====== Bad package version ======

	AIX packaging version error fixup
September 17, 2019/0 Comments/in AIX /by all brokenUID

Error when using: instfix -icq |grep :-: 
  IJ07677:devices.chrp.base.ServiceRM:2.5.1.20:2.5.1.3:-:SHO PTFs

Opened a Service Call with IBM, and after jumping around a bit discovered the following:

devices.chrp.ServiceRM installed version is 2.5.1.3. This is what it is supposed to be. You can find this with out with: lslpp -ha |grep -p rsct | less. That will list all of the rsct filesets and the versions installed. After working things through with IBM, it was determined that devices.chrp.base.ServiceRM installed version is 2.5.1.3. The older version was 2.5.1.2. However, the ODM has it incorrectly set as 2.5.1.20. So your options are:

  * Live with it, and leave as is (not really viable if you automate upgrades based on null output from the dangling packages search [ instfix -icq |grep :-: ])
  * Update the ODM with the proper information

Option 2 it is:

Backup ODM
<cli prompt='#'>
# /usr/lib/instl/saveodms
</cli>

Then run the following:
<cli prompt='#'>
# mkdir /tmp/odmfix
# cd /tmp/odmfix
# ODMDIR=/usr/lib/objrepos odmget -q name=IJ07677 fix > IJ07677
# vi IJ07677
</cli>

Change this line :
  filesets = “devices.chrp.base.ServiceRM:2.5.1.20
  \
  …to read 2.5.1.2 by deleting to “0”

Save and exit the file

* Delete existing value from ODM: 
<cli prompt='#'>
# ODMDIR=/usr/lib/objrepos odmdelete -q name=IJ07677 -o fix
</cli>
* Add updated info to ODM: 
<cli prompt='#'>
# ODMDIR=/usr/lib/objrepos odmadd IJ07677
</cli>
* Confirm APAR is listed as being installed: 
<cli prompt='#'>
# instfix -ik IJ07677
</cli>

That should report that all filesets for APAR IJ07677 are installed. Additionally, running instfix -icq |grep :-: should NOT show any further issues on IJ07677.

Example of script:

<cli proémpt='>'>
[root@aixb020]/root> cat scripts/repair_chrp.base.ServiceRM.sh
</cli>
<code>
#!/bin/ksh
#@(#) v1.0 Update the bad package value into ODM


#------------------------------
repair_odm()
{
mkdir /tmp/odmfix
cd /tmp/odmfix
ODMDIR=/usr/lib/objrepos odmget -q name=IJ07677 fix > /tmp/odmfix/IJ07677.txt
cat /tmp/odmfix/IJ07677.txt | sed 's/:2\.5\.1\.20/:2\.5\.1\.2/' > /tmp/odmfix/IJ07677.txt1
ODMDIR=/usr/lib/objrepos odmdelete -q name=IJ07677 -o fix

echo Add updated info to ODM:

ODMDIR=/usr/lib/objrepos odmadd /tmp/odmfix/IJ07677.txt1

echo Confirm APAR is listed as being installed:

instfix -ik IJ07677

echo OK

}

#############################
if [[ $(ODMDIR=/usr/lib/objrepos odmget -q name=IJ07677 fix | grep -q '2.5.1.20'; echo $?) -eq "0" ]]
then
  repair_odm
else
  echo "ODM OK, nothing to do"
fi
</code>