How to download AIX local repository

How to Create AIX Patch Update Job

 

1. Confirm AIX New Version

2. Download New Version

    Create and Run xml file (Way 1)

    Create and Run AIX 7.3 Patch Official Downloader On Depot (Way 2)

3. Deploy Job (Upload and Install Source)

 

1. Confirm AIX New Version (Mar and Nov Yearly )

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/aix/selectFixes?release=7.3&function=release

 

Job Name Format:

REPO_AIX_7321_2346_20231110-UploadSource
                     Version No. Download date

Xml Path:

Apps/All-OS-Patch-Downloaders-aix-build-23.2.00

Xml Name:

aix-downloader-config.xml

e.g. aix-downloader-config7321_2023_release_20231110.xml

Repo Saving Path:

/Apps/Patch_Team_AIX_download

ls -l | wc -l

2. Download New Version

    Create and Run xml file (Way 1)

    Create xml file

 

Modify ‘aix-downloader-config7321_2023_202401.xml’

 

 

Run sh

sh aix_downloader.sh -aixDLType suma -configFile aix-downloader-config7321_2023_202401.xml

 

Status:

du -sk REPO_AIX_7321_2346_20240109

 

Copy to /BEA_TMP

cp –r ppc /BEA_TMP/

cd /BEA_TMP

mv ppc AIX7.3.2.1

sh /Apps/All-OS-Patch-Downloaders-aix-build-23.2.00/aix_downloader.sh -encode srs1234

BLANWTBQOANNKPVUZAOBBWWMWKPVVTLEOZBXNLOKMTZOOTWABKXXNKQOTTVWELMM

sh aix_downloader.sh -aixDLType suma -configFile aix-downloader-config7321_20231116.xml

root@uappdm07u(/)# oslevel -sq

Known Service Packs

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7300-02-01-2346

7300-02-00-0000

7300-01-03-2346

7300-01-02-2320

7300-01-02-2319

7300-01-01-2246

7300-00-04-2320

7300-00-03-2246

7300-00-02-2220

7300-00-02-2219

7300-00-01-2148

 

Create and Run AIX 7.3 Patch Official Downloader On Depot (Way 2)

Create BLPackage: AIX 7.3 Patch Official Downloader On Depot

 

 

 

 

Right click the item and select “Add”à”File”.

 

Right click the item and select “Add”à”External Command”.

 

Modify the “BLPackage Name” to “Run AIX Patch Offline Downloader”.

Modify the “Cmd” to

sh /Apps/All-OS-Patch-Downloaders-aix-build-23.2.00/aix_downloader.sh –aixDLType suma –configFile /Apps/All-OS-Patch-Downloaders-aix-build-23.2.00/aix-downloader-config7321_2023_202401.xml

 

Deploy Job:  New”à”BLPackage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finish Job.

 

Run Download Job

 

Click “Show Results” to check the status

 

Create Depot by Download File

 

Right click the item and select “Add”à”File”.

 

 

Select Path, Then add file one by one.