Using the Compare Installed Software to Fix Repository menu
The Compare Installed Software to Fix Repository menu allows you to compare the filesets installed on a system to a fix repository.
The following report lists are generated:
- Filesets on the system that are back-level (lowerlevel.rpt)
- Filesets on the system that are at a later level (higherlevel.rpt)
- Filesets in the fix repository that are not installed on the system (notinstalled.rpt)
- Filesets installed on the system that are not in the fix repository (no_update_found.rpt)
The Compare Installed Software to Fix Repository option is available using the SMIT instofix_compare fast path or the compare_report command with the following options:
compare_report -s -i FixDir {[-l] [-h] [-m] [-n]} [-t ReportDir -Z | -v]
compare_report -b BaseList -i FixDir {[-l] [-h] [-m] [-n]} [-t ReportDir] -Z | -v]
When using the -l (lower) or -h (higher) flags, the compare report only shows that interim fixes are installed. The higher or lower concept is not currently available.