Question........:
We have a customer with AIX 3.2.5 and 7318 comm. network servers
attached. We migrated from AIX 3.2.5 to AIX 4.2 and the 7318 required
software was also upgraded form the OS tape. The 7318 does not work.
It is unable to create the device file /dev/ipx which is required
to start 7318 . Can u please help me on the same...
thnx
BERJIS PATEL....
Answer..........:
With most 3.2.5 to 4.1 or 4.2 migrations, old 3.2.5 7318 and IPX
filesets do get removed automatically and must be deleted
manually before IPX or the 7318 can be started or configured. A
common error that is received when trying to start the Novelle
Protocol Suite (/usr/lpp/netware/bin/startnps) is /dev/ipx0 or
/dev/ipx not found. To get the Novell Protocol Suite up and
running, the 3.2 ipx fileset must be removed and the 4.1 or 4.2
fileset must be installed or re-installed.
Once the migrate is complete and you reboot the RS/6000, you
must make sure there are no 7318 device definitions or entries
in smit or the ODM. If there are any device entries, new 7318
software will not install (or re-install). After you have
verified all 7318 definitions have been removed from smit and
the ODM, execute the following command to check for remaining
3.2 filesets.
# lslpp -l | grep 3.2
Write down the fileset names that are returned. To un-install
the filesets, execute
# installp -ugp fileset_name
where fileset_name is the complete name of the fileset.
CAUTION: Do not un-install any 4.1 or 4.2 filesets. If the
filesets do not un-install, it is either because 1. the software
being un-installed is part of the base operating system (in
which case in cannot be un-installed), or 2. there are still
7318 device definitions on the RS/6000.
To check for devices in the ODM, execute# odmget CuAt > odm1.out
# odmget CuDv > odm2.out
# odmget CuDvDr > odm3.out
Now, pull up each output file with your favorite editor. Search
for stanzas that begin with the line:
name="cnsXX",
name="ttyXX", or
name="lpXX"
For the CuDvDr database, search for stanzas that begin with the line:
value3="cnsXX",
value3="ttyXX", or
value3="lpXX"
To remove these stanzas and devices from the database, run the
following command:
# odmdelete -o CuAt (or -o CuDv) -q name="cnsXX" (or -q
name="ttyXX", or -q name="lpXX")
To remove devices from the CuDvDr database, run the command:
# odmdelete -o CuDvDr -q value3="cnsXX" (or -q value3="ttyXX",
or -q value3="lpXX")
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Question........:
We have a customer with AIX 3.2.5 and 7318 comm. network servers
attached. We migrated from AIX 3.2.5 to AIX 4.2 and the 7318 required
software was also upgraded form the OS tape. The 7318 does not work.
It is unable to create the device file /dev/ipx which is required
to start 7318 . Can u please help me on the same...
thnx
BERJIS PATEL....
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RESPONSE:
With most 3.2.5 to 4.1 or 4.2 migrations, old 3.2.5 7318 and IPX
filesets do get removed automatically and must be deleted
manually before IPX or the 7318 can be started or configured. A
common error that is received when trying to start the Novelle
Protocol Suite (/usr/lpp/netware/bin/startnps) is /dev/ipx0 or
/dev/ipx not found. To get the Novell Protocol Suite up and
running, the 3.2 ipx fileset must be removed and the 4.1 or 4.2
fileset must be installed or re-installed.
Once the migrate is complete and you reboot the RS/6000, you
must make sure there are no 7318 device definitions or entries
in smit or the ODM. If there are any device entries, new 7318
software will not install (or re-install). After you have
verified all 7318 definitions have been removed from smit and
the ODM, execute the following command to check for remaining
3.2 filesets.
# lslpp -l | grep 3.2
Write down the fileset names that are returned. To un-install
the filesets, execute
# installp -ugp fileset_name
where fileset_name is the complete name of the fileset.
CAUTION: Do not un-install any 4.1 or 4.2 filesets. If the
filesets do not un-install, it is either because 1. the software
being un-installed is part of the base operating system (in
which case in cannot be un-installed), or 2. there are still
7318 device definitions on the RS/6000.
To check for devices in the ODM, execute# odmget CuAt > odm1.out
# odmget CuDv > odm2.out
# odmget CuDvDr > odm3.out
Now, pull up each output file with your favorite editor. Search
for stanzas that begin with the line:
name="cnsXX",
name="ttyXX", or
name="lpXX"
For the CuDvDr database, search for stanzas that begin with the line:
value3="cnsXX",
value3="ttyXX", or
value3="lpXX"
To remove these stanzas and devices from the database, run the
following command:
# odmdelete -o CuAt (or -o CuDv) -q name="cnsXX" (or -q
name="ttyXX", or -q name="lpXX")
To remove devices from the CuDvDr database, run the command:
# odmdelete -o CuDvDr -q value3="cnsXX" (or -q value3="ttyXX",
or -q value3="lpXX")
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