IBM AIX 7.3 – Common Problem 108 – Diagnosis and Fix

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Table of contents

1. Symptom & Impact
2. Environment & Reproduction
3. Root Cause Analysis
4. Quick Triage
5. Step-by-Step Diagnosis
6. Solution – Primary Fix
7. Solution – Alternative Approaches
8. Verification & Acceptance Criteria
9. Rollback Plan
10. Prevention & Hardening
11. Related Errors & Cross-Refs
12. References & Further Reading

Symptom & Impact

installp/emgr fails with ‘efix conflicts with installed fileset’.

Environment & Reproduction

Applying interim fix on top of newer TL/SP that supersedes it.

Root Cause Analysis

emgr inventory disagrees with installp fileset levels.

Quick Triage

Run emgr -l and instfix -i to list applied fixes/TLs.

Step-by-Step Diagnosis

Use lslpp -L | grep -i fileset to confirm levels.

Solution – Primary Fix

Remove conflicting efix with emgr -r -L label then retry update.

Solution – Alternative Approaches

Apply TL/SP via NIM resource which auto-supersedes efixes.

Verification & Acceptance Criteria

instfix -ik shows expected TL/SP level fully applied.

Rollback Plan

Reinstall the removed efix if regression appears.

Prevention & Hardening

Keep efix register in sync via emgr before any update.

Related Errors & Cross-Refs

Pairs with bosboot warnings when kernel filesets change.

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References & Further Reading

IBM Docs: emgr, installp, instfix.