IT42230: UPGRADE FAILURE IF 'YUM LOCALINSTALL' OR 'YUM INSTALL' WAS PREVIOUSLY USED.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Manually using 'yum localinstall' or 'yum install' instead of
  'yum upgrade' causes the RPM to be not included the 'spp' group.
  
  
  When upgrading to a newer version, the RPMs which were not
  included in the 'spp' group won't get upgraded.
  
  The issue can be confirmed by issuing this command and looking
  for the rpm packages that did not get upgraded:
  yum groupinfo spp
  
  If the rpm packages that did not get upgraded are not in the
  list then the issue has been encountered.
  
  Versions affected:
  10.1.9 and earlier
  

Local fix

• If the system has Internet access, upgrade the packages which
  did not get upgraded and then mark the specific package to
  belong to the 'spp' group, by running the following command as
  root:
  yum group mark packages spp <package-name>
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus levels 10.1.0 to 10.1.9            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See Error Description                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
  * projected to be fixed in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus level     *
  * 10.1.10. Note that this is subject to change at the          *
  * discretion of IBM.                                           *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Implemented packaging changes to mark VADP package as belonging
  to the SPP group. This ensures that the VADP package will be
  correctly applied during upgrades.
  

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

  SP PLUS

• Fixed component ID

  5737SPLUS

Applicable component levels