> lsvg -l rootvg
> lsvg -p rootvg
> lspv hdisk1
> bootlist -m normal hdisk0
> bootlist -m normal -o
>
> # do the upgrade
> nimadm
> bootlist -m normal hdisk1 hdisk0
> bootlist -m normal -o
>
> # load the new os and test
> reboot to hdisk1
> oslevel (should read 5.2.0.0)
>
> # go forward after the upgrade
> bosboot -ad /dev/hdisk1
> copy /usr/sbin/alt_disk_install from nimadm master to nimadm client
> chmod 755 alt_disk_install
> alt_disk_install -X old_rootvg
> lsvg (old_rootvg is gone)
> lspv (hdisk0 is not assigned to a vg)
> extendvg -f rootvg hdisk0
> mirrorvg -c 2 rootvg hdisk0
> lsvg -l rootvg to check for stale
> bosboot -ad /dev/hdisk0
> bosboot -ad /dev/hdisk1
> bootlist -m normal hdisk0 hdisk1
> * for every stale lv run syncvg -l STALELV
>
> # fallback to the previous os
> bootlist -m normal hdisk0 hdisk1
> reboot to previous os
> oslevel (should read 4.3.3.0)
> smitty (to remove failed os vg)
> extendvg rootvg hdisk1
> mirrorvg -c rootvg hdisk1
> bosboot -ad /dev/hdisk0
>
> # restore the dump partition
> sysdumpdev -l
> mklv -c 1 -t sysdump -y dumplv rootvg 9 hdisk0
> sysdumpdev -P -p /dev/dumplv
> rmlv -p hdisk1 dumplv3

Thanks, Mike