IJ57126: VIOSUPGRADE BREAKS WITH A SPACE IN FILENAME IN ROOTVG

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• viosupgrade fails with below error
  
  $ viosupgrade -l -i /home/padmin/mksysb -a hdisk0
  <====snip====>
  Upgrading from ioslevel '3.1.4.60' to '4.1.1.00'
  <====snip====>
  Initiating installation on alternate disk(s)..
  Migration of contents to new rootvg initiated.
  Installation on alternate disk(s) successful.
  Copying files to altinst_rootvg.
  Waking up altinst_rootvg successful.
  Failed to copy 'Additional user /home directories
   file to newly installed rootvg.
  

Local fix

• Go to the end of /var/adm/ras/ioslogs/viosupg_global.log
  and you would see the file causing issue.
  
  20644146 0 Tue Dec  9 12:38:29 2025 main::copy_directory
  14731
   Cannot check "/home/padmin/snap.pax.Z TSXXXXXXXX"
  if it is remote FS or local FS, Skipping...
  

Problem summary

• viosupgrade may fail to copy files with empty spaces in the
  name
  

Problem conclusion

• The code to check and copy files will handle empty spaces by
  placing double quotes around the file names.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  VIRTUAL I/O SER

• Fixed component ID

  5765G3400

Applicable component levels