Package Handling in AIX

This post deals with the commands to handle the LPP's, Packages and Filesets.

1) # lslpp -ha /* To list installation history of filesets */

2) #  lslpp -v /* To the filesets that do not have the required prerequisites or are not completely installed */

3) # lslpp -w /usr/sbin/mkvg /* To the filesets that do not have the required prerequisites or are not completely installed */

4) # lslpp -f bos.rte /* To display the names of all the files of fileset bos.perf  */

5) # lslpp -l bos.rte.security /* To display the names of all the files of fileset bos.perf */

6) # lslpp -l  /* To list all the installed software AIX */

7) # lslpp -L  /* To list all the installed softwares of AIX and Linux RPM */

Checking the Boot Disk

The post contains 2 basic and important command to get more information about the boot disk.

# bootinfo -b  /* Command to veiw the current booting device */

# bootinfo -d /* Command to view the previous booting device */

# bootlist -m <mode< -o -v /* Command to display the booting disk information stored in NVRAM */

# ipl_varyon -i  /* Command to show list of booting device */