AIX Install packages, upgrade, patching commands

To see the details of installed file sets:

#lslpp -l

To list the installation history of all file set in bos.net packages:

#lslpp -ha bos.net.*

To list the files in the bos.rte package:

#lslpp -f bos.rte

To list the file set which contain /etc/hosts file:

#lslpp -w /etc/hosts

To list the pre requisites for bos.net.nfs.server file set:

#lslpp -p bos.net.nfs.server

To list the installable products on the device rmt0:

#installp -L -d /dev/rmt0.1

To install all filesets within bos.net and expands file system if it requires:

#installp -aX -d /dev/rmt0.1 bos.net

To remove bos.net:

#installp -u bos.net

To reject the applied software:

#installp -r

To commit the <package>:

#installp -c -f <package>

To cleanup an incomplete installation:

#installp -C

To check the <package>:

#lppchk -c <package> Verifies that the / (root), /usr and /usr/share parts of the system are valid with each other: #lppchk -v

To install the file set associated with fix IX9999 from rmt0:

#instfix -k IX9999 -d /dev/rmt0.1

To verify fix IY6969 installed:

#instfix -ik IY6969

How to display missing filesets from service pack:

#instfix -icqv | grep ':-:'

To verify if you have all packages installed for the current ML and why after upgrade you cannot see the newer version:

# instfix -i |grep ML
    All filesets for 6100-00_AIX_ML were found.
    All filesets for 6100-01_AIX_ML were found.
    All filesets for 6100-02_AIX_ML were found.
    All filesets for 6100-03_AIX_ML were found.
    All filesets for 6100-04_AIX_ML were found.
    All filesets for 6100-05_AIX_ML were found.
    All filesets for 6100-06_AIX_ML were found.
    All filesets for 6.1.0.0_AIX_ML were found.
    Not all filesets for 6100-07_AIX_ML were found.
 
# oslevel -s
6100-06-05-1115