Troubleshooting
Problem
The error "Nothing to do" occurs in response to a yum installation command of an rpm package. The error message "Nothing to do" means that the package that the installation command was run against is:
- Already installed.
- A later version of that package is installed.
Diagnosing The Problem
Note: RPM files are only installed on the Console appliance. The Console replicates RPM changes out to all managed hosts in the deployment.
To diagnose this situation, follow these steps:
- Use SSH to log in to the Console as the root user.
- Use the "yum install" command to install a package, for example:
sudo yum install <Name><Date>.noarch.rpm
The next error is seen:Loaded plugins: product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager This system is not registered with an entitlement server. You can use subscription-manager to register. Examining DSM-<Name><Date>.noarch.rpm: DSM-<Name><Date>.noarch DSM-<Name><Date>.noarch.rpm: does not update installed package. Error: Nothing to do
- Check whether the package is already installed, run command:
yum list installed | grep -i <Name portion of the install command for the rpm>
For example, if the rpm name is DSM-F5NetworksAPM the command and its output would be:[root@qradar~]# yum list installed | grep -i DSM-F5NetworksAPM DSM-F5NetworksAPM.noarch 7.4-20220408200130 @/DSM-F5NetworksAPM-7.4-20220408200130.noarch
This error is different when the command rpm is used to install an rpm instead of yum:
[root@qradar~]# rpm -i DSM-F5NetworksAPM-7.4-20220408200130.noarch.rpm
warning: package DSM-F5NetworksAPM-7.4-20220408200130.noarch is already installed
The error with the rpm command is "package <...> is already installed".
Resolving The Problem
There is nothing to do as the latest rpm version is already installed on the QRadar console.
Document Location
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 November 2022
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ibm16537688