HP Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1B-2 and Higher Patch Kit Installation Instructions (March 2009)

Patch Removal Fails Because Needed File Is Unavailable
Source: dupatch deletion.
Problem: An attempt to remove patches fails because the file
/var/adm/patch/versionswitch.txt is not available to dupatch.
Cause: At least one of the patches selected for deletion in dupatch has a version switch associated
with it (defined by having the attribute PATCH_REQUIRES_VERSION_SWITCH set to "Y" in
its patch.ctrl file). The versionswitch.txt file is necessary to determine whether the
version switch has been thrown.
Action: The dupatch utility returns to the main menu. In order to proceed with the delete
operation, you need to determine if the version switch was updated. If it has been thrown, you
must run the undo script included with the patch to enable patch deletion (see “Removing Patches
Installed During a Rolling Upgrade”). If the switch has not been thrown, you can enable the
deletion of this patch by reconstructing the versionswitch.txt file. You can also reselect
patches for deletion, omitting the patch containing the version switch.
Contact your Customer Service Representative for assistance.
Output:
/var/adm/patch/versionswitch.txt file not found!
Cannot delete patches selected since patch_ID requires a version switch.
Please reselect patches or resolve missing /var/adm/patch/versionswitch.txt
Please contact your Customer Service Representative for assistance.
Patch Removal Fails Because of a Version Switch
Source: dupatch deletion.
Problem: The deletion of a patch containing a version switch has been blocked because the switch
has been thrown.
Action: The dupatch utility returns to the main menu. In order to proceed with the delete
operation, you need to determine if the version switch was indeed updated. You can also reselect
patches for deletion, omitting the patch containing the version switch.
Output:
Version switch thrown for patch patch_ID
You cannot delete patch patch_ID
Please refer to the Patch Kit Release Notes for
instructions on allowing the patch deletion to proceed.
dupatch Cannot Create Needed File
Source: Patch installation
Problem: The dupatch utility cannot create the file /var/adm/patch/versionswitch.txt
because it cannot obtain the version switch state from /etc/sysconfigtab.
Cause: At least one of the patches selected for installation contains a version switch. dupatch
records the current version switch state in the file /var/adm/patch/versionswitch.txt.
In order to facilitate the installation of this patch, this file must be created. While attempting to
create this file, dupatch could not read the /etc/sysconfigtab file
Action: Verify that the file /etc/sysconfigtab contains the entry new_vers_low.
Output:
Cannot obtain version switch info from system files!
Cannot create versionswitch.txt file
Please contact your Customer Service Representative for assistance.
Insufficient Free Space (File System Full)
Source: clu_upgrade setup stage of the rolling upgrade procedure.
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