IJ07218: FIXING THE ISSUE IN EZUPDATE HELP MESSAGE

PowerHA-7.2.2 SP1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Steps :
  
  Command output needs correction
  
      cl_ezupdate -V Missing Argument.  cl_ezupdate Command
  
  Purpose:  Designed to manage the entire PowerHA cluster update
  without interrupting the application activity.
  
  Usage:  cl_ezupdate Ý-v¨ -h cl_ezupdate Ý-v¨ -Q
  {cluster|node|nim}
  
  Ý-N <node1,node2,...>¨ cl_ezupdate Ý-v¨ {-Q {lpp|all}
  
  |-P|-A|-C|-R} Ý-N <node1,node2,...>¨ -s <repository> Ý-F¨
  
  Description:  Query informations about cluster state and
  available updates, install updates in preview mode or apply,
  commit or reject updates.
  
  Flags:  -h Displays the help for this program.  -v Sets the
  verbose mode of help.  -s Specifies the update source.  It
  could be a directory, then it should start with "/" character.
  It could be a LPP source if the update is done through NIM
  server.  -N Specify the node names. By default the scope is the
  entire cluster.  -Q Query cluster status and or available
  updates.  The scope of query request is:
  cluster|node|nim|lpp|all.  -P Do not install any update, just
  try to install it in preview mode.  -A Apply the updates
  located on the repository.  -C Commit the latest update
  version.  -R Roll back to the previous version.  -F Force mode.
  only combined with -A option.  Should be use if the install of
  SP is not possible because an Ifix is locking an installable
  file set.
  
  Output file:  /var/hacmp/EZUpdate/EZUpdate.log
  
  Exemples:  To display informations about NIM servers type:
  cl_ezupdate -Q nim
  
  To check and display contents of lpp source, type:  cl_ezupdate
  -Q lpp -s /tmp/lppsource/inst.images
  
  To install in apply mode lpp located on NIM server, type:
  cl_ezupdate -A -s HA_v720_lpp
  
  need to change :  First line is showing Missing argument need
  to correct Exemples spelling to Examples need to justify -R
  flag for ROLL Back or Reject flag
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• No proper error is throwing in ezupdate when we pass arguments
  without mandatory arguments.
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixing the following issues in ezupdate. 1. Modified help
  message as in documentation to maintain consistency. 2. Updated
  the error message when we did not pass mandatory arguments.
  

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

  POWERHA SYSMIR

• Fixed component ID

  5765H3900

Applicable component levels