Using the Rename Software Images in Repository option

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The Rename Software Images in Repository option allows you to rename updates that have FIX ID numbers for names, to more meaningful fileset names like those generated when updates are copied to hard disk for future installation. This action renames all filesets in the indicated directory with the same format.

This option is available using the SMIT rename_software fast path.

You can also use the bffcreate command to rename software images in a directory. To rename software images in a directory using the bffcreate command, use the -c flag and the -d flag for the directory containing the filesets. For example, to rename filesets in the /usr/sys/inst.images directory, type:

# /usr/sbin/bffcreate -cd /usr/sys/inst.images

You can also create a log file containing a mapping between the old names and new names, using the -s logfile option, as shown in the following example:

# /usr/sbin/bffcreate -cd /usr/sys/inst.images -s /usr/sys/inst.images/names.log

This example creates a /usr/sys/inst.images/names.log file that contains content formatted as follows:

old_fileset_name:new_fileset_name

This option is also available in SMIT Rename Software Images in Repository menu as the LOG software name changes (location of log file) option.