In this fix update we can do following things
- Fix installation
- To verify the installed fix
- To list the fixes from the CD
1. Fix Installation
Fix is a just like patch, if any issues on server, we should install or update that fix level then only problem will solved,
Problems like, slow performance, particular application is not working properly. This case of problems we should update the fix.
Suppose we want to install fix, Using
#instfix –k Fixname –d device
#instfix – k IK00891 –d /dev/cd0
-k - Keyword to mention the fix name
-d - Device to mention device name
The above command is used to install the given fix IK00891 from cdrom drive.
2. To verify the installed fix
Suppose we want to verify installed fix,
Using #instfix –ki fixname
#instfix –ki IK00891
Option –i for information
The above command is used to display the given fix details. If fix is not available some error message will come.
3. To list the fix from the CD
Suppose we have fix update CD, we want to install particular two fix in server, this first we should find that 2 fixes are available in CD or not available.
Using
#instfix –T fixname –d /dev/cd0
#instfix –T IK00891 –d /dev/cd0
T - Displays the entire list of fixes present on the media.
If fix is available in CD, then it will display the given fix name otherwise it wont display anything or some error message will come.
NOTE:
Whenever we installing the fileset or fix, in that current path should have the .toc (table of content) file. If this files not available we cannot install any fileset or fix from that current path
If file is not available, we can create the .toc file using command
#inutoc .
The above command is used to create the .toc file