IBM AIX 7.2 – Common Problem 076 – 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

smit installp fails or installs stale filesets from a cached image.

Environment & Reproduction

Seen after partial NIM pushes or unmounted lpp_source updates.

Root Cause Analysis

/usr/sys/inst.images metadata is out of sync with current bff files.

Quick Triage

Run inutoc on the directory and check installp -L output for drift.

Step-by-Step Diagnosis

Re-run inutoc /usr/sys/inst.images then verify with installp -ld .

Solution – Primary Fix

Refresh the bundle with installp -acgYXd . to reseed the table of contents.

Solution – Alternative Approaches

Alternative: copy fresh bff files from NIM lpp_source and rerun inutoc.

Verification & Acceptance Criteria

Confirm lslpp -L shows expected fileset levels with COMMITTED state.

Rollback Plan

Reject the partial install with installp -r if the upgrade misbehaves.

Prevention & Hardening

Schedule inutoc as part of every lpp_source sync to avoid drift.

Related Errors & Cross-Refs

Related: 0503-464 or 0503-105 errors from installp on stale images.

Related tutorial: View the step-by-step tutorial for aix-7.2.

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References & Further Reading

See IBM Docs: installp Command and NIM lpp_source maintenance.