IV81967: UPDATEIOS:REMOVING INSTALLED EFIX FAILS DUE TO GARBAGE CHARACTER

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• updateios may fail during Interim FIX installation if
  some previously installed ifixes must be removed, and the
  first ifix to be removed is reported with garbage
  character.
  
  $ updateios -install -accept -dev <PATH to IFIX>
  ....
  Efix's are installed on this system and must be removed
  before continuing with 'updateios'.
  
  Remove installed Efix's,
  and continue (y/n)? y
  
  AIX: "emgr -r -L sÛÓdbg970305d"
  +-----------------------------------------------+
  Efix Manager Initialization
  +-----------------------------------------------+
  
  Initializing log /var/adm/ras/emgr.log ...
  Accessing efix metadata ...
  Processing efix label "sÛÓdbg970305d" ...
  emgr: 0645-066 Unable to locate label "sÛÓdbg970305d" in
  efix database.
  emgr: 0645-058 Removal of efix has failed.
  

Local fix

• Perform Ifix installation through oem_setup_env with emgr
  command.
  

Problem summary

• updateios may fail with the errors above due to an
  uninitialized string.
  

Problem conclusion

• Properly initialize string used to store ifix labels to be
  removed.
  

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

• R220 PSY U869150

     UP16/05/05 I 1000

Fix is available

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