AIX 7.2.4.0 Patch Update to 7.2.5.9

• Clone the rootvg to an Alternate Disk

• View HDD
  lspv
  

• Move Old altinst_rootvg
  exportvg altinst_rootvg; lspv
  hdisk0 00cc4bc0928e8eec rootvg active
  hdisk1 00cc4bc0738a5ffc None

• • smitty alt_install = alt_disk_install

• Clone From Hdisk0 to Hdisk1
  alt_disk_install -C -V [Destination Disk]
  alt_disk_install -C -V hdisk1

• Change Boot
  bootlist -m normal hdisk1

• Check Result
  lspv
  

• Get hdisk0 & hdisk1 Size
  getconf DISK_SIZE /dev/hdisk0
  getconf DISK_SIZE /dev/hdisk1
  

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• bootlist -m normal -o
  hdisk0 blv=hd5 pathid=0

• View Free PPs
  df -g;oslevel -s; uptime; lsvg rootvg | grep FREE; emgr -l;
  

• Remove Old bos then Create New bos.

• Boot from bos_hd5
  multibos -XR;multibos -Xs
  
  

• Confirm Boot List
  bootlist -m normal -o
  

• Reboot
  sync;sync;sync;shutdown –Fr - boot test
  

• Remove Old bos then Create New bos

• Patch Update and Boot from hd5
  cd /software/7200_05_09_2446
  multibos -XR; multibos -Xsa -l .
  
  

• Reboot
  sync;sync;sync;shutdown -Fr
  

• Edit sshd_config
  vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config line 25:
  

• Restart service
  startsrc -s sshd
  lssrc -s sshd
  

• Reboot again
  bootlist -m normal -o
  sync;sync;sync;shutdown -Fr - boot test
  

• Check mount point free space
  chfs -a size=+2G /usr
  
  

Please delete the BOS after the health check passes.

Other:

• change boot order boot test hdisk0
  bootlist -om normal
  bootlist -m normal hdisk0
  shutdown -Fr

• alt_disk_copy clone rootvg, then boot test from hdisk1

• need long time
  alt_disk_copy -Bd hdisk1

• boot test, boot to hdisk0
  bootlist -m normal hdisk1
  shutdown -Fr
  bootlist -m normal hdisk0
  shutdown -Fr

• install update all
  installp -acgXYd . all
  sync; sync; sync; shutdown -Fr

• check install result
  oslevel -s
  lppchk -vm3
  lppchk -cm3
  lppchk -1m3

• System Error report check
  errpt

Other2:

• create new, boot new.
  multibos -Xs

• Create new, boot Current,
  multibos -Xst

• change boot list to hd5
  bootlist -m normal hdisk0 blv=hd5

• change boot list to bos
  bootlist -m normal hdisk0 blv=bos_hd5